Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes a dielectric layer and an electrode layer. The dielectric layer contains a plurality of ceramic particles and grain boundary phases present therebetween. A main component of the ceramic particles is barium titanate. An average thickness of the grain boundary phases is 1.0 nm or more. A thickness variation ? of the grain boundary phases is 0.1 nm or less.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus sequentially displays, based on the identification code stored in the storage unit, an image showing an operational procedure necessary to clear the maintenance event and then an image that prompts to close a cover corresponding to the maintenance event, on a display unit. The identification code stored in the storage unit is deleted in a case where the maintenance event is cleared. The image forming apparatus displays an image that prompts to close the cover, without displaying an image showing an operational procedure necessary to clear the maintenance event identified with the identification code, in a case where the identification code is stored in the storage unit at the time of start of the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: When a request for a service is made from a Web browser to a Web application, the Web application requests the service from a service provider of an MFP in accordance with the request. The service provider obtains a destination URL from the Web browser, and compares the destination URL with the URL of a service host written in a manifest file of a cooperation permission application. If those URLs match, the service provision is permitted.

Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes an interior part and an exterior part. The interior part includes an interior part dielectric layer and an internal electrode layer. The exterior part includes an exterior part dielectric layer. The exterior part is positioned outside the interior part along a laminating direction thereof. The interior part dielectric layer and the exterior part dielectric layer respectively contain barium titanate as a main component. ????0.20 and ?/??0.88 are satisfied, where ? mol part and ? mol part are respectively an amount of a rare earth element contained in the interior and exterior part dielectric layers, provided that an amount of barium titanate contained in the interior and exterior part dielectric layers is respectively 100 mol parts in terms of BaTiO3.

Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes a dielectric layer and an electrode layer. The dielectric layer contains a plurality of ceramic particles and grain boundary phases present therebetween. A main component of the ceramic particles is barium titanate. An average thickness of the grain boundary phases is 1.0 nm or more. A thickness variation ? of the grain boundary phases is 0.1 nm or less.

Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes a dielectric layer and an electrode layer. The dielectric layer contains barium titanate and yttrium. The dielectric layer contains dielectric particles and Y—Ti segregation particles. An area ratio occupied by the Y—Ti segregation particles is 1.3% or less on a cross section of the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A switch capable of easily accomplishing current cutoff roles required for a high-voltage switch, and which has a short breaking time. The switch includes pressure housings filled with an insulative medium, a plurality of contactors each including a contact, a plurality of operation units actuating the contacts, an insulative spacer dividing the interiors of the pressure housings into the same number of internal spaces as the number of contacts, and an electrode passing completely through the insulative spacer and fastened to the insulative spacer. The contactor is provided one by one for each internal space, and all contacts are electrically connected in series via the electrode, and the operation units actuate the corresponding contacts, respectively.

Abstract: Provided is a logic configuration method for a semiconductor device having a plurality of memory units provided with a plurality of memory cells; each memory unit is configured to store truth table data in the memory cells thereof, the truth table data being for outputting a logic value in response to an address input, and to operate as a logic circuit; the memory units have n (where n is 2 or a higher integer) times two pairs of an input line and an output line; the n times two output lines from one memory unit among the memory units are connected to the n input lines of two other memory units; and the logic configuration method generates, on the basis of the circuit description describing the circuit configuration, a netlist having circuit connection information, extracts a logic cone from the netlist, and generates truth table data for the plurality of memory units, which constitute the logic cone, in the memory unit stage number corresponding to the number obtained by dividing the number of input lines to

Abstract: To provide a piston ring having a hard laminate coating for excellent scuffing resistance, wear resistance and peeling resistance, which can be used in an environment of high mechanical and thermal load in engines, the piston ring is provided with a hard laminate coating as thick as 10-60 ?m on its outer peripheral surface, the laminate coating being formed by alternately laminating two types or more of layers made of different compounds, each of the compound layers being made of nitride of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Cr, Zr, V, Hf and Al.

Abstract: [Problem] To be able to provide a reconfigurable logic device having a small area and enhanced reprogramming characteristics. [Solution] A reconfigurable logic device for forming a plurality of logic circuits in accordance with configuration data information. Each of the multi-lookup table units includes: a configuration memory that stores configuration data; data input lines; data output lines; and a reconfigurable logic multiplexer that, in response to the configuration data, selectively links data inputted to the data input lines to data outputted to the data output lines, and/or outputs, to the data output lines, data obtained by performing a logical operation on data pertaining to the inputted data. The multi-lookup tables that are adjacent to one another are connected through the data input lines and the data output lines of the respective multi-lookup table units.

