Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including a first output part, a second output part, a power supply circuit connected to input terminals of the first output part and the second output part, a first sensing part connected to an output terminal of the first output part, a second sensing part connected to an output terminal of the second output part, a first voltage output terminal connected to the first sensing part and the second sensing part, a plurality of pixels connected to the first voltage output terminal and configured to display an image, and a defect determination part controlling shutdown of the power supply circuit by comparing a first sensing value and a second sensing value, which are received from the first sensing part and the second sensing part, with a first reference value and a second reference value having a level lower than the first reference value.

Abstract: A negative electrode which satisfies a need for high energy density while allowing high-speed charging of a battery. A lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode is also provided. The negative electrode includes: a first negative electrode active material having a first core including a silicon oxide-based composite and a carbon coating layer covering the first core including a silicon oxide-based composite; and a second negative electrode active material having a second core including an artificial graphite and a carbon coating layer covering the second core.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for detecting a keypoint based on deep learning robust to scale changes based on information change across receptive fields. The apparatus for detecting a keypoint based on deep learning robust to scale changes based on information change across receptive fields includes a feature extractor for extracting a feature from an input image based on a pre-trained deep learning neural network, an information accumulation pyramid module for outputting, from the feature, at least two filter responses corresponding to receptive fields having different scales, an information change detection module for calculating an information change between the at least two filter responses, a keypoint detection module for creating a score map having a keypoint probability of each pixel based on the information change, and a continuous scale estimation module for estimating a scale of a receptive field having a biggest information change for each pixel.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a negative electrode material that may be used as a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode material includes a silicon oxide material containing a metal (M)-silicate and a carbonaceous material. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the negative electrode material may include the silicon oxide material containing a metal (M)-silicate and the carbonaceous material mixed with each other at a predetermined ratio. The negative electrode active material according to the present disclosure comprises a composite of a carbonaceous material having a broad particle size distribution with a metal-silicate, and thus provides improved electrical conductivity and life characteristics.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing binaural rendering of an audio signal are provided. The method includes identifying an input signal that is based on an object, and metadata that includes distance information indicating a distance to the object, generating a binaural filter that is based on the metadata, using a binaural room impulse response, obtaining a binaural filter to which a low-pass filter (LPF) is applied, using a frequency response control that is based on the distance information, and generating a binaural-rendered output signal by performing a convolution of the input signal and the binaural filter to which the LPF is applied.

Abstract: Provided is an earphone having a pressure equilibrium structure capable of preventing a decrease in acoustic characteristics or sound pressure, while having a structure capable of achieving equilibrium within an ear canal. The earphone includes a receiver including a frame, a magnetic circuit, a voice coil, and a diaphragm, a front housing surrounding a front and a side surface of the receiver and including a sound tube, a rear housing attached to a rear of the receiver and coupled to the front housing, and a duct located between the diaphragm and the sound tube. An acoustic path through which sound is emitted is formed from the receiver to an end of the sound tube. The front housing or the rear housing includes a leakage hole. An inner end of the duct is connected to the acoustic path. An outer end of the duct is connected to the leakage hole.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a detection method for detecting a target RNA contained in a sample with high sensitivity by using nicking/extension chain reaction system-based isothermal nucleic acid amplification (NESBA) that uses activity of a cleavage enzyme and a DNA polymerase. The NESBA of the present invention is a new concept isothermal target RNA detection method that realizes higher amplification efficiency than the existing NASBA technology and is deemed to be utilizable as a new concept diagnosis technology that can replace conventional target RNA detection technologies.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery, wherein there is a pre-lithiated negative electrode such that a total irreversible capacity of a positive electrode is greater than a total irreversible capacity of the negative electrode while satisfying 150< (negative electrode discharge capacity/lithium secondary battery discharge capacity)×100<300, and a relative potential of the negative electrode with respect to lithium metal in an operating voltage range of the lithium secondary battery is in a range of ?0.1 V to 0.7 V. Such a lithium secondary battery is capable of maintaining a capacity retention of 60% or more even after 500 cycles or more while achieving an energy density per volume of 800 Wh/L or more.

Abstract: A memory system includes a memory medium and a memory controller. The memory medium has a second address system that is different from a first address system of a host. The memory controller performs a control operation to access the memory medium based on a command from the host. The memory controller is configured to store a second address, corresponding to an address of a read data, when an error of the read data that is outputted from the memory medium is uncorrectable and is configured to repair a region of the memory medium, designated by the second address, when the region of the memory medium that is designated by the second address is repairable.

Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a microphone, a camera, an output device, a memory, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including receiving a voice input and/or capturing an image, and analyze the first voice input or the image to determine at least one of a user's intent, emotion, and situation based on predefined keywords and expressions, identifying a category based on the input, selecting first information based on the category, selecting and outputting a first query prompting confirmation of output of the first information, detect a first responsive input to the first query, and when a condition to output the first information is satisfied, output a second query, detecting a second input responsive to the second query, and selectively outputting the first information based on the second input.

Abstract: A hybrid receiver includes a dynamic driver including a frame, magnetic circuit, voice coil vibrated by the magnetic circuit and a mutual electromagnetic force, and a diaphragm to which the voice coil is attached to vibrate, a balanced armature driver including a housing, a magnetic circuit, a coil, an armature magnetized by a magnetic field of the coil to interact with the magnetic circuit, a rod vertically connected to the armature, and a diaphragm vibrated by the rod, and a bracket coupled to an upper portion of the diaphragm of the dynamic driver and having a sound emission port configured to emit sound of the dynamic driver. The bracket has a balanced armature driver accommodation space on an upper surface thereof. The balanced armature driver is disposed such that the diaphragm is parallel to the upper surface of the bracket. The housing has a sound emission hole above the diaphragm.

Abstract: A method for preparing artificial graphite, including the steps of: pulverizing a carbonaceous material; carrying out a first deferrization to remove magnetic foreign materials generated by pulverizing the carbonaceous material to form a first deferrization product; granulating the first deferrization product of the first deferrization step to form a granulated product; graphitizing the granulated product to form a graphitized product; and carrying out a second deferrization on the graphitized product to remove magnetic foreign materials from the graphitized product to form the artificial graphite. A negative electrode including the artificial graphite and a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative electrode which includes a negative electrode current collector, and a negative electrode active material layer formed on the negative electrode current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes a silicon-based active material and a carbon-based active material, wherein a ratio of an average particle diameter (D50) of the carbon-based active material to an average particle diameter (D50) of the silicon-based active material is in a range of 2 to 8, and a porosity of the negative electrode is in a range of 48% to 62%.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a negative electrode active material which includes forming a mixture by mixing Li2O and SiOx(0<x<2) particles including SiO2, forming a reaction product by performing a heat treatment on the mixture at 400° C. to 600° C., and removing a portion of lithium silicate in the reaction product by washing the reaction product.

Abstract: A waterproof fan according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a blade module configured to be operated by a motor; and a frame having an accommodation hole that accommodates the blade module, the frame being formed to surround the accommodation hole, and the frame includes an opening that opens a part of the accommodation hole.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for processing a multichannel audio signal. A multichannel audio signal processing method may include: generating an N-channel audio signal of N channels by down-mixing an M-channel audio signal of M channels; and generating a stereo audio signal by performing binaural rendering of the N-channel audio signal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composite negative electrode active material comprising silicon-based core particles, an outer carbon coating layer present on the silicon-based core particles, and single-walled carbon nanotubes, wherein the single-walled carbon nanotubes are in contact with the outer carbon coating layer and comprise a body partially spaced apart from the outer carbon coating layer, and the outer carbon coating layer comprises oxygen in an amount of 35 wt % to 55 wt % therein.

Abstract: Provided are a negative electrode, which includes a current collector and a negative electrode active material layer disposed on the current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes a conductive material, a negative electrode active material, and a binder, the negative electrode active material includes a silicon-based active material having a convexity of 0.8 or more as measured using a particle shape analyzer, and the convexity is defined by the following Formula 1, and a secondary battery including the negative electrode.