Abstract: The disclosure relates to an air conditioner and a control method thereof, the air conditioner including: a housing including an inlet and an outlet through which air is introduced and discharged; a fan driver configured to drive air introduced through the inlet to be discharged through the outlet; a filter configured to filter the introduced air; a sensor configured to detect a foreign material in air; a storage configured to store information; and a processor configured to control the storage to store information about mass concentration of the foreign material in air detected by the sensor, and calculate a remaining life of the filter based on the information stored in the storage. Thus, the air conditioner can identify proper time to replace the filter by calculating the remaining life of the filter.

Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine capable of improving the efficiency of washing and product quality by improving a pivoting structure of a door assembly having a door and an auxiliary washing unit forming an auxiliary washing space. Also, the door and the auxiliary washing unit may be coupled by a locking part so that a user can open and close the door assembly conveniently when manual washing is not needed. When manual washing is needed, the user may release a locked state of the locking part to move the door and the auxiliary washing unit separately.

Abstract: A memory system includes a nonvolatile memory apparatus, and a write-same manager configured to perform a write-same operation on the nonvolatile memory apparatus, wherein the write-same manager merges a first write-same operation and a second write-same operation by comparing first operation information of the first write-same operation and second operation information of the second write-same operation.

Abstract: A method performed on a computing device for providing explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes configuring a first set of prototypes representing each data instance of an entire dataset input to a machine-learned model, configuring a second set of criticisms that are samples of data instances not expressed by the prototypes among each data instance of the entire dataset, and calculating a first feature based rationale of output data for a first data instance of the model by considering all prototypes included in the first set and all criticisms included in the second set.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device include; seating a substrate having a substrate radius on an electrostatic chuck, applying first radio-frequency power to the electrostatic chuck to induce plasma in a region at least above the electrostatic chuck, and generating a magnetic field in the region at least above the electrostatic chuck using a magnet having a ring-shape and disposed above the electrostatic chuck by applying second radio-frequency power to the magnet, wherein the magnet has an inner radius ranging from about one-half to about one-fourth of the substrate radius.

Abstract: The present invention is a control device that controls an operation of at least one electric device and includes a user interface unit configured to receive an operation command for the at least one electric device, the user interface unit having a notification window associated with the at least one electric device in a home screen; and a control unit configured to, when an event associated with the at least one electric device has occurred, perform control such that notification information associated with the event is displayed in the notification window, and when the notification information is selected, perform control such that the home screen is switched to at least one of a service screen and a control screen.

Abstract: A memory controller and a method of operating the same may move data from a first memory buffer to a second memory buffer. The memory controller may include a host controller configured to receive host data corresponding to a program request from a host and to control transmission of the host data so that the host data is programmed to a memory device, a flash controller configured to receive flash data corresponding to a read request from the memory device and control transmission of the flash data to the host, and a memory buffer component including the first memory buffer and the second memory buffer configured to store the host data, flash data, or both. The memory controller is configured to control the memory buffer component so that the host data, flash data, or both are moved from the first memory buffer to the second memory buffer.

Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light source array including at least one light source which emits light and a circuit board on which the light source is disposed, and a first optical layer disposed on the light source array. The first optical layer includes a first layer which defines at least one concave portion in a bottom of the first layer, where the at least one concave portion is coupled to the light source, a second layer disposed on the first layer, the second layer guiding light incident from the first layer in one direction, a plurality of optical patterns disposed on one surface of the second layer, the plurality of optical patterns selectively emitting light passing through the one surface, and a reflective layer disposed on the bottom of the first layer.

Abstract: There are provided a memory system and an operating method thereof. A memory system includes: a plurality of storage regions, each including a plurality of memory cells; and a controller configured to provide a plurality of read retry sets, determine an applying order of the plurality of read retry sets based on characteristics of a read error occurred in a first storage region among the plurality of storage regions, and apply at least one of the read retry sets, based on the applying order, for a read retry operation performed on the first storage region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an Aspergillus niger F22 strain having a nematicidal activity against plant-parasitic nematodes; a nematicidal microorganism agent against plant-parasitic nematodes, containing, as an active ingredient, the strain, a spore, a fungal hyphal mass, or a culture liquid thereof; a method for controlling plant-parasitic nematodes, having a step of administering the microorganism agent to a crop, a crop seed, or a field; and a method for preparation of a nematicidal microorganism agent against plant-parasitic nematodes, having a step of culturing the strain.

