Abstract: A cooling apparatus for an electronic element includes a first chamber in a non-vacuum state, the first chamber being configured such that a printed circuit board equipped with a heat-generating element is disposed in the first chamber, a second chamber in a vacuum state, the second chamber being configured such that a spray unit configured to spray a refrigerant and a refrigerant supply unit configured to supply the refrigerant to the spray unit are disposed in the second chamber, and an evaporation unit disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber, in which the spray unit sprays the refrigerant, which is supplied by the refrigerant supply unit and condensed in the second chamber, into the second chamber, and in which the evaporation unit evaporates the refrigerant, which is sprayed into the second chamber by the spray unit.

Abstract: There is provided a binder for a secondary battery anode, in which double-bond functional groups are selectively formed in a fluorine-based polymer by using an organic catalyst, and a cross-linked structure can be formed by the double bonds through only an electrode drying process without the introduction of a heterogeneous additive.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device is provided. The device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer. The organic layer includes a first compound represented by Formula 1 and a second compound represented by Formula 2. Various possibilities for the constituents of chemical structures in Formulas 1 and 2 are presented.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method performed by an image decoding apparatus of the present invention may comprise decoding an indicator indicating whether or not partition information of a current block is derived from partition information of a corresponding block of the current block, obtaining the partition information of the current block based on the decoded indicator, and partitioning the current block based on the obtained partition information.

Abstract: An epoxy-based adhesive composition and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The adhesive composition provides excellent adhesion strength, peel strength and impact-resistant strength uniformly over a wide temperature range.

Abstract: A separator for lithium-ion secondary batteries is characterized in that DPVDF is dip-coated on the separator and crosslinked. A material of the separator is selected from polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), cellulose acetate (CA), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polyethersulfone (PES), or polyethylene terephthalate (PET). A method for manufacturing the separator includes: synthesizing polyvinylidene fluoride (DPVDF) including a double bond by dehydrochlorinating poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-chlorotrifluoroethylene [P(VDF-CTFE)]; coating a separator by dipping in a dipping solution formed by dissolving the DPVDF in an organic solvent; and crosslinking the DPVDF coated on the separator by performing a radical reaction by heat treatment.

Abstract: An epoxy-based adhesive composition and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The adhesive composition provides excellent adhesion strength, peel strength and impact-resistant strength uniformly over a wide temperature range.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device is provided. The device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer. The organic layer includes a first compound represented by Formula 1 and a second compound represented by Formula 2. Various possibilities for the constituents of chemical structures in Formulas 1 and 2 are presented.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method performed by an image decoding apparatus of the present invention may comprise decoding an indicator indicating whether or not partition information of a current block is derived from partition information of a corresponding block of the current block, obtaining the partition information of the current block based on the decoded indicator, and partitioning the current block based on the obtained partition information.

Abstract: In one example, a semiconductor device comprises a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, an electronic device on the bottom surface of the substrate, a leadframe on the bottom surface of the substrate, the leadframe comprising a paddle, wherein the paddle is coupled to the electronic device, and a lead electrically coupled to the electronic device. The semiconductor device further comprises a first protective material contacting the bottom surface of the substrate and a side surface of the electronic device.

Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a main body, a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber provided inside the main body with front sides thereof open, an evaporator, while being arranged inside the main body, configured to generate cold air and arranged behind the first storage chamber, a first duct configured to supply the cold air generated from the evaporator to the first storage chamber, a second duct configured to supply cold air to the second storage chamber, and a connection duct 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 configured to selectively open and dose the connection duct, wherein the damper is provided inside the first duct, and the second duct has a front surface in a form of a flat surface.

