Abstract: A semiconductor design optimization system that includes: a data base configured to store design data, a training data preprocessing unit configured to preprocess the design data and generate training data, a data learning unit configured to generate a physical property prediction model by training using the training data, a physical property prediction unit configured to generate predicted physical property data including information associated with predicted physical property values for each region of a semiconductor device to be fabricated, wherein the physical property prediction unit is configured to input, into the physical property prediction model, input data including information associated with design drawings of the semiconductor device to be fabricated, and a layout generator configured generate a design layout optimized to distribute the predicted physical property values for each region of the semiconductor device to be fabricated by modifying the design drawings based on the predicted physical

Abstract: An example electronic device includes a housing; a touchscreen display; a microphone; at least one speaker; a button disposed on a portion of the housing or set to be displayed on the touchscreen display; a wireless communication circuit; a processor; and a memory. When a user interface is not displayed on the touchscreen display, the electronic device enables a user to receive a user input through the button, receives user speech through the microphone, and then provides data on the user speech to an external server. An instruction for performing a task is received from the server. When the user interface is displayed on the touchscreen display, the electronic device enables the user to receive the user input through the button, receives user speech through the microphone, and then provides data on the user speech to the external server.

Abstract: A display device includes electrodes in an emission area of a pixel, and spaced apart from each other, light-emitting elements respectively between the electrodes, connection electrodes above the light-emitting elements, and including a first electrode portion, a second electrode portion, and a connection portion between the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion, and a shielding electrode in a non-emission area of the pixel, and overlapping the connection portion.

Abstract: Discussed is a secondary battery low-voltage defect determination system, which can include a database unit configured to store existing data on battery manufacturing process conditions, activation process conditions, voltage measurement conditions, and a battery voltage measured after an activation process of a battery, a detection unit configured to detect experimental data on the manufacturing process conditions, the activation process conditions, the voltage measurement conditions, and the battery voltage measured after the activation process of the battery, and a calculation unit configured to calculate target voltage drop correction data based on the existing data stored in the database unit and the experimental data detected by the detection unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is an LPC residual signal encoding/decoding apparatus of an MDCT based unified voice and audio encoding device. The LPC residual signal encoding apparatus analyzes a property of an input signal, selects an encoding method of an LPC filtered signal, and encode the LPC residual signal based on one of a real filterbank, a complex filterbank, and an algebraic code excited linear prediction (ACELP).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for diagnosing low voltage of a secondary battery cell. The method for diagnosing low voltage of a secondary battery cell according to an embodiment of the present invention includes pre-aging a battery cell, charging the battery cell according to a preset charging condition, measuring a parameter for determining low voltage failure of the battery cell, comparing the measured parameter with a reference parameter, and performing formation when the battery cell is determined to be normal.

Abstract: Provided is an unconstrained vibration damping metal sheet with foam pores. The unconstrained vibration damping metal sheet of the present invention comprises: a metal sheet; an organic-inorganic pretreatment layer containing an acrylic resin formed on the metal sheet; and a foam resin layer formed on the pretreatment layer, the foam resin layer containing, based on weight % thereof, a thermoplastic polyvinyl chloride resin: 40-80%, a plasticizer: 5-40%, a foaming agent: 0.1-10%, an oxide-based crosslinker: 1-4%, and spherical silica: 1-10%.

Abstract: An air conditioning device for a vehicle includes: a housing having an inside divided into an inflow space, a heat exchange space, and an outflow space, which are straightly arranged, and having a plurality of discharge ports, which communicates with an interior, at the inflow space; a blowing unit disposed at the inflow space of the housing and configured to blow air; a heat exchange unit disposed at the heat exchange space of the housing and configured to adjust a temperature of conditioned air by exchanging heat with air; and an opening-closing door disposed at the outflow space of the housing and configured to open and close the plurality of discharge ports such that conditioned air at an adjusted temperature selectively flows to the plurality of discharge ports. The air conditioning device adjusts the temperature of conditioned air for respective modes and reduces a flow resistance of air.

Abstract: A display device includes electrodes spaced apart from each other in a display area, an insulating layer disposed on the electrodes, light emitting elements disposed between the electrodes on the insulating layer, a signal line electrically connected to the light emitting elements, and a pad electrode electrically connected to the signal line, the pad electrode and the electrodes being disposed on a same layer in a non-display area. The insulating layer includes an opening exposing the pad electrode, and the signal line does not overlap the opening of the insulating layer in plan view.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a pad area, a circuit element layer on the substrate, and an alignment electrode layer on the circuit element layer, wherein the circuit element layer includes a thin film transistor in the display area, and a pad electrode in the pad area, the alignment electrode layer includes a first alignment electrode and a second alignment electrode spaced from each other in the display area, and a pad upper electrode includes a first opening exposing the pad electrode in the pad area, and a light emitting element is on a space between the first alignment electrode and the second alignment electrode that are spaced from each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a naphthalimide sulfonate derivative, and a photoacid generator and a photoresist composition each comprising same and, more specifically, to a naphthalimide sulfonate derivative compound, and a photoacid generator and a photoresist composition each comprising same, wherein the compound has excellent absorbance for light of i-line (365 nm) wavelength, is greatly easy to prepare into a polymerizable composition due to very high solubility in an organic solvent, has good thermal stability, and shows a favorable acid generation rate.

