Abstract: A fuel cell electrode material comprising a cermet which comprises metal particles consisting of cobalt and nickel and electrolyte particles consisting of solid oxides, wherein the metal particles comprise 20 to 90 mol % cobalt and the residue of nickel in terms of CoO and NiO, respectively, and a solid oxide fuel cell battery comprising a fuel cell which comprises a solid electrolyte base, a fuel electrode formed on a fuel compartment side of the base, and an air electrode formed on an air compartment side of the base, wherein the fuel electrode is formed from the electrode material of the present invention.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer wiring substrate on which at least one semiconductor element is mounted. The multilayer wiring substrate includes: a baseboard; a first wiring layer formed on the baseboard and having a plurality of first wiring portions; an insulating layer formed on the baseboard; a second wiring layer formed on the insulating layer and having a plurality of second wiring portions, the second wiring portions being electrically connected to each other via a conductor wire, the conductor wire being arranged within the insulating layer three-dimensionally in a curved manner; and conductor portions configured to pass through the insulating layer and connecting the first wiring portions and the second wiring portions.

Abstract: A wiring board includes a plate-shaped resin member; chip connection pads provided in the resin member, the chip connection pads having connection surfaces electrically connected to electrode pads provided on a semiconductor chip, the connection surfaces being situated in substantially the same plane as a first surface of the resin member, the first surface being a side where the semiconductor chip is mounted; pads provided in a portion of the resin member, the portion being situated outside an area where the chip connection pads are formed; lead wirings connected to the pads; and conductive wires sealed by the resin member, the conductive wires electrically connecting the chip connection pads and the pads to each other.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte fuel cell including a cathode layer formed on one surface of a solid electrolyte layer and an anode layer formed on the other surface of the solid electrolyte layer, wherein the cathode layer is a multi-layer structure including at least two layers, the outermost layer constituting the multi-layer structure is a porous layer obtained by adding a pore-forming material which is gasified at the firing temperature for the formation of the cathode layer during the formation of the cathode layer by firing and has a mesh metal or wire metal for current collection embedded therein or fixed thereto and the innermost layer disposed in contact with the solid electrolyte layer is a dense layer obtained by firing free of pore-forming material during the formation of the cathode layer by firing.

Abstract: A multilayer wiring board includes: a substrate; connection pads arranged in a square grid fashion; and wiring patterns. Relationship between the connection pads and the wiring patterns satisfies: {(Ndl+1)P?d?s}/(w+s)>2Ndr+Ndl(a+1)+2a, wherein P is a pitch of the connection pads, d is a diameter of the connection pads, s is a minimum interval between the wiring patterns and is a minimum interval between the wiring pattern and the connection pad that are adjacent to each other, w is a minimum width of the wiring patterns, Ndl is the number of non-pad rows in each of the non-pad regions, Ndr is the number of non-pad columns in each of non-pad region, and a is an integer of (P?d?s)/(w+s).

Abstract: A multi-layered wiring substrate, in which a wiring layer and an insulative layer are alternately arranged, having pads to connect to electronic components at one side thereof and wires to connect the corresponding pads to the wiring layer, is composed so that the multi-layered wiring substrate is provided with through holes in which a resin material is filled, at least a part of the pads is formed on the resin material, and at least a part of the wire is contained in the resin material.

Abstract: A multilayer wiring board is so constituted that: a group of electronic part mounting capture pads are provided on one surface thereof; a first wiring layer formed on an uppermost layer thereof includes a first connection part arranged on the same surface as the surface where the pads are provided, and a second connection part spaced from the first connection part; the pad and the first connection part are electrically connected through a conductor wire, and the conductor wire is provided in a first insulating layer laminated on the first wiring layer; and the first connection part is connected linearly or curvedly to the second connection part through a first wiring pattern.

Abstract: A circuit board on which an electronic device having bumps arranged in an array form is to be mounted includes a substrate having a multilayer structure that includes interconnect lines and insulating layers, and vias penetrating through one or more of the insulating layers and coupled to one or more of the interconnect lines, wherein the vias are arranged at positions that are the same as positions of the bumps to be connected on the substrate, and the vias project from a surface of the substrate so that upper-end portions of the vias are exposed from the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer wiring substrate on which at least one semiconductor element is mounted. The multilayer wiring substrate includes: a baseboard; a first wiring layer formed on the baseboard and having a plurality of first wiring portions; an insulating layer formed on the baseboard; a second wiring layer formed on the insulating layer and having a plurality of second wiring portions, the second wiring portions being electrically connected to each other via a conductor wire, the conductor wire being arranged within the insulating layer three-dimensionally in a curved manner; and conductor portions configured to pass through the insulating layer and connecting the first wiring portions and the second wiring portions.

Abstract: The solid oxide type fuel cell includes a cylindrical-shaped member S which includes an anode A on the inner surface of a cylindrical-shaped electrolyte E made of a solid oxide and a cathode on the outer surface thereof. The anode A contains an oxidation catalyst at least on the surface thereof. A fuel gas F is supplied from one end of the cylindrical-shaped member S, and a discharge gas, which is discharged from the other end of the cylindrical-shaped member S and includes uncombusted and/or incompletely combusted components, is combusted using flame combustion outside the cylindrical-shaped member S. Owing to the increased temperature of the cylindrical-shaped member S caused by the flame combustion B, the fuel gas F is combusted using catalyst combustion F within the cylindrical-shaped member S, thereby generating power.

