Abstract: An optical film structure that includes: an optical film comprising a physical thickness from about 50 nm to about 3000 nm, and a silicon-containing nitride or a silicon-containing oxynitride. The optical film exhibits a maximum hardness of greater than 18 GPa, as measured by a Berkovich Indenter Hardness Test over an indentation depth range from about 100 nm to about 500 nm on a hardness stack comprising a test optical film with a physical thickness of about 2 microns disposed on an inorganic oxide test substrate, the test optical film having the same composition as the optical film. Further, the optical film exhibits an optical extinction coefficient (k) of less than 1×10?2 at a wavelength of 400 nm and a refractive index (n) of greater than 1.8 at a wavelength of 550 nm.

Abstract: Provided is a cathode active material. The cathode active material has a nickel content of 60 mol % or more, comprises lithium and an addition metal, and has a first crystal structure having an intrinsic lattice constant in a c-axis direction. In the charging and discharging process, a second crystal structure, having a longer lattice constant in the c-axis direction than the first crystal structure, and a third crystal structure, having a shorter lattice constant in the c-axis direction than the first crystal structure, are generated. By the addition metal, the amount of change in the production ratio of the second crystal structure and the third crystal structure generated in the charging and the discharging process is reduced.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrode having an irregular shape through a simple process while minimizing the amount of wasted electrode active material is provided. The method results in first to third coating areas formed to be spaced apart from each other on a collector, a plurality of fourth coating areas formed between the first coating area and the second coating area, and a plurality of fifth coating areas formed between the second coating area and the third coating area. The plurality of fourth coating areas and the plurality of fifth coating areas are dislocated from each other when viewed from one side in a width direction of the collector.

Abstract: Provided is a pupil tracking device, which measures a pupil center position of an eye moving according to an optokinetic reflex, and a proximity depth between a pupil and an object, the pupil tracking device including a light source configured to output infrared light, a display configured to output object light, a waveguide configured to guide the infrared light and the object light towards a direction to the pupil, a film configured to separate the infrared reflected by a cornea of the eye into a plurality of light beams, and an optical pickup configured to detect the plurality of light beams and measure the pupil center position and the proximity depth.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a delay circuit, a read control circuit, and a register control circuit. The delay circuit generates a read control signal by delaying a column control pulse and an internal column control pulse including pulses sequentially generated based on an operation mode signal during a read operation and generates a register control signal by delaying the column control pulse including a pulse generated based on a mode register enablement signal during a mode register read operation. The read control circuit generates an input/output (I/O) control signal from a bank address signal when the read control signal is enabled. The register control circuit outputs a mode information signal as a mode output information signal when the register control signal is enabled.

Abstract: Provided are a method for detecting an anomaly based on behavior-analysis.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an image encoding apparatus comprises: a motion prediction unit which derives motion information on a current block in the form of the motion information including L0 motion information and L1 motion information; a motion compensation unit which performs a motion compensation for the current block on the basis of at least one of the L0 motion information and L1 motion information so as to generate a prediction block corresponding to the current block; and a restoration block generating unit which generates a restoration block corresponding to the current block based on the prediction block. According to the present invention, image encoding efficiency can be improved.

Abstract: Provided is a method and system for providing a personalized notification in a content service. The notification providing method includes selecting notification target content by analyzing a user utilization record of content with respect to a user that consumes the content; and sending a push notification associated with the notification target content to the user as a personalized notification.

Abstract: Clock generation and control in a semiconductor system having process, voltage and temperature (PVT) variation. A semiconductor device may include at least first and second ring oscillators, each disposed at locations respectively closest to first and second logic circuits of an operation circuit, and generating first and second oscillating signals. A detecting circuit is configured to perform a predetermined logic operation on the first oscillating signal and the second oscillating signal to generate a first clock signal. A calibration circuit is configured to receive the first clock signal from the detecting circuit and perform a delay control on each of the first ring oscillator and the second ring oscillator to generate a second clock signal for operating the operation circuit.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a lower chip, an upper chip on the lower chip, and an adhesive layer between the lower chip and the upper chip. The lower chip has first through silicon vias (TSVs) and pads on an upper surface thereof. The pads are connected to the first TSVs, respectively. The upper chip includes bumps on a lower surface thereof. The bumps are bonded to the pads. Vertical centerlines of the bumps are aligned with vertical centerlines of the first TSVs, respectively. The vertical centerlines of the bumps are offset from the vertical centerlines of the pads, respectively, in a peripheral region of the lower chip.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a lower insulating layer on a lower substrate, a lower pad structure inside the lower insulating layer, an upper insulating layer on the lower insulating layer, an upper pad structure inside the upper insulating layer, and an upper substrate on the upper insulating layer. A via plug passes through at least a portion of each of the upper substrate, the upper insulating layer, and the lower insulating layer, and in contact with the upper pad structure and the lower pad structure. The upper pad structure includes upper pad conductive layers and an upper connection layer between the upper pad conductive layers. The upper connection layer includes a conductive pattern having a shape different from a shape of at least one of the upper pad conductive layers. The via plug is in direct contact with the upper pad conductive layers and the upper connection layer.

Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels formed from organic light-emitting diodes and thin-film transistor circuitry. Each pixel may include organic layers interposed between an anode and a cathode. The organic layers may emit out-coupled light that escapes the display and waveguided light that is waveguided within the organic layers. A reflector may be placed at the edge of the organic layers to reflect the waveguided light out of the display. The reflector may be located within a pixel definition layer and may be formed from metal or may be formed from one or more interfaces between high-refractive-index material and low-refractive-index material. The reflector may be formed from an extended portion of the pixel anode. The reflector may be formed from light-reflecting particles that are suspended in the pixel definition layer.

Abstract: A power transmission system of a vehicle may include a CVT device having primary and secondary pulleys, a planetary gear set having first, second, and third elements, a first shaft connected to an engine and fixed to primary pulley, a second shaft fixed to secondary pulley, a third shaft fixed to first element, a fourth shaft fixed to second element and selectively connectable to first shaft and a transmission housing, a fifth shaft fixed to third element, a sixth shaft externally gear-meshed with second shaft, and a seventh shaft externally gear-meshed with third shaft and selectively connectable to sixth shaft, wherein first shaft is coaxially superposed with third, fourth, and fifth shafts, second, sixth, and seventh shafts are disposed in parallel with planetary gear set, and second, fifth, and sixth shafts, third and seventh shafts, and seventh shaft and a differential communicate torque through first, second, and third gear sets.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, an active fin protruding from the substrate, and an asymmetric diamond-shaped source/drain disposed on an upper surface of the active fin. The source/drain includes a first crystal growth portion and a second crystal growth portion sharing a plane with the first crystal growth portion and having a lower surface disposed at a lower level than a lower surface of the first crystal growth portion.

Abstract: The present specification proposes a method for transmitting and receiving a signal, and an apparatus therefor, and more specifically, a method for transmitting, by a first station (STA), a signal to a second STA in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system, the method comprising the steps of: generating a training field including a basic training subfield for each spatial-temporal stream and a training subfield for each spatial-temporal stream on the basis of the total number of spatial-temporal streams, wherein the basic training subfield for each spatial-temporal stream is composed of M (M is a natural number) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols on the basis of the information indicated by a header field; and transmitting a signal including the header field and the training field to the second STA through a corresponding spatial-temporal stream.

Abstract: Disclosed is a transmitter. The present transmitter comprises: a frame generation unit for generating a frame including a plurality of subframes, each of which includes data and a pilot; and a transmission unit for transmitting a frame to a receiver, wherein, when the plurality of subframes have the same FFT size, the frame generation unit determines an arrangement order of the plurality of subframes on the basis of the number of subcarriers used for transmission of the data and the pilot, and arranges the plurality of subframes according to the determined arrangement order.

Abstract: A display device includes: a base substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the base substrate including a plurality of pixels on the first surface of the base substrate; a protective layer on the second surface of the base substrate, the protective layer having a first opening; a light sensor corresponding to the first opening; and a circuit board on the protective layer. The light sensor is mounted on the circuit board.

Abstract: In general, techniques are described by which to provide priority information for higher order ambisonic (HOA) audio data. A device comprising a memory and a processor may perform the techniques. The memory stores HOA coefficients of the HOA audio data, the HOA coefficients representative of a soundfield. The processor may decompose the HOA coefficients into a sound component and a corresponding spatial component, the corresponding spatial component defining shape, width, and directions of the sound component, and the corresponding spatial component defined in a spherical harmonic domain. The processor may also determine, based on one or more of the sound component and the corresponding spatial component, priority information indicative of a priority of the sound component relative to other sound components of the soundfield, and specify, in a data object representative of a compressed version of the HOA audio data, the sound component and the priority information.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to securely transferring data between a source node and a destination node using an application whitelist. A control flow may be established between a source node and a perimeter gateway. The perimeter controller may receive a request to establish a node flow between an application executing on the source node and the destination node. The perimeter controller may determine whether the first application is included in an application whitelist that includes applications allowed to transfer data to nodes in a private network via a node flow. A node flow between the source node and destination node may be established upon determining that the first application is included in the application whitelist to facilitate secure data transfer between the source node and destination node.