Abstract: An induction heating cooking device includes a cooking table having an auxiliary slit through which light passes; an induction coil for generating a magnetic field so as to inductively heat a cooking container placed on the cooking table; at least one light source disposed at the outer edge of the induction coil; an optical member for changing the traveling direction of light emitted the light source and concentrating the light, and a main slit through which light emitted from the optical member passes so as to form a flame image on the cooking container. The induction heating cooking device forms a virtual flame image on the lower surface of a cooking container at the time of operation of the induction coil, thereby enabling the heating state of the cooking container to be easily recognized.

Abstract: An electronic system includes a plurality of voltage regulators configured to convert an input voltage, a plurality of inductors respectively connected to the plurality of voltage regulators to respectively output a plurality of converting currents, and a switching unit configured to select at least one converting current from among the plurality of converting currents in response to a switching control signal and supply power to a load unit based on the selected at least one converting current.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.

Abstract: An audio apparatus adaptable to a user position is provided. The audio apparatus may include a plurality of sub-modules placed at separate locations from one another, each sub-module of the plurality of sub-modules including a loudspeaker configured to generate sound and a communicator configured to perform communication. The first sub-module among the plurality of sub-modules may include a processor that processes an audio signal to be output as sound through the loudspeaker of the first sub-module, determines a user's position with respect to each of the plurality of sub-modules, and changes a state of the sound being output from the loudspeaker of the first sub-module in accordance with the determined position of the user.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). In a wireless communication system, a base station apparatus may include at least one transceiver, and at least one processor operatively coupled with the at least one transceiver. The at least one transceiver may transmit, to a terminal, configuration information associated with a primary beam and a secondary beam. The processor may determine the primary beam and the secondary beam based on feedback information regarding beams of the base station, received from the terminal.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, the plurality of pixels configured to generate separate, respective pixel signals, a row driver configured to selectively read pixel signals generated by pixels of a plurality of rows of the pixel array, a binning circuitry configured to selectively sum or pass through the read pixel signals to generate binned pixel signals, a column array including a plurality of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) configured to perform an analog-to-digital conversion on the binned pixel signals, and a mode selecting circuitry configured to control the row driver and the binning circuitry to change an operation mode of the image sensor based on a mode signal received at the image sensor to change an operation mode of the image sensor.

Abstract: A method for executing an application based on a connection between devices by automatically connecting devices, and a device, are disclosed. The method includes: detecting an occurrence of first short distance communication between at least one external device and the device; receiving connection information which relates to a second short distance communication mode and application information which relates to the at least one external device from the at least one external device via the first short distance communication; establishing a connection based on the second short distance communication mode between the at least one external device and the device based on the received connection information which relates to the second short distance communication mode; and controlling the at least one external device via the second short distance communication mode by using an application which is executable based on the received application information.

Abstract: A transmitting apparatus and a receiving apparatus are provided. The transmitting apparatus includes an encoder configured to generate a low density parity check (LDPC) codeword by performing LDPC encoding, an interleaver configured to interleave the LDPC codeword, and a modulator configured to modulate the interleaved LDPC codeword according to a modulation method to generate a modulation symbol. The interleaver performs interleaving by dividing the LDPC codeword into a plurality of groups, rearranging an order of the plurality of groups in group units, and dividing the plurality of rearranged groups based on a modulation order according to the modulation method.

Abstract: A system and method for registering a new device for a voice assistant service. The method, performed by a server, of registering a new device for a voice assistant service includes: comparing functions of a pre-registered device with functions of the new device; identifying functions corresponding to the functions of the pre-registered device among the functions of the new device, based on the comparison; obtaining pre-registered utterance data related to at least some of the identified functions; generating action data for the new device based on the identified functions and the pre-registered utterance data.

Abstract: A light source apparatus includes an airtight container having a hemispherical or semielliptical first curved portion configured to receive laser light, a hemispherical or semielliptical second curved portion opposite to the first curved portion, and a cylindrical portion connecting the first curved portion and the second curved portion; assist gas sealed in the airtight container; and a light source configured to irradiate laser light to the first curved portion from outside of the airtight container.

Abstract: A beam steering apparatus may include: a mirror; a refractive index modulation layer disposed on the mirror; a nanoantenna on the refractive index modulation layer; and an insulating layer disposed between the nanoantenna and the refractive index modulation layer, wherein the insulating layer has a thickness distribution in which a first thickness of the insulating layer on a central region of the mirror is less than a second thickness of the insulating layer on an edge region of the mirror, wherein a refractive index of the refractive index modulation layer is modulated to control propagation direction of beam.

Abstract: An encoding apparatus is provided. The encoding includes a low density parity check (LDPC) encoder which performs LDPC encoding on input bits based on a parity-check matrix to generate an LDPC codeword formed of 64,800 bits, in which the parity-check matrix includes an information word sub-matrix and a parity sub-matrix, the information word sub-matrix is formed of a group of a plurality of column blocks each including 360 columns, and the parity-check matrix and the information word sub-matrix are defined by various tables which represent positions of value one (1) present in every 360-th column.

Abstract: A bulk-acoustic wave resonator includes: a substrate; a lower electrode disposed on the substrate; a piezoelectric layer at least partially covering the lower electrode; and an upper electrode at least partially covering the piezoelectric layer. On a surface of the bulk-acoustic wave resonator, a centroid of an active area in which the lower electrode, the piezoelectric layer, and the upper electrode all overlap each other is aligned with a center of a rectangle defining an aspect ratio of the active area. The active area has a shape of a polygon symmetrical with respect to at least one axis passing through the center of the rectangle defining the aspect ratio. The aspect ratio is greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to 10.

Abstract: A method includes performing a first sensing operation to sense write setting data stored in first memory cells of a first memory plane and store first read setting data in a first page buffer circuit of the first memory plane, performing a second sensing operation to sense the write setting data stored in second memory cells of a second memory plane and store second read setting data in a second page buffer circuit of the second memory plane and performing a dump-down operation to store restored setting data corresponding to the write setting data in a buffer based on the first read setting data and the second read setting data.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a ground plane; a first patch antenna pattern having a first bandwidth and spaced apart from the ground plane; a second patch antenna pattern spaced apart from the ground plane and the first patch antenna and overlapping at least a portion of the first patch antenna pattern; and guide vias disposed between the first patch antenna pattern and the ground plane and electrically connecting the first patch antenna pattern to the ground plane. The second patch antenna pattern has a second bandwidth corresponding a frequency higher than a frequency of the first bandwidth. The guide vias are disposed along a first side of the first patch antenna pattern.

Abstract: An amplifier includes: a first input transistor connected to a first input, a first output, and a power source or a ground, a second input transistor connected to a second input, a second output, and the power source or the ground; a first replica transistor connected to the first input, a detection node, and the power source or the ground; a second replica transistor connected to the second input, the detection node, and the power source or the ground; and a bias transistor connected to a bias voltage, the detection node, and the power source or the ground.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information includes a sensor part configured to measure a pulse wave signal and a contact force of an object, while the object is in contact with the sensor part. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to extract a first feature from the measured pulse wave signal and the measured contact force, select one estimation model from a plurality of estimation models, based on a second feature of a user corresponding to the object, and estimate the bio-information, by inputting the extracted first features in the selected estimation model.

Abstract: A clothes care device having a steam spray nozzle of an improved structure. The clothes care device includes: a main body including a clothes care chamber of which a front side opens; a steam generator configured to supply a steam to inside of the clothes care chamber; and a steam spray configured to receive a steam from the steam generator and spraying the steam to the clothes care chamber, wherein the steam spray includes a steam nozzle in which the steam spray opening is formed, a nozzle cover coupled to the steam nozzle, wherein a steam inlet is formed in the nozzle cover, and a guide member positioned inside the nozzle cover and covering at least one portion of a moving path of a steam entered through the steam inlet.

Abstract: A rotation sensing apparatus includes a detected part, a sensor unit, and a rotation information calculation circuit. The sensor unit includes a first sensor disposed opposite to a first pattern portion, a second sensor disposed opposite to a second pattern portion, a third sensor disposed to be spaced apart from the first sensor in the rotation direction and opposite to the first pattern portion, and a fourth sensor disposed to be spaced apart from the second sensor in the rotation direction and opposite to the second pattern portion. The rotation information calculation circuit is configured to sense the rotation direction, in response to a differential signal, generated based on the first oscillation signal and the second oscillation signal, and an oscillation signal corresponding to maximum and minimum frequencies, from among the first oscillation signal, the second oscillation signal, the third oscillation signal, and the fourth oscillation signal.

Abstract: A method is provided. The method includes determining, in a determination by an electronic testing device, one or more locations in a cellular network where a test case is to be executed, a time at which the test case is to be executed at the one or more locations, a number of times the test case is to be executed at the one or more locations, or a type of a test equipment on which the test case is to be executed. A test context for testing a user equipment is determined based on a result of the determination. An optimal test case is determined from a test case repository, based on the test context, and the optimal test case is executed.

Abstract: Provided is a scroll compressor capable of expanding a compression space and accordingly increasing a design volume ratio. The scroll compressor includes: a main body; a fixed scroll fixed inside the main body; an orbiting scroll orbiting the fixed scroll; and a plurality of compressing portions respectively provided in the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll, wherein each compressing portion includes a circular arc portion of which a curvature is constant, a curved portion positioned in an inside of the circular arc portion and spaced a preset distance from the circular arc portion, and a connection portion connecting the circular arc portion to the curved portion, wherein a curvature of the connection portion changes from the first circular arc portion to the second circular arc portion.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for providing route information, The method of providing the route information, the method being performed by a base station, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, may include obtaining information about a route between a location of a user and a destination requested by the user, receiving metadata representing at least one of a geographical feature and an object within a preset coverage from a connectivity node, determining a final route to the destination based on the obtained information about the route and the received metadata, and transmitting information about the determined final route to a terminal of the user.

Abstract: An electronic device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a connector; and a printed circuit board on which the connector is mounted, wherein the connector is a non-conductive structure comprising: a plate including a first surface and a second surface facing and opposed to the first surface; a first sidewall perpendicular to the plate; a second sidewall perpendicular to the first side wall and the plate; a third sidewall perpendicular to the first sidewall and the plate and parallel to the second sidewall; a fourth sidewall perpendicular to the plate and parallel to the first sidewall, wherein the first surface of the plate, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall, and the fourth sidewall form a recess in the structure; a plurality of conductive terminals coupled to the second and third sidewalls and electrically connected to the printed circuit board; and a metallic plate for covering at least one side of the first sidewall or the fourth sidewall, wherein the f

Abstract: Provided is an optical filter including a plurality of bandpass filters having center wavelengths of light that are different from one another, wherein each of the plurality of bandpass filters includes a cavity layer, a first Bragg reflective layer provided on an upper surface of the cavity layer, and a second Bragg reflective layer provided on a lower surface of the cavity layer opposite to the upper surface, wherein the cavity layer has a thickness greater than A/n, where A is a center wavelength of light of each of the bandpass filters and n is an effective refractive index of the cavity layer, and wherein each of the first Bragg reflective layer and the second Bragg reflective layer includes three or more material layers having different refractive indices from one another.

Abstract: A method for inspecting a reticle including a reflective layer on a reticle substrate is provided. The method may include loading the reticle on a stage, cooling the reticle substrate to a temperature lower than a room temperature, irradiating a laser beam to the reflective layer on the reticle substrate, receiving the laser beam using a photodetector to obtain an image of the reflective layer, and detect a particle defect on the reflective layer or a void defect in the reflective layer based on the image of the reflective layer.

Abstract: Provided are a laser annealing apparatus and a method of manufacturing a substrate having a poly-Si layer using the laser annealing apparatus. The laser annealing apparatus includes a laser beam source that emits a linearly polarized laser beam, a polygon mirror that rotates around a rotation axis and reflects the laser beam emitted from the laser beam source, a first Kerr cell disposed on a laser beam path between the laser beam source and the polygon mirror, and a first optical element that directs the laser beam reflected by the polygon mirror toward an amorphous Si layer where the laser beam is irradiated upon the amorphous Si layer.

Abstract: An exposure device may include an exposure head that may radiate an exposure beam onto a substrate on a stage, a support that may be provided on the stage to support the exposure head, a chamber that may accommodate the stage, the exposure head, and the support. The exposure device may include first protrusions that may be disposed on an outer circumference of the support adjacent to an inner wall of the chamber, and second protrusions that may be disposed on the inner wall of the chamber surrounding the outer circumference of the support. The first and second protrusions may overlap each other in a plan view.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a Non-Volatile Dual In-Line Memory Module (NVDIMM) device assisted operations management method. The method includes on sending, by the host, a read command to the NVDIMM device receiving, by the host, an URGENT signal upon which it issues a SEND Command and receives a message packet form the NVDIMM device, wherein the message packet comprises information about a time required by the NVDIMM device to read the particular data and an information about operations at the NVDIMM device. Further, the method includes performing, by the host, configuration of the host in a power down mode based on the time required by the NVDIMM device to read the particular data and an information about operations at the NVDIMM device, or performing scheduling operations based on time required by the NVDIMM device to read the particular data and the information about operations at the NVDIMM device.

Abstract: An apparatus for storing a mask includes a main body comprising a first region and a second region, the first region having a plurality of mask containers, a gas supply pipe having an outer portion outside of the main body, a fan in the first region to propel the gas from the second region to the first region, a filter disposed at a front end and/or a rear end of the fan, a heat exchanger in the second region and configured to exchange heat with the flowing gas, a Peltier element at the outer portion of the gas supply pipe, a first sensor installed in the gas supply pipe upstream of the Peltier element, a second sensor installed in the second region in a lower position to the heat exchanger, and a controller connected to the first and second sensors and the Peltier element.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a plurality of trays on which a plurality of service items are provided; a plurality of sensors respectively disposed above the plurality of trays; a memory configured to store map information of a specific space; and a processor configured to: identify a respective service item provided on each of the plurality of trays, based on sensing data received from the plurality of sensors, based on a result of the identifying and the map information stored in the memory, identify a travel path to sequentially deliver each of the plurality of service items that are identified to a plurality of locations corresponding to the specific space, and control travel of the electronic apparatus, based on the travel path.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dialogue management method and apparatus. The dialogue management method includes sequentially resolving an application domain to provide a service to a user, a function appropriate for an intent of a user from among functions of the application domain, and at least one slot to perform the function, adaptively determining an expression scheme of a dialogue management interface depending on a progress of the sequentially resolving, and displaying the dialogue management interface.

Abstract: A touch sensing device includes a conductor disposed inside a housing and spaced apart from the housing by a predetermined first distance, a touch member integrated with the housing and including an inductor element disposed inside the housing spaced apart from the conductor by a predetermined second distance, an oscillation circuit including the inductor element, and configured to generate an oscillating signal having different frequency change characteristics for each of a touch input and a touch-force input through the touch member, and an operation detection circuit configured to detect one or more of the touch input and the touch-force input in response to the frequency change characteristics of the oscillating signal from the oscillation circuit.

Abstract: An operation method of a storage device configured to communicate with an external device through an interface channel includes receiving an indicator of a first throttling level of a plurality of throttling levels from the external device, setting a first operation parameter based on a throttling predefined table (PDT) including a relationship between the plurality of throttling levels and a plurality of throttling performances, such that the interface channel has a first throttling performance from among the plurality of throttling performances, the first throttling performance corresponding to the first throttling level, receiving a first input/output (I/O) request from the external device through the interface channel having the first throttling performance caused by the setting of the first operation parameter, and processing a first operation corresponding to the first I/O request through the interface channel having the first throttling performance.

Abstract: A method for controlling a display apparatus includes: based on a communication connection with an audio device being established through a first interface, transmitting, to the audio device, audio setup information of the display apparatus; based on receiving a first audio signal comprising a plurality of channels from an external server, transmitting a second audio signal comprising the plurality of channels to the audio device; receiving, from the audio device, a third audio signal comprising a height channel obtained from the second audio signal based on the audio setup information of the display apparatus; and outputting the received third audio signal.

Abstract: A touch sensing device, applicable to an electric device including a touch member integrated with a housing, includes an inductor element spaced apart from an internal side surface of the touch member, a support member attached to an internal side surface of the housing or the touch member to support the inductor element disposed thereon, a substrate on which the inductor element is mounted, the substrate being disposed on the support member, and a circuit part connected to the inductor element and configured to detect a touch input and a touch-force input in response to different frequency change characteristics depending on the touch input and the touch-force input through the touch member.

Abstract: A pixel includes a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from each other, light-emitting elements electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, a first pixel circuit connected to a first power source and generating a driving current based on a scan signal and a data signal, and a first selection circuit that controls an electrical connection between the first pixel circuit and the first electrode and an electrical connection between a second power source and the second electrode, based on a first selection signal.

Abstract: A method of operating a memory controller, the method including performing a state shaping operation on received data based on state shaping information in response to a write request, the received data and the write request being received from a host, the state shaping information representing a memory cell characteristic corresponding to a memory cell group on which the received data is to be programmed, and the state shaping information being received from a memory device, and transmitting transformation data to the memory device, the transformation data being generated through the state shaping operation.

Abstract: A method of updating a neural network model by a terminal device, includes training a local model using a local data set collected by a terminal device to generate a trained local model; receiving, from a server, an independent identically distributed (i.i.d.) global data set, the i.i.d. global data set being a data set sampled for each class in a plurality of predefined classes; implementing the trained local model by inputting the i.i.d. global data set and transmitting final inference results of the implemented trained local model to the server; and receiving, from the server, a global model updated based on the final inference results of the inference.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for implementing a neural network model in a heterogeneous computing platform are disclosed. The method includes partitioning a neural network model into first sub-models based on a partition standard, obtaining second sub-models by merging at least a portion of the first sub-models based on characteristics of the first sub-models, and deploying the second sub-models.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a channel structure on a substrate and extending in a first direction perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate; a plurality of gate electrodes on the substrate and spaced apart from one another in the first direction on a sidewall of the channel structure; and a gate insulating layer between each of the plurality of gate electrodes and the channel structure, wherein the channel structure includes a body gate layer extending in the first direction; a charge storage structure surrounding a sidewall of the body gate layer; and a channel layer surrounding sidewall of the charge storage structure.

Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. The first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image side. The third lens, the fourth lens, the sixth lens, and the seventh lens are formed of plastic, and the first lens, the second lens, and the fifth lens are formed of glass.

Abstract: A decoding method and apparatus in an artificial neural network for speech recognition. The decoding method in the artificial neural network for speech recognition includes performing a first decoding task of decoding a feature including speech information and at least one token recognized up to current time, using a shared decoding layer included in the artificial neural network, performing a second decoding task of decoding the at least one token, using the shared decoding layer, and determining an output token to be recognized subsequent to the at least one token based on a result of the first decoding task and a result of the second decoding task.

Abstract: An antenna module includes an antenna substrate, a fan-out package and first electrical connection structures. The antenna substrate includes a pattern layer including antenna and ground patterns, and a feeding layer under the pattern layer including a feeding network that supplies power to the antenna patterns. The fan-out package is under the antenna substrate and includes a semiconductor chip driving the antenna substrate, an encapsulant encapsulating some of the semiconductor chip, a first redistribution layer on the semiconductor chip electrically connecting the semiconductor chip with the antenna substrate, and a second redistribution layer under the semiconductor chip electrically connecting the semiconductor chip with external devices. The first electrical connection structures are between and electrically connect the antenna substrate and the fan-out package.

