Abstract: There is provided an LED chuck comprising: a top plate on which an object to be inspected is mounted; an LED array substrate disposed to face the object to be inspected, and provided with a plurality of LEDs for heating the object to be inspected that is mounted on the top plate; a cooling plate disposed on a back side of the LED array substrate; an LED control substrate disposed on a back side of the cooling plate and controlling the plurality of LEDs; and a base plate disposed to surround the LED control substrate. A surface of the cooling plate facing the LED control substrate and a surface of the base plate facing the LED control substrate are formed of a magnetic material.

Abstract: In an inspection apparatus for inspecting an inspection target device formed on an inspection object, the inspection target device is a back-illuminated imaging device into which light is incident from a rear surface opposite to a side of a wiring layer. The inspection apparatus includes a stage having the inspection object placed such that the inspection object faces the rear surface. The stage includes a light transmitter made of a light-transmissive material. The inspection object is placed on the light transmitter below which a light illuminator is disposed. The light illuminator includes a flat light guide plate having a facing surface facing the inspection object. A light source is provided laterally outside the light guide plate configured to diffuse light emitted from the light source incident from a side end surface of the light guide plate, and to emit the light as planar light from the facing surface.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: an actuator drive controller configured to control a drive of an actuator; a main motor drive controller configured to control a drive of a main motor; and a stuck determiner. The stuck determiner determines a stuck of the actuator based on a detection value of a sensor unit that detects a physical quantity changed according to a drive state of the actuator. The main motor drive controller is configured to perform an engaging surface pressure reduction control for reducing an engaging surface pressure between a parking gear and a parking lever by driving the main motor, when the stuck determiner determines that the actuator is stuck in releasing a parking lock of the vehicle.

Abstract: A ceramic substrate is formed of polycrystalline ceramic and has a supporting main surface. At the supporting main surface of the ceramic substrate, the mean of grain sizes of the polycrystalline ceramic is 0.5 ?m or more and less than 15 ?m and the standard deviation of the grain sizes is less than 1.5 times the mean.

Abstract: A ceramic substrate is formed of polycrystalline ceramic and has a supporting main surface. At the supporting main surface of the ceramic substrate, the mean of grain sizes of the polycrystalline ceramic is 15 ?m or more and less than 40 ?m and the standard deviation of the grain sizes is less than 1.5 times the mean.

Abstract: Provided is a polycrystalline ceramic substrate to be bonded to a compound semiconductor substrate with a bonding layer interposed therebetween, wherein at least one of relational expression (1) 0.7<?1/?2<0.9 and relational expression (2) 0.7<?3/?4<0.9 holds, where ?1 represents a linear expansion coefficient of the polycrystalline ceramic substrate at 30° C. to 300° C. and ?2 represents a linear expansion coefficient of the compound semiconductor substrate at 30° C. to 300° C., and ?3 represents a linear expansion coefficient of the polycrystalline ceramic substrate at 30° C. to 1000° C. and ?4 represents a linear expansion coefficient of the compound semiconductor substrate at 30° C. to 1000° C.

Abstract: Provided is a joined body including a piezoelectric substrate and a polycrystalline spinel substrate provided on one main surface of the piezoelectric substrate, wherein the polycrystalline spinel substrate has a porosity of 0.005% or more and 0.6% or less.

Abstract: A microscope includes: illumination optical system irradiating specimen with light and forming fringe illumination; scanning part performing scanning with relative movement between fringe illumination and specimen; phase modulation element setting fringe illumination to a plurality of phase states; a plurality of detectors detecting light from specimen; and image processor generating output image with detection results of predetermined two or more detectors, wherein image processor uses detection results of each of predetermined two or more detectors to generate at least first image, which is detected when fringe illumination is in first phase state, and second image, which is detected when fringe illumination is in second phase state, for each detector, generates intermediate image for each detector by correcting first image and second image based on position of corresponding detector, period of fringe illumination, first phase, and second phase, and generates output image from the plurality of intermediate

Abstract: A ceramic substrate is formed of polycrystalline ceramic and has a supporting main surface. At the supporting main surface of the ceramic substrate, the mean of grain sizes of the polycrystalline ceramic is 0.5 ?m or more and less than 15 ?m and the standard deviation of the grain sizes is less than 1.5 times the mean.

Abstract: A ceramic substrate is formed of polycrystalline ceramic and has a supporting main surface. At the supporting main surface of the ceramic substrate, the mean of grain sizes of the polycrystalline ceramic is 15 ?m or more and less than 40 ?m and the standard deviation of the grain sizes is less than 1.5 times the mean.

