Abstract: An operation support apparatus for supporting an operation to be performed on a vehicle includes a processor configured to: obtain first operation information relating to an operation performed by a user in a first vehicle; generate, from the first operation information, second operation information for performing an operation equivalent to the operation in a second vehicle that is different from the first vehicle; and output the second operation information.

Abstract: A coil component includes a coil portion, a core portion in which the coil portion is buried, and first and second outer electrodes connected respectively to one end and the other end of the coil portion at one or different end surfaces of the core portion. The core portion includes a metal magnetic substance—resin composite and a heat dissipative resin composite having a higher thermal conductivity than the metal magnetic substance—resin composite. The heat dissipative resin composite is arranged around an outer periphery of the coil portion to connect the outer periphery and the end surface of the core portion in at least parts thereof. The metal magnetic substance—resin composite is arranged in a core region and upper and lower regions with respect to the coil portion, and in a connecting region in at least one corner of the core portion.

Abstract: A coil component includes a coil portion, a core portion in which the coil portion is buried, and first and second outer electrodes connected respectively to one end and the other end of the coil portion at one or different end surfaces of the core portion. The core portion includes a metal magnetic substance—resin composite and a heat dissipative resin composite having a higher thermal conductivity than the metal magnetic substance—resin composite. The heat dissipative resin composite is arranged around an outer periphery of the coil portion to connect the outer periphery and the end surface of the core portion in at least parts thereof. The metal magnetic substance—resin composite is arranged in a core region and upper and lower regions with respect to the coil portion, and in a connecting region in at least one corner of the core portion.

Abstract: A laminated coil component includes a magnetic material part containing a metal magnetic material and a first glass component, and a nonmagnetic material part containing a ceramic material and a second glass component, and a coil conductor is formed so that at least the main surface of a coil pattern is in contact with the nonmagnetic material part. The magnetic material part is formed with the volume content of the first glass component based on the total amount of the metal magnetic material and the first glass component is 46 to 60 vol %. The nonmagnetic material part is formed with the volume content of the second glass component based on the total amount of the ceramic material and the second glass component is 69 to 79 vol %. A laminated coil component having good high-frequency characteristics and magnetic characteristics is obtained and a method for producing the laminated coil component.

Abstract: A laminated coil component includes a magnetic material part containing a metal magnetic material and a first glass component, and a nonmagnetic material part containing a ceramic material and a second glass component, and a coil conductor is formed so that at least the main surface of a coil pattern is in contact with the nonmagnetic material part. The magnetic material part is formed with the volume content of the first glass component based on the total amount of the metal magnetic material and the first glass component is 46 to 60 vol %. The nonmagnetic material part is formed with the volume content of the second glass component based on the total amount of the ceramic material and the second glass component is 69 to 79 vol %. A laminated coil component having good high-frequency characteristics and magnetic characteristics is obtained and a method for producing the laminated coil component.

Abstract: A magnetic material composition includes: magnetic alloy particles such as Fe—Si—Cr or Fe—Si—Al based particles, with a passivation film formed on the surfaces of the particles; and a glass constituent that contains Si, B, and an alkali metal such as K, Na, and Li, and has a softening point of 650 to 800° C. The content of the glass constituent is 12 to 32 wt % with respect to the total of the magnetic alloy particles and the glass constituent. A glass phase formed from the glass constituent is formed between the magnetic alloy particles. A component body with a coil conductor buried therein is formed from the magnetic material composition. Thus, ingress of moisture and plating solutions between the magnetic alloy particles can be suppressed so that favorable insulation performance can be ensured without impairing any magnetic property.

Abstract: A method includes: a laminate block preparing step of preparing a laminate block as an assembly of a number of laminates, by alternately laminating magnetic layers containing, as their main constituent, a magnetic metal material containing a glass material and conductor layers containing a conductive material so that the conductor layers are electrically connected to each other to form a coil pattern; a dividing step of dividing the laminate block by cutting the laminate block for each of the laminates; a magnetic material applying step of applying a magnetic material containing the magnetic metal material to side surfaces of the laminates; and a firing step of firing the laminates with the magnetic material applied thereto, thereby preparing a component body. This achieves a method for manufacturing a laminated coil component preferred for a power inductor with improved reliability, without impairing direct-current superimposition characteristics.

Abstract: A laminated coil component includes a coil conductor including a plurality of strip electrodes and via-holes inside an approximately rectangular ceramic laminate. The via-holes connect the ends of the strip electrodes. The axis of the coil conductor corresponds with the width direction Z of the ceramic laminate that is substantially perpendicular to both the laminated direction (thickness direction) X and the longitudinal direction Y of the ceramic laminate. The manufacturing process includes the steps of laminating ceramic green sheets having the strip electrodes and/or the via-holes and the ceramic green sheets having printed conductive patterns constituting external electrodes, and press-bonding and firing them.

Abstract: A laminated coil component includes a coil conductor including a plurality of strip electrodes and via-holes inside an approximately rectangular ceramic laminate. The via-holes connect the ends of the strip electrodes. The axis of the coil conductor corresponds with the width direction Z of the ceramic laminate that is substantially perpendicular to both the laminated direction (thickness direction) X and the longitudinal direction Y of the ceramic laminate. The manufacturing process includes the steps of laminating ceramic green sheets having the strip electrodes and/or the via-holes and the ceramic green sheets having printed conductive patterns constituting external electrodes, and press-bonding and firing them.

