Abstract: An illumination apparatus and an exposure apparatus that achieves higher quality exposure to light and higher operating speed even where the ratio Hx/Hy between the transverse dimension Hx and the longitudinal dimension Hy of the plane of optical modulation of a two-dimensional optical space modulator is 1.5 or above, for instance, are to be provided. The focal distance fx in an x-direction and the focal distance fy in a y-direction of a second optical system that guides light emitted from an integrator to a two-dimensional optical space modulator are made different, in a ratio of fx/fy=1.6, for instance. In this way, the number of rod lenses in the integrator can be made equal between transverse and longitudinal directions and the value of Hx/Hy can be made 2.5 by bringing the aspect ratio dx:dy of rod lenses to 1.6:1, close to 1.

Abstract: A lock unit used for an electronic apparatus that includes a foldable and unfoldable housing that has a first surface that is foldable, and a second surface orthogonal to the first surface includes a lock member that locks the housing in a folded state, an operation member that moves the lock member and releases a lock of the housing by the lock member, and a transmission mechanism that transmits a driving force applied to the operation member to the lock member by changing an operating direction of the operation member to another direction, and moves the lock member in the other direction, wherein the operation member is provided on the second surface, and an operating direction of the operation member is a first direction perpendicular to the second surface, the lock member projecting in a second direction orthogonal to the first surface, and a moving direction of the lock member being a third direction orthogonal to the first and second directions.

Abstract: A piezoelectric actuator includes a metallic vibration plate, an insulating layer, a plurality of individual electrodes, a piezoelectric layer and a common electrode. The insulating layer is formed on the top surface of the vibration plate. The individual electrodes are formed on the top surface of the insulating layer. The piezoelectric layer is formed on the top surfaces of the individual electrodes. The common electrode is formed on the top surface of the piezoelectric layer over the individual electrodes. A plurality of terminals and a plurality of wirings are formed on the top surface of the insulating layer. Each of the terminals is associated with one of the individual electrodes. Each of the wirings connects one of the individual electrodes and the associated terminal.

Abstract: A semiconductor chip mounted interposer (60) is configured by executing wire bonding between a semiconductor chip (50) and an interposer (20), in which terminals (21) that connect to terminals (51) of the chip (50) and separate terminals (22) are formed, on the upper face of the interposer (20). A semiconductor chip (30) is mounted to the top face of a package substrate (10), the interposer (60) is adhered to the upper portion of the chip (30), and wire bonding is executed between the terminals (22) and terminals (11?). When configuring a semiconductor device with a plurality of semiconductor chips combined into one package in this manner, KGD (Known-Good-Die) can easily be guaranteed for each semiconductor chip, and semiconductor devices can be fabricated with a high yield of good units. Also, the semiconductor chips can be used as-is, without restricting the position, pitch, signal arrangement, or the like, of their terminals.

Abstract: An exhaust emission control device includes a plurality of devices for removing particulates accumulated in a particulate filter. A temperature increasing device increases a temperature of the particulate filter. A temperature estimator estimates the temperature of the particulate filter. A particulate accumulation quantity estimator estimates a quantity of accumulated particulates. A temperature increase quantity controller controls a temperature increase to an output of the temperature estimator when the quantity of accumulated particulates exceeds a predetermined value. A time ratio processor computes a time ratio between performance and interruption of a temperature increasing operation. A base period processor computes a base period such that the base period varies from time to time. A switching device switches between performance and interruption of the temperature increasing operation based on the time ratio and the period that becomes the base.

Abstract: A first centrifugal impeller and a second centrifugal impeller are arranged in such an orientation that back sides of the first centrifugal impeller and the second centrifugal impeller face to each other. Bearings are cylindrical roller bearings and a thrust bearing. The cylindrical roller bearings are arranged at two axially spaced supporting positions respectively, and support a radial load applied to the rotating shaft. The thrust bearing supports a thrust load applied to the rotating shaft.

