Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same. In the electrode assembly, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound based on a winding axis to define a core and an outer circumference. The first electrode includes a first active material portion coated with an active material layer and a first uncoated portion not coated with an active material layer along a winding direction. At least a part of the first uncoated portion is defined as an electrode tab by itself. The first uncoated portion includes a first portion adjacent to the core of the electrode assembly, a second portion adjacent to the outer circumference of the electrode assembly, and a third portion interposed between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion or the second portion has a smaller height than the third portion in the winding axis direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same. In the electrode assembly, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound based on an axis to define a core and an outer circumference. The first electrode includes an uncoated portion at a long side end thereof and exposed out of the separator along a winding axis direction of the electrode assembly. A part of the uncoated portion is bent in a radial direction of the electrode assembly to form a bending surface region that includes overlapping layers of the uncoated portion, and in a partial region of the bending surface region, the number of stacked layers of the uncoated portion is 10 or more in the winding axis direction of the electrode assembly.

Abstract: A method for decoding an image based on an intra prediction, comprising: obtaining a first prediction pixel of a first region in a current block by using a neighboring pixel adjacent to the current block; obtaining a second prediction pixel of a second region in the current block by using the first prediction pixel of the first region; and decoding the current block based on the first and the second prediction pixels.

Abstract: An electrode assembly, a battery, a battery pack and a vehicle including the same are provided. In the electrode assembly, the uncoated portion of an electrode includes a segment region divided into a plurality of segments, and the segment region includes a plurality of segment groups separated by a group separation pitch along a winding direction. One end of the electrode assembly includes a plurality of segment alignments. In winding turns corresponding to the plurality of segment alignments, group separation pitches of segment groups disposed in a same winding turn are substantially identical, and separation pitches of the segment groups is greater in a winding turn of a region adjacent to the outer circumference of the electrode assembly than in a winding turn of a region adjacent to the core of the electrode assembly.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes a heat exchanger for exchanging heat with air brought into a housing, and a blower fan for blowing air that has exchanged heat with the heat exchanger out of the housing, and controls a guide unit that opens or closes part of an outlet provided in the housing to blow out various flows of air.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes a heat exchanger for exchanging heat with air introduced to an inside of a housing and a fan for blowing the air having heat exchanged by the heat exchanger to an outside of the housing, the air conditioner capable of blowing air at various airflows by controlling a door configured to selectively open a first portion and a second portion, different from the first portion, of an air outlet of the housing and controlling a guide member configured to controlling a flow path inside the housing.

Abstract: A fan guard assembly having an improved structure for providing improved performance and an outdoor unit having the same are provided. The fan guard assembly includes: a front panel having an outlet; and a fan guard including a hub provided at the outlet to directly fix a fan motor assembly and a rib connecting between the hub and the front panel. Further, the outdoor unit includes: a cabinet; a bell mouth provided in the cabinet; a fan guard provided at an outlet of the bell mouth; and a fan motor assembly fixed to the fan guard.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes a heat exchanger for exchanging heat with air introduced to an inside of a housing and a fan for blowing the air having heat exchanged by the heat exchanger to an outside of the housing, the air conditioner capable of blowing air at various airflows by controlling a door configured to selectively open a first portion and a second portion, different from the first portion, of an air outlet of the housing and controlling a guide member configured to controlling a flow path inside the housing.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes a heat exchanger for exchanging heat with air brought into a housing, and a blower fan for blowing air that has exchanged heat with the heat exchanger out of the housing, and controls a guide unit that opens or closes part of an outlet provided in the housing to blow out various flows of air.

Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes a current carrying path formed between a control box and an outdoor heat exchanger, and electromagnetic noise generated in the control box is transmitted to the outdoor heat exchanger and efficiently discharged to air through the outdoor heat exchanger.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a discharge plate having a plurality of holes disposed adjacent to the outlet, a heat exchanger disposed within said housing, a blowing fan for blowing air exchanged with the heat exchanger; and a shutter movably provided to close at least one of a first path through which air blown by the blowing fan flows to the outlet and a second path that flows to the discharge plate.

Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes a current carrying path formed between a control box and an outdoor heat exchanger, and electromagnetic noise generated in the control box is transmitted to the outdoor heat exchanger and efficiently discharged to air through the outdoor heat exchanger.

