Abstract: Disclosed are an image encoding method using a skip mode and a device using the method. The image encoding method may comprise the steps of: judging whether there is residual block data of a prediction target block on the basis of predetermined data indicating whether residual block data has been encoded; and, if there is residual block data, restoring the prediction target block on the basis of the residual block data and an intra-screen predictive value of the prediction target block. Consequently, encoding and decoding efficiency can be increased by carrying out the encoding and decoding of screen residual data only for prediction target blocks where there is a need for a residual data block in accordance with screen similarity.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first active pattern disposed on the substrate, a second active pattern stacked on the first active pattern, a first gate structure extending to intersect the first active pattern and the second active pattern, a second gate structure spaced apart from the first gate structure and extending to intersect the first active pattern and the second active pattern, a first epitaxial pattern interposed between the first gate structure and the second gate structure, and connected to the first active pattern, a second epitaxial pattern interposed between the first gate structure and the second gate structure, and connected to the second active pattern, an insulating pattern interposed between the first epitaxial pattern and the second epitaxial pattern, and a semiconductor film interposed between the insulating pattern and the second epitaxial pattern, the semiconductor film extending along a top surface of the insulating pattern.

Abstract: An electronic device may include: a first temperature sensor configured to measure a first temperature of a skin surface when a user comes into contact with a main body of the electronic device; a first heating element spaced apart from the first temperature sensor by a first predetermined distance; a second temperature sensor spaced apart from the first heating element by a second predetermined distance and configured to measure a second temperature inside the main body; and a processor configured to: estimate heat flux based on the first temperature and the second temperature; estimate a blood perfusion rate of the user based on a temperature of the first heating element and the first temperature, and estimate a core body temperature of a user based on the first temperature, the estimated heat flux, and the estimated blood perfusion rate.

Abstract: A battery management system includes a battery state manager that senses and manages state information of a battery, and a controller that identifies a battery voltage reduction time from the state information of the battery when a voltage of the battery decreases by a predetermined value, and predicts a usable time of the battery based on a change in the battery voltage reduction time.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a catalyst for ammonia decomposition, a manufacturing method therefor, and a method for producing hydrogen using the same. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a catalyst for ammonia decomposition, a manufacturing method therefor, and a method for producing hydrogen using the same, in which by manufacturing a catalyst for decomposition of ammonia using a solvothermal synthesis method to which alcohol is applied, an ammonia conversion rate can be improved due to excellent catalytic activity in an ammonia decomposition reaction, and hydrogen can be efficiently produced from ammonia due to long-term stability even at a high temperature and for long periods of time.

Abstract: A lens driving apparatus includes a first frame accommodating a lens barrel, a first optical image stabilization (OIS) driver including a first frictional contact portion disposed on the first frame, a first piezoelectric element configured to vibrate in a first direction, and a first rod connected to a first end of the first piezoelectric element, in contact with the first frictional contact portion, and configured to move the first frame in the first direction, and a second OIS driver that including a second frictional contact portion disposed on the first frame, a second piezoelectric element configured to vibrate in a second direction different from the first direction, and a second rod connected to a first end of the second piezoelectric element, in contact with the second frictional contact portion, and configured to move the first frame in the second direction.

Abstract: There is described a ventilator for providing breathable air to a patient. The ventilator includes an airbag defining a longitudinal axis, having a first end, a second end, and a foldable wall extending from the first end to the second end, and being movable from a decompressed state to a compressed state by moving the first end along the longitudinal axis relative to the second end. The wall has fold lines formed therein such that, during movement of the airbag from the decompressed state to the compressed state, the wall is folded along the fold lines. The fold lines define at least one polygonal surface portion of the wall. The ventilator further includes an actuator for driving compression and decompression of the airbag, and a controller for controlling the actuator.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a first non-folding area, a second non-folding area, and a folding area that are arranged along a first direction, the folding area being foldable along a folding line extending along a second direction intersecting the first direction, a panel lower member disposed below the display panel, and a digitizer disposed below the panel lower member and including a base layer and sensing coils. The base layer includes a folding portion including holes overlapping the folding area of the display panel and first and second non-folding portions disposed along the first direction. The folding portion is disposed between the first and second non-folding portions. The sensing coils are disposed on the base layer, and the base layer includes a matrix including a filler and an elastomer and weaving-shaped fiber lines disposed inside the matrix and alternately arranged with each other.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a first non-foldable portion, a second non-foldable portion, and a foldable portion between the first non-foldable portion and the second non-foldable portion, and a barrier layer disposed under the display panel, wherein the barrier layer includes a first barrier layer disposed under the first non-foldable portion, a second barrier layer disposed under the second non-foldable portion, and a plurality of protrusions disposed between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer and protruding downward from a bottom surface of the foldable portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a simulation apparatus for secondary battery production. The simulation apparatus for secondary battery production includes a memory configured to store at least one instruction and at least one processor configured to execute the at least one instruction stored in the memory to perform operations including: receiving information associated with a user account of a user using the simulation apparatus for secondary battery production; when receiving the information associated with the user account, executing an apparatus operating unit including a 3D lamination and stack (L&S) apparatus related to secondary battery production, a facility operating unit including a plurality of adjustment parameters for determining operation of the 3D L&S apparatus, and a quality checking unit including quality information related to quality of a mono-cell produced by the 3D L&S apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is a horn fixing device of an ultrasonic welding device for a secondary battery tab, the horn fixing device including an amplifier for ultrasonic welding of the secondary battery tab, a fixing block member having an amplifier through hole formed therein and configured to allow the amplifier to be installed therethrough, the fixing block member having a pad insertion space part formed at an upper portion of the amplifier through hole, wherein the pas insertion space allows an amplifier compression member to be installed therein, and the amplifier compression member installed in the pad insertion space part so as to compress the amplifier placed in the amplifier through hole, and a setting block member installed on one surface of the fixing block member to adjust an angle of the amplifier. The horn fixing device has an effect of uniformly pressing the amplifier by a press pad unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a vehicle includes an engine including at least one combustion chamber configured to generate power for driving the vehicle by combustion of fuel, a torque converter including an impeller, a turbine, and a damper clutch and configured to convert torque output from the engine through an operation fluid, a continuously variable transmission including a driving pulley, a driven pulley, and a belt, a forward clutch configured to selectively block power delivery between the torque converter and the continuously variable transmission, and a controller configured to perform a slip control of the forward clutch while the vehicle is coasting, re-inject fuel into the combustion chamber of the engine when a fuel re-injection condition is satisfied, release engagement of the damper clutch after performing a slip control of the damper clutch of the torque converter, and fully engage the forward clutch.