Abstract: A system for analyzing a passive network is provided, the system being configured to extend the frequency band with the interpolation function of the low frequency band and the extrapolation function of the high frequency band for S-parameters with limited measurement band, adjust the propagation delay time for the band-extended S-parameter to derive the final band-extended S-parameter, and analyze the time response of the passive network on the basis of the output voltage waveform estimated by performing convolution on the impulse response to the derived final band-extended S-parameter and the input voltage waveform of the passive network, thereby improving the time response performance of the passive network without a complex circuit conversion process, and making it possible to be capable of lightweight structures. Furthermore, it is possible to improve the accuracy of the impulse response by adjusting the propagation delay time removed from the band-limited S-parameter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of processing a band-limited S-parameter for a transient analysis, the method including removing a propagation delay time of a band-limited S-parameter signal; generating an interpolation function for a real part of the band-limited S-parameter signal; generating an extrapolation function for the real part of the band-limited S-parameter signal; and generating an extended S-parameter signal with the interpolation function and the extrapolation function. Accordingly, by extending the interpolation function and the extrapolation function ensuring continuity with the real part, there is an advantage that the causality problem does not occur in the impulse response of the extended S-parameter signal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of processing an S-parameter to analyze transient phenomena in a passive network, the method including: generating an extrapolation function related to a real part of a measured S-parameter signal; generating an expanded S-parameter signal by the extrapolation function; and setting an optimum degree and an optimum expansion frequency of the expanded S-parameter signal. Thus, the extrapolation function where continuity from the real part of the measured S-parameter signal is ensured is used such that causality in an impulse response of the expanded S-parameter signal can be maintained without problems.

Abstract: An electronic device provides a status messaging service. The electronic device includes a communication module, a display module, and a processor that is configured to acquire a status message of the electronic device, and during a service discovery operation, add the acquired status message to a session initiation protocol (SIP) Options message and transmitting the SIP Options message. A method includes acquiring a status message of the electronic device, and adding the acquired status message to a session initiation protocol (SIP) Options message and transmitting out the SIP Options message during a service discovery operation.

Abstract: A heated electrostatic chuck is provided, including a base having an upper surface and peripheral side surfaces, a thermal barrier coating formed by plasma deposition directly on at least the upper surface of the base, at least one heating element formed on portions of the thermal barrier coating, an electrically insulating layer formed on the heating element and exposed portions of the thermal barrier coating, at least one chucking electrode formed on at least a portion of the electrically insulating layer, and a protective layer formed on the chucking electrode.

Abstract: An apparatus for outputting audio signals. The apparatus for outputting audio signals includes a pulse density modulation (PDM) unit for PDM modulating an input audio signal to output a modulated audio signal, a driving signal generator for generating at least one driving signal to control switching amplification operations based on the modulated audio signal, and a power switching amplifier having at least one switch that is turned on or turned off in response to the driving signal and performs the switching amplification operations for using the at least one switch to output an amplified audio signal that corresponds to the modulated audio signal, wherein the at least one switch includes at least one from among a gallium nitride (GaN) transistor, gallium arsenide (GaAs) transistor, and a silicon carbide (SiC) transistor.

Abstract: A method of emulating a sound of an audio apparatus by using a sound emulation apparatus includes obtaining k past samples (where k is a natural number that is equal to or greater than 1) by delaying a current sample of an audio signal; applying a plurality of characteristic functions indicating an input/output relationship of the audio apparatus to the current sample and the k past samples, respectively; and adding the current sample and the k past samples, to which the plurality of characteristic functions have been applied, respectively, to generate an emulation sound of the audio apparatus.

Abstract: An audio signal processing apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus includes a stability determiner and a sigma-delta modulator. The stability determiner divides a frequency band of an input audio signal into one or more sub-frequency bands, compares a level of the input audio signal for each of the sub-frequency bands with a threshold for the sub-frequency band, and generates a stability determination signal according to a result of the comparison. The sigma-delta modulator sigma-delta modulates the input audio signal according to the stability determination signal, and outputs a modulation signal.

Abstract: An electronic device provides a status messaging service. The electronic device includes a communication module, a display module, and a processor that is configured to acquire a status message of the electronic device, and during a service discovery operation, add the acquired status message to a session initiation protocol (SIP) Options message and transmitting the SIP Options message. A method includes acquiring a status message of the electronic device, and adding the acquired status message to a session initiation protocol (SIP) Options message and transmitting out the SIP Options message during a service discovery operation.