Abstract: A vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication-based electronic toll collection system (ETCS) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one roadside unit (RSU), a token issuer checking a de-identified token of a vehicle by communicating with an on-board unit (OBU) of the vehicle via the at least one roadside unit, and a clearing house communicating with the token issuer and charging a toll to a driver/owner of the vehicle. The token issuer generates toll information of the vehicle based on the de-identified token of the vehicle and location information of the at least one roadside unit involved in checking the de-identified token.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a concentration of a component includes a sensor including a plurality of light sources having different central wavelengths and at least one detector configured to detect light, and a processor configured to determine a first reflectance of skin using a first light source of the plurality of light sources, set an operating condition of the sensor based on the determined first reflectance, drive the plurality of light sources according to the operating condition, and estimate a concentration of an analyte component based on a plurality of light quantities detected from skin by the at least one detector.

Abstract: An electronic device may include an optical sensor configured to emit a reference light to a reference object and detect the reference light reflected from the reference object during calibration, and emit a measurement light to a target object and detect the measurement light reflected from the target object during a measurement; and a processor configured to perform the calibration of the optical sensor while the electronic device is disposed to oppose or in contact with the reference object by controlling the optical sensor to emit and detect the reference light, and estimate bio-information based on a light quantity of the measurement light that is reflected from the target object by the optical sensor, and a light quantity of the reference light reflected from the reference object.

Abstract: Provided is an aerogel blanket and a method for producing the same, wherein a catalyzed sol is sufficiently and uniformly impregnated into a blanket in an impregnation tank, and the catalyzed sol is allowed to stay in the impregnation tank for a specific time to control fluidity while achieving a viscosity at which the catalyzed sol can be easily introduced into the blanket, thereby forming a uniform aerogel in the blanket. As a result, the uniformity of pore structure and thermal insulation performance of an aerogel blanket are improved, the loss of raw materials is reduced through the impregnation process, the occurrence of process problems is reduced, and the generation of dust is reduced.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a heterocyclic compound, an organic light emitting device, and a composition for an organic material layer of an organic light emitting device.

Abstract: The austenitic stainless steel that does not cause defects such as aging crack or delayed fracture even after the expansion and curling process of 5 steps or more is disclosed. In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, an austenitic stainless steel with excellent pipe expanding workability and aging crack resistance includes, in percent (%) by weight of the entire composition, C: 0.01 to 0.04%, Si: 0.1 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.1 to 2.0%, Cr: 16 to 20%, Ni: 6 to 10%, Cu: 0.1 to 2.0%, Mo: 0.2% or less, N: 0.035 to 0.07%, the remainder of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, and the C+N satisfies 0.1% or less, the product of the Md30 (° C.) value and average grain size (?m) satisfies less than ?500.

Abstract: Provided is a Raman scattering measurement apparatus including a light source which emits light to smoke particles, a filter configured to block light which is incident to the smoke particles and passes through the particle and to allow Raman scattered light to pass therethrough, and a photodetector which detects the Raman scattered light passing through the filter in order to distinguish fire smoke generated due to a true fire from non-fire smoke generated due to daily life or industrial activity. The present invention also provides a fire determination apparatus including a unit which reads a Raman shift from Raman scattered light detected by the photodetector of the Raman scattering measurement apparatus, estimates a smoke component from the read Raman shift, and determines fire/non-fire from the estimated smoke component and a method thereof.

Abstract: Provided a semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a gate electrode on the substrate, a bit line on the substrate, a cell semiconductor pattern on a side of the gate electrode and electrically connected to the bit line, a capacitor structure including a first electrode electrically connected to the cell semiconductor pattern, a second electrode on the first electrode, and a capacitor dielectric film between the first electrode and the second electrode, a bit line strapping line spaced apart from the bit line in the second direction, and electrically connected to the bit line, a bit line selection line between the bit line and the bit line strapping line, and a selection semiconductor pattern between the bit line and the bit line strapping line and electrically connected to all of the bit line, the bit line strapping line, and the bit line selection line.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: a sensor including one or more light sources configured to emit light to an object and a plurality of detectors configured to detect light reflected from the object; and a processor configured to transform a plurality of light quantities obtained from respective detectors of the plurality of detectors to a distance domain, to combine the plurality of transformed light quantities in the distance domain, to correct the combined light quantity based on a reference light quantity for correcting a deviation of a distance between the one or more light sources and the plurality of detectors, and to estimate bio-information based on a light quantity resulting from the correction.

