Abstract: An image sensor includes a first substrate. A first wiring structure is disposed on the first substrate and includes a first wiring layer. A second substrate is disposed on the first wiring structure and includes a first region and a second region that are spaced apart from each other. The first region includes a photoelectric conversion element disposed therein. A conductive pattern penetrates the second region of the second substrate and extends into the first wiring layer. The conductive pattern includes a step in the first wiring layer. A lowermost surface of the conductive pattern is disposed inside the first wiring layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microfluidic mixer and a microfluidic device including the same, and in the microfluidic mixer according to the present invention, a disk-shaped mixing unit with double U-shaped protruding portions formed therein can be continuously provided along a microchannel, thereby increasing collisions of samples to improve the binding efficiency thereof and shorten the binding time. Furthermore, the microfluidic device according to the present invention can detect a target material at high speed even at a high flow rate by including the microfluidic mixer, and thus can be usefully utilized for early diagnosis and prognosis diagnosis of a disease such as cancer.

Abstract: An air conditioner, a control device thereof, and a method of controlling the same are provided. The air conditioner includes a control device including a plurality of indoor unit operation changers, and an indoor unit connected to any one of the plurality of indoor unit operation changers, where at least one of the indoor unit and the control device determines an operation mode of each of the plurality of indoor unit operation changers respectively connected to a plurality of indoor units, detects an indoor unit operation changer at an operation mode corresponding to an operation of any one of the plurality of indoor units among the plurality of indoor unit operation changers, and determines an indoor unit operation changer connected to the indoor unit among the plurality of indoor unit operation changers on based on a result of detecting at least one of the indoor unit operation changers.

Abstract: An electronic device may include: a foldable housing; at least one sensor; a first display having a first size and a first pixel density; a second display having a second size and a second pixel density; a processor; and a memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to: display at least one first surface image generated based on the window having the first size through the first display; change the size of the window to a third size based on information associated with the first display and the second display in response to detecting a first event through the at least one sensor based on the at least one first surface image being displayed; and display at least one second surface image generated based on the window, of which the size has been changed to the third size, through the second display.

Abstract: An electronic device may include: a foldable housing; at least one sensor; a first display having a first size and a first pixel density; a second display having a second size and a second pixel density; a processor; and a memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to: display at least one first surface image generated based on the window having the first size through the first display; change the size of the window to a third size based on information associated with the first display and the second display in response to detecting a first event through the at least one sensor based on the at least one first surface image being displayed; and display at least one second surface image generated based on the window, of which the size has been changed to the third size, through the second display.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array and a control unit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory regions coupled to a plurality of word lines. The plurality of memory regions include first and second memory regions coupled to upper and lower word lines, respectively. The control logic performs, after receiving first data and second data, a first program operation on the first memory region to store the first data and a second program operation on the second memory region to store the second data.

Abstract: A communication apparatus for inter-vehicular communication according to the present invention includes: a network state estimating unit configured to estimate network state information indicating a current network state based on driving information and channel state information of neighboring vehicles; a network access controller configured to control whether to transmit a message based on the network state information; a transmission scheduler configured to control a transmission time point of the message based on the network state information; and a transmission buffer unit configured to delay transmission of the message according to the control of the transmission time point of the transmission scheduler.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a zirconium alloy cladding with improved oxidation resistance at a high temperature and a method of manufacturing the same. More particularly, the zirconium alloy cladding includes a zirconium alloy cladding; and a Cr—Al thin film coated on the cladding, wherein the thin film is deposited through arc ion plating and the content of Al in the thin film is 5% by weight to 20% by weight.

