Abstract: A coil wiring unit of a drive motor for a vehicle is provided. The unit includes a bus bar assembly that has a plurality of bus bars for connecting coils of the drive motor to each phases stacked in a longitudinal direction. A plurality of insulating sheets are disposed between each of the bus bars and correspond to the shape of each of the bus bars.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a fluid sample collection and retrieval apparatus including a microfluidic chip, a retrieval tube, a first switch, a second switch and a processor is provided. The microfluidic chip includes a first sample channel, a first fluid directing channel assembly, a first confluence chamber, a first collection channel, a first waste channel, and a retrieval hole. The retrieval hole passes through an outer surface of the microfluidic chip. The retrieval tube is connected to the retrieval hole. The first switch is connected to the microfluidic chip. The second switch is attached to the retrieval tube. The processor is configured to activate the first switch to operate the flow adjustment of the first fluid directing channel assembly and activate the second switch to operate a sample collection in the first collection channel within duration of operating the flow adjustment of the first fluid directing channel assembly.

Abstract: A packaged integrated circuit device includes a transceiver with one or more oscillators therein. The oscillators can be configured as harmonic or fundamental-frequency oscillators for signal transmitting, or they can be configured as regenerative receivers for signal receiving. An antenna is provided in the package and, preferably, on the same chip IC chip as the transceiver. The antenna includes one or more feeds, which are coupled to the one or more oscillators. A dual-function varactor/envelope detector is provided, which is electrically coupled to the one or more oscillators. A control circuit is provided, which is configured to drive nodes of the transceiver and the dual-function varactor/envelope detector with a first plurality of reference voltages during operation of the transceiver as a radio transmitter (with varactor) and a second plurality of reference voltages during operation of the transceiver as a radio receiver (with envelope detector).

Abstract: Provided are a test board and a test system for efficiently testing a semiconductor package, and a manufacturing method for the semiconductor package using the same. A test apparatus includes a field programmable gate array (FPGA) configured to output a first data signal to be transmitted to the semiconductor device and a second data signal to be transmitted to the semiconductor device and a memory configured to store a test result. The FPGA includes a first input/output block configured to output the first data signal, a second input/output block configured to output the second data signal, a serializer/deserializer (SerDes) circuit configured to generate a strobe signal, and a skew calibration input/output block configured to receive the first data signal from the first input/output block, the second data signal from the second input/output block, and the strobe signal from the SerDes circuit.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a silica aerogel-including blanket including a substrate for a blanket; and a silica aerogel and an opacifying agent locating at least one of on a surface of and inside the substrate for a blanket, wherein the opacifying agent is a second particulate with inorganic particles of a first particulate being aggregated, and includes 1 to 5 of the inorganic particles per unit volume of 1 ?m3, and a method for preparing the same. The silica aerogel-including blanket according to the present disclosure is capable of exhibiting flame retardancy as well as an excellent insulation property, particularly, an excellent insulation property at high temperatures, by including an opacifying agent having excellent dispersibility and high surface activity through chemical etching.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a low noise amplifier (LNA) circuit includes a first stage which includes: a first transistor; a second transistor coupled to the first transistor; a first inductor coupled in between an input port and a gate of the first transistor; and a second inductor coupled to a source of the first transistor, where the first inductor and the second inductor resonates with a gate capacitance of the first transistor for a dual-resonance. The LNA circuit includes a second stage including a third transistor; a fourth transistor coupled between the third transistor and an output port; and a passive network coupled to a gate of the third transistor. The LNA circuit includes a capacitor coupled in between the first and the second stages, where the capacitor transforms an impedance of the passive network to an optimal load for the first amplifier stage.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a compact broadband radio frequency (RF) receiver circuit includes a low noise amplifier which includes a first amplifier stage, a second amplifier stage, an inter-stage network including a higher order filter network, where the inter-stage network is coupled between the first amplifier stage and the second amplifier stage, and a double resonance transformer network coupled to an output of the second amplifier stage. The RF receiver circuit includes a low pass filter and a mixer circuit coupled between the low noise amplifier and the low pass filter.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a method for manufacturing a polarizer, the method including: a step of dyeing at least one dye of iodine and dichroic dyes on a polyvinyl alcohol-based film; a first cross-linking step of cross-linking the polyvinyl alcohol-based film and the dye by using a first aqueous solution including a polyvalent carboxylic acid compound and a boron compound; a second cross-linking step of cross-linking the polyvinyl alcohol-based film and the dye by using a second aqueous solution including a polyvalent carboxylic acid compound and a boron compound; and a third cross-linking step of cross-linking the polyvinyl alcohol-based film and the dye by using a third aqueous solution including a polyvalent carboxylic acid compound, in which in the first cross-linking step and the second cross-linking step, stretching is performed along with cross-linking, and a polarizer manufactured by using the same.

Abstract: An image sensor and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The image sensor includes a substrate, a patterned electrode layer, a pixel isolation structure and a patterned photo-electric conversion layer. The patterned electrode layer is disposed on the substrate and includes a plurality of electrode blocks separated from one another. The pixel isolation structure is disposed on the substrate and includes a metal halide. The patterned photo-electric conversion layer is disposed on the electrode blocks to form a plurality of photo-electric conversion blocks corresponding to the electrode blocks. The photo-electric conversion blocks include a perovskite material. The photo-electric conversion blocks are separated from one another by the pixel isolation structure.

Abstract: A three-dimensional microfluidic platform including a substrate and a heterogeneous structure is provided. The heterogeneous structure located on the substrate includes prepolymer pattern, cured products, or a combination of at least one prepolymer patterns and at least one cured products, where the material characteristics of the cured products are different from each other, and the material characteristics of the prepolymer patterns are different from each other.

