Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device, the device including a fin-type pattern extending in a first direction; a gate electrode extending in a second direction over the fin-type pattern, the second direction being different from the first direction; spacers on sidewalls of the gate electrode; a capping structure on the gate electrode and the spacers, the capping structure including a first capping pattern and a second capping pattern, the second capping pattern being on the first capping pattern; and an interlayer insulating film surrounding sidewalls of each of the spacers and sidewalls of the capping structure, the interlayer insulating film being in contact with the first capping pattern.

Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an imaging device configured to capture a camera image of a target; a controller configured to stitch a plurality of X-ray images of respective divided regions of the target to generate one X-ray image of the target; and a display configured to display a settings window that provides a GUI for receiving a setting of an X-ray irradiation condition for the respective divided regions, and display the camera image in which positions of the respective divided regions are displayed.

Abstract: An anode active material for a secondary battery includes a carbon-based active material, and silicon-based active material particles doped with magnesium. At least some of the silicon-based active material particles include pores, and a volume ratio of pores having a diameter of 50 nm or less among the pores is 2% or less based on a total volume of the silicon-based active material particles.

Abstract: A polyamide resin composition using a recycled carbon fiber to establish reasonable manufacturing costs. The polyamide resin composition has excellent processability and can be used for injection molding, so that molded products with various structures can be made from the polyamide resin composition. In addition, good mechanical properties of the polyamide resin composition enable applications in various fields.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating heart failure including TREM2 protein or a fragment thereof as an active ingredient. The TREM2 protein or fragment thereof according to the present invention can be prepared as a soluble form and used as an injection, and when injected into the body, it promotes functional and structural improvement of the infarcted heart, and is effective for preventing or treating heart failure, and more specifically, it can be advantageously used for preventing or treating heart failure that appears as a sequela of myocardial infarction.

Abstract: An anode active material for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are provided. The anode active material includes a plurality of composite particles, each composite particle including a silicon-based active material particle including silicon; and a carbon coating layer formed on at least a portion of a surface of the silicon-based active material particle, wherein a relative standard deviation of G/Si peak intensity ratios of a Raman spectrum as defined in Equation 1 measured for each of 50 different composite particles among the plurality of composite particles is 50% or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high-purity glucose-based compound ultra-highly substituted with a biopolymer, in which a surface of a glucose-based compound as a natural material is ultra-highly modified with a biopolymer to improve compatibility and dispersibility with biodegradable polymers, thereby significantly improving the mechanical properties of the biodegradable polymer composite.

Abstract: The embodiments described herein are directed to a method for reducing fin oxidation during the formation of fin isolation regions. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate with an n-doped region and a p-doped region formed on a top portion of the semiconductor substrate; epitaxially growing a first layer on the p-doped region; epitaxially growing a second layer different from the first layer on the n-doped region; epitaxially growing a third layer on top surfaces of the first and second layers, where the third layer is thinner than the first and second layers. The method further includes etching the first, second, and third layers to form fin structures on the semiconductor substrate and forming an isolation region between the fin structures.

Abstract: An anode active material for a secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present application includes lithium-silicon composite oxide particle. The lithium-silicon composite oxide particles include at least one selected from the group consisting of Li2SiO3 and Li2Si2O5 and have a phase fraction ratio defined by Equation 1 of 1.0 or less. A content of particles having a diameter of less than 3 ?m is 5 vol % or less based on a total volume of the lithium-silicon composite oxide particles.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of producing lactic acid bacteria dual-coated with protein and polysaccharide by using a protein hydrolysate, and lactic acid bacteria having a dual coating, produced by the method. The lactic acid bacteria having a dual coating of protein and polysaccharide, produced according to the present disclosure, have very excellent dry-freezing viability, acid resistance and bile resistance. Accordingly, the lactic acid bacteria having a dual coating of protein and polysaccharide according to the present disclosure will be very useful for the production of fermented milk, processed milk, fermented soy products, processed foods, functional beverages, functional foods, common foods, etc.

