Abstract: A cathode active material for lithium secondary batteries having a multiphase structure and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The cathode active material includes a lithium oxide according to the chemical formula Li1+xMn2O4 and having a multiphase structure including at least a cation-disordered rock salt (DRX) structure. In the formula, x satisfies the relationship 0?x?0.75.

Abstract: A vehicle and a method of controlling the vehicle are configured to operate only essential loads of the vehicle in an emergency driving situation. The vehicle includes at least one essential electronic device belonging to a first load class, at least one general electronic device belonging to a second load class, a power supply system configured to supply power to the at least one essential electronic device and the at least one general electronic device, a switch configured to switch an electrical connection between the power supply system and the at least one general electronic device, and a controller configured to control the switch, where the controller is configured to control the switch to turn on or off the power supply to the at least one general electronic device based on a power state of the power supply system and a predicted driving distance to a destination.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first active pattern that extends in a first horizontal direction, a second active pattern which extends in the first horizontal direction, and is spaced apart from the first active pattern by a first distance in a second horizontal direction, a third active pattern which extends in the first horizontal direction, and is spaced apart from the second active pattern by a second distance greater than the first distance in the second horizontal direction, a first gate electrode which extends in the second horizontal direction on the first to third active patterns, a second gate electrode which extends in the second horizontal direction on the first and second active patterns, and is spaced apart from the first gate electrode in the first horizontal direction, a first gate contact and a second gate contact which extends in the second horizontal direction on the second gate electrode.

Abstract: A power supply system for an electric vehicle for autonomous driving may be capable of stabilizing power supply to power electric parts and indoor parts even when short circuit occurs in one or more nodes by variously configuring an architecture circuit for power supply to the PE parts and the indoor parts using one or more switching elements and a short-circuit detector associated with the one or more nodes.

Abstract: In an embodiment a power supply system includes a low voltage DC/DC converter (LDC) configured to convert a high voltage into a low voltage, a main battery configured to be charged by the LDC and to supply power to a junction block divided into an essential load part and a general load part, a control block comprising a first power switch configured to control power between the LDC and the junction block, a second power switch configured to control the power between the main battery and the junction block, and a load switch configured to selectively cut off the power to the general load part and an auxiliary battery configured to selectively supply power to an auxiliary junction block.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. the method comprises receiving layout data including a plurality of pieces of pattern data, the plurality of pieces of pattern data having through first to Nth unique patterns (N is a natural number greater than or equal to two), calculating first to Nth density values of the first to Nth unique patterns from the layout data and calculating first to Nth populations of the first to Nth unique patterns from the layout data, performing sampling by selecting some unique patterns among the first to Nth unique patterns, the selecting based on the first to Nth density values and the first to Nth populations, and performing etch modeling on sampled patterns of the plurality of pieces of pattern data, the sampled patterns corresponding to the selected unique patterns.

Abstract: There is provided a cathode comprising a disordered rock salt-cathode active material, a carbon nanotube-based conductive material and a binder. The disordered rock salt-cathode active material has a composition as per Chemical Formula 1: Li0.4+xM1yM22O2?kFk ??(1) wherein, 0<x?1.6, 0<y?1, 0?z?1, 0?k?0.66 and (x+y+z)?1.6, and wherein M1 is a redox center selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ni, V, Co, Fe, Ir, Cr, Ru, Mo, and combinations thereof, and M2 is a d0 transitional metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, V, Nb, Sn, Mo and combinations thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a disordered rocksalt-cathode active material of Formula 1: Li0.4+xM1yM2zO2?kFk??(1) Wherein, 0<x?1.6, 0?z?1, 0?k?0.660<y?1 and (x+y+z)?1.6, and wherein M1 is a redox center selected from Mn, Ni, V, Co, Fe, Ir, Cr, Ru, Mo, and combinations thereof, and M2 is a d0 transitional metal selected from Ti, Zr, V, Nb, Sn, Mo and combinations thereof. The value of y is determined for a species of M1 based on a selection of the other parameters in order to maximize the electrical conductivity. Mathematical simulations that leverage the polaron energy barrier are used to determine the percolation probability and the accessibility of M1 in the percolation network. This allows to select for values of y to obtain a proportion of accessible M1 of at least 90% to improve electrical conductivity and manufacture the active material accordingly.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a cathode active material can include a lithium oxide having a disordered rocksalt (DRX) structure, and the lithium oxide is configured to phase-transform from the DRX structure into a spinel-like structure during charging so as to alleviate and/or prevent rate capability decrease and irreversible voltage drop caused by lithium and manganese existing in excess in the lithium oxide, and a lithium secondary battery embodiment including the same.

Abstract: Techniques for increasing computer system efficiency using unified encoding are disclosed. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: for each skill in a plurality of skills, obtaining a plurality of features for the skill, each feature in the plurality of features comprising a different type of signal indicating a relationship between the skill and a first user; computing a unified embedding of the plurality of features of the plurality of skills for the first user using a neural network and the plurality of features for each skill in the plurality of skills, the computing the unified embedding comprising inputting the plurality of features for each skill in the plurality of skills into the neural network; and using the unified embedding for the first user in an application of an online service, the using the unified embedding comprising causing content to be displayed within a GUI of the application based on the unified embedding.

Abstract: Disclosed are a metal oxide thin film precursor represented by Chemical Formula 1, a method of fabricating a metal oxide thin film using the same, and a semiconductor device including the metal oxide thin film. The definition of Chemical Formula 1 is as described in the detailed description.

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: Disclosed are a metal oxide thin film precursor represented by Chemical Formula 1, a method of fabricating a metal oxide thin film using the same, and a semiconductor device including the metal oxide thin film. The definition of Chemical Formula 1 is as described in the detailed description.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to substrate processing methods, such as etching methods with noble gases at low temperatures. In an aspect, the method includes exposing a substrate, a first layer comprising a gas, and a fluorine-containing layer to energy to form a passivation layer while maintaining the substrate at conditions encompassing a triple point temperature of the gas, the substrate positioned in a processing region of a processing chamber. The method further includes etching the substrate with ions.

Abstract: In an embodiment a power supply system includes a low voltage DC/DC converter (LDC) configured to convert a high voltage into a low voltage, a main battery configured to be charged by the LDC and to supply power to a junction block divided into an essential load part and a general load part, a control block comprising a first power switch configured to control power between the LDC and the junction block, a second power switch configured to control the power between the main battery and the junction block, and a load switch configured to selectively cut off the power to the general load part and an auxiliary battery configured to selectively supply power to an auxiliary junction block.

Abstract: A power supply system for an electric vehicle for autonomous driving may be capable of stabilizing power supply to power electric parts and indoor parts even when short circuit occurs in one or more nodes by variously configuring an architecture circuit for power supply to the PE parts and the indoor parts using one or more switching elements and a short-circuit detector associated with the one or more nodes.

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: The present disclosure relates to a contact lens for drug delivery with improved drug delivery efficiency and bioavailability. Since the contact lens for drug delivery according to the present disclosure is capable of stably releasing a drug, compared to ophthalmic solutions in the art, bioavailability may be expected to be enhanced by reducing the dosage and frequency of administration. In addition, the contact lens for drug delivery according to the present disclosure may be easily applied to various drugs, has little irritation to the ocular mucosa, and is useful for mass production because of its easy preparation method.

Abstract: Disclosed is a press forming apparatus including a lower die assembly having a lower die, an upper die assembly having an upper die configured to be movable in a first direction relative to the lower die, a cam slider configured to be movable in a second direction relative to the lower die, and a conversion mechanism configured to convert a movement of the upper die assembly in the first direction into a movement of the cam slider in the second direction.