Abstract: A fan guard assembly having an improved structure for providing improved performance and an outdoor unit having the same are provided. The fan guard assembly includes: a front panel having an outlet; and a fan guard including a hub provided at the outlet to directly fix a fan motor assembly and a rib connecting between the hub and the front panel. Further, the outdoor unit includes: a cabinet; a bell mouth provided in the cabinet; a fan guard provided at an outlet of the bell mouth; and a fan motor assembly fixed to the fan guard.

Abstract: An air conditioning device having an indoor heat exchanger, a heat recovery ventilator, a supply fan, and an exhaust fan inside a housing and configured to perform at least one of cooling/heating, heat recovery ventilation, and pure ventilation. The air conditioning device includes a first flow path configured to guide indoor air while the cooling/heating is performed, a second flow path configured to guide the indoor air toward the heat recovery ventilator, and a third flow path configured to guide outdoor air toward the heat recovery ventilator while the heat recovery ventilation is performed. The air conditioning device includes fourth and fifth flow paths configured to guide indoor air and outdoor air, respectively, and an inlet port that corresponds to the third flow path and the fifth flow path, and a discharge port that corresponds to outlets of the second flow path and the fourth flow path.

Abstract: A computer-controlled slurry supplying apparatus for providing abrasive slurry to a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) machine in a semiconductor manufacturing process preferably comprises a storage portion for accepting and storing a quantity of undiluted slurry, a mixing portion for accepting undiluted slurry from the storage portion and mixing with a diluting solution to created a diluted slurry, a supply portion for holding the diluted slurry, and at least one point-of-use mixing unit for mixing at least one chemical additive to the diluted slurry at or near a dispensing nozzle at the point of application. Each of the above portions of the slurry supplying apparatus further includes a re-circulation means for keep solutions in a mixed and agitated state. A method for using the slurry supplying apparatus comprises steps of controllably operating various valves, pumps, and sensors to maintain a desired slurry composition and flow rate.

Abstract: An apparatus for supplying chemicals in a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process includes a plurality of chemical solution supply sources for supplying different chemical solutions in a pump-less manner by using a pressure applied at the chemical solution supply sources, each supply source having an associated feed line, re-circulating line, and means for measuring and controlling flow rates of the chemical solutions supplied through the feed lines. The chemical solutions are delivered via a plurality of delivery lines to a mixer, thereby providing a mixed chemical solution to a chemical injection part of a polishing apparatus. Each means for measuring and controlling flow rates is mounted in the feed lines.

Abstract: An apparatus for supplying chemicals in a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process includes a plurality of chemical solution supply sources for supplying different chemical solutions in a pump-less manner by using a pressure applied at the chemical solution supply sources, each supply source having an associated feed line, re-circulating line, and means for measuring and controlling flow rates of the chemical solutions supplied through the feed lines. The chemical solutions are delivered via a plurality of delivery lines to a mixer, thereby providing a mixed chemical solution to a chemical injection part of a polishing apparatus. Each means for measuring and controlling flow rates is mounted in the feed lines.

Abstract: A computer-controlled slurry supplying apparatus for providing abrasive slurry to a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) machine in a semiconductor manufacturing process preferably comprises a storage portion for accepting and storing a quantity of undiluted slurry, a mixing portion for accepting undiluted slurry from the storage portion and mixing with a diluting solution to created a diluted slurry, a supply portion for holding the diluted slurry, and at least one point-of-use mixing unit for mixing at least one chemical additive to the diluted slurry at or near a dispensing nozzle at the point of application. Each of the above portions of the slurry supplying apparatus further includes a re-circulation means for keep solutions in a mixed and agitated state. A method for using the slurry supplying apparatus comprises steps of controllably operating various valves, pumps, and sensors to maintain a desired slurry composition and flow rate.

Abstract: An apparatus for supplying chemicals in a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process includes a plurality of chemical solution supply sources for supplying different chemical solutions in a pump-less manner by using a pressure applied at the chemical solution supply sources, each supply source having an associated feed line, re-circulating line, and means for measuring and controlling flow rates of the chemical solutions supplied through the feed lines. The chemical solutions are delivered via a plurality of delivery lines to a mixer, thereby providing a mixed chemical solution to a chemical injection part of a polishing apparatus. Each means for measuring and controlling flow rates is mounted in the feed lines.