Abstract: A semiconductor chip and a wiring board are coupled to each other through conductor posts. The centers of conductor posts situated above openings at the outermost periphery shift from the centers of the openings in a direction away from the center of the semiconductor chip. When a region where each of the conductor posts and an insulating layer are overlapped with each other is designated as an overlapped region, the width of the overlapped region more on the inner side than the opening is smaller than the width of the overlapped region more on the outer side than the opening. Thus, while stress applied to the conductor posts is relaxed, coupling reliability between the semiconductor chip and the wiring board is retained.

Abstract: A semiconductor chip and a wiring board are coupled to each other through conductor posts. The centers of conductor posts situated above openings at the outermost periphery shift from the centers of the openings in a direction away from the center of the semiconductor chip. When a region where each of the conductor posts and an insulating layer are overlapped with each other is designated as an overlapped region, the width of the overlapped region more on the inner side than the opening is smaller than the width of the overlapped region more on the outer side than the opening. Thus, while stress applied to the conductor posts is relaxed, coupling reliability between the semiconductor chip and the wiring board is retained.

Abstract: In a network advertisement system, an information processing section includes a module to store, when sales or service operation is conducted for a first terminal, purchase history of articles or services of the first terminal; and a Social Network Service includes an extraction module to extract, on receiving from the module a notification of the reception of the article or service by the first terminal, registered users related to the user of the first terminal. The SNS notifies the reception of the article or service by the first terminal to terminals of the registered users thus extracted. When a second terminal receives purchase of an article or provision of a service on the basis of the notification of purchase information of plural users, a degree of contribution to the sales promotion is expressed by a numeric value for each of the plural users by referring to the shop server and the SNS to reflect the degree of contribution to the affiliate.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit design apparatus for analyzing a delay in a semiconductor integrated circuit. The semiconductor integrated circuit includes a delay analysis unit, a noise generation unit, a voltage fluctuation level analysis unit and a timing verification unit. The noise generation unit generates noise information based on a predetermined noise definition and the voltage fluctuation level analysis unit analyzes a voltage fluctuation level of the semiconductor integrated circuit when the noise is applied based on the generated noise information. Further, the timing verification unit makes the delay analysis unit analyze the static delay based on the analyzed voltage fluctuation level, to verify timing for operation of the semiconductor integrated circuit based on a result of the static delay analysis.

Abstract: A multimodal service establishing method is provided which is capable of achieving flexible combinations of a plurality of service contents. At least one integrated server is installed between a plurality of terminal devices and service servers of a plurality of types. A session establishment processing unit and service linking processing unit are mounted in the integrated server. The session establishment processing unit establishes multimodal service session between terminals and service servers. After the establishment of multimodal service session, the service linking processing unit provides new service obtained by linking and integrating service to be provided by service servers, that is, multimodal service to terminal devices.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first housing including a first circuit board; a second housing including a second circuit board, the second housing being openable and closable using a hinge and the first housing; and a cable configured to couple the first circuit board to the second circuit board, wherein the hinge includes: a first hinge case attached to the first housing; a second hinge case attached to the second housing; and a cylindrical body configured to rotatably couple the first hinge case to the second hinge case, the cylindrical body including a hole through which the cable passes.

Abstract: A camera apparatus for encoding a video signal received from a photographing means in MPEG video format or equivalent format, encoding an audio signal received from an audio inputting means in MPEG audio format or equivalent format, multiplexing the encoded MPEG video signal and the encoded MPEG audio signal, storing the multiplexed data to a memory means is disclosed, that comprises an I picture generating means for encoding the video signal received from the photographing means corresponding to an intra-frame encoding process so as to generate an I picture in the MPEG video format or equivalent format, and a controlling means for controlling a storing process of the multiplexed data to the memory means, wherein said controlling means generates a P picture or a B picture in the MPEG video format or equivalent format in such a manner that moving vectors of all macro blocks thereof are 0 and the chronologically preceding picture is copied as an encoded picture, wherein said controlling means encodes the audio

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit design apparatus (100) includes a delay analysis unit (102) which analyzes a static delay in respective paths of a semiconductor integrated circuit, a noise generation unit (104) which generates noise information based on a predetermined noise definition, a voltage fluctuation level analysis unit (106) which analyzes a voltage fluctuation level of the semiconductor integrated circuit when the noise is applied based on the noise information, and a timing verification unit (108) which makes the delay analysis unit (102) analyze the static delay based on the analyzed voltage fluctuation level, to verify timing for operation of the semiconductor integrated circuit based on a result of the static delay analysis, wherein the noise generation unit (104) generates noise information on noise applied at predetermined application timing, and the timing verification unit (108) verifies the timing for each noise applied with the predetermined application timing.

Abstract: The invention provides a presence information providing system providing suitable presence information for each application using a presence service without providing a special apparatus on the existing presence service side, and a method and a server thereof. A presence processing server 30 connected between a presence server 10A and a presence server 10B processes presence information of a client A received from the presence server 10A and presence information of a client B received from the presence server 10B into suitable presence information for each application.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a fixed case unit and a movable case unit, and the rotation operability of the movable case unit is improved. The electronic apparatus having the fixed case unit and movable case unit also includes a movable arm, which is fitted openably and closably to the fixed case unit via a hinge. The movable case unit is supported rotatably on the movable arm, and the rotation center of the movable case unit is set at a position near the hinge to be on or near the centerline of the movable case unit.

