Abstract: A semiconductor device including a device isolation region is provided. The semiconductor device includes first active regions disposed on a substrate, and an isolation region between the active regions. The isolation region includes a first portion formed of a first insulating material, and a second portion formed of a second insulating material, having different characteristics from those of the first insulating material. The first portion is closer to the first active regions than the second portion. The second portion has a bottom surface having a height different from that of a bottom surface of the first portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an eddy current sensor for detecting a crack in a battery cell, and a system for detecting a crack of a battery cell including the eddy current sensor. According to the present invention, it is possible to easily detect a crack generated in an electrode, an electrode tab or a welded portion.

Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display apparatus are disclosed. A polarizing plate includes a polarizer and a protective layer on at least one surface of the polarizer, and the polarizer includes a polyvinyl alcohol film containing a dichroic substance and contains zinc cations and potassium cations, and the polarizing plate has a value of 0.1 or less, as calculated according to Equation 1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding and decoding technique, and more particularly, to an image encoder and decoder using unidirectional prediction. The image encoder includes a dividing unit to divide a macro block into a plurality of sub-blocks, a unidirectional application determining unit to determine whether an identical prediction mode is applied to each of the plurality of sub-blocks, and a prediction mode determining unit to determine a prediction mode with respect to each of the plurality of sub-blocks based on a determined result of the unidirectional application determining unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a silicone-based coating composition, and a silicone-based release film including the same, wherein the silicone-based coating composition comprises a silicone-based compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 having a weight average molecular weight of greater than or equal to 25,000 g/mol and less than or equal to 70,000 g/mol: wherein R1 to R3 and n are described herein.

Abstract: Disclosed are: a reinforced composite membrane-type polymer electrolyte membrane which can prevent the loss of an ion conductor even when the ion conductor is chemically deteriorated due to long-term use, and thus has remarkably enhanced mechanical and chemical durability; a method for manufacturing same; and an electrochemical device comprising same. The polymer electrolyte membrane of the present invention comprises: a non-crosslinked ion conductor; and a porous support having a plurality of pores filled with the ion conductor, wherein the porous support comprises a polymer having at least one crosslinking functional group, and the crosslinking functional group is a functional group which, when the ion conductor is deteriorated, can cause crosslinking of the ion conductor by binding to the deteriorated ion conductor.

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate comprising a first display area and a second display area around the first display area; pixels on the substrate and comprising respective pixel transistors in the first display area, and respective light-emitting elements in the first display area and the second display area and connected to the respective pixel transistors; and connection lines connecting the pixel transistors with the light-emitting elements, respectively, wherein each of the connection lines comprises one or more straight portions extending in a first direction, and one or more oblique portions connected to the straight portions and extending in an oblique direction inclined by an angle equal to a multiple of 45° with respect to the first direction, and wherein angles formed by the straight portions and the oblique portions of the connection lines are equal to each other.

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a first conductive layer including gate electrodes respectively disposed in pixel circuit areas arranged in a first direction on the substrate; a second conductive layer disposed on the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer including first bridge patterns; a third conductive layer disposed on the second conductive layer, the third conductive layer including a voltage supply line for supplying a driving voltage and second bridge patterns; and a fourth conductive layer disposed on the third conductive layer, the fourth conductive layer including common electrode lines which are electrically connected to the gate electrodes through the first and second bridge patterns and are electrically disconnected from the voltage supply line. The common electrode lines are arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and each of the common electrode lines extends in the first direction to overlap with the pixel circuit areas.

Abstract: In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a substrate processing method includes: a preparation process of seating a substrate on a support in a chamber; a first cleaning process of injecting a first cleaning gas into the chamber and removing a native oxide on the substrate; a growth process of injecting a process gas into the chamber and growing a thin film on a growth area on one surface of the substrate; and a process of generating inductively coupled plasma (ICP) in the chamber in the first cleaning process, and an inner temperature of the chamber is in a range from 300° C. to 750° C. Thus, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a cleaning process of removing the native oxide formed on the growth area of the substrate is performed before the growth process. Thus, a selective growth process may be easily performed on the substrate, and quality of the thin film may improve.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber having a sidewall; a susceptor mounting a substrate inside the chamber, an upper dome covering an upper surface of the chamber and formed of a transparent dielectric material, and an antenna disposed on the upper dome to generate inductively coupled plasma. The antenna includes two one-turn unit antennas, the wo one-turn unit antennas each has an upper surface and a lower surface and are disposed to overlap each other on the upper surfaces and the lower surfaces of the two one-turn unit antennas, the two one-turn unit antennas are connected in parallel and are connected to a radio-frequency (RF) power supply, and a width direction of each of the one-turn unit antennas stands upright vertically.

Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) substrate includes a base substrate, a TFT disposed on the base substrate. The TFT includes a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer comprising a channel region, and a source electrode and a drain electrode spaced apart from one another by a length of the channel region. The TFT substrate further includes a gate insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer and a measuring pattern configured to measure a length of the channel region.

Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) substrate includes a base substrate, a TFT disposed on the base substrate. The TFT includes a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer comprising a channel region, and a source electrode and a drain electrode spaced apart from one another by a length of the channel region. The TFT substrate further includes a gate insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer and a measuring pattern configured to measure a length of the channel region.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes: a first substrate; a first color filter and a second color filter provided on the first substrate and including an overlapping portion where at least parts of the first and second color filters overlap each other; and a light blocking member formed between the first substrate and the overlapping portion, wherein the light blocking member includes a recessed portion corresponding to the overlapping portion of the first color filter and the second color filter. According to the present invention, the recessed portion is formed in the light blocking member provided in the overlapping portion of two or more color filters to reduce a step difference caused by the overlapping portion of the color filters, thereby preventing an alignment defect.