Abstract: A manufacturing method of a cold-rolled steel sheet in which the method uses a full-width heating device that heats a steel sheet over an entire area in a width direction of the steel sheet, an edge heating device that heats end portions in the width direction of the steel sheet, and a cold rolling mill that rolls the steel sheet and that is arranged on a downstream side in a rolling direction with respect to the full-width heating device and the edge heating device, the method includes: heating the steel sheet by using the full-width heating device and the edge heating device in such a manner that temperatures of the end portions in the width direction becomes higher than a temperature of a central portion in the width direction of the steel sheet on an entry side of the cold rolling mill.

Abstract: A method for forming a functional layer includes giving information to the functional layer while forming the functional layer on a surface of an object. The functional layer includes an information area having the information and a non-information area other than the information area. The information area is different in color from the non-information area.

Abstract: A liquid application apparatus includes an applicator, a maintenance device, a conveyor, a first conveyance path, and a second conveyance path. The applicator applies a liquid to an object. The maintenance device maintains an applying condition of the liquid by the applicator. The conveyor conveys the object and the maintenance device. The object is to be conveyed along the first conveyance path. The maintenance device is to be conveyed along the second conveyance path. The applicator includes a nozzle surface on which a plurality of nozzles to discharge the liquid is formed. The maintenance device includes a wiper to wipe the nozzle surface. The first conveyance path overlaps with the second conveyance path at least at a portion at which the first conveyance path passes by the applicator.

Abstract: A composite electronic component includes circuit layers, each including an electronic component, that are laminated, first and second circuit layers, a ceramic electronic component between the first and second circuit layers and including via electrodes extending through a body mainly including ceramic and being exposed at a corresponding one of a main surface on one side and a main surface on another side, and a sealing resin covering at least the ceramic electronic component at a location between the first and second circuit layers. At least one electronic component included in each of the first and second circuit layers are electrically connected by the via electrodes.

Abstract: A laser cutting method for a steel strip, includes cutting a vicinity of a joint obtained by joining a rear end of a preceding steel strip and a front end of a following steel strip by using a pulse-type laser beam, wherein output of the pulse-type laser beam is set to 0.5 kw or more per 1 ms, a processing point diameter of the pulse-type laser beam is set to 0.1 mm or more and less than 0.6 mm, and a ratio between a pulse period time and a down-time is set to 0.3 or more and less than 0.8.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor body, first and second via-conductors, first and second extended electrode portions, first and second outer electrodes, and an insulative resin. The capacitor body includes first and second inner electrodes. The first and second via-conductors are inside the capacitor body, and are respectively electrically connected to the first and second inner electrodes. The first and second extended electrode portions are respectively electrically connected to the first and second via-conductors. The first and second extended electrode portions are located on an outer surface of the capacitor body so as to extend to locations different from locations at which the first and second extended electrode portions are connected to the first and second via-conductors. The first and second outer electrodes are respectively electrically connected to the first and second extended electrode portions.

Abstract: A chip electronic component includes spacers that each have a predetermined thickness direction dimension on a mounting surface in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface. The spacers each contain, as a main component, an intermetallic compound containing at least one high-melting-point metal selected from Cu and Ni, and Sn defining a low-melting-point metal.

Abstract: To provide an organic electroluminescent device in which energy efficiency is improved. An organic electroluminescent device includes a pair of electrode layers formed of an anode layer and a cathode layer, and a luminescent layer arranged between the pair of electrode layers, in which the luminescent layer includes a host material and a dopant material, and the dopant material is an anthracene-based compound represented by formula (1), and the luminescent layer further includes a polycyclic aromatic compound represented by formula (2) or a multimer of a polycyclic aromatic compound having a plurality of structures represented by formula (2).

