Abstract: A gate driver includes a first scan signal generator configured to output a logic voltage for driving of a scan transistor through a plurality of stages connected in cascade, the scan transistor performing a switching operation to transfer a data voltage to a driving transistor of a pixel, a second scan signal generator configured to output a logic voltage for driving of a sensing transistor through the plurality of stages, the sensing transistor sensing deterioration of a light emitting element of the pixel, a light emission control signal generator configured to output a logic voltage for control of a light emission control transistor of the pixel through the plurality of stages, and an initialization voltage generator driven by logic voltages received from some nodes of the first scan signal generator based on the light emission control signal generator to supply an initialization voltage to the pixel.

Abstract: An apparatus for defending against a side-channel attack in a battery management system includes an encryption operation module configured to perform and manage encryption operations on data related to monitoring and charge and discharge management of a battery in the battery management system, and a processor configured to process the encryption operations on the data using a plurality of cores according to management of the encryption operation module, wherein the encryption operation module performs the encryption operations in parallel by utilizing the plurality of cores of the processor.

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 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: 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 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: A vehicular folding-type loading bay cover includes a cover unit with a plurality of slats. Respective upper end portions of preceding and following slats and respective lower end portions thereof are alternatingly connected, and the cover unit can be folded and unfolded in a loading bay of a vehicle. A main rail is disposed in the vehicular loading bay along a direction in which the cover unit is unfolded, guides the lower end portions of the slats, and guides the upper end portions of the slats in a section where the slats are unfolded. A guide rail branches off from the main rail, is parallel with the main rail in a section where the cover unit is fully folded and guides the upper end portions of the slats when the cover unit is folded.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to an apparatus and method for protecting a memory. The apparatus may include a monitoring unit configured to monitor pieces of status data of an integrated circuit (IC) chip, and a processor configured to analyze the pieces of status data monitored by the monitoring unit to detect a cold boot attack on the IC chip and protect a memory in the IC chip from the cold boot attack according to a detection result.

Abstract: An add-on mobility apparatus, which is configured to be driven by being connected to a front mobility apparatus including a first high-voltage battery supplying power to at least one first drive motor and a first connection mechanism, includes a second high-voltage battery supplying driving power to at least one second drive motor and charging power to the first high-voltage battery through a DC/DC converter, a second connection mechanism mechanically connected to the first connection mechanism, and a controller including a processor configured to determine the driving power and the charging power based on a first SOC of the first high-voltage battery and a second SOC of the second high-voltage battery.

Abstract: An electrode sheet inspection system includes an inspection unit configured to inspect the external state of an electrode sheet and an ink marking unit configured to mark a portion to be removed on the electrode sheet, wherein the ink marking unit is configured to adjust an ink marking range, whereby it is possible to prevent removal of a mark on a defective portion of an electrode even after a process of notching the electrode sheet. An electrode sheet inspection method using the same is also described.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a reference point marking apparatus for marking reference points on a pattern electrode in which coated portions and uncoated portions are repeatedly arranged in a longitudinal direction, in which the pattern electrode includes a plurality of reserved electrode lane parts to be slit into a plurality of electrode lanes in the longitudinal direction in a subsequent process, and the reference point marking apparatus includes a moving marking machine configured to mark reference points on uncoated portions of the reserved electrode lane parts arranged in a width direction of the pattern electrode while moving in the width direction, and a controller configured to control an operation of the moving 10 marking machine. The present technology also provides a roll map generation apparatus using the reference point marking apparatus.

Abstract: A gate driver includes a first scan signal generator configured to output a logic voltage for driving of a scan transistor through a plurality of stages connected in cascade, the scan transistor performing a switching operation to transfer a data voltage to a driving transistor of a pixel, a second scan signal generator configured to output a logic voltage for driving of a sensing transistor through the plurality of stages, the sensing transistor sensing deterioration of a light emitting element of the pixel, a light emission control signal generator configured to output a logic voltage for control of a light emission control transistor of the pixel through the plurality of stages, and an initialization voltage generator driven by logic voltages received from some nodes of the first scan signal generator based on the light emission control signal generator to supply an initialization voltage to the pixel.

