Abstract: The anode active material of the present invention comprises silicon-based particles obtained from at least one of silicon, a silicon oxide and a silicon alloy, and the silicon-based particles have a faceted shape, thereby providing high capacity and good life characteristics without causing any deterioration which has been generated in the use of conventional silicon-based particles, and eventually providing a lithium secondary battery having such characteristics.

Abstract: Provided are a connector and a blind mating connector including the same. The connector in accordance with the present invention includes a hollow body formed by bending a metal plate that is manufactured by press-processing a raw plate, a dielectric part built in the body, a signal pin passing through the dielectric part, a plurality of contact parts extending from both ends of the body, respectively, with a slit therebetween, a connection part defined in the body and at which both side ends of the metal plate are met and coupled, and an extension contact part bent and extending from one end of the contact part in a direction opposite to an extension direction of the contact part to face the contact part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for generating a bidirectional chirp signal by using a phase accumulation polynomial, and the apparatus for generating a bidirectional chirp signal according to an embodiment may include an extraction unit extracting time interval information from the output of a frequency accumulator, a polynomial handling unit applying the phase accumulation polynomial to the extracted time interval information to generate a polynomial output value, and a bidirectional chirp signal output unit outputting a bidirectional chirp signal on the basis of the generated polynomial output value.

Abstract: A vehicle includes: a first electronic module transmitting one data object of new data and comparison data indicating a difference between the new data and existing data when transmission of the new data is requested; a second electronic module receiving the comparison data, acquiring the new data from the comparison data, and controlling at least one operation of the vehicle based on the acquired new data; and a bus transferring data between the first electronic module and the second electronic module.

Abstract: A method for controlling a memory operation includes determining a number of commands for each memory address based on information of requests stored in an interface buffer and a scheduler buffer, determining a control state of the memory operation according to a command type with a largest number of commands, and determining types of a request transmitted to the scheduler buffer from the interface buffer and a request output from the scheduler buffer according to a control state of the memory operation. Other embodiments including an apparatus for controlling a memory are also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods implementing a communication protocol for the authorization of transfer of resources in a computer system having a plurality of computers, including a centralized router connecting to source account controllers and destination account controllers that are connected to readers. A reader communicates a first authorization request having a source identifier to a portal coupled with a data storage storing data linking the source identifier to a linked identifier. The portal communicates with a respective linked account controller to obtain a response identifying an available resource. Based on the response, the reader generates a further authorization request for a requested resource from a source account identified by the source identifier to a destination account associated with the reader.

Abstract: A flexible thermoelectric element and a method for manufacturing the same is provided. The thermoelectric element is disposed between a high temperature portion and a low temperature portion and includes a plurality of p-type materials and n-type materials formed at a predetermined interval and is folded at sections of the p-type materials and sections of the n-type materials to form folding components. An insulating filler is coated between the p-type materials and the n-type materials that are folded. A module is formed by folding the flexible thermoelectric element, and separate cutting and alignment of the thermoelectric element are omitted at portions that contact with the high and low temperature portions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling the operation of a small cell in an environment in which small cells are deployed. More specifically, disclosed are a method and an apparatus for controlling the transmission of a discovery signal with which a small cell can broadcast the presence of the small cell while in an off state, and for controlling the small cell to reduce the small cell on/off time. Particularly, provided are an apparatus and a method for a base station to change the state, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a discovery signal while in a deactivated state; receiving a state change instruction signal for changing from the deactivated state to an activated state; and changing to the activated state on the basis of the state change instruction signal.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving a handwriting animation message. The apparatus for transmitting a handwriting animation message includes an input unit for receiving an input of a handwriting animation message including coordinate information and time information of points being input onto a background image from a user of a transmitting mobile terminal, a controller for controlling merging or synchronization of the background image and the handwriting animation message, and a transmitter for transmitting the merged or synchronized background image and handwriting animation message to a receiving mobile terminal.

