Abstract: A resist composition which generates an acid when exposed and whose solubility in a developer is changed by an action of an acid, the resist composition including: a base material component (A) whose solubility in a developer is changed by an action of an acid, in which the base material component (A) comprises a polymer compound (A1) having a constitutional unit (a01) represented by Formula (a0-1), a constitutional unit (a02) represented by Formula (a0-2), and a constitutional unit (a03) which is represented by Formula (a0-3) and has a structure different from the constitutional unit (a02).

Abstract: A resist composition which generates an acid when exposed and whose solubility in a developer is changed by an action of an acid, the resist composition including: a base material component (A) whose solubility in a developer is changed by an action of an acid, in which the base material component (A) comprises a polymer compound (A1) having a constitutional unit (a01) represented by Formula (a0-1) and a constitutional unit (a1) which comprises an acid-decomposable group whose polarity is increased due to an action of an acid, and the constitutional unit (a1) comprises a constitutional unit containing an acid-dissociable group represented by Formula (a1-r-1) and a constitutional unit containing an acid-dissociable group represented by Formula (a1-r-2).

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a multiplexing system includes servers. Each server includes a memory, a processing unit, a decision controller, and a restoring unit. The memory is configured to store internal data. The processing unit is configured to output, as first data, deterministic data or the nondeterministic data. The deterministic data is uniquely determined by an operation based on input data and the internal data having not yet been processed. When the processing unit cannot determine deterministic output it outputs the nondeterministic data. The decision controller is configured to select either the first data output from the each server or the first data output from another server, and decide the selected first data as second data. The restoring unit is configured to, when the second output data is the nondeterministic data, restore the internal data to a state of the internal data having not yet been processed.

Abstract: A polymeric compound including a structural unit (a0) represented by general formula (a0-1) shown below and a polycyclic group-containing structural unit (a2m) other than the structural unit (a0), the structural unit (a2m) containing a lactone-containing polycyclic group, a —SO2-containing polycyclic group or a carbonate-containing polycyclic group, and a resist composition including the same: wherein R0 represents a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, or a hydrogen atom; Ya0 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group; L represents an ester bond; and Ra0 represents a polycyclic group having a bridged ring polycyclic skeleton or a condensed ring polycyclic skeleton, which has in its skeleton —C(?O)O— or —SO2—, and at least one of an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogen atom and a halogenated alkyl group.

Abstract: A resist composition which generates acid upon exposure and exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid, the resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid, and a compound (D1) represented by general formula (d1), wherein Z? represents an anion having an aromatic ring containing a hydroxybenzoic acid skeleton, provided that at least one hydrogen atom of the aromatic ring has been substituted with a halogen atom; m represents an integer of 1 or more; and Mm+ represents an organic cation having a valency of m.

Abstract: A resist composition which generates acid upon exposure and exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid, the resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid, and a compound (D1) represented by general formula (d1), wherein Z? represents an anion having an aromatic ring containing a hydroxybenzoic acid skeleton, provided that at least one hydrogen atom of the aromatic ring has been substituted with a halogen atom; m represents an integer of 1 or more; and Mm+ represents an organic cation having a valency of m.

Abstract: A push switch includes: a hollow housing having an inner circumferential surface formed with a guide part; an operation button formed with a first ratchet tooth; a cam follower including a cam part, and a second ratchet tooth, and being movable up and down in an axial direction and rotatable in a circumferential direction; a first spring; an engagement piece engaged with the cam follower; a movable contact; a metallic contact member rotatable integrally with the cam follower; a fixed terminal including contacts to be switched by rotating the contact member; and a base on which the fixed terminal is fixed. The contact member defines a through hole at a rotation center of the contact member. The base includes a rotation axis part inserted in the through hole and serving as the rotation center of the contact member.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a cloud system management apparatus includes an estimator, a detector, a determination processor, and a reallocator. The estimator is configured to estimate breach information based on quality information representing a quality level to be achieved by a service process operating in any one of server devices in a cloud system. The breach information represents a degree by which the service process is incapable of achieving the quality level. The detector is configured to detect a failure of each server device. The determination processor is configured to determine, to reallocate at least one first service process operating on a first server device whose failure is detected, a second server device having a smaller sum of the breach information on at least one second service process operating on the second server device. The reallocator is configured to reallocate the first service process to the second server device.

Abstract: A resist composition which generates acid upon exposure and exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid, and which includes a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the acid-generator component (B) including a compound (B1) represented by general formula (b1) shown below (in general formula (b1), Rb1 represents a bridged alicyclic group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms and containing a polar group; Yb1 represents a linear hydrocarbon group of 9 or more carbon atoms which may have a substituent excluding at least one member selected from the group consisting of an aromatic hydrocarbon group and a vinyl group; Vb1 represents a fluorinated alkylene group; m represents an integer of 1 or more; and Mm+ represents an organic cation having a valency of m).

Abstract: A resist composition which generates acid upon exposure and exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid, and which includes a base component which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component including a compound (B0-1) represented by general formula (b0) shown below in which Ra1 represents an aromatic ring; Ra01 represents an alkyl group of 5 or more carbon atoms optionally having a substituent; Ra02 and Ra03 each independently represents an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms optionally having a substituent; n1 represents an integer of 1 to 5; n2 represents an integer of 0 to 2; n3 represents an integer of 0 to 4; and X? represents a counteranion.

