Abstract: An occupant protection apparatus for a vehicle includes a door sensor that detects a defamation of a side door in a side collision and an occupant position detection sensor that detects a lumbar position of the occupant. A pretensioner is activated when it is determined from detection by the door sensor and the occupant position detection sensor that an intruding-object collision rear-end position in the side door is located in front of the lumbar position, and the pretensioner is prohibited from activation when it is determined that the intruding-object collision rear-end position is not located in front of the lumbar position. When there is a possibility that a clearance between the lumbar of the occupant and the deformed side door is insufficient, the pretensioner is prohibited from activation to allow the occupant to move at the early stage of a collision.

Abstract: A strobe device having small variations in the amount of light includes the following components: a flash discharge tube having an anode on one side and a cathode on the other side, the cathode having a metal sintered body at an end thereof; a conductive reflector composing an external trigger electrode, and storing a part of the flash discharge tube; and a trigger coil having a primary winding and a secondary winding around a hollow core. A portion of the cathode of the flash discharge tube not including the metal sintered body is inserted into the core of the trigger coil. The reflector, which is connected to the secondary winding of the trigger coil, has a bottom in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the flash discharge tube in such a manner as to cover at least the region extending from the anode to the cathode and the metal sintered body.

Abstract: IO buffers that operate with an IO power supply system and cut cells that isolate the IO buffers from each other are disposed on the periphery of an always-on power supply area and a power supply cut-off available area. A signal indicating the holding of an IO output(s) output from the always-on power supply area is wired so as to go round the IO buffers and the cut cells. The cut cell includes a level shifter that operates with an IO power supply system. The cut cell shifts the level of signal indicating the holding of IO output so that the signal level conforms to the power supply system of IO buffers, and outputs the resultant signal to the IO buffers.

Abstract: An optical disc apparatus can highly accurately record a hologram representing information on or reproduce such a hologram from an optical disc. When recording information on an optical disc 100, the optical disc apparatus controls the position of an objective lens OL1 according to the outcome of detection of a red reflected light beam Lr2 so as to make the focus Fr thereof follow a target track and it also makes the focus Fb1 of a blue light beam Lb1 agree with a target mark position by the objective lens OL1 and also the focus Fb2 agree with the target mark position by controlling the position of another objective lens OL2 according to the outcome of detection of the blue light beam Lb1 by way of the objective lenses OL1 and OL2 so as to make the focus Fb1 of the blue light beam Lb1 and the focus Fb2 of the blue light beam Lb2 agree with the target mark position and the blue light beam Lb1 and the blue light beam Lb2 interfere with each other.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor integrated device that selects one or more of a plurality of functional blocks and resets the selected functional block, and a control method of the semiconductor integrated device. The semiconductor integrated circuit includes a functional block that is reset when a clock signal and a reset signal are supplied, a reset signal output unit that outputs the reset signal for resetting the functional block, a clock mask circuit that stops the clock signal to be supplied to the functional block, and a clock mask control circuit that controls the clock mask circuit.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device contains a flash memory, a flash control unit for controlling the rewriting and reading on the flash memory, and a processor unit. The processor unit includes a normal mode and a fail-safe mode as the operating states. In normal mode, when a defect is detected during the verify operation after writing data onto the flash memory then any further use of the flash memory is stopped. In fail-safe-mode, when a defect is detected during the verify operation after writing data onto the flash memory, the error is corrected and flash memory usage continues. The operating state is normal mode, and when the verify operation detects a defect after normal mode erase operation, the operation shifts to fail-safe mode.

Abstract: A solid immersion lens (SIL) is provided. The SIL includes a spherical part, a cone-shaped part, a tip part, and an edge part between the cone-shaped part and the tip part. The edge part includes a curved surface.

Abstract: An optical disk apparatus irradiates first and second lights, which are emitted from an identical light source, on a disk-like volumetric recording medium from both sides thereof with first and second object lenses corresponding to the first and second lights, respectively, such that the lights are focused in an identical focal point position and records a standing wave. The optical disk apparatus includes an aberration adding unit that adds complementary aberrations to the first and second lights made incident on the volumetric recording medium, respectively.

Abstract: IO buffers that operate with an IO power supply system and cut cells that isolate the IO buffers from each other are disposed on the periphery of an always-on power supply area and a power supply cut-off available area. A signal indicating the holding of an IO output(s) output from the always-on power supply area is wired so as to go round the IO buffers and the cut cells. The cut cell includes a level shifter that operates with an IO power supply system. The cut cell shifts the level of signal indicating the holding of IO output so that the signal level conforms to the power supply system of IO buffers, and outputs the resultant signal to the IO buffers.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor integrated device that selects one or more of a plurality of functional blocks and resets the selected functional block, and a control method of the semiconductor integrated device. The semiconductor integrated circuit includes a functional block that is reset when a clock signal and a reset signal are supplied, a reset signal output unit that outputs the reset signal for resetting the functional block, a clock mask circuit that stops the clock signal to be supplied to the functional block, and a clock mask control circuit that controls the clock mask circuit.

