Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first substrate; a memory cell array, a second substrate, and a back-side power distribution network. The memory cell array includes memory cells that are vertically stacked over the first substrate. The second substrate including a front side facing the memory cell array and a back side at a higher level than the front side. The second substrate further includes a plurality of control circuits for controlling the memory cells. The back-side power distribution network includes a power interconnection that penetrates the second substrate and supplies power to the control circuits from the back side of the second substrate. The memory cell array is electrically connected to the plurality of control circuits of the second substrate by a bonding structure.

Abstract: An embodiment method of detecting a curb includes selecting road points from a point cloud acquired by a LiDAR sensor and detecting multiple consecutive points, having a constant first slope in a first plane viewed from above and a second slope having a constant sign in a second plane viewed from a side, as curb candidate points from among the road points, the curb candidate points being candidates for curb points.

Abstract: A bonding structure may include a non-conductive layer and at least one conductive pad. The non-conductive layer may have a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The conductive pad may be arranged in the non-conductive pad. The conductive pad may include a vertical pattern portion and at least one volume compensation portion. The vertical pattern portion may extend from the first surface to the second surface in the non-conductive layer. The volume compensation portion may be formed on a sidewall of the vertical pattern portion.

Abstract: A discharging nozzle assembly and a bidet including the same are disclosed.

Abstract: A sidestream smoke removal device and a control method thereof are provided. The sidestream smoke removal device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a housing in which a smoking space is formed, an article insertion portion which is disposed at one end of the housing and forms an opening for insertion of a smoking article into the smoking space, an ignition portion which is configured to ignite the smoking article inserted into the smoking space, a sidestream smoke processing portion which is configured to process sidestream smoke generated from the smoking article inserted into the smoking space, and a heating portion disposed inside the housing to heat the smoking space. The heating portion may heat the smoking space to remove a smell generated due to by-products of smoking, and accordingly, the cleanliness of the sidestream smoke removal device can be improved.

Abstract: A semiconductor device may include: a first semiconductor structure including a first conductive layer and four first bonding pads connected to the first conductive layer; and a second semiconductor structure including a second conductive layer and four second bonding pads connected to the second conductive layer, wherein the four first bonding pads are configured to be disposed to have respective centers each overlapping four intersections that are formed by two virtual first straight lines extending in parallel in a first direction and two virtual second straight lines extending in parallel in a second direction intersecting the first direction, where each of the four first bonding pads has four quadrants divided by the first straight line and the second straight line, and wherein, when the first semiconductor structure and the second semiconductor structure are normally aligned, the four second bonding pads are configured to be disposed to have respective centers that are displaced in directions from the r

Abstract: A Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR)-based object detection apparatus comprising a LiDAR sensor configured to obtain a point cloud, and a processor configured to detect at least one object of interest from the point cloud, wherein the processor is configured to perform determining representative points from LiDAR points corresponding to the object among the point cloud, determining outer points among the representative points, the outer points defining an outline of the object, and determining a confidence score for each of segments connecting at least two of the outer points.

Abstract: A method for managing biometric information is provided. The method includes the steps of: determining whether a cardiac disorder event has occurred to a user on the basis of biometric information measured from the user's body and situation information associated with the biometric information; providing alarm information associated with the cardiac disorder event to the user in response to determining that the cardiac disorder event has occurred; and associating a time point of occurrence of the cardiac disorder event with feedback information acquired from the user in response to the provided alarm information.

Abstract: A pet toilet that identifies a pet device by using the pet device worn by a pet includes an electromagnetic signal receiver that receives a first electromagnetic signal including pet device information from a plurality of pet devices, a connection unit that is connected to at least one of the plurality of pet devices based on the strength of the received first electromagnetic signal, an electromagnetic signal transmitter that transmits a second electromagnetic signal to the at least one pet device, and an identification unit that identifies a specific pet device worn by a specific pet from the pet device information based on the strength of the second electromagnetic signal received by the at least one pet device from the at least one pet device.

Abstract: An embodiment method of detecting a curb includes selecting road points from a point cloud acquired by a LiDAR sensor and detecting multiple consecutive points, having a constant first slope in a first plane viewed from above and a second slope having a constant sign in a second plane viewed from a side, as curb candidate points from among the road points, the curb candidate points being candidates for curb points.