Abstract: Systems and methods for manufacturing a battery are disclosed. One system may include: a first cutter configured to cut a first electrode sheet into a first electrode portion; a second cutter configured to cut a second electrode sheet into a second electrode portion having a second length; a winder configured to form an electrode assembly by winding the first electrode portion, the second electrode portion, a separator between the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion; and an identification information assigning device configured to assign identification information to the electrode assembly based on: a cut count value of the first electrode sheet and/or a cut count value of the second electrode sheet; and/or a position coordinate value of the first electrode sheet and/or a position coordinate value of the second electrode sheet.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode active material for a lithium-sulfur battery, and the positive electrode active material of the present disclosure includes a sulfur-carbon composite, wherein the sulfur-carbon composite includes a porous carbon material and a sulfur-based material disposed on at least a portion of an inside of pores and a surface of the porous carbon material, wherein the sulfur-based material includes at least one of sulfur (S8) or a sulfur compound, and wherein the porous carbon material satisfies one or more of the following conditions: (1) a sum of particle size D10 and particle size D90 is 60 ?m or less; and (2) a broadness factor (BF) satisfying Equation 1 is 7 or less: Broadness factor (BF)=(particle size D90 of the porous carbon material)/(particle size D10 of the porous carbon material)??[Equation 1].

Abstract: An input buffer circuit includes a signal input circuit and a linear setting circuit. The signal input circuit is configured to receive an input signal to generate an output signal based on a reference voltage and an activation current. The linear setting circuit is configured to compare a voltage of a first modeling node, which may correspond to the input signal, with a voltage of a second modeling node, which may correspond to the reference voltage, to generate a bias voltage for controlling the activation voltage.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dry electrode for a lithium secondary battery with controlled surface roughness and a pouch-type lithium secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: A battery manufacturing method according to the present disclosure includes generating a virtual identifier (ID) corresponding to a battery cell, shifting the virtual ID according to a progression of processes included in a process line for the battery cell, storing the shifted virtual ID and associating the shifted virtual ID with process data generated for the battery cell, extracting a cell ID for the battery cell, and matching the process data associated with the shifted virtual ID with the cell ID, and transmitting the process data to an upper control system.

Abstract: An electrode loss measuring apparatus includes an electrode which moves in a roll-to-roll state between an unwinder and a rewinder and on which a plurality of reference points are marked at predetermined intervals. The apparatus further includes a reference point detector configured to detect the reference points marked on the electrode, a position measurer configured to derive a position value of the electrode according to a rotation amount of the unwinder or the rewinder and a position value of the corresponding reference point in conjunction with the reference point detector when the reference point detector detects the reference point, and a calculator configured to calculate a loss amount of the electrode by comparing the derived position value of the reference point with a position value of a set reference point when an interval between the reference points is changed due to a loss of a portion of the electrode.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating a roll map of a merge-wound electrode includes a position measurement device configured to acquire coordinate value data for a longitudinal position of an electrode according to an amount of rotation of the rewinder. The apparatus includes an input device configured to input an input signal indicating a start of merge-winding or an end of merge-winding, a seam detector configured to detect a seam, a reference point detector configured to detect a plurality of reference points of the merge-wound electrode, and a roll map generator configured to generate a roll map for simulating the merge-wound electrode moving in a roll-to-roll state based on the input signal of the input device, and to display the longitudinal coordinate values of the electrode, the electrode coordinate values of the seam, and the electrode coordinate values of the plurality of reference points of the merge-wound electrode on the roll map.

Abstract: A cover apparatus for a vehicle includes a main body part configured to shield a luggage space of the vehicle and connected to a tailgate and includes a pair of side hinge parts coupled to the main body part and, as the tailgate is opened, guiding the main body part to rotate in a direction in which the main body part and the tailgate are opened together by being interlocked with each other. The cover apparatus includes a screen part mounted on the pair of side hinge parts and configured to be selectively drawn out to hook on a rear seat. An elastic force acts on the screen part in a direction to be drawn out. The elastic force is provided by the pair of side hinge parts.