Abstract: The present invention relates to a flat-plate focusing ultrasonic transducer and an acoustic lens composed of an annular array piezoelectric element and methods of manufacturing and designing thereof, more particularly to a flat-plate focusing ultrasonic transducer composed of an annular array piezoelectric element, wherein the annular array piezoelectric element has a plurality of concentric regions which is concentrically arranged in a concentric circle shape with respect to a center point, the concentric region has ring shaped sound insulation regions and piezoelectric regions which are alternatively formed in a direction from the center point to a radius direction, so as to focus a sound wave near a focal point, wherein the piezoelectric regions are composed of a piezoelectric ring that is composed of a piezoelectric material and thus excites a sound wave, the concentric region is in a shape of a flat-plate of which both sides are flat and which has a constant thickness, and each radius of the plurality o

Abstract: A display device includes a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from each other, each of the first electrode and the second electrode including an electrode base layer, a main electrode layer disposed on the electrode base layer, and an electrode upper layer disposed on a portion of the main electrode layer, a first insulating layer disposed on the first electrode and the second electrode, light-emitting elements disposed on the first electrode and the second electrode on the first insulating layer, a first connecting electrode electrically contacting the light-emitting elements, and a second connecting electrode electrically contacting the light-emitting elements. The first electrode includes a first part, the second electrode includes a second part, and the light-emitting elements are disposed on the first part and the second part.

Abstract: A storage system includes a master storage device for storing data based on a RAID level determined by a host, a slave storage device for storing the data according to a command distributed from the master storage device, and a controller hub for coupling the slave storage device to the master storage device, wherein the master storage device is further configured to transfer the command to the slave storage device through the controller hub when the master storage device receives a command processing request from the host, transmit a complete queue (CQ) to the host when operations of the master storage device and the slave storage device are completed in response to the command processing request, and request a host to allocate a capacity to each function in the master storage device and the at least one of the plurality of slave storage devices based on a reference capacity.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip including a chip pad, a first insulating layer provided on the semiconductor chip and including a first via hole, a first wiring pattern provided on the first insulating layer and connected to the chip pad through the first via hole of the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer provided on the first insulating layer and the first wiring pattern and including a second via hole, and a second wiring pattern provided on the second insulating layer and connected to the first wiring pattern through the second via hole of the second insulating layer, wherein the first insulating layer includes a first upper surface in contact with the second insulating layer and a first lower surface opposite to the first upper surface, and the first upper surface of the first insulating layer has surface roughness greater that the first lower surface of the first insulating layer.

Abstract: A slot die coating apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a slot die containing a first die block and a second die block, and a sensor unit for measuring the flow rate of an electrode active material slurry which is discharged through a discharge port formed by the coupling of the first die block and the second die block, wherein the sensor unit is formed inside the first die block, and the sensor unit is connected to the discharge port via an energy dissipation part and an energy absorption part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nonoxidative methane direct converting reactor and a preparation method of ethylene and aromatic compound using the same and, more specifically, to a nonoxidative methane direct converting reactor and a preparation method of ethylene and aromatic compound using the same, wherein the reactor maximizes a catalytic reaction rate, minimizes cokes production, and provides a high conversion rate of methane and a high yield of ethylene and an aromatic compound even at a low hydrogen supply ratio in the production of ethylene and an aromatic compound from methane.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for welding electrode tabs protruding from an electrode assembly to each other which may include a guide part configured to gather the electrode tabs on a predetermined gathering area, a welding part configured to weld the electrode tabs gathered by the guide part, and a bending part configured to bend the electrode assembly. The bending part ensures that a length from the electrode assembly to the gathering area increases in at least a portion of the electrode tabs before being welded by the welding part. Accordingly, some aspects of the present invention may prevent the electrode tabs from disconnecting. Moreover, the present invention also relates to a secondary battery and may relate to a secondary battery manufactured by the above-described welding apparatus or method.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes an upper structure including a semiconductor chip and a first molding layer for molding the semiconductor chip, a lower structure provided on the upper structure, the lower structure including a conductive post and a second molding layer for molding the conductive post, and a redistribution structure provided between the upper structure and the lower structure, the redistribution structure including a wiring pattern for electrically connecting a pad of the semiconductor chip to the conductive post, in which a thermal expansion coefficient of the second molding layer is different from a thermal expansion coefficient of the first molding layer.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor package including a first semiconductor chip having a bottom surface adjacent to a first active layer and an top surface opposite to the bottom surface; a first adhesive layer disposed on the top surface of the first semiconductor chip; a first conductive stud disposed on the bottom surface of the first semiconductor chip and electrically connected to the first active layer; a first conductive post disposed outside the first semiconductor chip; a redistribution structure disposed under the first semiconductor chip and including a redistribution pattern connected to the first conductive stud and the first conductive post and a redistribution insulation layer surrounding the redistribution pattern; and a molding layer surrounding the first semiconductor chip, the first adhesive layer, the first conductive stud, and the first conductive post on the redistribution structure.

