Abstract: A gap-filling method for a semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the semiconductor device using the same, are provided. The gap-filling method may include: preparing a substrate with a hole pattern; supplying a process gas to the substrate and applying a first VHF power source to form a pulse wave plasma to form a first silicon nitride layer in the hole pattern; and supplying the process gas to the substrate and applying a second VHF power source to form a continuous wave plasma to form a second silicon nitride layer on the first silicon nitride layer.

Abstract: An insulation-layer forming composition for a lithium secondary battery, the composition not including carboxymethylcellulose, and comprising a conjugated diene copolymer as a binder polymer; a non-aqueous organic solvent; and an emulsifier. A gel content of the conjugated diene copolymer is 70 wt % or more with respect to a total weight of the conjugated diene copolymer, and a content of the emulsifier is 0.3 wt % or more with respect to the total weight of the conjugated diene copolymer. A cathode comprising the insulation-layer forming composition, a lithium secondary battery including the cathode, and a method of manufacturing the cathode are also provided.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery may include an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator, an electrolyte, and a battery case accommodating the electrode assembly and the electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer containing graphite and a Si/C composite. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer containing a lithium transition metal oxide represented by Formula 1. The graphite and the Si/C composite are present in a weight ratio of 93.1:6.9 to 99.9:0.1 in the negative electrode active material layer. The electrolyte includes a non-fluorinated saturated cyclic carbonate and a fluorine-based compound in a weight ratio of 40:1 to 40:20, and the fluorine-based compound is present in an amount of 1 wt % to 5 wt % with respect to a total weight of the electrolyte. Li1+x1[Niy1Coz1Mnw1M1v1]O2??[Formula 1] wherein all the variables in Formula 1 are described herein.

Abstract: A method and device for transforming a garment pattern are disclosed. The method includes receiving a selection input of a user with respect to a first pattern of two-dimensional (2D) garment patterns, determining a second pattern linked with the first pattern, generating a link between the first pattern and the second pattern, receiving a pattern transformation input of the user with respect to one of the first pattern and the second pattern, and displaying a transformation result of the first pattern and the second pattern on both the first pattern and the second pattern based on the pattern transformation input of the user.

Abstract: A power factor correction (PFC) circuit switching method can include coupling a PFC circuit and AC power to enable a controller to perform an initial charging operation on an output capacitor to firstly increase an output capacitor voltage, enabling the controller to secondly increase the output capacitor voltage in response to whether the firstly-increased output capacitor voltage reaches a first preset reference voltage, and enabling the controller to switch first and second poles configured in the PFC circuit at different duty ratios in response to whether the secondly-increased output capacitor voltage reaches a second preset reference voltage.

Abstract: A vehicle network system for controlling the statuses of electronic control units (ECUs) configured to control an operation of a vehicle includes a plurality of machine groups (MGs). The ECUs are classified into the plurality of MGs according to specific functions. One of the MGs includes a main electronic control unit (ECU) configured to control the status of each machine group (MG) in the vehicle network system.

Abstract: A content providing method performed by a computing device is provided. The content providing method includes: obtaining preview information on a plurality of sections of target content, the preview information including a keyword group associated with content of a corresponding section, and providing the preview information on the plurality of sections together with the target content.

Abstract: A polylactic acid resin, a polylactic acid resin composition, a polylactic acid resin film, and a molded article are disclosed. The polylactic acid resin, which includes soft segments containing 0.5 wt % or more of at least one repeating unit selected from a polyester-based polyol repeating unit, a polylactone-based polyol repeating unit, or a polycarbonate-based polyol repeating unit, can lead to improvements in flexibility, transparency, tearing strength, processability, and the like while also providing excellent biodegradability.

Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a substrate; first and second through-portions penetrating between upper and lower surfaces of the substrate; a magnetic layer disposed in the first through-portion; a voltage regulator disposed in the second through-portion; a first through-hole penetrating between upper and lower surfaces of the magnetic layer; a first insulating layer disposed on the substrate, covering the magnetic layer and the voltage regulator, and filling the second through-portion and the first through-hole; a second through-hole penetrating between upper and lower surfaces of the first insulating layer in the first through-hole; a first wiring pattern disposed on an upper surface of the magnetic layer; a second wiring pattern disposed on a lower surface of the magnetic layer; and a first via pattern disposed in the second through-hole and connecting the first and second wiring patterns to each other.

Abstract: A computing device of predicting potential predicting potential defect-inducing factors within a semiconductor layout is provided. The computing device comprising: a machine learning module, calculating predicted measurement data corresponding to at least one first semiconductor layout image among a plurality of semiconductor layout mages after being trained based on the plurality of semiconductor layout images and corresponding real measurement data and an image explanation module generating an attribution map image of the predicted measurement data based on an image regression model utilizing an integrated gradient (IG) manner, analyzing the attribution map image and detecting elements within the attribution map image with attribution values with high sensitivity to the predicted measurement data as potential defect-inducing factors in advance.