Abstract: A method for managing biometric information is provided. The method includes the steps of: determining whether a cardiac disorder event has occurred to a user on the basis of biometric information measured from the user's body and situation information associated with the biometric information; providing alarm information associated with the cardiac disorder event to the user in response to determining that the cardiac disorder event has occurred; and associating a time point of occurrence of the cardiac disorder event with feedback information acquired from the user in response to the provided alarm information.

Abstract: A heating assembly for a massage chair, wherein a heating element is separately operated. The heating assembly according to an embodiment having a first bracket with a plurality of massage balls rotatably mounted to the first bracket. A massage assembly is fixed to the first bracket and can perform at least one of up-and-down and left-and-right motions. A second bracket is mounted to the massage assembly or the first bracket A support part inserted at one end thereof into the second bracket. A heating element is mounted to the support part and an airbag is fixed to the support part so as to be opposite to the heating element. Wherein the heating assembly is mounted inside the backrest of a massage chair.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cosmetic device. The cosmetic device includes a pair of shafts secured to a handle, a pair of rotating bodies rotatably coupled to the pair of shafts, and a pair of vibration motors configured to transmit vibration to the pair of rotating bodies. The vibration motors are installed in the shafts, respectively.

Abstract: A heating assembly for a massage chair, wherein a heating element is separately operated. The heating assembly according to an embodiment having a first bracket with a plurality of massage balls rotatably mounted to the first bracket. A massage assembly is fixed to the first bracket and can perform at least one of up-and-down and left-and-right motions. A second bracket is mounted to the massage assembly or the first bracket A support part inserted at one end thereof into the second bracket. A heating element is mounted to the support part and an airbag is fixed to the support part so as to be opposite to the heating element. Wherein the heating assembly is mounted inside the backrest of a massage chair.

Abstract: Provided is a steam generator (1000) which comprises a water tank (200); a heater unit (300) connected with the water tank so as to heat the water; and a spraying unit (500) connected with the heater unit (300), wherein raw water heated by the heater unit (300) is in a high-temperature and high-pressure state in the heater unit (300), and the high-temperature and high-pressure raw water is converted into steam by decompression when sprayed to the outside by the spraying unit (500). The steam generator, according to the present invention, can generate steam without a separate electric power supply device, can generate steam that is harmless to the human body without generating ozone, and can generates an abundant amount of atomized steam through a process for directly heating the supplied raw water by using a heating member disposed in a housing and then secondarily heating the steam of which a phase is primarily changed so as to atomize steam particles, thereby suppressing the ejection of condensed water.

Abstract: Provided is a steam generator (1000) which comprises a water tank (200); a heater unit (300) connected with the water tank so as to heat the water; and a spraying unit (500) connected with the heater unit (300), wherein raw water heated by the heater unit (300) is in a high-temperature and high-pressure state in the heater unit (300), and the high-temperature and high-pressure raw water is converted into steam by decompression when sprayed to the outside by the spraying unit (500). The steam generator, according to the present invention, can generate steam without a separate electric power supply device, can generate steam that is harmless to the human body without generating ozone, and can generates an abundant amount of atomized steam through a process for directly heating the supplied raw water by using a heating member disposed in a housing and then secondarily heating the steam of which a phase is primarily changed so as to atomize steam particles, thereby suppressing the ejection of condensed water.

Abstract: Provided is a touch window including an upper substrate including a first extension portion from which a first transparent electrode having a first pattern in one direction is extended to an outside of the boundary portion of a view area, and a lower substrate including a second extension portion from which a second transparent electrode having a second pattern in orthogonal direction to the one direction is extended to an outside of the boundary portion of a view area in the orthogonal direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method of manufacture thereof, particularly, to a semiconductor device including a vertical type gate and a method of forming the same. According to the present invention, a semiconductor device includes a vertical pillar which is protruded from a semiconductor substrate, has a vertical channel, and has a first width; an insulating layer which has a second width smaller than the first width, provided in both sides of the vertical pillar which is adjacent in a first direction; and a nitride film provided in a side wall of the insulating layer.