Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include vacuum electronics devices and methods of fabricating a vacuum electronics device. In a non-limiting embodiment, a vacuum electronics device includes: an electrode; a plurality of grid supports disposed on the electrode, each of the plurality of grid supports having a first width; and a plurality of grid lines, each of the plurality of grid lines being supported on an associated one of the plurality of grid supports, each of the plurality of grid lines having a second width that is wider than the first width.

Abstract: A system for detecting wear or failure of a genset coupling of a genset power system is provided. The system includes a vibration sensor for measuring vibrations, and an additional sensor for measuring an operating condition. A controller is configured to process operating condition data from the additional sensor using a modeling software to generate simulated data. The controller applies time domain information of at least one of the simulated data and vibration sensor data to the modeling software using a machine learning algorithm, and perform a comparison to identify wear or failure of the coupling, wherein, when performing the comparison, the controller compares at least one of: time domain information of the vibration sensor data to time domain information of the simulated data or frequency domain information of the vibration sensor data to frequency domain information of the simulated data, to identify wear or failure of the coupling.

Abstract: A system for detecting an abnormal operating condition of a component of a genset power system, which includes an engine drivingly coupled to a generator, is provided. The system also includes at least one vibration sensor configured to measure vibrations of the genset power system, and a controller. The controller is programmed to receive vibration sensor data from the vibration sensor, and process the vibration sensor data using a modeling software to generate simulated data. The simulated data is filtered using frequency-based filtering to obtain filtered data, and frequency domain information of the filtered data is compared to threshold data to identify the abnormal operating condition of the component.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include vacuum electronics devices and methods of fabricating a vacuum electronics device. In a non-limiting embodiment, a vacuum electronics device includes: an electrode; a first film layer disposed on the electrode about a periphery of the electrode; and a second film layer disposed on the first film layer, the second film layer including a plurality of electrically conductive grid lines patterned therein that are supported only at the periphery of the electrode by the first film layer.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for discharging a residual electric energy of a fuel cell can rapidly discharge and remove a residual electric energy of a fuel cell for safety after the fuel cell is operated or when a collision is detected. The apparatus for discharging the residual electric energy of the fuel cell includes: a discharge relay connected with a fuel cell and turned on when starting or stopping a vehicle or a collision detecting sensor detects a collision; and a non-linear protecting element connected with the discharge relay in order to discharge a residual electric energy from the fuel cell.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a vessel providing a processing space for processing a substrate, a substrate support supporting the substrate loaded in the processing space, and a barrier between a side wall of the vessel and the substrate support and surrounding an edge of the substrate supported by the substrate support.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. The methods may include forming first and second line patterns. The first line pattern has a first side facing the second line pattern, and the second line pattern has a second side facing the first line pattern. The methods may also include forming a first spacer structure on the first side of the first line pattern and a second spacer structure on the second side of the second line pattern. The first and the second spacer structures may define an opening. The methods may further include forming a first conductor in a lower part of the opening, forming an expanded opening by etching upper portions of the first and second spacer structures, and forming a second conductor in the expanded opening. The expanded opening may have a width greater than a width of the lower part of the opening.

Abstract: Implementations disclosed herein relate to methods for forming and filling trenches in a substrate with a flowable dielectric material. In one implementation, the method includes subjecting a substrate having at least one trench to a deposition process to form a flowable layer over a bottom surface and sidewall surfaces of the trench in a bottom-up fashion until the flowable layer reaches a predetermined deposition thickness, subjecting the flowable layer to a first curing process, the first curing process being a UV curing process, subjecting the UV cured flowable layer to a second curing process, the second curing process being a plasma or plasma-assisted process, and performing sequentially and repeatedly the deposition process, the first curing process, and the second curing process until the plasma cured flowable layer fills the trench and reaches a predetermined height over a top surface of the trench.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure can relate to a method for transmitting a pump-off pressure profile within a limited bandwidth. For example, a method may include selecting a compression protocol based upon at least one of a time length associated with the pump-off pressure data, a relative mean-squared error associated with the pump-off pressure data, or a maximum error associated with the pump-off pressure data. The method also includes compressing pump-off pressure data with the compression protocol to produce compression bits. The compression bits represent the pump-off pressure profile. The method also includes transmitting, via a communication module, the compression bits to a computing device.

