Abstract: A semiconductor device has a first wiring extending in a first direction on a nitride semiconductor layer. A source electrode is electrically connected to the first wiring and extends in a second direction. A drain electrode extends in the second direction and includes a first and second portion extending in the second direction, spaced from each other in the first direction. An element isolation region is in the second nitride semiconductor layer between the first and second portions. A third portion extends in the second direction on the first and second portions. A gate electrode extends in the second direction on the second nitride semiconductor layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode. The portion includes holes therein aligned with each other along the second direction with the spacing between adjacent holes in the second direction increasing with increasing distance in the second direction from the first wiring.

Abstract: A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes a semiconductor layer, a first insulating film provided on the semiconductor layer, a first electrode film provided on the first insulating film, a second electrode film provided on the first electrode film, and a first field plate electrode provided on the second electrode film. A lower end of the first field plate electrode is located on a second surface of the first electrode film, the second surface being in contact with the second electrode film, rather than a first surface of the first electrode film, the first surface being in contact with the first insulating film.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a nitride semiconductor element, a first diode, and a second diode; the nitride semiconductor element includes a conductive mounting bed, a semiconductor substrate formed on the mounting bed, a first nitride semiconductor layer, a second nitride semiconductor layer, a first major electrode, a second major electrode, a first gate electrode, and a second gate electrode; the first diode includes a first anode electrode electrically connected to the mounting bed, and a first cathode electrode electrically connected to the first major electrode; and the second diode includes a second anode electrode electrically connected to the mounting bed, and a second cathode electrode electrically connected to the second major electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a first drive circuit including a second transistor, and a second drive circuit including a third transistor. The second transistor and the third transistor are connected in series; and a connection node of the second and third transistors is connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor. The first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor are normally-off MOS HEMTs formed in a first substrate that includes GaN. The first drive circuit charges a parasitic capacitance of the first transistor. The second drive circuit discharges the parasitic capacitance of the first transistor.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nitride semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer having a heterojunction, a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer and having another heterojunction, a drain electrode on the second semiconductor layer, a source electrode provided on the first semiconductor layer, a gate electrode provided on the first semiconductor layer between the drain electrode and the source electrode, and a first insulating film between the gate electrode and the drain electrode covering the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer being separated from the gate electrode by a portion of the insulating film. A distance from the second semiconductor layer to the gate electrode is shorter than a distance from the drain electrode to the gate electrode.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a method for producing brown adipocytes, osteoblasts, cartilage cells, neural cells, or cardiac cells from somatic cells without performing artificial gene transfer; brown adipocytes, osteoblasts, cartilage cells, neural cells, or cardiac cells; or a composition including a combination of chemical substances that can be used for the aforementioned production method. An example of the present invention is a method for producing brown adipocytes, osteoblasts, cartilage cells, neural cells, or cardiac cells including a step for culturing somatic cells in the presence or absence of an inhibitor or activator selected from the group consisting of an ALK5 inhibitor, an ALK6 inhibitor, an AMPK inhibitor, a cAMP activator, an ALK2 inhibitor, an ALK3 inhibitor, a GSK3 inhibitor, and an Erk inhibitor.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a cell mass or cell structure-embedding agent that can stably transport cell masses or cell structures in a case of transportation at a low temperature and after transportation, conveniently recover a cell mass or cell structure from the cell mass or cell structure-embedding agent, a cell mass or cell structure-containing composition, and a kit. According to the present invention, provided is a cell mass or cell structure-embedding agent including: polypeptide which is represented by Formula 1 and in which an area of the maximum molecular weight peak in molecular weight distribution measurement is 80% or more of the total area of all of the molecular weight peaks. A-[(Gly-X-Y)n]m-B??Formula (1): In the formula, X's and Y's each independently represent an amino acid, m is an integer of 2 to 10, n is an integer of 3 to 100, and A and B represent any amino acids or amino acid sequences.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a method for producing brown adipocytes, osteoblasts, cartilage cells, neural cells, or cardiac cells from somatic cells without performing artificial gene transfer; brown adipocytes, osteoblasts, cartilage cells, neural cells, or cardiac cells; or a composition including a combination of chemical substances that can be used for the aforementioned production method. An example of the present invention is a method for producing brown adipocytes, osteoblasts, cartilage cells, neural cells, or cardiac cells including a step for culturing somatic cells in the presence or absence of an inhibitor or activator selected from the group consisting of an ALK5 inhibitor, an ALK6 inhibitor, an AMPK inhibitor, a cAMP activator, an ALK2 inhibitor, an ALK3 inhibitor, a GSK3 inhibitor, and an Erk inhibitor.