Abstract: Semiconductor packaging substrates and processing sequences are described. In an embodiment, a packaging substrate includes a build-up structure, and a patterned metal contact layer partially embedded within the build-up structure and protruding from the build-up structure. The patterned metal contact layer may include an array of surface mount (SMT) metal bumps in a chip mount area, a metal dam structure or combination thereof.

Abstract: An asymmetric stackup structure for an SoC package substrate is disclosed. The package substrate may include a substrate with one or more insulating material layers. A first recess may be formed in an upper surface of the substrate. The recess may be formed down to a conductive layer in the substrate. An integrated passive device may be positioned in the recess. A plurality of build-up layers may be formed on top of the substrate. At least one via path may be formed through the build-up layers and the substrate to connect contacts on the lower surface of the substrate to contacts on the upper surface of the build-up layers.

Abstract: Improved redistribution layer structures for integrated circuit or system-on-chip (SoC) packages substrate are disclosed. Via landing pads and via interconnects in the redistribution layers are self-aligning with the centers of the vias aligning with the pads. This self-alignment may allow pads that terminate non-stacked vias to have decreased widths or diameters without extra capture space. The redistribution layers have vias with vertical or near vertical sidewalls. Vias may also have various shapes, widths, or lengths. Traces in the redistribution layers may have various lengths and shapes with lengths that may extend into layers routing the vias to provide increased metal density in the traces.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for promoting the growth of lactic acid bacteria comprising growth factors, and more particularly, to a composition for promoting the growth of lactic acid bacteria comprising growth factors, the composition being capable of efficiently promoting the growth of various lactic acid bacteria strains.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for preventing, relieving or treating climacteric symptoms, the composition comprising lactic acid bacteria and prebiotic composition. The lactic acid bacteria of the present disclosure have ?-glucosidase activity and a very excellent ability to convert isoflavones into equol compounds, and thus may exhibit estrogenic activity through synergism with the gut microbiota. Therefore, the lactic acid bacteria of the present disclosure may be effectively used for the prevention, relief or treatment of women's climacteric or menopausal symptoms.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a binder solution for an all-solid-state battery and an all-solid-state battery comprising the same and having a uniform binder distribution. The binder solution may comprise: a binder including a fluorine-based polymer; a first solvent; and a second solvent. A Hansen solubility index difference value (Ra) between the fluorine-based polymer and the first solvent is about 10 or less, and a Hansen solubility index difference value (Ra) between the first solvent and the second solvent is about 7 or less.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an all-solid-state battery including a cathode active material layer having an increased thickness and to a method of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: A system for analyzing a solid-state battery and a lithium rechargeable battery such as a lithium ion battery, and an analysis method using the system are proposed. The analysis system for a lithium secondary battery includes a housing having an accommodation space therein, and a lithium secondary battery accommodated in the accommodation space of the housing and being chargeable and dischargeable, in which the lithium secondary battery includes: an electrolyte part. The system also includes a first electrode part positioned on a side of the electrolyte part, and a second electrode part positioned on another side of the electrolyte part, in which the electrolyte part includes a matrix including a solid electrolyte having conductivity for lithium ions, one or more reference electrodes inserted in the matrix, and one or more SoC adjusters inserted in the matrix at a predetermined distance in a width direction from the reference electrode.

Abstract: A glass article having a glass composition including about 60 mol% to about 70 mol% of SiO2, about 5 mol% to about 15 mol% of Al2O3, about 5 mol% to about 15 mol% of Na2O, about 5 mol% to about 15 mol% of Li2O, about 0 mol% to about 5 mol% of MgO, and about 0 mol% to about 5 mol% of ZrO2 based on a total weight of the glass composition, where a thickness of the glass article is in a range of about 20 µm to about 100 µm, and the glass composition satisfies the following Relational Expression: 0.3 < A12O3/(Na2O + Li2O) ? 1, in which Al2O3, Na2O, and Li2O denote contents (mol%) of respective components in the glass composition.

Abstract: The electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery includes: a lithium salt; a solvent; and a functional additive, wherein the functional additive includes: at least one high-voltage additive selected from a group consisting of lithium bis(phthalato)borate, represented by the following formula 1; hexafluoroglutaric anhydride, represented by the following formula 2; and phosphoric acid tris(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)ester, represented by the following formula 3: