Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material having improved capacity characteristic and life cycle characteristic, and a method of preparing the same, and specifically, to a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, wherein the positive electrode active material comprises a compound represented by Formula 1 above and allowing reversible intercalation/deintercalation of lithium, and from a crystal structure analysis of the positive electrode active material by a Rietveld method in which space group R-3m is used in a crystal structure model on the basis of an X-ray diffraction analysis, the thickness of MO slab is 2.1275 ? or less, the thickness of inter slab is 2.59 ? or greater, and the cation mixing ratio between Li and Ni is 0.5% or less, and a method of preparing the same.

Abstract: A pouch-type battery case includes a cup portion, which accommodates therein an electrode assembly formed by stacking an electrode and a separator, and a plurality of die edges connecting an outer wall of the cup portion to a side extending from the outer wall. The die edges include a first region, which is rounded at a first radius (r1) of curvature and at which an electrode tab extending from the electrode is positioned, and a second region which is other than the first region and rounded at one or more second radii (r2, r3, r4) of curvature less than or equal to the first radius (r1) of curvature. The second region is divided into an inner region and an outer region with respect to the first region, and the radius (r2) of curvature in the inner region differs from the radii (r3, r4) of curvature in the outer region.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for antiobesity, which contains a Gynostemma pentaphyllum tea or a Gynostemma pentaphyllum tea extract as an active ingredient. The composition of the present disclosure, which contains a Gynostemma pentaphyllum tea or a Gynostemma pentaphyllum tea extract as an active ingredient, is effective for preventing, alleviating or treating diabetes, obesity, muscle loss, etc. since it exhibits the efficacy of increasing AMPK activity, promoting beta oxidation, promoting glucose uptake, etc. In addition, since the composition of the present disclosure is derived from a natural product, it can be safely used as a drug, food, etc. without side effects.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device, includes: forming a first gate structure and a second gate structure on a substrate; forming a deep trench isolation (DTI) hard mask on the first and second gate structures; forming a deep trench isolation disposed between the first gate structure and the second gate structure; depositing a first undoped oxide layer in the deep trench isolation; performing a first etch-back process on the first undoped oxide layer to remove a portion of the undoped oxide layer; depositing a first deep trench isolation (DTI) gap-fill layer on a remaining portion of the undoped oxide layer, and performing a second etch-back process on the first DTI gap-fill layer; depositing a second DTI gap-fill layer to seal the deep trench isolation, and forming a planarized second DTI gap-fill layer by a planarization process; and depositing a second undoped layer on the planarized second DTI gap-fill layer.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for controlling data transfer to an output port of a serial data link interface in a semiconductor memory is disclosed. In one example, a flash memory device may have multiple serial data links, multiple memory banks and control input ports that enable the memory device to transfer the serial data to a serial data output port of the memory device. In another example, a flash memory device may have a single serial data link, a single memory bank, a serial data input port, a control input port for receiving output enable signals. The flash memory devices may be cascaded in a daisy-chain configuration using echo signal lines to serially communicate between memory devices.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an encoding apparatus using a Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) scanning, which includes a mode selection means for selecting an optimal mode for intra prediction; an intra prediction means for performing intra prediction onto video inputted based on the mode selected in the mode selection means; a DCT and quantization means for performing DCT and quantization onto residual coefficients of a block outputted from the intra prediction means; and an entropy encoding means for performing entropy encoding onto DCT coefficients acquired from the DCT and quantization by using a scanning mode decided based on pixel similarity of the residual coefficients.

Abstract: A braking system includes a hydraulic brake including a first hydraulic brake provided on one of a front wheel and a rear wheel of a vehicle and a second hydraulic brake provided on the other of the front wheel and the rear wheel of the vehicle, a main braking force adjusting device configured to control braking hydraulic pressure supplied to the first hydraulic brake and the second hydraulic brake, and an auxiliary braking force adjusting device configured to directly control braking hydraulic pressure of the first hydraulic brake when a failure occurs in the main braking force adjusting device, wherein the first hydraulic brake is connected to the main braking force adjusting device via the auxiliary braking force adjusting device.

