Abstract: A positive electrode material and a method of producing thereof is provided. The positive electrode material having a bimodal particle diameter distribution and including large-diameter particles and small-diameter particles, wherein the small-diameter particle is a lithium composite transition metal oxide in the form of a single particle and containing a rock salt phase formed on a surface portion thereof.

Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a display panel including a first region, a second region, and a bending part disposed therebetween. A protection layer is disposed on the bending part and apart of the first region adjacent to the bending part. A polarization layer is disposed on the first region and is separated from the protection layer. At least one adhesive layer is disposed on the polarization layer. The at least one adhesive layer includes a first portion overlapping the polarization layer, a second portion covering a part of the protection layer on the first region, and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion and disposed on a separation space between the polarization layer and the protection layer.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and system for displaying an ultrasound image based on mixed reality are described. The method of displaying an ultrasound image based on mixed reality according to an exemplary embodiment includes obtaining the ultrasound image captured through an ultrasound device; obtaining localization information of a probe of the ultrasound device; converting the ultrasound image into a composite image to be output based on the mixed reality; and outputting the composite image by overlaying the composite image on a reference image captured to include the probe.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a lithium transition metal oxide having a nickel content of 70 mol % or greater with respect to all metals excluding lithium, wherein EELS analysis results for a particle surface satisfy Equation 1 below: 0.85?I(854 eV)/I(855.5 eV)<1??[Equation 1] wherein I (854 eV) indicates a peak intensity observed around 854 eV, and I (855.5 eV) indicates a peak intensity observed around 855.5 eV.

Abstract: A blended positive electrode material includes a first positive electrode active material containing a first lithium transition metal oxide and a second positive electrode active material containing a second lithium transition metal oxide, wherein the first lithium transition metal oxide and the second lithium transition metal oxide each have a nickel content of 70 mol % or greater with respect to of all metals excluding lithium, the first positive electrode active material has a greater D50 than the second positive electrode active material, and EELS analysis results for particle surfaces of both the first positive electrode active material and the second positive electrode active material satisfy Equation 1. A method for preparing the blended positive electrode material is also provided.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a nickel-based lithium transition metal oxide containing nickel in an amount of 60 mol % or more based on a total number of moles of metals excluding lithium, wherein cobalt is included in an amount of greater than 0 ppm to 6,000 ppm or less on a surface of the nickel-based lithium transition metal oxide. A method of preparing the positive electrode active material, a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery which includes the positive electrode active material are also provided.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes lithium nickel-based oxide particles having a single-particle form composed of a single nodule or a single-particle-like form, which is a complex of at most 30 nodules. The positive electrode active material further includes a coating layer formed on the surface of the lithium nickel-based oxide particles, wherein the coating layer is formed by using a nano-sized coating precursor which is a chelate complex comprising lithium, nickel, cobalt, and Ma, where Ma is Mn, Al, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide having a Ni content of 80 atm % or greater among transition metals except lithium, and in the form of a single particle or pseudo-single particle. The nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide has a coating layer positioned on the surface thereof, wherein the coating layer contains cobalt. The positive electrode active material also satisfies [Equation 1] 1?XY/Z?3, wherein X is the molar number (mol %) of Co in the coating layer based on 100 moles of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, Y is the average particle diameter (?m) of nodules of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, and Z is D50 (?m) of the positive electrode active material, wherein Z is from 5 ?m to 12 ?m.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a lithium transition metal oxide and a coating element M3-containing coating layer formed on a surface of the lithium transition metal oxide, wherein M3 comprises at least one of Al, Ti, Mg, Zr, W, Y, Sr, or Co, wherein the lithium transition metal oxide is doped with a doping element M2, wherein M2 includes at least one of Al, Ti, Mg, Zr, W, Y, Sr, Co, F, Si, Na, Cu, Fe, Ca, S, or B, wherein the lithium transition metal oxide has a single particle form, and includes a center portion having a layered structure and a surface portion having a rock-salt structure, and the total amount of the doping element M2 and the coating element M3 is in a range of 4,580 ppm to 9,120 ppm based on a total weight of the positive electrode active material.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material including a lithium nickel-based oxide in the form of a single particle composed of one nodule or a pseudo-single particle that is a composite of 30 or less nodules; and a coating portion which is formed in the form of an island on a portion of a surface of the lithium nickel-based oxide particle and includes cobalt (Co), wherein, in a Ni L3-edge spectrum obtained by measuring the surface of the lithium nickel-based oxide, which is in contact with the coating portion, by electron energy loss spectroscopy, an intensity at 855.5 eV is higher than an intensity at 853 eV. A preparation method thereof, a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode active material are also provided.

