Abstract: Disclosed herein are a logical qubit execution apparatus and method. The logical qubit execution apparatus may be configured to execute, by a logical execution layer, a quantum circuit including requested logical qubits using a lattice surgery operation, generate, by the logical execution layer, measurement results of the logical qubits by combining measurement results of logical Pauli frames, generate, by a physical execution layer, a physical qubit circuit by converting a logical qubit operation corresponding to the measurement results of the logical qubits into a physical qubit operation, and measure, by the physical execution layer, results of an operation on physical Pauli frames by executing the physical qubit circuit.

Abstract: Provided is a reflector/scatterer arranged around a side lobe beam which is generated from a transmission antenna, in a radiation direction of the side lobe beam, for use in expanding a communication service coverage area.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules each including one or more battery cells to store and release energy, each battery module further including an intake portion and an exhaust portion, an intake duct including an intake channel and communicating with the intake portion of each of the plurality of battery modules, and an exhaust duct including an exhaust channel and communicating with the exhaust portion of each of the plurality of battery modules. Each of the plurality of battery modules further includes an opening/closing member configured to close the intake portion when internal pressure increases.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising: a lower insulating layer; a field insulating layer on the lower insulating layer; an upper insulating layer on the field insulating layer; a first through via in the upper insulating layer; a second through via in the field insulating layer; and a third through via in the lower insulating layer, wherein the second through via is connected to the first and third through vias, and wherein a width of a top surface of the second through via is greater than a width of a bottom surface of the first through via, a width of a bottom surface of the second through via is greater than a width of a top surface of the third through via, and a width of a middle portion of the second through via is greater than the widths of the top surface and the bottom surface of the second through via.

Abstract: Provided is a disease prediction method and apparatus. The disease prediction apparatus may receive a medical image and clinical information, identify, from the medical image, quantitative data comprising a volume of at least one anatomical structure, and predict a disease occurrence based on the clinical information and the quantitative data. An artificial intelligence model may be used for each of identification of an anatomical structure and prediction of the disease occurrence. The disclosure was supported by the “AI Precision Medical Solution (Doctor Answer 2.0) Development” project hosted by Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (Project Serial No.: 1711151151, Project No.: S0252-21-1001).

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vehicle wheel includes: a casting process of manufacturing the wheel in a one-piece body having a forming end and a temporary flange protruding at inner and outer sides of the wheel, respectively, wherein the one-piece body further includes a resonance chamber forming groove; a primary shape machining process of forming a stepped part at an outer circumferential side of the resonance chamber forming groove; a flow forming process of bending the forming end to be seated on the stepped part; a friction stir welding process of integrally bonding a portion where the forming end and the stepped part are in close contact with each other; a fine machining process of removing the temporary flange; and a sound-absorbing hole machining process of forming a sound-absorbing hole for communicating between the resonance chamber and an interior space of a tire in the forming end.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel indole derivative and a use thereof. The novel indole derivative according to the present invention traps methylglyoxal (MGO), which is a main precursor of advanced glycation end products, and thus can be effectively used for preventing, improving, or treating diseases related to advanced glycation end products.

Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a communication protocol between an MCU and an LED driving circuit for LED driving. The MCU may define and use an SPI protocol including ID setting, a command, configuration data, etc.

Abstract: Disclosed is a positive electrode material for a lithium secondary battery. The positive electrode material includes a positive electrode active material formed of Li—[Mn—Ti]-M-O-based material including a transition metal (M) to enable reversible intercalation and deintercalation of lithium and molybdenum oxide. The positive electrode active material is coated with the molybdenum oxide to form a coating layer on a surface thereof.

Abstract: A unit pixel includes a transparent substrate, a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the transparent substrate, and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protector disposed on the transparent substrate and protecting at least one of the light emitting devices from electrostatic discharge.

Abstract: An apparatus for predicting performance of a wheel in a vehicle: includes a learning device that generates a latent space for a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) wheel images based on a convolutional autoencoder (CAE), extracts a predetermined number of the plurality of 2D wheel images from the latent space, and learns a dataset having the plurality of 2D wheel images and performance values corresponding to the plurality of 2D wheel images; and a controller that predicts performance for the plurality of 2D wheel images based on a performance prediction model obtained by the learning device.