Abstract: An RF receiver includes a low-noise amplifier (LNA) to receive and amplify RF signals, a transformer-based IQ generator circuit, one or more load resisters, one or more mixer circuit, and a downconverter. The transformer-based IQ generator is to generate a differential in-phase local oscillator (LOI) signal and a differential quadrature (LOQ) signal based on a local oscillator (LO) signal received from an LO. The load resisters are coupled to an output of the transformer-based IQ generator. Each of the load resisters is to couple one of the differential LOI and LOQ signals to a predetermined bias voltage. The mixers are coupled to the LNA and the transformer-based IQ generator to receive and mix the RF signals amplified by the LNA with the differential LOI and LOQ signals to generate an in-phase RF (RFI) signal and a quadrature RF (RFQ) signal. The downconverter is to down convert the RFI signal and the RFQ signal into IF signals.

Abstract: An image sensor and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The image sensor includes a pixel sensing circuit, a pixel electrode, and an opto-electrical conversion layer. The pixel sensing circuit is corresponding to a plurality of pixel regions. The pixel electrode is disposed on the pixel sensing circuit. The pixel electrode includes a first electrode and a second electrode and is electrically connected to the pixel sensing circuit. The first electrode and the second electrode are coplanar, and have different polarities. The opto-electrical conversion layer is disposed on the pixel sensing circuit. The opto-electrical conversion layer includes a plurality of opto-electrical conversion portions, each of the opto-electrical conversion portions is corresponding to each of the pixel regions, and the opto-electrical conversion portions are separated from each other by a pixel isolation trench.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a radio frequency (RF) receiver circuit includes a low noise amplifier, a poly-phase filter, and an in-phase quadrature (IQ) mixer circuit coupled between the low noise amplifier and the poly-phase filter. The IQ mixer circuit includes an IQ generator having a differential in-phase input port, a differential in-phase output port, and a differential quadrature output port; a first frequency mixer having a differential local oscillator (LO) input port, where the differential LO input port of the first frequency mixer are coupled to the differential in-phase output port of the IQ generator to drive the first frequency mixer; and a second frequency mixer having a differential LO port, where the differential LO input port of the second frequency mixer are coupled to the differential quadrature output port of the IQ generator to drive the second frequency mixer.

Abstract: An image sensor and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The image sensor includes a pixel sensing circuit, a pixel electrode, and an opto-electrical conversion layer. The pixel sensing circuit is corresponding to a plurality of pixel regions. The pixel electrode is disposed on the pixel sensing circuit. The pixel electrode includes a first electrode and a second electrode and is electrically connected to the pixel sensing circuit. The first electrode and the second electrode are coplanar, and have different polarities. The opto-electrical conversion layer is disposed on the pixel sensing circuit. The opto-electrical conversion layer includes a plurality of opto-electrical conversion portions, each of the opto-electrical conversion portions is corresponding to each of the pixel regions, and the opto-electrical conversion portions are separated from each other by a pixel isolation trench.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a low-dust, high insulation aerogel blanket and a method for producing the same. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing a low-dust, high insulation aerogel blanket, wherein a plate type Mg(OH)2.MgO.SiO2 powder is added to a silica sol, thereby being capable of reducing the generation of dust with excellent flame retardancy and thermal conductivity, and an aerogel blanket produced thereby.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention comprises: a smart donation-fundraising server for saving information on in-kind donation, which refers to goods donated by a corporation, as in-kind donation information, generating and saving in-kind donation advertisement content which refers to advertisement content for the in-kind donation, and reporting as the amount corresponding to the in-kind donation as cash donation by the corporation that has provided the in-kind donation; a kiosk for receiving, from the smart donation-fundraising server, the in-kind donation advertisement content and displaying same, and printing and providing an exchange coupon allowing free exchange of the in-kind donation or a discount coupon allowing purchase of the in-kind donation at a discounted price, when a cash donation payment has been made to purchase the in-kind donation; and a cable/wireless communication network for providing cable communication or wireless communication between the smart donation-fundraising server and the ki

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a radio frequency (RF) frontend circuit includes a RF receiver, a transceiver (or transmit/receive) switch, and a high-order inductive degeneration matching network coupled in between the transceiver switch and an input port of the RF receiver, where the high-order inductive degeneration matching network matches an impedance for the RF receiver and the transceiver switch and the high-order inductive degeneration matching network is to resonate at a plurality of predetermined resonant frequencies.

Abstract: The present application relates to an optical device. The present application provides an optical device capable of varying transmittance, and such an optical device can be used for various applications such as eyewear, for example, sunglasses or AR (augmented reality) or VR (virtual reality) eyewear, an outer wall of a building or a sunroof for a vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-position sensing apparatus capable of sensing a position and an angle of a target, the apparatus including: a light emitting element that irradiates detection light to a first or second target; a first light receiving part having a first light receiving area in a first light receiving range angle with respect to a first light receiving axis to receive a first or second reflective light reflected from the first or second target; and a second light receiving receiving range angle with respect to a second light receiving axis in parallel to the first light receiving axis to receive the second or first reflective light reflected from the second or first target.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a high hydrophobic silica aerogel having a high specific surface area and a low tap density, and a hydrophobic silica aerogel prepared thereby. The method of preparing a hydrophobic silica aerogel according to the present invention may have good productivity and economic efficiency, because preparation time is reduced by simultaneously performing surface modification, gelation, and solvent substitution in a single step, and may control a degree of hydrophobicity of the prepared silica aerogel by controlling a surface modification reaction by including a step of adding ammonium hydroxide. Thus, the preparation method according to the present invention and the hydrophobic silica aerogel are suitable for industries that need the method and the hydrophobic silica aerogel, particularly, industries that need a silica aerogel having high hydrophobicity or industries that need a silica aerogel having various degrees of hydrophobicity.