Abstract: Provided is a method for recovering and reusing an active material from a positive electrode scrap.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to digital identification credential user interfaces.

Abstract: A battery pack for an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle may include a housing, a stack of battery cells disposed within the housing, and a cooling subassembly. The housing typically holds the cell stack together, and the cooling subassembly typically cools the cell stack to prevent damage to the battery cells and to maintain the performance of the battery cells. The cooling subassembly may include a cold plate defining a liquid flow channel and one or more thermoelectric devices (TEDs) that are operable to cool the cell stack when current is supplied thereto. Heat spreaders may be employed within the battery pack, and exemplary configurations of components to thermally and mechanically couple the cooling subassembly are described.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a stack structure including a horizontal recess over a substrate, forming a blocking layer lining the horizontal recess, forming an interface control layer including a dielectric barrier element and a conductive barrier element over the blocking layer, and forming a conductive layer over the interface control layer to fill the horizontal recess.

Abstract: Provided is a portable apparatus for measuring a manipulation force. The apparatus includes a manipulation force measurement unit configured to measure a manipulation force applied on a manipulated part in a first direction of pushing forward or pulling backward and measure a manipulation force in a second direction of moving toward left or right, and a controller configured to process the measured manipulation force to generate manipulation force information over time.

Abstract: A computing system including a plurality of processing devices configured to execute a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) layer. The processing devices are configured to execute the MoE layer at least in part by receiving an input tensor including input tokens. Executing the MoE layer further includes computing a gating function output vector based on the input tensor and computing a sparse encoding of the input tensor and the gating function output vector. The sparse encoding indicates one or more destination expert sub-models. Executing the MoE layer further includes dispatching the input tensor for processing at the one or more destination expert sub-models, and further includes computing an expert output tensor. Executing the MoE layer further includes computing an MoE layer output at least in part by computing a sparse decoding of the expert output tensor. Executing the MoE layer further includes conveying the MoE layer output to an additional computing process.

Abstract: Disclosed is an endoscope apparatus. The endoscope apparatus of the present invention includes: an endoscope including a flexible insertion section to be inserted into a human body; a flexible channel attached to the insertion section so that a part forms a passage in a longitudinal direction of the insertion section; and an assistant arm movably inserted into the passage and manipulated by a control device, and the assistant arm includes forceps capable of gripping a human body tissue, and a bending section bent by the control device to pull the human body tissue griped by the forceps.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming tungsten features in semiconductor devices is provided. The method includes exposing a top opening of a feature formed in a substrate to a physical vapor deposition (PVD) process to deposit a tungsten liner layer within the feature. The PVD process is performed in a first processing region of a first processing chamber and the tungsten liner layer forms an overhang portion, which partially obstructs the top opening of the feature. The substrate is transferred from the first processing region of the first processing chamber to a second processing region of a second processing chamber without breaking vacuum. The overhang portion is exposed to nitrogen-containing radicals in the second processing region to inhibit subsequent growth of tungsten along the overhang portion. The feature is exposed to a tungsten-containing precursor gas to form a tungsten fill layer over the tungsten liner layer within the feature.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided method for preparing low-loss hydrogenated amorphous silicon nitride that is transparent in visible light comprising: a step in which a substrate is provided; a step in which a Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) which is used to insert H2 gas and SiH4 gas into a chamber is used to deposit a dielectric layer 200 onto the substrate, and gases inserted into the chamber further comprise N2 gas apart from the H2 gas and the SiH4 gas. Further, there is provided a method for preparing low-loss hydrogenated amorphous silicon oxide that is transparent in visible light further comprising O2 gas apart from the H2 gas and the SiH4 gas. Further, there is provided a method for preparing low-loss hydrogenated amorphous silicon that is transparent in visible light further comprising Ar gas apart from the H2 gas and the SiH4 gas.

Abstract: A vehicle seat reinforcement device includes a leg portion mounted on a floor panel, a seat cushion frame slidably mounted on the leg portion, and a load reinforcing structure connected between the leg portion and the seat cushion frame, wherein when a seat belt anchorage load is transferred to the seat cushion frame, the seat cushion frame is locked to the leg portion by the load reinforcing structure.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory includes a substrate that includes pass transistor regions, a peripheral circuit structure that includes pass transistors on the pass transistor regions, and a cell array structure on the peripheral circuit structure, the cell array structure including a plurality of cell array regions and a plurality of connection regions that are alternately arranged along a first direction. The cell array structure includes a stack structure including conductive patterns vertically stacked and correspondingly connected to the pass transistors. The stack structure includes stepwise structures on the connection regions. The connection regions of the cell array structure correspondingly overlap the pass transistor regions of the peripheral circuit structure.

