Abstract: A memory system includes a memory device including an interface circuit and a semiconductor memory, and a controller to generate a command for controlling the memory device. The interface circuit receives the command from the controller; determines whether the command is for the semiconductor memory or the interface circuit; and when it is determined that the command is for the interface circuit, performs a blocking operation to block transfer of the command between the interface circuit and the semiconductor memory and performs an internal operation of the interface circuit. The internal operation includes a signal controlling operation, a training operation, a read operation, an on-die termination operation, a ZQ calibration operation, or a driving force control operation.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a power cable system with a different conductor connecting part that secures sufficient bending strength to prevent damage thereto and ensure durability even when both a tensile force and bending are applied to connect power cables with different types of conductors, and a method of connecting power cables with different types of conductors.

Abstract: An overlay measurement device for measuring an error between a first overlay mark and a second overlay mark respectively formed on different layers of a wafer, includes: a light source; an objective lens that concentrates a beam from the light source on a measurement position of the wafer, and gathers the beam being reflected in the measurement positon; a lens focus actuator that adjusts a distance between the objective lens and the wafer such that a focus surface is placed at the first overlay mark or the second overlay mark; an auto focus module that adjusts a focus by adjusting the lens focus actuator; a detector for obtaining an image of the first overlay mark or an image of the second overlay mark; a transmission and receipt part; and a processor connecting to the transmission and receipt part electrically.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an artificial intelligence-based similar sound source search system and method for searching for a matching sound source by identifying timbre, pitch, and chord information using a convolutional neural network (CNN) and comprises a sound source input unit, a sound source analysis unit, a sound source information extraction unit, and a matching sound source search unit.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a solid oxide cell including a fuel electrode, an air electrode and an electrolyte disposed therebetween is disclosed. Forming at least one of the fuel electrode and the air electrode, includes forming a first paste including electron conductor particles and a first solvent, forming a second paste including ion conductor particles and a second solvent, forming a paste for an electrode layer by mixing the first paste and the second paste, and sintering the paste for the electrode layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for performance improvement in multimodal communication according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Abstract: A solid oxide cell includes a fuel electrode, an air electrode, and an electrolyte disposed between the fuel electrode and the air electrode. The fuel electrode may include a porous metal body having pores and a barrier portion disposed in the pores of the porous metal body, and the barrier portion has a shape of at least one of a sheet shape and a flake shape.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes an outdoor unit, a plurality of mode change devices including at least one mode changer including a branch duct and a changing valve, and configured to receive a control signal from the outdoor unit to control an operation of the at least one mode changer. A plurality of indoor units are connected to the outdoor unit or the plurality of mode change devices. The outdoor unit may determine an operation mode to operate the plurality of mode change devices a plurality of times. Each of the plurality of indoor units may detect a temperature change of an indoor heat exchanger in response to the operation of the mode change devices, to determine the number of connected mode changers and a connectable mode changer candidate group based on the temperature change of the indoor heat exchanger.

Abstract: A washing machine of the present disclosure includes a rotating tub configured to receive laundry, a motor configured to apply a driving force to the rotating tub, a detector configured to detect electrical signal of the motor; a controller configured to receive the electrical signal detected by the detector for a predetermined time when the speed of the motor during a dehydration stroke is a predetermined speed, obtain an average value of the electrical signal received during the predetermined time, check a ripple value in the received electrical signal, obtain an eccentric value corresponding to the obtained average value and the ripple value, and control an operation of the motor to stop or maintain the dehydration stroke based on the obtained eccentric value and a driver configured to drive the motor in respond to a control command of the controller.

Abstract: Provided is a method of decomposing phenolic by-products, and more particularly, a method of decomposing phenolic by-products including: supplying a phenolic by-product stream to a decomposition device to perform thermal decomposition; separating an upper discharge stream including effective components and a lower discharge stream including materials having a high boiling point in the decomposition device; supplying the lower discharge stream from the decomposition device, a side discharge stream from the decomposition device, and a process water stream to a mixing device and mixing these streams; and supplying a discharge stream from the mixing device to a layer separation device to separate the discharge stream from the mixing device into an oil phase and an aqueous phase.

