Abstract: There is provided a DRAM including a plurality of mats composed of cell arrays, comprising: a first mat including a first cell array that is aligned by first bitlines and first wordlines; a second mat including a second cell array that is adjacent to the first mat and aligned by second bitlines and second wordlines; and a bitline sense amplifier shared by the first bitlines of the first mat and the second bitlines of the second mat, wherein the bitline sense amplifier connected to the first mat is shared only with the second mat.

Abstract: Disclosed is a molecular diode using the assignment of electrical properties to inactive organic molecules when a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) thin film including an electrically inactive organic molecule is formed without synthesizing a separate organic molecule having electrical activity. The disadvantage of the instability of a conventional SAM can be overcome, a function can be extended, and electrical properties, such as a rectification characteristic in a non-functional molecule, can be induced even without the design and synthesis of organic molecules for introducing a functional molecule. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present disclosure can be usefully used in various technical fields in which an SAM is used, in particular, wide fields such as electronics, an organic display (OLED), solar cells, sensors, non-uniform catalysts, frictional electricity, cell growth surfaces, and a heat transfer control film.

Abstract: A wafer defect test apparatus in which a defect prediction performance is improved and a simulation time is shortened is provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a power conversion device and a control method thereof and, more specifically, to a power conversion device which may protect a switching element when performing stopping of driving, and a control method thereof. A power conversion device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller for outputting, to a gate driver, a first pulse width modulation signal for controlling a first switching element, a second pulse width modulation signal for controlling a second switching element, a third pulse width modulation signal for controlling a third switching element, and a fourth pulse width modulation signal for controlling a fourth switching element.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an interaction-based artificial intelligence analysis apparatus and method. The interaction-based artificial intelligence analysis apparatus is configured to output structured video content for each evaluation index so as to elicit an interaction to an examinee at each stimulus time-frame of a preset timeline, collect response data of the examinee for each evaluation index through a camera and a microphone at each response time-frame of the preset timeline, and analyze the response data for each evaluation index using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) analysis module corresponding to the evaluation index.

Abstract: A laser apparatus and a method for manufacturing a display device are provided. A laser apparatus includes: a stage; a laser providing unit above the stage and configured to provide a laser beam; a scanner configured to adjust an optical path of the laser beam such that the laser beam is irradiated to an irradiation line formed above the stage; and a control unit to control an operation of the scanner, and the scanner includes a shutter located on an optical path of the laser beam emitted from the laser providing unit and configured to perform an opening/closing operation.

Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor device includes: a stack structure including a plurality of interlayer insulating layers and a plurality of gate conductive layers, which are stacked in an alternating manner; at least one support structure penetrating the stack structure in a substantially vertical manner, the at least one support structure being formed in a contact region; and a contact plug penetrating the stack structure in a substantially vertical manner, the contact plug being formed in the contact region, the contact plug being connected to a contact pad that is disposed on the bottom of the stack structure. The at least one support structure is formed of an oxide layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-constraint qubit allocation method and a quantum apparatus using the same. The method comprises generating an interaction graph representing a quantum circuit on the basis of the number of two-qubit gates, determining edge weights between connected nodes in the interaction graph by introducing a fitting coefficient for a decay effect, searching for an isomorphic part, layout graph, between target hardware and the interaction graph by graph matching, and performing frequency matching for a layout graph by searching for frequency allocated to each location of qubits by limiting unidirectional movement on each of an x-axis and a y-axis of a hardware plane of the target hardware to a range from ?1 to +1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to PHOTORESIST COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF FORMING PATTERNS USING A PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION. Disclosed is a photoresist composition including an organometallic compound including a ring including a metal, a first heteroatom coordinated to the metal, and a second heteroatom covalently bonded to the metal, and an aromatic ring substituted or fused to the ring; and a solvent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sagger for firing a precursor material, and more specifically, to a sagger having a space internally provided to load a precursor material. When used to fire a precursor material, the sagger is capable of not only suppressing the generation of by-products but also enhancing the durability of the main body.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display panel and a sensor disposed on the display panel and including a plurality of sensing units disposed on an active area. Each of the sensing units includes a first sensing pattern, second sensing patterns, a bridge pattern, and a plurality of patterns. Among the sensing units, the patterns of the sensing unit making contact with a first boundary portion having a curvature in the active area and a peripheral area include a plurality of outer patterns, and at least one of the outer patterns is electrically connected to the first sensing pattern or the second sensing patterns.

