Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first active pattern including a first lower pattern and first sheet patterns; a second active pattern including a second lower pattern and second sheet patterns, a height of the second lower pattern being smaller than a height of the first lower pattern; a first gate structure on the first lower pattern; a second gate structure on the second lower pattern; a first source/drain pattern on the first lower pattern and connected to the first sheet patterns; and a second source/drain pattern on the second lower pattern and connected to the second sheet patterns, wherein a width of an upper surface of the first lower pattern is different from a width of an upper surface of the second lower pattern, and wherein a number of first sheet patterns is different from a number of second sheet patterns.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same. In the electrode assembly, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound based on a winding axis to define a core and an outer circumference. The first electrode includes a first active material portion coated with an active material layer and a first uncoated portion not coated with an active material layer along a winding direction. At least a part of the first uncoated portion is defined as an electrode tab by itself. The first uncoated portion includes a first portion adjacent to the core of the electrode assembly, a second portion adjacent to the outer circumference of the electrode assembly, and a third portion interposed between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion or the second portion has a smaller height than the third portion in the winding axis direction.

Abstract: A battery includes an electrode assembly defining a core and an outer circumference by winding a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween around a winding center, each of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a first uncoated portion and a second uncoated portion on which an active material layer is not coated along the winding direction; a battery housing accommodating the electrode assembly through an opening formed on one side thereof; a cap including a venting portion, covering the opening, and electrically connected to the battery housing and the first uncoated portion; and a battery terminal penetrating one surface of the battery housing and electrically connected to the second uncoated portion.

Abstract: A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode, the second electrode and the separator being wound around a winding axis to define a core and an outer peripheral surface. The first electrode and the second electrode include a first uncoated region and a second uncoated region along a winding direction, respectively, and an active material layer coating is absent in the first uncoated region and the second uncoated region. The battery further includes a housing receiving the electrode assembly through an opening formed at a bottom, a first current collector coupled to the first uncoated region and disposed within the housing, a cap covering the opening, a spacer interposed between the cap and the electrode assembly to fix the electrode assembly and seal the housing, and a terminal electrically connected to the second uncoated region.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mechanochromic array patch that implements, as a color change, a strain applied to a skin surface due to musculoskeletal movement. The mechanochromic array patch may include stretchable mechanochromic color-changing parts, a polymer connection part that connects the mechanochromic color-changing parts, and a water-insoluble support part. The polymer connection part may have a higher elastic modulus compared to the mechanochromic color-changing parts.

Abstract: A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first uncoated region and a second uncoated region; a battery housing accommodating the electrode assembly and electrically connected to the second uncoated region; a cap to cover an open portion on bottom of the battery housing; a first electrode terminal passing through a partially closed portion of the battery housing and being electrically isolated from the battery housing; and a first current collector coupled to the first uncoated region and connected to the first electrode terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same. In the electrode assembly, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound based on an axis to define a core and an outer circumference. The first electrode includes an uncoated portion at a long side end thereof and exposed out of the separator along a winding axis direction of the electrode assembly. A part of the uncoated portion is bent in a radial direction of the electrode assembly to form a bending surface region that includes overlapping layers of the uncoated portion, and in a partial region of the bending surface region, the number of stacked layers of the uncoated portion is 10 or more in the winding axis direction of the electrode assembly.

Abstract: A method for predicting the explosion pressure of a medium- and large-size cell module, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: (S100) deriving a profile (SOC-temperature profile) of the generation temperature according to a state of charge (SOC) of a medium- and large-size cell module to be predicted; (S200) mounting a small cell inside an explosion pressure measurement device; (S300) overcharging the small cell until an explosion occurs while heating the small cell in the same manner as the SOC-temperature profile derived in step (S100); (S400) measuring the pressure during the explosion of the small cell; and (S500) converting the pressure during the explosion of the measured small cell into pressure of a medium- and large-size cell module.

Abstract: Provided is a strain sensor. The strain sensor according to embodiments of the inventive concept includes a flexible substrate, rigid patterns on the flexible substrate, the rigid patterns including a first pattern and a second pattern spaced apart from the first pattern in a first direction, a first electrode on the first pattern, a second electrode on the second pattern, the second electrode being spaced apart from the first electrode, and a piezoresistive layer connecting the first electrode and the second electrode. Here, each of the rigid patterns may have a stiffness greater than that of the flexible substrate.

