Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a cavity into which a cigarette is inserted, a light source that emits light to the cigarette inserted in the cavity, a reuse detection sensor that receives light reflected from the cigarette, a heater that heats the cigarette inserted into the cavity, and a controller, and the controller determines whether or not to operate the heater based on a rate of increase or decrease of a sensing value received from the reuse detection sensor.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device may include an accommodation space where an aerosol-generating article is accommodated, a heater configured to generate aerosol by heating the aerosol-generating article, a transducer configured to output ultrasonic waves toward the accommodation space, receive ultrasonic waves reflected from the accommodation space, and generate electric signals corresponding to the received ultrasonic waves, and a processor configured to determine a type of the aerosol-generating article accommodated in the accommodation space based on the electric signals generated by the transducer, and control an operation of the heater based on the determined type of the aerosol-generating article.

Abstract: A Peripheral Component Interconnect express (PCIe) device includes: a plurality of ports forming a plurality of lanes; and a link controller configured to set a link including the plurality of lanes to allocate non-sequential lane numbers to lanes adjacent to each other among the plurality of lanes.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device measures a current temperature of a heater before power is supplied to the heater that heats an aerosol generating material, and sets a preheating completion parameter, based on the measured current temperature of the heater, and a value of an amount of heat required to be supplied to the aerosol generating material to generate an adequate amount of aerosol. The aerosol generating device controls power supplied to the heater, based on the preheating completion parameter, such that a value of an amount of heat supplied to the aerosol generating material by the heater reaches the value of the amount of heat required to be supplied to the aerosol generating material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module, which includes a cell stack formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells; a bus bar frame assembly including a bus bar frame configured to cover one longitudinal end and the other longitudinal end of the cell stack and a plurality of bus bars fixed on the bus bar frame and electrically connected to the battery cells; and a FPCB assembly including a first FPCB extending along a longitudinal direction of the cell stack to cover at least a portion of an upper surface of the cell stack, a second FPCB extending from one longitudinal end of the first FPCB and electrically connected to the bus bars, and a connector having a connector pin inserted into a pin insert hole formed in the second FPCB.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes providing a high-voltage isolation capacitor region and a mixed-signal integrated circuit region on a substrate, forming a bottom electrode on the high-voltage isolation capacitor region, forming a bottom metal line on the mixed-signal integrated circuit region, forming an inter-metal dielectric layer on the bottom electrode and the bottom metal line, forming a top via in the inter-metal dielectric layer, forming a low bandgap dielectric layer on the top via and the inter-metal dielectric layer, patterning the low bandgap dielectric layer to form a patterned low bandgap dielectric layer, depositing a thick metal film on the top via and the patterned low bandgap dielectric layer, and patterning the thick metal film to form a top metal line on the high-voltage isolation capacitor region and form a top electrode on the mixed-signal integrated circuit region.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a body including a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrodes laminated with the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and an external electrode disposed externally on the body and connected to one or more of the plurality of internal electrodes. One of the plurality of dielectric layers includes a barium titanate composition including a Sn component. One of the plurality of internal electrodes includes a Sn component. The one of the plurality of dielectric layers has a Sn content equal to at least twice a Sn content of the one of the plurality of internal electrodes adjacent to the one of the plurality of dielectric layers.

Abstract: A cooling assembly for the aerosol-generating article according to an embodiment may include a cooling rod for cooling an aerosol generated by the aerosol-generating article; a perforation formed in the cooling rod and through which air passes; and an air volume regulator disposed on the outside of the cooling rod to cover the perforation, and regulating an amount of air passing through the perforation as the air volume regulator moves from one position to another.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method according to the present disclosure includes: receiving an image, in which a first atlas for a basic view of a current image and a second atlas for an additional view of the current image are merged; extracting an image divided in a predetermined image unit within the first atlas and the second atlas; dividing the first atlas and the second atlas in the predetermined image unit; and reconstructing the image divided in the predetermined image unit, wherein the dividing of the first atlas and the second atlas in the predetermined image unit may non-uniformly divide the first atlas and the second atlas.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a body including a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrodes laminated with the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and an external electrode disposed externally on the body and connected to one or more of the plurality of internal electrodes. One of the plurality of dielectric layers includes a barium titanate composition including a Sn component. One of the plurality of internal electrodes includes a Sn component. The one of the plurality of dielectric layers has a Sn content equal to at least twice a Sn content of the one of the plurality of internal electrodes adjacent to the one of the plurality of dielectric layers.

