Abstract: A display device includes: a memory; a pixel unit including first pixels disposed with a first density in a first area and second pixels disposed with a second density smaller than the first density in a second area in contact with the first area; and a degradation compensator which updates degradation information stored in the memory, based on input grayscales for the first and second pixels, and changes the input grayscales to output grayscales, based on the degradation information. The degradation compensator stores the degradation information in the memory in a unit of block for the pixel unit. The memory stores only first degradation information for each of first blocks including only the first pixels, stores only second degradation information for each of second blocks including only the second pixels, and stores the first and second degradation information for each of third blocks including both the first and second pixels.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery cell stacks, each battery cell stack having a plurality of battery cells stacked in a first direction; a pack tray in which the plurality of battery cell stacks are accommodated in a plurality of rows extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, each row having multiple battery cell stacks arranged in the second direction, the pack tray including: a base, a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base, a plurality of first beams extending in the second direction to separate the plurality of rows into groups, and a plurality of partition walls extending in the second direction, each partition wall being located within a corresponding group to separate adjacent battery cells stacks from each other; a pack cover covering an opening portion of the pack tray opposite the base; and a plurality of elastic members.

Abstract: A vehicular heat management system includes a refrigerant circulation line configured to generate hot energy or cold energy depending on a flow direction of a refrigerant, a heater core side coolant circulation line configured to transfer refrigerant heat generated in the refrigerant circulation line to a heater core to heat a passenger compartment, and a battery side coolant circulation line configured to receive coolant heat of the heater core side coolant circulation line via a coolant and then circulate the coolant through a battery to preheat the battery.

Abstract: A method for estimating locomotion in virtual reality performed by at least one processor includes measuring a plurality of pressure points according to a user's locomotion using a high-resolution tactile sensor including a plurality of pressure sensors, extracting a plurality of footprint images including the plurality of measured pressure points, clustering the plurality of pressure points into a first set of pressure points corresponding to a left foot and a second set of pressure points corresponding to a right foot, based on the plurality of extracted footprint images, and estimating at least a portion of a locomotion direction and a locomotion speed of the user using a first cluster corresponding to the first set of pressure points and a second cluster corresponding to the second set of pressure points.

Abstract: Processing methods may be performed to form semiconductor structures that may include three-dimensional memory structures. The methods may include forming a plasma of a fluorine-containing precursor in a remote plasma region of a processing chamber. The methods may include contacting a semiconductor substrate with effluents of the plasma. The semiconductor substrate may be housed in a processing region of the processing chamber. The methods may include selectively cleaning exposed nitride materials with the effluents of the plasma. The methods may also include subsequently depositing a cap material over the cleaned nitride material. The cap material may be selectively deposited on the nitride material relative to exposed regions of a dielectric material.

Abstract: A pixel driving circuit of an image sensor includes a first transistor to transmit an output signal of the photodiode to a floating diffusion node, a second transistor to reset a voltage of the floating diffusion node to a pixel voltage, a third transistor to output charges in the floating diffusion node, a fourth transistor to pre-charge an output node of the third transistor, a fifth transistor to transmit the charges in the floating diffusion node to a first node, a sixth transistor to transmit the pixel voltage to a second node, a seventh transistor to output charges in the second node, an eighth transistor to output an output signal of the seventh transistor to a column line, and a ninth transistor to output an output signal of the third transistor to the column line.

Abstract: A pixel driving circuit of an image sensor includes a first transistor to transmit an output signal of the photodiode to a floating diffusion node, a second transistor to reset a voltage of the floating diffusion node to a pixel voltage, a third transistor to output charges in the floating diffusion node, a fourth transistor to pre-charge an output node of the third transistor, a fifth transistor to transmit the charges in the floating diffusion node to a first node, a sixth transistor to transmit the pixel voltage to a second node, a seventh transistor to output charges in the second node, an eighth transistor to output an output signal of the seventh transistor to a column line, and a ninth transistor to output an output signal of the third transistor to the column line.

Abstract: Processing methods may be performed to form semiconductor structures that may include three-dimensional memory structures. The methods may include forming a plasma of a fluorine-containing precursor in a remote plasma region of a processing chamber. The methods may include contacting a semiconductor substrate with effluents of the plasma. The semiconductor substrate may be housed in a processing region of the processing chamber. The methods may include selectively cleaning exposed nitride materials with the effluents of the plasma. The methods may also include subsequently depositing a cap material over the cleaned nitride material. The cap material may be selectively deposited on the nitride material relative to exposed regions of a dielectric material.

Abstract: A vehicle parking apparatus may include a parking rod having a first end portion connected to a detent plate and a second end portion on which a cam is placed, the parking rod rectilinearly moving in accordance with rotation of the detent plate and causing the cam to rotate a sprag about a rotation shaft; and a ‘U’-shaped stopper extending from the second end portion of the parking rod and operating to surround or release the sprag in accordance with the motion of the parking rod, the stopper allowing rotation of the sprag by releasing the sprag when the detent plate is rotated to a P range position and preventing the rotation of the sprag by surrounding the sprag when the detent plate is rotated to a certain range position other than the P range position.

Abstract: A clutch may include a hub configured to be constrained to a rotation shaft; a sleeve configured to be straight slidably disposed on an external circumferential surface of the hub; a clutch gear configured to be disposed to be relatively rotatable with respect to the rotation shaft; a first friction ring configured to be mounted between the clutch gear and the hub; a key configured to be mounted between the sleeve and the hub; and a displacement changing portion configured to change a relative rotation displacement of the first friction ring with respect to the hub to an axial linear displacement of the first friction ring.

