Abstract: A pre-lithiation apparatus that pre-lithiates a negative electrode structure having a first surface on which a negative electrode is disposed to produce a negative electrode unit of a battery, the apparatus includes a first roll rotatable to wind or unwind the negative electrode structure before the pre-lithiation is performed, a second roll installed to be spaced apart from the first roll and rotatable to wind and collect the negative electrode structure, on which the pre-lithiation is performed, and a lithium roll crossing a direction in which the negative electrode structure is transferred from the first roll to the second roll to come into contact with at least one of a first surface and a second surface of the negative electrode structure while being transferred from the first roll to the second roll. The lithium roll includes a lithium foil and an elastic member.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for transmitting and receiving a signal, the method including: identifying a downlink signal-only transmission section in which a first electronic device transmits a downlink signal to a second electronic device, and transmitting the signal in the downlink signal-only transmission section; detecting at least one symbol that has a power value relatively higher than a predetermined threshold value; estimating, on the basis of the detected at least one symbol, an interference channel in which a self-interference signal occurs; detecting the self-interference signal; and identifying an FDX transmission section in which an uplink signal is received from the second electronic device and the downlink signal is transmitted simultaneously, and processing transmission of the downlink signal and reception of the uplink signal in the FDX transmission section, wherein the reception of the uplink signal is processed by removing the self-interference signal occurring in the interference c

Abstract: TA negative electrode, a secondary battery including the same, and a method of preparing the negative electrode are provided. The negative electrode, which includes a current collector; a negative electrode active material layer disposed on the current collector; a first layer disposed on the negative electrode active material layer and including Li; and a second layer disposed on the first layer and including an inorganic material is provided. A loading amount of the first layer may satisfy Equation 1: 0.65×(x1?y1)<loading amount of the first layer<0.95×(x1?y1).

Abstract: A method of pre-lithiating a negative electrode for a secondary battery, including: dispersing a lithium metal powder, an inorganic material powder and a binder in a solvent to prepare a mixed solution; and applying the mixed solution to the negative electrode to form a lithium metal-inorganic composite layer on the negative electrode, thereby forming the pre-lithiated negative electrode. Also, a method for pre-lithiating a negative electrode having a high capacity by a simple process. Further, a negative electrode for a secondary battery manufactured through the pre-lithiation method provided in the present invention has an improved initial irreversibility, and secondary batteries manufactured using such a negative electrode for a secondary battery have excellent charge/discharge efficiency.

Abstract: A method for pre-lithiation of a negative electrode and a negative electrode formed by the method, the method including forming a mixture of inorganic material powder and molten lithium, forming a lithium metal-inorganic material composite ribbon, rolling the ribbon into a film and bonding the lithium metal-inorganic material composite film on a surface of a negative electrode to form a lithium metal-inorganic material composite layer on the surface of the negative electrode. This method reduces the deterioration of lithium during application of a mixture slurry and a negative electrode for a secondary battery, manufactured by the method for pre-lithiation, has improved initial irreversibility, and a secondary battery manufactured using such a negative electrode has excellent charging and discharging efficiency.

Abstract: Disclosed is an LCD device which realizes decreased thickness, simplified process, and decreased cost by using a common electrode for formation of electric field to drive liquid crystal as a sensing electrode, and removing a touch screen from an upper surface of the liquid crystal panel, the LCD device. comprising gate and data lines crossing each other to define plural pixels on a lower substrate; a pixel electrode in each of the plural pixels; plural common electrode blocks patterned at the different layer from the pixel electrode, wherein the common electrode blocks, together with the pixel electrode, forms an electric field, and senses a user's touch; and plural sensing lines electrically connected with the common electrode blocks, wherein, if the sensing line is electrically connected with one of the common electrode blocks, the sensing line is insulated from the remaining common electrode blocks.

Abstract: An advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) provides collision avoidance control for a host vehicle. The system can include one or more sensors mounted to the host vehicle and configured to sense a driving lane in which the host vehicle is traveling and to sense an external vehicle partially engaged in the driving lane. A controller controls steering, braking, or acceleration of the host vehicle on the basis of sensing information received from the sensor. The controller determines the external vehicle partially engaged in the driving lane as a target vehicle having at least a part thereof overlapping with a lane mark of the driving lane, and performs longitudinal braking or acceleration control or lateral steering control on the host vehicle based on lateral and longitudinal positional relationships between the host vehicle and the target vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating broadcast signal frame according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a combiner configured to generate a multiplexed signal by combining a core layer signal and an enhanced layer signal at different power levels; a power normalizer configured to reduce the power of the multiplexed signal to a power level corresponding to the core layer signal; a time interleaver configured to generate a time-interleaved signal by performing interleaving that is applied to both the core layer signal and the enhanced layer signal; and a frame builder configured to generate a broadcast signal frame including a preamble for signaling time interleaver information corresponding to the time interleaver, the time interleaver uses one of time interleaver groups, and a boundary between the time interleaver groups is a boundary between Physical Layer Pipes (PLPs) of a core layer corresponding to the core layer signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display panel and a display device using the same. The display panel includes a display area in which a plurality of display pixels including a light emitting element are disposed, a sensing area in which a plurality of display pixels including a light emitting element and a plurality of sensor pixels including a photoelectric conversion element are disposed, and a touch sensor disposed on display area and the sensing area.