Abstract: The fuel cell uses a solid oxide as an electrolyte and includes a cell main body. The cell main body, which includes an anode layer, an electrolyte layer and a cathode layer, is formed on a mesh conductor according to a plasma spraying method. Atmospheres respectively in contact with the anode and cathode layers are operated according a method in which they are isolated from each other. The method for manufacturing the solid type fuel cell is characterized in that an anode composition, an electrolyte composition and a cathode composition are plasma sprayed onto the mesh conductor sequentially in this order.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the provision of a solid electrolyte fuel-cell device that achieves increased durability, increased power generation efficiency, and easy utilization of heat, by making provisions to apply flames over the entire surface of an anode layer formed on a solid electrolyte substrate. Each individual fuel cell is constructed by forming a cathode layer and an anode layer on opposite surfaces of a plate-like solid electrolyte substrate. Power generation efficiency is increased by making provisions to ensure that a plurality of flames formed by burning a fuel supplied from a fuel supply pipe are applied over the entire surface of the anode layer. When a coolant pipe is provided in an interlaced fashion with the fuel supply pipe, not only can the heating of the fuel supply pipe by the burning of the fuel be suppressed, but also the waste heat can be utilized.

Abstract: A solid oxide type fuel cell has a solid electrolyte substrate with a flat plate shape, and a cathode electrode layer is formed in a flat plate shape on one surface of the substrate and an anode electrode layer is formed in a flat plate shape on the other surface. The cathode electrode layer and the anode electrode layer are formed by the same electrode formation material. One or both of the cathode electrode layer and the anode electrode layer contain the electrode formation material and a solid electrolyte, and a concentration of the solid electrolyte included in the cathode electrode layer or the anode electrode layer increases with approach to the solid electrolyte substrate. Also, the solid oxide type fuel cell is formed by simultaneously calcining the solid electrolyte substrate, the cathode electrode layer and the anode electrode layer.

Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell C including a solid oxide fuel cell having a planar solid oxide substrate, a cathode electrode layer formed on one surface of the substrate, and an anode electrode layer formed on a surface opposite the one surface, is disposed so that the anode electrode layer opposes a catalytically-oxidizing member 13 of a heating appliance. Fuel supplied from a fuel storage container 10 is subjected to flameless combustion in the catalytically-oxidizing member by catalytic oxidation. The heat is conducted to the fuel cell C from the catalytically-oxidizing member, thereby maintaining the fuel cell at its operating temperature. Simultaneously, produced oxidation fuel components of the fuel are supplied to the anode electrode layer; and air is supplied to the cathode electrode layer. Hence, the fuel cell generates electric power.

Abstract: To an internal vessel that houses cells of a solid oxide fuel cell, an external vessel is further disposed. In the internal vessel, a plurality of planar cells is disposed vertically with a gap between the cells, a mixed gas of a fuel and air is descended from top down through the gap having a predetermined width between the cells, and, at a bottom portion of the housing space, the mixed gas is burned to generate electricity.

Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell power generator according to the invention includes a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells C having a cathode electrode layer 2 and an anode electrode layer 3 formed on both sides of a solid electrolytic substrate 1, the solid oxide fuel cell C is interposed between a first electric conductor 1 having gas permeability and disposed in contact with the cathode electrode layer 2 and a second electric conductor 42 having gas permeability and disposed in contact with the anode electrode layer 3 where the first electric conductor 41 and the second electric conductor 42 are assembled with an insulator 5, and the first electric conductor 41 and the second electric conductor 42 are functioning as collectors.

Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell power generator according to the invention includes a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells C having a cathode electrode layer 2 and an anode electrode layer 3 formed on both sides of a solid electrolytic substrate 1, and the solid oxide fuel cells C are disposed in such a manner that the respective anode electrode layers 3 of the adjacent solid oxide fuel cells C are opposed to each other. A first electric conductor 4 having a gas permeability is interposed between the opposed anode electrode layers 3 in contact with the anode electrode layers 3. The first electric conductor 4 has a first extended portion 41 which is extended beyond each of the anode electrode layers 3, and serves as a collector of the anode electrode layer 3.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte fuel cell comprising a cathode layer 12 formed on one side of a solid electrolyte layer 10 and an anode layer 18 formed on the other side of the solid electrolyte layer 10, wherein the cathode layer 16 comprises a first cathode layer 12 formed in contact with the solid electrolyte layer and a second cathode layer 14 formed covering the first cathode layer 12, the second cathode layer 14 is formed having a higher porosity than the first cathode layer 12 and the first cathode layer 12 is divided into a plurality of island-shaped portions 12a, 12a . . . .

Abstract: A fuel cell comprised of a solid electrolyte layer sandwiched by a cathode layer and an anode layer to which a mixed gas of a fuel gas and air mixed together is supplied, wherein the fuel cell is formed into a spiral member comprised of a single cell layer comprised of the cathode layer, solid electrolyte layer, and anode layer stacked together or a multilayer member of a plurality of the single cell layers stacked together rolled up spirally, the cathode layer and anode layer forming facing surfaces of each upper stratum and lower stratum of the single cell layer or multilayer member adjoining each other in a diametrical direction of the spiral member are arranged through an electrical insulator, and the cathode layer and anode layer or the electrical insulator are or is formed with a gas passage enabling passage of the mixed gas, whereby it is possible to prevent an increase in size of the cell even if increasing the contact area of the anode layer and cathode layer with the air or fuel gas.

Abstract: The electric power generation apparatus of the invention has a solid oxide fuel cell C3 comprising a cathode electrode layer 2 formed on the outer side of a hollow solid electrolyte substrate 1, an anode electrode layer 3 formed on the inner side of the substrate and an inner space defined by the anode electrode layer and a gas burner 4 for generating flame f provided at the lower end of the inner space. A metallic mesh 5 is disposed at the lower part of the inner space to retain a solid fuel F introduced. The solid fuel F is put into gas phase by flame F as a heat source to produce a fuel seed. The fuel seed is supplied directly into the anode electrode layer surrounding the inner space.