Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery in which lithium precipitation is suppressed. The negative electrode implements a high degree of orientation of a carbon-based active material contained in a first region of the negative electrode active layer, so that the effect of suppressing lithium precipitation at an end of the negative electrode active layer during charging and discharging of a secondary battery is excellent. Accordingly, a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode active layer has high safety, and has the advantage of being able to charge and discharge for a long time under high rate conditions. A lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode is also provided.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery in which lithium precipitation is suppressed. The negative electrode has a form in which a high degree of alignment of a carbon-based active material contained in a region apart from the negative electrode tab of the negative electrode is realized. Accordingly, the negative electrode has an excellent effect of suppressing lithium precipitation at the end of the negative electrode active layer during charging and discharging of the secondary battery, so that a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode has high safety and can be charged and discharged for a long time under high rate conditions. A lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode is also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display panel and its repair method. The display panel may include: a first sub-pixel including a first-first light-emitting element and a first-second light-emitting element; a second sub-pixel including a second-first light-emitting element and a second-second light-emitting element; a first cathode line connected to at least one cathode electrode among a cathode electrode of the first-first light-emitting element and a cathode electrode of the first-second light emitting element, and extended toward the second sub-pixel; and a second cathode line connected to at least one cathode electrode among a cathode electrode of the second-first light-emitting element and a cathode electrode of the second-second light emitting element, and extended toward the first sub-pixel.

Abstract: An apparatus for correcting output impedance of a memory interface driving circuit, the apparatus comprising: a first PD driver including a plurality of first sub PD drivers connected to each other in parallel; a first control unit configured to sequentially change a first control code, the first control code being a combination of control signals for turning the plurality of first sub PD drivers on or off in each pull-down sweep; and a first comparator configured to generate a first output pattern, the first output pattern being a sequence of 0 or 1 representing a result of comparing an output voltage of the first PD driver generated according to the first control code with a first reference voltage, wherein the first control unit determines a first impedance correction code for the memory interface driving circuit from among the sequentially changing first control codes using the first output pattern.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a Schottky barrier diode (SBD) and a method of manufacturing the same. The SBD includes a substrate, an ohmic layer formed on a portion of an upper portion of the substrate, a Schottky layer formed on a portion of an upper portion of the ohmic layer, an insulating layer formed on a portion of the upper portion of the ohmic layer, a low-k material layer formed on a portion of the upper portion of the substrate, and a Schottky metal layer formed on portions of upper portions of the low-k material layer and the insulating layer.

Abstract: A magnetic alignment device includes a first magnet part and a second magnet part, a thickness measuring part, and a control part. The first and second magnet parts accommodate an electrode sheet therebetween and the thickness measuring part measures a thickness of a negative electrode slurry disposed on the electrode sheet. The control part adjusts the separation distance of the first and second magnet parts. The magnetic alignment device measures the thickness of the negative electrode slurry applied on the negative electrode current collector in real time and controls the intensity of the magnetic field by adjusting the separation distance of the magnet part according to the measured negative electrode slurry thickness, and has an advantage of uniformly high alignment degree of the crystal faces of the carbon-based negative electrode active material contained in prepared negative electrode active layer.

Abstract: A magnetic alignment device includes a first magnet part and a second magnet part, a loading amount measuring part, and a control part. The first and second magnet parts accommodate an electrode sheet therebetween and the loading amount measuring part measures a loading amount of a negative electrode slurry disposed on the electrode sheet. The control part adjusts the separation distance of the first and second magnet parts, The magnetic alignment device measures the loading amount of the negative electrode slurry applied on the negative electrode collector in real time and controls the intensity of the magnetic field by adjusting the separation distance of the magnet part according to the measured negative electrode slurry loading amount. A method using the same is also provided.

Abstract: A technology of fabricating a piezoelectric composite applicable to an ultrasonic transducer is disclosed. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a support member formed with a plurality of through holes is located on one surface of an electrode plate, and lower surfaces of piezoelectric pillars having shapes respectively corresponding to the through holes are adhered onto the one surface of the electrode plate to form the piezoelectric pillars. Further, according to an additional aspect, the plurality of piezoelectric pillars having shapes corresponding to the through holes of the support member are formed by sintering a piezoelectric pellet molded in a pillar shape.

