Abstract: A semiconductor memory according to an example of the invention includes active areas, and element isolation areas which isolate the active areas. The active areas and the element isolation areas are arranged alternately in a first direction. An n-th (n is odd number) active area from an endmost portion in the first direction and an (n+1)-th active area are coupled to each other at an endmost portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a concrete admixture which is useful in the field of a highly strong concrete, which has a high flowability and which is excellent in an applicability of a concrete paste. That is, the present invention provides a concrete admixture comprising a copolymer-mixture obtained by copolymerizing a specific monomer (A) such as an ethylene-based unsaturated carboxylic acid-derivative having a polyoxyalkylene group and a specific monomer (B) such as a (meth)acrylic acid with changing the molar ratio of (A)/(B) at least one time in the polymerization course, as well as a concrete composition comprising the said concrete admixture.

Abstract: The present invention provides a concrete admixture which is useful in the field of a highly strong concrete, which has a high flowability and which is excellent in an applicability of a concrete paste. That is, the present invention provides a concrete admixture comprising a copolymer-mixture obtained by copolymerizing a specific monomer (A) such as an ethylene-based unsaturated carboxylic acid-derivative having a polyoxyalkylene group and a specific monomer (B) such as a (meth)acrylic acid with changing the molar ratio of (A)/(B) at least one time in the polymerization course, as well as a concrete composition comprising the said concrete admixture.

Abstract: A hydraulic composition comprising a water-soluble polymer in the form of a polyalkylene oxide derivative having a hydroxyl number of at most 50 KCH-mg/g in terms of terminal hydroxyl groups rendered hydrophobic, a surfactant having a weight-average molecular weight of at most 5,000, a superplasticizer, and a hydraulic powder, which can be endowed with high flowability, aggregate segregation resistance, and strength to remarkably improve the method of using concrete and the method of placing concrete and to thereby greatly enhance the far-reaching effect of eliminating noise pollution particularly in the production of concrete products and streamlining the production of the concrete products.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a hydraulic composition comprising (a) a water soluble polymer, (b) a superplasticizer which is a copolymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer (C-1) represented by the following Formula (1) with at least one monomer (C-2) selected from the compounds represented by the following Formulas (2) and (3): ##STR1## (wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represent hydrogen or methyl; ml represents an integer of 0 to 32; AO represents an oxyalkylene group having a carbon number of 2 to 3; n represents an integer of 2 to 300; and X represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 3); ##STR2## (wherein R.sub.3 to R.sub.5 each represent hydrogen, methyl or (CH.sub.2).sub.m2 COOM.sub.2 ; R.sub.6 represents hydrogen or methyl; M.sub.1, M.sub.2 and Y each represent hydrogen, alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium, alkylammonium, or substituted alkylammonium; and M.sub.2 represents an integer of 0 to 2); and (c) a hydraulic powder.

Abstract: Cement and aggregates are mixed with each other by the use of a dispersant to the effect of water reduction and prevention of slump loss, the dispersant comprising (1) (I), (IIa), and an amine reaction terminator of (IIb), (IIc), (IVg) and/or (IVh); (2) (I), (IIb) and/or (IIc) and (IIIe) and/or (IIIf); or (3) (I), (IIa) and (IIIe) and/or (IIIf), in which formulae, R is hydrogen or an alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; X is an alkali metal; X.sub.1 is hydrogen, an alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, carboxylic acid group, an alkali metal salt carboxylate, sulfonic acid group, an alkali metal salt sulfonate, hydroxy or methoxy; Y.sub.1 is carboxylic acid or an alkali metal salt carboxylate, sulfonic acid or an alkali metal salt sulfonate; Y is hydrogen or an alkali metal; Z is hydrogen, an alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or --CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3 M; and M is hydrogen or an alkali metal.

Abstract: A hydraulic cement composition is effectively dispersed with the use as a dispersion agent of a reaction product obtained by oxidizing and polymerizing a condensate of formaldehyde with a naphthalenesulfonic acid salt and/or an alkylnaphthalenesulfonic acid salt to produce a constitutional unit which is derived by elimination of a methylene group, hydroxyzation and condensation polmerization, or oxidation and ring-opening of the naphthalene ring.