Abstract: Free-cutting copper alloy comprises Cu: more than 59.7% but less than 64.7%, Si: more than 0.60% but less than 1.30%, Pb: more than 0.001% but less than 0.20%, Bi: more than 0.001% but less than 0.10 mass %, and P: more than 0.001% but less than 0.15%, with remainder being Zn and unavoidable impurities, wherein total amount of Fe, Mn, Co, and Cr is less than 0.45%, the total amount of Sn and Al is less than 0.45%, 56.7?Cu?4.7×Si+0.5×Pb+0.5×Bi?0.5×P?59.7 and 0.003?Pb+Bi<0.25 are satisfied, 0.02?Bi/(Pb+Bi)?0.98 is satisfied if 0.003?Pb+Bi<0.08, 0.01?Bi/(Pb+Bi)?0.40 or 0.85?Bi/(Pb+Bi)?0.98 is satisfied if 0.08?Pb+Bi<0.13.

Abstract: Provided are an epoxy resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation; and a semiconductor device having a cured product of such composition. The composition has a superior curability, and a metal layer (plated layer) can be selectively and easily formed on the surface of or inside the cured product of this composition via an electroless plating treatment. The composition of the present invention contains: (A) an epoxy resin; (B) a phenolic curing agent; (C) a curing accelerator having a urea structure; (D) a laser direct structuring additive; and (E) an inorganic filler.

Abstract: An epoxy resin composition comprising an epoxy resin, a curing agent, (A) a carboxyl-containing benzotriazole derivative, and (B) an alkoxysilyl-containing aminoalkylsilane derivative is suited for encapsulating semiconductor devices. The sum of (A)+(B) is 0.5-5.0 pbw per 100 pbw of the sum of the epoxy resin and the curing agent, and a molar ratio (A)/(B) is 0.5-1.5. The composition is free of sulfur and highly adhesive to metal substrates.

Abstract: Provided are a heat-curable maleimide resin composition capable of yielding a cured product superior in tracking resistance; and a semiconductor device encapsulated by the cured product of such resin composition. The heat-curable maleimide resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation contains: (A) a maleimide compound being solid at 25° C., and having, per molecule, at least one dimer acid backbone, at least one linear alkylene group having not less than 6 carbon atoms, and at least two maleimide groups; (B) an inorganic filler; and C) a curing accelerator.

Abstract: An epoxy resin composition comprising an epoxy resin, a curing agent, (A) a carboxyl-containing benzotriazole derivative, and (B) an alkoxysilyl-containing aminoalkylsilane derivative is suited for encapsulating semiconductor devices. The sum of (A)+(B) is 0.5-5.0 pbw per 100 pbw of the sum of the epoxy resin and the curing agent, and a molar ratio (A)/(B) is 0.5-1.5. The composition is free of sulfur and highly adhesive to metal substrates.

Abstract: The purposes of the present invention is to provide a resin composition which provides a cured product which has a high glass transition temperature, a low moisture absorption and a good solder reflow property and small heat decomposition in storage at a high temperature for a long time, and has good moldability and good adhesiveness to a Cu lead frame.

Abstract: A kneading and granulating machine comprises: a container containing a material to be kneaded; a kneading member, which moves along the inner wall surface of the container and revolves and spins at the same time within the container; and a crushing blade, which revolves and spins at the same time within the container to shear the material to be kneaded in the container. The kneading member comprises a blade having a shape corresponding to the inner wall surface of the container, which enables kneading the material to be kneaded between itself and the inner wall surface of the container.

Abstract: The latitude/longitude and time acquired at prescribed sampling time intervals by a touring bus 1 which runs a predetermined running route are wireless-transmitted. A user 6 specifies a getting-on/off point on the basis of the latitude/longitude and time provided by the touring bus and acquires a running route inclusive of the getting-on/off point. Therefore, the user can acquire the running route inclusive of the getting-on/off point easily and instantaneously. The user can specify the getting-on/off point using the speed computed from the latitude/longitude and time acquired. Thus, the user can set his desired notifying point on the running route thus acquired. In such a configuration, there are provided a system for permitting a user of a touring bus to acquire a running route of the touring bus inclusive of a getting-on/off point easily and instantaneously and a system for notifying the arrival of the touring bus which permits the user to set his desired notifying point easily.

Abstract: A kneading and granulating machine comprises: a container containing a material to be kneaded; a kneading member, which moves along the inner wall surface of the container and revolves and spins at the same time within the container; and a crushing blade, which revolves and spins at the same time within the container to shear the material to be kneaded in the container. The kneading member comprises a blade having a shape corresponding to the inner wall surface of the container, which enables kneading the material to be kneaded between itself and the inner wall surface of the container.

