Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory controller includes a compression unit that compresses two or more determination voltage values for threshold voltages of a memory cell to a vector quantity, the memory cell being capable of storing three or more data values. The memory controller further includes a storing unit that stores the vector quantity into a memory region. The memory controller further includes a decompression unit that decompresses the stored vector quantity to provide the determination voltage values.

Abstract: A surface mount inductor includes a coil including a wound portion and a feeder end portion drawn out from the wound portion, a compact that contains a magnetic powder and that encapsulates the coil, and an external terminal disposed on the compact and connected to the coil. The compact has surfaces including two pressed surfaces, opposing each other in a direction of an axis of the wound portion and formed by being pressed in the direction of the axis, and a non-pressed surface, adjacent to the two surfaces and not pressed. The coil is disposed so that the axis of the wound portion is parallel to a mount surface of the compact. The mount surface is included in the non-pressed surface, the feeder end portion is exposed from the mount surface, and the external terminal is formed on only the non-pressed surface and connected to the feeder end portion.

Abstract: A storage system includes a storage controller and a plurality of storage drives. The storage controller holds power management information for managing power supplied to the storage system and power consumption of an operating mounted device of the storage system, and definition information for defining a relationship between power states and power consumption of the plurality of storage drives. The storage controller determines a power budget that can be supplied to the plurality of storage drives, based on the power management information according to a change in a configuration of the storage system, and determines a power state of each of the plurality of storage drives based on the power budget and the definition information.

Abstract: A crust cutter having an extendable blade includes a top plate having a groove at its outer periphery, and having a recess formed in the back surface of the top plate, a handle attached to the top surface of the top plate, a blade insertable to the groove wherein the shape of the blade is the same as that of the top plate, and an extendable blade being stored in the blade, the extendable blade being able to pull out from the blade.

Abstract: A method for constructing a cluster-type network with a plurality of communication devices contains a step for transmitting signals containing state information relating to states of the plurality of communication devices among the plurality of communication devices and a step for constructing the cluster-type network so that one of the plurality of communication devices is set as the master unit according to a predetermined master-slave determination condition based on the state information of each of the plurality of communication devices contained in the signals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improvement of a photosensitive member having a photosensitive layer which contains a specific amino compound as a charge transporting material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photosensitive member comprising a charge generating material, a charge transporting material, a binder resin and a specified electronattracting material, preferably further specified hindered phenol compound.

Abstract: A photosensitive member is disclosed, which comprises a photosensitive layer containing a fluorescent bleaching agent comprising a coumarin compound represented by the formula (I): ##STR1##

Abstract: This invention relates to a photosensitive member with a charge generating layer and a charge transporting layer laminated on an electrically conductive substrate, in which the charge transporting layer comprises a charge transporting material and an aniline derivative represented by the following general formula [I] below; ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are respectively an alkyl group or an aralkyl group, each of which may have a substituent; R.sub.3 -R.sub.7 are respectively a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group or a halogen atom.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photosensitive member containing a specific bisazo compound described by general structural formula[I] and formed on an electrically conductive substrate; ##STR1## Wherein X is a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, alkyl radical, alkoxi radical, nitro radical or cyano radical; A is a diatomic radical selected from among the following: ##STR2## B is a coupler described by formulae [II] through [VI]; ##STR3## R is a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, alkyl radical, alkoxi radical, nitro radical or cyano radical; and Y is an aromatic carbocyclic residue or aromatic heterocyclic residue, each of which may have a substituent; G is a carbamoyl radical or sulfamoyl radical and may have a substituent; R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, alkyl radical, amino radical or carbamoyl radical, each of which may have a substituent, a carboxyl radical or cyano radical; M is an aryl group which may have a substituent, which is improved in photosensitivity and dispersibility.