Abstract: An optical disc apparatus can highly accurately record a hologram representing information on or reproduce such a hologram from an optical disc. When recording information on an optical disc 100, the optical disc apparatus controls the position of an objective lens OL1 according to the outcome of detection of a red reflected light beam Lr2 so as to make the focus Fr thereof follow a target track and it also makes the focus Fb1 of a blue light beam Lb1 agree with a target mark position by the objective lens OL1 and also the focus Fb2 agree with the target mark position by controlling the position of another objective lens OL2 according to the outcome of detection of the blue light beam Lb1 by way of the objective lenses OL1 and OL2 so as to make the focus Fb1 of the blue light beam Lb1 and the focus Fb2 of the blue light beam Lb2 agree with the target mark position and the blue light beam Lb1 and the blue light beam Lb2 interfere with each other.

Abstract: In a lens holding member for holding a solid immersion lens, when a difference-in-level portion and/or slant face is constructed at least on a part of the objective side surface, a tilt margin which can be applied to a near field optical recording and reproduction solid immersion lens can be maintained. In a focusing lens using such lens holding member, the optical pickup apparatus and the optical recording and reproducing apparatus, stable transportation between the lens and the optical recording medium can be improved.

Abstract: A memory control circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a writable/readable memory; a comparison unit comparing write data to write in the memory with read data that is read from a memory address where the write data is written; a comparison result storage unit storing a comparison result compared by the comparison unit in association with the memory address; and a control unit controlling retry processing of rewriting the write data to the memory address determined to be unverified based on the stored comparison result.

Abstract: A solid immersion lens (SIL) is provided. The SIL includes a spherical part, a cone-shaped part, a tip part, and an edge part between the cone-shaped part and the tip part. The edge part includes a curved surface.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device contains a flash memory, a flash control unit for controlling the rewriting and reading on the flash memory, and a processor unit. The processor unit includes a normal mode and a fail-safe mode as the operating states. In normal mode, when a defect is detected during the verify operation after writing data onto the flash memory then any further use of the flash memory is stopped. In fail-safe-mode, when a defect is detected during the verify operation after writing data onto the flash memory, the error is corrected and flash memory usage continues. The operating state is normal mode, and when the verify operation detects a defect after normal mode erase operation, the operation shifts to fail-safe mode.

Abstract: An optical disk apparatus irradiates first and second lights, which are emitted from an identical light source, on a disk-like volumetric recording medium from both sides thereof with first and second object lenses corresponding to the first and second lights, respectively, such that the lights are focused in an identical focal point position and records a standing wave. The optical disk apparatus includes an aberration adding unit that adds complementary aberrations to the first and second lights made incident on the volumetric recording medium, respectively.

Abstract: To provide a microcomputer which is improved to enable the functional selection of a functional macro and the characteristic correction without the mask option, trimming, and dedicated terminal and to quickly start the execution of the microcomputer. The microcomputer includes a main clock signal generating circuit and a ring oscillating circuit which generates a sub-clock signal that quickly enters a stable state. Initialized data is read from a flash ROM synchronously with the sub-clock signal, the read data is stored in a set data register, and a functional macro for the functional selection and characteristic correction is initialized. It is possible to end the setting of the functional macro for a clock stabilizing time necessary for the main clock signal. Further, it is possible to quickly execute the program by switching the signal to the main clock signal just after the clock stabilizing time.

Abstract: A memory control circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a writable/readable memory; a comparison unit comparing write data to write in the memory with read data that is read from a memory address where the write data is written; a comparison result storage unit storing a comparison result compared by the comparison unit in association with the memory address; and a control unit controlling retry processing of rewriting the write data to the memory address determined to be unverified based on the stored comparison result.

Abstract: With a plurality of memory blocks as a pair, a plurality of pairs of the memory blocks are provided and in a case where a pair of memory blocks is designated as a new boot region, when designating other pair of memory blocks as a boot region, a value obtained by subtracting a predetermined value from an initial value set at the boot area designation flag of the memory block of all the memory block pairs is stored in the boot area designation flag of each memory block of other memory block pair and at the time of booting the system, if values of the boot area designation flags in the memory blocks of other memory block pair are equal and not the initial value, determination is made that a boot program is stored in other memory block pair.

Abstract: An electron beam irradiation apparatus, includes a support section for supporting an electron beam irradiation subject to be irradiated with an electron beam, and an electron beam irradiation head opposed to the electron beam irradiation subject via a minute space, the electron beam irradiation head having an electron beam emission hole for irradiating the electron beam irradiation subject with the electron beam. In the electron beam irradiation head, an electron beam path communicating with the electron beam emission hole is provided, and in addition one or more ring shaped gas suction grooves opened from a surface of the electron beam irradiation head facing the electron beam irradiation subject is formed around the electron beam emission hole. Vacuum pumps are coupled to the electron beam path and the ring shaped gas suction grooves, and the electron beam path is held in a high vacuum state.