Abstract: Provided are a non-volatile memory device and an operating method thereof. The non-volatile memory device includes a memory cell array having a vertically stacked structure, a bit line for applying a programming voltage to the memory cell array, and a control logic. The memory cell array includes memory cells that each include a corresponding portion of a semiconductor layer and a corresponding portion of a resistance layer. The memory cells include a non-selected memory cell, a compensation memory cell, and a selected memory cell. The control logic is configured to apply an adjusted program voltage to the selected memory cell, based on applying a first voltage to the compensation memory cell, a second voltage to the selected memory cell, and a third voltage to the non-selected memory cell. The adjusted program voltage may be dropped compared to the programming voltage due to the compensation memory cell.

Abstract: An electronic device including: a display including light emitting elements; a memory storing correction coefficients of the light emitting elements of the display; and a processor configured to identify gray scale information and color information of an input image based on pixel information of the input image, based on the gray scale information of the input image being less than a threshold gray scale, adjust a correction coefficient, among the correction coefficients, of a light emitting element among the light emitting elements of the display based on the color information of the input image, and obtain an output image based on the adjusted correction coefficient.

Abstract: Method of controlling initialization of nonvolatile memory device, where nonvolatile memory device includes memory cell region including first metal pad and peripheral circuit region including second metal pad and vertically connected to memory cell region by first and second metal pads, includes performing first sensing operation to sense write setting data stored in first memory cells in memory cell region of first memory plane and store first read setting data in first page buffer circuit in peripheral circuit region of first memory plane, performing second sensing operation to sense write setting data stored in second memory cells in memory cell region of second memory plane and store second read setting data in second page buffer circuit in peripheral circuit region of second memory plane and performing dump-down operation to store restored setting data in buffer based on first read setting data and second read setting data.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus according to the disclosure may include a memory configured to store instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to control a display to display an image captured via a camera, and a first guideline, recognize an object in the image based on the first guideline, render a virtual object to replace the object, generate an augmented reality image including the virtual object that is located in an area where the object is located in the image; and control the display to display the augmented reality image.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a division pattern, and a second transistor sequentially stacked on a substrate. The first transistor includes a first gate structure, a first source/drain layer at each of opposite sides of the first gate structure, and first semiconductor patterns spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction. Each of the first semiconductor patterns extends through the first gate structure and contacts the first source/drain layer. The division pattern includes an insulating material. The second transistor includes a second gate structure, a second source/drain layer at each of opposite sides of the second gate structure, and second semiconductor patterns spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction. Each of the second semiconductor patterns extends through the second gate structure and contacts the second source/drain layer. The first source/drain layer does not directly contact the second source/drain layer.

Abstract: A pose estimation method includes obtains an event stream from an event-based vision sensor configured to capture a target object to which light-emitting devices flickering at a predetermined first frequency are attached, obtains a polarity change period of at least one pixel based on the event stream, generates an image frame sequence using at least one target pixel having a polarity change period corresponding to the first frequency, among the at least one pixel, extracts a feature sequence including feature vectors corresponding to the at least one target pixel, from the image frame sequence, and estimates a pose sequence of the target object by applying the feature sequence to a deep neural network (DNN) model.

Abstract: A vertical memory device is provided. The vertical memory device includes gate electrodes formed on a substrate and spaced apart from each other in a first direction substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate, the gate electrodes including a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode that is interposed between the first gate electrode and the substrate; a channel extending through the gate electrodes in the first direction; an insulating isolation pattern extending through the first gate electrode in the first direction, and spaced apart from the first gate electrode in a second direction substantially parallel to the upper surface of the substrate; and a blocking pattern disposed on an upper surface, a lower surface and a sidewall of each of the gate electrodes, the sidewall of the gate electrodes facing the channel. The insulating isolation pattern directly contacts the first gate electrode.