Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a body including first and second internal electrodes facing each other with respective dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and first and second external electrodes disposed on an external surface of the body and electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively. Each of the first and second external electrodes includes a first electrode layer containing any one selected from the group consisting of TiW, TiN, and TaN, or a combination thereof, and a second electrode layer disposed on the first electrode layer.

Abstract: A low-noise amplifier in a receiver supporting a beam forming function may selectively change a phase shift for beam steering. The low-noise amplifier may include first and second transistors and a variable capacitance circuit connected to a gate of the second transistor. The variable capacitance circuit may selectively change capacitance thereof based on a capacitance control signal applied thereto according to beam-forming information, where the changed capacitance correspondingly causes a phase change in an output signal of the low-noise amplifier. A similar scheme may be employed for amplifiers in transmit signal paths to steer a transmit beam.

Abstract: A wideband pulse detector and a method for operating the wideband pulse detector. The wideband pulse detector includes a signal collection unit for receiving electromagnetic pulses, a signal classification unit for classifying the electromagnetic pulses into N channels (where N is an integer of 2 or more) depending on frequency components corresponding to the electromagnetic pulses, a signal detection unit for detecting and holding the classified pulses, and a signal processing unit for converting the held pulses into digital signals, identifying types of the electromagnetic pulses corresponding to the converted digital signals using a classification algorithm, determining signal strengths of the electromagnetic pulses, and then controlling a reset circuit for successive signal detection.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for decoding audio, The method includes receiving a bitstream consisting of audio packets; decoding an audio packet included in the received bitstream, extracting a type of the decoded packet; obtaining system data from a packet of which system metadata corresponds to the extracted packet type; and transmitting the obtained system data to a system engine, wherein the system data includes at least one of information regarding a type of the system engine and a length of the system data.

Abstract: A backlight unit including: a light guide plate; a wavelength conversion pattern disposed on a lower surface of the light guide plate; and a scattering pattern disposed on the lower surface of the light guide plate, wherein the wavelength conversion pattern and the scattering pattern do not overlap each other in a plan view.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition for a flexible plastic film, and more specifically to a coating composition for producing a flexible plastic film having excellent flexibility while exhibiting high hardness. According to the present invention, the coating composition exhibits flexibility, bending property, high hardness, scratch resistance and high transparency, and hardly has a risk of damaging the film even in repetitive, continuous bending or long-time folding state, and thereby can be usefully applied to flexible mobile devices, display devices, front face and display unit of various instrument panels, and the like.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of purifying carbon nanotubes, including treating carbon nanotubes with an inert gas at a high temperature in a low vacuum in a reactor and obtaining ultrapure carbon nanotubes, wherein the ultrapure carbon nanotubes contain 50 ppm or less of each metal remaining therein.

Abstract: A safety exit assist system and a method therefor are provided. The system includes a plurality of child lock latches configured to be respectively located in left and right doors of a vehicle and execute child lock or child lock release and a controller configured to control the plurality of child lock latches and instruct the plurality of child lock latches to execute the child lock if receiving a proximity warning signal relative to a rear of the vehicle from a blind spot detection (BSD) device.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a switching regulator configured to generate a conversion voltage with respect to an input voltage, based on a switching signal of a first frequency, and output the conversion voltage; a stabilization circuit including a capacitor element connected to a load device via a first node and configured to generate a load voltage by stabilizing the conversion voltage by using the capacitor element and output the load voltage to the load device; a frequency sensing circuit configured to sense a frequency of the load voltage and output sensing information about the frequency of the load voltage; and a frequency booster circuit configured to form a first current path connected to the first node, based on the sensing information.

Abstract: Provided is a device for allocating a dynamic frequency for a secondary user in a cognitive radio network. The device includes: an OP map generation unit for generating an opportunity map, which represents a probability of successful communication of the secondary transmitter in each region of the cognitive radio network, by using one or more of spectrum sensing information, which is received from a spectrum sensor that has completed sensing and includes identifier information, location information, and a sensing measurement matrix, an access request message, which is received from the secondary transmitter and includes identifier information, location information, and operable band information, and the density and transmission powers of primary transmitters; and a response message generation unit for generating a response message, which includes the channel having the highest probability of successful communication and the probability of successful communication, based on the generated map.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of manufacturing a membrane-electrode assembly and a membrane-electrode assembly manufactured using the same. The method includes forming a laminated structure, and treating the laminated structure, for example, by drying and heat treating. The laminated structure includes a release film, an anode layer, a porous support layer, and a cathode layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for selective communication between a tag and a reader using a filter. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method between a tag and a reader using a filter performed by a reader includes generating a filter based on tag information of the tag to collect data, transmitting the generated filter to the tag, and receiving data from a tag that selected through a filtering operation of the transmitted filter.

Abstract: A secondary battery comprises: a pouch; an electrode assembly mounted within the pouch and having a structure in which electrodes and separators are alternately laminated, the electrode assembly having a tab connection part in which electrode tabs extending from ends of the electrodes overlap each other; a lead comprising a first lead having one end electrically connected to the tab connection part and a second lead having one end electrically connected to the first lead and the other end extending outside of the pouch, each of the first lead and the second lead being fixed to respective portions of an inner surface of the pouch; an adhesion unit mechanically and electrically coupling the first lead and the second lead to each other; and a high-voltage decomposition material that is configured to generate a gas when a high voltage having a predetermined level or more is applied to the adhesion unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. In accordance with the display device, before an organic stack of a light-emitting diode is formed, a sticker is attached to a substrate, while a camera hole-forming portion and a margin area around the same are present, to form the organic stack, and the sticker and components on top of the sticker, such as the organic stack, are removed, so that the edge of the organic stack can be aligned without any additional process using separate masks and the reliability of the display device can be improved due to the provision of the organic stack at a location spaced apart from the camera hole by the margin area.

Abstract: A method of preparing a conjugated diene-based polymer is provided. The method includes: adding a conjugated diene-based monomer, a catalyst, and a solvent to parallel polymerization reactors, performing a polymerization reaction to prepare a first polymer solution including a first conjugated diene-based polymer; and adding the first polymer solution to a polymerization reactor connected in series to the parallel polymerization reactors, performing the polymerization reaction to prepare a second polymer solution including a second conjugated diene-based polymer. After the polymerization reaction in the series polymerization reactor, gas produced by polymerization heat is condensed in the series polymerization reactor and refluxed to the parallel polymerization reactors, and a reaction temperature of the series polymerization reactor is maintained to be lower than a reaction temperature of the parallel polymerization reactors by 10° C. or more.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for performing a HARQ based on a polar code in a wireless communication system. The apparatus transmits multiple first output bits, which are generated from multiple first input bits, to a receiver. Upon receiving a retransmission request, the apparatus generates multiple second output bits from multiple second input bits. The apparatus selects multiple third output bits from among the multiple second output bits, and transmits the selected multiple third output bits to the receiver. Bits, which are encoded differently from the multiple first output bits among the multiple second output bits, are preferentially selected as the multiple third output bits.

Abstract: The inventive concept relate to an empty house utilization evaluation method comprising receiving, by an empty house utilization evaluation server, satellite image data for an empty house to be evaluated, extracting, by the empty house utilization evaluation server, images of a population element, a traffic element, a natural element, and a social element of the empty house to be evaluated from the received satellite image data, analyzing, by the empty house utilization evaluation server, utilization of the empty house to be evaluated based on the extracted images of the population element, the traffic element, a natural element, and the social element of the empty house to be evaluated and suggesting, by the empty house utilization evaluation server, a use of the empty house to be evaluated according to a result of the analyzing utilization of the empty house to be evaluated.

Abstract: A method for processing a content by a set-top box according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises the steps of: receiving a content including an audio stream; and performing bypassing to output the audio stream to a television (TV) through an output interface without performing a decoding operation for the audio stream, wherein the audio stream includes metadata regarding the content.

Abstract: Provided is an amine group-derivatized composition including a Boc compound for liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis, and when the amine group-derivatized composition is used in analysis using reverse-phase LC-MS, it is possible to effectively analyze compounds including an amine group and an amino acid at a low cost in a short time.