Abstract: A volatile memory device and a nonvolatile memory device are provided. Provided is a plurality of gate electrodes and a plurality of insulating patterns alternately stacked on top of each other in a first direction, an information storage film formed along a sidewall of a trench, wherein the trench extends through the plurality of gate electrodes and the insulating patterns in the first direction, and a semiconductor pattern formed on the information storage film, wherein the semiconductor pattern is made of polycrystalline silicon composed of a first monocrystalline silicon and a second monocrystalline silicon, wherein a metal silicide is present in a grain boundary between the first monocrystalline silicon and the second monocrystalline silicon, wherein the metal silicide is absent in each of the first monocrystalline silicon and the second monocrystalline silicon except for the grain boundary therebetween.

Abstract: A mouse pad device is provided. The mouse pad device includes a mouse pad body, a first mouse pad secondary resonant circuit, and a second mouse pad secondary resonant circuit. The first mouse pad secondary resonant circuit receives an external wireless power from a wireless power supply. The second mouse pad secondary resonant circuit receives a relay wireless power from the first mouse pad secondary resonant circuit. The first mouse pad secondary resonant circuit and the second mouse pad secondary resonant circuit are arranged in the mouse pad body. The first mouse pad secondary resonant circuit provides a first wireless power to the mouse device. The second mouse pad secondary resonant circuit provides a second wireless power to the keyboard device according to the relay wireless power.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first and second substrates connected to each other. The second substrate includes a plate layer having first and second faces. Gate electrode layers are disposed on the first face of the plate layer. Channel structures extend through the gate electrode layers. Word-line cutting structures extend through the gate electrode layers and are spaced apart from each other. Via structures are disposed on the second face of the plate layer. Via connecting structures are disposed on the top face of the via structures. A width of the bottom face of each of the via structures is greater than a width of the top face of each of the via structures. A width of the bottom face of each of the via connecting structures is less than a width of the top face of each of the via connecting structures.

Abstract: A display device includes a display area which includes a first display area including a plurality of first pixels and a second display area including at least one second pixel and at least one light-transmitting portion, a peripheral area disposed around the display area, a data line including a first portion and a second portion spaced apart from each other in a predetermined direction with the light-transmitting portion therebetween, and a conductive pattern disposed at a different conductive layer from the data line. The conductive pattern includes a first pattern portion including a bypass portion that bypasses a periphery of the second display area in a plan view and disposed in the first display area, and the first pattern portion includes a first end electrically connected to the first portion of the data line and a second end electrically connected to the second portion of the data line.

Abstract: A slide rail assembly is provided and includes a first rail, a second rail movable with respect to the first rail, a working member, an operating member and a blocking member. When the second rail is located at an extended position with respect to the first rail and the working member is in a first state, the working member and a blocking feature of the first rail block each other for restraining the second rail from moving toward a first predetermined direction from the extended position. The blocking member is switchable between a blocking state and a non-blocking state for restraining the operating member from driving the working member to disengage from the first state or for allowing the operating member to drive the working member from the first state to a second state. Besides, a related slide rail kit is also provided.

Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a slide assisting device, an elastic member and a working member. The second rail and the first rail are movable relative to each other. The elastic member is arranged on the second rail. During a process of the second rail being moved relative to the first rail along an opening direction, the working member is configured to contact the elastic member in an initial state in order to drive the slide assisting device to move along the opening direction to a predetermined position. When the slide assisting device is located at the predetermined position, the elastic member releases an elastic force through a predetermined space of the first rail, such that the elastic member is no longer in the initial state with the working member no longer contacting the elastic member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a phosphine precursor for the preparation of a quantum dot, and a quantum dot prepared therefrom. Using the phosphine precursor for the preparation of a quantum dot of the present invention, a quantum dot with improved luminous efficiency and higher luminous color purity can be provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cigarette butt wrapping paper which comprises: a body having a planar shape approximately similar to the shape of a cigarette pack; a flame-retardant coated surface which is formed on the inside of the body, has a transverse length approximately similar to the circumferential length of a cigarette butt, and is coated with a material having a heat resisting function; an adhesive applied surface onto which an adhesive has been applied, wherein the adhesive applied surface is an area surrounding the outer circumferential surface of the flame-retardant coated surface; and opening forming parts which are formed in such a manner that the opposite side ends of the lower end of the body are inwardly recessed and form an entrance, through which the cigarette butt can be input, when the opposite side ends are matched and boned to each other.

Abstract: A display device including a display panel having a first side including a display area configured to emit light and a second side opposite to the first side, a sensor having a first surface facing the display panel, a first adhesive layer disposed between the first surface of the sensor and the display panel, and a second adhesive layer disposed on a side surface of the sensor, in which the second adhesive layer and the first adhesive layer contact each other.