Abstract: An interface controller adaptively changes the data transfer rate of data being transferred between two or more devices depending on whether one of the devices is powered by an internal power supply and on the destination of the data. The controller includes a clock generator that generates a clock signal, a transfer unit that performs one of a first data transfer and a second data transfer at a transfer rate based on the clock signal, and a control circuit for adaptively changing the frequency of the clock signal depending on whether the first or second data transfer is to be performed.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device including the steps of preparing a package including a housing section to house a solid-state image pickup element chip and an opening section in an upper section thereof, sporadically applying adhesive with a predetermined thickness on a bottom surface of the housing section, moving the solid-state image pickup element toward the housing section, an upper surface of the package and an upper surface of the element each having desired parallelism with respect to a predetermined reference surface with high precision, bringing a rear surface of the solid-state image pickup element into contact with the adhesive and stopping the movement of the element before the element comes into contact with the bottom surface of the housing section, curing the adhesive while the solid-state image pickup element is floating on the adhesive and fixing the element in the housing section.

Abstract: A method for selecting a container model for component parts capable of selecting the most profitable, optimum container model for component parts such as vehicle component parts is provided. After calculating the total expenses of all different container models, the method selects the most inexpensive, optimum container model by comparing the total expenses in predetermined years thus calculated with each other and with the total expense in predetermined years of a disposable container.

Abstract: Front end clamps are disposed on the cylindrical surface of a recording drum, and rear end clamps are attached in any of a plurality of positions at the cylindrical surface of the recording drum. A controller controls a front end clamp opening/closing device to open the front end clamps and controls a pair of rollers to feed a plate held on a plate carry-in path. The controller also controls the front end clamp opening/closing device to close the plate fixing portion of the front end clamps to fix the front end of the plate on the cylindrical surface, controls a driving device to rotate the recording drum for a predetermined amount, and controls a rear end clamp attaching/detaching device to attach the rear end clamps to the cylindrical surface to fix the rear end of the plate on the recording drum cylindrical surface.

Abstract: In the level converter circuit, when input signal is L level, a first NMOS transistor and a first PMOS transistor P1 are turned on by a first power supply potential, a second power supply potential is output to a first output terminal, a second NMOS transistor is turned on, and thereby, a reference potential VSS is output to a second output terminal. On the other hand, when the input signal is H level, a third NMOS transistor is turned on, the reference potential is output to the first output terminal, a fourth NMOS transistor and a second PMOS transistor are turned on, and thereby, the first power supply potential VDH is output to the second output terminal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a television receiver capable of receiving at least digital satellite broadcasting such as CS broadcasting. The television receiver according to the present invention comprises first means for displaying a plurality of program guides in a matrix shape on a display device utilizing one of the horizontal axis and the vertical axis as a channel number axis and utilizing the other axis as a time axis, and second means for displaying air times for the program guides displayed on the display device in the shape of a bar graph that is long along the time axis.

Abstract: A suspension, coupling and alignment system and an electrical energy cables passage for fluorescent luminaires, comprising a luminaire body provided in its upper face with a longitudinal chute and a juncture element for the mounting of the adjacent luminaires, wherein said juncture element has end bores, mating with the bores provided in the lower face of said chute, in order to fix and mount a coupling for the luminaire suspension, said juncture element has such a configuration and dimensions that it can be inserted and permanently mounted on the end parts of said chute.

Abstract: A multi-layered child resistant blister package having blister packaging that retains an article. A single blank sheet has first and second opposing side edges and first, second, and third score lines that are parallel to the first and second opposing side edges. The opposing side edges and score lines delimit a back panel, first and second intermediate panels, and a top panel having at least one blister receiving pocket. The first intermediate panel is folded onto the back panel about the first score line. The second intermediate panel is folded onto the first intermediate panel about the second score line. The top panel is folded onto the second intermediate panel about the third score line. A cavity through which the article passes is defined at least by the first and second intermediate panels. The back panel includes a tear away panel positioned remote from an outer periphery of the package.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device with a supply voltage generating circuit which can fine-tune its output voltages according to the frequency of a given clock signal. A reference voltage generator produces a plurality of different reference voltages. A clock signal receiver accepts a clock signal and supplies it to a period measurement unit for measurement of the cycle period of the given clock signal. A selector selects one of the produced reference voltages according to the clock period measured by the period measurement unit. A supply voltage generator produces a supply voltage corresponding to the selected reference voltage.

Abstract: A washer-type strain sensor, which generates an output representing a load acting thereon, is arranged between the vehicle body and the wheel. A dynamic load acting on the wheel is measured on the basis of the outputs of the strain sensor when the vehicle is traveling. A lateral force, a lateral-force coefficient, a slip angle, and steering characteristics of the wheel are obtained on the basis of the measured dynamic load, and thereby the cornering characteristics of the wheel are obtained.

Abstract: The present invention provides a data storage device that has high reliability and less power consumption, and a data read-out circuit and a data read-out method employed in the data storage device. This data storage device of the present invention includes a bit line and a memory cell (a ferroelectric capacitor) connected to the bit line. This data storage device characteristically further includes: a capacitor that accumulates electric charge supplied; a negative voltage generating circuit, a p-channel MOS transistor T2, a Vth generating circuit 11, and a feedback circuit 13 that transfer electric charge outputted onto the bit line BL at the time of data read-out to the capacitor; and a sense amplifier circuit 5 that amplifies a voltage generated by the electric charge accumulated by the capacitor, so as to read out the data from the memory cell.

Abstract: Activated carbon for an electrode of an electric double-layer capacitor is produced by subjecting a carbon material sequentially to a carbonizing treatment and an alkali activating treatment, and by using a carbon material. The carbon material used is a condensed polycyclic aromatic compound (CPAC) which has a condensed ring (CR) and at least one aliphatic hydrocarbon radical (R) bonded to said condensed ring (CR). The condensed ring (CR) includes at least one alicyclic hydrocarbon structure moiety (ALC). In an analysis chart resulting from a 13C-NMR spectroscopy of the condensed polycyclic aromatic compound, a signal intensity ratio IL/IR is equal to or larger than 0.2, and a signal intensity ratio IC/IR is equal to or larger than 0.14, wherein IR represents a signal intensity of an aromatic peak; IL represents a signal intensity of an aliphatic hydrocarbon peak; and IC represents a signal intensity of an alicyclic hydrocarbon peak.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bolting structure for a magnesium alloy member, having a non-magnesium alloy and conventional member 12 disposed on the magnesium alloy member 15, the magnesium alloy member 15 being covered with an insulator 14, and a bolt 18 initially inserted through the magnesium alloy member 15 and then into the conventional member 12, thereby permitting the conventional member 12 and the magnesium alloy member 15 to be bolted together, comprising: a washer 17 disposed between a head 18a of the bolt 18 and the magnesium alloy member 15, the washer 17 having a boss 16 disposed thereon, wherein the magnesium alloy member 15 is formed with a through-hole 13 that is greater in diameter than a bolthole 19 of the washer 17. The above boss 16 and through-hole 13 eliminate a chance that the bolt 18 contacts the through-hole 13. The insulator 14 remains intact because of non-contact of the bolt 18 with the through-hole 13 so that no stray current corrosion occurs.

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel 1 comprises a plurality of liquid crystal display areas (picto-display area A and the dot-display area C) which are controlled and driven by different driving manners (different driving voltages), an electrode section B is disposed between the plurality of liquid crystal display areas, a driving voltage for driving the electrode section B is equal to at least one of the different driving voltages for driving the plurality of different liquid crystal display areas. Therefore, it is sure to prevent an undesired movement of ionic substances from one display area to another, thus preventing mutual interference between the plurality of liquid crystal display areas thereby preventing any of he display areas from becoming darkened or nicked, thus improving the display quality of the liquid crystal panel.

Abstract: A center frame 64 fixed to a lower end of a swivel shaft 62 of an outboard engine system by a bolt 79 includes a swivel shaft extension 641 extending downwards from the lower end of the swivel shaft 62, and a core metal 642 which extends laterally from a lower end of the swivel shaft extension 641 and has a lower mount rubber 80 integrally baked thereto. The lower mount rubber 80 is restrained on a rear surface of the extension case 42. Thus, the distance between an upper mount rubber mounted at an upper portion of the swivel shaft 62 and the lower mount rubber 80 mounted at a lower portion of the swivel shaft 62 can be increased without downward extension of the swivel shaft 62 itself to enhance the anti-vibration effect, while avoiding an increase in extra weight and an increase in cost.

Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus for optically characterising a thin-layer material by backscattering Raman spectometry comprising a frame, a monochromatic excitation laser source (21), optical means (23, 24) directing a light flux emitted by the source towards the material to be characterised, provided with means (22) homogenising the distribution of energy per surface unit, over a minimum surface of some tens of square micrometers, and means for collecting (24) and selecting (27, 28) the light diffused by Raman effect. The apparatus further comprises reflectometric measuring means (3-14) integral with the Raman measuring means, including reflectometric excitation means (3-9) directed on the same sample zone as the Raman excitation means.

Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing process for a semiconductor wafer according to which semiconductor wafers each with higher flatness can be manufactured with good efficiency from a wafer work having passed through a surface grinding step by enabling restriction of reduction in flatness in the vicinity of the center and in the outer peripheral edge portion of a surface ground wafer at the lowest level possible, and correction of the reduction in flatness of both portions with ease to planarize in a planarization or polishing step. When a semiconductor wafer fixed on a chuck table is surface ground using a cup shaped grinding wheel, the semiconductor wafer is ground toward the center thereof such that the grinding wheel cuts into the semiconductor wafer at the outer peripheral edge thereof and moves away from the semiconductor wafer at the central portion thereof and the ground semiconductor wafer is planarized according to a PACE method.

Abstract: An operation method and an operation apparatus for multi-system refrigerators, and a refrigerating apparatus. When gas compressed by a single compressor is supplied to a plurality of refrigerators through valves provided for the individual refrigerators, the opening/closing frequencies of the individual valves are slightly shifted to one another. As a result, with a simple constitution, the performances of the individual refrigerators are balanced without observing valve timings.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process of polymerization of unsaturated fatty acids, esters of unsaturated fatty acids, unsaturated hydrocarbons or esters of unsaturated hydrocarbons, or unsaturated derivatives of these products by dielectric heating, as well as to the polymers obtained and uses of these polymers. The polymerization process is characterized by the fact that the reagent or reagent mixture is subjected to dielectric hearting to effect polymerization.

Abstract: The present invention defines a method and system for identifying and locating a lost person or lost personal property. The invention makes use of a subscription service wherein individuals desiring the locating service may pre-register the individual or property. At registration, the subscribing individual provides personal information relevant to the individual or property to be tracked which is stored in a data base. The subscribing individual is provided a photo identification card, unique to the individual, which includes a toll-free telephone number and unique Personal Identification Number (PIN) imprinted thereon. If the individual or property to be tracked becomes lost or misplaced, the lost individual or members of his family, or the subscribing individual who has lost his property, may call the toll-free number to report the individual or property as lost or misplaced.