Abstract: Integrated circuit devices may include a plurality of word line structures and a plurality of insulating films that are stacked alternately. Sides of the plurality of word line structures and the plurality of insulating films define a side of a channel hole extending through the plurality of word line structures and the plurality of insulating films. The devices may also include a blocking dielectric film on the side of the channel hole, and a plurality of charge storage films on the blocking dielectric film and on the sides of the plurality of word line structures, respectively. Each of the plurality of charge storage films may include a first charge storage film and a second charge storage film sequentially stacked on a respective one of the sides of the plurality of word line structures. A surface of the second charge storage film may include a recess in a middle portion thereof.

Abstract: A display device and a mobile terminal device including the same are provided, wherein the display device includes a display panel including a display area in which a plurality of display pixels are disposed, and a sensing area in which a plurality of display pixels and a plurality of sensor pixels are disposed. The display pixels of the display area and the display pixels of the first sensing area emit light by receiving a data voltage of an input image in a display mode. The sensor pixels in the first sensing area generate an electric currents according to light reflected from a fingerprint in a fingerprint recognition mode. A resolution of the display pixel is lower than a resolution of the sensor pixel in the first sensing area.

Abstract: Disclosed is an LCD device which realizes decreased thickness, simplified process, and decreased cost by using a common electrode for formation of electric field to drive liquid crystal as a sensing electrode, and removing a touch screen from an upper surface of the liquid crystal panel, the LCD device comprising gate and data lines crossing each other to define plural pixels on a lower substrate; a pixel electrode in each of the plural pixels; plural common electrode blocks patterned at the different layer from the pixel electrode, wherein the common electrode blocks, together with the pixel electrode, forms an electric field, and senses a user's touch; and plural sensing lines electrically connected with the common electrode blocks, wherein, if the sensing line is electrically connected with one of the common electrode blocks, the sensing line is insulated from the remaining common electrode blocks.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device and method for controlling discharge by calculating a slope of a discharge profile of a battery having a lithium-based cathode material and a silicon-based anode cell material, counting a frequency the slope is equal to or smaller than a preset slope value and adjusting a final discharge voltage in response to the counted frequency being above a predetermined frequency.

Abstract: In a soft grip unit, a grip device having the soft grip unit, and a driving method of the grip device, the soft grip unit includes a flexible cover, a particle, a negative pressure generator and a flexible supporting part. The flexible cover has a gripping surface on which a target object is attached and a reference surface coupled with the gripping surface. The particle is received by the receiving space, and transformed corresponding to a shape of the target object. The negative pressure generator is connected to the flexible cover. The negative pressure generator absorbs an air of the receiving space to contract the flexible cover. The flexible supporting part is tightly attached to the reference surface, and transformed at the same time when the flexible cover is pressurized and transformed by the target object.

Abstract: An advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) provides collision avoidance control for a host vehicle. The system can include one or more sensors mounted to the host vehicle and configured to sense a driving lane in which the host vehicle is traveling and to sense an external vehicle partially engaged in the driving lane. A controller controls steering, braking, or acceleration of the host vehicle on the basis of sensing information received from the sensor. The controller determines the external vehicle partially engaged in the driving lane as a target vehicle having at least a part thereof overlapping with a lane mark of the driving lane, and performs longitudinal braking or acceleration control or lateral steering control on the host vehicle based on lateral and longitudinal positional relationships between the host vehicle and the target vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for broadcast signal frame using a boundary between Physical Layer Pipes (PLPs) of a core layer are disclosed.

Abstract: Integrated circuit devices may include a plurality of word line structures and a plurality of insulating films that are stacked alternately. Sides of the plurality of word line structures and the plurality of insulating films define a side of a channel hole extending through the plurality of word line structures and the plurality of insulating films. The devices may also include a blocking dielectric film on the side of the channel hole, and a plurality of charge storage films on the blocking dielectric film and on the sides of the plurality of word line structures, respectively. Each of the plurality of charge storage films may include a first charge storage film and a second charge storage film sequentially stacked on a respective one of the sides of the plurality of word line structures. A surface of the second charge storage film may include a recess in a middle portion thereof.

Abstract: A method of pre-lithiating an electrode for a secondary battery, the method including: a first step of bringing a lithium metal into direct contact with an electrode in an electrolyte and applying pressure to the electrode to prepare a pre-lithiated electrode; and a second step of removing the lithium metal and then applying pressure to the pre-lithiated electrode to perform a stabilization process. The electrode for the secondary battery after going through the pre-lithiation can relieve volume change of the electrode and reduce contact loss of the electrode.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material including a core including silicon, and a coating layer disposed on the core and including a coating material, wherein the coating material includes at least one selected from the group consisting of LiaVbO2 and MgH2, wherein 0.5<a<1.5 and 0.5<b<1.5 is provided.

Abstract: A negative electrode and a secondary battery including the same are described, the negative electrode including a current collector and a negative electrode active material layer disposed on the current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material including SiOx (0?x<2) particles, a conductive material, and a binder, and the negative electrode active material layer includes a lower layer in contact with the current collector, an upper layer positioned on the lower layer, and an intermediate layer positioned between the lower layer and the upper layer.