Abstract: An apparatus for tilting a seat cushion of a rear seat of a vehicle includes: a fixing member connected to a vehicle body and being shaft-rotated while a location of the fixing member is fixed; a tilting motor coupled to the fixing member; and a linkage connecting the tilting motor and the seat cushion of the seat, and operable to move a front end of the seat cushion vertically when the tilting motor is moved. The front end of the seat may be moved vertically so as to implement a tilting function, and a tilting apparatus of the rear seat may be operated simultaneously with occurrence of a collision or immediately before a collision so as to adjust the front end of the seat cushion upward, so that movement of a passenger in an accident can be restricted.

Abstract: In a high pressure gas charging system and method, the system includes a charging container, a fluid supply part and a high pressure charging part. A high pressure gas is charged in the charging container. The fluid supply part is connected to a first side of the charging container, and is configured to supply incompressible fluid into the charging container before charging the high pressure gas. The high pressure charging part is connected to a second side of the charging container, and is configured to charge the high pressure gas into the charging container in which the incompressible fluid is already supplied. The incompressible fluid is supplied to the charging container until an inner pressure of the charging container reaches a predetermined pressure, and the incompressible fluid is removed to outside through the fluid supply part as the high pressure gas is charged into the charging container.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an etchant composition for etching silicon and silicon germanium, and/or a preparation method of a pattern using the etchant composition. The etchant composition may include an oxidizing agent, a fluorine-based compound, a surfactant represented by Chemical Formula 1 or 2, and water. The etchant composition may include the surfactant in an amount of 5% to 40% by weight based on 100% by weight of the etchant composition.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting a defective battery cell is proposed. The proposed apparatus includes a charger for supplying current to cause a battery cell to maintain a constant voltage, a measurement part for measuring the voltage and current of the battery cell, and a controller for determining whether a defect exists in the battery cell on the basis of the current measured by the measurement part, whereby the defective battery cell may be detected with high accuracy, a time required for the detection may be shortened, and a space required for the detection may also be reduced.

Abstract: A cathode for a lithium secondary battery includes a cathode current collector, and a cathode active material layer formed on the cathode current collector. The cathode active material layer includes a cathode active material and a conductive material ID/IG is in a range from 0.5 to 1.25 in a Raman spectrum of the cathode active material layer. The cathode active material includes lithium metal oxide particles containing nickel and manganese and having a content of cobalt of less than 2 mol % among all elements except for lithium and oxygen.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode, a separator, and an anode including an anode current collector and an anode active material layer formed on the anode current collector and facing the cathode with the separator interposed therebetween. The anode active material layer includes a first anode active material layer formed on the anode current collector and including a first anode active material and a first anode binder containing a styrene-butadiene-based rubber (SBR) binder and a second anode active material layer formed on the first anode active material layer and including a second anode active material and a second anode binder containing a acryl-based binder. Each of the first anode active material and the second anode active material includes a silicon-based active material and a graphite-based material and contains 2 to 9.5 parts by weight of silicon with respect to the 100 part by weight of the graphite-based active material.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode, a separator, and an anode including an anode current collector and an anode active material layer formed on the anode current collector and facing the cathode with the separator interposed therebetween. The anode active material layer includes a first anode active material layer formed on the anode current collector and including a first anode active material and a first anode binder containing a styrene-butadiene-based rubber (SBR) binder and a second anode active material layer formed on the first anode active material layer and including a second anode active material and a second anode binder containing a acryl-based binder. Each of the first anode active material and the second anode active material includes a silicon-based active material and a graphite-based material and contains 2 to 9.5 parts by weight of silicon with respect to the 100 part by weight of the graphite-based active material.

Abstract: A cathode for a lithium secondary battery includes a cathode current collector, and a cathode active material layer formed on the cathode current collector. The cathode active material layer includes a cathode active material and a conductive material ID/IG is in a range from 0.5 to 1.25 in a Raman spectrum of the cathode active material layer. The cathode active material includes lithium metal oxide particles containing nickel and manganese and having a content of cobalt of less than 2 mol % among all elements except for lithium and oxygen.

Abstract: Disclosed a vehicle brake system in which the structure required when transmitting a wake-up signal in response to a pedal input can be further simplified, the vehicle brake system comprising: a pedal travel sensor (PTS) which senses whether pressure is being applied to the pedal and the amount of pressure being applied; and a wake recognition circuit which is connected to the PTS such that electricity can flow directly in both directions, and which receives a signal from the PTS and wakes up an electronic control unit (ETU), wherein the PTS delivers the output signal to the wake recognition circuit if the output signal is at least a preset value.

