Abstract: A capacitor component includes a body, including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode layer, and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode layer. At least one hole is formed in the internal electrode layer, and a region, containing at least one selected from the group consisting of indium (In) and tin (Sn), is disposed in the hole. A method of manufacturing a capacitor component includes forming a dielectric green sheet, forming a conductive thin film, including a first conductive material and a second conductive material, on the dielectric green sheet, and sintering the conductive thin film to form an internal electrode layer. The internal electrode layer includes the first conductive material, and a region, including the second conductive material, is formed in the internal electrode layer.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to laser welding methods, monitoring methods, and monitoring systems for a secondary battery. A laser welding method for a secondary battery includes performing laser welding on a positive electrode base having a thin-film shape in which a plurality of positive electrode base tabs are formed at a side, a negative electrode base having a thin-film shape in which a plurality of negative electrode base tabs are formed at a side, and a thin-film multi-tab to be joined to each of the positive electrode base and the negative electrode base, a welded portion in which the multi-tab is welded with the positive electrode base and the negative electrode base being melting-joined by using a laser such that a plurality of welding spots is formed on the welded portion.

Abstract: An apparatus of verifying a software integrity of a vehicle controller and a method thereof includes a communication device that provides a communication interface with a software management system, and a controller which is configured to obtain first verification data of the vehicle controller from the software management system, obtains second verification data from the vehicle controller, and verifies an integrity of software loaded in the vehicle controller based on the obtained first verification data and the obtained second verification data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for forming a composite polymer film, a method for preparing the composition for forming a composite polymer film, a composite polymer film and a method for preparing the composite polymer film. The composition for forming a composite polymer film comprises: a fluorine-based polymer solution comprising a fluorine-based polymer; and polyvinylidene fluoride nanoparticles dispersed in the fluorine-based polymer solution. The method for preparing the composition for forming a composite polymer film comprises the steps of: preparing a fluorine-based polymer solution comprising a fluorine-based polymer; and dispersing polyvinylidene fluoride nanoparticles in the fluorine-based polymer solution. The composite polymer film comprises: a polymer matrix formed from a fluorine-based polymer; and polyvinylidene fluoride nanoparticles dispersed in the polymer matrix.

Abstract: An image sensor may include a first photo-sensing device on a semiconductor substrate and configured to sense light of a first wavelength spectrum, and second and third photo-sensing devices integrated in the semiconductor substrate and configured to sense light of a second and third wavelength spectrum, respectively. The first photo-sensing device may overlap each of the second and third photo-sensing devices in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate. The second and third photo-sensing devices do not overlap in the thickness direction and each have an upper surface, a lower surface, and a doped region therebetween. The third photo-sensing device includes an upper surface deeper further from the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate than the upper surface of the second photo-sensing device and a doped region thicker than the doped region of the second photo-sensing device. The image sensor may omit the first photo-sensing device.

Abstract: There is provided a method for providing driver's driving information of a user terminal device, including accessing a driving information providing server storing data generated in a driving recording device for a vehicle, receiving driving record data including event record data corresponding to a driving-related event of a driver from the driving information providing server, and displaying a driving-related event occurrence location on a map using the received driving record data. The driving-related event may include at least two or more of a lane departure event, a forward collision possibility event, a rear side collision possibility event, a sudden deceleration event, a sudden acceleration event, a sudden stop event, a sudden start event, and a speeding event.

Abstract: The present embodiments provide a steering column for a vehicle, comprising: an upper column having a distance housing on one side of the outer circumferential surface; a telescope fixing member having a plurality of locking grooves formed to be axially apart from one another, and coupled to one side surface of the distance housing; a lower column coupled to the outer circumference of the upper column and having a slit formed at one end in the axial direction, wherein a pair of protruding ends are provided on both sides of the slit, and wherein each adjust bolt is coupled to the protruding end by penetrating therethrough, and a mounting groove is provided at one protruding end; and a telescopic moving member having a locking protrusion formed at a lower end thereof, and which is embedded in the mounting groove.

