Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developer that forms a toner image on an endless belt that is suspended over outer portions of a plurality of rollers, a driver that rotates at least one driving roller out of the plurality of rollers, a position adjustment mechanism that corrects relative positions of the plurality of rollers relative to one another, and a hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor controls the position adjustment mechanism to correct a relative position between the belt and the driving roller with tension applied to the belt being a second tension smaller than a first tension that is applied in a developing state in which a toner image is formed on the belt by the developer.

Abstract: A conductive composition is provided that can be spray coated to form a shielding layer having good shielding capability against 100 MHz to 40 GHz electromagnetic waves, and having desirable adhesion to a package with good laser mark visibility. A method of production of a shielded package with such a conductive composition is also provided.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developer that forms a toner image on an endless belt that is suspended over outer portions of a plurality of rollers, a driver that rotates at least one driving roller out of the plurality of rollers, a position adjustment mechanism that corrects relative positions of the plurality of rollers relative to one another, and a hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor controls the position adjustment mechanism to correct a relative position between the belt and the driving roller with tension applied to the belt being a second tension smaller than a first tension that is applied in a developing state in which a toner image is formed on the belt by the developer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a shield package having a highly distinctive pattern formed on a surface of a shield layer. The shield package of the present invention includes a package in which an electronic component is sealed with a resin layer, and a shield layer covering the package, wherein a surface of the resin layer includes a drawing area drawn with lines and/or dots by aggregation of multiple grooves, and a non-drawing area other than the drawing area, multiple depressions originating from the grooves are formed on a surface of the shield layer on the drawing area, and the depressions are aggregated to draw a pattern with lines and/or dots.

Abstract: A wiring board includes core substrate, a first build-up layer on first surface of the substrate and including conductive and insulating resin layers, and a second build-up layer on second surface of the substrate and including conductive and insulating resin layers. The first build-up is formed such that each conductive layer includes a metal foil layer and a plating layer on the foil layer and the foil layer of a conductive layer on an outermost resin layer has thickness greater than thickness of the foil layer of a conductive layer on a non-outermost resin layer, and the second build-up is formed such that each conductive layer includes a metal foil layer and a plating layer on the foil layer and the foil layer of a conductive layer on an outermost resin layer has thickness greater than thickness of the foil layer of a conductive layer on a non-outermost resin layer.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a shield package having a highly distinctive patterned portion formed on a surface of a shield layer. The shield package of the present invention includes a package in which an electronic component is sealed with a sealing material, and a shield layer covering the package, wherein a surface of the shield layer includes a patterned portion and a non-patterned portion other than the patterned portion, and a ratio of Sal (autocorrelation length) of the non-patterned portion to Sal of the patterned portion is as follows: (Sal of non-patterned portion)/(Sal of patterned portion)>4.0.

Abstract: A shield package is disclosed including: a package in which an electronic component is mounted on a substrate, the electronic component being sealed with sealing material; and a shield layer including a first layer and a second layer that are sequentially laminated on the package, in which the first layer made from a conductive resin composition having 100 parts by mass of a binder component, 400 parts by mass to 1800 parts by mass of metal particles, and 0.3 part by mass to 40 parts by mass of a curing agent, the metal particles include at least spherical metal particles and flaky metal particles, and the second layer made from a conductive resin composition containing a binder component, metal particles haying an average particle diameter of 10 nm to 500 nm, metal particles having an average particle diameter of 1 ?m to 50 ?m, and a radical polymerization initiator.

Abstract: The present invention provides a shield package having a highly distinctive pattern formed on a surface of a shield layer. The shield package of the present invention includes a package in which an electronic component is sealed with a resin layer, and a shield layer covering the package, wherein a surface of the resin layer includes a drawing area drawn with lines and/or dots by aggregation of multiple grooves, and a non-drawing area other than the drawing area, multiple depressions originating from the grooves are formed on a surface of the shield layer on the drawing area, and the depressions are aggregated to draw a pattern with lines and/or dots.

