Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light emitting diode (LED) driving device that may expand a usable range of LED current and battery voltage by reducing heat generation of an integrated circuit, and an LED lighting device including the same, which may include a current controller that constantly controls an LED current flowing through an LED string and an IC heat dissipation part connected to a node between the LED string and the current controller to dissipate IC heat of the current controller, wherein when a battery voltage supplied to the LED string increases, the IC heat dissipation part reduces a first LED current flowing from the LED string to the current controller and simultaneously increases a second LED current flowing from the LED string to the current controller via the IC heat dissipation part, thereby reducing the IC heat generation of the current controller.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes: a parabolic reflector; a dielectric support pedestal; a sub-reflector connected to an upper part of the dielectric support pedestal; and a waveguide connected to a lower part of the dielectric support pedestal, wherein the parabolic reflector has a curved surface in which a ratio of a focal length to a diameter is greater than a preset value, and at least one corrugation configured to suppress a cross polarization is formed in a region of the dielectric support pedestal.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a multilayer electronic component, the method includes, attaching a margin portion green sheet including a ceramic material, a photocuring agent, and a photoinitiator to at least one end surface of each of the plurality of cut ceramic green sheet stacked bodies in the third direction, an energy irradiation operation of irradiating, with energy, the margin portion green sheet to generate a photocuring polymerization reaction between the photocuring agent and the photoinitiator.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a return spring for a brake caliper, a brake pad equipped with the return spring, and a brake caliper equipped with the brake pad. The return spring includes a main plate formed as a flat plate, a returning portion connected to the main plate and providing a return force resulted from elasticity of the returning portion when the brake pad moves, a load supporting portion connected to the main plate and elastically supporting a load of the brake pad, and a sliding portion connected to the main plate and rubbing against an inner surface of the guide groove when the brake pad moves.

Abstract: A vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication-based electronic toll collection system (ETCS) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one roadside unit (RSU), a token issuer checking a de-identified token of a vehicle by communicating with an on-board unit (OBU) of the vehicle via the at least one roadside unit, and a clearing house communicating with the token issuer and charging a toll to a driver/owner of the vehicle. The token issuer generates toll information of the vehicle based on the de-identified token of the vehicle and location information of the at least one roadside unit involved in checking the de-identified token.

Abstract: A sterilization apparatus includes a housing; a sterilization unit for irradiating, with sterilization light, at least one region to be sterilized; and a driving unit for moving the sterilization unit into and out of the housing via an opening of the housing and rotating the sterilization unit about a rotation axis.

Abstract: A brake device includes a caliper body, a brake pad disposed on the caliper body and including a friction member positioned on a first surface thereof and side protrusions protruding from left and right side surfaces of the brake pad, a return spring having one side coupled to the side protrusion of the brake pad and the other side coupled to the caliper body, and a load spring having one side coupled to the side protrusion of the brake pad and the other side coupled to the caliper body, and supporting a weight in a vertical direction of the brake pad. As a pad liner is removed and the three functions of the pad liner are separately achieved, a size of an unnecessary member is reduced and a performance is improved.

Abstract: The inventive concept provides a teaching method for teaching a transfer position of a transfer robot. The teaching method includes: searching for an object on which a target object to be transferred by the transfer robot is placed, based on a 3D position information acquired by a first sensor; and acquiring coordinates of a second direction and coordinates of a third direction of the object based on a data acquired from a second sensor which is a different type from the first sensor.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a discharge pressure of a fluid includes: a pump configured to suck the fluid through an inlet or to discharge the sucked fluid through an outlet; a distributor connected to the pump and to an injection nozzle provided by a sensor and configured to distribute the fluid discharged from the pump to the sensor; and a controller. The controller is configured to control the pump to operate selectively in accordance with detection of contamination of the sensor and to control operation of the distributor to be forcibly delayed during operation of the pump such that the fluid distributed to the sensor, when detected as being contaminated, is controlled to reach a selected required discharge pressure of different required discharge pressures selected in accordance with water amount information and a degree of contamination of the sensor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluorescent reporter capable of labeling nucleic acids including DNA and exhibiting luminescent properties at an excited energy level, and various uses thereof.

