Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device produced thereby. For example and without limitation, various aspects of this disclosure provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, and a semiconductor device produced thereby, that comprises an interposer without through silicon vias.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) according to one aspect of the present invention may include forming, on a semiconductor substrate, a first region implanted with impurity ions at a first average concentration and a second region implanted with no impurity ions or implanted with the impurity ions at a second average concentration lower than the first average concentration, forming an insulating layer by oxidizing the semiconductor substrate wherein the insulating layer includes a first oxide layer having a first thickness on at least a part of the first region and a second oxide layer having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness on at least a part of the second region, and forming a membrane layer on the insulating layer such that a gap is defined between the second oxide layer and the membrane layer.

Abstract: An electronic component includes a body, a pair of external electrodes, disposed on both ends of the body in a first direction, respectively, containing at least one of copper and nickel, while not containing a noble metal, a pair of metal frames connected to the pair of external electrodes, respectively, and a pair of conductive bonding layers, disposed between the external electrode and the metal frame, respectively, containing the same metal component as the external electrode.

Abstract: A monoclonal antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention can bind to lymphocyte-activation gene 3 (LAG-3) including a heavy chain variable region and a light chain variable region and inhibit the activity thereof. Thus it is expected to be useful for the development of immunotherapeutic agents for various disorders that are associated with LAG-3.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding and decoding technique, and more particularly, to an image encoder and decoder using unidirectional prediction. The image encoder includes a dividing unit to divide a macro block into a plurality of sub-blocks, a unidirectional application determining unit to determine whether an identical prediction mode is applied to each of the plurality of sub-blocks, and a prediction mode determining unit to determine a prediction mode with respect to each of the plurality of sub-blocks based on a determined result of the unidirectional application determining unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel fragments of AIMP1 protein and a composition for improving alopecia and promoting hair growth comprising the same, more specifically it relates to a polypeptide consisting of 4 to 21 consecutive amino acids from the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the polypeptide comprises the 28th to 31st amino acid residue (KEKA) of amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, or a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence having 70% or more sequence homology with the polypeptide; a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide; a pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food composition for improving alopecia and promoting hair growth comprising the polypeptide.

Abstract: Disclosed are a thermoplastic elastomeric composition for vehicle mounts which has improved surface energy and compression set while solving reduction in wear strength, by blending EPDM rubber, polypropylene, silicon, and poly(styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene) (SEBS) in appropriate amounts, and a molded article including the same.

Abstract: A window includes a window base layer and a window protecting layer disposed on the window base layer. At least one of the window base layer or the window protecting layer includes a metal-organic framework. The window mitigates deformations and wrinkles caused by folding.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gap prevention structure of a seat rail for a vehicle. The gap prevention structure includes: a lower rail configured to be fixed to a bottom of a vehicle body and to have a receiving space formed therein; an upper rail configured to have at least a portion thereof received in the receiving space and to slide in a longitudinal direction of the lower rail; a rolling bearing configured to be rotatably coupled to the upper rail and to roll and move in the receiving space in the longitudinal direction of the lower rail; and a gap prevention unit configured to limit rotation of the rolling bearing by pressing the rolling bearing while being inserted between the lower rail and the rolling bearing.

Abstract: Proposed are a blockchain-based high-speed data processing device and a method thereof, which can manage data in a data structure format that can maximize performance when a blockchain system processes data. According to an embodiment, when <Key>:<Value> is stored, the final value is stored in a Log Structured Merge (LSM) tree data structure format, and the key used for storing the final value is separately stored in a B+ Tree data structure format, so that storage performance and reference (read) performance can be improved compared to those of conventional methods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an X-ray irradiator for single blood bags, comprising: an X-ray irradiator main body provided with a chamber configured to safely hold a single blood bag therein and an X-ray tube configured to irradiate the chamber with X-rays; a loading part configured to load the blood bag; and a transfer part configured to transfer the blood bag between the loading part and the chamber to which X-rays are to be emitted. The X-ray irradiator for single blood bags according to the present invention can treat a single blood bag with X-rays, such that treatment optimized for a small amount of a blood bag can be performed, and a system configuration can be simplified by using an X-ray tube.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a rear surface and a front surface, where the front surface is provided with a display surface and including a folding axis extending in a first direction, a first barrier member disposed on the rear surface of the display panel and having a modulus of about 1 GPa to about 300 GPa, a first coupling member disposed on a rear surface of the first barrier member, and a metal plate disposed on a rear surface of the first coupling member and including a first plate portion and a second plate portion which are arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction and a connection portion connecting the first plate portion and the second plate portion, where the first coupling member does not overlap the connection portion in a plan view.

Abstract: A barrier structure of a display device and a method of manufacturing the same are proposed. The barrier structure may include a plurality of light-transmissive photoresist patterns disposed on a substrate at predetermined intervals. The barrier structure may also include reflective films formed on an entire outer surface of the light-transmissive photoresist patterns.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a capacitor body having an active region, upper and lower cover regions, and width margins on opposing sides of the active region. The width margin includes a first region on an internal side thereof adjacent the first and second internal electrodes and a second region on an external side between the first region and a respective external surface of the capacitor body, and he upper and lower cover regions each include a third region on an internal side thereof adjacent the internal electrodes and a fourth region on an external side between the third region and a respective external surface of the capacitor body. The active region, the second region, and the fourth region have a same dielectric constant A, and the first and third regions have a same dielectric constant B, and A and B are different from each other and satisfy 0.5?B/A.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the stabilization of an effective ingredient by using a mineral material. In the present invention, the effective ingredient can be stably supported using the mineral material, and a microcapsule obtained by the manufacturing method according to the present invention, when discharged to nature, causes no environmental problems due to encapsulation ingredients thereof being the same as soil ingredients, and thus can avoid micro-plastic issues.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a cylindrical secondary battery in which a positive electrode terminal is adhered and fixed to a cylindrical can by an insulating sheet, and thus sealing between the cylindrical can and the positive electrode terminal can be facilitated due to an increased contact area.

Abstract: A seat for a vehicle, includes a second row center seat and a second row side seat provided on a partition wall positioned rearward of a driver seat, the second row center seat may move leftward or rightward, and an interval between the seats may be increased in a state in which the second row center seat is moved in a right direction away from the second row side seat, which makes it possible to maximally prevent body contact between a passenger in the second row center seat and a passenger in the second row side seat.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a body including a dielectric layer and first and second internal electrodes having different sizes to each other, and having first and second surfaces of the first and second internal electrodes, opposing each other in a stacking direction, third and fourth surfaces connected to the first and second surfaces and opposing each other, and fifth and sixth surfaces connected to the first and second surfaces and connected to the third and fourth surfaces, and opposing each other; and first and second external electrodes.

Abstract: A cylindrical secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate; a cylindrical case having a disk-shaped top portion and a side portion extending from the top portion, the cylindrical case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cathode terminal extending through the top portion and insulated therefrom; a first current collector plate electrically connected to the first electrode plate and the cathode terminal; a second current collector plate electrically connected to the second electrode plate and the side portion of the cylindrical case; a cap plate coupled to the side portion and insulated therefrom; and an insulation tape between the top portion of the cylindrical case and the first current collector plate and covering the first current collector plate.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of Chemical Formula 1, optical isomers of the compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds or the optical isomers. The compounds, isomers, and salts exhibit excellent activity as GLP-1 receptor agonists. In particular, they, as GLP-1 receptor agonists, exhibit excellent glucose tolerance, thus having a great potential to be used as therapeutic agents for metabolic diseases. Moreover, they exhibit excellent pharmacological safety for cardiovascular systems.