Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell array having a plurality of memory blocks therein, including a target memory block. A voltage generator is provided, which is configured to generate an erase voltage and row line voltages, which are provided to the target memory block upon which an erase operation is to be performed. Control logic is provided, which is configured to control the memory cell array and the voltage generator. In addition, during operation, the erase voltage is provided to at least one of a bitline or a common source line associated with the target memory block, and a gate line of a transistor provided with the erase voltage is precharged before the erase voltage is provided to the at least one of the bitline or the common source line of the target memory block.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for synthesizing the voice based on brain waves during imagined speech. The method for synthesizing the voice based on brain waves during imagined speech according to an embodiment of the present invention may include the following steps: a step to obtain the user's brain waves during imagined speech; a step to convert the above-mentioned brain waves of imagined speech into embedding vectors; a step to generate the mel-spectrograms based on the above-mentioned embedding vectors; a step to generate the voice using the above-mentioned mel-spectrograms; a step to output the above-mentioned voice.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, an active pattern disposed on the substrate and extending in a first direction, gate electrodes covering the active pattern and extending in a second direction, a gate spacer disposed on a sidewall of each of the gate electrodes, a source/drain pattern disposed between adjacent ones of the gate electrodes, an etch stop film disposed along a sidewall of the gate spacer and a profile of the source/drain pattern, an interlayer insulating film disposed between the adjacent ones of the gate electrodes with a contact trench exposing the source/drain pattern defined therein, a liner film disposed on an outer sidewall of the contact trench, and a source/drain contact disposed on the liner film and filling the contact trench, in which the source/drain contact is connected to the source/drain pattern. At least a portion of the liner film may be disposed in the source/drain pattern.

Abstract: A button-type secondary battery includes: a lower can configured to operate as a first electrode terminal; an upper can coupled to the lower can to surround the lower can and configured to operate as a second electrode terminal; and a gasket between the lower can and the upper can. A recessed lower insertion groove and a recessed upper insertion groove are defined in a surface of the lower can and a surface of the upper can, which are in close contact with the gasket, respectively. The lower insertion groove and the upper insertion groove are spaced apart from each other so as not to face each other.

Abstract: A high voltage battery module includes a battery cell laminate formed by arranging a plurality of high voltage battery cells, an upper housing including an opening at a position corresponding to an inlet of a battery module case on an upper surface of the battery cell laminate and including a cooling flow path of outside air introduced through the inlet formed thereon, and a baffle configured to guide the outside air passing through the opening to flow to the outside of the battery cell laminate along the cooling flow path and formed in a curved surface including an inflection point.

Abstract: A secondary battery may include: an electrode assembly in which an electrode and a separator are alternately stacked; a plurality of pouches that surrounds the electrode assembly and seals the electrode assembly; and a spring part that is coupled to the outermost pouch of the plurality of pouches and provides a degree of structural rigidity of the outermost pouch. Additionally, a secondary battery may include: an electrode assembly in which an electrode and a separator are alternately stacked; a plurality of pouches that surrounds the electrode assembly and seals the electrode assembly; an open portion formed at one side of the outermost pouch of the plurality of pouches and passing through a portion of the one side; and a spring part that is coupled to both ends of the open portion and provides a degree of structural rigidity of the outermost pouch.

Abstract: An embodiment all-solid-state battery includes an anode current collector, a buffer layer disposed on the anode current collector, a solid electrolyte layer disposed on the buffer layer and including a solid electrolyte, a cathode active material layer disposed on the solid electrolyte layer, and a cathode current collector disposed on the cathode active material layer. The buffer layer includes a first layer disposed on the anode current collector and including an electrically conductive material, and a second layer disposed on the first layer and including a metal capable of alloying with lithium.

Abstract: An anode active material for a secondary battery according to an embodiment of the disclosed technology includes an anode current collector, a first anode active material layer on at least one surface of the anode current collector and including a graphite-based active material and a silicon-based active material doped with a metal element, and a second anode active material layer on the first anode active material layer and including a porous structure. The porous structure includes a carbon-based particle having pores and a silicon-containing coating formed inside the pores or on a surface of the carbon-based particle.

Abstract: A circuit for preventing power imbalance of a resonance-type power converter is proposed. The circuit may include a rectifier converting input alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC) and frequency-controlled first and second resonant converter modules configured to receive an output voltage of the rectifier divided into two stages. The circuit may further include a controller outputting a first frequency command for controlling a frequency of a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal supplied to a switching element of a first switching unit of the first resonant converter module. The circuit may further include a frequency compensator compensating for the first frequency command and then outputting a second frequency command for controlling a frequency of a PWM signal supplied to a switching element of a second switching unit of the second resonant converter module, so as to eliminate power imbalance between the first and second resonant converter modules.

