Abstract: In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate, insulating films and first films alternately stacked on the substrate, at least one of the first films including an electrode layer and a charge storage layer provided on a face of the electrode layer via a first insulator, and a semiconductor layer provided on a face of the charge storage layer via a second insulator. The device further includes at least one of a first portion including nitrogen and provided between the first insulator and the charge storage layer with an air gap provided in the first insulator, a second portion including nitrogen, provided between the charge storage layer and the second insulator, and including a portion protruding toward the charge storage layer, and a third portion including nitrogen and provided between the second insulator and the semiconductor layer with an air gap provided in the first insulator.

Abstract: A feed additive composition for ruminants contains a choline salt, shows high protection in the rumen, and is also superior in dissolution in the lower gastrointestinal tract, and the like. The feed additive composition for ruminants contains: (A) at least one selected from hydrogenated oil and wax, each having a melting point of higher than 50° C. and lower than 90° C., (B) 0.01-6 wt % of a surfactant, (C) 10-60 wt % of a choline salt, (D) 1-40 wt % of L-lysine or a salt thereof, (E) a hygroscopic agent, and (F) 0.1-3 wt % of a stearic acid metal salt, and the like, all weight percentages being with respect to the composition.

Abstract: A light emitting element includes: a laminated structural body 20 in which a first compound semiconductor layer 21, an active layer 23, and a second compound semiconductor layer 22 are laminated; a first electrode 31 electrically connected to the first compound semiconductor layer 21; and a second electrode 32 and a second light reflecting layer 42 formed on the second compound semiconductor layer 22, in which a protrusion 43 is formed on the first surface side of the first compound semiconductor layer 21, a smoothing layer 44 is formed on at least the protrusion 43, the protrusion 43 and the smoothing layer 44 constitute a concave mirror portion, a first light reflecting layer 41 is formed on at least a part of the smoothing layer 44, and the second light reflecting layer 42 has a flat shape.

Abstract: A combined electric power generations' supply system includes an AC power generator that supplies power by off grid independent operation, a DC power supply device, an inverter that converts DC power output by the DC power supply device into AC power. The rotation calculation unit calculates a value relating to a rotation of a rotor when driving the virtual power generator according to an active power command based on a rotor model calculates a value relating to the rotation of the rotor of the virtual power generator and the active power command. The output determination unit determines values relating to an active power and a reactive power to be output to the inverter based on the calculated value relating to the rotation. The modulation control unit performs control of a pulse width modulation of the inverter based on the determined value relating to the active power and reactive power.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate, insulating films and first films alternately stacked on the substrate, at least one of the first films including an electrode layer and a charge storage layer provided on a face of the electrode layer via a first insulator, and a semiconductor layer provided on a face of the charge storage layer via a second insulator. The device further includes at least one of a first portion including nitrogen and provided between the first insulator and the charge storage layer with an air gap provided in the first insulator, a second portion including nitrogen, provided between the charge storage layer and the second insulator, and including a portion protruding toward the charge storage layer, and a third portion including nitrogen and provided between the second insulator and the semiconductor layer with an air gap provided in the first insulator.

Abstract: A camera calibration information acquisition device acquires captured images of a camera calibration target from two or more cameras, detects, from each image, a coordinate of a feature point in the image, calculates—an internal parameter for each camera by using the feature point, calculates, for each camera, a magnitude of error in the coordinate of the feature point, calculates a value for an external parameter of the cameras by using the magnitude of the error, the coordinate of the feature point, and an error function set so that a penalty for error in calculating the external parameter decreases as the magnitude of the error in the coordinate of the feature point in the image increases.

Abstract: A processing unit of a command generation device which is provided separately from a general-purpose inverter, performs following processing. A rotation calculation unit calculates a value relating to a rotation of a rotor of a virtual power generator when the virtual power generator is driven according to an active power command based on a rotor model that simulates a driving of the virtual power generator and calculates a value relating to the rotation of the rotor of the virtual power generator and an active power command. A target determination unit determines a target value of a voltage frequency and a target value of an active power based on the calculated value relating to the rotation. A command generation unit generates a control command for the inverter based on the determined target value of the voltage frequency and the target value of the active power.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising: a layered structure 20 configured by layering a first compound semiconductor layer 21, an active layer 23, and a second compound semiconductor layer 22; a substrate 11; a first light reflecting layer 41 arranged on the first surface side of the first compound semiconductor layer 21; and a second light reflecting layer 42 arranged on the second surface side of the second compound semiconductor layer 22, wherein the second light reflecting layer 42 has a flat shape; a concave surface portion 12 is formed on a substrate surface 11b; the first light reflecting layer 41 is formed on at least the concave surface portion 12; the first compound semiconductor layer 21 is formed to extend from the substrate surface 11b onto the concave surface portion 12; and a cavity is present between the first light reflecting layer 41 formed on the concave surface portion 12 and the first compound semiconductor layer 21.

Abstract: A sheet stacking apparatus according to an embodiment stacks first and second sheets. The first sheet includes first stacked and non-stacked parts. The second sheet includes second stacked and non-stacked parts. The first and second stacked parts are stacked to overlap in a Z-direction. The apparatus includes a first holding part holding the first sheet and a second holding part holding the second sheet. The first and second holding parts each include a frame part and a supporter. The frame part extends in an X-direction. The supporter supports the sheet in the Z-direction and provided at the frame part. The first and second holding parts are respectively configured to hold the sheets in a state in which movement of the sheets in the X-direction is regulated. The supporter is provided to be able to drop the object by releasing the supporting of the object in the Z-direction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor layer, a first electrode, first to third layers, and nitride portions of nitride molecules. The first layer is provided between the semiconductor layer and the first electrode. The second layer is provided between the first layer and the first electrode. The second energy of a conduction band edge of the second layer is lower than a first energy of a conduction band edge of the first layer. The second layer includes a first region and a second region. The first region is provided between the first layer and the second region. The third layer is provided between the second layer and the first electrode. The third energy of a conduction band edge of the third layer is higher than the second energy.