Abstract: Proposed is an anti-obesity composition containing a hemp seed extract as an active ingredient. Specifically, food and pharmaceutical compositions for preventing or reducing obesity, each of which contains a hemp seed extract as an active ingredient, are proposed. Additionally, proposed is a method of preparing a hemp seed unsaponifiable extract having an anti-obesity activity. The method includes (1) adding a hemp seed, pyrogallol, and potassium hydroxide (KOH) to a reaction vessel and filling the reaction vessel with nitrogen, (2) causing a reaction in a water bath at a temperature in a range of 70° C. to 80° C. for 40 to 60 minutes and then cooling the resulting product, and (3) adding sodium chloride (NaCl) and an extraction solvent in which dibutylhydroxytoluene (BHT) hexane and ethyl acetate are mixed to the cooled product and shaking the resulting mixture to obtain a supernatant.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides automated equipment for drilling and workover operations of oil field, and an oil field workover operation device, an integrated hydraulic clamp, a buckling apparatus and a string automated operating apparatus, and a derrick floor pipe handling manipulator for use in the automated equipment. The automated equipment comprises a workover rig, a derrick floor, an elevator, a monkey-board string automatic placement apparatus, a slip, an oil field workover operation device, a power clamp, and a derrick floor pipe handling manipulator, and the workover rig, the derrick floor, the elevator, the monkey-board string automatic placement apparatus, the slip, the oil field workover operation device, the power clamp, and the derrick floor pipe handling manipulator cooperate with each other to realize a lifting operation and a lowering operation of a string at a wellhead.

Abstract: A method for acquiring information of a foot, the method includes: acquiring an image captured by simultaneously photographing a user's foot and an item having a standardized size; and calculating information of the user's foot from the image. The calculating the information of the user's foot from the image includes: calculating positions of vertices of the item from the image; and calculating a region where the user's foot is located in the image. The calculating the positions of the vertices of the item from the image includes: calculating one or more feature points corresponding to a corner in the image; and selecting the vertices of the item among the one or more feature points, and the one or more feature points are calculated by using brightness values of pixels in the image.

Abstract: A mixed strain of probiotics having immunoregulatory functions and a composition comprising the same are provided. The composition can regulate immunity by increasing the production amount of NO or inhibiting the excessive production of NO induced by an inflammatory substance. The mixed strain can be applied to food compositions, health functional food compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, and the like.

Abstract: Disclosed is a secondary battery, which has a reinforced strength and can simplify the manufacturing process thereof. For example, one embodiment provides a secondary battery which comprises: an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate, wherein one of the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate includes a plurality of first tabs formed to protrude in one direction; a first current collection tab coupled to the first tabs; a case housing the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly coupled to the upper part of the case, wherein the first current collection tab is coupled to one of the cap assembly and the bottom surface of the case.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first power supply region, a second power supply region, and a cell region therein. The cell region extends between the first power supply region and the second power supply region. A first active region and a second active region are provided, which extend side-by-side within the cell region. A first power supply wiring is provided, which extends in the first direction within the first power supply region. A first source/drain contact is provided, which connects the first active region and the second active region. A second source/drain contact is provided, which connects the first active region and the first power supply wiring. The first source/drain contact includes a first recess portion disposed inside an intermediate region between the first active region and the second active region.

Abstract: Anisotropic magnetothermal nanoparticles and methods for making the same are disclosed. The anisotropic magnetothermal nanoparticle may include a core and a shell. The core may include hexagonal nanodisc hematite (Fe2O3). The shell may include AxFe3-xO4, where A=Co, Mn, Ni, Fe, Zn, Mg, or Cu. The anisotropic magnetothermal nanoparticle may also include a polymer coating.

Abstract: A coil component includes: a body; a coil unit disposed in the body; a support substrate unit in contact with the coil unit to support the coil unit, and including first and second support substrates spaced apart from and oppose each other; and first and second external electrodes disposed on a first surface of the body and spaced apart from each other, and respectively connected to the coil unit.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit including pixels connected to data lines and scan lines, the display unit being partitioned into a plurality of blocks; at least one driver overlapping with the display unit in a plan view, where the at least one driver is configured to drive the display unit; a temperature sensor for generating an ambient temperature value; and a timing controller for generating a panel temperature value corresponding to an actual temperature of the display unit by using the ambient temperature value, and generating pixel temperature values corresponding to temperatures of the pixels, respectively, by using the panel temperature value. The timing controller is supplied with input data, and generates output data by reflecting the pixel temperature value on the input data.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an immune-enhancing composition comprising Lactobacillus rhamnosus LM1019 and starter strains. An immune-enhancing composition comprising Lactobacillus rhamnosus LM1019 and starter strains according to the present disclosure has an excellent immune-enhancing effect by increasing the amount of nitric oxide (NO) produced and improving the TNF-? secretion ability. Also, since the immune-enhancing composition contains the starter strain, it can be used to produce fermented milk. Under the provisions of the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, the Lactobacillus rhamnosus LM1019 strain was deposited with the international depositary authority: the Korean Culture Center of Microorganisms (KCCM) on Aug. 11, 2017, under the Accession Number: KCCM12308P.