Abstract: The vehicle drive device includes the clutch being provided between the speed reducing mechanism and the differential device, and configured to be rotated integrally with the differential device, and moved in the rotation axis direction to engage with or release from the speed reducing mechanism, and the solenoid pin capable of contacting with and separating from the outer peripheral surface of the clutch, the guide groove is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the clutch so as to intersect in the rotation direction of the clutch, and the solenoid pin contacts the guide groove to thereby move the clutch.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a friction stir welding device with which the temperature in the proximity of a weld part on a member to be welded can be intermittently measured by enabling the temperature of a plurality of sites in a rotary tool (4) used for friction stir welding to be ascertained in real-time when welding. This rotary tool (4) for a friction stir welding device comprises: a hollow channel (26a) that extends from the upper end of a shoulder part (4c) to the proximity of the lower end of a probe (4d), and that is on substantially the same axis as the axis of rotation of the shoulder part (4c); and a hollow, outer periphery channel (26b) that is apart from the axis of rotation of the shoulder part (4c) in the radial direction and in proximity of the outer periphery of the shoulder part (4c), and that extends from the upper end of the shoulder part to the proximity of the lower end thereof.

Abstract: A driving system includes a drive source for driving a left drive portion and a right drive portion, a power transmission mechanism having first and second differential mechanisms each including a first rotating element, a second rotating element and a third rotating element and a switching unit. The first rotating elements of the first and second differential mechanisms are connected to each other so as to rotate in the same direction, the second rotating elements of the first and second differential elements are connected to the left drive portion and the right drive portion, respectively, and the third rotating elements of the first and second differential mechanisms are connected to each other so as to rotate in opposite directions.

Abstract: The vehicle drive device includes the clutch being provided between the speed reducing mechanism and the differential device, and configured to be rotated integrally with the differential device, and moved in the rotation axis direction to engage with or release from the speed reducing mechanism, and the solenoid pin capable of contacting with and separating from the outer peripheral surface of the clutch, the guide groove is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the clutch so as to intersect in the rotation direction of the clutch, and the solenoid pin contacts the guide groove to thereby move the clutch.

Abstract: A ceramic substrate is formed of a polycrystalline ceramic and has a supporting main surface. The supporting main surface has a roughness of 0.01 nm or more and 3.0 nm or less in terms of Sa. The number of projections and depressions with a height of 1 nm or more in a square region with 50 ?m sides on the supporting main surface is less than 5 on average, and the number of projections and depressions with a height of 2 nm or more in the square region is less than 1 on average.

Abstract: Provided is a polycrystalline ceramic substrate to be bonded to a compound semiconductor substrate with a bonding layer interposed therebetween, wherein at least one of relational expression (1) 0.7<?1/?2<0.9 and relational expression (2) 0.7<?3/?4<0.9 holds, where ?1 represents a linear expansion coefficient of the polycrystalline ceramic substrate at 30° C. to 300° C. and ?2 represents a linear expansion coefficient of the compound semiconductor substrate at 30° C. to 300° C., and ?3 represents a linear expansion coefficient of the polycrystalline ceramic substrate at 30° C. to 1000° C. and ?4 represents a linear expansion coefficient of the compound semiconductor substrate at 30° C. to 1000° C.

Abstract: A driving system includes a drive source for driving a left drive portion and a right drive portion, a power transmission mechanism having first and second differential mechanisms each including a first rotating element, a second rotating element and a third rotating element and a switching unit. The first rotating elements of the first and second differential mechanisms are connected to each other so as to rotate in the same direction, the second rotating elements of the first and second differential elements are connected to the left drive portion and the right drive portion, respectively, and the third rotating elements of the first and second differential mechanisms are connected to each other so as to rotate in opposite directions.

Abstract: A driving system for a vehicle includes a drive source, a driven portion, a wet multiple disc connection/disconnection unit provided on a power transmission path between the drive source and the driven portion, and a connection/disconnection unit controller configured to control a release and an application of the connection/disconnection unit, wherein the driving system further includes a time counter configured to obtain a continuous applied time that is an elapsed time from a start of a latest application of the connection/disconnection unit.

Abstract: A driving system includes a drive source for driving a left drive portion and a right drive portion, a power transmission mechanism having a first and second differential mechanisms each including a first rotating element, a second rotating element and a third rotating element and a switching unit. The first rotating elements of the first and second differential mechanisms are connected to each other so as to rotate in the same direction, the second rotating elements of the first and second differential elements are connected to the left drive portion and the right drive portion, respectively, and the third rotating elements of the first and second differential mechanism are connected to each other so as to rotate in opposite directions.

Abstract: Provided are a liquid-crystal-display protection plate that has a high strength, is produced at a reduced cost, and has a shape including a curved surface; and a method for producing the liquid-crystal-display protection plate. The liquid-crystal-display protection plate is formed of a spinel sintered body. The spinel sintered body has an average grain size of 10 ?m or more and 100 ?m or less. The liquid-crystal-display protection plate has a shape including a curved surface.