Abstract: A chip electronic component includes spacers that each have a predetermined thickness direction dimension on a mounting surface in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface. The spacers each contain, as a main component, an intermetallic compound containing at least one high-melting-point metal selected from Cu and Ni, and Sn defining a low-melting-point metal.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a capacitor body including dielectric layers, first and second internal electrodes, and first and second main surfaces, first and second external electrodes on at least one of the first and second main surfaces, first via conductors to electrically connect the first external electrode and the first internal electrodes, and second via conductors to electrically connect the second external electrode and the second internal electrodes, a direction in which the dielectric layer, the first internal electrode, and the second internal electrode are laminated is a height direction of the capacitor body, and a height of the capacitor body is about 100%, and a height of the first and second external electrodes is equal to or larger than about 50% with respect to the height of the capacitor body.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an organic electroluminescent element having optimal light emitting characteristics. The above problem is solved by an organic electroluminescent element having a light emitting layer containing a compound of formula (1) or a multimer compound having a plurality of structures of formula (1) and a compound of formula (2). (In formula (1), ring A, ring B, and ring C each represent an aryl ring or the like, X1 and X2 each independently represent O or N—R, and the R represents an aryl or the like. In formula (2), R1 to R10 each represent an aryl or the like.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a capacitor main body including dielectric layers, first inner electrodes, and second inner electrodes that are laminated together, first outer electrodes, second outer electrodes, first via conductors that electrically connect the respective first outer electrodes to the first inner electrodes, and second via conductors that electrically connect the respective second outer electrodes to the second inner electrodes. Through holes are provided in the second inner electrodes, and the first via conductors pass through the through holes. Through holes are provided in the first inner electrodes, and the second via conductors pass through the through holes. The first outer electrodes and the second outer electrodes are not provided on the first principal surface of the capacitor main body and provided only on its second principal surface.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element includes a light emitting layer containing a polycyclic aromatic compound represented by (1) or its multimer having plural structures represented by (1) and an anthracene-based compound represented by (3). In (1) and (3), rings A to C represent optionally substituted aryl rings or heteroaryl rings, X1 and X2 represent >O, >N—R, >C(—R)2, >S, or >Se, R in >N—R represents aryl etc., R in >C(—R)2 represents hydrogen etc., R in >N—R and/or R in >C(—R)2 may be bonded to ring A, B, and/or C via linking group or single bond, X's and Ar4's represent hydrogen or optionally substituted aryls, not all X's and Ar4's represent hydrogen simultaneously, and at least one hydrogen in compound represented by (1) or (3) may be substituted by halogen etc. In the light emitting layer, concentration of the polycyclic aromatic compound or its multimer changes from a positive electrode layer to a negative electrode layer.

Abstract: An electronic component module includes a second terminal electrode that is independent of a first terminal electrode in terms of potential. A second electronic component is mounted on a board, with a first surface thereof facing the board. A heat transfer portion is disposed on a second surface of the second electronic component, the heat transfer portion being connected to both the first terminal electrode and the second terminal electrode. A heat dissipation portion is connected to the board via the first terminal electrode, the second terminal electrode, and the heat transfer portion.

Abstract: A chip electronic component includes spacers that each have a predetermined thickness direction dimension on a mounting surface in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface. The spacers each contain, as a main component, an intermetallic compound containing at least one high-melting-point metal selected from Cu and Ni, and Sn defining a low-melting-point metal.

Abstract: A chip electronic component includes spacers that each have a predetermined thickness direction dimension on a mounting surface in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface. The spacers each contain, as a main component, an intermetallic compound containing at least one high-melting-point metal selected from Cu and Ni, and Sn defining a low-melting-point metal.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a capacitor main body including dielectric layers, first inner electrodes, and second inner electrodes that are laminated together, first outer electrodes, second outer electrodes, first via conductors that electrically connect the respective first outer electrodes to the first inner electrodes, and second via conductors that electrically connect the respective second outer electrodes to the second inner electrodes. Through holes are provided in the second inner electrodes, and the first via conductors pass through the through holes. Through holes are provided in the first inner electrodes, and the second via conductors pass through the through holes. The first outer electrodes and the second outer electrodes are not provided on the first principal surface of the capacitor main body and provided only on its second principal surface.

Abstract: An electronic component module includes a second terminal electrode that is independent of a first terminal electrode in terms of potential. A second electronic component is mounted on a board, with a first surface thereof facing the board. A heat transfer portion is disposed on a second surface of the second electronic component, the heat transfer portion being connected to both the first terminal electrode and the second terminal electrode. A heat dissipation portion is connected to the board via the first terminal electrode, the second terminal electrode, and the heat transfer portion.

Abstract: To provide an organic electroluminescent device in which energy efficiency is improved. An organic electroluminescent device includes a pair of electrode layers formed of an anode layer and a cathode layer, and a luminescent layer arranged between the pair of electrode layers, in which the luminescent layer includes a host material and a dopant material, and the dopant material is an anthracene-based compound represented by formula (1), and the luminescent layer further includes a polycyclic aromatic compound represented by formula (2) or a multimer of a polycyclic aromatic compound having a plurality of structures represented by formula (2).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-emission-layer material comprising: a novel polycyclic aromatic compound (1) in which a plurality of aromatic rings are linked by a boron atom and a nitrogen atom; and a specific anthracene-based compound (3) that achieves optimum light-emission characteristics in combination with said polycyclic aromatic compound. With this light-emission-layer material having optimum light-emission characteristics, it is possible to provide an excellent organic EL element. Ring A to ring C are an aryl ring or the like, X is a group represented by formula (3-X1), formula (3-X2), or formula (3-X3), and Ar1 to Ar4 are phenyl, a group represented by formula (4), or the like.