Abstract: A magnetic alignment device for negative electrode and method for manufacturing negative electrode using the same. The magnetic alignment device can measure the loading amount of the negative electrode slurry applied on the negative electrode collector in real time and can easily control the intensity of the magnetic field by adjusting the separation distance of the magnet portion according to the measured negative electrode slurry loading amount, and has an advantage of uniformly high alignment degree of the crystal faces of the carbon-based negative electrode active material contained in prepared negative electrode active layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus including: a chamber; a first electrode disposed on the chamber; a second electrode disposed under the first electrode, the second electrode including a plurality of openings; a plurality of protrusion electrodes extending from the first electrode to the plurality of openings of the second electrode; a substrate supporter being opposite to the second electrode and supporting a substrate; a first discharging region between a lower surface of the first electrode and an upper surface of the second electrode; a second discharging region between a side surface of the protrusion electrode and an opening inner surface of the second electrode; a third discharging region between a lower surface of the protrusion electrode and the opening inner surface of the second electrode; and a fourth discharging region between the second electrode and the substrate, wherein plasma is generated in at least one region of the first to fourth discharging regions.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a duty cycle monitoring method and apparatus for a memory interface, including receiving a clock signal as input and generating a first delay time offset and a second delay time offset, receiving the clock signal and the first delay time offset and then outputting a first delayed signal, receiving the first delayed signal and the second delay time offset and then outputting a second delayed signal, receiving the clock signal and the second delayed signal and then outputting a delay value corresponding to a half-period of the clock signal, and monitoring, based on the first delayed signal, whether a duty cycle of the clock signal conforms to a duty cycle specification.

Abstract: A lens assembly includes a first lens including an optical portion and a flange portion extending therefrom, a second lens disposed on one side of the first lens and a third lens disposed on another side of the first lens in an optical axis direction. The flange portion includes a first groove formed in one surface and a first protrusion disposed on another surface, the second lens includes a second protrusion disposed in the first groove, and the third lens includes a second groove in which the first protrusion is disposed. The second protrusion is spaced apart from an inner surface of the first groove and the first protrusion is spaced apart from an inner surface of the second groove in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, wherein the inner surface of the first groove is closer to the optical axis than the inner surface of the second groove.

Abstract: Provided is a method of generating direction vectors of particles. The method includes calculating, by a processor, a center of gravity of the particles on the basis of characteristic values of one or more particles in a cluster including the particles, and generating, by the processor, direction vectors of the particles on the basis of the center of gravity.

Abstract: This invention relates to functional composites that consist of an insulator and other functional elements associated with it. Specifically, this invention is relevant to functional composites that consist of an aerogel insulator and a functional heating element to increase thermal efficiency while supplying heat to the targeted object and keeping it warm.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for positioning of uncollected points based on machine learning using matching wireless communication infrastructure points. The apparatus includes memory in which at least one program according to an embodiment is recorded and a processor for executing the program. The program may compare collected data acquired from wireless communication infrastructure with positioning data measured by a positioning target terminal and thereby extract matching feature points; create a fingerprint database of global grid cells, including uncollected points, for the extracted feature points in real time; and estimate the optimal composite location of the positioning target terminal based on the created fingerprint database.

Abstract: Provided is a technology for operating a radio signal positioning database for object position tracking or search. Specifically, provided is a positioning database computing method and apparatus for generating and updating positioning data constituting a radio positioning database. The positioning database computing method includes comparing collected data received from a collection apparatus with positioning data in an existing positioning database to determine similarity therebetween, updating the existing positioning database using the collected data, upon determining that the data is similar as a result of comparison, and generating positioning data in the positioning database using the collected data, upon determining that the data is not similar as the result of comparison. Therefore, it is possible to gradually update the positioning DB even with partial collected data collected newly, so that it is possible to effectively manage the positioning DB reflecting the latest positioning environment.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for precise positioning based on deep learning. The method performed by the apparatus includes setting a collection location and a collection environment, collecting wireless signal data based on the collection location and the collection environment, generating a magnitude map image for training from the wireless signal data, and generating a positioning DB model by learning the image characteristics of the magnitude map image for training through deep-learning-based training.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for positioning of uncollected points based on machine learning using matching wireless communication infrastructure points. The apparatus includes memory in which at least one program according to an embodiment is recorded and a processor for executing the program. The program may compare collected data acquired from wireless communication infrastructure with positioning data measured by a positioning target terminal and thereby extract matching feature points; create a fingerprint database of global grid cells, including uncollected points, for the extracted feature points in real time; and estimate the optimal composite location of the positioning target terminal based on the created fingerprint database.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for estimating an indoor location based on packet capture. The method for operating an apparatus for estimating an indoor location based on packet capture includes receiving packet capture information from multiple packet-collection-dedicated access points, searching a positioning infrastructure database for positioning data corresponding to the received packet capture information, and estimating a movement direction of a terminal using found positioning data.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for precise positioning based on deep learning. The method performed by the apparatus includes setting a collection location and a collection environment, collecting wireless signal data based on the collection location and the collection environment, generating a magnitude map image for training from the wireless signal data, and generating a positioning DB model by learning the image characteristics of the magnitude map image for training through deep-learning-based training.