Abstract: Provided are a method of producing a nanoparticle device and a nanoparticle device. The method of producing a nanoparticle device may be economical due to use of a hydrogel, may be easy to design in terms of mass production processes, and may reduce manufacturing times to 1/100 to 1/10 of the technology of the related art. In addition, a nanoparticle device may be produced in various designs by stably realizing a 3D pattern and pattern stacking, and may have highly uniform nanoparticle dispersion and excellent electrical activity through the removal of a surfactant without damaging the pattern. The nanoparticle device produced according to the production method may have excellent electrical activity due to nanoparticle uniformity pattern accuracy and thus may be applied to pattern stacking which could not be implemented by methods of the related art.

Abstract: The present invention provides a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, which includes a secondary particle core formed by agglomeration of primary particles of a nickel manganese cobalt-based first lithium composite metal oxide, an intermediate layer disposed on the core and including rod-shaped nickel manganese cobalt-based second lithium composite metal oxide particles radially oriented from a center of an active material particle to a surface thereof, and a shell disposed on the intermediate layer and including a nickel manganese cobalt-based third lithium composite metal oxide, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: Provided are a pressure sensor including hybrid electronic sheet and a wearable device including the pressure sensor. The pressure sensor has excellent controllable electric characteristics and excellent mechanical flexibility and stability, and measures, for example, pressure in a simple and highly reproducible manner in which a resistance of a component in a sensor varies depending on applied pressure.

Abstract: A customized battery management system (BMS) module, in which the BMS is separated into parts based on a function and is designed in advance, and a BMS part is selected and is mounted on a substrate so as to correspond to a separate BMS design request, without differently designing the BMS in accordance with different component specifications each time.

Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensor including: a first layer having first conductivity and at least one conductive region; a second layer contacting the first layer to be disposed thereon and having second conductivity; and a plurality of terminals that are electrically connected with the second layer and spaced apart from the at least one conductive region, wherein the at least one conductive region has electrical conductivity that is greater than or equal to that of the second layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a system on chip, a method of operating the system on chip, and an electronic device including the system on chip that execute artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and/or machine learning algorithms in a 5G environment connected for Internet of Things in order to prevent an artificial intelligence product from being surreptitiously used, replaced, or modified by an attacker.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for determining lesion similarity of a medical image. The apparatus for determining lesion similarity according to one aspect of the present invention may comprise: an image input unit for receiving a reference image comprising a reference lesion area, and a target image comprising a target lesion area; and a similarity determination unit for determining similarity of the reference lesion area and the target lesion area by applying an advantage weight, which increases as getting closer to the center of the reference lesion area, to pixels included in a first area of the reference lesion area, and a penalty weight, which increases as getting farther away from the reference lesion area, to pixels included in a second area of the target lesion area.

Abstract: Disclosed are a communication method between a master controller and slave controllers, a slave controller for the communication method, and a battery management system using the communication method and the slave controller, in which the master controller receives safety information about battery cells through a plurality of channels even when each of a plurality of slave controllers includes only one micro controller unit, thereby minimizing the increase in the cost and enhancing the safety of the battery management system. The communication method includes performing bidirectional communication between a master controller and first to Nth (where N is an integer equal to or more than two) slave controllers through a first communication channel, and receiving, by the master controller, an indication signal through a second communication signal via the first to Nth slave controllers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for protecting a battery, and to a battery protecting system, which obtains state information of a battery through two different state obtaining units and diagnoses whether the battery has a problem based on the two elements of state information obtained through the two state obtaining units and reference state information, thereby more certainly diagnosing a state of the battery and stably protecting a load from the battery in the problem state.

Abstract: Provided herein is a method including forming a micro-electro-mechanical system (“MEMS”) wafer including a first MEMS device and a second MEMS device. A complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (“CMOS”) wafer is formed including a first electrically conductive via and a second electrically conductive via. A layer stack including a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a bond layer is deposited over the first electrically conductive via and the second electrically conductive via. The layer stack is etched to define a first standoff, a second standoff, a third standoff, a first bump stop over the first electrically conductive via, and a second bump stop over the second electrically conductive via. The first bump stop and the second bump stop are etched to remove the bond layer. The first bump stop is further etched to remove the second conductive layer. The MEMS wafer is bonded to the CMOS wafer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an antimicrobial peptide analog derived from abalone and an antimicrobial pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The antimicrobial peptide analog according to the present disclosure is designed based on hdMolluscidin which is a peptide derived from the gill of abalone and has been designed to be commercially viable by reducing the number of amino acids. Despite the reduced number of amino acids, the designed peptide analog exhibits very superior antimicrobial activity as well as high membrane permeability and low hemolytic activity.

