Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate and a counter substrate that face each other with a liquid crystal layer therebetween. The array substrate includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an alignment sustaining layer. The first electrode has a comb-teeth shape. The second electrode has a comb-teeth shape, faces the first electrode, and includes a protruding portion protruding from the first electrode in a direction where comb teeth are arranged. The alignment sustaining layer is formed above a surface of the array substrate being in contact with the liquid crystal layer and gives liquid crystals a pre-tilt to a direction in which the second electrode protrudes from the first electrode, in a direction in which the comb teeth are arranged.

Abstract: An exhaust gas analyzing system makes it possible to determine appropriate maintenance timing of sampling pumps in the system, including sampling pumps and provided in a main flow path in order to sample exhaust gas sent from an introduction port, analysis parts provided on the upstream side or downstream side of the sampling pumps and in the main flow path, flow meters provided on the upstream side or downstream side of the analysis parts in the main flow path, and pump abnormality determination parts and for determining abnormality of the sampling pumps by comparing pump flow rates obtained by the flow meters to a predetermined abnormal flow rate.

Abstract: An exhaust gas analyzing apparatus provided a first filter flow path with a first filter, a second filter flow path provided with a second filter, an exhaust gas analyzing part for analyzing exhaust gas passing through the first filter or the second filter, a flow path switching mechanism for switching between the first filter flow path and the second filter flow path. A pulse purge mechanism is provided for supplying purge gas to the filters, in the filter flow paths, in a pulsed manner, and in the case where a pressure difference between an upstream side and a downstream side of the filter provided in one filter flow path where the exhaust gas flows becomes equal to or larger than a predetermined value, the one filter flow path is switched to the other one, and purge gas is supplied to the filter provided in the one filter flow path in the pulsed manner.

Abstract: A method for producing a Ta sputtering target including the following steps: (a) a step of forging a Ta ingot, comprising subjecting the Ta ingot to a forging pattern over at least 3 times, wherein each forging pattern is “a cold forging step comprising stamp-forging and upset-forging operations alternatively repeated over at least 3 times; (b) an in-process vacuum heat-treating step carried out between every successive two forging patterns to thus prepare a Ta billet; (c) a step of rolling the Ta billet to obtain a rolled plate; and (d) a step of vacuum heat-treating the rolled plate to obtain a Ta sputtering target. A sputtering target produced by the above method.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is a thin film transistor having a substrate, a gate electrode formed on the substrate, a gate insulating film, a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating film, a protective film formed on the semiconductor layer and the gate insulating film and having first and second opening sections which are separately and directly formed on the semiconductor layer, a source electrode formed on the protective film and electrically connected to the semiconductor layer at the first opening section of the protective film, and a drain electrode formed on the protective film and electrically connected to the semiconductor layer at the second opening section of the protective film.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an oven controlled crystal oscillator that can obtain stable oscillation frequency by reducing a temperature change in an oscillation element. The oven controlled crystal oscillator comprises; a heat-conducting plate mounted on one surface of a circuit board, a crystal resonator mounted on a surface of the heat-conducting plate opposite to the surface of the circuit board, an oscillation element constituting an oscillation circuit together with the crystal resonator, and a thermistor that detects temperature of the crystal resonator, a heating resistance which heats the crystal resonator, and a temperature control element including at least a power transistor, to constitute a temperature control circuit together with the thermistor and the heating resistance.

Abstract: A crystal unit and a thermistor with negative resistance-temperature characteristics are housed in a thermostatic oven heated by a heater. A transistor driving the heater is controlled by an output of a differential amplifier, the thermistor is placed between a power supply voltage and an inverting input of the amplifier, and a first resistor used to adjust the temperature of a zero temperature coefficient point of the crystal unit is installed between the inverting input and a ground point. A second resistor is installed between the power supply voltage and a non-inverting input of the amplifier and a third resistor is installed between the non-inverting input and ground point. One of the second and third resistors is a resistor assembly made up of a plurality of resistance elements and one of these resistance elements is provided with positive resistance-temperature characteristics and adapted to detect ambient temperature.

Abstract: According to the first aspect of the present invention, a drain electrode and a pixel electrode are electrically connected to each other on a protective film formed on a semiconductor active layer, and thereby it is possible to easily connect the drain electrode and the pixel electrode to each other and to improve a yield.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate and a counter substrate that face each other with a liquid crystal layer therebetween. The array substrate includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an alignment sustaining layer. The first electrode has a comb-teeth shape. The second electrode has a comb-teeth shape, faces the first electrode, and includes a protruding portion protruding from the first electrode in a direction where comb teeth are arranged. The alignment sustaining layer is formed above a surface of the array substrate being in contact with the liquid crystal layer and gives liquid crystals a pre-tilt to a direction in which the second electrode protrudes from the first electrode, in a direction in which the comb teeth are arranged.

Abstract: An overlay service network and method for delivering a multimedia service. The overlay service network comprises a user interface for subscribers to request an available service as a requested service, a register server for registering and storing a database of available services, a plurality of service nodes for executing at least one available service and a controller for receiving a request for an available service, searching the register server for the requested service, selecting one or more of the plurality of service nodes to execute the requested service and establishing a chaining sequence between a node requesting the service, the one or more selected execution nodes and a destination node to execute the requested service.

Abstract: A virtualized telecom system and a method for managing service continuity and mobility in a virtualized telecom system. The system comprises a plurality of execution nodes each configured to execute a network function by registering; and a manager node for registering each of the plurality of execution nodes, assigning a node identifier (Node ID) to each of the plurality of execution nodes, periodically polling each of the plurality of execution nodes for a status, and issuing control instructions to each of the plurality of execution nodes based upon the status of a respective execution node. Each of the plurality of execution node responds to the polling by transmitting its status to the manager node. The status includes runtime information and pre-configuration information.

