Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a fin-type active area extending in a first direction protruding from a substrate; a plurality of nanosheet stacked structures; a blocking film covering a part of the upper surface and one sidewall of each of a pair of nanosheet stacked structures adjacent to both sides of the fin-type active area among the plurality of nanosheet stacked structures; a gate electrode extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction on the fin-type active area, the gate electrode including a real gate electrode surrounding the plurality of nanosheets and a dummy gate electrode disposed on the blocking film; and a gate dielectric layer between the real gate electrode and the plurality of nanosheets and between the dummy gate electrode and the blocking film.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a fin-type active area extending in a first direction protruding from a substrate; a plurality of nanosheet stacked structures; a blocking film covering a part of the upper surface and one sidewall of each of a pair of nanosheet stacked structures adjacent to both sides of the fin-type active area among the plurality of nanosheet stacked structures; a gate electrode extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction on the fin-type active area, the gate electrode including a real gate electrode surrounding the plurality of nanosheets and a dummy gate electrode disposed on the blocking film; and a gate dielectric layer between the real gate electrode and the plurality of nanosheets and between the dummy gate electrode and the blocking film.

Abstract: A display device includes a first pixel and a second pixel; a light emitting layer; a color conversion layer on the light emitting layer; and a color filter layer on the color conversion layer, the light emitting layer including one or more light emitting elements in the first pixel and the second pixel, the color conversion layer including a first color conversion layer in the first pixel and a second color conversion layer in the second pixel. The color filter layer includes a first color filter layer in the first pixel and a second color filter layer in the second pixel, the light emitting elements capable of emitting a first light having a first wavelength, each of the first color conversion layer and the second color conversion layer including first color conversion particles and second color conversion particles.

Abstract: Disclosed are a lighting control system including and mater and slave devices. The master device includes a lighting control unit that broadcasts a group light-emitting pattern to each corresponding group of the plurality of slave devices to control the plurality of slave devices to emit the light per group basis. Each of the plurality of slave devices includes a lighting unit configured to include at least one light source device, a storing unit configured to store the light-emitting position information corresponding, and a lighting control unit configured to extract a lighting control signal of the group identification number corresponding to the light-emitting position information stored in the storing unit among lighting control signals broadcasted by the master device, and control the lighting unit on the basis of the group light-emitting pattern corresponding to the extracted lighting control signal.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first transistor in a first region and a second transistor in a second region. The first transistor includes: a first nanowire, a first gate electrode, a first gate dielectric layer, a first source/drain region, and an inner-insulating spacer. The first nanowire has a first channel region. The first gate electrode surrounds the first nanowire. The first gate dielectric layer is between the first nanowire and the first gate electrode. The first source/drain region is connected to an edge of the first nanowire. The inner-insulating spacer is between the first gate dielectric layer and the first source/drain region. The second transistor includes a second nanowire, a second gate electrode, a second gate dielectric layer, and a second source/drain region. The second nanowire has a second channel region. The second gate electrode surrounds the second nanowire. The second gate dielectric layer is between the second nanowire and the second gate electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed are a lighting control system including and master and slave devices. The master device includes a lighting control unit that broadcasts a group light-emitting pattern to each corresponding group of the plurality of slave devices to control the plurality of slave devices to emit the light per group basis. Each of the plurality of slave devices includes a lighting unit configured to include at least one light source device, a storing unit configured to store the light-emitting position information corresponding, and a lighting control unit configured to extract a lighting control signal of the group identification number corresponding to the light-emitting position information stored in the storing unit among lighting control signals broadcasted by the master device, and control the lighting unit on the basis of the group light-emitting pattern corresponding to the extracted lighting control signal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium having negative dielectric anisotropy comprising one or more compounds of formula I and one or more compounds selected from the group of the compounds of the formulae IIA, IIB and IIC, wherein the groups and parameters have the meanings indicated in claim 1, to a guest-host liquid crystal medium derived therefrom comprising one or more dichroic dyes and the use of said medium in devices such as light shutters, switchable windows, switchable mirrors and guest-host displays. The invention further relates to devices containing the liquid crystalline medium according to the invention.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first transistor in a first region and a second transistor in a second region. The first transistor includes: a first nanowire, a first gate electrode, a first gate dielectric layer, a first source/drain region, and an inner-insulating spacer. The first nanowire has a first channel region. The first gate electrode surrounds the first nanowire. The first gate dielectric layer is between the first nanowire and the first gate electrode. The first source/drain region is connected to an edge of the first nanowire. The inner-insulating spacer is between the first gate dielectric layer and the first source/drain region. The second transistor includes a second nanowire, a second gate electrode, a second gate dielectric layer, and a second source/drain region. The second nanowire has a second channel region. The second gate electrode surrounds the second nanowire. The second gate dielectric layer is between the second nanowire and the second gate electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a fabricating method thereof are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first nanowire spaced apart from a first region of the substrate, a first gate electrode surrounding a periphery of the first nanowire, a second nanowire spaced apart from a second region of the substrate and extending in a first direction and having a first width in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a supporting pattern contacting the second nanowire and positioned under the second nanowire, and a second gate electrode extending in the second direction and surrounding the second nanowire and the supporting pattern.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a switching layer based on a liquid-crystalline mixture for use in an optical switching element. The invention also encompasses a switching element comprising the switching layer and a window element containing the switching element. The liquid crystalline mixture comprises a low-molecular liquid crystal component, a polymer component and a self-alignment additive for vertical alignment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an artificially manipulated SC function-controlling factor for SC function control and/or the treatment or alleviation of a disease due to an SC function disorder, and to a use thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system capable of performing artificial SC function control and/or treating or alleviating a disease due to an SC function disorder, the system comprising: an artificially manipulated SC function-controlling factor for SC function control and/or the treatment or alleviation of a disease due to an SC function disorder; and/or a composition for treating or alleviating a disease due to an SC function disorder. In a specific aspect, the present invention relates to an SC function-controlling system by an SC function-controlling factor, such as artificially manipulated PMP22, and/or an expression product thereof.

