Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. According to the present invention, a semiconductor device comprises an active region formed in a substrate, and including flat surfaces and hole-shaped recess portions; upper-level plugs disposed over the flat surfaces; a spacer disposed between the upper-level plugs and providing a trench exposing the hole-shaped recess portions; a lower-level plug filling the hole-shaped recess portions; and a buried conductive line disposed over the lower-level plug and partially filling the trench.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an ultrathin micro-spectrometer and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, relates to an ultrathin micro-spectrometer including: a lens portion including: a convex lens; and a back-reflection grating layer which is formed on a rear surface of the convex lens and on the same surface of which a reflective diffraction grating and a first planar reflector are arranged; a substrate layer which is disposed to be spaced apart from the lens portion and on which a light incidence microslit is formed; a second planar reflector which is formed on the substrate layer; and a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) sensor on which light reflected by the lens portion is focused, and a method of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a trench in an insulating interlayer by etching the insulating interlayer; forming a conductive layer on bottom, side, and upper surfaces of the insulating interlayer where the trench is formed, using a first deposition process, the conductive layer on the bottom surface of the trench being thicker than the conductive layer on the side surface of the trench; forming a sacrificial layer in the trench covering the conductive layer formed on the bottom surface of the trench using a second deposition process different from the first deposition process; selectively removing the conductive layer formed on the upper surface of the insulating interlayer and formed on the side surface of the trench left exposed through the sacrificial layer; and selectively removing the sacrificial layer, to form a conductive line using the conductive layer remaining on the bottom surface of the trench.

Abstract: A seat belt to increase a force for restraining a passenger's lower body in a sitting state of a relaxation mode while satisfying existing laws in a normal sitting state and to a movement control method thereof includes an anchor unit provided on a lower portion of a first side surface of a seat and configured for allowing webbing of the seat belt to be locked thereto and an anchor moving apparatus configured to move the anchor unit forwards and backwards thereof, and to a movement control method thereof.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. According to the present invention, a semiconductor device comprises an active region formed in a substrate, and including flat surfaces and hole-shaped recess portions; upper-level plugs disposed over the flat surfaces; a spacer disposed between the upper-level plugs and providing a trench exposing the hole-shaped recess portions; a lower-level plug filling the hole-shaped recess portions; and a buried conductive line disposed over the lower-level plug and partially filling the trench.

Abstract: Provided is a pre-tensioner for a seat belt, the pre-tensioner including a housing, a carrier disposed on a first surface of the housing, a fixing member connected to the carrier, a first pulley disposed in a first zone of the first surface of the housing, a second pulley disposed in a second zone of the first surface opposite to the first zone with respect to the carrier, a driving unit having at least a portion coupled to the second pulley, and a belt disposed to mesh with the first pulley, the second pulley, and the carrier.

Abstract: A control system for monitoring and taking action on security, abnormal situations, abnormal operations, and the like in various fields is disclosed. The present control system includes a user computing unit and a secure computing unit. The user computing unit includes its own CPU and generates control information by executing a user program. The secure computing unit includes its own CPU and again checks input information inputted from a device to be controlled and the control information generated by the user computing unit to generate system check information. The system check information is compared with system state determination standard information preset by a user, and when the system state is within a normal range, the control information is outputted as it is, and when the system state is not within the normal range, the user takes a preset appropriate security action.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel Group 4 metal element-containing compound having excellent thermal stability, a precursor composition including the compound, and a method for manufacturing a thin film using the precursor composition. The novel Group 4 metal element-containing compound according to the present disclosure and the vapor deposition precursor composition including the compound can have excellent thermal stability, realize thin film deposition in a wide temperature range, and reduce residues caused by heat loss, thereby preventing side reactions in a process. Additionally, the vapor deposition precursor composition according to the present disclosure can realize uniform thin film deposition, thereby securing excellent physical properties of the thin film.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus. The apparatus according to the present disclosure comprises: at least one first light source configured to irradiate illumination light to an object on a reference surface; at least one second light source configured to irradiate pattern light to the object, a plurality of cameras configured to capture one or more illumination images and one or more pattern images; and one or more processors configured to determine a plurality of outlines indicating edges of the object based on two or more images captured in different directions among the one or more illumination images and the one or more pattern images; determine a virtual plane corresponding to an upper surface of the object based on the plurality of outlines; and determine an angle between the virtual plane and the reference plane.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vapor deposition compound capable of being deposited as a thin film through vapor deposition and, in particular, to: an organometal-containing compound which can be applied to an atomic layer deposition (ALD) method or a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method and has excellent reactivity, volatility, and thermal stability; a precursor composition comprising the organometallic compound; a method for manufacturing a thin film using the precursor composition; and an organometal-containing thin film manufactured using the precursor composition.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus. The apparatus according to the present disclosure comprises: at least one first light source configured to irradiate illumination light to an object on a reference surface; at least one second light source configured to irradiate pattern light to the object, a plurality of cameras configured to capture one or more illumination images and one or more pattern images; and one or more processors configured to determine a plurality of outlines indicating edges of the object based on two or more images captured in different directions among the one or more illumination images and the one or more pattern images; determine a virtual plane corresponding to an upper surface of the object based on the plurality of outlines; and determine an angle between the virtual plane and the reference plane.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor layer is provided. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor layer may include preparing a substrate, and conducting a first unit process of reacting a first precursor including indium (In) and a first reaction source and a second unit process of reacting a second precursor including gallium (Ga) and a second reaction source to form a semiconductor layer including the indium and the gallium on the substrate.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, and unit pixels provided in the substrate, and including sub-pixels each having a light-emitting element emitting light, and photo-sensing pixels each having a light-receiving element outputting a sensing signal corresponding to the light. Each of the sub-pixels may include an emission area emitting the light, and each of the photo-sensing pixels may include a light-receiving area receiving the light. The emission area and the light-receiving area may be provided in the substrate to be spaced apart from each other. Each of the emission area and the light-receiving area may have a shape of a quadrangular plane.

