Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body, a dielectric layer covering the anode body, a first solid electrolyte layer covering the dielectric layer, and a second solid electrolyte layer covering the first solid electrolyte layer. The first solid electrolyte layer contains a first conductive polymer including polythiophene as a basic skeleton. The second solid electrolyte layer contains a second conductive polymer including polypyrrole as a basic skeleton. A conductivity of the first solid electrolyte layer is less than or equal to 2 S/cm.

Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body, a dielectric layer that covers the anode body, a first solid electrolyte layer that covers the dielectric layer, and a second solid electrolyte layer that covers the first solid electrolyte layer. The first solid electrolyte layer contains a first conductive polymer that includes polypyrrole as a basic skeleton. The second solid electrolyte layer contains a second conductive polymer that includes polythiophene as a basic skeleton. The second solid electrolyte layer has a thickness of 1 ?m or more.

Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a tray, a first binder, a second binder, a feeder, and circuitry. The tray receives and stores a sheet bundle. The first binder presses the sheet bundle to bind the sheet bundle. The second binder penetrates the sheet bundle with a needle to bind the sheet bundle. The feeder feeds the sheet bundle in a first direction, and moves the sheet bundle in a second direction. The circuitry causes the feeder to move the sheet bundle on the tray in the second direction, moves the first binder from a binding position to a home position different from the binding position, and moves the second binder to the binding position in the width direction to bind the sheet bundle by the second binder after the sheet bundle is moved in the second direction and the first binder is moved to the home position.

Abstract: A medium processing apparatus includes a conveyor, a tray, a binder, a mover, and a switcher. The switcher includes a first passage, a second passage, and a movable wall. The movable wall guides a guided portion of the binder to the second passage when the guided portion moving along the first passage from an end side to a center side contacts the movable wall; causes the guided portion to pass when the guided portion moving along the second passage from the end side to the center side contacts the movable wall; guides the guided portion to the first passage when the guided portion moving along the second passage from the center side to the end side contacts the movable wall; and causes the guided portion to pass when the guided portion moving along the first passage from the center side to the end side contacts the movable wall.

Abstract: A disclosed electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and a cathode lead terminal. The capacitor element includes an anode body and a cathode part. The cathode lead terminal includes a connection part that is connected to the cathode part via a conductive member. The connection part includes a plate-shaped part, and first and second side walls standing from the plate-shaped part. Grooves are formed in a surface of each of the plate-shaped part and the first and second side walls. The grooves include first grooves and second grooves that are formed so as to extend continuously from the plate-shaped part across the first and second side walls. The conductive member is disposed between one surface of the cathode part and the plate-shaped part, and between two side surfaces of the cathode part and the respective corresponding first and second side surfaces.

Abstract: A conductive paste for an electrolytic capacitor used for connecting a cathode part and a cathode lead terminal of the electrolytic capacitor. The conductive paste includes a thermosetting resin, and conductive particles, and the conductive particles include flaky metal particles and acicular conductive particles. The content of the conductive particles in the conductive paste is, for example, 50 mass % or more and 70 mass % or less, and the mass ratio of the flaky metal particles to the total of the flaky metal particles and the acicular conductive particles is, for example, 60% or more and 80% or less.

Abstract: A disclosed capacitor element includes: a first electrode; a dielectric layer covering at least a portion of the first electrode; and a second electrode covering at least a portion of the dielectric layer. The second electrode includes a solid electrolyte layer, a conductive carbon layer covering at least a portion of the solid electrolyte layer, and a metal paste layer covering at least a portion of the carbon layer. The carbon layer includes flake carbon particles and spherical carbon particles. A particle diameter of the spherical carbon particles is less than an average major diameter of the flake carbon particles, or greater than or equal to the average major diameter of the flake carbon particles.

Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element, a cathode lead terminal, and an exterior body. The cathode lead terminal includes a first cathode lead part facing a first main surface of the capacitor element, a second cathode lead part bent from the first cathode lead part, a third cathode lead part bent from the second cathode lead part, and a fourth cathode lead part bent from the first cathode lead part. The second cathode lead part extends in a direction along a surface intersecting with the first main surface. The third cathode lead part extends to be exposed from the exterior body. The fourth cathode lead part extends along a second main surface of the capacitor element. In the normal direction of the first main surface, a height h of the fourth cathode lead part is less than or equal to a height H from the first cathode lead part to a portion of the third cathode lead part that is not exposed from the exterior body.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor excellent in reliability, particularly in ESR property, wherein in a solid electrolytic capacitor having a solid electrolyte layer, the solid electrolyte layer has a conductive polymer layer formed by a chemical polymerization method or an electrolytic polymerization method, using a polymerization liquid containing at least a monomer and a dopant-introducing agent. The dopant-introducing agent contains a dopant-introducing agent containing at least alkylammonium ions as a cationic component. The dopant-introducing agent in the polymerization liquid may further contain a dopant-introducing agent containing at least metal ions as a cationic component.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor includes steps (a) and (b). In the step (a), an element body is placed on a surface of a first terminal component part after applying a first conductive adhesive to the surface of the first terminal component part. The element body is placed with a third side surface of the element body facing the surface of the first terminal component part such that the first conductive adhesive is interposed between the third side surface of the element body and the first terminal component part. The step (b) is performed after the step (a). In the step (b), a second conductive adhesive is applied to fill space between a second terminal component part and a second side surface of the element body such that an opening is not filled with the second conductive adhesive.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor includes steps (a) and (b). In the step (a), an element body is placed on a surface of a first terminal component part after applying a first conductive adhesive to the surface of the first terminal component part. The element body is placed with a third side surface of the element body facing the surface of the first terminal component part such that the first conductive adhesive is interposed between the third side surface of the element body and the first terminal component part. The step (b) is performed after the step (a). In the step (b), a second conductive adhesive is applied to fill space between a second terminal component part and a second side surface of the element body such that an opening is not filled with the second conductive adhesive.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor includes the steps of forming an anode element by sintering powders of a valve metal, washing the anode element with a first wash solution, forming a dielectric film on the anode element after the washing step, and forming a solid electrolytic layer on the dielectric film. The first wash solution is an aqueous solution containing ammonia and hydrogen peroxide.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor includes the steps of forming an anode element by sintering powders of a valve metal, washing the anode element with a first wash solution, forming a dielectric film on the anode element after the washing step, and forming a solid electrolytic layer on the dielectric film. The first wash solution is an aqueous solution containing ammonia and hydrogen peroxide.

Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element, an anode terminal, and a cathode terminal. The capacitor element has an element body. An outer circumference of the element body is defined by first to fourth side surfaces. An exposed surface of a cathode layer is defined at least on the second and third side surfaces. The cathode terminal has first and second terminal component parts. The first terminal component part extends along the third side surface. The second terminal component part adjoins the first terminal component part while extending above the second side surface. A first conductive adhesive is interposed between the first terminal component part and the third side surface. A second conductive adhesive is interposed between the second terminal component part and the second side surface. The second conductive adhesive extends along the second side surface to reach the peripheral edge of the fourth side surface.

Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolytic capacitor excellent in reliability, particularly in ESR property. In a solid electrolytic capacitor having a solid electrolyte layer, the solid electrolyte layer has a conductive polymer layer formed by a chemical polymerization method or an electrolytic polymerization method, using a polymerization liquid containing at least a monomer and a dopant-introducing agent. The dopant-introducing agent contains a dopant-introducing agent containing at least alkylammonium ions as a cationic component. The dopant-introducing agent in the polymerization liquid may further contain a dopant-introducing agent containing at least metal ions as a cationic component.

Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element including: an anode body; a dielectric coating film deposited on a surface of the anode body; a conductive polymer layer deposited on the dielectric coating film; and a mixture layer deposited on the conductive polymer layer and containing a conductive matrix and carbon nanotubes, the anode body, the dielectric coating film, the conductive polymer layer and the mixture layer being deposited in sequence.

Abstract: The present invention is a solid electrolytic capacitor having a dielectric coating film, a solid electrolytic layer, and a cathode lead-out layer on a peripheral surface of an anode body in this order, in which the solid electrolytic layer is equipped with at least a first electrolytically polymerized layer and a second electrolytically polymerized layer formed by electrolytic polymerization of the same monomer, and the first electrolytically polymerized layer and the second electrolytically polymerized layer contain a different dopant. With this configuration, a solid electrolytic capacitor is provided that is superior in an ESR characteristic and also superior in heat resistance without deteriorating leakage current.

Abstract: The present invention is a solid electrolytic capacitor having a dielectric coating film, a solid electrolytic layer, and a cathode lead-out layer on a peripheral surface of an anode body in this order, in which the solid electrolytic layer is equipped with at least a first electrolytically polymerized layer and a second electrolytically polymerized layer formed by electrolytic polymerization of the same monomer, and the first electrolytically polymerized layer and the second electrolytically polymerized layer contain a different dopant. With this configuration, a solid electrolytic capacitor is provided that is superior in an ESR characteristic and also superior in heat resistance without deteriorating leakage current.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of light receiving elements, transfer gates for controlling reading-out of signal charges generated by the light receiving elements, a charge coupled device for transferring the signal charges from the light receiving elements through the transfer gates, a charge input electrode, and first and second electrodes for controlling the quantity of charges input from the charge input source. The first electrode contacts the charge input source. The second electrode contacts the first electrode and is connected to a light receiving element via a transfer gate or another charge coupled device. In this structure, the second electrode controls the quantity of input charges in response to a dc voltage in a charge input mode for testing the images and serves as a first stage transfer electrode in response to a clock pulse in a imaging mode for forming an image. Thus, the pitch of the light receiving elements is constant even at the charge input electrode.