Abstract: Composite particles and a negative electrode active material including such particles for an electrochemical device. The negative electrode active material is capable of lithium intercalation/deintercalation and includes composite particles including a carbon phase including a carbonaceous material, silicon (Si) and lithium fluoride (LiF). The Si and LiF may be present as Si—LiF mixed particles, which are dispersed in the carbon phase, wherein the Si—LiF mixed particles are dispersed in the carbon phase with uniform or non-uniform distribution. In addition, the composite particles include the carbon phase mixed uniformly or amorphously with the Si—LiF mixed particles.

Abstract: Disclosed are an emission control system and mater and slave devices for the emission control system. The master device controlling one or more slave devices includes a communication unit, an electrical code identification unit identifying electrical code information previously output, an information check unit checking emission position information previously set in accordance with the identified electrical code information and indicating specific positions at which the slave devices emit a light, an information providing unit providing the checked emission position information to a first slave device corresponding to one of the slave devices, and an emission control unit broadcasting the emission control signal corresponding to the emission position information through the communication unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid crystalline (LC) medium, to a method of its production and to the use of such LC media in polymer network liquid crystalline (PNLC) light modulation elements operated in the reverse mode. Furthermore, the present invention relates to such light modulation elements, as such, to the use of such light modulation elements as light shutters for transparent OLED displays, and to a method of production of such light modulation elements according to the present invention.

Abstract: A battery pack is disclosed. In one aspect, the battery pack includes a chargeable battery and a battery management system (BMS) configured to charge the battery in a plurality of charging periods each including a constant current supply period and a constant voltage supply period. The battery pack also includes a resistance estimator configured to estimate the resistance of the battery. The BMS is further configured to change a charging period of the battery from a constant voltage supply period of an ith charging period to a constant current supply period of an (i+1)th charging period based on the resistance of the battery, and wherein i is a natural number.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a fabricating method thereof are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first nanowire spaced apart from a first region of the substrate, a first gate electrode surrounding a periphery of the first nanowire, a second nanowire spaced apart from a second region of the substrate and extending in a first direction and having a first width in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a supporting pattern contacting the second nanowire and positioned under the second nanowire, and a second gate electrode extending in the second direction and surrounding the second nanowire and the supporting pattern.

Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid crystalline (LC) medium, to a method of its production and to the use of such LC media in polymer network liquid crystalline (PNLC) light modulation elements operated in the normally transparent mode. Furthermore, the present invention relates to such light modulation elements, as such, to the use of such light modulation elements as light shutters for transparent OLED displays, to the use of such light modulation elements in smart windows, and to a method of production of such light modulation elements according to the present invention.

Abstract: A method for preparing an anionic polymerization initiator, a device for manufacturing the same, and an anionic polymerization initiator prepared therefrom is provided. And the method for preparing an anionic polymerization initiator according to the present invention is characterized in that in a continuous reactor an amine compound of Formula 1 and/or Formula 2; an organometallic compound; and/or a conjugated diene compound are introduced in the form of a solution and reacted.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes channels, a gate structure, and a source/drain layer. The channels are disposed at a plurality of levels, respectively, and spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction on an upper surface of a substrate. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, at least partially surrounds a surface of each of the channels, and extends in a first direction substantially parallel to the upper surface of the substrate. The source/drain layer is disposed at each of opposite sides of the gate structure in a second direction substantially parallel to the upper surface of the substrate and substantially perpendicular to the first direction and is connected to sidewalls of the channels. A length of the gate structure in the second direction changes along the first direction at a first height from the upper surface of the substrate in the vertical direction.

Abstract: A user preference information structure having a multiple hierarchical structure in which an information is provided to a user according to a user preference in a multi-media environment consisting of an information provider and an information user, comprising user use information by using information desired by the user; user preference information of information desired by the user; and individual user preference information that is differently set depending on situations in which the user is put and positioned in a sub-tree of the user preference information. The hierarchical data structure is able to provide the user preference for providing information desired by the user is provided depending on the environment, based on which various information can be provided.