Abstract: One embodiment of a semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a substrate, a base compound semiconductor layer layered on the substrate to form a base, a channel defining compound semiconductor layer layered on the base compound semiconductor layer to define a channel, and an impact ionization control layer that is layered within a layering range of the base compound semiconductor layer and controls the location of impact ionization, wherein the base compound semiconductor layer is formed of a first compound semiconductor, the channel defining compound semiconductor layer is formed of a second compound semiconductor, and the impact ionization control layer is formed of a third compound semiconductor that has a smaller band gap than the first compound semiconductor.

Abstract: There is provided a pattern formed object having an electroluminescent layer coating. The pattern formed object comprising a substrate, partition walls provided on the substrate, and a coating stacked on the substrate in its part between the partition walls, wherein the partition walls have a sloped liquid non-repellent surface and have a section form that, at least in the lower part of the partition wall, as the distance from the substrate increases, the size of the partition wall in a direction parallel to the substrate decreases, and in the coating, the ratio of the maximum thickness (Tmax) to the minimum thickness (Tmin), Tmax/Tmin, is not more than 130% as measured in the coating in its part between the lower ends of the partition walls adjacent to each other.

Abstract: A toy main section includes an operation unit. When a first operation is performed with the operation unit, releasing means executes release of first holding means and release of second holding means at different timings. Also, when a second operation is performed with the operation unit, the release of the first holding means and the release of the second holding means are substantially simultaneously performed. Accordingly, since a form is changed in different ways in accordance with the operation with the operation unit, a toy with an unexpected change in form can be provided.

Abstract: A light-emitting device comprising a pair of baseplates respectively having surfaces facing each other, each surface having an electrode formed thereon, and a light-emitting layer sandwiched between the two baseplates. The light-emitting layer contains an ionic liquid and a light-emitting material dissolved in the ionic liquid. Since the light-emitting device is made without using any organic solvent, it is highly safe, does not deteriorate in emission characteristics, and requires a decreased number of constituent materials.

Abstract: A ceramic member in which the metal layers with high void ratio are sufficiently sintered to lower a residue of resin is produced. The method for manufacturing a ceramic member which comprises a step of forming a stacked compact from a plurality of metallic paste layers containing a metal component M1 that are stacked one on another via ceramic green sheets, and a step of firing the stacked compact, wherein at least one of plural metallic paste layers is formed as a second metallic paste layer that has the mass percentage X higher than that of the metallic paste layer that adjoin therewith in the stacking direction and a ceramic powder is contained in the second metallic paste layer in the step of forming the stacked compact, the mass percentage X being the proportion of the metal component M1 to the total metal content in the metallic paste layer.

Abstract: A pattern formed object for an electroluminescent element includes a substrate; partition walls provided on the substrate; and a coating stacked on the substrate in its part between the partition walls. The partition walls have a sloped liquid-nonrepellent surface and have such a sectional form that, at least in the lower part of the partition wall, as the distance from the substrate increases, the size of the partition wall in a direction parallel to the substrate decreases, and, in the coating, the ratio of the maximum thickness (Tmax) to the minimum thickness (Tmin), Tmax/Tmin, is not more than 130% as measured in the coating in its part between the lower ends of the partition walls adjacent to each other.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a highly reliable organic functional element such as an organic EL element or an organic semiconductor element exemplified by an organic TFT element which can be manufactured without requiring a vapor deposition process for forming an electrode on an organic material layer. Consequently, such an organic functional element can be large-sized easily and produced at lower cost. In addition, no damage is caused to the organic material layer during formation of the electrode, and the organic functional element is not affected by environmental changes. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing such an organic functional element. To attain the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an organic functional element comprising at least a plurality of electrodes and an organic material layer which is characterized in that at least one of the electrodes is composed of a metal having a melting point not higher than a temperature that is higher by 30° C.

Abstract: One embodiment of a semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a substrate, a base compound semiconductor layer layered on the substrate to form a base, a channel defining compound semiconductor layer layered on the base compound semiconductor layer to define a channel, and an impact ionization control layer that is layered within a layering range of the base compound semiconductor layer and controls the location of impact ionization, wherein the base compound semiconductor layer is formed of a first compound semiconductor, the channel defining compound semiconductor layer is formed of a second compound semiconductor, and the impact ionization control layer is formed of a third compound semiconductor that has a smaller band gap than the first compound semiconductor.

Abstract: The present invention provides an organic functional element such as an organic EL element, an organic TFT element or the like, wherein the organic functional element does not require vapor deposition in formation of an electrode on an organic material layer, and does not cause an electrode breaking even when bended, and a method for producing the same. An organic functional element of the present invention at least comprises more than one electrode and an organic material layer, wherein at least one electrode is made of a liquid metal.

Abstract: There is provided an organic electroluminescent display having excellent practicality that can be produced by a simple method which does not cause electrode breaking and can realize even thickness of an electroluminescent layer. There is also provided a pattern formed object having a coating as an electroluminescent layer or the like having even thickness, for an electroluminescent element, formed using a coating liquid and provided in each area surrounded by partition walls provided on a substrate. The electroluminescent display comprises at least a substrate, an electrode provided on the substrate, protrusions which each are provided on the substrate so as to cover the ends of the electrode and are convexly curved in section relatively to the surface of the substrate, and an electroluminescent layer provided in each opening which is located on the electrode and defined by adjacent protrusions.