Abstract: Provided is a rotating assembly. The rotating assembly is for forming a microstructure, and comprises: a rotating body rotatable about a rotary shaft; a first support member installed on the rotating body so as to be spaced apart from the rotational shaft and having a predetermined viscous composition disposed on an outer surface thereof; and a fluid communicating portion for communicating the inside and the outside of the rotating body, wherein when the rotating body rotates, the viscous composition is pulled in a radially outward direction of the rotary shaft, and the pulled viscous composition is cured through the fluid communicating portion, thereby forming a microstructure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator including an ultrathin wall-type insulating wall of which the thickness is made to be thin so as to increase the capacity of a storage chamber, while maintaining heat-insulating performance. A vacuum insulating material, provided inside the insulating wall, is provided so as to come into contact with an outer chamber such that the length between the outer chamber and an inner chamber is reduced. In addition, a foam material, which is formed by being foamed between the inner chamber and the outer chamber and is provided between the vacuum insulating material and the inner chamber, is formed to have a thin thickness so as to reduce the total thickness of the insulating wall, thereby increasing the capacity of the storage chamber and enabling the refrigerator to have a slim design so as to improve the aesthetics of the refrigerator.

Abstract: A battery case including a container configured to house an electrode assembly, wherein the container includes a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls, the bottom wall and the side walls integrated to define a space for housing the electrode assembly and an open side opposed to the bottom wall, the container includes a composite including a polymer matrix, an inorganic moisture absorbent dispersed in the base polymer, and a compatibilizer to promote compatibility between the polymer matrix and the inorganic moisture absorbent, the compatibilizer is included in an amount of less than about 3 wt % based on a total weight of the composite, at least one of the bottom wall and the side walls at a thickness of 1 millimeter has a water vapor transmission rate of less than about 0.07 g/m2/day, when measured at 38° C. and a relative humidity of 100%.

Abstract: A battery case including: a container configured to house an electrode assembly, wherein the container includes a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls, the bottom wall and the plurality of side walls are integrated to define a space for housing the electrode assembly and to provide a top opening opposite the bottom wall, the container includes a polymeric composition including a polymer and an inorganic moisture absorbent dispersed in the polymer, and the battery case has a water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) of less than about 0.05 grams per square meter per day, when measured at 38° C. and a relative humidity of 100% according to ISO 15106 or ASTM F1249.

Abstract: A cap assembly and a secondary battery including the cap assembly including a cap-down, and at least a portion thereof is configured to open when pressure is applied to the cap-down, a vent portion, and at least a portion thereof is configured to open when pressure is applied to the vent portion, and a cap-up electrically connected to the vent portion.

Abstract: There are provided a memory controller and a memory system including the same. The memory controller includes: a processor for generating a command and an address in response to a request from a host, and generating a bin label and a Log Likelihood Ratio (LLR), based on data received from memory devices; a buffer memory for temporarily storing the data, the bin label, and the LLR; and an error correction circuit for performing error correction decoding on the data, using the LLR.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a perforated plate microstructure module, and more particularly, to a perforated plate microstructure module which can be used to deliver a drug into the skin.

Abstract: A polishing slurry including a fullerene derivative including a metal cation, a method of preparing the polishing slurry, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the polishing slurry.

Abstract: A polishing slurry including a fullerene derivative and at least one compound having at least one positively-charged functional group, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the polishing slurry.

Abstract: A tire with a resonator for noise reduction includes: a main groove unit which has a plurality of main grooves formed to extend along a circumferential direction of the tire; a resonance unit which is formed between a pair of the main grooves; a neck unit which is provided to communicate the resonance unit with one of the pair of main grooves; and a cuff unit which is provided to connect the resonance unit and the other of the pair of main grooves.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus for acquiring a panorama image using a plurality of cameras and a method for controlling the electronic apparatus thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a plurality of cameras for capturing an image, a sensor for acquiring movement information, and a processor for determining individual movement information of the plurality of cameras with reference to a predefined location using movement information acquired through the sensor, acquiring a plurality of images through the plurality of cameras based on the individual movement information and generating a panorama image using the plurality of photographed images.

Abstract: A communication apparatus for inter-vehicular communication according to the present invention includes: a network state estimating unit configured to estimate network state information indicating a current network state based on driving information and channel state information of neighboring vehicles; a network access controller configured to control whether to transmit a message based on the network state information; a transmission scheduler configured to control a transmission time point of the message based on the network state information; and a transmission buffer unit configured to delay transmission of the message according to the control of the transmission time point of the transmission scheduler.