Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method is provided. An image decoding method of the present invention may comprise deriving an intra-prediction mode of a current luma block, deriving an intra-prediction mode of a current chroma block based on the intra-prediction mode of the current luma block, generating a prediction block of the current chroma block based on the intra-prediction mode of the current chroma block, and the deriving of an intra-prediction mode of a current chroma block may comprise determining whether or not CCLM (Cross-Component Linear Mode) can be performed for the current chroma block.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The image decoding method according to the present invention includes: obtaining prediction mode information of a neighboring block for a current block from a bitstream; by using the obtained information, deriving a prediction mode of the neighboring block; and, based on the prediction mode of the neighboring block, reconstructing the current block.

Abstract: A substrate transfer device includes a transfer unit configured to transfer, in a first direction, a carrier in which substrates are stored, an upper interface unit configured to move the transfer unit, a lower interface unit configured to receive the carrier from the transfer unit, and a controller configured to control the upper interface unit and the lower interface unit integrally such that the transfer unit and the carrier move in the first direction at the same time.

Abstract: An embodiment electric vehicle drive apparatus for decreasing a drive speed of a motor and transferring the decreased drive speed to an output shaft is provided. The apparatus includes a first planetary gear set including three first planetary gear elements in which a first element is connected to the motor and a second element is connected to a first output shaft, a second planetary gear set including three second planetary gear elements in which a first element is connected to a third element of the three first planetary gear elements, a second element is connected to a second output shaft, and a third element is fixed, and a third planetary gear set including three third planetary gear elements in which first and second elements are connected to two elements of the three first planetary gear elements, respectively, and a third element is connected to a torque vectoring motor.

Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a core layer, a plurality of first wirings disposed on the core layer, a first pad disposed on the core layer, the first pad including an adjacent portion having a side disposed to be substantially parallel to a side of an adjacent first wiring of the plurality of first wirings, and an open portion disposed to not be parallel to the adjacent wiring, among the plurality of first wirings, and a first build-up insulating layer disposed on the core layer, the first build-up insulating layer covering at least a portion of the plurality of first wirings and the first pad. The core layer includes an insulating material, substantially different from that of the first build-up insulating layer.

Abstract: A damper for a glove box including a cylinder including a cylinder body that defines a space therein, a partition that divides the space into a first space and a second space, and a first protruding portion protruding from the partition so that a hole formed in the partition is extended; a piston disposed in the first space to be movable in a first direction; a valve disposed in the second space; and an elastic support unit disposed in the second space to elastically support the valve. The elastic support unit is in contact with and pressed by the partition due to movement of the piston.

Abstract: A method of determining validity for determination on presence of a specific signal of a detector according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: (a) receiving a synthesized signal generated from an outside by the detector; (b) acquiring a plurality of frequency domain calculation values related to the synthesized signal; (c) determining the presence of at least one specific signal based on the plurality of frequency domain calculation values; and (d) determining the validity for the determination on the presence of the specific signal based on a frequency domain scatter plot for the plurality of frequency domain calculation values.

Abstract: A image encoding method according to present disclosure may comprise encoding an image based on a region of interest (ROI) including setting a ROI group, including the region of interest, in the image; converting the image based on the ROI group; and encoding a converted image. Here, the converted image may represent an image that a position of the ROI group is moved or a copped image generated to comprise the ROI group in the image.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a negative electrode active layer divided into a center region, an edge region, and a sliding region on a negative electrode current collector. The lithium precipitation at the end of the negative electrode active layer can be suppressed by the alignment (O.I) of each carbon-based negative electrode active material contained in the center region, the edge region, and the sliding region satisfying Equation 1 and Equation 2. A secondary battery including the same has the advantage of excellent rapid charging performance. A method of manufacturing the negative electrode is also provided.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a carbon-based negative electrode active material and a silicon-based negative electrode active material together as a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode exhibits excellent characteristics of charge and discharge capacity and energy density. Furthermore, the negative electrode has the advantage of exhibiting high charge characteristics and life characteristics during long-term charge and discharge by realizing the alignment (O.Ia) of the carbon-based negative electrode active material after activation in a predetermined range that is lower than the alignment (O.Ir) of the carbon-based negative electrode active material before activation. A lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode is also provided. Further, methods of manufacturing the negative electrode and the lithium secondary battery are also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein relates to a negative electrode for lithium secondary battery and a method for manufacturing the same. The negative electrode has a structure in which a first negative electrode active layer and a second negative electrode active layer are sequentially stacked on a negative electrode current collector. By controlling alignment (O.I) of the carbon-based active material to be lower in the second negative electrode active layer than in the first negative electrode active layer, and by preparing a low percentage of pores in the second negative electrode active layer, it is possible to have a flow path for the electrolyte to move inside the negative electrode active layer even after the rolling process of the negative electrode active layer. The negative electrode also has a high wetting ability to the electrolyte and high energy density.

