Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing paraffin, and can provide a method for preparing paraffin including a hydrogenation step of by-products of a process for preparing linear alpha olefins. Since the method for preparing paraffin of the present invention can convert the by-products of the process for preparing linear alpha olefins to paraffin at a high conversion ratio, it is possible to increase the added value of the by-products.

Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor device capable of reducing parasitic capacitance between adjacent conductive structures and a method for fabricating the same. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of bit line structures each comprising a first contact plug formed over a substrate and a bit line formed over the first contact plug. A spacer structure having air gaps is formed on sidewalls of the first contact plug and on sidewalls of the bit line. An plug isolation layer is formed between the plurality of bit line structures. The isolation layer includes an opening. A second contact plug is formed in the opening and a memory element is formed over the second contact plug.

Abstract: Provided are a method for preparing a conjugated diene-based polymer and a method for preparing a graft copolymer including the same. The method for preparing a conjugated diene-based polymer includes enlarging a first conjugated diene-based polymer in multiple stages to prepare a second conjugated diene-based polymer, wherein the multi-stage enlargement includes a primary enlargement stage and a secondary enlargement stage, and a weight ratio of acids added in the primary enlargement stage and the secondary enlargement stage is 70:30 to 90:10. A graft copolymer prepared by the above-described method can be used to form a thermoplastic resin molded article excellent in all of plating characteristics, mechanical properties, surface characteristics, colorability, and processability.

Abstract: A Zn—Mg alloy plated steel material having excellent adhesion to plating and corrosion resistance comprises base steel and a plating layer formed on the surface of the base steel, wherein the plating layer comprises a Zn single phase, a Mg single phase, an MgZn2 alloy phase, and an Mg2Zn11 alloy phase, the Zn single phase is contained in the plating layer at a proportion of 15 to 19 volume %, and the proportion of the Zn single phase in a lower t/2 area of the plating layer adjacent to the base steel may be greater than the proportion of the Zn single phase in an upper t/2 area of the plating layer on the surface layer side of the plating layer. (Here, t means the thickness (?m) of the plating layer).

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for controlling a coating layer in a physical vapor deposition (PVD) plating process that forms a coating layer on a steel sheet with metal vapor by PVD. The apparatus for controlling a coating layer comprises: a crucible into which a molten material is introduced; an electromagnetic induction coil disposed around the outer periphery of the crucible to heat the molten material introduced into the crucible and form a molten metal to generate metal vapor from the molten metal; a power supply unit for supplying an electric current to the electromagnetic induction coil; and a control unit for measuring the impedance of the electromagnetic induction coil and controlling the electric current supplied to the electromagnetic induction coil so that the impedance is kept constant according to the molten material which is introduced into the crucible at a constant feed rate.

Abstract: An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a substrate including a first side on which light is incident and a second side opposite the first side; a first separation pattern extending from the second side, the first separation pattern being interposed between unit pixels in the substrate of a light-receiving region and a light-shielding region provided around the light-receiving region; a second separation pattern extending from the first side and overlapping the first separation pattern, the second separation pattern being provided in the substrate of the light-receiving region; and a contact film electrically connected to the first separation pattern, the contact film being provided in the substrate of the light-shielding region. A contact trench which extends from the first side is formed in the light-shielding region of the substrate and exposes the first separation pattern, and the contact film fills at least a part of the contact trench.

Abstract: Provided are a memory controller, a non-volatile memory system, and a method of operating the same. A method of operating a memory system includes selecting a plurality of source blocks to be garbage-collected, copying selected valid data from two or more source blocks among the plurality of source blocks into a destination block, storing changed mapping information in an update cache according to a result of the copying, and updating a mapping table by using the mapping information stored in the update cache.

Abstract: Provided is a galvanized steel sheet plated by vacuum deposition and, more specifically, to a galvanized steel sheet having excellent hardness and galling resistance, and a method for manufacturing same. The zinc coated steel sheet includes: a base steel sheet; and a zinc coated layer formed on the base steel sheet. The zinc coated layer is formed of a columnar structure, and a content of Mn included in the zinc coated layer is 0.1 to 0.4 wt %.

