Abstract: A semiconductor device includes fin patterns on a substrate, at least one gate electrode intersecting the fin patterns, source/drain regions on upper surfaces of the fin patterns, and at least one blocking layer on a sidewall of a first fin pattern of the fin patterns, the at least one blocking layer extending above an upper surface of the first fin pattern of the fin patterns, wherein a first source/drain region of the source/drain regions that is on the upper surface of the first fin pattern has an asymmetric shape and is in direct contact with the at least one blocking layer.

Abstract: A DC-DC converter including a bridge circuit unit electrically connected to a DC link capacitor and comprising at least one full bridge circuit comprising switching elements; a sensing unit for sensing a voltage between the bridge circuit unit and the DC link capacitor; and a control unit for controlling the bridge circuit unit according to the sensed voltage, wherein a power of one end of a battery is controlled to a droop curve-shaped power value according to the sensed voltage, wherein the DC-DC converter further comprises an inductor and a capacitor electrically connected to the bridge circuit unit, the inductor is connected to one end of a battery, the capacitor is connected to one end of the battery and a node on the other end of the battery, and the node is connected to and arranged between the inductor and the battery.

Abstract: A display device including a gate line and a storage line arranged in a first direction, a data line and a partial voltage reference line arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction, a first TFT, a second TFT, and a third TFT each including a drain electrode and a source electrode, a color filter disposed on the first, second, and third TFTs and including a first via hole exposing the source and drain electrodes of the third TFT, and an insulating layer disposed on the color filter and including a first contact hole exposing the storage line and a second contact hole exposing the drain electrode of the third TFT, in which the first and second contact holes are disposed in the first via hole when viewed in plan.

Abstract: An aerosol delivery device includes at least one housing structured to retain an aerosol precursor composition, and an atomizer. A microprocessor is configured to operate in an active mode in which the control body is configured to control the atomizer to activate and produce an aerosol from the aerosol precursor composition. A heart rate monitor is configured to obtain biopotential measurements from a user, the biopotential measurements forming an identifier of the user. The microprocessor is operably coupled with the heart rate monitor and is configured to perform a biometric authentication of the user based on the identifier, and to control operation of at least one functional element of the aerosol delivery device based on the biopotential measurements, with the controlling operation of at least one functional element including altering a locked state of the aerosol delivery device based on the biometric authentication.

Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of improving operation performance and reliability, may include a gate insulating support to isolate gate electrodes that are adjacent in a length direction.

Abstract: A DC-DC converter includes a bridge circuit electrically connected to a DC link capacitor; an inductor and a capacitor electrically connected to the bridge circuit, in which the inductor is connected to a first end of a battery, and the capacitor is connected to the first end and a second end of the battery; a sensor configured to sense a voltage between the bridge circuit and the DC link capacitor; and a controller configured to control switching operations of the bridge circuit so that a power output by the DC-DC converter and supplied to the first end of the battery has a droop curve-shaped power value according to the sensed voltage.

Abstract: Provided herein is an e-Drive fluid containing PAO 2.5, ester and hydrocarbon mixtures with controlled structure characteristics that address the performance requirements for film thickness and efficiency within e-transmissions.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes fin patterns on a substrate, at least one gate electrode intersecting the fin patterns, source/drain regions on upper surfaces of the fin patterns, and at least one blocking layer on a sidewall of a first fin pattern of the fin patterns, the at least one blocking layer extending above an upper surface of the first fin pattern of the fin patterns, wherein a first source/drain region of the source/drain regions that is on the upper surface of the first fin pattern has an asymmetric shape and is in direct contact with the at least one blocking layer.

Abstract: A unit for supplying a substrate-treating liquid is provided with a first reservoir and a second reservoir between which a differential pressure is constantly maintained to establish a flow rate, along with a substrate-treating apparatus having the unit for supplying the substrate-treating liquid. The unit for supplying the substrate-treating liquid includes a supply reservoir module and a buffer reservoir module. The supply reservoir module includes a first reservoir for supplying the substrate-treating liquid to an inkjet head unit for jetting the substrate-treating liquid onto a substrate, and a second reservoir for recovering the substrate-treating liquid that remains unused in the inkjet head unit. The buffer reservoir module is configured to provide the substrate-treating liquid to the first reservoir. Differential pressure is constantly maintained between the first reservoir and the second reservoir.

Abstract: An aerosol delivery device is provided that includes at least one housing structured to retain an aerosol precursor composition. The device includes an atomizer, and a microprocessor configured to operate in an active mode in which the control body is configured to control the atomizer to activate and produce an aerosol from the aerosol precursor composition. And the device includes a heart rate monitor including a plurality of biopotential electrodes affixed to the housing and configured to obtain biopotential measurements from a user, and including signal conditioning circuitry configured to produce an electrocardiogram signal from the biopotential measurements. The microprocessor is coupled to the signal conditioning circuitry and further configured to control operation of at least one functional element of the aerosol delivery device based on the electrocardiogram signal or a heart rate of the user calculated therefrom.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for printing a hologram by using a mask. The hologram printing method according to an embodiment generates a hologram fringe pattern, splits the hologram fringe pattern on a hogel basis, generates the split hogels, masks a part of the generated hogel, and prints the masked hogel on a hologram medium. Accordingly, an empty space which occurs between hogels when a hologram is printed is prevented from being generated by using a mask, so that a fill factor can be effectively enhanced, and eventually, image quality of a hologram can be enhanced.

