Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a stacked structure on a substrate and a vertical structure penetrating the stacked structure. The stacked structured includes a plurality of conductive lines stacked on the substrate. The vertical structure may include a vertical insulating pattern and a channel film extending along sidewalls of the vertical insulating pattern. The vertical insulating pattern may include an inner region and an outer region. The outer region of the vertical insulating pattern may be placed between the channel film and the inner region of the vertical insulating pattern, and the outer region of the vertical insulating pattern may include a diffused metal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for stabilizing ceramide and to a cosmetic composition containing stabilized ceramide and, more specifically, to a method for homogenizing and stabilizing ceramide by self-assembling the ceramide together with ?-sitosterol, resveratrol, and allantoin which are other physiologically active substances using a microfluidic chip and a high pressure homogenizer, and to a technique for using ceramide and nanoparticles containing ?-sitosterol, resveratrol, and allantoin, which are produced by means of the stabilizing method, as a cosmetic material for skin moisturizing, anti-oxidation, skin inflammation relief, skin barrier enhancement, and skin itching relief.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body, a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber provided inside the main body with front sides thereof open. An evaporator is arranged inside the main body and is configured to generate cold air and arranged behind the first storage chamber. A first duct is configured to supply the cold air generated from the evaporator to the first storage chamber and a second duct is configured to supply cold air to the second storage chamber. A connection duct is configured to connect the first duct and the second duct to cause the cold air inside the first duct to flow into the second duct, and a damper is configured to selectively open and close the connection duct. The damper is provided inside the first duct, and the second duct has a flat front surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting a void in a concrete composite member covered with a steel plate using a thermal image, and a method for managing the construction of a concrete composite member covered with a steel plate by applying same. According to the present invention, since the presence of the void is determined based on the steel plate surface temperature measured using the thermal image during the construction of the concrete composite member covered with the steel plate, the void generation may be precisely expected.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a pixel circuit portion disposed on the substrate and including a transistor that drives a pixel, and a display element portion disposed on the pixel circuit portion and including a pixel electrode electrically connected to an electrode of the transistor through a bridge pattern. The pixel circuit portion includes a first capping layer disposed between the bridge pattern and the pixel electrode, and the pixel electrode and the bridge pattern are multiple metal layers including a same material.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing display devices includes: a stage; and a head unit disposed on the stage and including a nozzle unit. The head unit further includes a first coating portion covering a bottom surface of the head unit and at least a part of an inner surface of the nozzle unit, and where a thickness of at least a part of the first coating portion becomes narrower toward a top of the first coating portion.

Abstract: A method for controlling automated valet driving system (AVDS) access of a subject vehicle (SV) by a global AVDS server, and an apparatus therefor. The method includes transmitting and receiving information between a global AVDS server and at least one local AVDS server; controlling autonomous driving of the subject vehicle (SV), wherein the global AVDS server manages each local AVDS server, transmits/receives data to/from at least one of a vehicle backend (VB) and a user backend (UB), wherein the at least one local AVDS server is a sub-AVDS server and the at least one local AVDS server transmits/receives data to/from at least one of the global AVDS server or a value added system (VA), and wherein the VA includes at least one of a charging station for the SV and a car wash for the SV.

Abstract: There is provided a display device including a substrate, a circuit layer, and an element layer. A display area of the substrate includes a main display area in which emission areas are arranged side by side, and at least one sub-display area surrounded by the main display area. The at least one sub-display area further includes light transmission areas located between the emission areas. The circuit layer includes light-emitting pixel drivers respectively electrically connected to the light-emitting elements of the element layer, data lines transmitting data signals to the light-emitting pixel drivers, first dummy lines extending in a first direction intersecting the data lines, and second dummy lines extending parallel to the data lines and paired with the data lines, respectively. The second dummy lines include reset transmission lines extending from the non-display area to the at least one sub-display area.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method is provided. An image decoding method of the present invention may comprise deriving an intra-prediction mode of a current luma block, deriving an intra-prediction mode of a current chroma block based on the intra-prediction mode of the current luma block, generating a prediction block of the current chroma block based on the intra-prediction mode of the current chroma block, and the deriving of an intra-prediction mode of a current chroma block may comprise determining whether or not CCLM (Cross-Component Linear Mode) can be performed for the current chroma block.

