Abstract: Disclosed herein are an emergency operating system and an emergency operating method for a hybrid vehicle with a damaged bearing of an engine, which are capable of preventing a bearing from being further damaged due to a drive motor and a hybrid starter and generator (HSG) when damage to the bearing installed in an engine is detected and capable of driving the hybrid vehicle and which include a bearing damage detection operation, an engine driving maintaining operation, a first state of charge (SOC) comparison operation, and a first emergency operating operation.

Abstract: A method for sensing damage to a bearing of an engine using a vibration signal may sense the damage to the bearing even without a sensor for directly sensing the damage to the bearing using a frequency signal input to a knocking sensor from the engine for each traveling state (acceleration traveling, cruise traveling, deceleration traveling) of a vehicle.

Abstract: A method for sensing damage to a bearing of an engine using a vibration signal may sense the damage to the bearing even without a sensor for directly sensing the damage to the bearing using a frequency signal input to a knocking sensor from the engine for each traveling state (acceleration traveling, cruise traveling, deceleration traveling) of a vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for improving skin whitening or thermal aging comprising 8-methoxybutin or an acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. The composition has no cytotoxicity, increases the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70)—to prevent thermal aging, and inhibits the melanogenesis by decreasing level of tyrosinase gene expression involved in skin pigmentation. Therefore, the composition including 8-methoxybutin or an acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient can be effectively used as a cosmetic composition, dermatologic agent, health functional food, and the like for improving skin whitening or thermal aging.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array that includes memory blocks, wherein each of the memory blocks includes pages each including memory cells, a row decoder circuit that selects one of the pages from a selected memory block of the memory blocks in a write operation and selects memory cells of a close unit from the selected memory block in a close operation, and a page buffer circuit that writes data into memory cells of a page selected by the row decoder circuit in the write operation and writes dummy data into the memory cells of the close unit selected by the row decoder circuit in the close operation. The close unit includes one or more pages, and, in the close operation, the row decoder circuit adjusts a size of the close unit.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array that includes memory blocks, wherein each of the memory blocks includes pages each including memory cells, a row decoder circuit that selects one of the pages from a selected memory block of the memory blocks in a write operation and selects memory cells of a close unit from the selected memory block in a close operation, and a page buffer circuit that writes data into memory cells of a page selected by the row decoder circuit in the write operation and writes dummy data into the memory cells of the close unit selected by the row decoder circuit in the close operation. The close unit includes one or more pages, and, in the close operation, the row decoder circuit adjusts a size of the close unit.

Abstract: A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device, a buffer memory, a controller and a neuromorphic chip. The neuromorphic chip is configured to generate an access classifier based on the access result information and the access environment information. The controller is configured to perform first accesses to the nonvolatile memory device using the buffer memory and to collects the access result information and the access environment information of the first accesses in the buffer memory. The controller is configured to perform a second access of the nonvolatile memory device using the buffer memory. The controller is configured to obtain a prediction result of access parameters associated with the second access by using access environment information associated with the second access and the access classifier.

Abstract: A method for a surrounding vehicle recognition system to recognize a surrounding vehicle includes generating a vehicle map showing coordinates of one or more vehicles surrounding a host vehicle with respect to a current location of the host vehicle based on path information of the host vehicle and the surrounding vehicles, generating lane information on the vehicle map based on the current location and radius-of-curvature information of the host vehicle and the path information of the host vehicle and the surrounding vehicles, determining locations of the surrounding vehicles based on the generated lane information, and selecting recognizable surrounding vehicles based on the locations of the surrounding vehicles.

Abstract: A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device, a buffer memory, a controller and a neuromorphic chip. The neuromorphic chip is configured to generate an access classifier based on the access result information and the access environment information. The controller is configured to perform first accesses to the nonvolatile memory device using the buffer memory and to collects the access result information and the access environment information of the first accesses in the buffer memory. The controller is configured to perform a second access of the nonvolatile memory device using the buffer memory. The controller is configured to obtain a prediction result of access parameters associated with the second access by using access environment information associated with the second access and the access classifier.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of writing data in a storage device including a nonvolatile memory device. The method includes receiving write data with a write request, detecting a number of free blocks, if the detected number of free blocks is less than a threshold value, allocating a log block only in accordance with a sub-block unit, but if the detected number of free blocks is not less than the threshold value, allocating the log block in accordance with one of the sub-block unit and a physical block unit, wherein the sub-block unit is smaller than the physical block unit.