Abstract: An apparatus for growing an ingot from a melt accommodated in a crucible of a chamber comprises a first senor and a controller. The first sensor is installed on one side of the chamber for detecting a detection signal in real time from a side portion of the ingot. The side portion of the ingot rotates via a detection area focused by the first sensor. The controller obtains a detection signal at each of a plurality of sampling points based on detection signals detected in real time, obtains a value of a central point of the ingot based on the detection signal at each of the plurality of sampling points, and determines whether or not the ingot is defective based on the value of the central point of the ingot.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a facial recognition method and apparatus based on masking. The facial recognition method based on masking includes performing detection and normalization of a face area including five landmarks in an input image, separating a face portion other than a portion covered by an obstacle in the detected face area, generating a mask corresponding to the separated face portion when there is a portion covered by an obstacle in the separated face portion, applying the mask to an image in a face image registration database and extracting a feature of a masking region, and determining whether it is an identical person based on the extracted feature value.

Abstract: In one example, an electronic device comprises a first and second substrates comprising first and second dielectric structures and first and second conductive structures, a first electronic component over the first substrate, the second substrate being over the first substrate and the first electronic component, a first interconnect structure between the first substrate and the second substrate and coupled with the first conductive structure and the second conductive structure, a first encapsulant between the first substrate and the second substrate and covering a lateral side of the first interconnect structure and a lateral side of the first electronic component, a second interconnect structure over the second substrate and coupled with the second conductive structure, a second encapsulant over the second substrate and covering a lateral side of the second interconnect structure, and a photonic integrated circuit over the second encapsulant and coupled with the second interconnect structure.

Abstract: Provided is a qubit state reading apparatus including a probe signal provider configured to provide a probe signal to a qubit and a readout module configured to receive a qubit signal output from the qubit to which the probe signal is provided and read a state of the qubit, in which the readout module includes a local oscillation (LO) signal generator configured to generate an LO signal, a mixer configured to down-convert the qubit signal using the LO signal, an accumulator configured to accumulate output signals of the mixer, and a comparator configured to compare an output signal of the accumulator with a threshold and output a signal corresponding to the state of the qubit, and the readout module down-converts the qubit signal and the LO signal in a homodyne manner.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for supporting an attention test based on an attention map and an attention movement map. The method includes generating a score distribution for each segment area of frames satisfying preset conditions, among frames of video content (video) that is produced in advance so as to be suitable for the purpose of a test, generating an attention map corresponding to the frames based on the distribution of the gaze point of a subject, generating an attention movement map corresponding to the frames based on information about movement of the gaze point of the subject, and calculating the attention of the subject using the score distribution for each segment area, the attention map, and the attention movement map.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a time-division multiplexing (TDM)-based multi-channel electrocardiogram measurement apparatus and method, which remove the influence of power line interference in a way to implement multiple channels by using a TDM method, remove an electrode DC offset (EDO) through a pre-charged capacitor, and periodically take a current out or supply a current. The TDM-based multi-channel electrocardiogram measurement apparatus and method robust against power line interference according to the present disclosure have advantages in that it can measure electrocardiogram by using multiple channels with low power and high integration based on TDM, can perform contactless measurement because an EDO is efficiently eliminated and high impedance is satisfied, and has a characteristic robust against power line interference.

Abstract: A hand-grip type oral X-ray device having an alignment function according to an embodiment includes an X-ray tube configured to generate and emit X-rays, an X-ray receiver including a first gyro-sensor and a first communication module, having, at a corner thereof, a magnet configured to generate a magnetic force, and configured to receive the X-rays generated from the X-ray tube to acquire X-ray data about an object in the oral cavity, and a handle including a rod-shaped grip operable by the hand of a user and an extension arm connecting the X-ray receiver and the grip to each other, and coupled to the X-ray receiver.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a physically unclonable function (PUF) cell capable of exhibiting a stable performance and showing an excellent repeatability while being less affected by environmental factors such as a noise, temperature, and bias voltage. The PUF cell generates an output value by combining a scheme of amplifying a threshold voltage difference and a scheme of amplifying an oscillation frequency difference. In an oscillator that generates oscillation signals of different frequencies, the frequency difference of the oscillation signals is amplified by alternately supplying bias voltages of different magnitudes generated by utilizing the threshold voltage difference to a plurality of stages in the oscillator.

Abstract: An electroluminescent display apparatus may include a pixel including a driving element having a gate electrode connected to a data line and a source electrode connected to a reference voltage line and a pixel driving circuit applying a sensing data voltage to the gate electrode of the driving element through the data line, detecting a source electrode voltage of the driving element, shifted from a sensing reference voltage based on the sensing data voltage, through the reference voltage line to obtain a detection voltage, calculating an offset voltage based on the detection voltage, and lowering a level of the sensing data voltage based on the offset voltage, in a plurality of vertical blank periods.