Abstract: A haptic actuator is disclosed. The haptic actuator includes a piezoelectric element formed of a piezoelectric material, and a drive electrode formed at the piezoelectric plate to have a smaller area than an area of the piezoelectric plate. The haptic actuator minimizes reduction of a maximum displacement of the piezoelectric plate, as compared to reduction of drive current amount.

Abstract: A coil component of the present disclosure includes: a body; a coil embedded in the body, and including a lead-out portion; an external electrode disposed on one surface of the body; and a via electrode penetrating through the body and connecting the lead-out portion and the external electrode, in which the via electrode includes a conductive resin layer and a metal layer connected to the conductive resin layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a multilayer piezoelectric element including internal electrodes, including providing a piezoelectric sheet including ceramic, forming internal electrodes on the piezoelectric sheet to create a piezoelectric sheet with internal electrodes formed thereon, stacking a plurality of piezoelectric sheets with internal electrodes formed thereon to create a piezoelectric stack, sintering the piezoelectric stack to create a sintered piezoelectric stack, and heat-treating the sintered piezoelectric stack in a reducing atmosphere, in which the internal electrodes are formed in an area ratio of 90% or more relative to the area of the piezoelectric sheet, thereby facilitating reduction of the internal electrodes even by reduction heat treatment at a relatively low temperature.

Abstract: A coil component includes a body including a first surface and a second surface opposing each other, a coil disposed in the body and having a concave portion disposed in a portion of a surface of the coil, an external electrode disposed on the first surface of the body, and a connecting conductor connecting the coil and the external electrode. The connecting conductor includes a filling region disposed in at least a portion of the concave portion of the coil and a tapered region having a side surface inclined with respect to the first surface.

Abstract: A haptic actuator is disclosed. The haptic actuator includes a polygonal piezoelectric element configured to generate a displacement thereof while expanding and contracting in accordance with polarities of a voltage applied thereto, and a jig member coupled to the piezoelectric element at upper and lower sides of the piezoelectric element in a thickness direction of the piezoelectric element in a state of contacting only corners of the piezoelectric element and configured to amplify the displacement generated at the piezoelectric element, thereby vibrating. The jig member amplifies the displacement generated at the piezoelectric element and, as such, vibrates. Accordingly, it is possible to provide excellent haptic effects with high resolution to the user, using even a small voltage.

Abstract: A coil component is provided. The coil component includes a body having one surface and the other surface, opposing each other, and a wall surface connecting the one surface and the other surface, a coil portion embedded in the body and having an end exposed to the wall surface of the body, an external electrode including a connecting portion disposed on the wall surface of the body and connected to the end of the coil portion, and an extension extending from the connecting portion onto the one surface of the body, a first insulating layer covering the other surface of the body, and an identification portion passing through the first insulating layer and including the same material as a material of the external electrode.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically generating a domain-specific image caption using a semantic ontology is provided. The apparatus includes a caption generator configured to generate an image caption in the form of a sentence describing an image provided from a client, in which the client includes a user device, and the caption generator includes a server connected to the user device through a wired/wireless communication method.

Abstract: apparatus and method for automatically generating an image caption is provided capable of giving an explanation by using Bayesian inference and an image area-word mapping module on the basis of a deep learning algorithm. An apparatus for automatically generating an image caption, according to one embodiment of the present invention, includes: an automatic caption generation module for creating a caption by applying a deep learning algorithm to an image received from a client; a caption basis generation module for creating a basis for the caption by mapping a partial area in the image received from the client with respect to important words in the caption received from the automatic caption generation module; and a visualization module for visualizing the caption received from the automatic caption generation module and the basis for the caption received from the caption basis generation module to return same to the client.

Abstract: A coil component includes a body, a coil portion embedded in the body, first and second external electrodes spaced apart from each other on an external surface of the body and connected to the coil portion, and an identification portion in which a plurality of fine patterns spaced apart from one another are grouped and which is disposed on the external surface of the body. Each of the plurality of fine patterns includes an insulating resin.

Abstract: An apparatus for compensating a channel based on an artificial neural network includes a channel learning device that learns a property of the channel, and a channel compensating device that compensates for an error of the channel based on a learning result of the channel learning device.

