Abstract: A processor for a multiprocessor system, such as a parallel processor system, connected to a network has a sending unit and a receiving unit for transferring and receiving data to and from the network as well as a receive cache and a main cache. When data is received from the network, it is determined whether a hit or miss occurs to the main cache and receive cache, respectively. If a hit to the receive cache occurs, then the receive cache controller stores the data directly in the receive cache as it is received. When a hit to the main cache occurs, an intercache transfer is executed for transferring the hit block in the main cache to the receive cache so that the data can be stored in the receive cache. When an instruction processor requests access to data held in the receive cache, the data is retrieved to the instruction processor and at the same time transferred to a main cache.

Abstract: An online application processing system capable of carrying out online application processing through the use of an easy-to-operate GUI environment takes advantage of the fact that the types of data exchanged by online application programs with a host terminal have conventionally been determined by the specifications of the terminal and are thus common to numerous online application programs. By matching data formats so that existing online application programs are used without modification, a GUI processing program is used as a host access program.

Abstract: Each of short-length fuel rods 3 is arranged at a position other than in 3.times.3 corner regions 6 to 9 in such a manner as not to be simultaneously adjacent to a water rod 5 and others of the short-sized fuel rods. Gd fuel rods 4 are arranged at positions excluding the outer periphery, and the number of those of the Gd fuel rods 4 adjacent to the short-length fuel rods 3 is one-half or less the total number of the Gd fuel rods. At a transverse cross-section of a region upward from upper ends of the short-sized fuel rods 3, the amount of burnable poison contained in a polygonal region 10 whose vertexes are located at centers of those of the first fuel rods 3 arranged at the outermost layer is smaller than the amount of burnable poison outside the region 10. With this configuration, a critical power can be improved in consideration of both a distribution of the flow of coolant and a distribution of a thermal power in the fuel assembly.

Abstract: A waste-to-energy incineration system, in which the amount and the heat value of exhaust gas changes during operation, includes an incinerator for burning waste, a boiler in the incinerator for generating steam with exhaust heat generated by the incinerator, and a superheater for superheating steam generated in the boiler. A steam turbine is provided which is driven by steam superheated by the superheater and a generator is driven by the steam turbine. A fuel reformer is provided for reforming source fuel. A combustor burning fuel gas reformed by the fuel reformer and at least a part of exhaust gas fed from the incinerator is provided which decomposes generated dioxin in waste incineration exhaust gas.

Abstract: In an analytical apparatus, an ion trap mass spectrometer and a detector for detecting ions separated in the mass spectrometer are installed in different chambers. Ions generated from an ion source and passing through two differential pumping chambers into a third chamber containing the detector are deflected from their initial trajectory into the mass spectrometer in a fourth chamber for separation. In a first embodiment, the separated ions are returned along the same path into the detector in the third chamber. According to a second embodiment, the detector is located along the path of ion travel beyond the mass spectrometer, and the separated ions pass through a second orifice in the mass spectrometer and into the detector in the third chamber.

Abstract: The thickness of a tape carrier package having a semiconductor chip is made uniform where bonding pads are concentrated on one side of the semiconductor chip. The tape carrier package is such that dummy pads 6b are arranged on one side opposite to the side on which bonding pads (effective pins) 6a are arranged in the semiconductor chip. Dummy leads 5 are formed on an insulating tape 4. The semiconductor chip is supported with inner lead portions 5a connected to the corresponding bonding pads 6a and the inner lead portions 5a of the dummy leads 5 connected to the corresponding dummy pads 6b.

Abstract: To achieve a high resolution, by modifying a delay time distribution of received waves with correlation computations between signals from adjacent elements and by removing influences of inhomogeneities in a living body with a simple computing circuit for correlation factors.

Abstract: An electrical power distribution monitoring system is provided for a power distribution line having a plurality of sections with a plurality of electrical loads connected to the power distribution line to form a power distribution network. The monitoring system has at least one sensor for at least one present electrical value at least one point of the network, and estimates electrical values for at least one section of the line in dependence on both of present electrical values measured by the sensor and data relating to past power consumption by loads connected to the line. Improved prediction of actual conditions in the distribution line can be obtained.

Abstract: A preventive maintenance apparatus for structural members inside a nuclear reactor pressure vessel includes a ring-shaped guide rail having a plurality of lugs which is placed on an upper flange of a core shroud provided inside a reactor pressure vessel. At least some of lugs separately engage with a plurality of guide rods provided on an inner surface of the reactor pressure vessel. A turntable is rotated on the guide rail. A first discharging nozzle moving apparatus placed on the turntable moves a first discharging nozzle for adding compressive remaining stress to an outer surface of the core shroud in a radial direction of the core shroud and in an axial direction of the core shroud. A second discharging nozzle moving apparatus placed on the turntable moves a second discharging nozzle for adding compressive remaining stress to an inner surface of the core shroud in a radial direction of the core shroud and in an axial direction of the core shroud.

Abstract: A magnetic disk testing method is provided, which comprises a surface defect test step of detecting, as defect data, the size of surface defect of a magnetic disk, the continuity thereof, the number thereof and the position thereof by testing magnetic disks optically and a classification step of classifying the magnetic disks to first magnetic disks, second magnetic disk and third magnetic disks on the basis of the defect data obtained in the surface defect test step.