Abstract: A semiconductor circuit includes a first selection circuit which selects a first battery or a first capacitor, a second selection circuit which selects a second battery or a second capacitor, a voltage measuring circuit which measures a first voltage of the first battery or the first capacitor selected by the first selection circuit, and measures a second voltage of the second battery or the second capacitor selected by the second selection circuit, a controller which compares the first voltage and the second voltage to generate a comparison result, and a switching circuit which receives a signal based on a target output voltage, connects the first battery or capacitor selected by the first selection circuit, and the second battery capacitor selected by the second selection circuit in an interconnection relationship based on the comparison result to provide to an output terminal an output voltage responsive to the target output voltage.

Abstract: There is provided a power converter including a first circuit, a second circuit and a controller. The first circuit includes a switched inductor circuit and outputs a current based on a first voltage as an input. The second circuit includes a switched capacitor circuit and an output capacitor and outputs a second voltage lower than the first voltage, based on the current output by the first circuit as an input. The controller controls the second circuit to output the second voltage.

Abstract: A device includes a first region on a substrate including a first integrated circuit, a second region on the substrate including a second integrated circuit, and a third region between the first region and the second region on the substrate. At least one of the first region and the second region includes at least one pattern that provides galvanic isolation between a first integrated circuit and a second integrated circuit on the substrate.

Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a display panel including a first region, a second region, and a bending part disposed therebetween. A protection layer is disposed on the bending part and a part of the first region adjacent to the bending part. A polarization layer is disposed on the first region and is separated from the protection layer. At least one adhesive layer is disposed on the polarization layer. The at least one adhesive layer includes a first portion overlapping the polarization layer, a second portion covering a part of the protection layer on the first region, and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion and disposed on a separation space between the polarization layer and the protection layer.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide having a Ni content of 80 atm % or greater among transition metals except lithium, and in the form of a single particle or pseudo-single particle. The nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide has a coating layer positioned on the surface thereof, wherein the coating layer contains cobalt. The positive electrode active material also satisfies [Equation 1] 1?XY/Z?3, wherein X is the molar number (mol %) of Co in the coating layer based on 100 moles of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, Y is the average particle diameter (?m) of nodules of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, and Z is D50 (?m) of the positive electrode active material, wherein Z is from 5 ?m to 12 ?m.

Abstract: A positive electrode material and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery including the same are provided. The positive electrode material having a bimodal particle size distribution which includes large-diameter particles and small-diameter particles having different average particle diameters (D50), wherein the large-diameter particles are lithium composite transition metal oxide having a nickel content of 80 atm % or more in all transition metals thereof, and the small-diameter particles are a lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel, cobalt, and aluminum, having a nickel content of 80 atm % to 85 atm % in all transition metals, and having an atomic ratio of the cobalt to the aluminum (Co/Al) of 1.5 to 5.

Abstract: A memory system includes a first memory and a second memory that share common addresses received from a memory controller, wherein the first memory includes a first scrambling circuit suitable for scrambling a common address to generate a first scrambled address designating a word line to be activated in the first memory, and the second memory includes a second scrambling circuit suitable for scrambling the common address to generate a second scrambled address designating a word line to be activated in the second memory, and the first scrambling circuit and the second scrambling circuit perform a scrambling operation in such a manner that neighboring word lines, adjacent to a word line selected by a first common address, are selected a most in one memory among the first memory and the second memory by a second common address other than the first common address.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a lithium transition metal oxide and a coating element M3-containing coating layer formed on a surface of the lithium transition metal oxide, wherein M3 comprises at least one of Al, Ti, Mg, Zr, W, Y, Sr, or Co, wherein the lithium transition metal oxide is doped with a doping element M2, wherein M2 includes at least one of Al, Ti, Mg, Zr, W, Y, Sr, Co, F, Si, Na, Cu, Fe, Ca, S, or B, wherein the lithium transition metal oxide has a single particle form, and includes a center portion having a layered structure and a surface portion having a rock-salt structure, and the total amount of the doping element M2 and the coating element M3 is in a range of 4,580 ppm to 9,120 ppm based on a total weight of the positive electrode active material.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first and second channel patterns on a substrate, each of the first and second channel patterns including vertically-stacked semiconductor patterns; a first source/drain pattern connected to the first channel pattern; a second source/drain pattern connected to the second channel pattern, the first and second source/drain patterns having different conductivity types; a first contact plug inserted in the first source/drain pattern, and a second contact plug inserted in the second source/drain pattern; a first interface layer interposed between the first source/drain pattern and the first contact plug; and a second interface layer interposed between the second source/drain pattern and the second contact plug, the first and second interface layers including different metallic elements from each other, a bottom portion of the second interface layer being positioned at a level that is lower than a bottom surface of a topmost one of the semiconductor patterns.

Abstract: Disclosed is a locking device having applied thereto a colorimetric sensor for detecting hazardous chemical leak. The locking device for a fitting, according to an embodiment, may include: a fitting locking portion made of a transparent material and provided to surround a fitting of a pipe or valve; and a colorimetric sensor which is disposed inside the fitting locking portion and which changes in color due to a hazardous chemical leaked from the fitting.