Abstract: A method and electronic device for executing application concurrently with other devices are provided. An address of an external electronic device and a location of an application is obtained. A connection is established with a device using a short-range communication protocol. The application is obtained and executed in conjunction with the device.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board a includes preparing an insulating substrate on which a first metal layer is formed, stacking a resist laminate having a plurality of layers on the first metal layer, forming an opening exposing a portion of the first metal layer by patterning the stacked resist laminate having the plurality of layers, forming a second metal layer on the exposed portion of the first metal layer, removing the patterned resist laminate having the plurality of layers, and etching at least another portion of the first metal layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor system including a transmitter configured to output a plurality of data as a plurality of data input/output signals through a plurality of channels based on a matrix E, and a receiver configured to generate the plurality of data by differentially amplifying the plurality of data input/output signals received through the plurality of channels based on a matrix D, in which all components of the matrix E and the matrix D are integers, a product matrix of the matrix D and the matrix E is a diagonal matrix, a sum of the components of each row of the matrix D is 0, and a sum of absolute values of the components of each column of the matrix D is less than or equal to a threshold value.

Abstract: Provided is an aerogel blanket and a method for producing the same, wherein a catalyzed sol I sufficiently and uniformly impregnated into a blanket in an impregnation tank, and the catalyzed sol is allowed to stay in the impregnation tank for a specific time to control fluidity while achieving a viscosity at which the catalyzed sol can be easily introduced into the blanket, thereby forming a uniform aerogel in the blanket. As a result, the uniformity of pore structure and thermal insulation performance of an aerogel blanket are improved, the loss of raw materials is reduced through the impregnation process, the occurrence of process problems is reduced, and the generation of dust is reduced.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first region and a second region, first active fins that extend in a first direction in the first region, second active fins that extend in the first direction in the second region, a first field insulating layer between the first active fins and that extend in a second direction, a second field insulating layer between the second active fins and extending in the second direction, a gate line that extends in the second direction on the second field insulating layer, the gate line linearly along with the first field insulating layer, a gate isolation layer between the first field insulating layer and the gate line, and gate spacers that extend in the second direction, the gate spacers in contact with both sidewalls of each of the first field insulating layer, the gate line, and the gate isolation layer.

Abstract: An apparatus for measurement control of a cell voltage of a fuel cell includes: terminals connected between the cells of a fuel cell connected in series; first resistors connected in series to the terminals; capacitors each connected in parallel between the first resistors to store voltages; switches connected to the first resistors to switch into a closed or an open state; a second resistor connected in series between a lowest cell among the cells and a semiconductor GND to provide a path for a current flow when an inverse voltage occurs in the cells; a diode connected in parallel to the second resistor to provide a path for a current flow when an inverse voltage does not occur in the cells; and a controller to change the state of each switch depending on a cell voltage measurement or open-wire diagnosis mode and perform cell voltage measurement and open-wire diagnosis.

Abstract: A multi-bar linkage includes a driving unit that is configured to supply torque to a driving shaft, where the driving shaft is provided on a first portion of a first link. A driving arm has one end fixed to the driving shaft and an opposite end being movable following rotation of the driving shaft. A first auxiliary link has one end pivotably connected to the opposite end of the driving arm. A second auxiliary link is pivotably connected to a first point of a second portion of the first link and to an opposite end of the first auxiliary link. A second link is disposed below the first link and pivotably connected to the second auxiliary link. A third auxiliary link has one end pivotably connected to a second point of the second portion of the first link, separated from the first point, and an opposite end pivotably connected to the second link.

Abstract: An apparatus for measurement control of a cell voltage of a fuel cell includes: terminals connected between the cells of a fuel cell connected in series; first resistors connected in series to the terminals; capacitors each connected in parallel between the first resistors to store voltages; switches connected to the first resistors to switch into a closed or an open state; a second resistor connected in series between a lowest cell among the cells and a semiconductor GND to provide a path for a current flow when an inverse voltage occurs in the cells; a diode connected in parallel to the second resistor to provide a path for a current flow when an inverse voltage does not occur in the cells; and a controller to change the state of each switch depending on a cell voltage measurement or open-wire diagnosis mode and perform cell voltage measurement and open-wire diagnosis.

Abstract: A multi-bar linkage includes a driving unit that is configured to supply torque to a driving shaft, where the driving shaft is provided on a first portion of a first link. A driving arm has one end fixed to the driving shaft and an opposite end being movable following rotation of the driving shaft. A first auxiliary link has one end pivotably connected to the opposite end of the driving arm. A second auxiliary link is pivotably connected to a first point of a second portion of the first link and to an opposite end of the first auxiliary link. A second link is disposed below the first link and pivotably connected to the second auxiliary link. A third auxiliary link has one end pivotably connected to a second point of the second portion of the first link, separated from the first point, and an opposite end pivotably connected to the second link.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating injection current for a fuel cell stack includes a switch configured to retain any one state of an on state and an off state; an inductor configured to output accumulated energy according to a state of the switch; and a converter configured to provide an output of the inductor to a load or convert the output into a predetermined voltage and provide the predetermined voltage to a load.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating injection current for a fuel cell stack includes a first converter configured to convert direct current of a voltage corresponding to a high voltage battery, into direct current of a predetermined voltage; a second converter configured to convert the converted direct current into alternating current; a filter configured to filter a signal of a predetermined frequency band from the converted alternating current; and a control unit configured to perform a feedback control to allow the filtered alternating current to be injected without being distorted when injecting the filtered alternating current into the fuel cell stack.