Abstract: A power semiconductor is disclosed and for high-voltage and high-power operation. An example power semiconductor comprises: a substrate; a drift layer formed in the substrate including an active area having doped regions and a termination area configured to surround the active area; and a junction termination extension (JTE) in the termination area.

Abstract: A video coding method and apparatus select an optimal method from among various chrominance space conversion methods for the current chroma block's original signals, predictors, or residual signals, based on correlations between chroma channel components. The video coding method and the apparatus perform chrominance space conversion of Cb and Cr components using the selected method.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery management apparatus capable of effectively reducing the current consumption of a component for waking up a microcontroller unit. The battery management apparatus includes a wake-up unit, a first power supply path, a first regulator, a first switching element, a feedback module, and a microcontroller unit configured to convert a sleep mode to a wake-up mode by receiving a wake-up signal from the wake-up unit and connected to the feedback module to turn off the first switching element.

Abstract: A display device includes a display layer comprising pixels, each of the pixels having at least one thin-film transistor, a connection line electrically connected to the at least one thin-film transistor, the connection line being exposed on a lower surface of the display layer through a first contact hole formed in the display layer, a barrier layer disposed on the lower surface of the display layer and including a second contact hole connected to the first contact hole, a lead line disposed on a lower surface of the barrier layer and electrically connected to the connection line through the second contact hole, a pad part disposed on the lower surface of the barrier layer and electrically connected to the lead line, and a lower film overlapping the lower surface of the barrier layer and the lead line.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is provided. The method comprises providing a mask which includes first particles, and second particles spaced apart from the first particles, on a surface of the mask, applying a first adhesive over the first particles on the mask, irradiating the first adhesive with light on a first position of the first particles to cure the first adhesive, resulting in a cured first adhesive, forming a first adhesive film from the cured first adhesive in which the first particles are stuck to the first adhesive and removing the first adhesive film on the mask, wherein the first adhesive overlaps a first region of the surface of the mask in which the first particles are disposed, and does not overlap a second region spaced laterally from the first region of the mask.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a host processor configured to control an operation of the electronic device; accelerators of heterogeneous hardware types configured to exchange data with each other through direct communication; and a control unit configured to convert a command received from the host processor, based on a type of each of the accelerators and transfer a result of the converting to a corresponding accelerator among the accelerators.

Abstract: A washer fluid distribution device includes a plurality of nozzle units formed consecutively, a transfer conduit configured to pass through the plurality of nozzle units and having one end fluidly connected to an introduction part, the introduction part located at one end of the transfer conduit and configured to allow a washer fluid to be introduced from a washer pump, a plurality of discharge holes configured to correspond to the number of the nozzle units in the transfer conduit and having different angles based on a center of the transfer conduit, and a controller configured to control a rotation angle of the transfer conduit to allow the discharge holes to correspond to the nozzle units in response to a user's request.

Abstract: A method is provided for decoding a sequence of pictures using a gradual refresh technique. In particular, all areas in one picture are gradually encoded or decoded over a plurality of pictures associated with the picture.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a graphene thin film for a pellicle material using ozone gas includes a graphene forming step of forming graphene on an upper surface of a substrate, an ozone treatment step of exposing the graphene layer formed in the graphene forming step to ozone, and an etching step of heat-treating and etching the ozone-treated graphene layer.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing the pellicle includes the steps of forming upper and lower silicon nitride layers on opposite surfaces of a wafer substrate, forming a metal layer on the lower silicon nitride layer, etching the upper silicon nitride layer to a preset thickness after the forming of the metal layer, etching and removing the metal layer after the etching of the upper silicon nitride layer, forming a graphene thin film on the upper silicon nitride layer, forming a pattern on the lower silicon nitride layer, etching the lower silicon nitride layer according to the formed pattern, and etching the wafer substrate along the lower silicon nitride layer etched according to the pattern.

Abstract: A video decoding device decodes from a bitstream an intra-prediction mode of the current block, derives a reference line group of the current block, and derives a reference line from within the reference line group. Further, the video decoding device generates a predictor of the current block by using the reference line according to the intra-prediction mode.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for predicting chroma components based on reconstructed luma information. In the disclosed embodiments, to intra-predict the current chroma block, the video decoding device decodes the prediction mode indicator of the current chroma block and checks whether the prediction mode indicator utilizes the Direct Mode_Intra Block Copy mode (DM_IBC mode) for the current chroma block. If the current chroma block utilizes DM_IBC mode, the video decoding device uses the block vector of the previously reconstructed corresponding luma block to generate the prediction block of the current chroma block.

