Abstract: A towing mode control system of a vehicle includes a driving information detector configured to detect, while a towing vehicle is towing a towed vehicle in a state where the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle are connected by a towing device to communicate with each other by a communication device, vehicle driving information of the towing vehicle, in the towing vehicle, and a controller configured to receive the vehicle driving information of the towing vehicle transmitted from the towing vehicle and estimate a total weight of the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle based on the vehicle driving information of the towing vehicle and vehicle driving information of the towed vehicle, in which the motor regenerative torque of the towed vehicle according to the estimated total weight during towing of the towed vehicle, and a method therefor.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a gate electrode on the substrate, a gate insulating film between the substrate and the gate electrode, a trench defined within the substrate, the gate insulating film, and the gate electrode, a liner film within the trench and extending along at least a portion of a side surface of the gate insulating film, wherein the liner film is spaced apart from a lower surface of the trench, and an insulating layer filling the trench and covering an upper surface of the gate electrode, wherein the gate insulating film includes a first portion spaced apart from the liner film and a second portion adjacent to the liner film, wherein a thickness of the second portion is greater than a thickness of the first portion.

Abstract: An embodiment method of controlling a state of charge of a vehicle includes receiving input of use information for driving an external device by power of a battery for driving an electric motor, determining expected power consumption of the external device based on the use information, determining a target state of charge based on the expected power consumption, and controlling a driving mode based on the target state of charge.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes a detector that detects an external temperature of a vehicle, a vehicle speed, and a coolant temperature of an engine, an input device that receives a signal for ON or OFF operations of a heating control, and a controller configured for determining a heating load depending on the heating control when the external temperature is less than a predetermined temperature and the signal for the ON operation of the heating control is input, and controls an operation of an integrated thermal management valve, a deactivation operation of cylinders included in the engine, and an operation of an active air flap, according to at least one of the heating load and the coolant temperature.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a source layer, a channel structure, gate electrodes on the source layer and spaced apart on a sidewall of the channel structure, and a common source line. The gate electrodes include a first word line group including first and second gate electrodes and a second word line group including third and fourth gate electrodes. The semiconductor memory device, in response to a voltage of the common source line reaching a target voltage, causes an inhibition voltage to be applied to the second word line group and an erase voltage to be applied to the first word line group in a first erase operation interval, and causes the inhibition voltage to be applied to the first word line group and the erase voltage to be applied to the second word line group in a second erase operation interval.

Abstract: A DLC film deposition apparatus comprises a chamber in which processes are performed, a substrate in the chamber, the substrate having a first surface facing the top of the chamber, and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a holder in the chamber, the holder configured to support the substrate while being in contact with part of the second surface of the substrate, and a DLC film generator below the substrate, in the chamber, the DLC film generator configured to deposit a DLC film on the second surface of the substrate, wherein the DLC film is formed on the part of the second surface of the substrate that is not in contact with the holder.

Abstract: Disclosed are a hybrid electric vehicle capable of controlling starting of an engine in order to more efficiently realize heating and an engine control method therefor. The method of controlling an engine of a hybrid electric vehicle of the disclosure includes determining whether the engine is in a warmed-up state when a fully automatic temperature control system makes a heating request, making an engine startup request for heating to an engine management system configured to control the engine when the engine is in the warmed-up state, and selectively requesting the engine management system to perform cylinder deactivation (CDA) control on at least some of a plurality of cylinders of the engine depending on whether the engine is in an idling state.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a source layer, a channel structure, gate electrodes on the source layer and spaced apart on a sidewall of the channel structure, and a common source line. The gate electrodes include a first word line group including first and second gate electrodes and a second word line group including third and fourth gate electrodes. The semiconductor memory device, in response to a voltage of the common source line reaching a target voltage, causes an inhibition voltage to be applied to the second word line group and an erase voltage to be applied to the first word line group in a first erase operation interval, and causes the inhibition voltage to be applied to the first word line group and the erase voltage to be applied to the second word line group in a second erase operation interval.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a source layer, a channel structure, gate electrodes on the source layer and spaced apart on a sidewall of the channel structure, and a common source line. The gate electrodes include a first word line group including first and second gate electrodes and a second word line group including third and fourth gate electrodes. The semiconductor memory device, in response to a voltage of the common source line reaching a target voltage, causes an inhibition voltage to be applied to the second word line group and an erase voltage to be applied to the first word line group in a first erase operation interval, and causes the inhibition voltage to be applied to the first word line group and the erase voltage to be applied to the second word line group in a second erase operation interval.

Abstract: An air conditioning control apparatus for a vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a sensor that senses a number of vehicle occupants, a vehicle speed, and an indoor temperature and an outdoor temperature of the vehicle, an air conditioner that adjusts an amount of air introduced from an outside or exhausted to the outside, and a controller that controls the air conditioner based on the number of vehicle occupants, the vehicle speed, and the indoor temperature and the outdoor temperature of the vehicle. According to the present embodiment, the comfort inside the vehicle may be improved by adjusting the ventilation amount depending on the number of vehicle occupants, the vehicle speed, and the indoor temperature and the outdoor temperature of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes a detector that detects an external temperature of a vehicle, a vehicle speed, and a coolant temperature of an engine, an input device that receives a signal for ON or OFF operations of a heating control, and a controller configured for determining a heating load depending on the heating control when the external temperature is less than a predetermined temperature and the signal for the ON operation of the heating control is input, and controls an operation of an integrated thermal management valve, a deactivation operation of cylinders included in the engine, and an operation of an active air flap, according to at least one of the heating load and the coolant temperature.

Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle and an air-conditioning control method therefor that are capable of executing an after-blow function for an air-conditioning system without concern about discharge of a battery. The method of controlling an air-conditioning system of an eco-friendly vehicle includes determining a remaining time to a destination when a first condition related to the state of the vehicle and setting of the destination and a second condition related to an indoor temperature of the vehicle are satisfied, determining the state of the air-conditioning system related to condensation water of an evaporator of the air-conditioning system when the remaining time is equal to or less than a first time, and activating an after-blow function to stop the cooling function of the air-conditioning system and to operate a blower based on the determined state of the air-conditioning system.

Abstract: An air conditioning control apparatus for a vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a sensor that senses a number of vehicle occupants, a vehicle speed, and an indoor temperature and an outdoor temperature of the vehicle, an air conditioner that adjusts an amount of air introduced from an outside or exhausted to the outside, and a controller that controls the air conditioner based on the number of vehicle occupants, the vehicle speed, and the indoor temperature and the outdoor temperature of the vehicle. According to the present embodiment, the comfort inside the vehicle may be improved by adjusting the ventilation amount depending on the number of vehicle occupants, the vehicle speed, and the indoor temperature and the outdoor temperature of the vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed are a hybrid electric vehicle capable of controlling starting of an engine in order to more efficiently realize heating and an engine control method therefor. The method of controlling an engine of a hybrid electric vehicle of the disclosure includes determining whether the engine is in a warmed-up state when a fully automatic temperature control system makes a heating request, making an engine startup request for heating to an engine management system configured to control the engine when the engine is in the warmed-up state, and selectively requesting the engine management system to perform cylinder deactivation (CDA) control on at least some of a plurality of cylinders of the engine depending on whether the engine is in an idling state.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a source layer, a channel structure, gate electrodes on the source layer and spaced apart on a sidewall of the channel structure, and a common source line. The gate electrodes include a first word line group including first and second gate electrodes and a second word line group including third and fourth gate electrodes. The semiconductor memory device, in response to a voltage of the common source line reaching a target voltage, causes an inhibition voltage to be applied to the second word line group and an erase voltage to be applied to the first word line group in a first erase operation interval, and causes the inhibition voltage to be applied to the first word line group and the erase voltage to be applied to the second word line group in a second erase operation interval.

Abstract: A non-volatile memory device including: a memory cell array including non-volatile memory blocks connected to a plurality of word lines, a plurality of bit lines and a common source line; a common source line driver configured to supply a common source line voltage to the common source line; a page buffer unit configured to supply a bit line voltage to at least one of the plurality of bit lines; a control logic circuit configured to adjust the common source line voltage and the bit line voltage; and a channel initialization circuit, wherein the channel initialization circuit sets the common source line voltage and the bit line voltage to an initialization pulse, and the channel initialization circuit applies the initialization pulse between a plurality of read sections in which a read voltage is applied to at least two of the plurality of word lines.

Abstract: An embodiment method of controlling a state of charge of a vehicle includes receiving input of use information for driving an external device by power of a battery for driving an electric motor, determining expected power consumption of the external device based on the use information, determining a target state of charge based on the expected power consumption, and controlling a driving mode based on the target state of charge.

Abstract: A non-volatile memory device including: a memory cell array including non-volatile memory blocks connected to a plurality of word lines, a plurality of bit lines and a common source line; a common source line driver configured to supply a common source line voltage to the common source line; a page buffer unit configured to supply a bit line voltage to at least one of the plurality of bit lines; a control logic circuit configured to adjust the common source line voltage and the bit line voltage; and a channel initialization circuit, wherein the channel initialization circuit sets the common source line voltage and the bit line voltage to an initialization pulse, and the channel initialization circuit applies the initialization pulse between a plurality of read sections in which a read voltage is applied to at least two of the plurality of word lines.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device in which reliability is improved and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The nonvolatile memory device includes a mold structure which includes a first insulating pattern, a first gate electrode and a second insulating pattern sequentially stacked on a substrate, a semiconductor pattern which penetrates the mold structure, is connected to the substrate, and extends in a first direction, a first charge storage film extending in the first direction between the first insulating pattern and the second insulating pattern and between the first gate electrode and the semiconductor pattern, and a blocking insulation film between the first gate electrode and the first charge storage film, wherein a first length at which the first charge storage film extends in the first direction is longer than a second length at which the blocking insulation film extends in the first direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for proposing personalized cosmetics and a system for implementing the same, the method comprising the steps of: photographing the visible spectrum of the skin of a subject to be measured; mapping a personalized visible spectrum to the measured visible spectrum of the skin so as to generate a spectral comparison table; matching a personalized composition to the spectral comparison table; and displaying the matched personalized composition on an image display unit.