Abstract: A method for detecting a touch input can include: scanning at least one function touch button of the touch input device and at least one comparison touch button of the touch input device; determining whether an expected touch input corresponds to an intention of a user or to a first environmental change causing the change in capacitance generated by the at least one function touch button; comparing the change in capacitance generated by the at least one function touch button with the change in capacitance generated by the at least one comparison touch button; and determining whether the expected touch input is a determined touch input corresponding to the intention of the user or a touch input corresponding to a second environmental change based on the comparison.

Abstract: A fan-out semiconductor package includes: a frame including insulating layers, wiring layers, and connection via layers, and having a first recess portion and a first stopper layer disposed on a bottom surface of the first recess portion; a semiconductor chip disposed in the first recess portion and having connection pads, an active surface on which the connection pads are disposed, and an inactive surface opposing the active surface and disposed on the first stopper layer; an encapsulant covering at least portions of the semiconductor chip and filling at least portions of the first recess portion; and a connection member disposed on the frame and the active surface of the semiconductor chip and including a redistribution layer electrically connecting the wiring layers of the frame and the connection pads of the semiconductor chip to each other.

Abstract: Provided are a novel organic semiconductor compound, a production method thereof, and an organic electronic device using the same, wherein the organic semiconductor compound includes a thiazolidine functional group introduced into a heteroaromatic ring to thereby remarkably improve photovoltaic characteristics of an organic electronic device including the same.

Abstract: A fan-out sensor package includes: a core member including a wiring layer including a plurality of layers and having a through-hole; an integrated circuit (IC) for a sensor disposed in the through-hole; an encapsulant encapsulating at least portions of the core member and the IC for a sensor; and a connection member disposed on the core member and the IC for a sensor and including a plurality of circuit layers, wherein the circuit layer includes sensing patterns detecting a change in capacitance.

Abstract: A display driving device including: a gate driver configured to provide a first gate selection signal to a first gate line of a display panel to select the first gate line; a source driver configured to provide an image signal corresponding to the first gate line to a source line; an Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) detection circuit configured to receive a power supply voltage, determine whether there is an ESD in the power supply voltage and, when the ESD is detected, generate a first detection signal; and a controller configured to receive the first detection signal to generate a masking signal, wherein the gate driver is configured to receive the masking signal and not provide a second gate selection signal to select a second gate line.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods relating to variant alpha-amylases. The variant alpha-amylases are useful, for example, for starch liquefaction and saccharification, for cleaning starchy stains in laundry, dishwashing, and other applications, for textile processing (e.g., desizing), in animal feed for improving digestibility, and for baking and brewing.

Abstract: A fan-out semiconductor package includes: a frame including insulating layers, wiring layers, and connection via layers, and having a first recess portion and a first stopper layer disposed on a bottom surface of the first recess portion; a semiconductor chip disposed in the first recess portion and having connection pads, an active surface on which the connection pads are disposed, and an inactive surface opposing the active surface and disposed on the first stopper layer; an encapsulant covering at least portions of the semiconductor chip and filling at least portions of the first recess portion; and a connection member disposed on the frame and the active surface of the semiconductor chip and including a redistribution layer electrically connecting the wiring layers of the frame and the connection pads of the semiconductor chip to each other.

Abstract: Provided are a novel organic semiconductor compound, a production method thereof, and an organic electronic device using the same, wherein the organic semiconductor compound includes a thiazolidine functional group introduced into a heteroaromatic ring to thereby remarkably improve photovoltaic characteristics of an organic electronic device including the same.

Abstract: A plug-in vehicle capable of wired-charging a battery through a charging connector using an external charger and a method for controlling the same are provided. The method for controlling charging of a vehicle configured to perform a charging operation using external power includes determining whether a refrigerant circulation device operates normally and the amount of refrigerant is normal when a temperature sensor of a charger malfunctions. When the refrigerant circulation device operates normally and the amount of refrigerant is normal, a temperature of the charger is estimated using a temperature of a heat dissipation device through which the refrigerant passes and the output of the charger is adjusted based on the estimated temperature.