Abstract: A method of forming patterns includes coating a metal-containing resist composition on a substrate, sequentially coating two types of compositions for removing edge beads along an edge of the substrate, performing a heat-treatment including drying and heating to form a metal-containing resist film on the substrate, and exposing and developing the metal-containing resist film to form a resist pattern; or coating a metal-containing resist composition on a substrate, coating a composition for removing edge beads along an edge of the substrate, performing a heat-treatment including drying and heating to form a metal-containing resist film on the substrate, exposing the metal-containing resist film, and developing with a developing solution composition to form a resist pattern, wherein details of the two types of compositions for removing edge beads and the developing solution composition are as described in the specification.

Abstract: Disclosed is a ruthenium etchant composition containing periodic acid and ammonium ions and having a pH of 6 to 7.5. Further disclosed are a pattern formation method including a step of etching a ruthenium metal film using the etchant composition, a method of manufacturing a display device array substrate by employing the pattern formation method, and a display device array substrate manufactured by the method.

Abstract: An anode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to embodiments of the present invention includes a carbon-based active material and a silicon-based active material including silicon-based active material particles having a particle size distribution in a range from 1 ?m to 19 ?m. A lithium secondary battery having improved life-span and rapid charge/discharge properties at room temperature is provided.

Abstract: A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) apparatus includes a polishing pad on a polishing platen, a polishing head on the polishing pad, the polishing head having a membrane to hold a wafer on the polishing pad, and a polishing slurry feeding line to feed a polishing slurry, and a retainer ring around the membrane and in contact with the polishing pad to prevent detachment of the wafer, the retainer ring including a polishing slurry feeding inlet connected to the polishing slurry feeding line to feed the polishing slurry onto the polishing pad.

Abstract: A composition for removing edge beads from a metal-containing resist, and a method of forming patterns including step of removing edge beads using the same are provided. The composition for removing edge beads from a metal-containing resist includes an organic solvent, and a heptagonal ring compound substituted with at least one hydroxyl group (—OH). The heptagonal ring compound has at least two double bonds in the ring.

Abstract: A metal-containing photoresist developer composition, and a method of forming patterns including a step of developing using the same are provided. The metal-containing photoresist developer composition includes an organic solvent, and a heptagonal ring compound substituted with at least one hydroxy group (—OH). The heptagonal ring compound has at least two double bonds in the ring.

Abstract: Lithium secondary batteries for improving life span and resistance properties are disclosed. In an aspect, a cathode composition for a lithium secondary battery includes a cathode active material that includes a first cathode active material particle having a secondary particle shape and a second cathode active material particle having a single particle shape, and a conductive material including a linear-type conductive material.

Abstract: Provided are a negative electrode for a secondary battery including: a current collector; a first coating layer including a point-type conductive material and a binder, formed on the current collector; and a second coating layer including a silicon-based active material, formed on the first coating layer, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method including forming a fin type pattern including a lower pattern and an upper pattern on a substrate, the upper pattern including a plurality of sacrificial layers and a plurality of sheet patterns alternately stacked on the lower pattern; forming a field insulating film on the substrate and the fin type pattern such that the field insulation film covers side walls of the lower pattern; forming a passivation film on the field insulating film such that the passivation film extends along an upper surface of the field insulating film; and removing the plurality of sacrificial layers after forming the passivation film.

Abstract: An electrode assembly is provided. The electrode assembly has a plurality of electrode plates having one or both sides of each of the electrode plates that are coated with an electrode active material and are stacked with a separator interposed between the respective electrode plates. The separator includes a surplus outer periphery of a size greater than the outer periphery of an electrode plate, an electrode tab which extends from the outer periphery of the electrode plate and protrudes outwardly beyond the outer periphery of the separator is formed on each electrode plate, and at least some of the separators forming the electrode assembly have an insulation-enhancing part for suppressing heat shrinkage of a separator formed in the surplus outer peripheries thereof which are adjacent to the respective electrode tabs.

Abstract: An anode for a secondary battery includes an anode current collector, and an anode active material layer including a first anode active material layer and a second anode active material layer sequentially stacked from a surface of the anode current collector. Each of the first anode active material layer and the second anode active material layer includes a carbon-based active material and a silicon-based active material as an anode active material, and a carbon nanotube as a conductive material. A content of the silicon-based active material in the second anode active material layer is greater than a content of the silicon-based active material in the first anode active material layer. A Raman R value of the carbon nanotube included in the second anode active material layer is smaller than a Raman R value of the carbon nanotube included in the first anode active material layer.