Abstract: Provided are a battery pack and a control method using the same, the battery pack having improved safety so as to prevent fire or prevent fire from spreading even if ignited, thereby reducing the risks which can occur during ignition. The battery pack, according to the present invention, comprises: an electrode assembly comprising an anode, a cathode, and a separator; and a single cell or a plurality of cells having a pouch-shaped battery case for accommodating the electrode assembly, wherein the cell is accommodated and stacked by the module case, the module case comprises a fire suppression agent or a fire extinguishing agent at the inner or outer part thereof such that the fire suppression agent or the fire extinguishing agent is automatically discharged from the module case when cell swelling occurs.

Abstract: Provided is a peptide including X2SX1AAX2X3P (SEQ ID NO. 1), X2X2PX3X2AX3P (SEQ ID NO. 2), SX1AAX2X3P (SEQ ID NO. 3), or X2PX3X2AX3P (SEQ ID NO. 4), which bind to graphitic materials or volatile organic compounds.

Abstract: An electronic component includes a body including a capacitance portion having dielectric layers formed of a dielectric material, internal electrodes and a cover portion covering at least one surface of the capacitance portion, the cover portion including cover layers formed of a dielectric material, the cover portion including a plurality of first and second cover layers that are stacked alternately, and an external electrode disposed on the body, the external electrode connected to the internal electrodes, wherein average diameters of dielectric grains included in the first and second cover layers are different from each other.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an antimicrobial peptide analogue derived from abalone and an antimicrobial pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The antimicrobial peptide analogue according to the present disclosure is designed based on hdMolluscidin which is a peptide derived from the gill of abalone and has been designed to be commercially viable by reducing the number of amino acids. Despite the reduced number of amino acids, the designed peptide analogue exhibits very superior antimicrobial activity as well as high membrane permeability and low hemolytic activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, which includes a secondary particle core formed by agglomeration of primary particles of a nickel manganese cobalt-based first lithium composite metal oxide, an intermediate layer disposed on the core and including rod-shaped nickel manganese cobalt-based second lithium composite metal oxide particles radially oriented from a center of an active material particle to a surface thereof, and a shell disposed on the intermediate layer and including a nickel manganese cobalt-based third lithium composite metal oxide, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensor including: a first layer having first conductivity and at least one conductive region; a second layer contacting the first layer to be disposed thereon and having second conductivity; and a plurality of terminals that are electrically connected with the second layer and spaced apart from the at least one conductive region, wherein the at least one conductive region has electrical conductivity that is greater than or equal to that of the second layer.

Abstract: A method of forming a self-forming barrier includes selectively removing a portion of a semiconductor dielectric layer to form a three-dimensional pattern within a remaining portion of the dielectric layer. A metal liner layer is disposed on a surface of the pattern to provide a metal lined pattern. A metal filling is disposed over the metal lined pattern, the metal filling being at least partially composed of a metal used in the metal liner layer. Diffusion ions are disposed in one of the metal filling and the metal liner layer. Heat is applied to the metal filling and metal liner layer to diffuse the diffusion ions from one of the metal filling and the metal liner layer into the dielectric layer to form a barrier layer between the metal liner layer and the dielectric layer.

Abstract: Provided herein is a method including forming a micro-electro-mechanical system (“MEMS”) wafer including a first MEMS device and a second MEMS device. A complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (“CMOS”) wafer is formed including a first electrically conductive via and a second electrically conductive via. A layer stack including a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a bond layer is deposited over the first electrically conductive via and the second electrically conductive via. The layer stack is etched to define a first standoff, a second standoff, a third standoff, a first bump stop over the first electrically conductive via, and a second bump stop over the second electrically conductive via. The first bump stop and the second bump stop are etched to remove the bond layer. The first bump stop is further etched to remove the second conductive layer. The MEMS wafer is bonded to the CMOS wafer.

Abstract: A capacitor includes a bottom electrode and a top electrode positioned above the bottom electrode. The top electrode and the bottom electrode are conductively coupled to one another. A middle electrode is positioned between the bottom electrode and the top electrode. A lower dielectric layer is positioned between the bottom electrode and the middle electrode. An upper dielectric layer is positioned between the middle electrode and the top electrode. A first contact is conductively coupled to the top electrode. A second contact is conductively coupled to the middle electrode.