Abstract: A wiring board includes core substrate, a first build-up layer on first surface of the substrate and including conductive and insulating resin layers, and a second build-up layer on second surface of the substrate and including conductive and insulating resin layers. The first build-up is formed such that each conductive layer includes a metal foil layer and a plating layer on the foil layer and the foil layer of a conductive layer on an outermost resin layer has thickness greater than thickness of the foil layer of each conductive layer on a non-outermost resin layer, and the second build-up is formed such that each conductive layer includes a metal foil layer and a plating layer on the foil layer and the foil layer of a conductive layer on an outermost resin layer has thickness greater than thickness of the foil layer of each conductive layer on a non-outermost resin layer.

Abstract: A wiring board includes core substrate, a first build-up layer on first surface of the substrate and including conductive and insulating resin layers, and a second build-up layer on second surface of the substrate and including conductive and insulating resin layers. The first build-up is formed such that each conductive layer includes a metal foil layer and a plating layer on the foil layer and the foil layer of a conductive layer on an outermost resin layer has thickness greater than thickness of the foil layer of a conductive layer on a non-outermost resin layer, and the second build-up is formed such that each conductive layer includes a metal foil layer and a plating layer on the foil layer and the foil layer of a conductive layer on an outermost resin layer has thickness greater than thickness of the foil layer of a conductive layer on a non-outermost resin layer.

Abstract: A shield package is disclosed including: a package in which an electronic component is mounted on a substrate, the electronic component being sealed with sealing material; and a shield layer including a first layer and a second layer that are sequentially laminated on the package, in which the first layer made from a conductive resin composition having 100 parts by mass of a binder component, 400 parts by mass to 1800 parts by mass of metal particles, and 0.3 part by mass to 40 parts by mass of a curing agent, the metal particles include at least spherical metal particles and flaky metal particles, and the second layer made from a conductive resin composition containing a binder component, metal particles haying an average particle diameter of 10 nm to 500 nm, metal particles having an average particle diameter of 1 ?m to 50 ?m, and a radical polymerization initiator.

Abstract: An image formation apparatus includes: an image carrier having a surface on which a toner image is formed; a transfer roller cooperating with a surface of the image carrier to form a nip at a first position in a direction in which the image carrier rotates; a discharging member provided at a second position downstream of the nip in a direction in which the transfer roller rotates; a first power supply that applies a first voltage opposite in polarity to toner to the transfer roller to transfer the toner image to a recording medium when the recording medium is inserted in the nip; and a second power supply that applies a second voltage identical in polarity to the toner to the discharging member to cause an electric discharge to electrically charge the toner on the surface of the transfer roller to electrically attract the toner to the transfer roller.

Abstract: A magnet roller includes a magnet portion for generating magnetic force such that a plurality of peaks are formed in a magnetic force distribution. The magnet portion includes a plurality of magnetic poles. A cross section of the magnet portion includes a portion in which a distance from an axial center of the magnet portion to an outer edge of the magnet portion continuously changes in the circumferential direction. The magnetic force on a surface of a developing sleeve at a position corresponding to each of the plurality of magnetic poles is determined by (i) a distance from each of the plurality of magnetic poles to the developing sleeve in a radial direction of the developing sleeve and (ii) a magnitude of magnetic force in each of the plurality of magnetic poles. The distances from the plurality of magnetic poles to the developing sleeve in the radial direction are different.

Abstract: A printed wiring board includes a core substrate, a first build-up layer, and a second build-up layer. The core substrate includes a core layer, through-hole conductors and through-hole lands. Metal foils of the through-hole lands in the core substrate have mat surfaces at interfaces of the core layer in the core substrate, metal foils of via lands in the build-up layers have inner mat surfaces at interfaces of insulating layers, and metal foils of outermost conductor layers in the build-up layers have outermost mat surfaces at interfaces of outermost insulating layers. Ten-point average roughness (RzI1) of the inner first mat surface is smaller than each often-point average roughness (Rz1, Rz2) of the mat surfaces and ten-point average roughness (RzO1, RzO2) of the outermost mat surfaces. Ten-point average roughness (RzI2) of the inner second mat surface is smaller than each of the ten-point average roughness (Rz1, Rz2, RzO1, RzO2).

Abstract: An image formation apparatus includes: an image carrier having a surface on which a toner image is formed; a transfer roller cooperating with a surface of the image carrier to form a nip at a first position in a direction in which the image carrier rotates; a discharging member provided at a second position downstream of the nip in a direction in which the transfer roller rotates; a first power supply that applies a first voltage opposite in polarity to toner to the transfer roller to transfer the toner image to a recording medium when the recording medium is inserted in the nip; and a second power supply that applies a second voltage identical in polarity to the toner to the discharging member to cause an electric discharge to electrically charge the toner on the surface of the transfer roller to electrically attract the toner to the transfer roller.