Abstract: A polarizing plate laminate according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a polarizing plate; a first adhesive layer and a first separate film which are provided on one surface of the polarizing plate; and a second adhesive layer and a second separate film which are provided on the other surface of the polarizing plate, in which the second separate film has a total thickness of more than 75 ?m and 150 ?m or less.

Abstract: A display device including: scan lines including first and second scan lines; pixels connected to the scan lines; photo sensors connected to some of the scan lines, the photo sensors including a first photo sensor connected to the first scan line and a readout line, and a second photo sensor connected to the second scan line and the readout line; a scan driver to provide scan signals to the scan lines; and a readout circuit to receive, through the readout line, detection signals which are outputted from the photo sensors in response to the scan signals, wherein, while the scan signals are provided to the first and second scan lines, the readout circuit samples a detection signal of one of the first photo sensor and the second photo sensor without sampling a detection signal of the other one of the first photo sensor and the second photo sensor.

Abstract: When a towing vehicle is driven while towing a towed vehicle having driving force, a controller of the towed vehicle determines wheel slip of the towing vehicle based on driving information of the towing vehicle and determines wheel slip of the towed vehicle based on driving information of the towed vehicle, and upon determining that wheel slip of the towing vehicle or the towed vehicle has occurred or upon determining that wheel slip of each of the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle has occurred, control to increase or decrease driving force of the towed vehicle or control to change the driving force distribution ratio between left and right wheels of the towed vehicle is performed, whereby it is possible to improve driving stability and rough road escape performance of the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle.

Abstract: A computing device and method is disclosed. The computing device includes a plurality of processing cores, and a tile scheduler configured to update a cost matrix of each of the plurality of processing cores based on meta information of each of first tiles previously allocated to the plurality of processing cores and meta information of each of second tiles, and allocate the second tiles with respect to the plurality of processing cores using the updated cost matrix of each of the plurality of processing cores.

Abstract: An accelerator, an operation method of the accelerator, and an accelerator system including the accelerator are disclosed. The operation method includes receiving one or more workloads assigned on an accelerator, determining reuse data of the workloads based on hardware resource information and/or a memory access cost of the accelerator when a plurality of processing units included in the accelerator performs the workloads, and providing a result of performing the workloads.

Abstract: An embodiment hybrid powertrain for a vehicle includes a first input shaft configured to be interlocked with an engine, a second input shaft configured to be interlocked with a first motor and to be parallel to the first input shaft, a third input shaft configured to be interlocked with a second motor and to be parallel to the second input shaft, an output shaft mounted parallel to the third input shaft, a first selective mesh device configured to transmit power from the second input shaft to the output shaft at multiple different gear ratios, a second selective mesh device configured to transmit the power from the third input shaft to the output shaft at the multiple different gear ratios, and a third selective mesh device configured to transmit the power from the first input shaft to the second input shaft or the third input shaft.

Abstract: A powertrain apparatus for an electric vehicle, includes a planetary gear set including three rotation elements, a first motor connected to a first rotation element of the planetary gear set, a differential engaged to a second rotation element of the planetary gear set, a second motor connected to a third rotation element of the planetary gear set, and a synchronizer configured to selectively connect or disconnect between a driveshaft coupled to one side of the differential and the second motor and to selectively connect or disconnect between the second rotation element of the planetary gear set and the third rotation element of the planetary gear set.

Abstract: When a towing vehicle is driven while towing a towed vehicle having driving force, a controller of the towed vehicle determines wheel slip of the towing vehicle based on driving information of the towing vehicle and determines wheel slip of the towed vehicle based on driving information of the towed vehicle, and upon determining that wheel slip of the towing vehicle or the towed vehicle has occurred or upon determining that wheel slip of each of the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle has occurred, control to increase or decrease driving force of the towed vehicle or control to change the driving force distribution ratio between left and right wheels of the towed vehicle is performed, whereby it is possible to improve driving stability and rough road escape performance of the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle.