Abstract: A steering wheel includes a damper unit and an airbag cover configured to move, when a horn is activated, in a horn operation direction with respect to an airbag housing. The damper unit includes a damper made of insulating material coupled to the airbag housing, a switch assembly coupled to the airbag housing in an insulating state via the damper and coupled to the steering wheel to be continuously energized, and a spring. The spring is coupled to the airbag housing to be continuously energized and selectively electrically conducted with the switch assembly depending on whether the airbag cover is in contact with the switch assembly due to elastic deformation when the airbag cover moves in the horn operation direction.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, an aerosol-generating device may be provided, the aerosol-generating device including: a cigarette insertion detection sensor detecting whether a cigarette is inserted into an accommodation space of the aerosol-generating device; a heater heating the cigarette inserted in the accommodation space; at least one temperature sensor measuring temperatures of at least two locations inside the aerosol-generating device; and a controller configured to determine whether the aerosol-generating device is in an overheated state based on temperatures measured by the temperature sensor when the cigarette inserted into the accommodation space is detected by the cigarette insertion detection sensor, and automatically perform a heating operation using the heater after waiting until the overheated state is finished when it is determined that the aerosol-generating device is in an overheated state.

Abstract: A series of substituted 4,6-dihydrospiro[[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-b]pyridine-7,3?-indoline]-2?,5(3H)-dione analogues, the use thereof and the preparation thereof.

Abstract: The application provides a display panel, integrated chip component and display device. The display panel includes: a first display area and a second display area; pixel circuits comprising first pixel circuits and second pixel circuits, the first pixel circuits and the second pixel circuits being configured to provide driving currents for light-emitting elements in the first display area and the second display area, respectively; and first pixel units and second pixel units, each first pixel unit comprising a first pixel circuit and a light-emitting element connected to the first pixel circuit, and each second pixel unit comprising a second pixel circuit and a light-emitting element connected to the second pixel circuit; wherein each first pixel unit is configured to receive a first power supply signal V1 and a second power supply signal V2, V1>V2.

Abstract: An embodiment relates to a surface emitting laser device and a light emitting device including the same. The surface emitting laser device according to an embodiment may comprise: a substrate; a first reflective layer arranged on the substrate; an active layer arranged on the first reflective layer; an aperture layer arranged on the active layer and comprising an opening; a second reflective layer arranged on the active layer; a transparent electrode layer arranged on the second reflective layer; and a metal electrode layer arranged on the transparent electrode layer. The transparent electrode layer may comprise a first area perpendicularly overlapping the opening and multiple second areas extending from the first area. The multiple second areas may be arranged outside the opening along the circumferential direction of the opening and spaced apart from each other. The multiple second areas may be arranged and spaced apart from each other so as to correspond to the circumference of the opening.

Abstract: A memory expander includes a memory device having a first memory region corresponding to a first host and a second memory region corresponding to a second host. A controller communicates with the first host and the second host through a compute express link (CXL) interface. The controller receives a first CXL communication packet from the first host and performs a target data transfer operation of transferring target data stored in the first memory region to the second memory region, in response to the first CXL communication packet.

Abstract: Example systems, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed sensing a flow of fluid using a thermopile-based flow sensing device. An example apparatus includes a flow sensing device comprising a heating structure having a centerline. The flow sensing device may further comprise a thermopile. At least a portion of the thermopile may be disposed over the heating structure. The thermopile may comprise a first thermocouple having a first thermocouple junction disposed upstream of the centerline of the heating structure. The thermopile may further comprise a second thermocouple having a second thermocouple junction disposed downstream of the centerline of the heating structure.

Abstract: A method of washing an ion exchange resin, including washing an ion exchange resin with deionized water (DI water) one or more times to prepare a washed ion exchange resin; and storing the washed ion exchange resin in dionized water. A method for producing bisphenol A using the method of washing an ion exchange resin. The resulting bisphenol A has improved purity, thermal stability, color, and the like.

