Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a mold structure including a plurality of insulating patterns and a plurality of gate electrodes alternately stacked on a substrate, a semiconductor pattern penetrating through the mold structure and contacting the substrate, a first charge storage film, and a second charge storage film separated from the first charge storage film. The first and second charge storage films are disposed between each of the gate electrodes and the semiconductor pattern. Each of the gate electrodes includes a first recess and a second recess which are respectively recessed inward from a side surface of the gate electrodes. The first charge storage film fills at least a portion of the first recess, and the second charge storage film fills at least a portion of the second recess.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device including a substrate including a first block and a second block each having a cell array region and a connection region, a stack including insulating layers and gate electrodes and extending from the cell array region to the connection region, first cell channel structures in the cell array region of the first block and passing through the stack to be electrically connected to the substrate, first dummy channel structures in the connection region of the first block and passing through the stack, second cell channel structures in the cell array region of the second block and passing through the stack, and second dummy channel structures in the connection region of the second block and passing through the stack may be provided. The first dummy channel structures are electrically insulated from the substrate, while the second dummy channel structures are electrically connected to the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a small size thermal conductivity measuring apparatus of a pellet type hydrogen storage alloy, a measuring method, and an analysis system. More specifically, a small size thermal conductivity measuring device of a hydrogen storage alloy pellet, includes: a measurement sample unit which is a target to be measured and is configured by a hydrogen storage alloy pellet; a reference material unit in which one surface is configured to be in contact with one surface of the measurement sample unit and a mounting groove is formed one side of the contact surface; and a thermal probe which is mounted in the mounting groove to measure a thermal conductivity of the measurement sample unit based on a temperature change.

Abstract: A method of preparing silicon carbide according to the present invention includes reacting a silicon-containing compound with carbon dioxide, wherein a reducing agent is optionally used.

Abstract: A memory controller is disclosed. The memory controller is configured to control the execution of a suspend operation by a memory device. The memory controller includes: a processor configured to output an operation control signal when the memory device is performing a program/erase operation; and a suspend operation manager configured to output suspend mode change information based on the operation control signal and suspend information, wherein the processor is further configured to control the memory controller such that the memory controller outputs a suspend mode change command and a suspend command based on the suspend mode change information.

Abstract: A server for and a method of providing sensing data to at least one electronic device is provided. The server includes a communication interface, a memory, and at least one processor, wherein the processor receives, from a first electronic device, a first template including information about a type of sensing data required by the first electronic device and a format of the sensing data and a request for the sensing data. The processor then selects the requested sensing data from among pieces of sensing data received from at least one second electronic device, based on the received first template, in response to the request, converts the selected sensing data, based on the first template, to obtain converted sensing data, and provides a response message including the converted sensing data to the first electronic device.

Abstract: A curtain may include a blind shade stretched or contracted in a first direction to adjust transmittance of light, a base coupled to one end portion of the blind shade in the first direction thereof, and a transmittance adjusting device to adjust the transmittance of the light passing through the blind shade by pulling outward or releasing inward an other end portion of the blind shade in the first direction thereof, in the state that spacing from the base in the first direction is fixed.

Abstract: A method of operating a storage device includes receiving a first logical address from a host, determining whether first metadata stored in a volatile memory of the storage device and associated with the first logical address is corrupted, processing the first metadata as an uncorrectable error when the first metadata is determined to be corrupted, providing an error message to the host indicating that an operation cannot be performed on data associated with the first logical address when the first metadata is processed as the uncorrectable error, after the providing of the error message, receiving a second logical address from the host, determining whether second metadata stored in the volatile memory and associated with the second logical address is corrupted, and performing an operation of accessing the non-volatile memory based on the second metadata, when the second metadata is not determined to be corrupted.

Abstract: Disclosed is a camera module inspector of rotating type distributing a load of processing test raw data. In an exemplary embodiment, the camera module inspector of rotating type includes a rotary index table including a plurality of socket units, a plurality of testers arranged around the rotary index table, a plurality of test control processors connected to correspond to the plurality of socket units, respectively, to be fixed on the rotary index table, a network connection unit establishing network connections with respect to the plurality of test control processors, a redundancy check processor processing the test raw data faster than the test control processor, connected to the network connection unit and data controller test raw data requiring a great deal of processing time out of the test raw data generated in the plurality of test control processors to be transmitted to the redundancy check processor through the network connection unit.

Abstract: A cluster visualization apparatus is disclosed. A cluster visualization apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a state detector configured to obtain state information of a cluster configured with a plurality of boxes, a display, and a controller configured to display a three-dimensional model image configured with a plurality of layers corresponding to a plurality of network layers and to display an image corresponding to each of the plurality of boxes over at least one layer of the plurality of layers, based on the state information.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device including a substrate including a first block and a second block each having a cell array region and a connection region, a stack including insulating layers and gate electrodes and extending from the cell array region to the connection region, first cell channel structures in the cell array region of the first block and passing through the stack to be electrically connected to the substrate, first dummy channel structures in the connection region of the first block and passing through the stack, second cell channel structures in the cell array region of the second block and passing through the stack, and second dummy channel structures in the connection region of the second block and passing through the stack may be provided. The first dummy channel structures are electrically insulated from the substrate, while the second dummy channel structures are electrically connected to the substrate.