Abstract: A lock unit used for an electronic apparatus that includes a foldable and unfoldable housing that has a first surface that is foldable, and a second surface orthogonal to the first surface includes a lock member that locks the housing in a folded state, an operation member that moves the lock member and releases a lock of the housing by the lock member, and a transmission mechanism that transmits a driving force applied to the operation member to the lock member by changing an operating direction of the operation member to another direction, and moves the lock member in the other direction, wherein the operation member is provided on the second surface, and an operating direction of the operation member is a first direction perpendicular to the second surface, the lock member projecting in a second direction orthogonal to the first surface, and a moving direction of the lock member being a third direction orthogonal to the first and second directions.

Abstract: A pointing device including a base section, an operating section shiftably supported on the base section, a magnet carried on one of the base section and the operating section, and a magneto-electro transducer carried on the other of the base section and the operating section at a location close to the magnet. The operating section includes a first part securely holding one of the magnet and the magneto-electro transducer and supported on the base section shiftably in a desired horizontal direction relative to the base section, and a second part connected to the first part and elastically biasing the first part toward a home position in a horizontal shifting range during a period when the first part is horizontally shifted along the base section.

Abstract: A rust inhibitor which ensures the simplicity of application typical for a coating process and can demonstrate excellent characteristics similar to those obtained with a metal spraying method. The rust inhibitor is manufactured by admixing zinc and aluminum as fine powders of inorganic metals, which are manufactured with a stamping mill to have a flaky shape, to a modified silicone resin solution. A silane-type silicone resin is used for the modified silicone resin solution. For example, a mixed solution of an organosilane-type silicone resin and an oligomer-type silane coupling agent and the like is used.

Abstract: A pointing device including an operating section shiftably supported on a base section, a magnet carried on the base section or the operating section, and a magneto-electro transducer carried on the other close to the magnet. A first part securely holding one of the magnet and the magneto-electro transducer and shiftably supported on the base section in a horizontal direction relative to the base section, and a second part connected to and elastically biasing the first part towards a home position in a horizontal shifting range when the first part is horizontally shifted along the base section. The second part integrated with a major portion surrounding a circumference of the first part that has a first connecting portion connected to the first part and a second connecting portion connected to the base section, and exerting an even elastic biasing force irrespective of a shifting direction of the first part.

Abstract: A process for producing a lysosomal enzyme having a mannose-6-phosphate-containing acidic sugar chain, wherein the process comprising: culturing in a medium yeast cells obtained by introducing a lysosomal enzyme gene into a sugar chain biosynthetic enzyme gene mutant strain of yeast, collecting a lysosomal enzyme having a phosphate-containing sugar chain from the culture, and then treating the enzyme with ?-mannosidase; and pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of human lysosomal enzyme deficiencies produced by the process. The genetic engineering technique using the yeast according to the present invention allows large-amount and high-purity production of a glycoprotein having a phosphate-containing acidic sugar chain which can serve as a labeling marker for transporting into lysosomes in cells of mammals such as human. The glycoprotein having a phosphate-containing acidic sugar chain according to the invention may be utilized as a drug effective in treatment of human lysosomal enzyme deficiencies, etc.

Abstract: To provide a high-rigidity flat grinding device, a substrate flat grinding device has three fastening plate lifting-and-lowering mechanisms that have kinematic couplings and a cylinder rod that move the fastening plate upward or downward. Being a high-rigidity grinding device in which the load of the fastening plate 6 also is a load on the grindstone 14 that does the grinding, there is little deflection in the thickness distribution of the substrates that are obtained, even if they are semiconductor substrates having a large substrate diameter of 450 mm.

Abstract: This invention provides a means for enabling high-level secretory production of proteins, in particular proteins having complicated structures such as antibodies, in host cells such as yeast cells. The invention also provides transformed yeast cells having the activated HAC1 gene and the RRBP1 gene and a method for enabling high-level secretory production of foreign proteins using such transformed host cells by inhibiting O-sugar chain formation indigenous to host cells such as yeast cells.

