Abstract: A programmable gain amplifier provided in a semiconductor device includes a fully differential amplifier configured to amplify differential input voltages having an offset voltage. First and second correction voltages are input to a non-inverting input node and an inverting input node of the fully differential amplifier via first and second resistance elements, respectively.

Abstract: A first ESD protection circuit is provided between a first high-potential side power supply and a first low-potential side power supply of a first power supply system and a second ESD protection circuit is provided between a second high-potential side power supply and a second low-potential side power supply of a second power supply system. A coupling circuit includes a bidirectional diode and couples the first and second low-potential side power supplies. A first transistor is composed of an n-channel MOS transistor, has a drain coupled to the first high-potential side power supply of the first power supply system, and has a back gate coupled to the second low-potential side power supply of the second power supply system. A resistor element is inserted in series between the drain of the first transistor and the first high-potential side power supply.

Abstract: A vehicle display control device, includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to cause a display unit provided in a vehicle cabin to display an inducement image requesting that an occupant grip a steering wheel in a case in which it is necessary for the occupant to grip the steering wheel, and cause the display unit to display the inducement image more prominently in a case of requesting that the occupant grip the steering wheel before the vehicle switches from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode as the vehicle is continuing to drive autonomously, than in a case of requesting that the occupant continue to grip the steering wheel as the vehicle is continuing to drive autonomously.

Abstract: A connector comprises a housing and a connector position assurance (CPA) member. The housing is provided with a repositioning portion, a lock portion and a stopper. The CPA member has a base end portion, a regulating portion, a first arm portion, a distal end portion and a second arm portion. The distal end portion is provided with an abutment portion. The abutment portion is selectively positionable at a facing position or at a non-facing position. At least one of the first arm portion and the distal end portion is provided with a release projection. The release projection projects in a perpendicular direction from the at least one of the first arm portion and the distal end portion. Upon connection of the connector with a mating connector, the release projection is pushed by a mating release portion and moves the abutment portion from the facing position to the non-facing position.

Abstract: A light source that emits pulse excitation light includes a laser light source, an optical splitter that splits a pulse laser beam into a plurality of pulse laser beams, phase adjusters and optical amplifiers provided for the pulse laser beams, and an optical combiner that combines the plurality of pulse laser beams whose phases are adjusted and that are amplified, and outputs combined light as the pulse excitation light. An optical phase controller controls phase delay amounts of the phase adjusters, and an optical monitor detects an inclination of the pulse excitation light relative to an optical axis of a focusing lens. The optical phase controller stores phase delay amount data indicating phase delay amounts of the plurality of phase adjusters in which the inclination is a predetermined value, and sets the phase delay amounts of the plurality of phase adjusters based on the phase delay amount data.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel agent for adjusting hardness of a lens of an eye which can be taken easily, conveniently, and safely for a long-term, can effectively adjust the hardness of the lens, and is capable of preventing, alleviating and improving poor focus and decreased near visual acuity, such as presbyopia, caused by aging and various diseases. The present invention solves the above object by providing an agent for adjusting hardness of a lens of an eye comprising a glycosyl hesperetin as an active ingredient.

Abstract: A notification system includes: detection means (110) for detecting an acoustic event from voice data transmitted from a communication terminal held by a target person; and notification means (120) for sending a predetermined notification when the detection means (110) has detected the acoustic event. Accordingly, it is possible to determine the state of a target person regardless of the state of this person. Further, when the difference between an acoustic pattern of the voice data transmitted from the communication terminal and acoustic patterns registered in advance is outside a predetermined range, a management server (101) does not send a notification, whereby it is possible to prevent communication traffic from being increased based on unnecessary notifications.

Abstract: A circuit including a first circuit, a second circuit and a controller is provided, the first circuit and the second circuit each including a sample-and-hold circuit configured to hold a level of an input signal of a specific timing and an analog-to-digital converter circuit configured to convert the level of the input signal held in the sample-and-hold circuit into digital data and to output the digital data, the controller being configured to cause the first circuit to output the level of the input signal of a first timing and to cause the second circuit to output the level of the input signal of a second timing.

Abstract: A notification system includes: detection means (110) for detecting an acoustic event from voice data transmitted from a communication terminal held by a target person; and notification means (120) for sending a predetermined notification when the detection means (110) has detected the acoustic event. Accordingly, it is possible to determine the state of a target person regardless of the state of this person. Further, when the difference between an acoustic pattern of the voice data transmitted from the communication terminal and acoustic patterns registered in advance is outside a predetermined range, a management server (101) does not send a notification, whereby it is possible to prevent communication traffic from being increased based on unnecessary notifications.