Abstract: Captured or input image data is converted into an image of a size of a specific number of pixels. Then, predetermined plural types of different effects are applied to image data obtained through the conversion. Several types of image data items with the applied effects are arranged and simultaneously displayed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that calculates a similarity between a plurality of pieces of content stored in a content storage unit, stores content information including information of the similarity obtained by the similarity calculation, generates a virtual three-dimensional display screen for content selection on the basis of stored content information, and allows selection of a piece of content from the virtual three-dimensional display screen.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that includes a camera unit that captures image data; a display unit that displays the image data captured by the camera unit; a control unit that sets a photographing target region specified at a desired position on a screen of the display unit, and instructs the camera unit to start photographing when a photographing target is detected in the photographing target region in the image data captured by the camera unit; and a memory unit that stores an image captured by the camera unit after the instruction to start photographing.

Abstract: An information selecting apparatus includes a CPU and a controller capable of performing a direction input. An arbitrary item is selected from a plurality of items by a direction input by means of an analog joystick, for example. When it is determined that a predetermined series of direction input operations is performed, at least one item out of selection items is switched to another item.

Abstract: Captured or input image data is converted into an image of a size of a specific number of pixels. Then, predetermined plural types of different effects are applied to image data obtained through the conversion. Several types of image data items with the applied effects are arranged and simultaneously displayed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that includes a camera unit that captures image data; a display unit that displays the image data captured by the camera unit; a control unit that sets a photographing target region specified at a desired position on a screen of the display unit, and instructs the camera unit to start photographing when a photographing target is detected in the photographing target region in the image data captured by the camera unit; and a memory unit that stores an image captured by the camera unit after the instruction to start photographing.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that calculates a similarity between a plurality of pieces of content stored in a content storage unit, stores content information including information of the similarity obtained by the similarity calculation, generates a virtual three-dimensional display screen for content selection on the basis of stored content information, and allows selection of a piece of content from the virtual three-dimensional display screen.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat developable photosensitive material comprising at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent for silver ions and binder on one surface of a support.

Abstract: An information selecting apparatus includes a computer, and makes a user select an arbitrary item from a plurality of items by a direction input of the user. Each of the items is assigned to a direction based on an input frequency, for example. In a case that a direction input is performed by means of a polygonal guide, the items are assigned to directions corresponding to the vertexes of the guide and directions corresponding to the parts except for the vertexes. For example, a high-frequency item is assigned to the direction corresponding to the vertex, or a range of the direction assigned to the high-frequency item is relatively made larger. Furthermore, when a direction corresponding to the vertex is input, items assigned to the parts except for the vertexes may temporarily be assigned to other vertexes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photothermographic material having, on at least one side of a support, an image forming layer including at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent, and a binder, and a non-photosensitive layer, wherein the non-photosensitive layer includes at least a polymer matting agent having a refractive index of from 1.51 to 1.56 and a glass transition temperature of 90° C. or higher. A photothermographic material which is excellent in film surface properties and photographic properties is provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a phthalocyanine compound represented by the following formula (PC-1): Formula (PC-1) (wherein M represents a hydrogen atom or a metal atom, R1, R4, R5, R8, R9, R12, R13, and R16 each represents independently a hydrogen atom or a substituent, at least one of R1, R4, R5, R8, R9, R12, R13, and R16 is a group represented by formula (II), and R2, R3, R6, R7, R10, R11, R14, and R15 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent); —SO2R17??Formula (II) (wherein R17 represents an alkyl group, aryl group or a heterocyclic group having a hydrophilic group). A novel phthalocyanine compound having high durability and useful as a functional dye is provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a black and white photothermographic material including at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, and a binder on a support, wherein the black and white photothermographic material contains a compound represented by the following formula (1) and at least one compound represented by a formula selected from the group consisting of the following formulae (2), (3), (4), and (5): wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent which substitutes for a hydrogen atom on a benzene ring; and R5 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group; An image forming method using the black and white photothermographic material and a fluorescent intensifying screen is also provided.