Abstract: A brake traction control system (BTCS) using a redundancy braking system includes a main braking force adjusting device configured to control a hydraulic brake of a vehicle, a sensor unit configured to detect a driving state of the vehicle, an electronic brake electrically operating and configured to generate braking force for at least one driving wheel, and an auxiliary braking force adjusting device configured to control the hydraulic brake and the electronic brake when a failure occurs in the main braking force adjusting device, wherein the auxiliary braking force adjusting device is configured to adjust the braking force of the electronic brake provided on at least one wheel on left and right sides of the vehicle based on a detected value of the sensor unit.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an ultrathin micro-spectrometer and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, relates to an ultrathin micro-spectrometer including: a lens portion including: a convex lens; and a back-reflection grating layer which is formed on a rear surface of the convex lens and on the same surface of which a reflective diffraction grating and a first planar reflector are arranged; a substrate layer which is disposed to be spaced apart from the lens portion and on which a light incidence microslit is formed; a second planar reflector which is formed on the substrate layer; and a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) sensor on which light reflected by the lens portion is focused, and a method of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, pixel electrodes on the substrate, a bank in which opening areas partially exposing the pixel electrodes are defined, organic light emitting layers disposed on the pixel electrodes, a common electrode disposed on the organic light emitting layers and the bank, an encapsulation layer disposed on the common electrode, a touch electrode which is disposed on the encapsulation layer and does not overlap the opening areas in a thickness direction, a first adhesive member disposed on the touch electrode, a first light blocking layer which is disposed on the first adhesive member and does not overlap the opening areas in the thickness direction, color filters which are disposed on the first adhesive member and overlap the opening areas in the thickness direction, and a support layer which is disposed on the first light blocking layer and the color filters and includes a first organic material.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery has a mixture of microparticles having a predetermined average particle size (D50) and macroparticles having a larger average particle size (D50) than the microparticles. The microparticles have the average particle size (D50) of 1 to 10 ?m and are at least one selected from the group consisting of particles having a carbon material coating layer on all or part of a surface of primary macroparticles having an average particle size (D50) of 1 ?m or more, particles having a carbon material coating layer on all or part of a surface of secondary particles formed by agglomeration of the primary macroparticles, and a mixture thereof. The macroparticles are secondary particles having an average particle size (D50) of 5 to 20 ?m formed by agglomeration of primary microparticles having a smaller average particle size (D50) than the primary macroparticles.

Abstract: Disclosed are an outer ring for an oil pump having an increased number and size of open pores in a surface of a molded article and a method for manufacturing the outer ring.

Abstract: In one example, an electronic device comprises a lower substrate comprising a lower dielectric structure and a lower conductive structure, an electronic component coupled with a bottom side of the lower substrate and coupled with the lower conductive structure, an upper substrate over a top side of the lower substrate and comprising an upper dielectric structure and an upper conductive structure, an internal interconnect between the upper substrate and the lower substrate and coupled with the upper conductive structure and the lower conductive structure, and a first antenna component between the upper substrate and the lower substrate and coupled with the upper conductive structure. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: Proposed is a dual band RFID tag including a first rectifier configured to receive and rectify a first RF signal modulated at a first frequency, a first regulator configured to regulate an output voltage of the first rectifier, a second rectifier configured to receive and rectify a second RF signal modulated at a second frequency, a second regulator configured to regulate an output voltage of the second rectifier, a voltage distributor connected to a first node and a ground in a state of being positioned therebetween, the output terminal of the first rectifier and the output terminal of the second rectifier being both connected to the first node, a multiplexer configured to output any one of an analog detection signal output from a sensor and an output signal of the voltage distributor, in response to a first selection signal or a second selection signal, and an analog-to-digital converter configured to receive as an operating voltage a voltage of a second node to which an output terminal of the first regulat

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses beamforming methods and apparatuses. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, an antenna message generation deep neural network (DNN) and a beam characteristic generation DNN of a bipartite graph neural network (BGNN) having terminals as vertices on one side and APs as vertices on another side may be constructed.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a niobium precursor compound is represented by Chemical Formula 1 or Chemical Formula 2 below: Therefore, the niobium precursor compound according to an embodiment of the present disclosure has excellent thermal stability, exists in a liquid state at room temperature, and has high volatility, thereby having an advantage which is advantageous for application to a thin film forming process. Further, the niobium thin film formed using the niobium precursor compound according to an embodiment of the present disclosure has a small residual content and has uniform physical properties.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an ultraviolet light-blocking composition containing a centipede grass extract and a cosmetic composition and, more specifically, to an ultraviolet light-blocking composition comprising a centipede grass (Eremochloa ophiuroides) leaf extract as an active ingredient; and a cosmetic composition containing the ultraviolet light-blocking composition.

Abstract: A multi-model printing method capable of increasing the freedom of printing and evaluating process for each cell is provided. The multi-model printing method comprises registering a first job for inkjet printing a first cell of a first size in a first region of a glass substrate, registering a second job for inkjet printing a second cell of a second size different from the first size in a second region of the glass substrate, and storing a recipe including the first job and the second job.

Abstract: A server according to an embodiment includes a processor configured to receive a friend add request for a target account from a user terminal accessed with a user account; based on one of the user account and the target account being a protected account, transmit an approval request for the friend add request to a protector account connected to the protected account; and based on receiving a reply to the approval request from the protector terminal, add the target account to a friend list of the user account.