Abstract: To provide a hard-amorphous-carbon-coated piston ring having low friction and excellent wear resistance and peeling resistance to reduce the fuel consumption of automobiles, an outer peripheral surface of a steel-made piston ring base material is provided with a primary layer constituted by a CrN/Cr laminate coating or a CrN/TiN laminate coating as thick as 10-60 ?m, which is obtained by alternately laminating CrN-type chromium nitride and chromium metal or TiN-type titanium nitride, an intermediate layer of chromium metal and/or titanium metal as thick as 0.05-1.0 ?m, and then a hard amorphous carbon coating as thick as 0.4-20 ?m.

Abstract: To provide a piston ring having a hard laminate coating having excellent scuffing resistance, wear resistance and peeling resistance, which can be used in an environment of high mechanical and thermal load in engines, the piston ring is provided on its outer peripheral sliding surface with a CrN-type hard coating as thick as 10-60 ?m and comprising a CrN/CrCN laminate coating having hardness Hv of 1000 or more and residual compression stress of 1500 MPa or less, a laminate unit composed of a CrN layer and a CrCN layer being as thick as 30 nm or more; the CrN/CrCN laminate coating being formed by alternately laminating CrN layers and CrCN layers containing C dissolved in CrN by ion plating.

Abstract: A switch capable of easily accomplishing current cutoff roles required for a high-voltage switch, and which has a short breaking time. The switch includes pressure housings filled with an insulative medium, a plurality of contactors each including a contact, a plurality of operation units actuating the contacts, an insulative spacer dividing the interiors of the pressure housings into the same number of internal spaces as the number of contacts, and an electrode passing completely through the insulative spacer and fastened to the insulative spacer. The contactor is provided one by one for each internal space, and all contacts are electrically connected in series via the electrode, and the operation units actuate the corresponding contacts, respectively.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus provided with a touch panel includes a display unit configured to display document data, and an instruction unit configured to instruct a print apparatus to perform a print processing of the document data in response to a situation in which the document data displayed on the display unit is touched and flicked in a particular direction.

Abstract: To provide a high-thermal-conductivity piston ring having excellent scuffing resistance and wear resistance, which can be used in a high-heat-load environment in engines, a TiN coating as thick as 10-60 ?m, in which the texture coefficient of a (220) plane is 1.1-1.8 in X-ray diffraction on the coating surface, larger than those of (111) and (200) planes, is formed under the optimized ion plating conditions on a peripheral surface of the piston ring. Also, to obtain excellent sliding characteristics with low friction without losing excellent thermal conductivity of TiN, a hard amorphous carbon coating is formed on the TiN coating.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of switching play pattern of a moving image for guidance of work, the pattern including a pattern for a toner bottle replacement work and pattern for a jam release work, is provided. When a toner bottle replacement work is detected, the work contents displayed on the operation unit are guided by the moving image which is continuously played. On the other hand, when a jam release work is to be performed, the work contents are guided by the moving image which is paused for each work unit to wait for a play instruction.

Abstract: A current-limiting reactor that is capable of decreasing an increase rate of a fault current without increasing a handling energy by a surge absorber of a DC breaker provided in a DC system. A current-limiting reactor apparatus includes a reactor connected in series with a DC breaker, a surge absorber connected in parallel with the reactor, and a switch connected in series with the surge absorber. The switch is loaded before the DC breaker cuts off a current and after a fault occurs in a power system.

Abstract: A reconfigurable semiconductor device includes a plurality of logic units connected to each other via address lines or data lines, each of the logic units including: a plurality of address lines; a plurality of data lines; a first address decoder that decodes addresses inputted from some of the address lines; a second address decoder that decodes addresses inputted from the other of the address lines; a first memory cell unit having a plurality of memory cells and selecting, among said plurality of memory cells, a predetermined number of memory cells in accordance with the address decoded by the first address decoder; and a second memory cell unit having a plurality of memory cells and selecting, among said plurality of memory cells, a predetermined number of memory cells in accordance with the address decoded by the second address decoder.

Abstract: A high-thermal-conductivity piston ring having excellent scuffing resistance and wear resistance, which can be used in a high-heat-load environment in engines is provided. Also, to provide a piston ring with low friction for contributing to the improvement of fuel efficiency, a TiN coating as thick as 10-60 ?m, in which the texture coefficient of a (111) plane is 1.2-1.65 in X-ray diffraction on the coating surface, with the texture coefficient of a (111) plane>the texture coefficient of a (220) plane>the texture coefficient of a (200) plane, is formed under the optimized ion plating conditions on a peripheral surface of the piston ring. Further, to obtain excellent sliding characteristics with low friction without losing excellent thermal conductivity of TiN, a hard amorphous carbon coating is formed on the TiN coating.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to one aspect of this invention receives an instruction for using a first function, receives, from the user, a document orientation to be used for the first function, stores the received document orientation in a storage unit. The image processing apparatus further causes the storage unit to hold the document orientation stored in the storage unit even when the instruction for using the first function is canceled, and uses the document orientation for a second function different from the first function.