Abstract: In one example, a semiconductor device comprises an electronic component comprising a component face side, a component base side, a component lateral side connecting the component face side to the component base side, and a component port adjacent to the component face side, wherein the component port comprises a component port face. A clip structure comprises a first clip pad, a second clip pad, a first clip leg connecting the first clip pad to the second clip pad, and a first clip face. An encapsulant covers portions of the electronic component and the clip structure. The encapsulant comprises an encapsulant face, the first clip pad is coupled to the electronic component, and the component port face and the first clip face are exposed from the encapsulant face. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: In one aspect, an electric furnace is provided with a double type melting furnace, which includes: a first upper cell that forms a first upper space of a first melting furnace in which a first iron source is introduced and molten; a second upper cell that is disposed in a horizontal direction of the first upper cell and forms a second upper space of a second melting furnace in which a second iron source is introduced and molten; a lower cell that is combined with lower portions of the first upper cell and the second upper cell and forms a single integrated space in which a first lower space of the first melting furnace and a second lower space of the second melting furnace are integrated; and a partition wall unit that is installed to vertically move up and down between the first upper cell and the second upper cell, and separates the first lower space of the first melting furnace and the second lower space of the second melting furnace, although both of the lower spaces are integrally formed by the lower cel

Abstract: A meniscus measuring method capable of quickly and accurately measuring meniscus positions in a plurality of nozzles of an inkjet head can be provided. The meniscus measuring method comprises providing a head unit capable of discharging ink through a plurality of nozzles, adhering ink remaining in the plurality of nozzles to a film to form a detection pattern on the film by bringing the film into close contact with the plurality of nozzles, measuring meniscus of ink remaining in the plurality of nozzles based on the detection pattern.

Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device comprises a display panel including a plurality of signal pads and one or more dummy pads, and at least one flexible wiring board providing signals to the signal pads, wherein a maximum bias period of signals provided to a pair of adjacent signal pads with at least one dummy pad interposed therebetween is longer than a maximum bias period of signals provided to a pair of adjacent signal pads with no dummy pad disposed therebetween.

Abstract: An intra prediction mode encoding and decoding method, an image decoding device, and an image encoding device operate by deriving most probable modes (MPMs) from surrounding prediction units adjacent to a current prediction unit and deriving an intra prediction mode of the current prediction unit on the basis of an MPM flag indicating whether an MPM having the same prediction mode as the intra prediction mode of the current prediction unit exists among the derived MPMs.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a low-voltage battery unit of a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) type commercial special purpose vehicle. The low-voltage battery unit features a dualized structure by using a 12V LDC and adopting a battery exclusively providing DC12V, instead of using a low-voltage DC-DC converter (LDC) for 24V and a battery equalizer (BEQ) to supply 24V and 12V in the low-voltage battery unit.

Abstract: A method of operating storage devices, a memory device, a host device, and a switch, is provided. The method includes: receiving, by the memory device, a first request corresponding to target user data from the host device; generating, by the memory device, first input/output (I/O) stream information based on telemetry information corresponding to the storage devices and map data in a buffer memory of the memory device based on the first request, wherein the first I/O stream information indicates a data path between a first storage device of the storage devices and the host device; providing, by the memory device, a first redirection request including the first request and the first I/O stream information to the host device or the first storage device through the switch; and processing the target user data according to the first I/O stream information in the first redirection request.

Abstract: Interactive methods and systems for displaying measurements of objects and surfaces based on co-registered images and three-dimensional (“3D”) scene geometry. A scene is displayed from a first view, control points are designated within the scene, and 3D positions of the control points are computed. Thereafter, the scene and each respective control point is displayed from a second view, and the locations of the control points are adjusted as necessary to correspond to their desired locations in the second view. New 3D positions for the control points are computed accordingly. A measurement is determined based on the computed 3D positions of the control points, and the measurement is displayed via a graphical user interface.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for inducing a prediction motion vector and an apparatus using the same. An image decoding method can include: a step of determining the information related to a plurality of spatial candidate prediction motion vectors from peripheral predicted blocks of a predicted target block; and a step of determining the information related to temporal candidate prediction motion vectors on the basis of the information related to the plurality of spatial candidate prediction motion vectors. Accordingly, the present invention can reduce complexity and can enhance coding efficiency when inducing the optimum prediction motion vector.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a stackable semiconductor device with small size and fine pitch and a method of manufacturing thereof.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area disposed around the display area. The peripheral area includes a bending region and a contact region adjacent to the bending region. A first connection line includes a first portion disposed in the contact region, and a second portion disposed in both the bending region and the contact region, and including a first layer and a second layer. At least part of the second layer of the second portion overlaps the first layer of the second portion. In the contact region, the first layer of the second portion is electrically connected to the first portion, and the second layer of the second portion is electrically connected to the first layer of the second portion.