Abstract: A method for detecting a touch input can include: scanning at least one function touch button of the touch input device and at least one comparison touch button of the touch input device; determining whether an expected touch input corresponds to an intention of a user or to a first environmental change causing the change in capacitance generated by the at least one function touch button; comparing the change in capacitance generated by the at least one function touch button with the change in capacitance generated by the at least one comparison touch button; and determining whether the expected touch input is a determined touch input corresponding to the intention of the user or a touch input corresponding to a second environmental change based on the comparison.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition containing a metal powder for three-dimensional printing, a three-dimensional printing method using the same as a raw material, and a three-dimensional printing device, which enable a metal product, which requires high precision as well as high strength, to be produced by a three-dimensional printing technique using a raw material containing a metal powder as a feedstock for three-dimensional printing. In particular, the composition containing a metal powder for three-dimensional printing, according to the present invention, is used as a feedstock supplied to an extrusion head of a three-dimensional printer, and is produced by kneading, pulverizing, and pelletizing the metal powder and a polymer binder.

Abstract: A charging system of an electric vehicle is provided and is implemented based on a motor and an inverter which are previously mounted within the electric vehicle, without a separate on-board charger. The charging system includes a DC power supply that is configured to store or output DC power and a motor that is configured to drive the electric vehicle. An inverter drives the motor based on a flow of current and an AC power supply outputs the AC power. Additionally, a charging relay is configured to perform a switching operation to supply DC power output from the inverter to the DC power supply and an input relay is configured to perform the switching operation to supply the AC power to the inverter.

Abstract: An electronic component package includes a frame, an electronic component, an encapsulant, a metal layer, and a redistribution layer. The frame has a through hole. The electronic component is disposed in the through hole of the frame and has an active surface on which electrode pads are formed and an inactive surface opposing the active surface. The encapsulant covers the inactive surface of the electronic component and is disposed between the frame and the electronic component within the through hole. The metal layer is formed on a surface of the encapsulant. The redistribution layer is disposed adjacently to the active surface of the electronic component and electrically connected to the electrode pads.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling charging of plug-in vehicle are provided to charge a high-voltage battery mounted in the vehicle by converting AC power into DC power using an OBC. The method includes determining whether the high-voltage battery is charged by the operation of the OBC and whether the temperature of the high-voltage battery is greater than a predetermined reference cooling temperature while the high-voltage battery is charged to determine whether to cool the high-voltage battery. Additionally, whether the temperature of the high-voltage battery is greater than a predetermined failure determination temperature is determined to determine whether the high-voltage battery is abnormal when the temperature of the high-voltage battery is greater than the reference cooling temperature. A battery cooling fan mounted in the vehicle is maximally driven to cool the high-voltage battery when the temperature of the high-voltage battery is greater than the failure determination temperature.

Abstract: A motor structure for varying a counter electromotive force is provided. The motor structure includes a rotor that is fixed annularly and concentrically to a radially outside from an exterior circumferential surface of a shaft of an electric motor and has a permanent magnet, and a stator that has coils positioned on the interior side of a motor housing and on the concentrically exterior side with the permanent magnet of the rotor. Further, the coils are positioned spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals. A drive unit moves the stator in the axial direction of the shaft to vary the interlinkage flux, by varying an area that the magnetic flux of the permanent magnet of the rotor passes through the coils of the stator.

Abstract: A fan-out semiconductor package includes: a first interconnection member having a through-hole; a semiconductor chip disposed in the through-hole of the first interconnection member and having an active surface having connection pads disposed thereon and an inactive surface opposing the active surface; an encapsulant encapsulating at least portions of the first interconnection member and the semiconductor chip; a second interconnection member disposed on the first interconnection member and the semiconductor chip; and connection terminals disposed on the second interconnection member. The first interconnection member and the second interconnection member respectively include redistribution layers electrically connected to the connection pads of the semiconductor chip, and a connection pad and a connection terminal are electrically connected to each other by a pathway passing through the redistribution layer of the first interconnection member.

Abstract: Provided are a mixed metal halide perovskite compound, and an electronic device including the same, wherein the mixed metal halide perovskite compound includes an organic cation, two or more kinds of metal cations, and a halogen anion.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, compositions, apparatuses and kits comprising ALDC enzymes having a better stability and/or activity, and, optionally, the yield of ALDC enzymes which can be recovered from microorganisms is improved. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods, apparatuses, compositions and kits for the use of metal ions to increase stability and/or activity, and which further can be used to recover the enzymes from microorganisms in improved yields.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods relating to variant alpha-amylases. The variant alpha-amylases are useful, for example, for starch liquefaction and saccharification, for cleaning starchy stains in laundry, dishwashing, and other applications, for textile processing (e.g., desizing), in animal feed for improving digestibility, and for baking and brewing.

Abstract: A charging device for an eco-friendly vehicle includes a charger having an electronic switching element which reduces an excessive current instantaneously flowing when an external AC power source outside the vehicle is connected to the charger; and a controller configured to control an operation of the electronic switching element.