Abstract: New photoresists are provided that are useful in a variety of applications, including negative-tone development processes. Preferred resists comprise a first polymer comprising first units comprising a reactive nitrogen-containing moiety spaced from the polymer backbone, wherein the nitrogen-containing moiety produces a basic cleavage product during lithographic processing of the photoresist composition.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a system, and a computer program product for disassembly code generation during debugging. In the method, a first disassembly code is obtained based on a source code of a computer program. Runtime information of the computer program is obtained from a debugging engine. And a second disassembly code is generated based on the first disassembly code and the runtime information. Computing works about generating disassembly code are distributed in different phases. When the user requests a view of the disassembly code, the response time will be reduced.

Abstract: A method for controlling a variable production line using a skid-type variable workbench and an apparatus for the same. According to the method, a process group including multiple variable workbenches may be organized based on a design, each of the multiple variable workbenches may be mounted on an upper part of a skid board, the skid board may be loaded on a powered line that moves at a regular speed in a fixed direction, the skid board may be moved in consideration of a position of a worker responsible for each process and a work state of the process group, and movement of a target variable workbench may be stopped by removing a skid board, on which the target variable workbench corresponding to an unload instruction in the process group is mounted, from the powered line when the unload instruction is input by a worker.

Abstract: An insulator composition includes Al2O3 having a particle size of 120 to 500 nm. The insulator composition has a strength of 400 to 740 MPa and a particle size of 1 ?m or less.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hydraulic control system for an automatic transmission. The system includes: a linear solenoid valve configured to control a line pressure and to supply the line pressure to a coupling element, a shift valve to which an output hydraulic pressure of the linear solenoid valve is supplied, and a transmission control unit configured to control the shift vale and the linear solenoid valve.

Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide panel, and first and second light sources. The light guide panel has a light-emitting surface and a bottom surface opposite to each other. Two adjacent sides of the bottom surface are respectively connected to a first light-incident surface, and a second light-incident surface. The first and second light sources are disposed adjacent to the first and second light-incident surfaces, respectively. Light-guiding patterns are arranged on the bottom surface or the light-emitting surface. Any adjacent two of the light-guiding patterns have a first pitch in a first direction and a second pitch in a second direction, respectively. The first pitch is decreased gradually from a position near the first light-incident surface toward a position far from the first light-incident surface. The second pitch is decreased gradually from a position near the second light-incident surface toward a position far from the second light-incident surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ultrasound apparatus. The ultrasound apparatus includes an ultrasound transceiver that transmits an ultrasound signal to an object and receives an ultrasound echo signal reflected from the object, a controller that detects a change amount of a diameter of a blood vessel of the object, based on the ultrasound echo signal, and a display unit that displays a blood pressure graph showing a blood pressure of the object and an image representing an inflection point in the blood pressure graph, based on the detected change amount of the diameter. The controller calculates a stiffness of the blood vessel, based on a blood pressure corresponding to the inflection point.

Abstract: A scan driver has a plurality of stages configured to supply a scan signal to scan lines. The plurality of stages include a stage coupled to a scan line of the scan lines. The stage includes a first transistor including a gate electrode, a drain electrode and a source electrode and is configured to output the scan signal to the scan line; a second transistor provided on a side of the first transistor and connected to the drain electrode; a third transistor provided on the side of the first transistor and connected to the source electrode; a capacitor provided between the scan line and the first transistor; a first dummy transistor provided between the first transistor and the capacitor and connected to the capacitor; and a second dummy transistor provided between the first transistor and the second transistor and connected to both the first transistor and the second transistor.

Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide a channel access period allocation method. The method includes: receiving, by an access point (AP), first information sent by a first station (STA) for requesting a dynamic service period (DSP) from the AP; and sending, by the AP, second information to the first STA to instruct the first STA to send a data frame to the AP in a first DSP, where a start time of the first DSP falls within a first preset time period following an end time of an SP of the first STA, and the first DSP requested by the first STA is pre-allocated to a second STA having a priority that is lower than that of the first STA, where a time delay of the first STA for sending the data frame to the AP satisfies a time delay requirement of a quality of service QoS in the first preset time period.

Abstract: A method for receiving feedback on a quality of multicast transmissions in a Wireless Local Access Network (WLAN) including a source electronic device (e.g., an access point) and a plurality of electronic devices is disclosed, according to some embodiments. The method can include (i) transmitting a plurality of multicast packets addressed to a subset of the plurality of electronic devices by the source electronic device; (ii) concurrently polling the subset of the plurality of electronic devices by the source electronic device; and (iii) receiving a plurality of block acknowledgements (BAs) from at least the subset of the plurality of electronic devices by the source electronic device. Each BA may include information on a quality of reception of two or more multicast packets received at an electronic device.