Abstract: A magnetic alignment device includes a first magnet part and a second magnet part, a thickness measuring part, and a control part. The first and second magnet parts accommodate an electrode sheet therebetween and the thickness measuring part measures a thickness of a negative electrode slurry disposed on the electrode sheet. The control part adjusts the separation distance of the first and second magnet parts. The magnetic alignment device measures the thickness of the negative electrode slurry applied on the negative electrode current collector in real time and controls the intensity of the magnetic field by adjusting the separation distance of the magnet part according to the measured negative electrode slurry thickness, and has an advantage of uniformly high alignment degree of the crystal faces of the carbon-based negative electrode active material contained in prepared negative electrode active layer.

Abstract: An image display device and a voice recognition method thereof are proposed. The image display device and voice recognition method thereof stores received first utterance data in a first buffer when a wake up word is recognized from utterance data, stores second utterance data consecutively uttered from a user in a second buffer, stores third utterance data consecutively uttered from the user in a third buffer when verification of the wake up word is successful on the basis of the first utterance data after booting of an operating system is completed, and joins the second uttered data and the third uttered data respectively stored in the second buffer and the third buffer, so as to perform voice recognition for the utterance data consecutively uttered by the user. Accordingly, including the commands uttered at intervals after the wake up word, user's commands that are consecutively uttered may be recognized.

Abstract: An electrode includes an electrode active material layer, wherein the electrode active material layer includes an electrode active material and a conductive agent, wherein the conductive agent includes a first conductive agent and a second conductive agent, wherein the first conductive agent includes a secondary particle in which a plurality of graphene sheets are arranged in different directions and a portion of one graphene sheet is connected to a portion of adjacent another graphene sheet, the second conductive agent includes a carbon nanotube structure in which 2 to 5,000 single-walled carbon nanotube units are bonded to each other, and the carbon nanotube structure is included in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 0.5 wt % in the electrode active material layer. A secondary battery including the electrode is also provided.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery in which lithium precipitation is suppressed. The negative electrode has a form in which a high degree of alignment of a carbon-based active material contained in a sliding portion of the negative electrode active layer is realized. Accordingly, the negative electrode has an excellent effect of suppressing lithium precipitation at the end of the negative electrode active layer during charging and discharging of the secondary battery, so that a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode has high safety and can be charged and discharged for a long time under high rate conditions. A lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode is also provided.

Abstract: A magnetic alignment device includes a first magnet part and a second magnet part, an alignment measuring part, and a control part. The first and second magnet parts accommodate an electrode sheet therebetween and the alignment measuring part measures an alignment of the carbon-based negative electrode active material with respect to the negative electrode current collector. The control part adjusts the separation distance of the first and second magnet parts based on a degree of the alignment of a carbon-based negative electrode active material. The alignment of the negative electrode active layer dried with the magnetically aligned carbon-based negative electrode active material is measured in real time, and the strength of the magnetic field can be controlled by individually adjusting the spacing distance of the unit magnets according to the alignment of the carbon-based negative electrode active material measured. A method of manufacturing the same is also provided.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes: a case having an open end; an electrode assembly accommodated in the case; and a cap assembly coupled to the open end of the case and including a cap plate. A portion of the cap plate coupled to the case is thicker than other portions of the cap plate.

Abstract: A negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material and a conductive agent, wherein the negative electrode active material includes a silicon-based active material, the silicon-based active material includes SiOx(0?x<2), the conductive agent includes a carbon nanotube structure in which 2 to 5,000 single-walled carbon nanotube units are bonded side by side, and the carbon nanotube structure is included in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 1.0 wt % in the negative electrode active material layer. A secondary battery including the negative electrode, and a method of preparing same are also provided.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material, a method for producing the same, and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery in including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method of producing a positive electrode active material includes mixing a lithium transition metal oxide and a carbon-based material having a hollow structure to form a mixture, and mechanically treating the mixture to form a carbon coating layer on the surface of the lithium transition metal oxide, wherein the carbon-based material has a chain shape, and has a specific surface area of 500 m2/g or greater, a graphitization degree (ID/IG) of 1.0 or higher, and a dibutylphthalate (DBP) absorption of 300 mL/100 g or greater.

Abstract: An impeller includes a hub, and a vain unit provided radially at a position spaced apart by a predetermined distance based on the hub. The vane unit is configured to begin at a position spaced apart by a predetermined radius based on the hub and to end to be formed into a streamlined shape in which a beginning portion becomes narrower in width than an end portion. The vane unit includes “n” first vanes radially configured at positions spaced apart by a radius r1 based on the hub and having a first length, where “n” is a natural number equal to or greater than 3; and “n” second vanes disposed between the first vanes, the second vanes having a second length that is less than the first length of the first vanes.