Abstract: An aerosol-generating apparatus includes a heater assembly configured to heat a cigarette inserted into the aerosol-generating apparatus, a battery configured to supply power to the heater assembly, and a system-in-package (SIP) including a microcontroller unit (MCU); a sensor module; and a heating integrated circuit (IC) configured to control a heating operation of the heater assembly.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device may include: a heater configured to apply heat to an aerosol generating substrate; a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the heater to obtain a measured temperature value; and a processor configured to: control power supplied to the heater; add a first calibration value to the measured temperature value to obtain a first calibrated temperature value; add a second calibration value to the first calibrated temperature value to obtain a second calibrated temperature value; and determine the second calibrated temperature value as the temperature of the heater.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device, including an inductance channel, includes: a heater configured to generate an aerosol by heating a cigarette; a cigarette insertion space into which the cigarette is inserted; a first inductance channel; a second inductance channel; and a controller configured to generate a control signal by using information received from the first inductance channel and the second inductance channel, wherein the controller measures, when an amount of a change in frequency of current flowing through the first inductance channel exceeds a first reference value due to an object adjacent to the cigarette insertion space, an amount of a change in frequency of current flowing through the second inductance channel and controls, when the measured amount of the change in frequency of the current is less than a second reference value, a power supply to the heater to be started.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes: a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating material to generate an aerosol; a battery configured to supply power to the heater; a controller configured to determine an operating state of the aerosol generating device divided into a heating state and a non-heating state; a first circuit unit configured to control operation of the heater; and a second circuit unit configured to control charging and discharging of the battery, wherein the controller communicates with the first circuit unit in the heating state, communicates with the second circuit unit in the non-heating state, and, on the basis of a result of the communication, determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred according to the operating state of the aerosol generating device, thus allowing a safety accident of the aerosol generating device to be prevented in advance.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a heater configured to heat a cigarette to generate an aerosol, an inductance channel, a capacitance channel, and a controller configured to generate a control signal using information received from the inductance channel and the capacitance channel A cigarette insertion space that is configured to receive the cigarette is provided within the aerosol generating device, and the controller is configured to: measure an amount of change in capacitance in the capacitance channel based on an amount of change in frequency of current flowing through the inductance channel exceeding a first reference value, due to an object adjacent to the cigarette insertion space, and control a start of a supply of power to the heater based on the amount of change in the capacitance that is measured exceeding a second reference value.

Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetic component. The magnetic component of the disclosure includes a core unit including an upper core and a lower core, a bobbin unit having at least a portion disposed inside the core unit, and a coil unit including primary coils and secondary coils wound around the bobbin unit in a second direction, which is perpendicular to a first direction oriented from the upper core toward the lower core. The bobbin unit includes a first terminal accommodation portion and a second terminal accommodation portion. The first terminal accommodation portion accommodates first terminal pins, connected to at least some of the secondary coils in the second direction and having end portions bent in the first direction. The second terminal accommodation portion accommodates second terminal pins, connected to the remaining ones of the secondary coils in the second direction and having end portions bent in the first direction.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, an aerosol-generating device includes: an inductive sensor that detects a change in inductance; an induction coil configured to generate a time-varying magnetic field by a current; a susceptor configured to heat an aerosol-generating article inserted into an accommodation space of the aerosol-generating device according to the time-varying magnetic field; a controller configured to: determine whether the aerosol-generating article is inserted into the accommodation space based on the change in inductance detected by the inductive sensor, start heating the susceptor by applying the current to the induction coil based on determining that the aerosol-generating article is inserted into the accommodation space, measure a frequency response of a coupling circuit formed in response to the current being applied to the induction coil, and determine whether to continue to heat the susceptor based on the measured frequency response.

Abstract: A display device includes a display layer including an active area including a plurality of pixel areas, and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area, an insulating layer disposed on the display layer, the insulating layer including at least one first opening overlapping the plurality of pixel areas, and at least one second opening in the peripheral area, a refractive index layer disposed on the insulating layer, having a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the insulating layer, and spaced apart from the at least one second opening, and a polarizing layer overlapping the refractive index layer. At least a portion of the polarizing layer overlaps the at least one second opening.

Abstract: A method, device, and computer program for predicting occurrence of patient shock using artificial intelligence are provided. The method for predicting occurrence of patient shock using artificial intelligence according to various embodiments of the present invention is a method performed by a computing device, the method comprising the steps of: collecting biometric data of a patient; extracting one or more feature values from the collected biometric data; and determining the possibility of occurrence of a medical event with respect to the patient using the extracted one or more feature values.