Abstract: A phase difference observation apparatus includes a light source; an illumination guide to guide illumination light from the light source to an observation target object in a cell culture vessel; an optical imager to form an optical image of the observation target object on an image sensor; and a controller. The illumination guide includes a spatial modulator to change an intensity distribution of the illumination light; the controller contains intensity distribution correction information associating a position of the imaging guide with respect to the cell culture vessel with an intensity distribution of illumination light at the position of the optical imager; the controller acquires imaging system position information, which is the position of the optical imager; and the controller changes an intensity distribution of illumination light in the spatial modulator on the basis of the imaging system position information and the intensity distribution correction information.

Abstract: A method of adjusting a charged particle optical system in a charged particle beam apparatus provided with the charged particle optical system including an aberration corrector in which multipole elements disposed in three or more stages and transfer optical systems are alternately disposed. The method includes adjusting aberration using at least two of the multipole elements without using at least one of the multipole elements, and adjusting parameters of the charged particle optical system other than aberration using at least one of the transfer optical systems that is not disposed between the at least two of the multipole elements used.

Abstract: There is provided an electron microscope capable of reducing variations of aberrations due to thermal variations. The electron microscope includes an electron optical system having a built-in aberration corrector equipped with multipole elements each for producing a multipolar field. Each multipole element includes a plurality of magnetic polepieces. Each polepiece includes a magnetic core, a first coil wound around the core, and a second coil wound around the core. The first coil and the second coil produce a first multipolar field and a second multipolar field, respectively, when energized. The first and second multipolar fields are identical in terms of symmetry.

Abstract: Devices and methods for operating a low-power memory device includes a first data input (DQ) circuitry including an input buffer configured to generate a loopback data signal based at least in part on a data signal received at the first DQ circuitry when the low-power memory device operates in a feedback mode. A second DQ circuitry includes an output buffer configured to receive the loopback data signal from the first DQ circuitry and to output the loopback data signal via a data pin.

Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus for heat dissipation fins can stably operate a stacker apparatus when stacking and collecting heat dissipation fins. Drop guide blades are provided above a holding apparatus for the heat dissipation fins disposed downstream of a cutoff apparatus that cuts a heat dissipation fin molding formed by a press apparatus into heat dissipation fins. When a stacker apparatus receives a heat dissipation fin from the holding apparatus, the drop guide blades approach the stacker apparatus and the heat dissipation fin is stacked and collected in the stacker apparatus by dropping to the stacker apparatus while being guided by the drop guide blades. After collecting the heat dissipation fins, only lowering operations of the stacker apparatus are performed.

Abstract: A technique capable of improving linearity at a low illuminance is provided. A solid-state sensing image device includes: a pixel array including a plurality pixels arranged in a matrix form and a plurality of pixel signal lines connected to the plurality of pixels and receiving pixel signals supplied from the plurality pixels; a column-parallel A/D converting circuit connected to the plurality of pixel signal lines; and a reference-voltage generating circuit generating ramp-wave reference voltage that linearly changes in accordance with time passage. The column-parallel A/D converting circuit includes a first A/D converter, the first A/D converter includes: a first input terminal connected to the pixel signal line; a second input terminal receiving the reference voltage; and an offset generating circuit connected to the first input terminal and generating an offset voltage for the first input terminal.

Abstract: The problem addressed by the present invention is to provide an immunological assay method using a monoclonal antibody and a kit including the monoclonal antibody, which can be used for assaying ICTP without requiring special facilities. This problem can be solved by a method for immunological assay of type I collagen C-terminal telopeptide in a biological sample, including contacting type I collagen C-terminal telopeptide with a monoclonal antibody that recognizes an amino acid sequence represented by GFDFSFLP (SEQ ID NO: 1) as an epitope.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an electron microscope capable of obtaining a sufficient energy resolution without forming a long drift space and capable of attaining high energy discrimination detection performance with approximately the same device size as in the related art. The electron microscope according to the invention includes a pulsed electron emission mechanism configured to emit an electron beam in a pulsed manner, and discriminates energy of signal electrons by discriminating the signal electrons, which are emitted from a sample by irradiating the sample with the electron beam, according to a time of flight (see FIG. 2).

Abstract: A belt adjusting and holding device includes: a device body including a belt insertion part allowing insertion of a belt and an opening section communicating with the belt insertion part; and a belt folding member including a grasping part and a folding-back part to fold back the belt within the opening section. The belt folding-back member is configured to move forward and backward within the device body. Standing wall portions rising in a stepped shape are formed on the upper and lower inner wall surfaces of the belt insertion part. The belt folding-back member is formed with a protrusion, which substantially stepwisely bends the belt between the protrusions and the standing wall portions at a backward position of the belt folding-back member and release the belt at a forward position of the belt folding member.