Abstract: A system for foreign object detection (FOD) in wireless power transfer is proposed. The system may include a balanced coil which is disposed between a transmitter coil and a receiver coil and which includes a Maxwell bridge circuit. The system may also include a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the transmitter coil. The system may further include a processor configured to determine whether an FO is present between the transmitter coil and the receiver coil on the basis of voltage values detected at both ends of the bridge circuit. The FOD system can recognize the FO by finding a maximum resonant frequency at which a metal reacts using resonant frequency sweeping in a bridge circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for scene graph generation. The apparatus may include a backbone network for extracting a first feature map from an input image, an encoder for extracting a second feature map that is based on a mask for the shape of an object within a bounding box using the first feature map and generating a third feature map by combining the first feature map and the second feature map, and a decoder for generating a scene graph by predicting the relationship between objects from the third feature map.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a negative electrode, wherein a negative electrode structure is electrochemically charged while being pressed with a plurality of pre-lithiation rolls in performing pre-lithiation of the negative electrode structure by a roll-to-roll method, and here, the pressing pressures of the plurality of pre-lithiation rolls are increased in a movement direction of the negative electrode structure. Since the pressing pressures are increased in the movement direction of the negative electrode structure, volume expansion, structural deformation, and damage to an active material due to the pre-lithiation may be prevented, and at the same time, the pre-lithiation may be performed uniformly, and thus it is preferable for improving lifespan characteristics of a negative electrode.

Abstract: Provided is an active layer composition of a reduction electrode for brine electrolysis containing a metal precursor mixture containing a ruthenium precursor, a platinum precursor, and a lanthanide metal precursor, and an organic solvent containing an alcohol-based compound and an amine-based compound. Also provided is a reduction electrode containing a metal substrate and an active layer that is a dried and heat treated active layer composition positioned on the metal substrate.

Abstract: The negative electrode active material contains: silicon-based particles; and silicon carbide distributed in the silicon-based particles. The content of the silicon carbide is about 0.1 parts by weight to 1 part by weight relative to the total of 100 parts by weight of the negative electrode active material.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an earphone with a duct unit dividing a pressure equilibrium hole and a back hole. The earphone includes a driver unit including a frame, a magnetic circuit, a voice coil, a diaphragm configured to reproduce sound, and a pressure equilibrium hole configured to improve a pressure difference between front and rear sides of the driver unit, and a back hole configured to smooth vibration of the diaphragm. A housing allows the driver unit to be installed therein and includes a vent hole. A duct unit provided in the housing adjusts a size of a back volume in the housing and provides a flow path from the pressure equilibrium hole to the vent hole.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for rendering an object-based audio signal considering an obstacle are disclosed. A method for rendering an object-based audio signal according to an example embodiment, the method includes identifying an object-based input signal and metadata for the input signal, generating a binaural filter based on the metadata using a binaural room impulse response (BRIR), determining, based on the metadata, whether an obstacle is present between a listener and an object, modifying the generated binaural filter when it is determined that the obstacle is present, and generating a rendered output signal by convolving the modified binaural filter and the input signal.

Abstract: A bitstream reconstruction method and apparatus are provided. The method includes constructing an initial bitstream by rendering sound source information and geometry information within a reference radius from an initial location of a user accessing a virtual space into spatial audio, collecting location information according to a movement of the user within the virtual space, and reconstructing, based on a relationship between the reference radius and a movement radius identified according to the collected location information, the initial bitstream constructed by corresponding to the initial location of the user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a silicon-containing negative electrode active material that includes a core containing silicon particles and cetyltrimethylammonium on a surface of the silicon particles, and at least one MXene on the core, where a hydroxyl group is present on a surface of the at least one MXene. A method of preparing the silicon-containing negative electrode active material, a negative electrode including the silicon-containing negative electrode active material, and a secondary battery including the negative electrode are also disclosed.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material includes a silicon-based active material that includes silicon-based grains. A high angle grain boundary ratio in the silicon-based grains is 30% or more, and the silicon-based active material includes a composition that satisfies following Formulas 1 and 2: about ? 1 ? µm ? particle ? size ? ( D ? 50 ) ? of ? silicon - based ? active ? material ? 10 ? µm [ Formula ? 1 ] about ? 2 ? nm ? grain ? size ? of ? silicon - based ? active ? material ? 1 ? µm .

