Abstract: Provided are a word line driver and a memory apparatus. The word line driver comprises: a first keeping transistor and a second keeping transistor; an active area, including a main portion extending in a first direction and a protruding portion adjacent to a part of the main portion and located on one side of the main portion, and the protruding portion has a first source area and a second source area; a gate, located at least above a partial area, opposite to the protruding portion, of the main portion; and a first drain area and a second drain area separately located in the main portion on two opposite sides of the gate in the first direction; where the first drain area, the gate, and the first source area constitute the first keeping transistor, while the second drain area, the gate, and the second source area constitute the second keeping transistor.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first set of scan-enabled flip-flop circuits may be configured to shift a scan-chain pattern from a first test input node to a first test output node using a first clock signal. A particular lockup latch may be coupled to the first test output node and to a second test input node. This particular lockup latch may be configured to, when enabled, delay propagation of the scan-chain pattern from the first test output node to the second test input node. A second set of scan-enabled flip-flop circuits may be configured to shift the scan-chain pattern from the second test input node to a second test output node using a second clock signal, different from the first clock signal. A control circuit may be configured to determine whether to enable the particular lockup latch using a particular scan test signal.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to generate an image of an environment. In at least one embodiment, one or more neural networks are used to identify one or more static and dynamic features of an environment to be used to generate a representation of the environment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive film comprising an adhesive layer; a photothermal conversion layer containing a light absorber and a thermally decomposable resin; and an adhesive base film layer disposed between the adhesive layer and the photothermal conversion layer, wherein the adhesive base film layer contains a multifunctional epoxy resin, a binder resin, a curing agent, and a curing catalyst. The adhesive film according to the present invention may be able to simplify a processing process of a substrate, and prevent damage to the substrate and circuits or elements formed on the substrate.

Abstract: A method for preparing a powderous positive electrode material comprising single crystal monolithic particles and having a general formula Li1+a((Niz(Ni1/2Mn1/2)yCox)1-k Ak)1-aO2, wherein A is a dopant, ?0.03?a?0.06, 0.05?x?0.35, 0.10?z?0.95, x+y+z=1 and k?0.05 is described. The method comprises providing a mixture comprising a Ni- and Co- bearing precursor and a Li bearing precursor, subjecting the mixture to a multiple step sintering process whereby in the final sintering step a sintered lithiated intermediate material is obtained comprising agglomerated primary particles having a primary particle size distribution with a D50 between 2.0 and 8.0 ?m, subjecting the lithiated intermediate material to a wet ball milling step to deagglomerate the agglomerated primary particles and obtain a slurry comprising deagglomerated primary particles, separating the deagglomerated primary particles from the slurry, and heat treating the deagglomerated primary particles at a temperature between 300° C. and at least 20° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and more particularly, to a positive electrode active material which includes an overlithiated lithium manganese-based oxide including at least lithium, nickel, manganese and a doping metal, and in which the degradation in stability caused by excessive amounts of lithium and manganese in the lithium manganese-based oxide is mitigated and/or prevented by controlling the concentration of a transition metal in the lithium manganese-based oxide for each region, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes a first electrode plate including a first substrate having a first active material coated portion coated with a first active material and a first electrode uncoated portion not coated with the first active material; a second electrode plate including a second substrate having a second active material coated portion coated with a second active material and a second electrode uncoated portion not coated with the second active material; a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; an electrode tab connected to one of the first electrode uncoated portion and the second electrode uncoated portion; and an insulation member that covers the electrode tab and fixes the electrode tab to the first electrode plate or the second electrode plate. The insulation member has a non-adhesive region on one side at a position corresponding to the electrode tab and an adhesive area.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes: a first electrode plate including a first substrate having a first active material coated portion coated with a first active material and a first electrode uncoated portion not coated with the first active material; a second electrode plate including on a second substrate having a second active material coated portion coated with a second active material and a second electrode uncoated portion not coated with the second active material; a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; an electrode tab connected to one of the first electrode uncoated portion and the second electrode uncoated portion; an insulation tape on the first electrode uncoated portion or the second electrode uncoated portion and covering the electrode tab; and a step compensation unit on a region of an upper surface of the insulation tape excluding a region corresponding to the electrode tab.

Abstract: Provided herein are liquid polymer (LP) compositions comprising a synthetic (co)polymer (e.g., an acrylamide (co)polymer), as well as methods for preparing inverted polymer solutions by inverting these LP compositions in an aqueous fluid. The resulting inverted polymer solutions can have a concentration of a synthetic (co)polymer (e.g., an acrylamide (co)polymer) of from 50 to 15,000 ppm, and a filter ratio of 1.5 or less at 15 psi using a 1.2 ?m filter. Also provided are methods of using these inverted polymer solutions in oil and gas operations, including enhanced oil recovery.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a circuit element layer and a light emitting element layer on the circuit element layer, and a first light conversion layer, a second light conversion layer, and a light transmitting layer on the display panel and spaced apart from one another. The light emitting element layer includes a pixel defining layer that defines light emitting openings that overlap the first light conversion layer, the second light conversion layer, and the light transmitting layer, a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in the light emitting openings, respectively, and a barrier wall on the pixel defining layer, the barrier wall being black in color. When viewed from above, the barrier wall is located between light emitting elements adjacent to each other among the plurality of light emitting elements and extends parallel to sides of the adjacent light emitting elements that face each other.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tissue diagnosis device including a plate supporter configured to support a plate on which a reaction region is placed and a sample is placed in the reaction region, a patch controller configured to support the patch which contains a labeling substance that specifically labels the target substance, and control a position of the patch relative to the reaction region so that the patch provides the labeling substance to the reaction region, and a target substance detector configured to detect the labeling substance and detect the target substance included in the tissue sample.