Abstract: Provided is a method in which, when configuring an HUD that produces a holographic image at a distance using a holographic optical element (HOE), an HOE capable of correcting aberrations generated by a projection optical system is manufactured and used to improve the quality of an HUD image. A method for manufacturing an HOE for HUD according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: measuring aberrations generated by an optical system that projects an image of a display device; recording the measured aberrations in a master HOE; reproducing an aberrated wavefront of the optical system by playing the master HOE on a display plane on which the image of the display device is expressed; and causing an interference of the reproduced aberrated wavefront and a spherical wavefront irradiated from the HUD image plane on which the image of the display device is created, and recording the interference in the HOE.

Abstract: Provided are a substrate treating liquid supply unit for constantly maintaining a liquid level of a nozzle of an inkjet head unit through real-time water level measurement, and a substrate treating apparatus including the same. The substrate treating liquid supply unit includes: a first reservoir connected to an inkjet head unit for jetting a substrate treating liquid onto a substrate and providing the substrate treating liquid to the inkjet head unit; a water level sensor measuring a water level of the substrate treating liquid stored in the first reservoir; and a pressure control module compensating for a pressure provided to the first reservoir based on an amount variation in the water level of the substrate treating liquid, wherein a liquid level of a nozzle of the inkjet head unit is constantly maintained.

Abstract: Provided are a substrate treating apparatus and a substrate treating method capable of preventing settling of a chemical without using a stirrer.

Abstract: Disclosed are a composite resin composition and an article containing the same. The composite resin composition may include semicrystalline polyamide; amorphous polyamide; an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resin; a compatibilizer; and a strength-reinforcing agent. The article may exhibit superior rigidity equivalent to or greater than that of conventional long-fiber thermoplastics and remarkably excellent dimensional stability. In addition, the composite resin composition and the molded article including the same may be used in replacement of steel parts so as to reduce the weight by about 30%.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for a rack housing member of a vehicle having excellent dimensional stability, and a rack housing member of a vehicle formed therefrom. In an embodiment, the composition for a rack housing member of a vehicle comprises 100 parts by weight of a base resin containing polybutylene terephthalate, an acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate copolymer, and polyethylene terephthalate, and 40 to 75 parts by weight of an inorganic filler, wherein the inorganic filler includes a glass fiber and a plate-shaped mineral filler.

Abstract: A printed circuit board module comprises: a first printed circuit board; a second printed circuit board arranged on one surface of the first printed circuit board; a third printed circuit board arranged on the other surface of the first printed circuit board; and a core passing through the first printed circuit board to the third printed circuit board, wherein the second printed circuit board includes a first coil, the third printed circuit board includes a second coil, and the cross-sectional area of the second printed circuit board and the third printed circuit board is less than the cross-sectional area of the first printed circuit board.

Abstract: A DC-DC converter according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a switch unit that receives a first DC voltage, separates the first DC voltage into three-phase voltages, and outputs the separated three-phase voltages; a transformation unit that transforms the three-phase voltages output from the switch unit, and outputs a three-phase output voltage; and a rectification unit that rectifies the three-phase output voltage applied from the transformation unit, and outputs a second DC voltage.

Abstract: Provided is a technology for implementing an AR optical waveguide display capable of showing a hologram image by means of a small and simple system configuration by using an HOE. A holographic display according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a light source module for emitting a beam; an optical waveguide through which the emitted beam is incident and propagated; a plurality of holographic optical elements (HOES) for propagating the beam incident to the optical waveguide inside the optical waveguide while totally reflecting the beam; and a modulator for reproducing a holographic image through the progressing beam and propagating the beam to the inside of the optical waveguide while totally reflecting the beam. Accordingly, it is possible to implement, as a small and simple system, an optical waveguide display showing an AR hologram by using an optical waveguide and an HOE.

Abstract: An electronic device and method are provided for registering a device in a server through an application installed in an external device different from the device. The method includes providing a first user interface for inputting a user ID; causing, through the application, the external device to connect to the server using the user ID; providing a second user interface for receiving a user input to select a function to identify the device; causing the external device to connect to the device, in response to a message received from the device; obtaining, from the device, identification information of the device; controlling to transmit a registration request message, to the server, for requesting registration of the device in the server, the registration request message including the identification information of the device; and in response to registration of the device in the server, providing a third user interface including a visual indication of the device being registered in the server.