Abstract: Proposed are an organic-inorganic composite synthetic resin using a highly flame-retardant organically modified nanoparticle, and a production method thereof. The method for producing the organic-inorganic composite synthetic resin using a highly flame-retardant organically modified nanoparticle a includes the steps of: adding and stirring metal ion-based phosphinate, melamine cyanurate, and nanoclay to a container containing an aqueous or oily solvent, applying ultrasonic waves and high pressure energy to the stirred solution to prepare a highly flame-retardant organically modified silicate solution through a chemical bonding, and then adding a synthetic resin to form synthetic leather and foam used as life consumer goods to the silicate solution, processing and drying it.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a flexible pad for a display device lamination process includes: a generally straight area having an upper surface defining substantially the same height along a first direction and a generally convex shape along a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction; a first inclined area having a first upper surface inclined along the first direction at a first inclination angle and being generally flat along the second direction; and a second inclined area disposed between the first inclined area and the generally straight area, wherein the second inclined area has a second upper surface inclined along the first direction at a second inclination angle smaller than the first inclination angle.

Abstract: This specification discloses a quantum public-key cryptosystem. The quantum public-key cryptosystem may use two rotation operators R{circumflex over (n)}(?) and R{circumflex over (m)}(?) satisfying a cyclic evolution. The two rotation operators R{circumflex over (n)}(?) and R{circumflex over (m)}(?) do not have a commutation relation or an anti-commutation relation with each other. The commutation relation or the anti-commutation relation is established when either of the following conditions is satisfied: ?=2i?, ?=2j?, or {circumflex over (n)}·{circumflex over (m)}=1 (i, j=integer), and ?=(2k+1)?, ?=(2l+1)?, or {circumflex over (n)}·{circumflex over (m)}=0 (k, l=integer).

Abstract: Disclosed are novel structures and methods for 3D NVM built with vertical transistors above a logic layer. A first embodiment has a conductive film under the transistors and serving as a common node in a memory block. The conductive film may be from a semiconductor layer used to build the transistors. Metal lines are disposed above the transistors for connection through 3D vias to underlying circuitry. Contact plugs may be formed between transistors and metal lines. The conductive film may be coupled to underlying circuitry through contacts on the conductive film or through interconnect vias underneath the film. A second embodiment has conductive lines disposed under the transistors. Either of conductive lines and metal lines may serve as source lines and the other as bit lines for the memory. For low parasitic resistances, the conductive lines may be shorted to bypass metal lines residing in underlying logic layer.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel structures and methods for 3D NVM built with vertical transistors above a logic layer. A first embodiment has a conductive film under the transistors and serving as a common node in a memory block. The conductive film may be from a semiconductor layer used to build the transistors. Metal lines are disposed above the transistors for connection through 3D vias to underlying circuitry. Contact plugs may be formed between transistors and metal lines. The conductive film may be coupled to underlying circuitry through contacts on the conductive film or through interconnect vias underneath the film. A second embodiment has conductive lines disposed under the transistors. Either of conductive lines and metal lines may serve as source lines and the other as bit lines for the memory. For low parasitic resistances, the conductive lines may be shorted to bypass metal lines residing in underlying logic layer.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include: a communication interface configured to receive, from a touch pen, force information about a force of the touch pen exerted onto an object when the object is in contact with the touch pen; a pulse wave measurer configured to measure a pulse wave of the object when the object is brought into contact with the electronic device by the force of the touch pen; and a processor configured to estimate a blood pressure of the object based on the force information and the pulse wave.

Abstract: Provided are foldable electronic device and method for estimating bio-information by using the same. The foldable electronic device may include: a main body part including a first main body and a second main body that are configured to be folded toward each other or unfolded from each other along a fold line where the first main body and the second main body meet; an image sensor part including a first image sensor and a second image sensor which are disposed at the first main body; and a processor configured to obtain a contact image of an object from the first image sensor disposed at the first main body and obtain an image of a marker that is displayed on the second main body, from the second image sensor disposed at the first main body, when the object is in contact with the first image sensor and the main body part is folded along the fold line, and estimate bio-information based on the contact image of the object and the image of the marker.

Abstract: A crime type inference system based on text data, may include: a keywords dictionary construction unit configured to receive crime source data, and generate a crime type keywords dictionary by extracting crime keywords; a data set construction unit configured to generate a dataset for crime type learning by using the crime source data and the keywords dictionary; a crime type prediction model training unit configured to generate a crime type prediction model by using the dataset, and train the crime type prediction model; and a crime type inference unit configured to infer a crime type by using new crime data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light shielding net, which can improve productivity by facilitating a weaving process, can be wound by a winding device due to a high winding strength, and can express various colors, thereby adjusting a light shielding amount and improving a design aesthetic sense. To this end, a warp yarn is made of a PE monofilament, the weft yarn is made of a PE film, and the two warp yarns are repeatedly woven in a Leno weave form surrounding each weft yarn.

