Abstract: Provided is a cluster node recommendation system. A method of controlling the cluster node recommendation system includes: inputting user selection information from a user, the user selection information including at least one of a cloud vendor, an Information Technology (IT) resource size, and a free resource size; checking resource requirements of a designated application; outputting a node configuration by inputting the input user selection information and the checked resource requirements of the application to an artificial intelligence module; verifying validity by arranging a container in which the application is executed, in the output node configuration; and providing a final node configuration in which validity verification is made, to the user.

Abstract: Disclosed is an artificial intelligence-based cannula surgery diagnostic device. The device includes a cannula stroke sensing unit for sensing a stroke of a cannula generated in a surgical procedure of a patient; a surgical data processing unit for receiving surgical data generated based on a stroke of the cannula; and a surgical prognostic information-generating unit for analyzing the received surgical data based on the existing learned surgical data to generate surgical prognostic information for the patient.

Abstract: A semiconductor package and manufacturing method is disclosed. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip having a plurality of chip terminals formed on one surface thereof, a redistribution layer electrically connected to the chip terminal and extending outwardly from a side surface of the chip to electrically connect the chip terminal to an external device, an external pad provided on the insulating layer, formed to be in contact with the redistribution layer exposed from the insulating layer to be electrically connected to the redistribution layer, and exposed to an upper side of the insulating layer; an external connection terminal formed on the external pad and contacting an external device, a protective layer formed to surround at least one surface and a side surface of the chip, and an insulating layer formed to cover the redistribution layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor package according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise a semiconductor chip comprising a chip pad; a redistribution layer electrically connected to the chip pad of the semiconductor chip; an external connection terminal electrically connected to the redistribution layer; a sealing material covering the semiconductor chip and configured to fix the semiconductor chip and the redistribution layer; an adhesive film positioned on the upper surface of the sealing material; and a heat sink formed on the upper surface of the adhesive film and having a stepped portion at the periphery thereof.

Abstract: A semiconductor package according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise a semiconductor chip comprising a chip pad; a redistribution layer electrically connected to the chip pad of the semiconductor chip; an external connection terminal electrically connected to the redistribution layer; a sealing material covering the semiconductor chip and configured to fix the semiconductor chip and the redistribution layer; an adhesive film positioned on the upper surface of the sealing material; and a heat sink formed on the upper surface of the adhesive film and having a stepped portion at the periphery thereof.

Abstract: A technical concept of the present disclosure provides a method of producing a semiconductor package, the method including operations of: arranging a plurality of wafers on a tray, forming an interconnect structure on the tray and the plurality of wafers, and separating the plurality of wafers from the tray.

Abstract: Disclosed is an artificial intelligence-based cannula surgery diagnostic device. The device includes a cannula stroke sensing unit for sensing a stroke of a cannula generated in a surgical procedure of a patient; a surgical data processing unit for receiving surgical data generated based on a stroke of the cannula; and a surgical prognostic information-generating unit for analyzing the received surgical data based on the existing learned surgical data to generate surgical prognostic information for the patient.

Abstract: A technical concept of the present disclosure provides a method of producing a semiconductor package, the method including operations of: arranging a plurality of wafers on a tray, forming an interconnect structure on the tray and the plurality of wafers, and separating the plurality of wafers from the tray.

Abstract: An image enhancement method and system are provided. The image enhancement method and system are capable of improving image quality by performing gamma corrections on global and local illuminations and reflectance estimated from an input image, in consideration of dynamic range and contrast of the image, respectively. Particularly, in a case of a color image, the red, green, and blue (RGB) component images are converted into hue, saturation, and value (HSV) component images, and the global and local illuminations and reflectance estimated from the V component image. By converting the hue (H), saturation (S), and enhanced value (V) into RGB, an enhanced color image can be obtained.

Abstract: A method of controlling a washing machine and a washing machine, in which the energy efficiency of a washing machine can be optimized without incurring additional costs are provided. The method includes heating wash water contained in a washing tub; and supplying steam into the washing tub, wherein a time frame during which the heating the wash water is performed at least partially overlaps with a time frame during which the supplying steam is performed. The washing machine includes a cabinet; a washing tub disposed in the cabinet; a wash water heating unit; and a steam supply unit, wherein a time frame during which the wash water heating unit heats the wash water in the washing tub at least partially overlaps with a time frame during which the steam supply unit supplies steam into the washing tub.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for processing an ultrasound image of a target object including a periodically moving object, including: an ROI setting unit for setting regions of interest (ROIs) to each of frames constituting ultrasound volume data acquired from a target object; a VOI setting unit for selecting a predetermined number of first reference frames from the ultrasound volume data and setting a predetermined number of volumes of interest (VOIs) by combining ROIs of the first reference frames with ROIs of frames adjacent to the reference frames; a motion compensating unit for processing the VOIs to compensate a motion of the target object; a correlation coefficient curve calculating unit for calculating a correlation coefficient curve for a predetermined interval at each VOI; a period setting unit for setting a moving period of the moving object based on the correlation coefficient curve in the volume data; and an ultrasound volume data reconstructing unit for reconstructing the ultras

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for binarizing an image. The device comprises an input part for receiving an image, a block classification part for dividing the received image into blocks, and classifying the divided blocks into character blocks and background blocks, an edge enhancement part for enhancing edges of a character block using relations between neighboring pixels in the character block classified by the block classification part, and generating a threshold for distinguishing character pixels and background pixels of the character block, and a binarization part for binarizing pixels of character blocks output from the edge enhancement part into a first brightness value for character pixels and a second brightness value for background pixels by comparing the pixels of the character blocks with the threshold, and binarizing pixels of background blocks output from the block classification part into the second brightness value.