Abstract: An image encoding method and an image decoding method are provided. The image decoding method includes deriving a temporal merge candidate from a co-located block of a current block, generating a merge candidate list of the current block based on the derived temporal merge candidate, and generating a prediction block of the current block based on the generated merge candidate list. The deriving a temporal merge candidate includes scaling a motion vector derived from the co-located block based on a POC difference value between the current block and a reference picture of the current block and a POC difference value between the co-located block and a reference picture of the co-located block, and modifying the scaled motion vector based on motion vector scaling information between a neighboring block of the current block and a co-located block of the neighboring block.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a metal shell for casing of electronic product comprises stamping, squeezing and milling a sheet metal at a first area and a second area to form hinge side walls. The sheet metal on the periphery is stamped, squeezed, and milled to form side walls. Insert molding is performed at inner surface of the sheet metal to form an internal molded plastic part and a fine machining of the sheet metal is carried out. The metal shell is integrally formed from a single solid sheet, the manufacturing process is simple and economical as CNC processes are reduced.

Abstract: In one example, a semiconductor device comprises a first base substrate comprising a first base conductive structure, a first encapsulant contacting a lateral side of the first base substrate, a redistribution structure (RDS) substrate over the base substrate and comprising an RDS conductive structure coupled with the first base conductive structure, a first electronic component over the RDS substrate and over a first component terminal coupled with the RDS conductive structure, and a second encapsulant over the RDS substrate and contacting a lateral side of the first electronic component. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: Disclosed is a condenser for a water purifier, comprising a pipe provided with a plurality of bending parts which are disposed so as to be vertically overlapping with one another, cooling wires provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the plurality of bending parts; and fixing members for fixing the cooling wires. The cooling wires that are provided on the surfaces, facing each other, of the plurality of bending parts are disposed so as to alternate with each other.

Abstract: A system for aligning items, which includes a packaging box transfer device to transfer a packaging box accommodating items therein, a fixing device to fix, at a withdrawal position where the items are taken out of the packaging box, the packaging box transferred by the packaging box transfer device with its top open, a withdrawal device to move to a space in which the items are accommodated in the packaging box so as to suck and take out the items, an item transfer device to transfer the items taken out by the withdrawal device with the items placed on the item transfer device, a sensor mounted on the withdrawal device to detect directions of the items taken out by the withdrawal device, and a rotating device to rotate the items taken out by the withdrawal device with the items placed on the rotating device.

Abstract: A battery case for a secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention can include a cup part having an accommodation space configured to accommodate an electrode assembly in which electrodes and separators are stacked; a sealing part extending to the outside of the cup part; a gas discharge part attached to a hole which is formed to be punched in at least one of the cup part or the sealing part from the outside and through which a gas passes; and a coating part applied to an inner circumferential surface of the hole and having electrolyte resistance, wherein the gas discharge part includes: a gas discharge layer through which the gas passes; and an outer functional layer formed on an outer surface of the gas discharge layer and having a hydrophobic property.

Abstract: A display panel includes a driving circuit. The driving circuit includes N levels of shift registers cascaded with each other, N?2. A shift register of the N levels of the shift registers includes a third control unit and a fourth control unit. The third control unit is configured to receive the first voltage signal and a second voltage signal and control a signal of a fourth node in response to the signal of the second node and a signal of a third node. The first voltage signal is a high-level signal and the second voltage signal is a low-level signal. The fourth control unit is configured to receive a third voltage signal and a fourth voltage signal and generate an output signal in response to the signal of the first node and the signal of the fourth node and includes a first transistor and a second transistor.

Abstract: An image encoding and decoding method comprises the steps of: determining an inter-component prediction mode of a chrominance component block on the basis of an inter-component prediction mode list and predetermined index information; determining a reference sample for inter-component prediction of the chrominance component block on the basis of the determined inter-component prediction mode; deriving the parameters of a linear prediction model by using the reference sample; and performing inter-component prediction for the chrominance component block by using the parameters of the linear prediction model.

Abstract: A flexible display device including a touch sensor, including a flexible substrate, a light emission layer formed over the flexible substrate, and an encapsulation layer formed over the light emission layer and comprising a plurality of encapsulating thin films and a touch detecting layer configured to detect a touch input. The encapsulating thin films include at least one inorganic film and at least one organic film and the touch detecting layer is interposed between a selected one of the at least one inorganic film and a selected one of the at least one organic film that are adjacent to each other.