Abstract: A warning system for a hearing-impaired person of a vehicle includes: a sound sensing unit disposed at a vehicle to sense sound outside of the vehicle; a database storing characteristic information of a plurality of specific sounds and visual information corresponding to the characteristic information of the plurality of specific sounds; an output unit outputting visual information corresponding to the plurality of specific sounds; and a controller extracting characteristic information of the sound sensed by the sound sensing units. In particular, the controller determines a type of the sensed sound by comparing the extracted characteristic information of the sensed sound with the characteristic information of the plurality of specific sounds stored in the database, and outputs visual information corresponding to the determined type of the sensed sound through the output unit.

Abstract: Patterns in an integrated circuit may be evaluated, and a semiconductor device may be fabricated based on the evaluation. The evaluation may include a extracting and superimposing first patterns corresponding to design patterns of the same shape from input layout data generated based on inspecting the integrated circuit, generating distribution data of the first patterns based on the superimposed first patterns, determining an evaluation contour of the design patterns based on an evaluation condition and the distribution data, and generating output layout data based on replacing the first patterns with second patterns each having the evaluation contour. Weak points in the integrated circuit may be detected based on the output layout data. The fabricating may include selectively incorporating an integrated circuit into a semiconductor device based on a determination that the integrated circuit includes less than a threshold quantity and/or threshold concentration of weak points.

Abstract: A vertical-type memory device and a manufacturing method thereof, the device including a substrate having a cell array region and a connection region; gate electrode layers stacked on the cell array region and the connection region of the substrate, the gate electrode layers forming a stepped structure in the connection region; a cell channel layer in the cell array region, the cell channel layer passing through the plurality of gate electrode layers; a dummy channel layer in the connection region, the dummy channel layer passing through at least one gate electrode layer of the plurality of gate electrode layers; a cell epitaxial layer disposed below the cell channel layer; and a dummy epitaxial layer disposed below the dummy channel layer, wherein the dummy epitaxial layer has a shape that is different from a shape of the cell epitaxial layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device including a substrate including a first block and a second block each having a cell array region and a connection region, a stack including insulating layers and gate electrodes and extending from the cell array region to the connection region, first cell channel structures in the cell array region of the first block and passing through the stack to be electrically connected to the substrate, first dummy channel structures in the connection region of the first block and passing through the stack, second cell channel structures in the cell array region of the second block and passing through the stack, and second dummy channel structures in the connection region of the second block and passing through the stack may be provided. The first dummy channel structures are electrically insulated from the substrate, while the second dummy channel structures are electrically connected to the substrate.

Abstract: A method of operating a storage device includes receiving a first logical address from a host, determining whether first metadata stored in a volatile memory of the storage device and associated with the first logical address is corrupted, processing the first metadata as an uncorrectable error when the first metadata is determined to be corrupted, providing an error message to the host indicating that an operation cannot be performed on data associated with the first logical address when the first metadata is processed as the uncorrectable error, after the providing of the error message, receiving a second logical address from the host, determining whether second metadata stored in the volatile memory and associated with the second logical address is corrupted, and performing an operation of accessing the non-volatile memory based on the second metadata, when the second metadata is not determined to be corrupted.

Abstract: Provided is an electrode device for analyzing a biomaterial, which includes: an electrode portion having a plurality of electrodes arranged spaced apart from a plate-shaped substrate and a biomaterial input portion formed on the substrate to be electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of electrodes; a housing having an electrode accommodation portion having one side open and accommodating the electrode portion; a printed circuit board fixed to the housing; a connector portion formed on one end portion of the printed circuit board and electrically and detachably coupled to an analysis apparatus; connection pillars electrically connected to the connector portion and having one end portion fixed to the printed circuit board and the other end portion formed to be in pressure contact with the electrode portion, wherein the connection pillars includes an electrically conductive material and is arranged to correspond to the plurality of electrodes; and an input hole penetrating through an upper surfac

Abstract: Patterns in an integrated circuit may be evaluated, and a semiconductor device may be fabricated based on the evaluation. The evaluation may include a extracting and superimposing first patterns corresponding to design patterns of the same shape from input layout data generated based on inspecting the integrated circuit, generating distribution data of the first patterns based on the superimposed first patterns, determining an evaluation contour of the design patterns based on an evaluation condition and the distribution data, and generating output layout data based on replacing the first patterns with second patterns each having the evaluation contour. Weak points in the integrated circuit may be detected based on the output layout data. The fabricating may include selectively incorporating an integrated circuit into a semiconductor device based on a determination that the integrated circuit includes less than a threshold quantity and/or threshold concentration of weak points.

Abstract: A warning system for a hearing-impaired person of a vehicle includes: a sound sensing unit disposed at a vehicle to sense sound outside of the vehicle; a database storing characteristic information of a plurality of specific sounds and visual information corresponding to the characteristic information of the plurality of specific sounds; an output unit outputting visual information corresponding to the plurality of specific sounds; and a controller extracting characteristic information of the sound sensed by the sound sensing units. In particular, the controller determines a type of the sensed sound by comparing the extracted characteristic information of the sensed sound with the characteristic information of the plurality of specific sounds stored in the database, and outputs visual information corresponding to the determined type of the sensed sound through the output unit.

Abstract: A heat pump for a vehicle is provided in which the heat pump includes a compressor, an inner heat exchanger, an outer heat exchanger, a first expansion unit, a second expansion unit, an evaporator, an accumulator, a third heat exchanger, a first directional control valve, a second directional control valve, and a dehumidification line, and performs cooling, heating, defrosting, and dehumidifying operations according to the flow of a refrigerant.