Abstract: A method of controlling a washing machine and a washing machine, in which the energy efficiency of a washing machine can be optimized without incurring additional costs are provided. The method includes heating wash water contained in a washing tub; and supplying steam into the washing tub, wherein a time frame during which the heating the wash water is performed at least partially overlaps with a time frame during which the supplying steam is performed. The washing machine includes a cabinet; a washing tub disposed in the cabinet; a wash water heating unit; and a steam supply unit, wherein a time frame during which the wash water heating unit heats the wash water in the washing tub at least partially overlaps with a time frame during which the steam supply unit supplies steam into the washing tub.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a 3D ultrasound diagnostic forming a 3D ultrasound image only with volume data exiting within contour by automatically detecting the contour of a target object, comprising: a first unit for generating a region of interest (ROI) box on a 2D ultrasound image; a second unit for detecting a contour of a target object in the ROI box; and a third unit for forming a 3D ultrasound image by rendering volume data existing in the detected contour.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device and method for recognizing characters in an image. An input part receives the image. A blurring decision part classifies the received image into character blocks and background blocks, calculates an average energy ratio of the character blocks, and compares the average energy ratio with a predetermined threshold to determine whether the received image is blurred. If the received image is not blurred, an image binarization part classifies the received image into character blocks and background blocks, compares pixels in the character blocks with a pixel threshold, binarizes the pixels in the character blocks into a brightness value for a character pixel and a brightness value for a background pixel based on the comparison, and binarizes pixels in the background blocks into the brightness value for a background pixel. A character recognition part recognizes characters in the binarized image.

Abstract: An image enhancement method and system are provided. The image enhancement method and system are capable of improving image quality by performing gamma corrections on global and local illuminations and reflectance estimated from an input image, in consideration of dynamic range and contrast of the image, respectively. Particularly, in a case of a color image, the red, green, and blue (RGB) component images are converted into hue, saturation, and value (HSV) component images, and the global and local illuminations and reflectance estimated from the V component image. By converting the hue (H), saturation (S), and enhanced value (V) into RGB, an enhanced color image can be obtained.

Abstract: A device and method for correcting a skew of an object in an image. The device and method comprises an input part for receiving an image; a binarization part for binarizing pixels of the image into pixels having brightness values for character pixels and background pixels; a candidate stripe generation part for generating candidate stripes by performing dilation on character regions of the binarized image. The device and method further comprises a stripe classification part for classifying candidate stripes having a predetermined eccentricity and blob size among the candidate stripes, as valid stripes; a skew angle decision part for calculating direction angles of the classified stripes, and determining a direction angle having the largest count value as a skew angle; and a skew correction part for correcting a skew of an image by rotating the mage by the skew angle.

Abstract: A device and method for determining whether or not an image is blurred. The device and method comprises an input part for receiving an image; a block classification part for dividing the received image into blocks and classifying the divided blocks into character blocks and background blocks; a character block energy calculation part for calculating an average energy ratio of the character blocks; and a blurring detection part for calculating an average energy ratio of the character blocks and determining whether or not the image is blurred based on a comparison of the average energy ratio with a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: This invention discloses an apparatus and method for identifying an organ within a human body by calculating the distances of an input ultrasound image signal and the ultrasound image signals classified by the predetermined types of organs in a database, which is based on the feature vectors of the inputted ultrasound image signal and the average vector and the standard deviation vector of the ultrasound image signals, thereby determining an ultrasound image signal having the shortest distance among the calculated distances as the optimal organ image signal for the input ultrasound image signal.

Abstract: There is provided an ultrasound imaging system, which includes: an ultrasound diagnostic unit for providing 3D volume data of an object and its neighboring region, wherein the 3D volume data is formed with a number of frames; a pre-processing unit for selecting a predetermined number of key frames from the frames; a segmentation unit for segmenting each of the key frames into object regions and non-object regions; a texture-based region classifying and merging unit for classifying the object and the non-object regions into object and non-object sub-regions based on the texture thereof, and removing the non-object sub-regions and merging the object sub-regions; a surface determining unit for extracting contours of the object in the key frames and determining a 3D surface of the object by connecting the contours; and a rendering unit for forming masked volume with the 3D surface and forming a 3D ultrasound image of the object by rendering the masked volume.