Abstract: The present invention relates to a coupling assembly for pipe branching and, more specifically, to a coupling assembly for pipe branching, which: can reduce assembly man-hours; has a simplified structure and thus can reduce construction costs; and can effectively prevent leakage of a branch fluid even when the diameter of a branch hole formed through an inflow pipe is increased in order to enable the increase in the internal flow rate of a branch pipe through which a fluid is supplied to a sprinkler.

Abstract: Provided are a silicone-based adhesive protection film and an optical member comprising same, the silicone-based adhesive protection film being formed of a composition comprising an alkenyl group-bearing organic polysiloxane mixture, an organic polysiloxane resin, a crosslinker, and a hydrosylication catalyst, wherein the alkenyl group-bearing organic polysiloxane mixture comprises component (i) and component (ii), and the organic polysiloxane resin comprises at least one of organic polysiloxane resins, each bearing a R1R2R3SiO1/2 unit (R1, R2, and R3 are each independently an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an alkenyl group of 2 to 10 carbon atoms) and a SiO4/2 unit.

Abstract: Discussed are a light-emitting device and a light-emitting display device having improved efficiency and increased lifespan. A plurality of stacks is provided between an anode and a cathode for at least a subpixel to emit a predetermined color, and emissive layers in different stacks include the same color-based materials having different luminous properties.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting display device which prevents pixel shrinkage and improves reliability by changing the structure of a bank and the inner structures of light emitting devices outside an active area of the light emitting display device.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a gas diffusion layer for fuel cells includes: a conveyer transferring a base sheet for a macroporous layer of the gas diffusion layer in one direction before water repellent coating; a nozzle disposed around the conveyer to coat the transferring base sheet with a water repellent in a fiber type or desired pattern; and a nozzle transfer unit combined with an upper end of the nozzle to transfer the nozzle along a desired trajectory.

Abstract: Provided are a silicone-based adhesive protection film and an optical member comprising same, the silicone-based adhesive protective film being formed of a composition comprising an alkenyl group-containing organic polysiloxane mixture and a crosslinker, wherein the alkenyl group-containing organic polysiloxane mixture contains a mixture of component (i) and component (ii) and the crosslinker contains polysiloxane having SiH groups at both ends of the molecule. The silicone-based adhesive protection film has an elongation rate of 80% or more.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of manufacturing a carbon support for a fuel cell catalyst, a carbon support for a fuel cell catalyst manufactured according to the method, and a catalyst for a fuel cell including the same. The method may include using various organic materials containing N and various carbon supports and thus provide excellent economic feasibility. In addition, pyridinic N and pyrrolic N of doped N can be adjusted at an optimal content ratio so that the carbon support for a fuel cell catalyst manufactured and the catalyst for a fuel cell including the same have excellent electrochemical resistance and excellent electrochemical characteristic due to an increase in an electrochemically active surface area, and excellent durability due to an increase in thermal durability.

Abstract: A utilization factor controller is to estimate power consumption values corresponding to a plurality of first utilization factor and second utilization factor pairs, the first utilization factor corresponding to utilization of the first transceiver that is to communicate using a first protocol, the second utilization factor corresponding to utilization of the second transceiver that is to communicate using a second protocol different form the first protocol, the utilization factor controller to select a first utilization factor and second utilization factor pair based on the estimated power consumption value. A transmission time controller is to calculate first and second transmission times to be used by the first and second transceiver based on the selected first utilization factor and second utilization factor pair. A data allocator is to allocate data for transmission by the first transceiver and the second transceiver according to the first and second transmission times.

Abstract: A coupling assembly for connecting pipes, and a manufacturing method is disclosed. The coupling assembly can be installed in a state in which couplers are temporarily assembled using coupling members, and does not deform during a coupling process and thus can be stably fixed even after being coupled. The coupling assembly includes two or more couplers which are arranged facing each other to connect pipes continuously disposed in the axial direction, and the pipes are connected to each other in a state which coupling members are temporarily assembled to the couplers. The couplers have catch parts inserted into coupling grooves and have inner diameters corresponding to the outer diameters of the coupling grooves. Interference preventing grooves are formed in both sides of the catch parts and prevent interference between the pipes and the catch parts allowing outer circumferential surfaces of the pipes to pass through between the temporarily assembled couplers.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a support for a catalyst of a fuel cell. The method may include preparing an admixture including a carbon material and a cerium precursor into a reactor, providing the admixture in a reactor, raising a temperature of the reactor to a predetermined temperature, and introducing water vapor into the reactor to perform an activation reaction of the carbon material.