Abstract: A doped cathode material for lithium-ion batteries is disclosed. Methods and systems are further provided for doping a cathode material for use in a lithium-ion battery. In one example, the doping may be a dry surface doping process. In some examples, dopants may stabilize a crystal structure of the cathode material and may result in fewer side reactions with an electrolyte as compared to an undoped cathode material. As such, cycling performance and capacity retention may be improved relative to the undoped cathode material. Further, in some examples, the doped cathode material produced with the dry surface doping process may have improved cycling performance and capacity retention relative to a comparable doped cathode material produced with a wet surface doping process.

Abstract: A secondary battery including an electrode assembly; a case containing the electrode assembly; and a strip terminal including a conductor part connected to the electrode assembly and extending outward, a foaming part surrounding the conductor part and containing foaming particles that foam under predetermined temperature conditions, and an adhesive layer surrounding the foaming part and bonded to the case.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel with a light emitting area from which a light exits and an input sensor disposed on the display panel. The input sensor includes a first conductive layer, a first insulating layer disposed on the first conductive layer and provided with a diffraction grating defined therein to correspond to the light emitting area, and a second conductive layer disposed on the first insulating layer and connected to the first conductive layer. The first insulating layer includes an organic layer covering the first conductive layer and an inorganic layer disposed on the organic layer. The organic layer and the inorganic layer include a plurality of holes defined therein to define the diffraction grating.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a self-standing film for a negative-electrode of a lithium secondary battery includes forming a negative-electrode active material layer in a film formation process using a composition for forming the negative-electrode of the lithium secondary battery, wherein the composition includes a negative-electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder, wherein the binder includes a triblock copolymer having: a soft block derived from an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diene-based monomer and having a rubber phase at room temperature; and a first hard block and a second hard block respectively connected to both ends of the soft block, and derived from an aromatic ring-containing ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and having a glass phase at the room temperature.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a self-standing film for a negative-electrode of a lithium secondary battery includes performing a first film formation process using a composition for forming the negative-electrode of the lithium secondary battery to obtain a first negative-electrode active material layer, wherein the composition includes a negative-electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder; pulverizing the first negative-electrode active material layer to obtain composite powders for formation of the negative-electrode as a pulverized product; and performing a second film formation process using the composite powders to obtain a second negative-electrode active material layer, wherein the binder includes a triblock copolymer having: a soft block derived from an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diene-based monomer and having a rubber phase at room temperature; and a first hard block and a second hard block respectively connected to both ends of the soft block, and derived from an aromatic ring-cont

Abstract: Provided are a method and a device for encapsulating a cell in droplet for single-cell analysis, or a method and a device for forming droplet for single-cell analysis. According to the method and the device of one aspect, by using the effects of inertial ordering, not only a ratio at which one cell is encapsulated in one droplet is increased, but also a yield of generating droplet is improved.

Abstract: A soft magnetic powder composition for an inductor core comprises 60 to 80 wt % Fe—Ni alloy powder, 5 to 25 wt % Fe—Si alloy powder, and 10 to 30 wt % Fe—Si—Al alloy powder based on a total alloy powder and a method of manufacturing the inductor uses the soft magnetic powder composition.

Abstract: A semiconductor nanoparticle, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor nanoparticle, and an electronic device including the nanoparticle are provided. The semiconductor nanoparticle includes silver, indium, gallium, and sulfur, wherein the semiconductor nanoparticle is configured to emit a green light, wherein the semiconductor nanoparticle has a relative mole value of zinc as defined by Equation 1 that is greater than or equal to about 0.25 and less than or equal to about 0.9: Relative ? mole ? value ? of ? zinc = [ Zn ] / ( [ Ag ] + [ In ] + [ Ga ] + [ Zn ] ) Equation ? 1 wherein, in Equation 1, [Ag], [In], [Ga], and [Zn] are molar amounts of the silver, the indium, the gallium, and the zinc in the semiconductor nanoparticle, respectively, and wherein a mole ratio of gallium to indium is greater than about 2.5:1 and less than about 5.6:1.

Abstract: A semiconductor nanoparticle including a first semiconductor nanocrystal including silver, indium, gallium, and sulfur, and a semiconductor nanoparticle including a second semiconductor nanocrystal including zinc, gallium, and sulfur, a method of manufacturing the same, and an electronic device including the same. The semiconductor nanoparticle is configured to emit a green light. The green light has a peak emission wavelength of about 500 nanometers to about 580 nanometers. In the semiconductor nanoparticle, a molar ratio of zinc to indium is about 0.1:1 to about 10:1.