Abstract: A printed wiring board includes: a core substrate having a core layer, first and second conductor layers, and through-hole conductors penetrating through the core layer and connecting the conductor layers; and first and second build-up layers each including an insulating layer, an inner side conductor layer, an outermost insulating layer, an outermost conductor layer, and a solder resist layer. Each of the conductor layers includes conductor circuits having substantially a trapezoid cross-sectional shape, and spaces between adjacent conductor circuits, and includes a metal foil, a seed layer, and an electrolytic plating film. The inner side conductor layers have the smallest minimum circuit width, the smallest minimum space width and the largest base angle among the conductor layers. The insulating layers have the smallest ten-point average roughness rz3, rz7 among the ten-point average roughness rz3, rz7, rz1, rz2, rz5 and rz9 of the core layer, insulating layers and outermost insulating layers.

Abstract: A printed wiring board includes: a core substrate having a core layer and first and second conductor layers; a first build-up layer including a first insulating layer, an inner first conductor layer, an outermost first insulating layer, and an outermost first conductor layer; and a second build-up layer including a second insulating layer, an inner second conductor layer, an outermost second insulating layer, and an outermost second conductor layer. Each conductor layer includes metal foil, seed layer, and electrolytic plating film, t1/T1, t2/T2, u1/U1 and u2/U2 are smaller than 1, and s1/S1 and s2/S2 are larger than 1, where t1, t2, u1, u2, s1 and s2 are electrolytic plating film thicknesses of the first and second and outermost and inner first and second conductor layers, T1, T2, U1, U2, S1 and S2 are metal foil thicknesses of the first and second and outermost and inner first and second conductor layers.

Abstract: A printed wiring board includes: a core substrate having a core layer, conductor layers on the core layer, and through-hole conductors; a first build-up layer including an insulating layer on the substrate, an inner side conductor layer on the insulating layer, an outermost insulating layer on the inner side conductor layer, and an outermost conductor layer on the outermost insulating layer; and a second build-up layer including an insulating layer on the substrate, an inner side conductor layer on the insulating layer, an outermost insulating layer on the inner side conductor layer, and an outermost conductor layer on the outermost insulating layer. Each of the conductor layers, inner side conductor layers, and outermost conductor layers has a metal foil, a seed layer and an electrolytic plating film, and that each inner side conductor layer has the smallest thickness among the conductor layers, inner side conductor layers and outermost conductor layers.

Abstract: A printed wiring board includes a core substrate, a first build-up layer, and a second build-up layer. The core substrate includes a core layer, through-hole conductors and through-hole lands. Metal foils of the through-hole lands in the core substrate have mat surfaces at interfaces of the core layer in the core substrate, metal foils of via lands in the build-up layers have inner mat surfaces at interfaces of insulating layers, and metal foils of outermost conductor layers in the build-up layers have outermost mat surfaces at interfaces of outermost insulating layers. Ten-point average roughness (RzI1) of the inner first mat surface is smaller than each of ten-point average roughness (Rz1, Rz2) of the mat surfaces and ten-point average roughness (RzO1, RzO2) of the outermost mat surfaces. Ten-point average roughness (RzI2) of the inner second mat surface is smaller than each of the ten-point average roughness (Rz1, Rz2, RzO1, RzO2).

Abstract: A magnet roller includes a magnet portion for generating magnetic force such that a plurality of peaks are formed in a magnetic force distribution. The magnet portion includes a plurality of magnetic poles. A cross section of the magnet portion includes a portion in which a distance from an axial center of the magnet portion to an outer edge of the magnet portion continuously changes in the circumferential direction. The magnetic force on a surface of a developing sleeve at a position corresponding to each of the plurality of magnetic poles is determined by (i) a distance from each of the plurality of magnetic poles to the developing sleeve in a radial direction of the developing sleeve and (ii) a magnitude of magnetic force in each of the plurality of magnetic poles. The distances from the plurality of magnetic poles to the developing sleeve in the radial direction are different.