Abstract: Provided is a pre-tensioner for a seat belt, the pre-tensioner including a housing, a carrier disposed on a first surface of the housing, a fixing member connected to the carrier, a first pulley disposed in a first zone of the first surface of the housing, a second pulley disposed in a second zone of the first surface opposite to the first zone with respect to the carrier, a driving unit having at least a portion coupled to the second pulley, and a belt disposed to mesh with the first pulley, the second pulley, and the carrier.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. According to the present invention, a semiconductor device comprises an active region formed in a substrate, and including flat surfaces and hole-shaped recess portions; upper-level plugs disposed over the flat surfaces; a spacer disposed between the upper-level plugs and providing a trench exposing the hole-shaped recess portions; a lower-level plug filling the hole-shaped recess portions; and a buried conductive line disposed over the lower-level plug and partially filling the trench.

Abstract: A seat belt to increase a force for restraining a passenger's lower body in a sitting state of a relaxation mode while satisfying existing laws in a normal sitting state and to a movement control method thereof includes an anchor unit provided on a lower portion of a first side surface of a seat and configured for allowing webbing of the seat belt to be locked thereto and an anchor moving apparatus configured to move the anchor unit forwards and backwards thereof, and to a movement control method thereof.

Abstract: Present invention is related to a semiconductor device with an improved reliability and a method for the same. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: forming a plurality of bit line structures over a substrate; forming line-shaped openings between the bit line structures; forming a stopper structure on edges of the line-shaped openings; filling a line pattern in each of the line-shaped openings; forming a plurality of contact plugs and a plurality of isolation grooves by etching the line patterns; and filling a plug isolation layer in the isolation grooves.

Abstract: An optical sheet includes a first wedge layer having a first refractive index and including a wedge-shaped prism pattern including an inclined surface having an inclination angle with respect to a plane defined by a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and a vertical surface extending in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, a second wedge layer disposed on the first wedge layer and having a second refractive index greater than the first refractive index, and a light blocking pattern disposed between the first wedge layer and the second wedge layer and including a first surface that contacts with the vertical surface and a second surface inclined to have the inclination angle with respect to the plane while contacting with the inclined surface.

Abstract: A foldable steering system for a vehicle may maximize spatial utilization of a driver seat by performing a fold-in operation in which a steering wheel, a steering shaft, shrouds, and the like are accommodated in a crash pad when an autonomous driving mode, a stopping mode, or a getting-in/out mode, in which a driver need not directly manipulate the steering wheel, is selected as a driving mode of an autonomous vehicle and configured for ensuring convenience of use and safety of the steering wheel by performing a fold-out operation in which the steering wheel, the steering shaft, the shrouds, and the like extend from an interior of the crash pad toward the driver seat when the driving mode of the autonomous vehicle is switched to a manual driving mode, an autonomous driving fail mode, and an active safety mode for coping with collision avoidance impossibility.