Abstract: A cover window includes: a polymer film, a first hard coating layer on the polymer film, a first inorganic layer facing the polymer film with the first hard coating layer therebetween, and a second inorganic layer on the polymer film and defining an outer surface of the cover window.

Abstract: A zoom tracking method performed by a control unit of a zoom camera includes operations (a) through (c). In operation (a), the control unit determines a focusing progress state at a time when a zooming start signal is received. In operation (b), the control unit narrows an estimated range of a subject distance or estimates the subject distance, according to the focusing progress state. In operation (c), the control unit performs focusing for a zoom magnification according to the narrowed estimated range or the estimated subject distance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sentinel lymph node marker comprising an albumin; a radioactive isotope and/or near infrared dye which is bound to the albumin; and a visible dye which is bound to the albumin, a preparation method thereof, and a kit for multimode imaging of a sentinel lymph node to prepare the sentinel lymph node marker. The sentinel lymph node marker of the invention remains in the sentinel lymph node for a long period of time and allows for multimode imaging of the sentinel lymph node. Thus, using this marker the sentinel lymph node can be accurately identified in vivo by near infrared imaging and/or gamma imaging without incision of skin, and the location of the identified sentinel lymph node can be precisely identified with the naked eye during a surgical operation of removing the identified sentinel lymph node.

Abstract: A method of correcting an optical axis of a zoom lens includes obtaining a degree of optical axis misalignment corresponding to a current zoom lens state of a camera, considering the current zoom lens state of the camera and data previously stored to define a relationship between a state of the zoom lens of the camera and the degree of optical axis misalignment, determining digital zoom information to compensate for the degree of optical axis misalignment, considering the degree of optical axis misalignment, and generating correction image data by cropping and magnifying image data photographed by the camera to correspond to the digital zoom information.

Abstract: A high-entropy alloy having ultra-high strength and high hydrogen embrittlement resistance due to formation of a microstructure at a low strain may be produced without a severe plastic deformation. A method for producing the high-entropy alloy includes (a) annealing and homogenizing an initial alloy material at 1000 to 1200° C. for 1 to 24 hours; and (b) rolling the annealed and homogenized initial alloy material into a rod, at a cryogenic temperature of ?100 to ?200° C. while pressing the initial alloy material in multi-axial directions at a strain of 0.4 to 1.2, thereby to produce the high-entropy alloy having intersecting twins as a microstructure, and secondary fine twins formed in the intersecting twins, wherein the initial alloy material contains Co of 5 to 35%, Cr of 5 to 35%, Fe of 5 to 35%, Mn of 5 to 35%, and Ni of 5 to 35%, based on weight %.

Abstract: A method of controlling a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process, a temperature control, and a CMP apparatus, the method including measuring actual temperatures of at least two regions in a platen in real time during the CMP process in which a polishing pad attached to the platen polishes a substrate held by a polishing head using slurry and deionized water; receiving the measured actual temperatures of the regions; and individually controlling the actual temperatures of the regions in real time during the CMP process to provide the regions with a predetermined set CMP process temperature.

Abstract: A protective window includes a flexible base film and a hard coating layer disposed on the flexible base film. The hard coating layer includes a silicone leveling agent and an inorganic antistatic agent. The coating layer includes an upper area and a lower area disposed between the upper area and the flexible base film, and a density of the inorganic antistatic agent in the lower area is greater than a density of the inorganic antistatic agent in the upper area.

Abstract: A coating composition includes a siloxane oligomer including an epoxy group and acryl group, a cross-linker, a polymerization initiator and a solvent.

Abstract: An apparatus for calculating acoustic score, a method of calculating acoustic score, an apparatus for speech recognition, a method of speech recognition, and an electronic device including the same are provided. An apparatus for calculating acoustic score includes a preprocessor configured to sequentially extract audio frames into windows and a score calculator configured to calculate an acoustic score of a window by using a deep neural network (DNN)-based acoustic model.

Abstract: Power management apparatuses are provided. A power management apparatus includes a secondary power device that includes at least one capacitor. The power management apparatus includes a charging circuit that includes a direct current (DC)-DC converter and that is configured to supply power to the secondary power device. Moreover, the power management apparatus includes a measuring circuit that is configured to measure a switching profile of the DC-DC converter, and to determine a state of the secondary power device by comparing at least one time period of the switching profile with a reference time. Related memory systems and methods of operation are also provided.

Abstract: A nonvolatile cold modified asphalt binder and a nonvolatile cold recycled asphalt mixture using the same are manufactured by optimally mixing a petroleum asphalt, a native asphalt, a polymer modifier, process oil, and an adhesive strength enhancer. The nonvolatile cold modified asphalt binder includes at least one petroleum asphalt selected from a straight asphalt or a blown asphalt; at least one native asphalt selected from gilsonite, glance pitch, and grahamite; a rubber-modified-compound (RMC) polymer modifier which is a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon-conjugated diene block copolymer including at least one of a styrene-butadiene block copolymer (SBS), a styrene-isoprene block copolymer (SIS), and a styrene-ethylene-butylene block copolymer (SEBS); at least one process oil selected from paraffin oil, naphthenic oil, aromatic oil, natural oil, and mineral oil; and at least one adhesive strength enhancer selected from rosin esters, modified acryls, modified silicones, polyvinyl esters, and silicone resins.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a quick connector assembly for connecting a hose. The quick connector assembly is configured such that a female connector has a slide opening communicating in a vertical direction with a passage into which a male connector is inserted, a check member is inserted into the slide opening while sliding along the slide opening in the vertical direction and is constrained to remain inserted in the female connector, the male connector has a protrusion acting on the check member when the male connector is inserted into the female connector. When the male connector is inserted into the female connector, the check member is pressurized to slide in the vertical direction by the protrusion and protrudes to an outer surface of the female connector, and when the male connector is locked by the locking clip, the check member is locked in a protruding state.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a casting mold for a metal sheet by drawing molten metal into a mold cavity and cooling the molten metal, and the casting mold according to the present invention includes: a support portion at an upper side on which molten metal is disposed or a solid metal is placed and melted; a mold cavity at a lower side in which the metal sheet is formed as the molten metal is drawn from the support portion while filling the mold cavity and cooled; and a passageway through which the molten metal is drawn into the mold cavity from the support portion, in which the mold cavity includes a first surface at the upper side which communicates with the passageway, and a second surface at the lower side which faces the first surface, a plurality of suction portions for drawing the molten metal are formed in the second surface and extended downward from the second surface, the suction portions are connected to a vacuum source and configured to draw the molten metal by suctioning air from the mold c

Abstract: The present invention relates to a blow molding device including: a heating unit which is configured to heat a molding material; and molds between which the molding material is loaded and molded, in which the heating unit includes: an infrared lamp configured to emit infrared rays, a reflective mirror configured to concentrate the infrared rays emitted from the infrared lamp; and a light transmitting body configured to transmit the infrared rays concentrated by the reflective mirror to the molding material, and in which the molds mold the molding material by using gas pressures applied to surfaces of the molding material heated to a predetermined temperature by the infrared rays transmitted from the light transmitting body.

Abstract: A speech signal recognition method, apparatus, and system. The speech signal recognition method may include obtaining by or from a terminal an output of a personalization layer, with respect to a speech signal provided by a user of the terminal, having been implemented by input of the speech signal to the personalization layer, the personalization layer being previously trained based on speech features of the user, implementing a global model by providing the obtained output of the personalization layer to the global model, the global model being configured to output a phonemic signal indicating a phoneme included in the speech signal through the global model being previously trained based on speech features common to a plurality of users, and re-training the personalization layer based on the phonemic signal output from the global model, where the personalization layer and the global model collectively represent an acoustic model.

Abstract: A positive active material manufacturing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a step of preparing a lithium-containing compound; a step of manufacturing a coating liquid including at least one coating element; a step of mixing the lithium-containing compound and the coating liquid to form a coating mixture of a clay or slurry state; and a step of agitating the coating mixture. Further, a manufacturing apparatus of a positive active material according to an exemplary embodiment includes a rotation container, a cover, a nozzle, and an agitation wing.

Abstract: A zoom tracking method performed by a control unit of a zoom camera includes operations (a) through (c). In operation (a), the control unit determines a focusing progress state at a time when a zooming start signal is received. In operation (b), the control unit narrows an estimated range of a subject distance or estimates the subject distance, according to the focusing progress state. In operation (c), the control unit performs focusing for a zoom magnification according to the narrowed estimated range or the estimated subject distance.

Abstract: A flexible window providing apparatus is provided. A flexible window includes: a retardation layer; an impact mitigation layer disposed on the retardation layer; and a surface layer disposed on the impact mitigation layer. The retardation layer includes a ?/4 retardation plate.

Abstract: A camera module including a lens part; a lens holder supporting the lens part while surrounding the same; a PCB assembly processing light input through the lens part into an electrical signal; and a shield can having an internal space in which the PCB assembly is disposed, wherein the PCB assembly includes a plurality of PCBs having circuits mounted thereon; and a flexible connecting part electrically connecting the plurality of PCBs and including a conductive layer in which a conductive material is disposed, and the shield can has an avoidance part formed in a position corresponding to the connecting part.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the method of manufacturing circuit having lamination layer using LDS (Laser Direct Structuring) to ease the application on surface structure for applied product of various electronic circuit and particularly, in which can form circuit structure of single-layer to multiple-layer on the surface of injection-molded substrate in the shape of plane or curved surface, metal product, glasses, ceramic, rubber or other material.