Abstract: Provided are an additive composition for a tile cement mortar and a tile cement mortar including the additive composition for a tile cement mortar. The provided additive composition for a tile cement mortar includes cellulose ether and urea, wherein the amount of the urea is from 5 parts by weight to 43 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the cellulose ether.

Abstract: There are provided a variable resistance memory device and an operating method thereof. In a method for operating a variable resistance memory device, the method includes programming multi-bit data in a multi-bit variable resistance memory cell of the variable resistance memory device, wherein the programming includes: generating sequentially increased program voltage pulses, based on the multi-bit data; and applying the program voltage pulses to the multi-bit variable resistance memory cell, wherein a current-voltage curve of the multi-bit variable resistance memory cell exhibits a self-compliance characteristic, wherein the program voltage pulses are included in a voltage section having the self-compliance characteristic.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a random number generating apparatus capable of equalizing the spatial intensity distribution of light signals that are radiated from a light resource and are input to individual pixels.

Abstract: An optical proximity correction (OPC) whereby corner rounding may be effectively controlled, and a mask manufacturing method performed using the OPC method are provided. According to the OPC method, an inner edge is generated through decomposition of a layout, and a displacement (DISin_frag) of an inner fragment and a displacement (DISsel) of a selected fragment are calculated based on the inner edge to additionally displace a fragment, so as to manufacture a mask layout with minimized corner rounding without violating mask rule check (MRC).

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a penile tumescence diagnosis device and method. The penile tumescence diagnosis device includes: a plurality of ring sensors configured to measure a body part of a user and generate sensor-sensed information; and a processor configured to generate diagnostic information about the body part of the user based on the sensor-sensed information generated by the plurality of ring sensors. The plurality of ring sensors includes: a first ring sensor configured to have a first threshold length and be disposed on the body part to surround the body part in a ring shape; and a second ring sensor configured to have a second threshold length larger than the first threshold length and be disposed on the body part to surround the body part in a ring shape.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a stacked structure including a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of interlayer insulating layers, which are alternately stacked on a substrate; stepped grooves provided in the stacked structure, the stepped grooves having different depths from each other; and an opening portion penetrating the stacked structure to contact the substrate and having steps on sidewalls, the steps having heights corresponding to depth differences between stepped grooves.

Abstract: A method for controlling error check and correction (ECC) of a non-volatile memory device includes storing write data in a plurality of storing regions. The write data may be generated by performing ECC encoding. Individual ECC decoding may be performed based on each of a plurality of read data read out from the storing regions. Logic operation data may be provided by performing a logic operation of the read data when the individual ECC decoding fails with respect to all of the read data. Combined ECC decoding may be performed based on the logic operation data.

Abstract: Provided is a cell module assembly including: a plurality of cell modules arranged at a predetermined interval; and a pack structure including a pack tray that supports the plurality of cell modules and in which a passage is formed, wherein at least one first venting hole is formed in each of the plurality of cell modules, and a second venting hole matched to the at least one first venting hole and communicating with the passage is formed in the pack tray.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module, which may stably maintain a secondary battery stack and have less damage to an electrode lead due to external vibration, and a battery pack including the battery module. The battery module comprises a plurality of pouch-type secondary batteries respectively configured to accommodate an electrode assembly in a pouch thereof so that an electrode lead connected to an electrode tab of the electrode assembly is drawn through a terrace portion of the pouch, and a fixing member interposed at least partially between the secondary batteries and adhered and fixed to the terrace portion to maintain the secondary batteries in a stacked state.

Abstract: Provided is a cartridge suitable for sensing a voltage of a battery cell through a center region and an edge, wherein two battery cells are provided in an upper portion and a lower portion so as to increase energy density, and a battery module including the cartridge. The cartridge includes: a mount frame including a pair of through windows provided sequentially in a length direction, and a lower sliding board, a lead mounting board, and an upper sliding board sequentially provided in a width direction between the pair of through windows; and cooling fins respectively covering the pair of through windows, wherein the lower sliding board and the upper sliding board are respectively provided on left and right of the lead mounting board to diagonally face each other.