Abstract: According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, an organo tin compound is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: In Chemical Formula 1, L1 and L2 are each independently selected from an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and an alkylamino group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 8 carbon atoms, and R2 is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted linear alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group having 3 to 4 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and an allyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent compound and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By comprising the compound according to the present disclosure, it is possible to produce an organic electroluminescent device having improved driving voltage, power efficiency, and/or lifetime properties compared to the conventional organic electroluminescent devices.

Abstract: In one example, an electronic device includes an electronic component including a component first side, a component second side opposite to the component first side, and a component lateral side connecting the component first side to the component second side, wherein the component lateral side defines a perimeter of the electronic component. A first intermediate terminal is coupled to the electronic component within the perimeter. An intermediate component is coupled to the first intermediate terminal within the perimeter. An encapsulant structure is over the intermediate component, at least a portion of the first intermediate terminal, and at least a portion of the electronic component. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: A cylindrical battery cell includes a jelly-roll having a first electrode tab protruding upward and a second electrode tab protruding downward, a battery can configured to accommodate the jelly-roll through a top opening and electrically connected to the second electrode tab, a first current collecting plate coupled to the first electrode tab at an upper portion of the jelly-roll, an insulating shrink tube having a first cover portion for covering at least a part of the first current collecting plate and a second cover portion for covering a top end of an outer circumference of the jelly-roll, and a top cap electrically connected to the first current collecting plate and configured to cover the opening.

Abstract: An airbag cushion and an airbag apparatus for a passenger seat including the same. A side panel portion of the airbag cushion is divided into a first panel portion, which is disposed at an upper position, and a second panel portion, which is disposed at a lower position, an open gap communicating with the outside is formed in an overlap region between the first panel portion and the second panel portion, and a low-risk deployment (LRD) vent for the airbag cushion is formed using the open gap. Accordingly, the configuration for forming the LRD vent is simplified.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent device. The organic electroluminescent device according to the present disclosure includes a deuterated organic electroluminescent material, so it can exhibit a low driving voltage and high luminous efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-component host material and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By comprising a specific combination of the multi-component host compounds, the organic electroluminescent device according to the present invention can provide high luminous efficiency and excellent lifespan characteristics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fusion protein comprising a SARS-CoV-2-derived receptor-binding domain and a nucleocapsid protein, and the use thereof. The fusion protein comprising a coronavirus-derived receptor-binding domain and a nucleocapsid protein is highly applicable to a multivalent vaccine composition having greatly improved in-vivo half-life and remarkably superior efficacy compared to an immunogenic composition comprising only a receptor-binding domain. In particular, the fusion protein can greatly improve the titer of the coronavirus-specific antibody formation and T-cell immune response, and is thus useful for the prevention and treatment of coronaviruses comprising SARS-CoV-2.

Abstract: Disclosed is an exoskeleton-type rehabilitation robot system, including: a body part provided on a chair in which a user sits and provided with a robot arm capable of moving left or right based on the user seated on the chair; a conversion part configured to convert a position of the robot arm with respect to the body part; a driving part configured to articulate the robot arm with respect to the body part; and a controller configured to detect a change in a position of the robot arm and control a left or right driving mode of the driving part according to the position of the robot arm. In accordance with such a configuration, the exoskeleton-type rehabilitation robot system of the present invention is provided integrally with a chair, thereby having excellent space utilization. In addition, the user's initial preparation for rehabilitation training is simple, which can improve efficiency.

Abstract: A display device comprises a substrate; a driving transistor including a first active layer and a switching transistor including a second active layer, the first active layer and the second active layer being disposed on the substrate; a first gate insulating layer disposed on the first active layer of the driving transistor and the second active layer of the switching transistor; first and second gate electrodes disposed on the first gate insulating layer to overlap the first active layer of the driving transistor and the second active layer of the switching transistor, respectively; a first interlayer insulating layer disposed on the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode; and a second interlayer insulating layer disposed on the first interlayer insulating layer to overlap the first active layer without overlapping the second active layer in a plan view.

Abstract: It is disclosed a blood glucose prediction system and method using saliva-based artificial intelligence deep learning technique.