Abstract: A vehicle parking apparatus may include a parking rod having a first end portion connected to a detent plate and a second end portion on which a cam is placed, the parking rod rectilinearly moving in accordance with rotation of the detent plate and causing the cam to rotate a sprag about a rotation shaft; and a ‘U’-shaped stopper extending from the second end portion of the parking rod and operating to surround or release the sprag in accordance with the motion of the parking rod, the stopper allowing rotation of the sprag by releasing the sprag when the detent plate is rotated to a P range position and preventing the rotation of the sprag by surrounding the sprag when the detent plate is rotated to a certain range position other than the P range position.

Abstract: A transmission for an electric vehicle includes an input shaft for receiving power, an output shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft, a plurality of shift gear units each including external gears connecting the input shaft and the output shaft to each other, a synchromesh system for switching any one of the shift gear units into a power-transmissible state or a non-power-transmissible state between the input shaft and the output shaft, a servo gear unit including a pair of external gears engaged with each other on the input shaft and the output shaft, and a servo clutch adjusting a degree of power transmission between the input shaft and the output shaft by the servo gear unit.

Abstract: A clutch may include a hub configured to be constrained to a rotation shaft; a sleeve configured to be straight slidably disposed on an external circumferential surface of the hub; a clutch gear configured to be disposed to be relatively rotatable with respect to the rotation shaft; a first friction ring configured to be mounted between the clutch gear and the hub; a key configured to be mounted between the sleeve and the hub; and a displacement changing portion configured to change a relative rotation displacement of the first friction ring with respect to the hub to an axial linear displacement of the first friction ring.

Abstract: A method of controlling an electric vehicle transmission includes: a torque-securing step of securing a predetermined spare torque to be generated by a motor in accordance with a current motor torque when a controller determines that there is a need for downshift from an upper gear step to a lower gear step; a slip-controlling step of generating a friction force through a servo clutch applying a friction force between an input shaft and a servo driving gear of a pair of servo gears; a shifting-to-neutral step of shifting to a neutral gear by disengaging a synchronizer for the upper gear step; a motor-synchronizing step of synchronizing a rotational speed of the motor with a desired speed of a lower gear step using the spare torque of the motor secured in the torque-securing step; a gear-engaging step of engaging a synchronizer for the lower gear step; and a clutch-disengaging step of finishing shifting by disengaging the servo clutch.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel and a plurality of flexible printed circuit boards. The display panel includes a gate line and a data line. The plurality of flexible printed circuit boards is connected to one side of the display panel. Each of the plurality of flexible printed circuit board includes a gate driving chip configured to apply a gate signal to the gate line and a source driving chip configured to apply a data voltage to the data line.

Abstract: A method of controlling an electric vehicle transmission includes: a torque-securing step of securing a predetermined spare torque to be generated by a motor in accordance with a current motor torque when a controller determines that there is a need for downshift from an upper gear step to a lower gear step; a slip-controlling step of generating a friction force through a servo clutch applying a friction force between an input shaft and a servo driving gear of a pair of servo gears; a shifting-to-neutral step of shifting to a neutral gear by disengaging a synchronizer for the upper gear step; a motor-synchronizing step of synchronizing a rotational speed of the motor with a desired speed of a lower gear step using the spare torque of the motor secured in the torque-securing step; a gear-engaging step of engaging a synchronizer for the lower gear step; and a clutch-disengaging step of finishing shifting by disengaging the servo clutch.

Abstract: A scan driver includes stages respectively located in channels, the stages outputting a sampling signal, corresponding to at least one clock signal, and a buffer unit including buffers respectively located between the stages and scan lines, the buffers each outputting a scan signal to an output terminal thereof, corresponding to the sampling signal supplied through an input terminal thereof where an ith (i is a natural number) buffer located in an ith channel is electrically coupled to at least one specific buffer located in another channel different from the ith channel.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle powertrain may include input shafts, clutches, output shafts, a transmission path selector, a planetary gear unit, and a gear stage forming mechanism. The transmission path selector may bring engagement of a first input shaft with second or third input shaft. The planetary gear unit may have three rotary elements, with motor power or engine power being input via a first or second rotary element and being output with any one of two transmission gear ratios under the control of first or third rotary element in response to engagement of first and second engaging units. The gear stage forming mechanism may be formed by engagement of gear pairs having different transmission gear ratios with second and third input shafts and a first output shaft, and function to transmit the power from the second or third input shaft to the first output shaft while changing a speed by selecting a gear pair in accordance with a vehicle running speed using a gear pair selector.

Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle may include a first input shaft to which power may be selectively transmitted by a first clutch, a second input shaft to which power may be selectively transmitted by a second clutch, wherein the second input shaft concentrically surrounds the first input shaft, first and second output shafts disposed in parallel with the first and second input shafts, a multiplicity of shifting gears disposed in the first and second output shafts so as to be meshed with gears of the first and second input shafts to respectively form gear steps, a plurality of synchronizing devices configured to selectively couple or decouple the shifting gears to or from the first or second output shafts, and a planetary gear train configured to selectively switch a revolution direction of one of the shifting gears.

Abstract: A transmission for an electric vehicle includes an input shaft for receiving power, an output shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft, a plurality of shift gear units each including external gears connecting the input shaft and the output shaft to each other, a synchromesh system for switching any one of the shift gear units into a power-transmissible state or a non-power-transmissible state between the input shaft and the output shaft, a servo gear unit including a pair of external gears engaged with each other on the input shaft and the output shaft, and a servo clutch adjusting a degree of power transmission between the input shaft and the output shaft by the servo gear unit.