Abstract: A piezoelectric material layer is easily formed on a partial region of the substrate surface. By forming a different hardness material layer that has a different hardness from that of the substrate in the form of a pattern on the surface of the substrate, a film-deposition permitting region A to which particles of a piezoelectric material in a carrier gas adhere in a form of a film and a film-deposition inhibiting region B which inhibits the formation of a film are provided. Further, when a carrier gas containing particles of a piezoelectric material are ejected onto the surface of the substrate by means of AD, a film-like piezoelectric material layer is formed as a result of the adhesion of the particles in the film-deposition permitting region A. As a result, the piezoelectric material layer can be formed easily in a partial region of the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A magnetic-recording medium which is provided on a nonmagnetic substrate with at least an orientation-controlling layer for controlling the orientation of a layer formed directly thereon, a perpendicularly magnetic layer having an easily magnetizing axis oriented mainly perpendicularly relative to the nonmagnetic substrate, and a protective layer. The perpendicularly magnetic layer includes two or more magnetic layers, at least one of the magnetic layers is a layer having Co as a main component and containing Pt as well and containing an oxide, and at least another of the magnetic layers is a layer having Co as a main component and containing Cr as well and containing no oxide.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a plurality of ink-jet heads comprising: forming an insulating ceramic layer at least on one of outermost metal plates of a plurality of metal plates, the outermost metal plates forming outermost layers of a laminate, the plurality of metal plates forming a metal plate set; stacking a plurality of metal plate sets via the insulating ceramic layer of each set; and heating the stacked plurality of metal plate sets and simultaneously diffusion bonding the plurality of metal plates in each set of the plurality of metal plate sets. A plurality of laminates can be manufactured at once by diffusion bonding the metal plates of the plurality of metal plate sets all together, without any diffusion bonding between two metal plates respectively belonging to different metal plate sets.

Abstract: The read-head is capable of corresponding to high recording density without deteriorating characteristics even if a small size read-element is used. The read-head of the present invention comprises: a read-element including a free layer; and a magnetic domain control layer for domain-controlling the free layer. The magnetic domain control layer is composed of a soft magnetic material including at least one substance selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co and Ni. A ratio (a/b) of a length (a) of the magnetic domain control layer in the core width direction to a length (b) thereof in the height direction is 5 or more, and the length (b) is 100 nm or less.

Abstract: The magnetic memory device includes a magnetic shield film 48, and a magnetoresistive effect element 62 formed over the magnetic shield film 48 and including a magnetic layer 52, a non-magnetic layer 54 and a magnetic layer 56, in which a magnetization direction of the first magnetic layer or the second magnetic layer is reversed by spin injection, and a second magnetic shield film 68 formed over the side wall of the magnetoresistive effect element 62. Thus, the arrival of the leakage magnetic field from the interconnection near the magnetoresistive effect element 62 can be effectively prevented.

Abstract: A piezoelectric actuator includes a metallic vibration plate, an insulating layer, a plurality of individual electrodes, a piezoelectric layer and a common electrode. The insulating layer is formed on the top surface of the vibration plate. The individual electrodes are formed on the top surface of the insulating layer. The piezoelectric layer is formed on the top surfaces of the individual electrodes. The common electrode is formed on the top surface of the piezoelectric layer over the individual electrodes. A plurality of terminals and a plurality of wirings are formed on the top surface of the insulating layer. Each of the terminals is associated with one of the individual electrodes. Each of the wirings connects one of the individual electrodes and the associated terminal.

Abstract: A piezoelectric actuator includes a metallic vibration plate, an insulating layer, a plurality of individual electrodes, a piezoelectric layer and a common electrode. The insulating layer is formed on the top surface of the vibration plate. The individual electrodes are formed on the top surface of the insulating layer. The piezoelectric layer is formed on the top surfaces of the individual electrodes. The common electrode is formed on the top surface of the piezoelectric layer over the individual electrodes. A plurality of terminals and a plurality of wirings are formed on the top surface of the insulating layer. Each of the terminals is associated with one of the individual electrodes. Each of the wirings connects one of the individual electrodes and the associated terminal.