Abstract: A spot heater and a device for cleaning a wafer using the same are provided. The wafer cleaning device includes a heater chuck on which a wafer is mounted, the heater chuck configured to heat a bottom surface of the wafer; a chemical liquid nozzle configured to spray a chemical liquid on a top surface of the wafer for etching; and a spot heater configured to heat a spot of the top surface of the wafer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel gene regulating the virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans, and a use thereof. According to the present invention, anti-Cryptococcal or anti-fungal drug candidate materials can be effectively screened for. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for screening for drug candidate materials, which can bring a synergistic effect by being co-administered with a commercially available anti-Cryptococcal drug or anti-fungal drug. Furthermore, provided is a pharmaceutical composition having an anti-Cryptococcal or anti-fungal effect by increasing or decreasing the expression of transcription factors. The present inventors have performed a large-scale virulence test by using insect and animal models so as to identity transcription factors, and have analyzed a complex correlation between the transcription factors and in vivo and in vitro phenotypes of pathogenicity.

Abstract: A motor-driven steering column device for a vehicle, the motor-driven steering column device may include a housing fixed to a vehicle body and having a pipe through one side portion of which a slot is formed; a telescopic pipe inserted into an internal diameter portion of the housing to be movable back and forth and locked and fastened to a steering shaft; a telescopic bracket disposed on an internal diameter portion of the telescopic pipe; and a driving device coupling the telescopic pipe and the telescopic bracket through the slot and providing power of moving back and forth to the telescopic pipe and the telescopic bracket.

Abstract: A touch screen panel includes a base substrate, a sensing pattern layer on the base substrate, the sensing pattern layer including a plurality of sensing patterns formed on the base substrate, an insulation layer on the sensing pattern layer, and a bridge electrode formed on the insulation layer to electrically connect unit patterns isolated from each other of the sensing pattern layer. The insulation layer and the bridge electrode satisfy parameters according to specific equations so that a visibility of the bridge electrode on the insulation layer is decreased and an image visibility is improved.

Abstract: A method for evaluating power characteristics of wind turbines, an apparatus and a storage medium. By means of verifying master control operating data of the wind turbines (1), correcting nacelle wind speed data (2), and calculating a power curve of the wind turbines and a guarantee value for the power curve, a wind turbine power characteristics evaluation result (3) is obtained. The present method economically and efficiently evaluates a power characteristics curve for wind turbines, makes full use of existing operating data of the wind turbine master control system, and performs evaluation of the power characteristics of wind turbines of a same model in a wind farm. The method ensures accuracy and test efficiency, and controls test times within one month, thereby ensuring the reliability and high efficiency of the wind turbines.

Abstract: Memory space management and memory access control method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: upon receiving an access request, acquiring an access address and an accessor identifier in the access request; checking a current state of a memory space pointed by the access address to obtain a check result, wherein the state of the memory space includes a first state and a second state; determining whether the accessor identifier belongs to an access permission set among a plurality of access permission sets that corresponds to the check result; and generating an instruction according to the check result, wherein the instruction indicates whether or not the accessor is permitted to access the memory space. With the above method, the invention reduces resource waste and system costs.

Abstract: A composition for removing photoresist, including an alkyl ammonium fluoride salt in an amount ranging from about 0.5 weight percent to about 10 weight percent, based on a total weight of the composition; an organic sulfonic acid in an amount ranging from about 1 weight percent to about 20 weight percent, based on the total weight of the composition; and a lactone-based solvent in an amount ranging from about 70 weight percent to about 98.5 weight percent, based on the total weight of the composition.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes an insulating film on a substrate, a lower wiring layer penetrating at least a portion of the insulating film, the lower wiring layer including a first metal, a lower conductive barrier film surrounding a bottom surface and a sidewall of the lower wiring layer, the lower conductive barrier film including a second metal different from the first metal, a first metal silicide capping layer covering a top surface of the lower wiring layer, the first metal silicide capping layer including the first metal, and a second metal silicide capping layer contacting the first metal silicide capping layer and disposed on the lower conductive barrier film, the second metal silicide capping layer including the second metal.

Abstract: A harness retainer having a cover, a magnet, a rear plate and a fastener. The cover has a ledge defining a flat surface. The rear plate is attached to the cover and is constructed to define a contour having a radius of curvature. The magnet is disposed between the cover and the rear plate and is disposed under the ledge. The rear plate has a first retainer and a second retainer. The fastener is fixedly attached to the first retainer and removably attached to the second retainer.

Abstract: A spot heater and a device for cleaning a wafer using the same are provided. The wafer cleaning device includes a heater chuck on which a wafer is mounted, the heater chuck configured to heat a bottom surface of the wafer; a chemical liquid nozzle configured to spray a chemical liquid on a top surface of the wafer for etching; and a spot heater configured to heat a spot of the top surface of the wafer.

Abstract: A cushion structure for use with a packaging case provides cushion and protection of an object. The cushion structure includes a first member and a second member. The first member is configured to snuggly receive the object; the second member is configured to be mounted onto a case body of the packaging case; and the first member and the second member are detachably coupled.