Abstract: An image display apparatus capable of adjusting a display picture by an input unit through a computer body is disclosed. When the user inputs a control instruction for adjusting the display picture of the display unit by the input unit connected to the computer body, a control signal addition circuit prepares a control signal Sc corresponding to the control instruction and adds the control signal to a video signal R, G or B or a synchronizing signal Hs or Vs produced by a display control circuit during a vertical retrace period. A control signal separation circuit separates the added control signal Sc from the video signal R, G or B or the synchronizing signal Hs or Vs produced by the control signal addition circuit. A display control circuit produces adjustment signals Sa and Sb on the basis of the control signal from the control signal separation circuit to adjust a video circuit and a deflection circuit.

Abstract: A magnetic head suspension for a magnetic memory apparatus includes a load arm having a head arm portion and a carriage arm portion that is thicker than the head arm portion. The load arm may include a first plate as the head arm portion, and a second plate attached to the first plate as the carriage arm portion. A magnetic head slider attaching part is gimbaled to the first plate, and is formed from the material of the first plate. The first plate is provided with a loading bend in an intermediate portion thereof to provide an added pushing force to the magnetic head toward the magnetic disk. A conductor layer is patterned in the underside of the first plate, to transfer signals to and from the head.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus such as a personal computer is capable of controlling consumption power of a digital communication line interface circuit or a modem depending on a usage state of the communication line. In one aspect, the information processing apparatus including a digital communication interface circuit connected to a digital line to communicate data, includes a link state detect circuit to ascertain a link state between the interface circuit and the communication line, and a consumption power mode change circuit to change a consumption power mode of the interface circuit depending on the link state ascertained by the detect circuit.

Abstract: Particular portions of a program is determined to execute repeatedly. Array references accessed in a loop are classified to groups of equal values on the basis of reference to the same array. Of the groups, the ones for which an array transposition can use a batch load or store instruction are selected. An array corresponding to the selected groups is transposed to generate an intermediate language for copying. Reference to the elements of the array before the transposition is changed to reference to the transposition array. This makes it possible to convert the loop so that a single instruction can be used for a processor which can load into a register two data having consecutive addresses in a memory with use of the instruction.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for visual programming for creating a program with a visual user interface. The visual programming apparatus has a screen storage unit for storing multiple screens to be employed with the program; a screen creating unit for creating the multiple screens to be employed with the program and storing the multiple screens in the screen storage unit; a screen flow creating unit for creating a screen flow indicating a flow of processes by displaying on an edit screen the multiple screens stored in the screen storage unit in a compressed manner and specifying a link between the multiple compressed screens on the edit screen; a screen flow information extracting unit for extracting data of a link from the screen flow created by the screen flow creating unit; and a code creating unit for creating a source code from the data of the link extracted by the screen flow information extracting unit and from data of the screen.

Abstract: The present invention provides a soft magnetic powder composite core for an electric apparatus produced with soft magnetic particles having electric insulating layers on the surfaces thereof, wherein said electric insulating layers are formed by mixing said soft magnetic particles with an insulating layer-forming solution which comprises a phosphating solution and a rust inhibitor, which is an organic compound containing at least one of nitrogen or sulfur having a lone pair of electrons suppressing the formation of iron oxide and surfactant, and drying the treated soft magnetic particles at a predetermined temperature. The soft magnetic powder composite core is excellent in iron loss and magnetic flux density.

Abstract: In order to provide a high strength Ni-base superalloy for directionally solidified castings, which is prevented from solidification cracking at the casting, having a sufficient grain boundary strength for ensuring reliability during its operation and a superior high temperature concurrently, a high strength Ni-base superalloy for directionally solidified castings having a superior grain boundary strength, which contains C: 0.05% to less than 0.1%, B: 0.015% to 0.04%, Hf: 0.01.about.less than 0.5%, Zr: less than 0.01%, Cr: 1.5%.about.16%, Mo: utmost 6%, W: 2.about.12%, Re: 0.1.about.9%, Ta: 2.about.12%, Nb: utmost 4%, Al: 4.5.about.6.5%, Ti: less than 0.5%, Co: less than 9%, and Ni: at least 60% in weight, is disclosed.

Abstract: For the relation between the first and second pass-transistor circuits (PT1, PT2), the output signal of the preceding-stage is supplied to the gate of the succeeding-stage, and for the relation between the second and third pass-transistor circuits (PT2, PT3), the output signal of the preceding-stage is supplied to the source-drain path of the succeeding-stage. The first pass-transistor circuit (PT1) receives on its first input node (In1) and second input node (In2) the first input signal and the second input signal that are logically independent from each other. This logic circuit requires a smaller number of transistors and is capable of reducing the power consumption and delay and accomplishing an intricate logic function.

Abstract: In a disk array system of RAID (level 5) improving the system performance by distributing data, duplicated fields are allocated in a parity group in order to reduce an overhead of data write. In the data write process, write data is tentatively and duplicately written in the duplicate fields. At this time, a write completion is reported to the CPU. The parity is generated later at a proper timing and written in a SCSI drive. Generating a parity and writing data can be efficiently scheduled.