Abstract: An X-ray imaging device 1 includes an X-ray detection section 2, a cold electron source 3, and a light-shielding coating layer 9. The X-ray detection section 2 includes an X-ray conversion layer 13 made of an X-ray converter material which generates electric charges upon incidence of an X-ray, a first charge injection blocking layer 14 formed on an incidence surface 13a of the X-ray conversion layer 13, and a second charge injection blocking layer 15 formed on a rear surface 13b of the X-ray conversion layer 13. The cold electron source 3 has a plurality of electron emission sections arranged in a matrix form, each of the electronic emission sections being capable of emitting electrons toward the second charge injection blocking layer 15 of the X-ray detection section 2. The light-shielding coating layer 9 blocks incidence of the visible light into the X-ray detection section 2.

Abstract: An image is moved and displayed through an image movement orbit composed of one or more annular orbits. The annular orbit is set such that a central point of the image to be displayed on a display screen is defined as a reference position, and the reference position is used as a start point, and this reference position is returned to when a movement corresponding to one round is completed. Thus, the image movement orbit is established so as to always pass through a reference point, for each cycle of an annular orbit. As a result of such image movement, the image movement as a pixel shift is unrecognizable so as to reduce ghost effects.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to realize a method and a server which enable insertion of advertisement even in voice communication including multimedia communication. The server is configured as a server for managing PoC communication among multiple terminals, comprising: a right-to-speak management section for managing the right to speak of the multiple terminals; a data distribution section for transmitting and receiving data to and from the multiple terminals; and an advertisement control section for storing advertisement data and transmitting the stored advertisement data to the multiple terminals via the data distribution section.

Abstract: To provide a technology for making it possible to control enable/disable of an IC card function provided in a mobile device. A mobile device including an IC card unit for executing an IC card function, and a communication unit for carrying out communication through a radio telephone line detects a voltage of a battery unit for supplying an electric power to each of the IC card unit and the communication unit, judges whether or not the IC card function can be used in accordance with the detected voltage value, and issues an enable/disable instruction to the IC card unit in accordance with the Judgment results.

Abstract: In a toroidal continuously variable transmission, rolling contact portions of an input disc 4, an output disc 7, and roller 13 are formed of bearing steel, which contains C: 0.8-1.5 wt %; Si: 0.5-2.5 wt %; Mn: 0.3-2.0 wt %; Cr: 1.9-2.5 wt %; Mo: 0.3-1.0 wt %; and a total of 1.0 wt % or more of Si and Mo; with the balance being iron and unavoidable impurities. A residual austenite in a range of depth Z=1.0L, where L is the major axis of a contact ellipse of the traction contact portion, from the surface of the rolling contact portion is 15 wt % or less, and the hardness of the range is HRC 58-62 by tempering a blank with a predetermined shape at a temperature of 250° C. or more after quenching the blank.

Abstract: A value information management system includes, a value exchange card, user terminal, and management server. The value exchange card stores value information representing the value of a product/service purchased through a network, together with ID information. The user terminal includes a medium information reading unit which reads the information of the value exchange card and an information transmitting unit which transmits the information read by the medium information reading unit through the network. The management server includes an information storage management unit which receives the information transmitted from the user terminal and stores/manages ID information and value information in association with each other, and a value information search unit which searches for the value information corresponding to the ID information in response to an inquiry sent through the network and returns the value information. A value information management method is also disclosed.

Abstract: There are provided an information providing system that enables a mobile terminal, when it is located within a communicable area of a wireless access point, to easily acquire information content related to the communicable area, a mobile terminal, a wireless access point, a charging server and an information providing method. When entering an area where information can be received, a mobile terminal 10 displays that it has entered an area where information can be acquired on the screen of a display section 14. When the mobile terminal user operates the mobile terminal 10 to select a predetermined area on the display, a request to acquire information content is sent to an information providing server 30 via a network 40. The information providing server 30.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a fixed case unit and a movable case unit, and the rotation operability of the movable case unit is improved. The electronic apparatus having the fixed case unit and movable case unit also includes a movable arm, which is fitted openably and closably to the fixed case unit via a hinge. The movable case unit is supported rotatably on the movable arm, and the rotation center of the movable case unit is set at a position near the hinge to be on or near the centerline of the movable case unit.

Abstract: In a toroidal-type continuously variable transmission according to the present invention, rolling contact portions of an input disc 4, an output disc 7, and roller 13 are formed of bearing steel, which contains C: 0.8-1.5 wt %; Si: 0.5-2.5 wt %; Mn: 0.3-2.0 wt %; Cr: 1.9-2.5 wt %; Mo: 0.3-1.0 wt %; and a total of 1.0 wt % or more of Si and Mo; with the balance being iron and unavoidable impurities. A residual austenite in a range of depth Z=1.0L, where L is the major axis of a contact ellipse of the traction contact portion, from the surface of the rolling contact portion is 15 wt % or less, and the hardness of the range is HRC 58-62 by tempering a blank with a predetermined shape at a temperature of 250° C. or more after quenching the blank.

Abstract: A rolling, sliding member is formed from a steel containing 0.9 wt. % to 1.1 wt. % C, 0.5 wt. % to 3.0 wt. % Si, 0.05 wt. % to 0.5 wt. % Mn, 2.0 wt. % to 5.0 wt. % Cr, and 0.05 wt. % to 0.5 wt. % Mo, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The average grain size of spheroidal carbide is 0.6 ?m or less, and the spheroidal carbide content is 6.0% or less as percent area. In a toroidal-type continuously variable transmission, the rolling, sliding member is used as at least either disks 4 and 9 each having a concave raceway surface on a side surface thereof, or rollers 16 rolling on raceway surfaces 4b and 9b of the disks 4 and 9. The toroidal-type continuously variable transmission using the rolling, sliding member of the present invention exhibits long life.