Abstract: An electrode for an electrochemical device has a lower layer zone and an upper layer zone, wherein different types of granules are contained in the lower layer zone and the upper layer zone. In addition, the electrode includes an intermediate layer zone disposed between the lower layer zone and the upper layer zone and having an interface formed by undulating concave and convex portions having a quadrangular shape. The electrode shows an increased ion diffusion rate and electrode capacity.

Abstract: An embodiment of a flame-retardant electrode includes a flame-retardant layer between an electrode current collector and an electrode active material layer, and an embodiment of an all-solid-state battery including the same, in which the flame-retardant layer includes a flame retardant configured such that the surface of a flame-retardant material is coated with a conductive material, thereby increasing thermal stability and adhesion to the electrode current collector.

Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a first board including a plurality of first insulating layers and a plurality of first wiring layers disposed between the plurality of first insulating layers, respectively; and a second board disposed on one surface of the first board and including a plurality of second insulating layers and a plurality of second wiring layers disposed on or between the plurality of second insulating layers, respectively. At least one of the plurality of first insulating layers has a thickness less than a thickness of at least one of the plurality of second insulating layers. The first board further includes a through-via penetrating each of the plurality of first insulating layers and connected to one of the plurality of second wiring layers.

Abstract: Provided is a polishing pad including a polishing layer, wherein the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) 13C spectrum of a processed composition prepared by adding 1 g of the polishing layer to a 0.3 M aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide (KOH) and allowing the mixture to react in a closed container at a temperature of 150° C. for 48 hours includes a first peak appearing at 15 ppm to 18 ppm, a second peak appearing at 9 ppm to 11 ppm, a third peak appearing at 138 ppm to 143 ppm, and a fourth peak appearing at 55 ppm to 65 ppm, and the softening control index calculated by Equation 1 is 0.10 to 0.45. The polishing pad includes the polishing layer having physical properties corresponding to the softening control index, and thus may exhibit a removal rate and defect prevention performance within desired ranges in polishing of a polishing target.

Abstract: A method of retrieving a document according to an embodiment of the present application includes: acquiring a user retrieval query; calculating a user inquiry vector in a unit of sentence from the user retrieval query and acquiring a first document candidate group based on similarity between the calculated user inquiry vector and an embedding vector of a document stored in a retrieval database; acquiring a second document candidate group based on similarity between a text included in the user retrieval query and a text of the document stored in the retrieval database; and determining a summarization target document based on the first document candidate group and the second document candidate group.

Abstract: A thin film transistor includes a first gate electrode on a substrate, a gate insulating film on the first gate electrode, a first active layer on the gate insulating film, a drain electrode on one side of the first active layer, a sidewall spacer on a side wall of the drain electrode, and a first source electrode provided on the other side of the first active layer and a sidewall of the sidewall spacer.

Abstract: A rear seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a back frame and a cushion frame. The back frame is not interlocked with the cushion frame and is individually rotated in the forward-and-rearward direction independently of the cushion frame. The cushion frame is not interlocked with the back frame and individually slides in the forward-and-rearward direction independently of the back frame. A front seating state and a rear seating state of a passenger are implemented through individual sliding movement of the cushion frame in the forward-and-rearward direction.

Abstract: Disclosed are an intra prediction method of a chrominance block using a luminance sample and an apparatus using the same. An image decoding method comprises the steps of: calculating an intra prediction mode of a chrominance block on the basis of an LM mapping table when the chrominance block uses an LM; and generating a prediction block for the chrominance block on the basis of the calculated intra prediction mode of the chrominance block. When intra prediction mode information of chrominance blocks are decoded, mutually different tables are used depending on whether or not an LM is used, so that encoding and decoding can be performed without an unnecessary waste of bits.

Abstract: A lower cross member for a vehicle is disposed on a floor of a vehicle. The lower cross member includes a core member and a reinforcing layer. The core member is made of a composite material containing 70 wt. % or more of unidirectional carbon fibers, and the reinforcing layer is made of a composite material containing 70 wt. % or more of fiberglass.

Abstract: Provided is an oxide thin film transistor. The transistor includes a gate electrode on a center of a substrate, an active layer provided on the gate electrode and the substrate and including a metal oxide, and a source electrode and a drain electrode provided on the active layer, which is on both sides of the gate electrode. The source electrode and the drain electrode may each include a first metal layer and a second metal layer on the first metal layer.