Abstract: A bitline sense amplifier including: an amplifier which is connected between a first sensing bitline and a second sensing bitline, and detects and amplifies a voltage difference between a first bitline and a second bitline in response to a first control signal and a second control signal; and an equalizer which is connected between a first supply line through which the first control signal is supplied and a second supply line through which the second control signal is supplied, and pre-charges the first bitline and the second bitline with a precharge voltage in response to an equalizing control signal, wherein the equalizer includes an equalizing enable transistor in which a source terminal is connected to the first supply line and performs equalizing in response to the equalizing control signal.

Abstract: A substrate includes: a first die alignment mark and a first die position mark defining a die stack region. The first die alignment mark has substantially a cross shape having substantially a vertical bar and substantially a horizontal bar intersecting each other substantially perpendicularly, and the first die position mark includes a first main position mark having a first area and a first branch position mark having a second area different from the first area.

Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a substrate including a display area and a pad area, which is disposed on one side of the display area, a plurality of conductive layers disposed on the substrate, in the display area and the pad area, a passivation layer disposed on the conductive layers, and a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed on the passivation layer, in the display area, and spaced apart from one another, wherein at least one of the conductive layers includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer, which is disposed on the first metal layer, and a third metal layer, which is disposed on the second metal layer, the first metal layer includes vanadium (V), the second metal layer includes aluminum (Al) or an Al alloy, and the third metal layer includes V or titanium (Ti).

Abstract: Provided is a display device comprising a substrate, a first data line and a second data line disposed on the substrate and extended in a first direction, an anode electrode disposed on the first data line and the second data line, a pixel-defining film disposed over the anode electrode and defining an emission area, an organic light-emitting layer disposed on the anode electrode, and a cathode electrode disposed on the organic light-emitting layer, wherein each of the first data line and the second data line has a curved shape when viewed from a top where the first anode electrode and the second anode electrode overlap the anode electrode.

Abstract: A positive electrode material for a lithium secondary battery has improved electron conductivity and surface stability because oxidation-treated carbon nanotubes are stably attached to the surface of an active material. According to one embodiment the positive electrode material includes a positive electrode active material core made of a Li—Ni—Co—Mn-M-O-based material (M=transition metal) and an oxidized carbon nanotube coating layer formed on the surface of the positive electrode active material core and including 1% to 3% by weight of oxidation-treated carbon nanotubes (OCNT) relative to 100% by weight of the positive electrode active material core.

Abstract: A wafer processing system includes an optical apparatus including a beam splitter configured to receive a laser beam and to split the laser beam into a first beam in a first state of linear polarization and a second beam in a second state of linear polarization; and a beam delayer configured to delay the second beam so that a pulse of the second beam has a delay time with respect to a pulse of the first beam.

Abstract: A circuit board according to an embodiment comprises an insulating layer; an electrode layer disposed on the insulating layer; and a protective layer disposed on the insulating layer and including an opening vertically overlapping at least a portion of an upper surface of the electrode layer; wherein the electrode layer includes: a first layer disposed on the insulating layer; a second layer disposed on the first layer; a third layer disposed on the second layer; and a fourth layer disposed on the third layer, wherein a width of the second layer is greater than a width of the third layer, wherein a thickness of the second layer is greater than a thickness of the third layer, and wherein a height of an upper surface of the protective layer is equal to or less than a height of an upper surface of the third layer.

Abstract: A diffractive light guide plate including a light guide unit; an input diffractive optical element that receives lights output from a light source and diffracts the received lights to be guided on the light guide unit; and two output diffractive optical elements disposed in a predetermined region of the light guide unit and having different linear grating patterns from each other, wherein the two output diffractive optical elements are configured so that each one output diffractive optical element receives the lights from the input diffractive optical element and allows the received lights to be directed to the other output diffractive optical element by diffraction, and so that each one output diffractive optical element receives lights from the other output diffractive optical element and allows the received lights to be output from the light guide unit by diffraction, and the two output diffractive optical elements having different linear grating patterns are alternately arranged in at least one dimension

Abstract: A pouch-type battery case includes a cup portion, which accommodates therein an electrode assembly formed by stacking an electrode and a separator, and a plurality of die edges connecting an outer wall of the cup portion to a side extending from the outer wall. The die edges include a first region, which is rounded at a first radius (r1) of curvature and at which an electrode tab extending from the electrode is positioned, and a second region which is other than the first region and rounded at one or more second radii (r2, r3, r4) of curvature less than or equal to the first radius (r1) of curvature. The second region is divided into an inner region and an outer region with respect to the first region, and the radius (r2) of curvature in the inner region differs from the radii (r3, r4) of curvature in the outer region.