Abstract: An octo mode program and erase operation method to reduce test time in a non-volatile memory device. M/8 word lines corresponding to an octo row, among M word lines, are simultaneously selected, and a write voltage is applied to memory cells connected to M/8 word lines corresponding to the octo row. A voltage that is different from the write voltage is applied to memory cells connected to the rest of word lines, except for M/8 word lines corresponding to the octo row, when the octo signal is applied to an address decoder.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp structure includes a housing located at the side of a vehicle and a lamp assembly located inside the housing. The lamp assembly includes a bezel fixed to the housing and a light diffusion unit located at the bezel. The light diffusion unit includes at least two surfaces and a light guide located inside the light diffusion unit. The light guide includes at least two optic surfaces configured to reflect light introduced thereinto. The lamp assembly also includes a light irradiation unit fastened to the light guide and being configured to irradiate light along the light guide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a real-time fluorescence imaging sensor for measuring glutathione in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and a method for producing same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a new compound for measuring glutathione in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), a method for producing the new compound, a real-time imaging sensor for measuring glutathione in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) comprising the new compound, a method for producing same, and a method for measuring glutathione in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) by using the imaging sensor.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol generator including: an aerosol generator comprising an aerosol-generating material configure to vaporize into an aerosol; a tobacco filling part comprising an inner wrapper on which a plurality of folds are formed, and granules of a tobacco material attached to the plurality of folds such that a tobacco component is added to the aerosol passing through the tobacco filling part; and a thermally conductive wrapper wrapped around at least part of outer surfaces of the aerosol generator and the tobacco filling part, and configured to transmit heat to the aerosol-generating material and the tobacco material.

Abstract: An aerosol generating apparatus according to an embodiment may include a housing; a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating material inserted into the housing; an optical sensor configured to sense an optical signal reflected from a user's hand; and a processor configured to: obtain fingerprint information of a user from the optical signal sensed by the optical sensor, determine whether the user is authorized to use the aerosol generating apparatus based on the obtained fingerprint information, obtain heart rate information from the sensed optical signal based on the user being determined to be an authorized user, and control power supplied to the heater based on the heart rate information.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device according to one embodiment may include: a housing that forms an exterior of the aerosol generating device and includes an opening into which a cigarette is inserted; a heater that generates an aerosol by heating the cigarette; a battery that supplies power to the heater; a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of an internal component of the aerosol generating device; and a controller that prevents abnormal operation of the aerosol generating device based on the temperature of the internal component sensed by the temperature sensor.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device according to an aspect may include a display; and a processor configured to monitor states of a plurality of modules included in the aerosol generating device, determine an overall state of the aerosol generating device based on monitoring results, and control the display to output an visual information representing the overall state.

Abstract: A display device includes a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel each of which includes a first electrode on a substrate, a first sub-light emitting portion on the first electrode, a first charge generation layer on the first sub-light emitting portion, a second sub-light emitting portion on the first charge generation layer, and a second electrode on the second sub-light emitting portion. The second sub-light emitting portion includes a hole transport layer on the first charge generation layer and an emission layer on the hole transport layer. The hole transport layer of the first pixel is on the first charge generation layer of the first pixel and completely covers the first charge generation layer of the first pixel. A part of an edge of the hole transport layer of the first pixel overlaps the first charge generation layer of the second pixel.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device may include a housing forming an exterior of the aerosol generating device; a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating article inserted through a first surface of the housing; a battery electrically connected to the heater; a weather information sensor exposed through a second surface of the housing and configured to measure weather information surrounding the housing; and a controller configured to adjust power supplied from the battery to the heater, wherein the controller is further configured to control an amount of the power supplied from the battery to the heater such that the heater is heated according to at least one from among a target temperature of a pre-heating section and a target temperature of a smoking section that is determined.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a heater that heats an aerosol generating substrate, a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the heater, and a controller that controls power supplied to the heater through a power signal such that the heater is heated within a preset temperature range, filters the power signal, and detects a user's puff based on the filtered power signal. Accordingly, the aerosol generating device according to the present disclosure may more accurately detect a user's puff.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes: a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating material; a battery configured to supply power to the heater; a communication interface configured to communicate with an external device; and a processor configured to receive a result of user authorization from the external device through the communication interface and operate based on the result of the user authorization.