Abstract: In a powerline communications (PLC) network having a first node and at least a second node on a PLC channel utilizing a band including a plurality of tones, based on at least one channel quality indicator (CQI), the first node allocates for a tone map response payload only a single (1) power control bit for each of a plurality of subbands having two or more tones. The power control bit indicates a first power state or a second power state. The first node transmits a frame including the tone map response payload to the second node. The second node transmits a frame having boosted signal power for the tones in the subbands which have the first power state compared to a lower signal power for the tones in the subbands which have the second power state.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a device isolation layer defining an active region; a first trench in the device isolation layer; a second trench in the active region; a main gate electrode structure filling a portion of the first trench and including a first barrier conductive layer and a main gate electrode; a pass gate electrode structure filling a portion of the second trench and including a second barrier conductive layer and a pass gate electrode; a support structure filling another portion of the second trench above the pass gate electrode; a first capping pattern filling another portion of the first trench above the main gate electrode; and a second gate insulating layer extending along a bottom and sidewall of the second trench, wherein the second barrier conductive layer is between the second gate insulating layer and the pass gate electrode and extends along a bottom and sidewall thereof.

Abstract: A method performed by a computing device for controlling an automated guided vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes obtaining information on a movable area including nodes arranged in a grid pattern, obtaining information on a moving path connecting a source node and a destination node existing in the movable area, wherein the moving path includes a plurality of moving nodes, and reserving at least some of the moving nodes located between a current node and the destination node by using information on the current node occupied by an automated guided vehicle according to movement of the automated guided vehicle.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a switching regulator configured to generate a conversion voltage with respect to an input voltage, based on a switching signal of a first frequency, and output the conversion voltage; a stabilization circuit including a capacitor element connected to a load device via a first node and configured to generate a load voltage by stabilizing the conversion voltage by using the capacitor element and output the load voltage to the load device; a frequency sensing circuit configured to sense a frequency of the load voltage and output sensing information about the frequency of the load voltage; and a frequency booster circuit configured to form a first current path connected to the first node, based on the sensing information.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array having cell strings that each includes memory cells stacked on a substrate in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. A row decoder is connected with the memory cells through word lines. The row decoder applies a setting voltage to at least one word line of the word lines and floats the at least one word line during a floating time. A page buffer circuit is connected with the cell strings through bit lines. The page buffer senses voltage changes of the bit lines after the at least one word line is floated during the floating time and outputs a page buffer signal as a sensing result. A counter counts a number of off-cells in response to the page buffer signal. A detecting circuit outputs a detection signal associated with a defect cell based on the number of off-cells.

Abstract: In a powerline communications (PLC) network having a first node and at least a second node on a PLC channel utilizing a band including a plurality of tones, based on at least one channel quality indicator (CQI), the first node allocates for a tone map response payload only a single (1) power control bit for each of a plurality of subbands having two or more tones. The power control bit indicates a first power state or a second power state. The first node transmits a frame including the tone map response payload to the second node. The second node transmits a frame having boosted signal power for the tones in the subbands which have the first power state compared to a lower signal power for the tones in the subbands which have the second power state.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a substrate including a cell array region and a peripheral circuit region that surrounds the cell array region. The cell array region includes landing pads disposed on the substrate and first bottom electrodes disposed on and connected to corresponding landing pads. The peripheral circuit region includes conductive lines disposed on the substrate, a first conductive pad disposed on and spaced apart from the conductive lines, a dielectric pattern disposed between the conductive lines and the first conductive pad, and a plurality of second bottom electrodes disposed on and connected in common to the first conductive pad. A height of each of the first bottom electrodes is greater than a height of each of the second bottom electrodes. Top surfaces of the first bottom electrodes are located at a same level as a level of top surfaces of the second bottom electrodes.

Abstract: A network includes a mobile network node (MNN) that includes a mobile node communications manager (MNCM) to facilitate wireless communications to a plurality of stationary network nodes (SNNs) in a wireless network via a wireless network protocol. The MNCM utilizes a multicast address received over the wireless network. The multicast address is assigned to a predetermined network time slot to communicate uplink data from the MNN to the SNNs. The MNN receives downlink data via a separate predetermined network address and time slot assigned to a given SNN.

Abstract: To program in a nonvolatile memory device including a cell region including first metal pads and a peripheral region including second metal pads and vertically connected to the cell region by the first metal pads and the second metal pads, a memory block is provided with a plurality of sub blocks disposed in a vertical direction where the memory block includes a plurality of cell strings each including a plurality of memory cells connected in series and disposed in the vertical direction. A plurality of intermediate switching transistors are disposed in a boundary portion between two adjacent sub blocks in the vertical direction. Each of the plurality of intermediate switching transistors is selectively activated based on a program address during a program operation. The selectively activating each of the plurality of intermediate switching transistors includes selectively turning on one or more intermediate switching transistors in a selected cell string based on the program address.

Abstract: Nonvolatile memory device includes memory cell region including a first metal pad and a second metal pad, peripheral circuit region including a third metal pad and a fourth metal pad, vertically connected to the memory cell region. The nonvolatile memory device includes a page buffer circuit including page buffers to sense data from selected memory cells, each including two sequential sensing operations to determine one data state, and each of the page buffers including a latch to sequentially store results of the two sequential sensing operations. The nonvolatile memory device includes control circuit in the peripheral circuit region, to control the page buffers to store result of the first read operation, reset the latches after completion of the first read operation, and control the page buffers to perform the second read operation based on a valley determined based on the result of the first read operation.