Abstract: Provided is a coated steel sheet which can be used in vehicles, home appliances, construction materials, and the like, and more specifically, to a heterogeneous coated steel sheet having a zinc coating layer formed on one surface thereof and a zinc-magnesium coating layer formed on the other surface thereof. The heterogeneous coated steel sheet includes: a steel sheet; a zinc coating layer attached to one side of the steel sheet; and a zinc-magnesium alloy coating layer attached to the other side of the steel sheet, wherein a coating adhesion amount of the zinc coating layer is 5 to 60 g/m2, a coating adhesion amount of the zinc-magnesium alloy coating layer is 10 to 40 g/m2, and a magnesium content of the zinc-magnesium alloy coating layer is 8 to 30 wt %.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an articulated support device. The articulated support device is formed to include a plurality of links connected to each other. A device stand is detachably coupled to the front end of the articulated support device and the rear end of the articulated support device is fixedly coupled to a structure detachably. The connection portions of the plurality of links are fixed not to move relative to each other or the connection portions are released to be rotatable relative to each other through an operation of a handle part provided on a front side of the articulated support device. The articulated support device includes a plurality of rotation and fixing units. Each of the plurality of rotation and fixing units includes a front link connection adapter, a wire central binding portion, a rotation regulation portion, a casing pipe, and an inner connection pipe.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a graft copolymer including polymerizing a conjugated diene-based monomer to prepare a small-size conjugated diene-based polymer; enlarging the small-size conjugated diene-based polymer to prepare a large-size conjugated diene-based polymer; and polymerizing the small-size conjugated diene-based polymer, the large-size conjugated diene-based polymer, an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyan-based monomer to prepare a graft copolymer, wherein a weight ratio of the small-size conjugated diene-based polymer and the large-size conjugated diene-based polymer is 10:90 to 40:60 in preparing the graft copolymer.

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments may comprise: a first housing including a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface; a second housing including a third surface and a fourth surface facing away from the third surface; a folding part pivotably connecting a side surface of the first housing and a side surface of the second housing facing the side surface of the first housing; a flexible display disposed on the first and third surfaces across the folding part, having a first area corresponding to the first surface and a second area corresponding to the third surface; and a processor.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for accelerating file I/O offload for a unikernel. The method, performed by the apparatus and server for accelerating file I/O offload for the unikernel, includes; executing, by the apparatus, an application in the unikernal and calling, by the thread of the application, a file I/O function; generating, by the unikernal, a file I/O offload request using the file I/O function; transmitting, by the unikernal, the file I/O offload request to Linux of the server; receiving, by Linux, the file offload request from the thread of the unikernel and processing, by Linux, the file I/O offload request; transmitting, by Linux, a file FO offload result for the file I/O I/O offload request to the unikernel; and delivering the file I/O offload result to the thread of the application.

Abstract: A roof rack mounted on a roof panel of a vehicle includes a main body including a rail that extends along a lengthwise direction and forms the main body and support parts provided on opposite longitudinal end portions of the rail in the lengthwise direction, a hollow profile that extends along the lengthwise direction of the rail and that is integrally formed inside the rail, caps mounted on opposite distal ends of the hollow profile and disposed inside the main body, and a pair of covers mounted on opposite side surfaces of each of the support parts.

Abstract: A roof rack mounted on a roof panel of a vehicle includes a main body including a rail that extends along a lengthwise direction and forms the main body and support parts integrally formed on opposite longitudinal end portions of the rail in the lengthwise direction, and a hollow profile that extends along the lengthwise direction of the rail and has at least one through-hole formed in a surface facing the roof panel of the vehicle and that is integrally formed inside the rail.

Abstract: A roof rack mounted on a roof panel of a vehicle includes a main body including a rail that extends along a lengthwise direction and forms the main body and support parts provided on opposite longitudinal end portions of the rail in the lengthwise direction, a hollow profile that extends along the lengthwise direction of the rail and that is integrally formed inside the rail, and a cap mounted on at least one of opposite longitudinal end portions of the hollow profile or disposed inside the main body.

Abstract: A display device, comprising: a timing control unit receiving a video signal including a control pattern from outside and generating a characteristic control signal and image data based on the control pattern; and a display unit displaying an image based on the image data, wherein the control pattern includes a data pattern in which effective data is encoded, and the timing control unit decodes the data pattern to generate the characteristic control signal including the effective data.

Abstract: Provided is a Zn—Mg alloy plated steel material comprising: a base steel material; and first to third Zn—Mg alloy layers sequentially formed on the base steel material, wherein the first to third Zn—Mg alloy layers have a Zn single phase, a Mg single phase, a MgZn2 alloy phase, and a Mg2Zn11 alloy phase, an area rate of the MgZn2 alloy phase included in the first to third Zn—Mg alloy layers is larger than an area rate of the Mg2Zn11 alloy phase included in the first to third Zn—Mg alloy layers, and an area rate of a MgZn2 alloy phase included in each of the first to third Zn—Mg alloy layers is larger than an area rate of a MgZn2 alloy phase included in the second Zn—Mg alloy layer.

Abstract: A display panel driver includes a storage unit configured to store an align pattern and a timing controller configured to output align image data based on an align control signal provided from a facility driver during a mechanism assembly process of a display panel. The align pattern includes an align mark, and the align image data includes the align pattern.

Abstract: A flexible display capable of improving an angle-measuring accuracy using different kinds of sensors and a method of measuring an angle thereof. The flexible display includes a first sensor unit disposed in a first region and including different kinds of sensors, a second sensor unit disposed in a second region adjacent to the first region and including different kinds of sensors, and an angle-measuring unit measuring a folding angle between the first region and the second region in response to sensing signals outputted from the first sensor unit and the second sensor unit.