Abstract: A method for a surrounding vehicle recognition system to recognize a surrounding vehicle includes generating a vehicle map showing coordinates of one or more vehicles surrounding a host vehicle with respect to a current location of the host vehicle based on path information of the host vehicle and the surrounding vehicles, generating lane information on the vehicle map based on the current location and radius-of-curvature information of the host vehicle and the path information of the host vehicle and the surrounding vehicles, determining locations of the surrounding vehicles based on the generated lane information, and selecting recognizable surrounding vehicles based on the locations of the surrounding vehicles.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of writing data in a storage device including a nonvolatile memory device. The method includes receiving write data with a write request, detecting a number of free blocks, if the detected number of free blocks is less than a threshold value, allocating a log block only in accordance with a sub-block unit, but if the detected number of free blocks is not less than the threshold value, allocating the log block in accordance with one of the sub-block unit and a physical block unit, wherein the sub-block unit is smaller than the physical block unit.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array including a selected page including multiple error correction code (ECC) units, and a voltage generation unit configured to generate a read voltage to read data from the selected page. Read voltage levels are set individually for the respective ECC units according to data detection results for each of the ECC units. During a read retry section performed with respect to selected ECC units of the selected page for which read errors have been detected, a re-read operation of the selected ECC units is performed according to the respective read voltage levels set for the selected ECC units.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes an array of nonvolatile memory cells and a plurality of page buffers configured to receive a plurality of pages of data read from the same page in the array using different read voltage conditions. A control circuit is provided, which is electrically coupled to the plurality of page buffers. The control circuit is configured to perform a test operation by driving the plurality of page buffers with control signals that cause generation within the nonvolatile memory device of a string of XOR data bits, which are derived from a comparison of at least two of the multiple pages of data read from the same page of nonvolatile memory cells using the different read voltage conditions. An input/output device is provided, which is configured to output test data derived from the string of XOR data bits to another device located external to the nonvolatile memory device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a medicinal and/or a food usage of eupatilin for treating, improving, and/or preventing at least one condition selected from bone disease, menopausal disorder, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease, or obesity. Advantages of the present invention includes little or no possibility of side effects such as cancer, and effective treatment, improvement, and/or prevention of the at least one condition selected from bone disease, menopausal disorder, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease, and obesity.

Abstract: A memory system, including a flash memory including multiple memory blocks, and a controller configured to erase each of the memory blocks using multiple steps. The controller stores, for each of the memory blocks, metadata indicating which of the multiple steps have been completed, and erases each of the memory blocks based on the stored metadata.

Abstract: A memory system includes a flash memory including a block having first sub-blocks and second sub-blocks different from each other, the second sub-blocks including free pages only; and a controller configured to erase the flash memory in units of the sub-blocks, and in a garbage collection operation, the controller is configured to copy data of a valid page of the first sub-blocks to at least one of the second sub-blocks.

Abstract: Disclosed is a use of rice, rice bran or rice hull extract as a histamine receptor antagonist. The rice, rice bran or rice hull extract may be used as a natural antihistamine to prevent or treat allergic rhinitis, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, bronchitis, nausea, gastric and duodenal ulcer, gastroesophageal reflux disease, sleep disorder, anxiety and depression. It provides comparable or better effect of decreasing sleep latency, increasing sleep duration and increasing non-REM sleep as compared to diazepam, which is currently used as sleeping drug. Derived from the natural product rice, rice bran or rice hull, it has no side effect such as cognitive impairment, resistance or dependency even after long-term use.

Abstract: Disclosed is a storage device which includes a nonvolatile memory device including a memory block a program order of which is adjusted regardless of an arrangement of memory cells, and a memory controller that performs address mapping to replace a bad page of the memory block with a normal page of the memory block.

Abstract: A method for operating a memory controller capable of controlling a maximum count of a read retry operation is disclosed. The method includes programming a first real time clock (RTC) value indicating a time-of-day when a program operation is performed when the program operation for programming a data to a storage region of a non-volatile memory, obtaining information for the storage region by using the first RTC value read from the non-volatile memory and a second RTC value indicating a time-of-day when a read operation is performed, when the read operation for the data programmed to the storage region is performed, and decreasing a maximum count of a read retry operation by using the information, when the read retry operation is performed for the storage region.