Abstract: A peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) device includes a common function performing operations associated with a PCIe interface according to a function type, the common function being programmable to be a function type selected from a plurality function types, an access identification information controller generating first access identification information for allowing an access to the common function, and providing the first access identification information to an assigned system image to which the common function has been assigned, a data packet receiver receiving a data packet including target identification information indicating a target system image from the target system image, and an access allowance determiner determining whether or not to allow the target system image to access the common function based on the first access identification information and the target identification information.

Abstract: A filter for controlling a pH of purified water is disclosed. The pH-controlling filter according to an aspect of the present disclosure may include a water permeable filter having a hollow formed in a center of a cross-section from one end to the other end; a lower stopper closing a lower end of the water permeable filter, a filling unit inserted into the hollow of the water permeable filter to form an inner space, the filling unit having an inlet through which the purified water passing through the water permeable filter flows into the inner space and an outlet through which the purified water passing through the inner space flows out; and control particles filled in the inner space of the filling unit to adjust a pH of the purified water passing through the inner space of the filling unit and comprising OH group-generating particles configured to supplement the purified water passing through the inner space with OH groups.

Abstract: A Unified Speech and Audio Codec (USAC) that may process a window sequence based on mode switching is provided. The USAC may perform encoding or decoding by overlapping between frames based on a folding point when mode switching occurs. The USAC may process different window sequences for each situation to perform encoding or decoding, and thereby may improve a coding efficiency.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing brain lesion information based on an image includes a magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) provider configured to provide an environment capable of displaying 3D time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (3D TOF MRA) using user input, a brain lesion input unit configured to generate and manage a brain lesion image, a maximum intensity projection (MIP) converter configured to configure MIP image data including at least one image frame corresponding to a projection position of the brain lesion image, a noise remover configured to remove noise of brain lesion information and to configure corrected MIP image data, from which the noise is removed, and an MRA reconfiguration unit configured to reconfigure a corrected brain lesion image by back-projecting the corrected MIP image data.

Abstract: Provided is a marker composition for predicting the prognosis of cancer and a method for predicting the prognosis of cancer using same and, more particularly, to a marker composition for predicting the prognosis of cancer comprising an agent for measuring an expression level of mRNA or protein thereof of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of ESR1, BEST1, ACTA2, HIPK2, IGSF9, ASCC2, JUN, PPP2R5A, SMAD3, CREBBP, EP300, and DDX5, to a method for predicting the prognosis of cancer using same, and to a method for providing information for determining a strategy for treating cancer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an oncolytic virus and the use thereof, specifically, an oncolytic virus having suppressed thymidine kinase (TK) gene expression and comprising genes encoding granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and a complement regulatory protein; and the use of such an oncolytic virus. The oncolytic virus of the present invention maintains its efficacy even when administered intravenously, and thus, it may also be applied to the treatment of various solid cancers and metastatic cancers in addition to superficial solid cancers. In addition, the oncolytic virus of the present invention acquires resistance to complement attack by expressing a complement regulatory protein on the surface of the virus, and thus, it is stable in the blood, and it maintains stable oncolytic activity when intravenous injection, and thus, it may reduce effective viral dosage to minimize the side effects of anti-cancer drugs.

Abstract: A secondary battery comprises an electrode assembly, a can, and an insulator. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode, a separator, and a second electrode alternately stacked and wound. The can has an accommodation part accommodating the electrode assembly therein, and the can comprises a first can and a second can having cylindrical shapes open in a direction facing each other. The insulator insulates an overlapping portion between the first can and the second can. The first can is electrically connected to the first electrode, and the second can is electrically connected to the second electrode. The insulator has a short-circuit induction through-part defined by a through-hole or a cutoff line, such that a short circuit occurs between the first can and the second can through the short-circuit induction through-part when it is deformed in shape as heat or a pressure is applied to contract or expand the insulator.

Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, a method for preparing the same, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. The negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, according to one embodiment, comprises a silicon-carbon composite comprising silicon nanoparticles and a carbon matrix, and can have a degree of oxidation that is less than or equal to 10.5%.

Abstract: Provided is a high voltage driving device including a housing and a cathode, an anode, and an insulation structure, which are disposed in the housing. Here, the cathode and the anode are spaced apart from each other with the insulation structure therebetween. Also, the insulation structure includes a first solid insulator disposed adjacent to the cathode and a second solid insulator disposed adjacent to the anode. Also, the first solid insulator has first volumetric resistivity less than second volumetric resistivity of the second solid insulator, and the first solid insulator contacts the cathode.