Abstract: Disclosed are a three-dimensional (3D) simulation method and a 3D simulation apparatus. The 3D simulation method disclosed herein includes a step (S20) of separating point cloud data including a road, an obstacle, and a cargo transportation route into road data and obstacle data, a step (S40) of converting the road data into road mesh data, and converting the obstacle data into obstacle mesh data, a step (S60) of constructing a virtual environment by merging the road mesh data with the obstacle mesh data, a step (S80) of loading a specific cargo transportation route to the virtual environment, a step (S100) of loading a 3D transport truck and a 3D cargo to a predetermined point of the cargo transportation route, and a step (S120) of performing a route survey simulation while virtually driving the 3D transport truck and the 3D cargo along the cargo transportation route.

Abstract: A method for signaling image information includes performing prediction on a current block and signaling the prediction-type information applied to the current block. The signaling of the information includes joint-coding and components of signaling information components constituting the prediction-type information. When information on a prediction is signaled, overhead may be reduced.

Abstract: A method of a mobile station (MS) according to an exemplary of the present disclosure may comprise: receiving a first SSB including a PBCH from a first TRP; receiving an SIB1 based on an MIB included in the PBCH; receiving second system information based on the SIB1; and performing an RA procedure with the first TRP based on the second system information, wherein the second system information includes information on SSB group(s) and mapping information of an SSB group to which the first TRP belongs, and the information on the SSB group(s) includes information on an SSB index transmitted by TRP(s) belonging to each of the SSB group(s).

Abstract: Proposed is a dual scan-type ion implant system including a process chamber, first and second scan robots, and an EFEM. In the process chamber, scanning is performed with an ion beam. The first and second scan robots are placed inside the process chamber. The EFEM is provided on one side of the process chamber, and is equipped with a plurality of wafer cassettes. The first and second scan robots inside the process chamber receive wafers from the EFEM along different non-overlapping wafer scan transfer paths, respectively, and then the first and second scan robots alternately perform ion beam scanning.

Abstract: A method by which a first communication node operates in a communication system comprises the steps of: generating a first sequence and a second sequence; generating a first signal sequence on the basis of the first sequence and the second sequence; and transmitting a first signal generated by modulating the first signal sequence, wherein even-numbered elements and odd numbered elements of the first signal sequence are classified into a first element group and a second element group, respectively, and any one of the first sequence and the second sequence can be mapped in ascending order in the first element group, and the other one thereof can be mapped in descending order in the second element group.

Abstract: Provided is a washing machine including a main body having an opening and a door assembly disposed at the opening, wherein the door assembly includes a door that opens and closes the opening and an auxiliary washing unit having an auxiliary washing space in which hand-washing can be performed, and provided to pivot about one side of the door in an inside of the door. Through this configuration, separated washing spaces can be provided and separate hand-washing can be performed. Also, pressure of washing water supplied into the washing machine can be regulated so that water supply efficiency can be improved and a flow rate of the washing water can be adjusted.

Abstract: A method of a terminal may comprise: receiving, from a first transmission and reception point (TRP) connected to the terminal, a message indicating terminal-based timing advance (TA) acquisition; receiving synchronization signal block(s) (SSB(s)) from one or more TRPs belonging to neighboring cell(s) according to the indication of the first TRP; determining a timing advance (TA) based on the SSB(s); transmitting information on the TA to the first TRP; receiving a cell switch command from the first TRP; and establishing a connection with a second TRP selected according to the cell switch command among the one or more TRPs belonging to the neighboring cell(s).

Abstract: An embodiment provides an air conditioner for a vehicle, the air conditioner including an air conditioning unit having a heat exchanger disposed therein, and a blower unit configured to supply air to the air conditioning unit, in which the blower unit includes a blower casing having an inner surface, and a blower configured to allow the air to flow toward the inner surface, in which the inner surface includes a first surface, and a second surface disposed on the first surface and inclined, and in which the first and second surfaces divide a direction of the air, which is allowed to flow by the blower, into at least two directions. Therefore, the air conditioner for a vehicle may improve performance and quality of the blower unit.

Abstract: Provided are stretchable electronics and a method for manufacturing the same. The stretchable electronics may include a substrate, a plurality of electronic elements disposed to be spaced apart from each other on the substrate, and a wire structure disposed on the substrate to connect the plurality of electronic elements to each other. The wire structure may include an insulator extending from one of the electronic elements to the other of the adjacent electronic elements and a metal wire configured to cover a top surface and side surfaces of the insulator. The insulator may include at least one bent part in a plan view.

Abstract: A display device includes a bank pattern disposed on a substrate, a first electrode pattern disposed on the bank pattern, a light-emitting element disposed on the first electrode pattern to be electrically connected to the first electrode pattern, a second electrode pattern configured to cover the light-emitting element, an inorganic insulating layer configured to cover the bank pattern, the first electrode pattern, and the light-emitting element between the first electrode pattern and the second electrode pattern, and a diffusion layer which includes a plurality of diffusion particles and is in contact with the inorganic insulating layer.