Abstract: A firmware upgrade apparatus and method are disclosed. A firmware upgrade apparatus according to some embodiments of the present invention includes access points, a relay configured to upload firmware data to the access point, a node configured to upload the firmware data to the relay, and an over-the-air (OTA) access point configured to upload the firmware data to the node.

Abstract: Provided are a compound represented by Formula 1, an organic electric element comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic material layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electronic device thereof, where the compound represented by Formula 1 is included in the organic material layer and thereby the driving voltage of the organic electric element can be lowered, and the luminous efficiency and life time can be improved.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to an organic electronic device capable of ensuring high luminous efficiency, low driving voltage and high heat resistance, and improving color purity or lifespan.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel salt of a 1-sulfonyl pyrrole derivative, and to a novel salt having excellent solubility in vivo, stability, bioavailability, and the like, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides: a compound of a specific chemical structure, having excellent activity with respect to BTK degradation; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present disclosure also provides a composition comprising the compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present disclosure also provides are pharmaceutical use for treating or preventing BTK-associated diseases (for example, autoimmune diseases or cancer) of the compound, the salt thereof, and the composition comprising same according to the present disclosure. The present disclosure also provides a method for treating or preventing BTK-associated diseases (for example, autoimmune diseases or cancer), comprising administering, to a subject requiring treatment, an effective amount of the compound, the salt thereof, or the composition comprising same according to the present disclosure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a porous silicon-carbon composite having a core-shell structure, a preparing method therefor, and an anode active material comprising same, wherein the core comprises silicon particles and the shell comprises two or more carbon layers including a first carbon layer and a second carbon layer, so that the application of the composite as an anode active material for a secondary battery can enhance the discharge capacity, initial efficiency, and capacity retention rate of the secondary battery. In addition, the preparing method for the porous silicon-carbon composite having the core-shell structure enables the mass production through a continuous process with minimized steps.

Abstract: Provided is a compound of Formula 1 capable of improving the light-emitting efficiency, stability, and lifespan of an organic electronic element, a composition comprising the same, an organic electronic element using same, and an electronic device thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image encoding/decoding method for a machine and a device therefor. An image encoding method according to the present disclosure includes extracting an encoding method feature from an encoding input signal; determining an encoding method that is optimal for the encoding input signal based on the encoding method feature; transforming the encoding input signal based on the encoding method; and encoding an encoding target signal generated by transforming encoding method information and the encoding input signal.

Abstract: A supporting device capable of being easily assembled and commonly supporting a washing machine, a dryer, and the like having different leg sizes and a laundry treating apparatus having the same. The laundry treating apparatus includes a laundry treating apparatus main body, a supporting device main body configured to support the laundry treating apparatus main body, a leg coupled to a bottom of the laundry treating apparatus main body, and a supporter installed in the supporting device main body, wherein the supporter includes a guide member configured to accommodate the leg and including an insertion groove, and a fixing member including a fixing protrusion to be inserted into the insertion groove, the fixing member being coupled to the guide member to fix the leg.

Abstract: Examples provide methods and apparatus for controlling a DC bias current in an RF amplifier. In one example where the RF amplifier is implemented on an amplifier die, a reference voltage is produced across a reference resistor implemented on the amplifier die, the DC bias current is measured, and a current controller, which is implemented on a controller die that is separate from the amplifier die, operates a feedback loop using the reference voltage to control a level of the DC bias current.

Abstract: Monolithic high side GaN-based circuits using capacitors for level shifting. In one aspect, a power converter includes a GaN-based die, a switch formed on the GaN-based die and having a gate terminal, where the switch is arranged to be selectively conductive according to a driver signal applied to the gate terminal, a buffer circuit formed on the GaN-based die and arranged to receive an input signal and generate a corresponding differential output signal at a first output terminal and at a second output terminal, and a voltage level converter formed on the GaN-based die and having a first input terminal coupled to the first output terminal via a first capacitor and having a second input terminal coupled to the second output terminal via a second capacitor, where the first and second capacitors are formed on the GaN-based die, and the voltage level converter is arranged to generate the driver signal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for data slicing in an information centric network (ICN) system. According to the present disclosure, the method may include, by an IoT terminal device provided in the ICN system, receiving a creation request for slice data from an application, processing registration of the slice data, and processing publication of the slice data, wherein the slice data may include sensor data that are created from at least one sensor node at every predetermined time unit.

Abstract: Examples provide methods and apparatus for controlling a DC bias current in an RF amplifier. In one example where the RF amplifier is implemented on an amplifier die, a reference voltage is produced across a reference resistor implemented on the amplifier die, the DC bias current is measured, and a current controller, which is implemented on a controller die that is separate from the amplifier die, operates a feedback loop using the reference voltage to control a level of the DC bias current.

Abstract: Examples provide methods and apparatus for controlling a DC bias current in an RF amplifier. In one example where the RF amplifier is implemented on an amplifier die, a reference voltage is produced across a reference resistor implemented on the amplifier die, the DC bias current is measured, and a current controller, which is implemented on a controller die that is separate from the amplifier die, operates a feedback loop using the reference voltage to control a level of the DC bias current.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a drum washing machine having an improved motor mount structure. The drum washing machine includes a tub having a coupling part; a drum rotatably installed in the tub; a motor bracket installed at the coupling part; and an elastic member having a cylindrical shape and disposed between the motor bracket and the tub, wherein the elastic member comprises a rib protruding in a radial direction from the inner circumferential surface of the elastic member, and the rib has the longest protrusion at a longitudinal center of the elastic member.

Abstract: Provided is a washing machine including a rib extending outward from a central portion of a rear portion of a tub. One end of the rib is provided adjacent to the central portion of the tub, the other end of the rib is provided adjacent to an outer side of the tub, and since a width of the one end of the rib is greater than a width of the other end of the rib, thereby maintaining efficient rigidity against stress generated in the rear portion of the tub. Further, in order to secure rigidity against stress due to vibrations generated by a driving motor, an additional rib is included between a side to which the driving motor is coupled and the outer side of the tub, thereby efficiently maintaining rigidity against additional stress.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display and a processor electrically connected with the display and a memory and configured to use a first content in a 3-dimensional (3D) space in response to executing the first content, render an area corresponding to a field of view (FOV), and store information relating to the FOV in the memory as metadata of the first content in response to a specified event.

Abstract: Disclosed are a lifter having an improved structure to improve washing performance and a washing machine having the lifter. The washing machine includes a drum and a lifter coupled to the inside of the drum, wherein the lifter is provided in the form of a closed curve in which a space is formed at a central portion thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a supporting device capable of being easily assembled and commonly supporting a washing machine, a dryer, and the like having different leg sizes and a laundry treating apparatus having the same. The laundry treating apparatus includes a laundry treating apparatus main body, a supporting device main body configured to support the laundry treating apparatus main body, a leg coupled to a bottom of the laundry treating apparatus main body, and a supporter installed in the supporting device main body, wherein the supporter includes a guide member configured to accommodate the leg and including an insertion groove, and a fixing member including a fixing protrusion to be inserted into the insertion groove, the fixing member being coupled to the guide member to fix the leg.

Abstract: A washing machine including a washing tub capable of improving a washing effect and dehydration efficiency of the laundry is provided. The washing machine includes: a body; a washing tub configured to be rotatably provided in the body, accommodate a laundry therein, and have a cylindrical shape; a plurality of recessed portions configured to be formed in an inner circumferential surface of the washing tub and be arranged in the plural in a circumferential direction of the washing tub to form a pattern; and first dehydrating holes configured to be formed in the respective recessed portions, wherein the respective recessed portions are formed in a length direction of the washing tub.