Abstract: A pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM) actuator body can be formed from an elastic material that includes an inflatable chamber and a restraining component, such as flexible, but inextensible fibers, that causes the actuator to contract when the chamber is inflated with fluid (e.g., air or water). The actuator body can be cylindrical or flat. The actuator body can include a sensor layer formed of an elastic material including a microchannel filled with a conductive fluid to sense the expansion of the actuator body. The sensor layer can be configured to expand when the actuator body is inflated causing the electrical resistance of the conductive fluid to change. A sensor layer between the actuator body and restraining component can be used to measure changes in the contraction force of the actuator and a sensor layer outside of the restraining component can be used to measure changes in the length of the actuator.

Abstract: Provided is a metal material for 3D printing, the metal material including an alloy that includes a eutectic metal, and a metal particle, wherein the melting point of the alloy is about 100° C. to about 300° C., and the melting point of the metal particle exceeds about 300° C.

Abstract: A PMDC motor includes a housing, a stator magnet fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the housing, a rotor core received in the housing and facing the stator magnet, and rotor windings wound around the rotor core. The rotor core includes a plurality of rotor teeth, each of the rotor teeth including a tooth body and a tooth tip. A ratio of the outer diameter of the rotor core to an outer diameter of the housing is in the range of 0.6 to 0.67. Compared to the existing PMDC motor, the PMDC motor of the present invention can satisfy the same performance requirement, while reducing the size and weight of the rotor core and hence the weight of the rotor windings. In this way, the total weight and hence the moment of inertia of the rotor is reduced, thereby effectively reducing the noise generated during operation of the motor.

Abstract: According to an aspect of inventive concepts, there is provided a memory controller configured to control a memory device including a plurality of memory pages, the memory controller including an error correction code (ECC) region manager configured to manage the plurality of memory pages by dividing the plurality of memory pages into ECC enable regions and ECC disable regions, and an ECC engine configured to perform an ECC operation on data included in the ECC enable regions.

Abstract: Provided is a computed tomography (CT) imaging apparatus, the CT imaging apparatus including a data obtainer configured to obtain first raw data from X-ray transmitted by an object; and a processor configured to interpolate a pixel value corresponding to a to-be-restored region within raw data, based on a pixel value of at least one line that penetrates through the to-be-restored region.

Abstract: A sterilization assembly of a mobile device includes a bacteria detection device, a microwave sterilization device, and a processor. The bacteria detection device detects a bacterial count on the mobile device by emitting light waves and receiving reflected light waves and analyzing a wavelength change in the reflected light waves. The microwave sterilization device emits microwaves to kill the bacteria. The processor sends a detection signal to the bacteria detection device to control the bacteria detection device to detect the bacterial count, and sends a sterilization signal to the microwave sterilization device to control the microwave sterilization device to emit the microwaves. The bacteria detection device sends detection feedback information to the processor. The microwave sterilization device sends sterilization feedback information to the processor.

Abstract: A light emitting device package includes a first wavelength conversion portion and a second wavelength conversion portion to provide a wavelength of incident light to provide light having a converted wavelength, a light-transmissive partition structure extending along side surfaces of the first and second wavelength conversion portions along a thickness direction to separate the first and second wavelength conversion portions part from each other along a direction crossing the thickness direction, and a cell array including a first light emitting device, a second light emitting device and a third light emitting device, overlapping the first wavelength conversion portion, the second wavelength conversion portion and the light-transmissive partition structure, respectively, along the thickness direction.

Abstract: A method of configuring a preamble of a downlink frame for synchronization in data frame transmission of a 60 GHz a wireless local area network system, the method comprising arranging a short preamble having a plurality of repetitive S symbols, and an IS symbol, and arranging a long preamble having a long cyclic prefix (CP) and a plurality of L symbols for frame synchronization and symbol timing by performing auto-correlation according to the length of window of the auto-correlation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a microwave probe capable of precisely detecting a plasma state in a plasma process, a plasma monitoring system including the probe, and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device using the system. The microwave probe includes a body extending in one direction and a head which is connected to one end of the body and has a flat plate shape. In addition, in the plasma process, the microwave probe is non-invasively coupled to a chamber such that a surface of the head contacts an outer surface of a viewport of the chamber, and the microwave probe applies a microwave into the chamber through the head and receives signals generated inside the chamber through the head.

Abstract: Provided are a dryer and method for controlling the same, which may appropriately and efficiently dry objects thrown into a receiving space by using high frequency electric fields and heated air. In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure a dryer includes a main body, a drum rotationally placed inside the main body, a driver provides rotational force to the drum, an electrode part produces an electric field inside the drum, a power supplier supplies power to the electrode part, an air heater heats air, a blower supplies heated air into the drum and a controller controls the power supplier to block power supplied to the electrode part depending on a dried state of an object contained in the drum, controls the driver to rotate the drum, and controls the air heater and the blower to supply heated air into the drum.