Abstract: The latitude/longitude and time acquired at prescribed sampling time intervals by a touring bus 1 which runs a predetermined running route are wireless-transmitted. A user 6 specifies a getting-on/off point on the basis of the latitude/longitude and time provided by the touring bus and acquires a running route inclusive of the getting-on/off point. Therefore, the user can acquire the running route inclusive of the getting-on/off point easily and instantaneously. The user can specify the getting-on/off point using the speed computed from the latitude/longitude and time acquired. Thus, the user can set his desired notifying point on the running route thus acquired. In such a configuration, there are provided a system for permitting a user of a touring bus to acquire a running route of the touring bus inclusive of a getting-on/off point easily and instantaneously and a system for notifying the arrival of the touring bus which permits the user to set his desired notifying point easily.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting maintenance check of a sensor to maintain sensing accuracy, the sensor 10 generating a changeable weight signal in accordance with a load imposed on a vehicle, includes judging means 30a2 for judging whether or not sensed accuracy of a present weight signal is degraded based on a compared result by comparing the present weight signal fetched by a fetching means 30a1 with a previous weight signal from the sensor that corresponds to the present weight signal and information of judging degradation stored by a storing means 30d, and maintenance check information generating means 30a3 to press for maintenance check of the sensor based on the judged degradation in accordance with judgement of degradation by the judging means 30a2.

Abstract: An apparatus for assisting simple recognition of a position to make simple recognition of a position of an object including a processor which stores place-name information corresponding to each position,fetches position information to show the current position of the object, selects the place-name information corresponding to the fetched position information generates assistant information to display the selected place name information and outputs the assistant information.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting maintenance check of a sensor to maintain sensing accuracy, the sensor 10 generating a changeable weight signal in accordance with a load imposed on a vehicle, includes judging means 30a2 for judging whether or not sensed accuracy of a present weight signal is degraded based on a compared result by comparing the present weight signal fetched by a fetching means 30a1 with a previous weight signal from the sensor that corresponds to the present weight signal and information of judging degradation stored by a storing means 30d, and maintenance check information generating means 30a3 to press for maintenance check of the sensor based on the judged degradation in accordance with judgement of degradation by the judging means 30a2.

Abstract: The latitude/longitude and time acquired at prescribed sampling time intervals by a touring bus 1 which runs a predetermined running route are wireless-transmitted. A user 6 specifies a getting-on/off point on the basis of the latitude/longitude and time provided by the touring bus and acquires a running route inclusive of the getting-on/off point. Therefore, the user can acquire the running route inclusive of the getting-on/off point easily and instantaneously. The user can specify the getting-on/off point using the speed computed from the latitude/longitude and time acquired. Thus, the user can set his desired notifying point on the running route thus acquired. In such a configuration, there are provided a system for permitting a user of a touring bus to acquire a running route of the touring bus inclusive of a getting-on/off point easily and instantaneously and a system for notifying the arrival of the touring bus which permits the user to set his desired notifying point easily.

Abstract: The loadage of liquefied gas loaded on a tank lorry vehicle 1 measured on the basis of the load detected by a load sensor 16a attached to at a predetermined position of the tank lorry vehicle 1. The loadage as well as the position information obtained from a GPS signal, time information and vehicle specifying information is transmitted to a business place trough a portable telephone packet communication network 2 and a dedicated line 3. The business place receives the position information, time information, vehicle specifying information and loadage, and produces these items of information as outputs. The tank lorry vehicle 1 collects running information of one's own vehicle whose recording is legally compelled and records it in correlation with the loadage on a memory card 14. The business place 4 reads the running information and loadage from the memory card 14, and issues a report correlated with the running information and loadage.

Abstract: An apparatus for assisting simple recognition of a position to make simply recognition of a position of an object includes place-name information storage means 10d1 for storing place-name information corresponding to an each position, position information fetch means 10a1 for fetching position information to show the current position of the object, place-name information select means 10a2 for selecting the place-name information corresponding to the position information fetched by the position information fetch means 10a1 from the place-name information storage means 10d1, assistant information generating means 10a3 for generating assistant information to display the place name information selected by the place-name information select means 10a2 and assistant information output means 10a4 for outputting the assistant information generated by the assistant information generating means 10a3.

Abstract: A vehicle tracking system, wherein with respect to vehicles owned by members on which communication units containing GPS receivers are mounted, the vehicle tracking system specifies a previously-registered member and the vehicle owned by the previously-registered member based upon a request of the previously-registered member for providing positional information of a vehicle owned by the previously-registered member, and the vehicle tracking system executes a polling operation of positional information to the vehicle owned by the previously-registered member; retrieves an existence position of the vehicle on a map from a map database based upon positional information transmitted from the vehicle owned by the previously-registered member; displays the existence position of the vehicle by superimposing on the map; and provides the existence position superimposed on the map as vehicle positional information data to the previously-registered member.

Abstract: A vehicle tracking system, wherein with respect to vehicles owned by members on which communication units containing GPS receivers are mounted, the vehicle tracking system specifies a previously-registered member and the vehicle owned by the previously-registered member based upon a request of the previously-registered member for providing positional information of a vehicle owned by the previously-registered member, and the vehicle tracking system executes a polling operation of positional information to the vehicle owned by the previously-registered member; retrieves an existence position of the vehicle on a map from a map database based upon positional information transmitted from the vehicle owned by the previously-registered member; displays the existence position of the vehicle by superimposing on the map; and provides the existence position superimposed on the map as vehicle positional information data to the previously-registered member.