Abstract: An electrical device includes a magnetic sensor circuitry (101) for detecting magnetic field and for generating a detection signal in response to the detected magnetic field, and a control circuitry (102) for controlling operation of the electrical device in accordance with the detection signal. The magnetic sensor circuitry is configured to detect a direction related to a deviation of the magnetic field from the magnetic field of the earth, and the control circuitry is configured to control the operation of the electrical device in accordance with the detected direction. The electrical device can be controlled by using e.g. a permanent magnet (105) for directing, to the magnetic sensor circuitry, magnetic field deviating from the magnetic field of the earth and having a desired orientation. Thus, the electrical device can be controlled without an electrical connector or a radio interface.

Abstract: A system for generating a path when a travel lane of a driver's vehicle is changed, may include a detector configured to recognize line information on a front side of the driver's vehicle, an input device configured to input a lane changing command of the driver's vehicle, and a controller configured to generate a lane changing path using vehicle behavior information generated based on the lane changing command and the line information and target behavior information, and to compare a time period until the driver's vehicle overlaps a line when the driver's vehicle changes the line and a time period which is set to maintain a current travel lane to control the lane changing path.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of sensor devices comprising a sensing component able to determine the presence of, detect, and/or quantify detectable species in a variety of environments and applications. The sensing components disclosed herein can comprise MOF materials, plasmonic nanomaterials, redox-active molecules, a metal, or any combinations thereof. In some exemplary embodiments, optical properties of the plasmonic nanomaterials and/or the redox-active molecules combined with MOF materials can be monitored directly to detect analyte species through their impact on external conditions surrounding the material or as a result of charge transfer to and from the plasmonic nanomaterial and/or the redox-active molecule as a result of interactions with the MOF material.

Abstract: A data storage device is provided. The data storage device includes a storage medium configured to store data blocks included in a stripe set, and a controller connected to the storage medium and configured to, decode a first data block disposed in a column among the data blocks, during a read operation of the first data block, and read first group data blocks disposed in the column among the data blocks, based on a read failure of the first data block.

Abstract: A method for driving a display and an electronic device supporting the same are provided. The method includes determining a luminance setting of an output of a display panel; generating a gamma value corresponding to at least one sub pixel among sub pixels composing a pixel of the display panel when the luminance setting is equal to or lower than a specified value; and supplying the generated gamma value to the at least one sub pixel and at least one other sub pixel.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of executing a kernel of a mobile application program using an open computing language (OpenCL). The method includes receiving, from a server, a resource list including resources to execute a kernel for the application program; determining, if the application program is executed, resources to execute the kernel for the application program among resources of the terminal and the server; and transmitting, if the resources to execute the kernel are determined as the resources of the server, data and the kernel to the server.

Abstract: An SAR ADC combined with a flash ADC includes a clock generator, a DAC and a comparator. The SAR ADC combined with the flash ADC further includes an SAR logic unit using a successive approximation register control to determine, while a clock signal is a first state that is either high or low, a part of digital bits of the input signal based on a signal outputted from the comparator and control the DAC to generate a first analog signal based on the first determined digital bits and a flash ADC using a flash control to determine, during a second state switched from the first state, a remaining part of the digital bits of the input signal based on the first analog signal and control the DAC to generate a second analog signal based on the second determined digital bits in the second state.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell that allows for in-situ structural characterization of amorphous thin film materials during the course of electrolysis using high-energy X-ray scattering (>50 keV). The compact and versatile cell employs a three-electrode configuration and minimizes X-ray scattering contributions from the cell, reference and counter electrodes, as well as the working electrode support. A large surface area working electrode has a physically robust support and is largely transparent to X-rays. This design, which utilizes a three-dimensional working electrode, also greatly improves the intensity and quality of the scattered signal compared to a two-dimensional working electrode. The in-situ cell can be used not only to investigate structural evolution during electrolysis using X-ray scattering (e.g. pair distribution function), but also to perform electrochemical potential-dependent structural analysis by extended X-ray absorption fine structure.