Abstract: There are provided a metal material for electrode formation, which can form an electrode provided in an organic function element without adopting vapor deposition, can easily realize an increase in size, can reduce production cost, and does not cause any disconnection of the electrode upon exposure to flexure and, thus, is highly reliable, and, at the same time, has a high level of electron injection function, and an organic function element using the metal material. The metal material is a Ga(gallium)-base alloy which is in a paste state at a temperature of the melting point of the Ga-base alloy or above, the Ga-base alloy comprising at least a Ga-base liquid metal in a liquid state at room temperature and an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal and having an electron injection function.

Abstract: A method of designing a semiconductor device includes: calculating a design value of a noise parameter based on design specification of the semiconductor device. The noise parameter contributes to power-supply noise of the semiconductor device. The method further includes: setting the noise parameter variably within a predetermined range including the calculated design value; calculating amount of power-supply noise of the semiconductor device by using the set noise parameter; and generating a noise database indicating correspondence relationships between the noise parameter within the predetermined range and the calculated amount of power-supply noise.

Abstract: A ceramic member in which the metal layers with high void ratio are sufficiently sintered to lower a residue of resin is produced. The method for manufacturing a ceramic member which comprises a step of forming a stacked compact from a plurality of metallic paste layers containing a metal component M1 that are stacked one on another via ceramic green sheets, and a step of firing the stacked compact, wherein at least one of plural metallic paste layers is formed as a second metallic paste layer that has the mass percentage X higher than that of the metallic paste layer that adjoin therewith in the stacking direction and a ceramic powder is contained in the second metallic paste layer in the step of forming the stacked compact, the mass percentage X being the proportion of the metal component M1 to the total metal content in the metallic paste layer.

Abstract: A light-emitting device 1 comprising a pair of baseplates 3 respectively having surfaces facing each other, each surface having an electrode 4 formed thereon, and a light-emitting layer 5 sandwiched between the two baseplates 3. The light-emitting layer contains an ionic liquid and a light-emitting material dissolved in the ionic liquid 6. Since the light-emitting device is made without using any organic solvent, it is highly safe, does not deteriorate in emission characteristics, and requires only a decreased number of constituent materials.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing an EL layer of uniform thickness, causing effective light emission of pixel openings and manufacturing an organic EL display showing sufficient brightness and excellent in practicability, by an ink jet method. A method and apparatus for manufacturing a color filter excellent in practicability by an ink jet method, in which a dye layer with uniform thickness is formed and optical coloring of uniform tone is conducted at pixel openings. The method includes: a process of discharge-placing at least an organic EL material in the form of solution on a substrate; and a process of drying the organic EL material in the form of ink placed on the substrate by heating, and the organic EL material is dried by heating over thereof.

Abstract: There is provided an organic electroluminescent display having excellent practicality that can be produced by a simple method which does not cause electrode breaking and can realize even thickness of an electroluminescent layer. There is also provided a pattern formed object having a coating as an electroluminescent layer or the like having even thickness, for an electroluminescent element, formed using a coating liquid and provided in each area surrounded by partition walls provided on a substrate. The electroluminescent display comprises at least a substrate, an electrode provided on the substrate, protrusions which each are provided on the substrate so as to cover the ends of the electrode and are convexly curved in section relatively to the surface of the substrate, and an electroluminescent layer provided in each opening which is located on the electrode and defined by adjacent protrusions.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus has an image forming portion capable of forming an image on a transferring medium by the use of a hypochromatic toner and a hyperchromatic toner of substantially the same color. The image forming portion is provided with a developing device for developing with the hypochromatic toner and the hyperchromatic toner, wherein, in an image area in which the hyperchromatic toner and the hypochromatic toner are mixedly present, the recording rate of the hyperchromatic toner is 1/16, the minimum size Wmini of a toner image of the hyperchromatic toner is 50 ?m or less on the transferring medium. Thereby, it is achieved to reduce graininess.

Abstract: A high dielectric constant film is prepared by electrodepositing a film from an aqueous dispersion comprising inorganic particles comprised of a compound selected from the group consisting of barium titanate, lead titanate, bismuth titanate, magnesium titanate and neodymium titanate, having a mean particle size of no greater than 1 ?m and a dielectric constant of at least 30, and organic particles comprised of either or both of a polymerizable compound and a polymer, wherein the organic particles have a charge on the particle surfaces and fulfill at least one of the following conditions (i) and (ii) (i) said organic particles are composite particles of (A) organic solvent-soluble polyimide and (B) hydrophilic polymer, and (ii) the organic particles comprise composite particles of (C) polyamic and (D) hydrophobic compound.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic image recording apparatus apparatus including a photoconductive image bearing member, a charging apparatus for uniformly charging the image bearing member, an exposure apparatus for effecting an imagewise exposure on a surface of the image bearing member after charging thereby forming an electrostatic latent image, a development apparatus for adhering a toner onto the electrostatic latent image thereby forming a toner image, and a transfer member for transferring the formed toner image onto a final support member such as plain paper, in case of forming an image with a hyperchromic toner and a hypochromic toner of a substantially same hue, image formation is executed with a writing resolution for the hypochromic toner larger than a writing resolution for the hyperchromic toner. Thus drawbacks of streak generation by a screen used for the hypochromic toner and a difficulty in obtaining a photographic texture can be resolved.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display which has excellent partiality, and which includes a substrate, an electrode provided on the substrate, and protrusions provided on the substrate so as to cover the ends of the electrode and convexly curved in section relative to the surface of the substrate. An electroluminescent layer is provided in each opening which is located on the electrode and defined by adjacent protrusions. The electroluminescent layer in its part around the boundary between the electroluminescent layer and the protusion is in contact with the protrusion can be in such a state that the electroluminescent layer is curved in section in a direction opposite to the convexly curved protrusion.