Abstract: A method of operating a computing device includes performing a pre-boot memory test on a memory by a BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), recording, in a log, memory fail information generated as a result of performing the pre-boot memory test by the BIOS, and performing a page offline operation using the memory fail information, after an operating system (OS) of the computing device is installed.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, the substrate includes a capacitor region and a metal wiring region. The capacitor region includes a lower electrode formed on the substrate, an interlayer insulating layer formed on the lower electrode, a dielectric layer pattern formed on the interlayer insulating layer, and an upper electrode formed on the dielectric layer pattern. The metal wiring region includes a lower metal wiring formed parallel to the lower electrode, the interlayer insulating layer formed on the lower metal wiring, an upper insulating layer formed on the interlayer insulating layer and having a thickness smaller than a thickness of the interlayer insulating layer, and an upper metal wiring formed on the upper insulating layer, and formed in parallel with the upper electrode. The upper insulating layer and the dielectric layer pattern are formed of different materials.

Abstract: Provided is a meta-space-time product trading device based on a meta-space-time product coordinate generator. The device is a meta-space-time-based product trading device that transcends time and space, and comprises: a meta-space-time product coordinate generator which generates meta-space-time product coordinate information for a specific product in which coordinates corresponding to specific latitude information, longitude information, and height information are integrated into a single set of coordinates, and assigns the meta-space-time product coordinate information to the specific product; and a resale product information database which is linked to the meta-space-time product coordinate generator and in which information about the product assigned the meta-space-time product coordinate information is recorded.

Abstract: Provided are a lyocell material, a filter for a smoking article and including the lyocell material, and a method of manufacturing these. The lyocell material manufactured according to the present application and a filter for a smoking article including the same replace conventional cellulose acetate materials and filters, and not only has excellent biodegradability, but also provides excellent filter manufacturing processability and excellent tobacco physical properties (e.g. hardness).

Abstract: Provided herein are an ultrasonic-based aerosol generation device, which is capable of reducing cartridge replacement costs and ensuring immediate aerosol generation, and a cartridge recognition method thereof. The ultrasonic-based aerosol generation device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a liquid reservoir configured to store a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a vibration element configured to provide ultrasonic vibrations to the stored liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, and a porous member which is disposed to be spaced apart from the vibration element and has a plurality of holes formed therein. Here, the liquid aerosol-forming substrate may be pushed in a direction toward the porous member due to ultrasonic vibrations of the vibration element, and the pushed liquid may be rapidly vaporized by passing through the plurality of holes. Accordingly, an aerosol can be generated immediately upon a puff.

Abstract: Provided is a two-stage dryer system. The two-stage dryer system includes a cooling dehumidifier configured to condense and remove moisture contained in compressed air by cooling the compressed air flowing therein, and then discharge the compressed air; and a deliquescent dehumidifier configured to bring the compressed air discharged from the cooling dehumidifier in contact with a deliquescent agent to remove the moisture contained in the compressed air through a process of deliquescence caused by the deliquescent agent, and then discharge the air with the moisture removed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery pack and a vehicle including the same. A battery pack according to the present disclosure can include a cell unit with at least one battery cell, and a case. The case can have an accommodation room with a bottom portion on which the cell unit is seated and configured to be accommodated. The bottom portion can include a pocket, the pocket can be configured to collect masses discharged and falling from the battery cell included in the cell unit.

Abstract: A respiratory sensing device includes a housing including a structure in an inner space thereof, wherein a battery is provided in the structure, a flexible substrate, wherein the housing is disposed on and connected to one surface of the flexible substrate and a plurality of respiration sensor electrodes are disposed on the flexible substrate, and an adhesive member having a predetermined thickness, including an opening portion through which the plurality of respiration sensor electrodes are exposed, disposed on another surface of the flexible substrate, and configured to attach the flexible substrate to skin.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell terrace alignment device including a base part, a table provided straight (in an X-axis direction) in parallel with a process direction, a first front end support part provided on the base part, a second front end support part provided on the base part, a first rear end support part provided on the base part, a second rear end support part provided on the base part, alignment blocks respectively provided in the first front end support part, the second front end support part, the first rear end support part, and the second rear end support part, a close-contact member provided in any one of the first front end support part and the second front end support part or any one of the first and the second rear end support parts, and a man chamber guide member.

Abstract: As an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is disclosed an aerosol generating device including: a heater configured to generate an aerosol by heating an aerosol generating substrate; a storage unit configured to store information regarding a first time period and a second time period for controlling a temperature of the heater; and a controller configured to control power supplied to the heater, wherein the controller, when the first time period time elapses after the temperature of the heater reaches the first target temperature, changes the temperature of the heater to a second target temperature for the second time period, and the sum of the first time period and the second time period is a time period in a preset change.