Abstract: A wireless power transmitter includes a switch circuit including switches connected to a transmission resonator; a current detector configured to detect a transient current induced in the transmission resonator; and a controller configured to control the switch circuit and adjust an output of the wireless power transmitter based on an amplitude of the transient current.

Abstract: A drive signal generating apparatus includes a transducer configured to convert electromagnetic energy of a signal received through a first port into a different type of energy, convert the different type of energy into electromagnetic energy, and transfer the converted electromagnetic energy to a second port, and a switching circuit configured to perform a gate switching operation, upon receiving a signal from the second port, to generate a drive signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a random number generating apparatus capable of equalizing the spatial intensity distribution of light signals that are radiated from a light resource and are input to individual pixels.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for learning and embodying a human facial expression by a robot, in which human emotional indicators are allowed to match with servo motor parameter values of a robot and the robot automatically and mechanically learns a human expression to imitate the human expression.

Abstract: A coil module includes a magnetic substance plate, a first coil, and a second coil. The magnetic substance plate includes a first area having a first magnetic permeability and a second area having a second magnetic permeability. The first coil is disposed on a surface of the magnetic substance plate. The second coil is disposed on the surface of the magnetic substance plate and partially overlapping the first coil. A portion of the first coil, not overlapping the second coil, is disposed on a surface of the first area, and a portion of the second coil, not overlapping the first coil, is disposed on a surface of the second area.

Abstract: Disclosed are a battery module and a battery pack including the same, in which laser welding can be used for coupling three or more electrode leads to a single bus bar, thereby enhancing adhesion and improving the ease of a manufacturing process. The battery module includes: a plurality of secondary batteries, each including an electrode assembly, a case and an electrode lead; and a terminal bus bar having a plate-like coupling unit, wherein electrode leads of the same polarity provided in the three or more secondary batteries are coupled to the coupling unit, two or more electrode leads stacked to each other are in contact with one end of the coupling unit, and the other one or more electrode leads are in contact with the other end of the coupling unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module array including battery modules, which may have improved space utilization. The battery module array includes a plurality of battery modules, each having two secondary battery cells, a module frame and a cooling fin. If the battery module array is configured using the above battery modules, space utilization may be improved.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery pack configured to have a structure including a plate-shaped battery cell having electrode terminals formed at one side thereof including a sealed surplus part and a protection circuit module (PCM) mounted at the sealed surplus part, wherein each of the electrode terminals of the battery cell is made of a plate-shaped conductive member, the PCM includes a protection circuit board (PCB), a safety element electrically connected between one of the electrode terminals of the battery cell and the PCB or loaded on the PCB, an external input and output terminal electrically connected to a protection circuit of the PCB, and an electrically insulative module case in which the PCB and the safety element are mounted in a state in which the external input and output terminal extends outside, the module case includes a PCB receiving part open outward at one side thereof and at least one fixing part to mount the module case to the sealed surplus part of the battery cell, and the PCM is loaded

Abstract: A wireless power transmission apparatus includes: an alternating current (AC) power output to convert input power into AC power and output the AC power; and a power transmitter including a plurality of resonators. The power transmitter receives the AC power and wirelessly transmits the AC power in a first operating mode in which two of the resonators are connected in series and the two resonators transmit the AC power, and in a second operating mode in which one of the resonators transmits the AC power.

Abstract: The present invention presents a device and method for managing the performance of a quantum noise-based random number generator, the device ensuring the performance stability of a random number generator on the basis of an output value for each pixel, which is outputted in correspondence to an optical strength value of an optical signal emitted from a light source and inputted into each pixel, so as to be capable of outputting, within a certain range regardless of devices, a value of an entropic signal outputted from an image sensor, thereby enabling sufficient randomness to be continuously maintained while minimizing deviation between pixels.