Abstract: Provided herein may be a memory device and a method of operating the same. The memory device may include a memory block including strings, each including first memory cells coupled between a first dummy cell and a second dummy cell and second memory cells coupled between third dummy cell and fourth dummy cell, and a peripheral circuit performing a normal program operation on first and second memory cells, or a soft program operation on first to fourth dummy cells, wherein the peripheral circuit is configured to, perform a soft program operation on the fourth dummy cell which is farthest from an area to which the precharge voltage is applied and perform a normal program operation on second memory cells, wherein the precharge voltage is applied to the area during the normal program operation, and wherein the area is adjacent to the first dummy cells.

Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material comprising at least one secondary particle comprising an agglomerate of a primary macro particle, a method for preparing the same and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. By the simultaneous use of the secondary particle comprising a primary macro particle and a monolith, it is possible to provide a nickel-based positive electrode active material with reduced particle cracking in the positive electrode active material during a rolling process and improved charge/discharge cycling characteristics.

Abstract: In one example, an electronic device includes a substrate including a substrate upper side and a conductive structure comprising substrate upper terminals adjacent to the substrate upper side. Vertical interconnects are coupled to the substrate upper terminals. An encapsulant covers portions of the substrate and the vertical interconnects. The vertical interconnects are exposed from an upper side of the encapsulant. A redistribution structure is over the encapsulant and includes a redistribution structure upper side, a redistribution structure lower side, a redistribution dielectric structure, and a redistribution conductive structure. The redistribution structure includes redistribution upper terminals adjacent to the redistribution structure upper side and redistribution bottom terminals adjacent to the redistribution lower side. The redistribution bottom terminals are coupled to the vertical interconnects and the redistribution upper terminals.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a communication interface configured to communicate with another display apparatus, a display configured to display contents being shared with the other display apparatus and a video call user interface (UI) for a video call with a user of the other display apparatus, and a processor, in response to at least one of a gesture and a voice of the user included in video call data received from the other display apparatus satisfying a predetermined condition, configured to control the display to change a size of the video call UI displayed on the display.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first and second active patterns extending in a first direction, a first epitaxial pattern on the first active pattern and adjacent to the second active pattern, a second epitaxial pattern on the second active pattern and adjacent to the first active pattern, an element separation structure separating the first and second active patterns between the first and second epitaxial patterns, and including a core separation pattern, and a separation side wall pattern on a side wall of the core separation pattern, and a gate structure extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, on the first active pattern. An upper surface of the gate structure is on the same plane as an upper surface of the core separation pattern. The separation side wall pattern includes a high dielectric constant liner, which includes a high dielectric constant dielectric film including a metal.

Abstract: In a method of collision prevention strategy for a vehicle and a vehicle control system of the same, the vehicle control system includes a recognition/determination unit which recognizes whether a front vehicle is a target vehicle which is stopped on the side either slowing down or stopped, and determines a state of road occupancy of the target vehicle; a driving situation determination unit which determines a driving situation of a host vehicle; a control strategy unit which determines a strategy before preventing collision according to the result of the recognition/determination unit and the driving situation determination unit; and an actuator operation unit which controls at least a warning mean, a steering device, and a braking device according to the determination of the control strategy unit.

Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes determining whether one or more objects are present on both side lanes of the vehicle in response to identification of a front object positioned on a lane in which the vehicle is positioned. The method also includes determining, when the one or more objects are present on both side lanes of the vehicle, whether steering for avoiding collision with the one or more objects on both side lanes of the vehicle is possible based on physical quantity information of the vehicle and the front object. The method additionally includes determining a braking control time of the vehicle based on the determination of whether steering for avoiding collision is possible. The method further includes controlling brakes of the vehicle at the determined braking control time.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing including an accommodation space for receiving an aerosol generating article, a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating article inserted into the accommodation space to generate an aerosol, a sensor configured to generate a sensing signal corresponding to a change in capacitance of the accommodation space, and a processor electrically connected to the heater and the sensor, wherein the sensor includes a printed circuit board disposed to surround at least a part of an outer circumferential surface of the accommodation space, an electrode disposed on one region of the printed circuit board and configured to generate the sensing signal corresponding to the change in capacitance of the accommodation space, and ground disposed in another region of the printed circuit board located in a direction opposite to the one region, and the electrode being electrically connected to the ground to shield noise.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multilayer circuit board manufacturing apparatus. The present disclosure includes: uncoiler configured to provide a member; a process unit configured to perform a process on the member provided from the uncoiler; a recoiler configured to wind the member on which the process is completed in the process unit; and a tension adjustment unit which is located in at least one of the uncoiler, the recoiler, a region between the uncoiler and the process unit, and a region between the process unit and the recoiler, and adjusts tension of the member.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to manufacture a display device and a method of manufacturing a display device include a stage configured to place a process target object on an upper surface thereof; a bending head in contact with the process target object to bend the process target object; a distance measurement sensor installed above the stage to be movable in a horizontal direction; and a cylinder configured to adjust a vertical position of the bending head.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device with improved performance and reliability is provided. The semiconductor memory device includes a substrate having a cell region and a peripheral region, a cell region isolation layer that separates the cell region from the peripheral region, and a plurality of cell gate structures, each including a cell gate electrode that extends in a first direction. The cell region includes a plurality of active areas that extend in a second direction different from the first direction, and are between a respective cell element isolation layer and the cell region isolation layer. Each of the active areas includes a first portion and a second portion separated by the cell gate structure, the second portion of the active area is on both sides of a respective one of the first portion of the active area. The active areas includes a normal active area and a dummy active area.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes a sensor provided in each of vehicle seats and outputting a fastening signal when a seat belt is fastened, and outputting a non-fastening signal when the seat belt is not fastened, and a controller that stores an available seat count based on the non-fastening signal and to update the available seat count when a seat belt signal is changed and output to the non-fastening signal from a vehicle seat where the fastening signal is output.

Abstract: A message hop-based communication method of guaranteeing real-time communication in a vehicle communication environment may comprise: receiving, by a first on-board unit (OBU) of a first vehicle, a first message including a message frame (MF) for probe vehicle data (PVD) from a road side unit (RSU); and transmitting a second message, including an MF for a basic safety message (BSM), to a second OBU of a second vehicle, the second message corresponding to the first message, wherein the PVD and the BSM each comprise a data frame for a hopping request.

Abstract: An UWB-based indoor positioning system using out-of-band management includes a plurality of nodes that individually broadcast an UWB broadcast message through an ultra-wide band (UWB) channel; and a remote positioning server for receiving a response message to the UWB broadcast message through an out-of-band network, calculating a time of flight (ToF) between the nodes based on the identification information and timestamp information of each of the nodes included in the response message and producing a positioning information of each of the nodes by calculating a distance between the nodes using the calculated ToF. The UWB-based indoor positioning system and method using out-of-band management can significantly improve node scalability and flexibility in the UWB positioning system through the unification of processes between anchor/tag nodes and simplification of the initial registration procedure.

Abstract: A cooling medium circulation apparatus for a vehicle includes: a housing having a valve mounting device with an internal space and a plurality of ports connected to a plurality of thermal management components; and a valve body rotatably mounted in the valve mounting device, partitioned into a plurality of layers vertically, with a plurality of flow paths formed in each layer, and with a plurality of circulation holes formed on outer sides corresponding to each of the flow paths and selectively matching the ports, the circulation holes elongated vertically to have a height greater than a height of the flow paths. The cooling medium circulation apparatus may be installed in the vehicle in a compact manner, while eliminating the need for multiple peripheral pipes, and facilitating the circulation of coolant across various cooling system components.

Abstract: A circuit board according to an embodiment includes: a first insulating layer that does not include a reinforcing material; a conductive pad that protrudes above a surface of the first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer that is disposed below the first insulating layer and includes a reinforcing material. A corner of the conductive pad has a curved shape.

Abstract: A circuit board according to an embodiment includes: a first insulating layer that does not include a reinforcing material; a conductive pad that protrudes above a surface of the first insulating layer; a dam that protrudes from the surface of the first insulating layer and is disposed outside a region where the conductive pad is disposed on a plane; and a second insulating layer that is disposed below the first insulating layer and includes a reinforcing material. A height of the dam based on the surface of the first insulating layer is higher than a height of the conductive pad.

Abstract: A method of moving a magic qubit in logical qubit arrangement architecture based on a checkerboard may include generating a plurality of distilled magic qubits necessary for a predetermined logic operation through a magic state distiller, storing the plurality of distilled magic qubits in a magic qubit repository, primarily moving the stored magic qubit to an area adjacent to a logical qubit block corresponding to a destination through an external bus and an internal bus, and secondarily moving the magic qubit from the area adjacent to the logical qubit block to the destination within the logical qubit block through a temporary bus.