Abstract: An optical shaping apparatus includes: a light source unit that outputs collimated light; an optical function unit that is disposed on an optical path of the collimated light and modulates the optical path or a phase of the collimated light; and a control unit that controls operation of the optical function unit, to irradiate a target surface with modulated light produced in the optical function unit.

Abstract: To provide a reflected light measurement device capable of efficiently performing disconnection inspection on an optical connector, and a plurality of optical fibers. The reflected light measurement device 1 includes a laser light source 2, a beam splitter 3 that branches measurement laser light L into measurement laser light L1 to be transmitted and reference laser light L2 to be reflected, a reference mirror 4 including an optical path length varying mechanism capable of adjusting an optical path length of the reference laser light L2, an optical path length switching unit 5, and switches the optical path length of the reference laser light L2 to a plurality of fixed lengths, and a photometer 6 that receives measurement laser light L1? reflected at defect sites D1 and D2 such as disconnection inside connectors C1 and C2, and reference laser light L2? reflected by the reference mirror 4.

Abstract: To suppress occurrence of communication not intended by the user while improving ease of introduction regarding an electrode device. An electrode device including a conductive plate, a first electrode plate provided in parallel with the conductive plate and spaced apart from the conductive plate in the thickness direction of the conductive plate, and a second electrode plate provided in parallel with the conductive plate, at a location not overlapping with the first electrode plate in the planar direction of the conductive plate.

Abstract: An image processing system includes: a weight determination circuitry configured to determine a band containing important information from among a group of images, which are acquired by a plurality of sensors, and to express a degree of importance of the band as a weight; a calculation circuitry configured to calculate, using the weight, an amount calculated based on a gradient of an image based on a gradient of each image, that is calculated based on the group of images, in order to restrict a gradient of an output image; and an image optimization circuitry configured to compose the output image using the amount calculated based on the gradient of the image.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate, insulating films and first films alternately stacked on the substrate, at least one of the first films including an electrode layer and a charge storage layer provided on a face of the electrode layer via a first insulator, and a semiconductor layer provided on a face of the charge storage layer via a second insulator. The device further includes at least one of a first portion including nitrogen and provided between the first insulator and the charge storage layer with an air gap provided in the first insulator, a second portion including nitrogen, provided between the charge storage layer and the second insulator, and including a portion protruding toward the charge storage layer, and a third portion including nitrogen and provided between the second insulator and the semiconductor layer with an air gap provided in the first insulator.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell according to one embodiment includes a solid electrolyte layer having insulating property, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The solid electrolyte layer has a first face and a second face, and allows ions to move therethrough. The first electrode is one of an anode and a cathode and provided on the first face. The first electrode includes an inside channel that allows gas to flow, a third face into which a first open end of the channel opens, a fourth face into which a second open end of the channel opens, and an inner wall face that defines the channel. The second electrode is the other of the anode and the cathode and provided on the second face.

Abstract: Methods of producing a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof include: wherein L1 is an optionally substituted C1-6 alkylene group or the like, L2 is a single bond or the like, L3 is a single bond or the like, R1, R2, and R3 are each independently an optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl group or the like, R4 is a hydrogen atom or the like, and R5 is a hydrogen atom or the like.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a substrate. A plurality of electrode layers and a plurality of insulating layers are formed in an alternating stack above the substrate. A semiconductor column extends through the plurality of electrode layers and the plurality of insulating layers. The semiconductor column comprises a single-crystal semiconductor material on an outer peripheral surface facing the electrode and insulating layers. First insulating films are formed between the semiconductor column and the electrode layers. The first insulating films are spaced from each other along the column length. Each first insulating film corresponds to one electrode layer. A charge storage layer is between each of the first insulating films and the electrode layers. A second insulating film is between the charge storage layer and each of the electrode layers.

Abstract: The image data display system according to the present invention makes it possible to comprehend a global distribution of measurement values and a change in details of the measurement values simultaneously. In the present invention, a color information conversion unit converts the measurement values to color information for representing the global distribution of the measurement values. A detail extraction unit extracts detail information of the measurement values from the measurement values. A detail adjustment unit adjusts the strength of detail information and generates adjusted detail information. A color information adding unit adds color information on the basis of the adjusted detail information.

Abstract: The present invention enables a high-quality filtered image to be generated even from multimodal and multispectral images containing positional deviations. An image perturbation part generates a perturbed guide image group comprising first to K-th perturbed guide images obtained by deforming a guide image. A filtering part generates a filtered image group comprising first to K-th filtered images by applying first to K-th filtering processing to a target image by using the perturbed guide image group. A reliability calculation part calculates a reliability group comprising first to K-th reliabilities for the first to K-th filtered images of the filtered image group on the basis of first to K-th correlation values between the first to K-th perturbed guide images and the target image. A weight optimization part generates, on the basis of the first to K-th reliabilities, a weight group comprising first to K-th weights to be respectively used when compositing the first to K-th filtered images.