Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a drain, a source, a gate electrode, and a nanowire between the source and drain. The nanowire has a first section with a first thickness and a second section with a second thickness greater than the first thickness. The second section is between the first section and at least one of the source or drain. The first nanowire includes a channel when a voltage is applied to the gate electrode.

Abstract: Bipolar junction transistor (BJT) structures are provided. A BJT structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a collector region formed in the semiconductor substrate, a plurality of base regions formed over the collector region, a plurality of emitter regions formed over the collector region, a ring-shaped shallow trench isolation (STI) region formed in the collector region, a plurality of base conductive layers formed over the collector region and on opposite sides of the base regions, a plurality of sidewall dielectric layers formed on top surfaces of the base conductive layers and disposed vertically between the base conductive layers and upper portions of the emitter regions, and a plurality of base contacts formed on the base conductive layers. The base contacts are divided into a first group of base contacts disposed between the base regions and a second group of base contacts disposed between the base regions and the STI region.

Abstract: Provided is a method for reconfiguring the oxygen concentration of a metal oxide. The method includes the steps of: (a) predetermining the oxygen reconfiguration voltage to ensure that the metal oxide has the required electron concentration or oxygen adsorption or desorption energy for a chemical reaction; (b) applying voltages to the contact and separation electrodes according to the oxygen reconfiguration voltage; (c) predetermining the oxygen concentration recovery voltage based on the chemical reaction; and (d) after the chemical reaction, applying voltages to the contact and separation electrodes according to the oxygen concentration recovery voltage. This method allows for the reconfiguration of the oxygen concentration in the metal oxide by adjusting the electron concentration and controlling the oxygen adsorption or desorption energy of the metal oxide.

Abstract: A liver-targeted drug and therapeutic use thereof for diseases requiring drug action in the liver are disclosed. Additionally, a method in which a substance having activity on glucagon is used so as to induce delivery of the drug to the liver tissue or an increase in distribution of the drug in the liver tissue after in vivo administration.

Abstract: A display device including: a substrate; a plurality of transistors disposed on the substrate; and a multi-layer insulating film disposed on the transistors, wherein the multi-layer insulating film includes a first insulating film and a second insulating film, the multi-layer insulating film includes a first region in which the first insulating film and the second insulating film overlap each other in a direction perpendicular to the substrate and a second region in which the first insulating film is disposed, the first region overlaps the plurality of transistors, and a modulus of the second insulating film is lower than a modulus of the first insulating film.

Abstract: A memory device includes a memory array comprising a plurality of memory planes, wherein the plurality of memory planes are arranged in a plurality of independent plane groups, and wherein each of the plurality of independent plane groups comprises one or more of the plurality of memory planes. The memory device further includes a plurality of independent analog driver circuits coupled to the memory array, wherein a respective one of the plurality of independent analog driver circuits is associated with a respective one of the plurality of independent plane groups. The memory device further includes a common analog circuit coupled to the memory array, wherein the common analog circuit is shared by the plurality of independent analog driver circuits and the plurality of independent plane groups.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes; and an external electrode disposed on the body and including an electrode plating layer disposed to at least partially contact the internal electrodes, and a plating layer disposed on the electrode plating layer. The electrode plating layer may include a plurality of first crystal grains having a major axis of 0.2 ?m or more, and the plurality of first crystal grains may have an average ratio of a major diameter to a minor axis to 1:1 to 3:1.

Abstract: Provided are a polarizing plate and an optical display device comprising same, the polarizing plate comprising: a polarizer; and a first phase difference layer, a second phase difference layer and a third phase difference layer which are sequentially stacked on the lower surface of the polarizer. The first phase difference layer comprises a positive C phase difference layer. The second phase difference layer has positive wavelength dispersibility and an in-plane phase difference of approximately 200 nm to 280 nm in a wavelength of 550 nm. The third phase difference layer has positive wavelength dispersibility and an in-plane phase difference of approximately 80 nm to 145 nm in a wavelength of 550 nm.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel protein variant having an activity of exporting 5?-inosine monophosphate, a microorganism comprising the protein variant, and a method for preparing 5?-inosine monophosphate using the microorganism.

