Abstract: In a rotor having plural permanent magnets secured on a rotary shaft for use in, e.g., an electric motor which is incorporated preferably into a rack-type electric power steering device, a cylindrical cover is fit on the rotary shaft to cover the external surfaces of the plural permanent magnets, and one or both axial end portions of the cylindrical cover are plastically deformed thereby to secure the cylindrical cover onto the rotary shaft. Thus, the cylindrical cover is firmly secured to the rotary shaft and, even when one or more permanent magnets are separated from the rotary shaft or broken, prevents the separated permanent magnets or the broken fragments from scattering within a housing of the motor.

Abstract: A process for the production of a high viscosity index, low viscosity lubricating base oil having a kinematic viscosity of 3.0 to 5.0 mm.sup.2 /s at 100.degree. C., a viscosity index of 120 or more and a pour point of -10.degree. C. or less, while simultaneously producing a high quality fuel oil, which includes using at least one of a heavy gas oil fraction and a light vacuum gas oil fraction as a stock oil that contains about 60% by volmme or more of distillate components within a distillation temperature range of from about 370 to about 480.degree. C. and about 50% by mass or more of saturated hydrocarbons, subjecting the stock oil to hydrocracking in the presence of an amorphous silica alumina catalyst, separating the cracked product into a fuel oil fraction and a lubricating oil fraction by atmospheric distillation, and subsequently subjecting the lubricating oil fraction to dewaxing, optionally applying at least one of solvent refining and hydrofinishing.

Abstract: A process for the production of a high viscosity index, low viscosity lubricating base oil having a kinematic viscosity of 3.0 to 7.5 mm.sup.2 /s at 100.degree. C., a viscosity index of 120 or more and a pour point of -10.degree. C. or less, while simultaneously producing a high quality fuel oil, which includes subjecting a mixture stock oil of (a) at least one of a heavy gas oil fraction and a vacuum gas oil fraction and (b) a slack wax to hydrocracking in the presence of an amorphous silica alumina catalyst, separating the cracked product into a fuel oil fraction and a lubricating oil fraction by atmospheric distillation, and subsequently subjecting the lubricating oil fraction to dewaxing, optionally applying at least one of solvent refining and hydrofinishing.

Abstract: The disclosed method of forming a capacitor on a semiconductor substrate includes the steps of filling a trench in the semiconductor substrate with a photoresist, a step of exposing the photoresist in situ to a standing wave of light intensity which is created by interference between incident light directed to the bottom of the trench and reflected light from the bottom of the trench, developing and exposed photoresist in situ to leave periodic photoresist regions along the side wall of the trench in the direction of its depth, and etching the side wall using the residual periodic photoresist as a mask to create periodic hollows along the side wall of the trench.