Abstract: A battery module comprises a cell assembly formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells, each battery cell comprising at least two electrode tabs; and a bus bar assembly disposed on a side of the cell assembly where the electrode tab protrudes comprising a plurality of slit holes each of which is penetrated by at least one of the plurality of electrode tabs. The slit holes each comprises a first area and a second area having a wider width than that of the first area. At least one of the electrode tabs comprises a first portion and a second portion having a length in a direction in which the electrode tab protrudes which is shorter than a length of the first portion, and wherein the first portion penetrates the first area portion, and the second portion faces the second area.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery. The secondary battery includes a first case having a hexahedral shape, a second case having a hexahedral shape, and coupled to the first case, an electrode assembly in the first case and the second case, a pair of current collector plates electrically connected to the electrode assembly, and electrically connected to the first case and the second case, respectively, and a sealing member including an insulating material between the first case and the second case.

Abstract: One embodiment comprises: a housing; a bobbin arranged in the housing; a coil arranged in the bobbin; a first magnet arranged at a first lateral part of the housing; a second magnet arranged at a second lateral part of the housing facing the first lateral part of the housing; a circuit board arranged at a third lateral part of the housing; a location sensor which is arranged at the third lateral part of the housing and which is electrically connected with the circuit board; and a first capacitor arranged at a first corner part of the housing, which is arranged between the third lateral part of the housing and the second lateral part of the housing, and electrically connected with the circuit board.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a first non-folding part, a folding part, and a second non-folding part which are arranged in a first direction, a first support part disposed below the display panel, a groove is defined in a top surface of a portion of the first support part overlapping the folding part, and the first support part being foldable about the folding part, a second support part disposed in the groove, and a cover layer disposed in the groove and below the second support part.

Abstract: A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar system, including: a plurality of transmit channels configured to sequentially transmit signals with transmit-channel-designated Doppler division multiplexing (DDM) modulations; and processing circuitry configured to: determine, for each of the transmit channels, an impulse response of phase modulation errors due to DDM coupling of the respective transmit channel from each of the other transmit channels; and generate, based on the impulse response, a reconstruction matrix of modulation DDM coupling factors.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel. The display panel includes sub-pixels. A driver converts first frame data corresponding to a first pixel arrangement of the sub-pixels into second frame data corresponding to a second pixel arrangement and provides data signals corresponding to second frame data to the sub-pixels having the second pixel arrangement. The driver includes a padding circuit and a rendering circuit. The padding circuit converts the first frame data into padding data by adding a padding value to at least one of a front end and a rear end of each line data of the first frame data. The rendering circuit generates the second frame data by applying a rendering filter to the padding data.

Abstract: A thermo-therapeutic apparatus is provided. The thermo-therapeutic apparatus according to one embodiment includes a first supporting plate having a plurality of through holes formed therein and formed of skin foam; a front cover disposed on the first supporting plate so that one side of the first supporting plate is exposed, and to which the first supporting plate is coupled; a plurality of ceramics each insertion-fixed to the plurality of through holes, and each configured to protrude to the outside of the first supporting plate to a predetermined height; a heater disposed on one sides of the plurality of ceramics and configured to heat the plurality of ceramics; a second supporting plate disposed on one side of the heater and including a vibrator; and a rear cover disposed on one side of the second supporting plate and coupled to the front cover.

Abstract: A display device includes: a first layer including a pixel array disposed on a base substrate, a side terminal disposed on the base substrate, and a transfer wiring electrically connected to the side terminal and the pixel array; a second layer coupled with the first layer; a seal disposed between the first layer and the second layer and surrounding the pixel array; a filler, spaced apart from the seal, overlapping at least a portion of the side terminal and filling a space between the first layer and the second layer; and a conductive connection pad disposed on a side surface of the first layer and contacting the side terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a clothes care apparatus capable of preventing the spreading of fire when a fire occurs on a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly. The clothes care apparatus may comprise: a PCB assembly; a PCB housing having an accommodation space for accommodating the PCB assembly, the PCB housing including a sidewall that forms the accommodation space; and a protective body filled into the accommodation space to cover the PCB assembly, wherein the sidewall may include guide wall having a height lower than or equal to a height of the protective body filled in the accommodation space.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a main frame supporting a battery cell, the main frame including a hook hole and a reinforcer adjacent to the hook hole; and a main cover coupled to the main frame, the main cover including a hook inserted into and retained in engagement with the hook hole, wherein the reinforcer faces the hook hole with the hook therebetween to support the hook.

Abstract: An indicator control system includes N switches connected to circuitry configured to control the N switches, N+1 first indicators connected to the N switches to indicate performance intensity of the heater or ventilation, and a switching element connected in series with one of the first indicators and controlled by one of the switches, wherein, when the one of the switches is turned off, the switching element and the one of the first indicator are turned off.