Abstract: Provided are a method of determining a fetal fraction and a computer readable medium, in which a program to be applied for performing the method is recorded. According to the method, when the fetal fraction is estimated in an optimal bin different from the predetermined chromosome bin (50 kb), the fetal fraction may be more accurately determined. Therefore, the fetal fraction may be measured with higher accuracy using the same training sample size.

Abstract: An operating method for a controller includes: receiving a target command; detecting a first command from a first command queue, the first command having a same logical address as the target command; queuing the target command in the first command queue when the first command is not detected from the first command queue; detecting, when the first command queue is full of commands, a second command from a second command queue, the second command having the same logical address as the target command; and queuing the target command in the second command queue, when the second command is not detected from the second command queue.

Abstract: An operating method for a data storage device includes providing a nonvolatile memory device including a plurality of pages; segmenting an address map which maps a logical address provided from a host device and a physical address of the nonvolatile memory device, by a plurality of address map segments according to a segment size that is set depending on a quality of service time allowed to process a request of the host device and an unprocessed workload; and flushing at least one of the address map segments in the nonvolatile memory device after processing the unprocessed workload.

Abstract: There are provided a memory system and an operating method thereof. A memory system includes: a plurality of storage regions, each including a plurality of memory cells; and a controller configured to provide a plurality of read retry sets, determine an applying order of the plurality of read retry sets based on characteristics of a read error occurred in a first storage region among the plurality of storage regions, and apply at least one of the read retry sets, based on the applying order, for a read retry operation performed on the first storage region.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an air cleaner with an improved locking structure. The air cleaner includes a cabinet, a panel having a plurality of holes for discharging air to the front of the cabinet and detachably mounted on the cabinet, and a locking device to detachably connect the cabinet and the panel, wherein the locking device includes a first locking member disposed on the panel, and a second locking member disposed in the cabinet to lock or unlock the first locking member by being rotated by pressing of the first locking member.

Abstract: A memory controller for controlling a memory device including a plurality of memory blocks includes, the memory controller is configure to: control the memory device to store data in a first area among areas of the memory device using a single level cell method, wherein the data are corresponded to a write booster request which is received from a host, perform a wear leveling operation, based on a size of the data stored in the first area, a program-erase count of each of memory blocks of the first area, and a number of free blocks in the memory device and form a mapping relationship between a logical block address, which is received from the host, and a physical block address corresponding the first area.

Abstract: A data storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device including a plurality of memory blocks and a controller for controlling the nonvolatile memory device. A plurality of management blocks includes first and second management blocks managed by the controller. The second management block stores start data and then stores integrity data. The first management block stores a storage location of the second management block. An integrity checker checks integrity of data associated with the first and second management blocks.

Abstract: Provided herein may be a storage device and a method of operating the same. A storage device for protecting the storage device from physical movement may include a nonvolatile memory device, a sensor unit configured to collect information about physical movement of the storage device, and a memory controller configured to perform a device lock operation of protecting data in the nonvolatile memory device, based on a sensor value acquired from the sensor unit.

Abstract: A memory system includes a nonvolatile memory apparatus, and a write-same manager configured to perform a write-same operation on the nonvolatile memory apparatus, wherein the write-same manager merges a first write-same operation and a second write-same operation by comparing first operation information of the first write-same operation and second operation information of the second write-same operation.

Abstract: Disclosed is a terminal device which can be connected with a robot cleaner. The terminal device includes: a storage for storing spatial information partitioned into a plurality of spaces; a communication interface for receiving, from the robot cleaner, cleaning result information including a cleaning path; a display unit for displaying the cleaning result information; and a processor for controlling the display unit such that a cleaning area of the robot cleaner for each of the plurality of spaces is displayed on the basis of the received cleaning result information and the stored spatial information.