Abstract: A crime type inference system based on text data, may include: a keywords dictionary construction unit configured to receive crime source data, and generate a crime type keywords dictionary by extracting crime keywords; a data set construction unit configured to generate a dataset for crime type learning by using the crime source data and the keywords dictionary; a crime type prediction model training unit configured to generate a crime type prediction model by using the dataset, and train the crime type prediction model; and a crime type inference unit configured to infer a crime type by using new crime data.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cloud DID agent including a memory and at least one processor, in which the at least one processor is configured to receive an upload action request for a file from a mobile agent, generate an encryption key corresponding to the file in response to the upload action request and encrypt the file based on the encryption key, generate a plurality of chunks by dividing the encrypted file into a predetermined size, generate a plurality of data blocks corresponding to each of the plurality of chunks, and distribute and transmit the plurality of data blocks to a plurality of external cloud servers so that the plurality of data blocks are distributed and stored in the plurality of external cloud servers. In addition to this, various embodiments grasped through the specification are possible.

Abstract: A method for recovering valuable metals from waste batteries according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: an impurity removal process for removing impurities comprising Cu from a waste battery raw material and discharging an aqueous phase comprising Ni and Co; and a Co extraction process to extract Co from the aqueous phase comprising Ni and Co and discharge an aqueous phase comprising Ni, wherein the impurity removal process may be carried out by mixing a dialkylphosphoric acid-based solvent extractant with another solvent extractant having a synergistic effect to increase the separation factor of Co and Cu.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for the suppression or amelioration of inflammatory diseases, comprising a recombinant polypeptide in which a functional peptide is conjugated to a biocompatible polypeptide. The composition of the present invention is not only safe for the human body, but can also be widely applied to the suppression of inflammation by inhibiting cytokines and tumor necrosis factors that cause early inflammation. Thus, the composition can be used in fields such as medicines, medical products, cosmetics, and daily necessities, to suppress inflammation, and can also be used in the development of additional new drugs.

Abstract: An electronic device, and more particularly, a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) interface device is provided. The PCIe interface device includes a root complex configured to support a PCIe port which is a root port that could be coupled to an input/output (I/O) device, a plurality of endpoints each coupled to the root complex through a link, and a Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) controller configured to control RAID-coupling of a plurality of storage devices that are respectively coupled to the plurality of endpoints, wherein the RAID controller requests a host to allocate a capacity to each function in the plurality of storage devices based on a reference capacity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell, which includes an electrode assembly including a cell body and an electrode tab provided to at least one side of the cell body, a cell case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly therein, an electrode lead coupled to the electrode tab and extending from the cell case, and a tab protection module accommodated in the cell case and configured to cover at least a portion of the electrode tab, the tab protection module including a lead positioning guide and a corresponding positioning guide insert portion adapted to receive the positioning guide insert portion, wherein the positioning guide insert portion is configured to couple to the electrode lead to guide a position of the electrode lead relative to the cell case.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma generation device, which forms a patterned adhesive layer on a surface of a separation sheet.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of chemical formula 1, a compound of chemical formula 3, compound [212], compound [224], or compound [228], a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a stereoisomer thereof, a hydrate thereof, or a solvate thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising same. The pharmaceutical composition has excellent antiviral efficacy, thereby having a preventive or treatment effect on viral infectious disease such as SARS-COV-2, and exhibits an inhibitory effect on IL-5 expression and thus has a preventive or treatment effect on respiratory disease or allergic disease.

Abstract: Interface devices and systems that include interface devices are disclosed. In some implementations, a device includes a transceiver configured to transmit and receive data, a lane margining controller in communication with the transceiver and configured to control the transceiver to transmit, through a margin command, to an external device, a request for requesting a state of an elastic buffer of the external device, and control the transceiver to receive the state of the elastic buffer of from the external device, and a port setting controller adjust a clock frequency range of a spread spectrum clocking scheme based on the state of the elastic buffer.

Abstract: A secondary battery comprises an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a separator, and a second electrode alternately stacked and wound about a central axis. A first non-coating portion that is not coated with an electrode active material protrudes farther than the separator in a first direction along the central axis and a second non-coating portion that is not coated with the electrode active material protrudes farther than the separator in a second, opposite direction along the central axis. The first non-coating portion contacts a first connection part disposed on an end of a first can of the battery, and the second non-coating portion contacts a second connection part disposed on an end of a second can. At least one of the first connection part or the second connection part comprises a protrusion having a shape protruding towards the electrode assembly.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode assembly in which a plurality of electrode plates are stacked so that a separator is interposed between a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, wherein each of the electrode plates includes an electrode tab protruding outwards at one side thereof for coupling with an electrode lead, wherein at least one electrode plate of the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate extends relatively longer than the separator at one end of the electrode plate where the electrode tab is located to form the electrode plate extension protruding out of the separator, and wherein the electrode plate extensions of the same polarity are coupled to each other.