Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present embodiment includes a substrate and a semiconductor chip. The substrate has a first face and a plurality of conductive connection parts provided on the first face. The semiconductor chip has a second face that faces the first face and a plurality of connection bumps provided on the second face and electrically connected to the plurality of conductive connection parts. The conductive connection part arranged in a chip outer peripheral region of a chip region on the first face where the semiconductor chip is arranged is different in thickness from the conductive connection part arranged in a chip central region of the chip region.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an inspection device includes a stage on which a substrate having a protrusion portion on a surface thereof is mountable. A ring member presses an outer periphery of the substrate on the stage. A liquid supply unit supplies a liquid on the surface of the substrate from the surface thereof to a first height. An imaging unit captures an image of a surface of the liquid and the protrusion portion from above the surface of the substrate. An arithmetic operation unit determines a size of an exposed portion of the protrusion portion which is exposed from the surface of the liquid by using the image obtained from the imaging unit, and determines a height of the protrusion portion on the basis of the size of the exposed portion.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an inspection device includes a stage on which a substrate having a protrusion portion on a surface thereof is mountable. A ring member presses an outer periphery of the substrate on the stage. A liquid supply unit supplies a liquid on the surface of the substrate from the surface thereof to a first height. An imaging unit captures an image of a surface of the liquid and the protrusion portion from above the surface of the substrate. An arithmetic operation unit determines a size of an exposed portion of the protrusion portion which is exposed from the surface of the liquid by using the image obtained from the imaging unit, and determines a height of the protrusion portion on the basis of the size of the exposed portion.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an input unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The input unit receives processed data having resulted from a process in which a test-content is read and processed by a device to be evaluated. The test-content is composed of a plurality of units for reproduction ordered along a time axis, each unit for reproduction having feature points, the number of the feature points monotonically increasing or decreasing by a predetermined difference along passage of reproduction time. The storage unit stores the predetermined difference. The control unit calculates the numbers of the feature points with respect to each of two adjacent units among the units for reproduction in the processed data, and detects an error in the processed data by determining whether or not a difference between the calculated numbers of the feature points is equal to the stored difference.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an input unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The input unit receives processed data having resulted from a process in which a test-content is read and processed by a device to be evaluated. The test-content is composed of a plurality of units for reproduction ordered along a time axis, each unit for reproduction having feature points, the number of the feature points monotonically increasing or decreasing by a predetermined difference along passage of reproduction time. The storage unit stores the predetermined difference. The control unit calculates the numbers of the feature points with respect to each of two adjacent units among the units for reproduction in the processed data, and detects an error in the processed data by determining whether or not a difference between the calculated numbers of the feature points is equal to the stored difference.

Abstract: An object is to provide a space providing system that can be flexibly adapted to a modification to the configuration of a space structure in accordance with the intended purpose of a conference or exhibition and to replacement or addition of an information apparatus. In a space structure constructed by joining one or more post members extending upwardly from the floor and one or more horizontal beams extending parallel to the floor, connection means that can be fixed at a desired position is provided, by which a service providing apparatus is connected to the space structure. In addition, a space management server that detects and manages a service provided by the service providing apparatus is provided.

Abstract: When an input is switched to another input during monitoring of stream data and the input is returned to the stream data again, the stream data can be easily reproduced from a position just before it is switched to another input. When the input is switched to a DTV broadcast received by an antenna 2 during the reproduction of a video stream transmitted from a video server 10, a receiver 1 requests the video server 10 to stop the reproduction of the video stream and stores information of a position where the reproduction of the video stream is stopped. In the receiver 1, when the input is switched to the video stream side again, the receiver 1 requests the video server 10 to restart the reproduction of the video stream which had been reproduced just before the input has been switched at the previous time.

Abstract: A metallic film is provided, with ease and low cost, which can suppress the dependency of the metallic appearance, the luminosity L* and the hue on the observation angle of an observer, using a commonly used metalescent inorganic pigment and a commonly used colorant without modifying the surface of the metalescent inorganic pigment. The metallic film comprises a laminate of a light-transmitting layer and a light-scattering layer, each of which has a first main surface and a second main surface and which are laminated so that the second main surface of the light-transmitting layer faces the first main surface of the light-scattering layer. The light-transmitting layer comprises a polymer and a metalescent inorganic pigment dispersed therein, and the light-scattering layer comprises a polymer and a white colorant dispersed therein.

Abstract: In order to provide a fuser which can prevent toner contaminants once adhered to a cleaning roller from being fused and again deposited on a heat roller or a press roller, two change-over cleaning rollers are provided for the heat or the press roller, and a temperature sensor is mounted to each cleaning roller. When one of the cleaning rollers, which is performing a cleaning operation, reaches a threshold temperature, it is moved into an inoperative position, but the other cleaning roller is brought into a cleaning position. The temperature sensor attached to the other cleaning roller monitors the temperature of the latter to cause the other cleaning roller to be brought out of the cleaning position. Thus, the cleaning rollers can be alternatively utilized.

Abstract: A fixing apparatus comprises a fixing section for fixing a developer image on a medium to which a developer image has been transferred by passing the medium between heat and press rollers, a cleaning roller made of metal and having a surface subjected to etching processing at surface roughness of 0.4 to 3.2 &mgr;m, and contacted the press roller of the fixing section for cleaning a developer which has stuck to the press roller during fixing operation, and a coat layer coated on the surface of the cleaning roller by a developer or a part of a component of the developer and having layer thickness of 50 to 150 &mgr;m and surface roughness of 4.8 &mgr;m or less.

Abstract: A fixing device for a copying machine includes a heating roller having a heating portion therein, a press roller provided in rolling contact with the heating roller, and a cleaning mechanism for cleaning the heating roller and the press roller. The cleaning mechanism has a cleaning roller provided in rolling contact with the heating roller, and a pressure changing mechanism for changing a pressure applied by the cleaning roller to the heating roller. The pressure changing mechanism continuously changes the pressure of the cleaning roller within a predetermined pressure range at a period shorter than a passing time of the recording sheet passing through a portion between the heating roller and the press roller.

Abstract: A layout apparatus comprises a cluster dividing unit for dividing a semiconductor integrated circuit into clusters; and a cell selecting unit which collates the connection relation of the clusters obtained by the cluster dividing unit with the connection relation of the clusters in the cells stored in the cell library to select a cell with which the connection relation of clusters conform as circuit blocks to form the semiconductor integrated circuit, and combines the circuit blocks to make layout of the semiconductor integrated circuit.