Abstract: An atomic force microscope equipped with an optical measurement device is disclosed. An atomic force microscope equipped with an optical measurement device which acquires characteristics of a surface of a measurement target by moving a probe along the surface of the measurement target while scanning the measurement target on an XY plane using an XY scanner for supporting the measurement target, includes: an optical measurement device including a lighting unit configured to allow light to enter the surface of the measurement target, and a detection unit configured to detect light reflected by the surface of the measurement target, the optical measurement device being configured to acquire the characteristics of the surface of the measurement target by the scanning by the XY scanner; and a control device configured to control an operation of the atomic force microscope and an operation of the optical measurement device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a laminated piezoelectric composite. The method includes wet-mixing ceramic powder, a polymer binder, a plasticizer and a solvent for 4 to 72 hours so as to generate a mixed slurry, introducing the mixed slurry into a tape casting process so as to prepare a plurality of piezoelectric composite sheets, drying and forming the plurality of piezoelectric composite sheets using a roll-to-roll process so as to prepare the plurality of formed piezoelectric composite sheets, forming internal electrodes on the plurality of piezoelectric composite sheets so as to prepare the plurality of piezoelectric composite sheets having the internal electrodes, laminating and pressing the plurality of piezoelectric composite sheets having the internal electrodes so as to generate a piezoelectric composite sheet laminate having the internal electrodes, and cutting the piezoelectric composite sheet laminate having the internal electrodes into a desired shape and size.

Abstract: Proposed is a method of manufacturing a piezoelectric composite material. The method includes the steps: wet mixing the ceramic powder, the polymer binder, the plasticizer, and the solvent for 4 to 72 hours to produce the mixed slurry, in which the amount of the polymer binder in the mixed slurry is 3 to 10 parts by weight, the amount of the plasticizer is 0.1 to 3 parts by weight, and the amount of the solvent is 30 or more to less than 50 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the ceramic powder in the mixed slurry; introducing the mixed slurry into a tape casting process to produce a piezoelectric composite sheet; drying and molding the piezoelectric composite sheet in a roll-to-roll process to form a molded piezoelectric composite sheet; laminating and compressing piezoelectric composite sheets molded to produce piezoelectric composite sheet laminates; and cutting the piezoelectric composite sheet laminate into the desired shape and size.

Abstract: A device includes: a controller configured to output a contactor control signal for controlling an operation of a contactor; a system basis unit configured to monitor a state of the controller and to output a safety detection signal; an operation maintaining unit including a first level shifter configured to shift a voltage level of the safety detection signal, a second level shifter configured to shift a voltage level of the contactor control signal, a retention output unit configured to compare the voltage level of the first level shifter with the voltage level of the second level shifter and to output a retention output signal, and a timer output unit configured to output a timer output signal to output the retention output signal for a preset time; and a contactor driver configured to output a contactor driving signal based on the contactor control signal and the retention output signal.

Abstract: A stack-type piezoelectric element is implemented with a reduced capacitance value without a reduction in displacement amount. The stack-type piezoelectric element includes a piezoelectric layer formed of a piezoelectric material, and electrode layers formed in and on the piezoelectric layer and including at least one internal electrode layer formed inside the piezoelectric layer. Each of the at least one internal electrode layer includes a plurality of split electrodes that are separated and arranged in a longitudinal direction. A piezoelectric actuator including the stack-type piezoelectric element is also provided.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a magnetoelectric composite material having a 0-3 type connectivity is provided. The manufacturing method includes manufacturing a slurry including an alignment material including one material selected from among a magnetostrictive material and a piezoelectric material. The slurry further comprises a seed composition comprising the other material from the magnetostrictive material and the piezoelectric material. The method further comprises molding the manufactured slurry to manufacture a molding material, and plasticizing and firing the molding material.

Abstract: A method of forming an electrode in a ceramic transducer electronic component is provided. The method includes preparing a sintered body for a ceramic transducer containing a metal oxide, performing patterning by irradiating a laser on a surface of the sintered body for a ceramic transducer, and forming a metal electrode by performing an electroless plating process on the sintered body for a ceramic transducer on which the patterning is formed, wherein, in the performing of the patterning by irradiating the laser on the surface of the sintered body for a ceramic transducer, the patterning is performed by irradiating the laser that satisfies at least one of a predetermined power condition and a predetermined processing speed condition.

Abstract: A device includes: a controller configured to output a contactor control signal for controlling an operation of a contactor; a system basis unit configured to monitor a state of the controller and to output a safety detection signal; an operation maintaining unit including a first level shifter configured to shift a voltage level of the safety detection signal, a second level shifter configured to shift a voltage level of the contactor control signal, a retention output unit configured to compare the voltage level of the first level shifter with the voltage level of the second level shifter and to output a retention output signal, and a timer output unit configured to output a timer output signal to output the retention output signal for a preset time; and a contactor driver configured to output a contactor driving signal based on the contactor control signal and the retention output signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for compensating a channel based on an artificial neural network includes a channel learning device that learns a property of the channel, and a channel compensating device that compensates for an error of the channel based on a learning result of the channel learning device.

Abstract: A magnetoelectric energy harvester having excellent power generation performance and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The magnetoelectric energy harvester includes a magnetostrictive material portion including a magnetostrictive material which generates a mechanical deformation when being magnetized. The magnetoelectric energy harvester also includes a piezoelectric material portion which has a bending vibration mode and includes a piezoelectric material which produces power by receiving a mechanical deformation force from the magnetostrictive material portion.