Abstract: A semiconductor device may include an access line, a variable resistance layer, an electrode located between the access line and the variable resistance layer, and a barrier structure located between the access line and the electrode and including an amorphous barrier. The barrier structure may further include a diffusion barrier, and the amorphous barrier has a resistivity higher than that of the diffusion barrier.

Abstract: A refrigerator for drinks is provided. The refrigerator may have an open hole that is open upward, so a drink container may be inserted in an erect state in a cabinet through the open hole. An insertion guide connected to the open hole may be disposed in the cabinet and the width of the insertion guide may change in a height direction. Accordingly, a drink container may be guided by the insertion guide when being inserted into or taken out of the refrigerator for drinks.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first, second, and third power rails extending in a first direction on a substrate and sequentially spaced apart in a second direction intersecting the first direction. A fourth power rail extends in the first direction on the substrate between the first and third power rails. A first well of a first conductive type is displaced inside the substrate between the first and third power rails. Cells are continuously displaced between the first and third power rails and share the first well. The first and third power rails are provided with a first voltage, the second power rail is provided with a second voltage different from the first voltage, the fourth power rail is provided with a third voltage different from the first voltage and the second voltage, and the cells are provided with the third voltage from the fourth power rail.

Abstract: Disclosed in a movement direction determination system comprising a first detection region, a second detection region and a processing circuit. The first detection region and the second detection region respectively comprises an optical sensor. The processing circuit determines a movement direction of an object according to the optical data generated by the first detection region and the second detection region. The present invention also discloses a movement direction determination system using a single detection region. The present invention also discloses an object volume computation system which can compute an object volume according to sensed optical data.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application are directed towards an integrated chip (IC). The IC comprises a trench capacitor overlying a substrate. The trench capacitor comprises a plurality of capacitor electrode structures, a plurality of warping reduction structures, and a plurality of capacitor dielectric structures. The plurality of capacitor electrode structures, the plurality of warping reduction structures, and the plurality of capacitor dielectric structures are alternatingly stacked and define a trench segment that extends vertically into the substrate. The plurality of capacitor electrode structures comprise a metal component and a nitrogen component. The plurality of warping reduction structures comprise the metal component, the nitrogen component, and an oxygen component.

Abstract: An image sensing device includes a pixel array including a plurality of image detection pixels structured to convert light incident onto the image detection pixels into pixel signals representing an image of an object, a plurality of phase-difference detection pixels in the pixel array structured to detect light from the object to generate a phase signal for measuring a distance between the image sensing device and the object, and a first lens positioned to direct light to the plurality of phase-difference detection pixels and including a plurality of portions each corresponding to at least one of the phase-difference detection pixels. A center of the first lens is located over a center of the plurality of phase-difference detection pixels, and each portion of the first lens extends from the center along a row or column direction between adjacent phase-difference detection pixels or along diagonal directions between the row and column directions.

Abstract: A method for providing a connected service of an image capturing apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The method includes connecting the image capturing apparatus for a vehicle to a server for providing a connected service using a wireless communication module; generating event data including event code information and operation mode information of the image capturing apparatus for a vehicle, when an event occurs in the image capturing apparatus for a vehicle; and transmitting the generated event data to the server for providing a connected service through the wireless communication module.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a gas purging system for ships having an engine fueled by fuel gas. The gas purging system includes: a fuel supply line along which fuel gas is supplied to the engine; a gas valve unit disposed on the fuel supply line to control a pressure of the fuel gas; and a purge line along which nitrogen gas is supplied to the engine to purge an interior of the engine and an interior of the fuel supply line, wherein the nitrogen gas is directly supplied to the engine along the purge line, purges the interior of the engine and the fuel supply line, and is discharged to outside atmosphere through the gas valve unit.

Abstract: A motor control device for estimating a position of a rotor in a state in which a motor is stopped and a method for estimating a position of a rotor thereof are provided. The motor control device includes a power supply, a current sensor, and a processor. The processor determines whether a rotor position estimation execution condition is established, applies a phase voltage to a stator of the motor, if it is determined that the rotor position estimation execution condition is established, measures the current flowing in the stator, estimates a position of a rotor of the motor based on a first maximum current value among the measured current values, and determines whether to reattempt to estimate a position of the rotor based on a difference between the first maximum current value and a second maximum current value among the measured current values.

Abstract: A battery monitoring system includes at least one memory configured to store a first coordinate-related data set in which coordinate data indicating a position of an electrode moved in each of a plurality of processes is connected with inspection data and/or measurement data of the electrode obtained in the plurality of processes, and an identification data set including an electrode identifier (ID) identifying the electrode. The battery monitoring system further includes at least one processor configured to connect the electrode ID with the coordinate data of the first coordinate-related data set corresponding to the electrode ID, and send monitoring data for the electrode, based on data about the connection of the electrode ID with the coordinate data.

Abstract: A secondary battery configured to have a structure in which an electrode assembly is received in a battery case together with an electrolytic material, wherein the battery case is provided therein with a space for receiving the electrode assembly and wherein the battery case is made of a thermoplastic resin, which can be injection-molded. An injection mold may be formed such that the size of the mold corresponds to the thickness of the electrode, thereby solving a problem in which the formability of a conventional laminate sheet including a metal layer is low. In addition, a process of forming the laminate sheet and a process of sealing the battery case using a pressing member, which are essentially required in order to use the laminate sheet, may be omitted, whereby a manufacturing process is simplified and thus productivity is improved.

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 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: A traffic control method and apparatus with an autonomous vehicle based on adaptive reward. A traffic control apparatus for an autonomous vehicle based on adaptive reward comprises an information observation unit that collects observation information from a sensing module of an autonomous vehicle or a roadside unit (RSU); a policy execution unit that decides on an action including adjusting acceleration and changing lanes of the autonomous vehicle based on the observation information and policy; and a reward determination unit that determines reward according to observation information at a next timestep according to the decision made, wherein reward in the reward determination unit includes penalty in an event of an accident and reward when driving, wherein the reward when driving includes an adaptive target speed reward term, a successful lane change reward term, and a safety distance compliance reward term that are adaptively determined according to road traffic.

Abstract: A battery pack diagnosis apparatus includes a sensor module which detects noise and a processor which extracts noise generated in the battery pack from the noise detected by the sensor module, analyzes the noise generated in the battery pack, and diagnoses a state of a battery pack. A battery pack diagnosis method includes detecting, by a sensor module, noise, extracting, by a processor, noise generated in a battery pack from the noise detected by the sensor module and analyzing, by the processor, the noise generated in the battery pack to diagnose a state of the battery pack.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a graft polymer, which includes: preparing a second diene-based rubber polymer by enlarging a first diene-based rubber polymer with an acidic group-containing acrylic polymer; preparing a first mixture comprising the second diene-based rubber polymer and a non-ionic emulsifier; and preparing a graft polymer latex by polymerizing an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyanide-based monomer in the presence of the first mixture.

Abstract: Disclosed are a sensorless induction motor system including a controller configured to control operation of a motor by controlling a voltage applied to each phase of a stator, to set a stop waiting time expected to be required for the rotor to stop during stop control of the motor, to apply a pulse voltage to each phase of the stator a plurality of times after the stop waiting time, and to determine that the rotor is stopped when rotor position vectors having largest induced current deviations are observed as the same rotor position vector, and a control method thereof.

Abstract: A device includes a first fin and a second fin extending from a substrate, the first fin including a first recess and the second fin including a second recess, an isolation region surrounding the first fin and surrounding the second fin, a gate stack over the first fin and the second fin, and a source/drain region in the first recess and in the second recess, the source/drain region adjacent the gate stack, wherein the source/drain region includes a bottom surface extending from the first fin to the second fin, wherein a first portion of the bottom surface that is below a first height above the isolation region has a first slope, and wherein a second portion of the bottom surface that is above the first height has a second slope that is greater than the first slope.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a crack-resistant ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) for underground engineering in water-rich strata, preparation method, and application thereof, belonging to the technical field of building materials. The concrete is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 550-650 parts of cement, 140-180 parts of fly ash, 120-150 parts of silica fume, 200-300 parts of calcined shield tunnel slag, 30-50 parts of micron-scale magnesium oxide, 30-50 parts of nano-scale magnesium oxide, 30-50 parts of rheology-modifying material, 800-1000 parts of lightweight aggregate, 4-8 parts of water reducer, and 50-200 parts of water. The rheology-modifying material has a fluidity ratio of 106%. The present invention incorporates calcined shield tunnel slag, micron/nano-scale magnesium oxide, and lightweight aggregate into the UHPC, which effectively suppresses shrinkage and reduces crack formation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an expression cassette for a target protein, comprising a promoter, a polynucleotide coding for the target protein, an intron sequence, and a poly A sequence, an expression vector, and a transformant. The expression cassette for a target protein according to the present invention can simultaneously perform the expression of the intron sequence and the target protein through one transduction and exhibits the effect of inducing the high expression and high functionality of the target protein by regulating the expression of an endogenous gene.