Abstract: A resist composition which generates acid upon exposure and exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid, the resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid, and a compound (D1) represented by general formula (d1), wherein Z? represents an anion having an aromatic ring containing a hydroxybenzoic acid skeleton, provided that at least one hydrogen atom of the aromatic ring has been substituted with a halogen atom; m represents an integer of 1 or more; and Mm+ represents an organic cation having a valency of m.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an ordering device determines a processing order of pieces of data in each computer in a multiplex system. The device includes a preliminary elector and a confidence elector. The preliminary elector is configured to generate, when a vote having the current order number, the current round number, and a nominated state is acquired from a primary computer, a vote that includes data included in the acquired vote, the current order number, a round number following the current round number, and a winning-assured state. The confidence elector is configured to determine, when a vote having the current order number, the current round number, and the winning-assured state is acquired for identical data from each of a threshold or more of the computers, data included in the acquired vote to be data to be processed at the current order number.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a first determining unit, a second determining unit, and a processing unit. The first determining unit determines a result indicating a second fixed state for data when a first condition is satisfied, the first condition indicating that t2 or more results of a first recommended state or a first fixed state are selected for the same data. The second determining unit determines the result indicating the first fixed state for the data when a second condition is satisfied, the second condition indicating that ti or more results indicating the second fixed state are selected for the same data. The second determining unit also determines the result indicating the first recommended state for the data when a third condition is satisfied, the third condition indicating that (b+1) or more results indicating the second fixed state are selected for the same data.

Abstract: A resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under the action of acid, an acid generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, and a nitrogen-containing organic compound component (D), wherein the acid generator component (B) includes an acid generator (B1) containing a compound represented by general formula (b1-1) shown below, and the nitrogen-containing organic compound component (D) includes a compound (D1) represented by general formula (d1) shown below. In the formula, Y0 represents an alkylene group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, R0 represents an alkyl group, alkoxy group, halogen atom, halogenated alkyl group, hydroxyl group or oxygen atom (?O), p represents 0 or 1, and Z+ represents an organic cation.

Abstract: A resist composition which generates acid upon exposure and exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid, and which includes a base component which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component including a compound (B0-1) represented by general formula (b0) shown below in which Ra1 represents an aromatic ring; Ra01 represents an alkyl group of 5 or more carbon atoms optionally having a substituent; Ra02 and Ra03 each independently represents an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms optionally having a substituent; n1 represents an integer of 1 to 5; n2 represents an integer of 0 to 2; n3 represents an integer of 0 to 4; and X? represents a counteranion.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing system includes a client apparatus and three or more server apparatuses that each store data. The server apparatus includes a first storage, a receiver, a generator, a selector, a transmitter, and a changer. When the number of requests indicating identical changes among the requests of the data candidates is larger than a first threshold, the selector selects one of the requests indicating identical changes, and sets the state of the selected request to a second state. The transmitter transmits the data candidate including the selected request to one or more server apparatuses. When the number of requests in the second state among the requests of the data candidates is larger than a second threshold, the changer updates the history data and changes the data by using one of the data candidates including the requests in the second state.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing system includes a server and a client. The server includes a storage, a receiver, and a storage controller. The storage is configured to store data and its version in a record indexed by a key for identifying the record. The receiver is configured to receive, from the client, a write request including write data, requested key for identifying a record where the write data is to be stored, and a write version that indicates a version of the write data. The storage controller is configured to replace the data and its version in the record identified by the requested key with the requested write data and the requested write version, respectively, if the version in the record identified by the requested key is smaller than the write version.

Abstract: A method for forming a negative type resist pattern having a high residual film rate of exposed areas of a resist film by heating an exposed resist film and subjecting it to patterning by negative type development with a developing solution containing an organic solvent, in which a resist composition containing a high-molecular weight compound having a constituent unit represented by a particular general formula.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a cloud system management apparatus includes an estimator, a detector, a determination processor, and a reallocator. The estimator is configured to estimate breach information based on quality information representing a quality level to be achieved by a service process operating in any one of server devices in a cloud system. The breach information represents a degree by which the service process is incapable of achieving the quality level. The detector is configured to detect a failure of each server device. The determination processor is configured to determine, to reallocate at least one first service process operating on a first server device whose failure is detected, a second server device having a smaller sum of the breach information on at least one second service process operating on the second server device. The reallocator is configured to reallocate the first service process to the second server device.

Abstract: A polymeric compound including a structural unit (a0) represented by general formula (a0-1) shown below and a polycyclic group-containing structural unit (a2m) other than the structural unit (a0), the structural unit (a2m) containing a lactone-containing polycyclic group, a —SO2-containing polycyclic group or a carbonate-containing polycyclic group, and a resist composition including the same: wherein R0 represents a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, or a hydrogen atom; Ya0 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group; L represents an ester bond; and Ra0 represents a polycyclic group having a bridged ring polycyclic skeleton or a condensed ring polycyclic skeleton, which has in its skeleton —C(?O)O— or —SO2—, and at least one of an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogen atom and a halogenated alkyl group.