Abstract: A circuit board according to an embodiment includes a first insulating layer; a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer and including a cavity; a pad disposed on the first insulating layer and having a top surface exposed through the cavity; wherein the cavity of the second insulating layer includes: a bottom surface positioned higher than the top surface of the first insulating layer; and an inner wall extending from the bottom surface, wherein the inner wall includes: a first inner wall extending from the bottom surface and having a first inclination angle; and a second inner wall extending from the first inner wall and having a second inclination angle different from the first inclination angle.

Abstract: A method of controlling an air blowing apparatus includes: determining whether there is precipitation through a rain sensor by a controller; determining whether the air blowing apparatus is in an automatic mode in a precipitation condition by the controller; determining a vehicle speed when the air blowing apparatus is in the automatic mode in the precipitation condition; and setting power and a spray angle of the air blowing apparatus by comparing a rainfall received from the rain sensor to a stored rainfall by the controller. Setting the power and the spray angle of the air blowing apparatus includes compensating the spray angle and a spray amount by measuring a flow speed and a flow angle of rainwater through the rain sensor by the controller.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a front surface and a rear surface, a display, a communication circuit, at least one processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the at least one processor to receive a signal from outside of the electronic device using the communication circuit, in response to receiving the signal, display a user interface on an elongated region that extends along at least one edge region of the display, and display at least one content corresponding to the signal, while displaying the user interface or after displaying the user interface.

Abstract: A bump stopper can be provided for a vehicle. The bump stopper includes an upper part, a lower part, and a connection member. The upper part and the lower part are stacked vertically and have double density. The connection member is positioned at an interface between the upper part and the lower part to connect the upper part and the lower part.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device produced thereby. For example and without limitation, various aspects of this disclosure provide methods for manufacturing a semiconductor device, and semiconductor devices produced thereby, that comprise forming an interposer including a reinforcement layer.

Abstract: An apparatus for predicting performance of a wheel in a vehicle: includes a learning device that generates a latent space for a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) wheel images based on a convolutional autoencoder (CAE), extracts a predetermined number of the plurality of 2D wheel images from the latent space, and learns a dataset having the plurality of 2D wheel images and performance values corresponding to the plurality of 2D wheel images; and a controller that predicts performance for the plurality of 2D wheel images based on a performance prediction model obtained by the learning device.

Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a communication protocol between an MCU and an LED driving circuit for LED driving. The MCU may define and use an SPI protocol including ID setting, a command, configuration data, etc.

Abstract: Wireless charging devices and wireless charging systems are provided. The wireless charging devices may include a receiving part coil and an electromagnetic-wave shielding sheet on the receiving part coil. The electromagnetic-wave shielding sheet may have a specific magnetic permeability of 100 or greater from 100 khz to 300 khz and may include a metal foam including a soft magnetic metal component.

Abstract: A circuit board according to an embodiment includes a first insulating layer; a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer and including a cavity; and a plurality of pads disposed on the first insulating layer and having top surfaces exposed through the cavity; wherein the cavity of the second insulating layer includes: a bottom surface positioned higher than a top surface of the first insulating layer; and an inner wall extending from the bottom surface, wherein the inner wall is perpendicular to top or bottom surface of the second insulating layer, wherein the bottom surface of the cavity includes: a first bottom surface positioned lower than a top surface of the pad and positioned outside an arrangement region of the plurality of pads; and a second bottom surface positioned lower than the top surface of the pad and positioned inside the arrangement region of the plurality of pads, and wherein a height of the first bottom surface is different from a height of the second bottom surface.

Abstract: A semiconductor device a first fin-shaped pattern provided at a first surface of a substrate and extending in a second direction, a first source/drain pattern disposed on the first fin-shaped pattern and connected thereto, a first source/drain contact disposed on the first source/drain pattern and connected thereto, a buried conductive pattern extending through the substrate and connected to the first source/drain contact, a contact connection via disposed between the first source/drain contact and the buried conductive pattern. The contact connection via is directly connected to the first source/drain contact and a back wiring line disposed on a second surface of the substrate and connected to the buried conductive pattern. A width of the contact connection via increases as the contact connection via extends away from the second surface. A width of the first source/drain contact decreases as the first source/drain contact extends away from the second surface of the substrate.