Abstract: A solid state drive (SSD) device, including a substrate; a first buffer chip disposed on the substrate; a second buffer chip disposed on the first buffer chip; a plurality of first nonvolatile memory chips connected to the second buffer chip through wire bonding; a controller configured to transmit a control signal to the plurality of first nonvolatile memory chips through a first channel; and a first redistribution layer disposed in the substrate and configured to electrically connect the first channel to the first buffer chip, wherein the first buffer chip is connected to the first redistribution layer through flip chip bonding, and the second buffer chip is connected to the first redistribution layer through a first wire.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a robot cleaner and a controlling method thereof, and more particularly, to a robot cleaner and a traveling algorithm of a robot cleaner having an improved structure. A robot cleaner of the disclosure includes a brush unit having a suction flow path, a body unit configured to have a driving device, and be coupled to the brush unit to be rotatable with respect to the brush unit and a redirection device configured to rotate the body unit relative to the brush unit, and the redirection device includes a rotation guide extending along an inner circumferential surface of the brush unit, a rotation driving source disposed in the body unit and generating power, and a power transmission member which moves along the rotation guide by the power transmitted from the rotation driving source and rotates the body unit with respect to the brush unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for estimating bio-information. The apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: a sensor part comprising a pulse wave sensor array configured to detect a pulse wave signal when an object contacts a contact surface of the sensor part, and a load sensor configured to detect a first contact load applied by the object to the contact surface; and a processor configured to obtain contact load distribution of the contact surface based on the pulse wave signal, and to estimate bio-information based on the contact load distribution.

Abstract: A blood pressure measuring apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a touch sensor; a pulse wave measurer configured to measure pulse waves from a user; a contact force measurer including at least three force sensors and configured to measure a contact force between the touch sensor and the user by using the at least three force sensors; a contact area measurer configured to measure a contact area between the user and the touch sensor; and a processor configured to determine a vertical direction error, which indicates a degree of deviation of a direction of force, applied by the user to press the touch sensor, from a vertical direction to a surface of the touch sensor based on sensor values sensed by the at least three force sensors, and estimate blood pressure according to a determination result of the vertical direction error based on the pulse waves, the contact force, and the contact area.

Abstract: A method and system for maintaining command queue order are disclosed. According to certain embodiments, commands are read from a host, storing command queue IDs in an array that will keep the queue IDs in order. After having the queue IDs stored in the array, the commands are processed in the data storage device (DSD). After processing, the commands are provided to a completion order adjustment module that will order the commands in queue ID order for sequential commands to be returned to the host. In certain embodiments, for a sequential command, other commands of the same sequence are searched for the array and ordered with the sequential command. If a particular command of the sequence is not found, the completion order adjustment module will wait to transfer the sequence until each command of the sequence is found. For commands not part of a sequence, these commands are transferred to the host.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for preventing, treating or ameliorating a viral infection disease, which is safe for human application since the safety of a reactive oxygen species production inhibitor and a reactive oxygen species scavenger has already been verified. The disclosure utilizes inversely the mechanism of viruses which induces oxidative damage of a host cell and then activates viral replication and infection. Although not having direct specificity to a specific virus like existing vaccines, the composition can effectively inhibit proliferation of all viruses including oxidative stress, regardless of virus type or mutations. It can be applied as a sub-universal infection inhibitor and therapeutic agent as a limited alternative to vaccines that must be newly developed each year due to emergence of new viruses or viral mutations, and is expected to be used as a preventive agent or auxiliary agent to prevent epidemics.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a clothes treating apparatus that operates by executing an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm and/or a machine learning algorithm in a 5G environment connected for Internet of Things, and a method for operating the clothes treating apparatus. The method for operating the clothes treating apparatus includes acquiring a clothing image by using a camera to photograph a user wearing clothes and standing in front of a mirror display placed on a front surface of the clothes treating apparatus, analyzing the clothing image, setting an operation mode of the clothes treating apparatus according to the result of analyzing the clothing image, and causing the clothes treating apparatus to operate according to the set operation mode. It is possible to improve user satisfaction by automatically setting and activating an operation mode of a clothes treating apparatus based on clothing image information.

Abstract: A blood pressure measuring apparatus, may include: a touch sensor; a pulse wave measurer configured to measure pulse waves from a user's finger when the user's finger is in contact with the touch sensor; a contact pressure measurer configured to measure a contact pressure between the user's finger and the touch sensor; a fingerprint recognizer configured to recognize a fingerprint of the user's finger; and a processor configured to determine a degree of position coincidence between the user's finger and the pulse wave measurer based on the recognized fingerprint, and to estimate a blood pressure of the user based on the pulse waves and the contact pressure according to the determined degree of position coincidence.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating blood pressure is provided. According to one embodiment, the apparatus for estimating blood pressure may include: a first sensor configured to obtain a pulse wave signal of a green wavelength from an object when the object is in contact with the first sensor; a second sensor configured to measure an external force applied to the second sensor while the first sensor is obtaining the pulse wave signal; and a processor configured to obtain an oscillometric envelope based on a direct current (DC) component of the pulse wave signal of the green wavelength and the external force, and estimate the blood pressure using the oscillometric envelope.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. The apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: a pulse wave sensor configured to measure a pulse wave signal from an object; a force sensor configured to measure force exerted between the object and the pulse wave sensor; and a processor configured to obtain an oscillogram by using the pulse wave signal and the force, to determine a first mean arterial pressure (MAP) based on the obtained oscillogram, to extract additional information in an interval preceding a point of the first MAP of the oscillogram, to obtain a second MAP based on the first MAP and the additional information, and to estimate bio-information based on the obtained second MAP.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: a first sensor configured to measure a first pulse wave signal of a first wavelength and a second pulse wave signal of a second wavelength from an object; a second sensor configured to measure at least one of a force or a pressure applied to the object; and a processor configured to: generate an oscillometric waveform envelope based on the first pulse wave signal of the first wavelength and the at least one of the force or the pressure applied to the object; obtain a feature value from the oscillometric waveform envelope; predict a size of a measured blood vessel based on the second pulse wave signal of the second wavelength; correct the feature value based on the size of the measured blood vessel; and estimate the bio-information based on correcting the feature value.