Abstract: The present invention provides an amphiphilic molecule having a plurality of zwitterionic functional groups in its hydrophilic moiety and a molecular assembly comprising the amphiphilic molecule as a constituent lipid. The molecular assembly of the present invention forms a stable vesicular structure under a physiological pH environment to carry a substance of interest in the vesicular structure, and can release the substance of interest to the outside of the vesicular structure when it is deformed under an acidic pH environment. The molecular assembly of the present invention can be used as a carrier for a drug, a probe, a nucleic acid, a protein or the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an oven controlled crystal oscillator that can obtain stable oscillation frequency by reducing a temperature change in an oscillation element. The oven controlled crystal oscillator comprises; a heat-conducting plate mounted on one surface of a circuit board, a crystal resonator mounted on a surface of the heat-conducting plate opposite to the surface of the circuit board, an oscillation element constituting an oscillation circuit together with the crystal resonator, and a thermistor that detects temperature of the crystal resonator, a heating resistance which heats the crystal resonator, and a temperature control element including at least a power transistor, to constitute a temperature control circuit together with the thermistor and the heating resistance.

Abstract: A temperature controlled oscillator is provided with a circuit substrate having a crystal resonator, an oscillating circuit, and a temperature control circuit, arranged on one or both principal surfaces, and a container main body that accommodates the circuit substrate and has mount terminals on an outer bottom surface thereof. The temperature control circuit includes at least a first temperature sensor that detects an operating temperature of the crystal resonator, a second temperature sensor that detects a surrounding temperature of the container main body, and a heating resistor that applies heat to the crystal resonator, and lead wires extend from the circuit substrate and are connected electrically to the mount terminals. An insulation groove that passes through the circuit substrate in a thickness direction is formed between: a first lead wire closest to the second temperature sensor, and the second temperature sensor; and the heating resistor.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is a color EL display characterized in that at least color filters, a thin film transistor circuit, an organic EL layer, and a common electrode are laminated in this order on a transparent substrate. Another embodiment of the invention is a method for producing a color EL display comprising the steps of forming color filters on a transparent substrate; forming a thin film transistor circuit; forming an organic EL layer; and forming a common electrode, wherein a process temperatures of the steps of forming the thin film transistor circuit and subsequent steps are 200° C. or less.

Abstract: A crystal oscillator for surface mounting comprising: a case main body including concave portions on both principal surfaces; a crystal element hermetically encapsulated in one concave portion; an IC chip housed in the other concave portion; mounting terminals provided on four corner portions of an opening end face of the other concave portion; and a protrusion serving as identifying marks along a direction of sides of the case main body and provided in some of the mounting terminals. The mounting terminals, to which the protrusions are provided, are provided on both corner portions on one end side of the case main body. The protrusions extend in a same direction from the mounting terminals at an inner or outer circumference side of the opening end face. The mounting terminals including the protrusions are symmetric with respect to a center line between both corner portions on the one end side.

Abstract: A constant-temperature type crystal oscillator includes: a crystal unit including a case main body, in which two crystal terminals and two dummy terminals are provided on an outer bottom face thereof, and a crystal element housed in the case main body; an oscillator output circuit including an oscillating stage and a buffering stage; a temperature control circuit for keeping an operational temperature of the crystal unit; and a circuit substrate, on which circuit elements of the crystal unit, the oscillator output circuit and the temperature control circuit are installed. The temperature control circuit includes: heating chip resistors; a power transistor; and a temperature sensing element. Each of the dummy terminals is connected to a respective one of circuit terminals on the circuit substrate. At least one of the circuit terminals is connected to an electrically-conducting path, to which one terminal of the heating chip resistors is electrically connected, on the circuit substrate.

Abstract: A method for producing a Ta sputtering target including the following steps: (a) a step of forging a Ta ingot, comprising subjecting the Ta ingot to a forging pattern over at least 3 times, wherein each forging pattern is “a cold forging step comprising stamp-forging and upset-forging operations alternatively repeated over at least 3 times; (b) an in-process vacuum heat-treating step carried out between every successive two forging patterns to thus prepare a Ta billet; (c) a step of rolling the Ta billet to obtain a rolled plate; and (d) a step of vacuum heat-treating the rolled plate to obtain a Ta sputtering target. A sputtering target produced by the above method.

Abstract: Provided is a control circuit for a thermostatic oven in an oven controlled crystal oscillator, which is capable of further improving stability of an oscillation frequency. A control circuit in which a thermistor whose resistance value changes according to a temperature outputs a signal according to the ambient temperature of the thermostatic oven inside the oscillator, an operational amplifier outputs a signal according to a difference between the output of the thermistor and a reference signal, a power transistor amplifies the output of the operational amplifier, and a heater generates heat based on a collector voltage of the power transistor, is provided with a temperature sensor circuit having a transistor with a base to which the output of the operational amplifier is input. The control circuit outputs a collector voltage of the transistor as an internal temperature signal which changes according to a temperature inside the oscillator.

Abstract: A constant-temperature type crystal oscillator includes: a crystal unit; an oscillator output circuit; a temperature control circuit; and a circuit substrate, on which circuit elements are installed. A principal surface of the crystal unit is installed so as to face one side board plane of the circuit substrate with interposing a first heat conducting resin, and the heating resistors are installed to be thermally coupled to the crystal unit via a second heat conducting resin. The principal surface of the crystal unit adheres to the one side board plane of the circuit substrate with interposing the first heat conducting resin. The heating resistors are installed on the one side board plane of the circuit substrate so as to sandwich the lead wires including a portion between the pair of lead wires of the crystal unit, and the heating resistors surround an outer circumference of the crystal unit.