Abstract: Various embodiments include protection layers for a transistor and methods of forming the same. In an embodiment, a method includes: exposing a semiconductor nanostructure, a dummy nanostructure, and an isolation region by removing a dummy gate; increasing a deposition selectivity between a top surface of the semiconductor nanostructure and a top surface of the isolation region relative a selective deposition process; depositing a protection layer on the top surface of the isolation region by performing the selective deposition process; removing the dummy nanostructure by selectively etching a dummy material of the dummy nanostructure at a faster rate than a protection material of the protection layer; and forming a gate structure around the semiconductor nanostructure.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining vehicle configurations. The system can receive simulation data or actual driving data of a driving track corresponding to a driver and associate the simulation data or actual driving data with one or more driving parameters. A driver style can be determined based on the one or more driving parameters. A vehicle configuration can be determined for a vehicle of the driver based on the determined driver style. The system can display one or more vehicle settings associated with the vehicle configuration on a user interface.

Abstract: Provided are both a superabsorbent polymer capable of continuously and safely exhibiting an improved bacterial growth inhibitory property and a deodorant property without deterioration in the physical properties of the superabsorbent polymer, such as water retention capacity, absorption under pressure, etc., as well as a preparation method for the superabsorbent polymer.

Abstract: A high electron mobility transistor includes a substrate, a mesa structure disposed on the substrate, a passivation layer disposed on the mesa structure, and at least a contact structure disposed in the passivation layer and the mesa structure. The mesa structure includes a channel layer, a barrier layer on the channel layer, two opposite first edges extending along a first direction, and two opposite second edges extending along a second direction. The contact structure includes a body portion and a plurality of protruding portions. The body portion penetrates through the passivation layer. The protruding portions penetrate through the barrier layer and a portion of the channel layer. In a top view, the body portion overlaps the two opposite first edges of the mesa structure without overlapping the two opposite second edges of the mesa structure.

Abstract: A composite separator for an electrochemical device, including: a porous polymer substrate having a plurality of pores; and a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate. The porous coating layer includes a plurality of particles and a binder positioned on at least a part of the surface of the particles to connect and fix the particles with one another. The particles include at least one of inorganic particles or organic particles, and the composite separator has a melt-down temperature of 170° C. or higher. An electrochemical device including the composite separator is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for displaying a message in a messenger service by a user terminal is proposed. The method may include receiving the message from a server. The method may also include receiving a mask command for the message from the server when text information extracted from the message satisfies a preset condition. The method may further include displaying a mask message corresponding to the message in a chat room of the messenger service based on the mask command.

Abstract: Disclosed are a mount control system and method for vehicles in which a camera of an electronically controlled suspension system with road preview photographs a road surface condition of a road ahead of a vehicle, a suspension controller determines a road surface state of the road based on photographed information of the camera, and a mount controller controls semi-active mounts to be in an on state or in an off state based on road surface state determination information transmitted from the suspension controller and values detected by wheel acceleration sensors mounted on wheels of the vehicle, so as to improve not only NVH performance but also driving vibration damping performance depending on the road surface state.

Abstract: Provided is a video-based parking space occupancy detection artificial intelligence learning method. The method includes: detecting objects from a video taken of a plurality of parking spaces in a parking lot; generating learning data based on cumulative feature information that accumulates, over a certain period of time, feature information corresponding to the object detected from each image constituting the video; and learning artificial intelligence for detecting whether the object occupies the parking space based on the learning data.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of treating a cancer (or a tumor) with an IL-7 protein in combination with a VEGF antagonist. In some aspects, the methods provided herein further comprise administering an additional therapeutic agent (e.g., immune checkpoint inhibitor) to the subject.

Abstract: A storage device includes a non-volatile memory and a storage controller. The non-volatile memory includes a plurality of storage regions, and the plurality of storage regions include a first storage region and a second storage region which have different types. The storage controller programs data from a host device in the first storage region, based on safety level information of the host device and remaining storage region information of the non-volatile memory. Based on the safety level information and the remaining storage region information, the storage controller migrates the data programmed in the first storage region to the second storage region or returns the data migrated to the second storage region to the first storage region.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, wherein the electrode assembly has a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a pouch configured to surround the electrode assembly, and an inner support installed between the pouch and the electrode assembly to support the inside of the pouch.