Abstract: Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control method are described. The vehicle control apparatus may include a compressor and a controller. The controller may determine a thermal load level at one or more of: a first time point at which an engine is switched to an ON state from an OFF state, a second time point at which a first discharge amount of the battery exceeds a first reference value while the engine is in the OFF state, or a third time point at which a second discharge amount of the battery exceeds a second reference value smaller than the first reference value and a discharge rate associated with the battery exceeds a third reference value while the engine is in the OFF state. The controller may control the compressor using a control value corresponding to the thermal load level.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel that displays an image, an input sensor that senses an external input, and a sensing controller that controls the driving of the input sensor. The input sensor includes a plurality of scanning electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes. The sensing controller simultaneously transmits input scanning signals to at least two scanning electrodes of the plurality of scanning electrodes during a group scanning period. The group scanning period includes a plurality of scanning periods. The sensing controller transmits a compensating signal having a phase different from a phase of at least one of the input scanning signals to at least one sensing electrode of the plurality of sensing electrodes during at least one scanning period of the plurality of scanning periods.

Abstract: In the present invention, only low-growth carbon nanotubes are selectively separated among solid particles discharged during a reaction and then re-input to a reactor, so that it is possible to improve the quality of a carbon nanotube product to be produced and the productivity of a carbon nanotube production process.

Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display including the same are provided. The polarizing plate is composed of a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region, and includes: a polarizer; and a bonding layer and a first polarizer protective film sequentially stacked on an upper surface of the polarizer. A light shielding layer includes a UV absorbent material and is embedded in the bonding layer to constitute at least a portion of the non-display region. The light shielding layer is formed on at least one surface of the first polarizer protective film.

Abstract: An embodiment method for operating an electronic device includes transmitting, from a controller, a tearing effect (TE) signal to a touchscreen over a first period of time, the first period of time occurring during a first frame and having a duration that is shorter than a period of the first frame, the TE signal being configured to restrict image data from being displayed on the touchscreen during the first period of time; displaying the first frame of a plurality of frames of the image data on a display of the touchscreen over a second period of time within the period of the first frame other than during the first period of time; and detecting, at the controller, a first touch by performing a first self-sensing scan during the first period of time.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for assisting the reading of a medical image based on a medical artificial neural network, the apparatus including a computing system. An apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a computing system, and the computing system includes at least one processor. The at least one processor acquires or receives a first analysis result obtained through the inference of a first artificial neural network for a first medical image, generates a first visualization format, which is a representative visualization format of the first medical image, based on the first analysis result, and visualizes the first medical image and the first analysis result based on the first visualization format.

Abstract: A display panel includes two or more gate layers including a plurality of gate patterns extending in a first direction and one or more source-drain layers including a plurality of source-drain patterns extending in a second direction crossing the first direction. The gate patterns of the two or more gate layers are curved or bent along a hole surrounding area corresponding to a periphery of a hole in an active area. The source-drain patterns of the one or more source-drain layers are curved or bent along the hole surrounding area. The gate patterns of at least one of the two or more gate layers overlap the source-drain patterns of at least one of the one or more source-drain layers in a thickness direction of the display panel in the hole surrounding area.

Abstract: Provided is a radio over fiber (RoF)-based distributed antenna system (DAS) structure that cost-effectively provides a fifth generation (5G) mobile communication service guaranteeing a quality of service (QoS) with high bandwidth and low latency characteristics without radio shadowing in an indoor environment.

Abstract: The present invention is about an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. According to present invention, a method of decoding an image, the method comprising, deriving an initial motion vector of a current block; deriving a refined motion vector by using the initial motion vector; and generating a prediction block of the current block by using the refined motion vector.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of detecting a magnetization signal of a physically unclonable functions (PUF) device including acquiring, by a magnetization signal detection sensor, an image of a magnetic layer of the PUF device including the magnetic layer having a perpendicular magnetization component and identifying a magnetization state of the magnetic layer from the image of the magnetic layer acquired by the magnetization signal detection sensor, and according to the present disclosure, it is possible to more efficiently check the magnetization signal of the PUF device and acquire a random unique ID according to magnetization.