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating late reverberation are provided. The method includes generating a reverberation parameter required to generate late reverberation based on an early room impulse response, outputting late reverberation based on the reverberation parameter, and outputting a room impulse response based on the early room impulse response and the late reverberation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative electrode active material including a silicon-based core, a first coating layer positioned on the silicon-based core, and a second coating layer positioned on the first coating layer, wherein the second coating layer includes a metal material doped onto a surface thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative electrode active material including silicon-based oxide particles and a metal distributed on a surface, inside, or on the surface of and the inside the silicon-based oxide particles, wherein compressive fracture strength measured at a pressure of 100 mN is 170 MPa to 380 MPa, and the silicon-based oxide particles contain Si crystal grains having a crystal grain size of 3 nm to 20 nm.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery including complex particles including silicon oxide particles doped with a metal of lithium, magnesium, calcium or aluminum, a linear conductive material disposed between the doped silicon oxide particles, and a carbon-based binder that hinds the doped silicon oxide particles and the conductive material together. The carbon-based binder is a result of sintering a carbon-based precursor. A method of preparing the negative electrode active material, a negative electrode and a lithium secondary battery are also provided. The negative electrode active material according to the present disclosure is superior at least in initial efficiency and life characteristics.

Abstract: Disclosed is a negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector, a lower negative electrode active material layer disposed on one or both surfaces of the negative electrode current collector, and an upper negative electrode active material layer disposed on a surface of the lower negative electrode active material layer opposite the negative electrode current collector. The lower negative electrode active material layer includes a first negative electrode active material including natural graphite particles and a second negative electrode active material including artificial graphite particles in a form of primary particles. The upper negative electrode active material layer includes third negative electrode active material including artificial graphite particles in a form of secondary particles in which two or more primary particles are assembled. A pore volume of the first negative electrode active material is 0.06 mL/g or less as measured by mercury porosimetry.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material including silicon-containing composite particles including SiOx (0<x<2) and a Li compound; a carbon coating layer; and SiOy (1<y?2), in which the carbon coating layer is present on at least a part of the surface of the silicon-containing composite particles. The SiOy (1<y?2) is present in the form of a coating layer at least a part of the surface of the silicon-containing composite particles or coating at least a part of the surface of the carbon coating layer. A negative electrode including the negative electrode active material and a secondary battery including the negative electrode are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is provided. The method for fabricating the semiconductor device includes a first step of loading a first wafer including a plurality of semiconductor chips having the same pattern on a stage of a wafer inspection apparatus, a second step of inspecting the plurality of semiconductor chips using light having different wavelengths from each other, and a third step of unloading the first wafer from the stage of the wafer inspection apparatus, wherein inspecting of the plurality of semiconductor chips using the light includes inspecting patterns at the same first positions of the respective semiconductor chips, inspecting patterns at the same second positions of the respective semiconductor chips, inspecting patterns at the same k-th positions of the respective semiconductor chips, and determining the semiconductor chip having a pattern defect by combining pattern inspection results at each of the first to k-th positions.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material including silicon-containing composite particles including SiOx (0<x<2) and a Mg compound or Li compound; and a carbon layer present on a surface of the silicon-containing composite particles. The silicon-containing composite particles have a BET specific surface area of 5 m2/g to 60 m2/g, and the negative electrode active material has a BET specific surface area of 2 m2/g to 15 m2/g, and a powder conductivity of 0.05 S/cm to 1 S/cm at a powder density of 1.4 g/cc. A negative electrode including the negative electrode active material, a secondary battery including the negative electrode, and a method for preparing the negative electrode active material are also disclosed.

Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a negative electrode active material includes metal-silicon-carbon based particles including a MaSibC matrix, wherein M in the MaSibC matrix is one or more selected from the group consisting of Li, Mg, Na, Ca, and Al, 0.35?a?1, and 1?b?2. Since at the time of charging and discharging a battery, formation of an irreversible phase may be minimized by the MaSibC matrix, initial efficiency of the battery may be improved, and electrical conductivity, physical strength, and chemical stability may be improved, such that capacity and lifecycle characteristics of the battery may be improved.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material, a negative electrode slurry including the same, a negative electrode including the slurry, a secondary battery including the negative electrode, and a method of manufacturing a negative electrode active material are disclosed. The negative electrode active material includes silicon-containing particles comprising silicon and a Li compound; and a carbon layer on at least a portion of a surface of the silicon-containing particles. Upon X-ray diffraction analysis, a ratio (p2/p1) of a peak intensity (p2) appearing at 18.8° to 19.0° to a peak intensity (p1) appearing at 24.7° to 24.9° is 0.7 or greater. A pH is 7 to 10 when 1 g of the negative electrode active material is dispersed in 100 mL of water at 25° C.