Abstract: A airbag cushion for installation in a negative pressure vehicle having a partition extending vertically along B-pillar trim covering a B-pillar, may include a cushion body mounted on a vehicle body in a folded state on an upper portion of the B-pillar, inflated by gas, and deployed between the B-pillar trim and the partition, and a tether connecting one side of the cushion body to the vehicle body to allow the cushion body to maintain its deployed shape.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a body including dielectric layers and internal electrodes and external electrodes disposed on an external surface of the body and connected to the internal electrodes. The body includes a first surface and a second surface to which the internal electrodes are exposed, the first surface and the second surface opposing each other in a first direction, a third surface and a fourth surface opposing each other in a second direction which is a direction in which the dielectric layers are stacked, and a fifth surface and a sixth surface opposing each other in a third direction. At least one of the internal electrodes include a first bottleneck structure having a first directional length of a third-directional outer region smaller than an inner region thereof and a second bottleneck structure having a third directional length of a first directional outer region smaller than an inner region thereof.

Abstract: An automatically operatable electric wing-out headrest includes a motor having a lead screw configured to adjust forward-and-rearward rotation of wing-out pads respectively mounted on the opposite sides of a headrest body, a first slider coupled to the lead screw so as to be movable upwards and downwards, a second slider configured to contact the first slider so as to be movable forwards and rearwards, and a wing-out link connected to the second slider to rotate a wing-out frame.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a distance measurement system comprising: a sensor unit for generating and transmitting a signal and receiving a reflected signal reflected back from an object; a buffer for temporarily storing data; and a control unit which calculates the distance to the object by measuring the time from when the signal is transmitted from the sensor unit to when the reflected signal is received. According to the present invention, the proposed distance measurement system uses an algorithm combining probability and moving average, thus having the effect of significantly improving the reliability of distance measurement compared to existing modes of distance detection.

Abstract: A seat molded article and a method of preparing a seat molded article are disclosed. The seat molded article includes: an upper pad formed of polyurethane foam having a thickness in a range of 25 to 50 mm; and an elastic fabric disposed under the upper pad, wherein, in the elastic fabric, a difference in tensile elongation between warp and weft directions is 5.0% or less, and a tensile elongation measured under a load of 20 kgf is in a range of 20 to 40% in the warp and weft directions.

Abstract: A light emitting display device includes a first display area; and a second display area disposed on an external side of the first display area, wherein the second display area includes a pixel driver, a main light emitting diode electrically connected to the pixel driver, and an additional light emitting diode electrically connected to the main light emitting diode, the additional light emitting diode overlaps a peripheral driver that generates signals provided to the pixel driver, the main light emitting diode and the additional light emitting diode each include a first electrode, an emission layer, and a second electrode, and the second electrode of the main light emitting diode is electrically connected to the first electrode of the additional light emitting diode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multi-organ model, and the multi-organ model of the present disclosure is excellent in culturing each organoid due to linkage between organoids and properties of hydrogel and can more accurately reflect the interactions between organs and the microenvironment in vivo. Also, the multi-organ model is further subjected to free fatty acid treatment and thus can more accurately mimic the phenotypes of non-alcoholic fatty liver. Accordingly, it is possible to analyze the effects of candidate drugs on peripheral organs.

Abstract: In an embodiment of the disclosed technology, since a host device manages data stored in a storage device on the basis of a zone corresponding to a storage block of the storage device, the load of the storage device may be reduced, and the operation efficiency of the storage device may be increased by the control of the host device. Therefore, it is possible to improve the performance of a computing system including the host device and the storage device.