Abstract: A laminated inductor includes a structure and arrangement that allows a synthetic reaction during baking to proceed without problems occurring during plating. The laminated inductor includes magnetic sheets provided with associated coil conductors thereon and a magnetic sheet having no conductor thereon for covering the inductor. The magnetic sheets are prepared by mixing respective powders primarily including Fe2O3, NiO, ZnO, and CuO. A composition of the powder thus prepared preferably includes about 45 to about 50 mole percent of Fe2O3, about 5 to about 50 mole percent of NiO, about 0.5 to about 30 mole percent of ZnO, and about 4 to about 16 mole percent of CuO. In addition, about 0.1 to less than about 0.5 percent by weight of Bi2O3 having a specific surface area of about 10 m2/g to about 20 m2/g is added to the powder.

Abstract: An insulating ceramic composition which comprises about 62-75 wt % of silicon oxide (in terms of SiO.sub.2), about 4-22 wt % of barium oxide (in terms of BaCO.sub.3), about 0.5-2.5 wt % of aluminum oxide (in terms Al.sub.2 O.sub.3), 0 to about 0.8 wt % of chromium oxide (in terms of Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3), about 0.2-0.8 wt % of calcium oxide (in terms of CaCO.sub.3), about 8-18 wt % of boron oxide (in terms of B.sub.2 O.sub.3), and 0 to about 2.5 wt % of potassium oxide (in terms of K.sub.2 O). A ceramic inductor is made of said insulating ceramic composition.

Abstract: A video image and audio sound signal processor having a signal multiplexer and a single data compression system for a video image recording and playback apparatus. An audio sound signal is sampled in accordance with a timing signal in synchronism with a horizontal synchronizing signal of a video image signal, and such a sampled audio sound signal is then multiplexed onto an end of the video image signal, which is then converted into a digital signal by a single A/D (analog to digital) converter. Such a multiplexed digital signal containing video image data and audio sound data is then sent to a data converter wherein raster data are converted into a plurality of data blocks, each of such data blocks including a plurality of picture elements in both horizontal and vertical directions. And then, the data blocks are sent to a single compression device.

Abstract: A composite component includes a main body which is constituted by combining a first block which is made of dielectric material and contains capacitor electrodes, with a second block which is made of magnetic material and contains inductor electrodes. The main body is provided with recesses for receiving other components and connection electrodes to which the other components are connected. The connection electrodes are themselves connected to lead-out electrodes. The main body is further provided with external electrodes for connection to the capacitor electrodes, the inductor electrodes and the lead-out electrodes.

Abstract: A composite electronic component includes a sintered body, an inductor part and a capacitor part which are formed in the sintered body, and a ground electrode which is formed on an outer surface of the sintered body to be electrically connected to a first capacitor electrode of the capacitor part and not to reach an outer surface of the inductor part on the outer surface of the sintered body.

Abstract: A transformer contains a multi-layered coil block which is formed by laminating and sintering sheets having conduction patterns. External electrodes which are connected to the conduction patterns are formed at the edges of the multi-layered coil block. A hole is made at the center of the multi-layered coil block, and a core is inserted into the hole. For the sheet material, a ceramic material containing glass is used. For the ceramic material, for example, an alumina ceramic material or dielectric ceramic material is used. Also, for the glass, for example, lead glass, borosilicate zinc glass, or borosilicate lead glass is used.

Abstract: An electronic camera includes an image converting device, a voice converting device, an image data compressing and expanding device, a voice data compressing and expanding device, a single digital/analog converter, a sample-holding device for sample-holding and outputting the analog sound signals, a pedestal level generating device for generating signals indicative of pedestal levels, a change-over switching device for connecting the voice data compressing and expanding device to the sample-holding means when causing the pedestal level generating device to output the signals indicative of pedestal levels and for connecting the image data compressing and expanding device to the single digital/analog converter when causing the pedestal level generating device to prevent the outputting of the signals indicative of the pedestal level.

Abstract: A digital electronic camera apparatus which features an image pickup for picking up an image optically and converting the picked up optical image to an analog signal. An analog/digital converter converts the analog signal to a digital signal, and a digital processor converts the digital signal to a luminance signal and color difference signals. A first memory stores a frame of the luminance signal and the color difference signals, or a frame of the digital signal output from the analog/digital converter. A second memory stores n, where n is an integer, lines of the luminance signal and the color difference signals. A third memory stores a block n.times.n signal from the luminance signal and the color difference signals which are in the line memory, or which are output from the digital processor means. A compressing circuit compresses the signal from the third memory. A recording device records the signal from the compressing circuit in a recording media.

Abstract: A digital video camera including an image sensor, comprises a line memory, unit for storing a plurality of digitized raster scanning data transferred from the image sensor, and a processing unit for reading out a plurality of data in the form of block or matrix from the line memory means and converting the data into luminance data and color-difference data every block or matrix.

Abstract: An image data processing apparatus includes a converter for subjecting each block to a discrete cosine transform (DCT) to convert blocks into DCT coefficients, a first memory for temporarily storing the DCT coefficients, a second memory for storing threshold values of a quantization matrix which is used for quantizing the DCT coefficients, a quantizing part for quantizing the DCT coefficients, a differential part for obtaining a difference in D.C. components of quantized DCT coefficients related to present and previous blocks, a zero detector for detecting whether or not A.C. components of the quantized DCT coefficient are zero coefficients, a counter for counting a number of successive zero coefficients of the A.C. components, a coder for subjecting the D.C. and A.C. components to a Huffman coding to output a coded D.C. and A.C.

Abstract: An inductor for noise reduction characterized in that wire is wound around a core member formed of a magnetic substance and the magnetic substance is composed of a material having insulation resistance of 0.5 to 5 kilo-ohms.