Abstract: A first electronic device of the present invention comprises at least one communication circuitry, at least one display, at least one memory configured to store instructions, and at least one processor operatively coupled with the at least one communication circuitry and the at least one display. The processor is configured to (1) access to a first server for a navigation service through an application for the navigation service linked with a first account for accessing to a second server, (2) receive a user input through the application, (3) transmit, via the first server to a second electronic device of a second user that is authenticated through the application linked with a second account for accessing to the second server, a message, (4) periodically transmit, via the first server to the second electronic device, information, and (5) display a positional relationship between the two electronic devices over an electronic map.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a quantum error correction code and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for optimizing a quantum error correction code in biased error environment. The method for optimizing a quantum error correction code, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, may comprise the steps of: estimating, on the basis of a physical error rate (pphy) and a bias degree (?), a logical error rate (Pfail) for each of one or more candidate lattice sizes; determining, on the basis of the estimated logical error rate (Pfail) and a target logical error rate (Pf,target), an optimal lattice size from among the one or more candidate lattice sizes; and arranging a Qubit on the basis of the optimal lattice size. Here, when the bias degree (?) exceeds 1, the one or more candidate lattice sizes may be defined in the form of a rectangular excluding a square.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for a logical CNOT operation of quantum logical qubits, which is performed by a quantum computing device, which may include: arranging a plurality of logical data qubits in a first column which is a horizontal column; arranging a plurality of logical ancilla qubits corresponding to the plurality of logical data qubits, respectively as a second column which is a horizontal column different from the first column to correspond to the plurality of logical data qubits, respectively; and performing logical controlled NOT (CNOT) for a first logical data qubit and a second logical data qubit among the plurality of logical data qubits.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for etching lithium niobate, the method including a process of etching lithium niobate using a mask pattern as a physical dry etching method using Ar plasma produced in a chamber through Ar gas, wherein in the process of etching lithium niobate, a process pressure of the chamber is maintained at 1 mTorr to 20 mTorr, and a method for forming a lithium niobate pattern using the same.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic device which periodically transmits current location information to the location information service providing server in case of executing grouping applications, produces group including at least one member, selected by a user, of address list information received from the location information service providing server, requests messages requesting group participation to the member included in the group through the social network service providing server in case of generating predetermined events, and periodically receives the location information from the member accepting the group participation and displays the received location information on a map.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic device which periodically transmits current location information to the location information service providing server in case of executing grouping applications, produces group including at least one member, selected by a user, of address list information received from the location information service providing server, requests messages requesting group participation to the member included in the group through the social network service providing server in case of generating predetermined events, and periodically receives the location information from the member accepting the group participation and displays the received location information on a map.

Abstract: Disclosed is a minimum searching method for searching a minimum in N (N is a natural number) data by a computing device including at least one processor. The method for searching the minimum may include: determining a threshold; initializing Qubits to include indexes representing addresses in which the N data are recorded, respectively, and the threshold in a superposition state; returning, from a superposition-state index, superposition-state data corresponding to the superposition-state index through a quantum memory; comparing the superposition-state data with the threshold in parallel through a quantum comparator (Q-comp); and searching the minimum based on the comparison result.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for generating a random number, which is performed by a computing device including at least one processor. The method for generating a random number may include: recognizing the number of detection times at which a single photon detector (SPD) detects a dark count; and generating a random number based on a bit value allocated to a section including the number of detection times among a plurality of sections.

Abstract: A first electronic device of the present invention comprises at least one communication circuitry, at least one display, at least one memory configured to store instructions, and at least one processor operatively coupled with the at least one communication circuitry and the at least one display. The processor is configured to (1) access to a first server for a navigation service through an application for the navigation service linked with a first account for accessing to a second server, (2) receive a user input through the application, (3) transmit, via the first server to a second electronic device of a second user that is authenticated through the application linked with a second account for accessing to the second server, a message, (4) periodically transmit, via the first server to the second electronic device, information, and (5) display a positional relationship between the two electronic devices over an electronic map.

Abstract: A hardware accelerator includes a block processing circuit configured to read a block from a list stored in an inverted index structure; and a search core configured to extract a document number out of a read block read by the block processing circuit and to calculate a score corresponding to the document number.