Abstract: A method of manufacturing a stacked-type semiconductor device, comprises: arranging a plurality of stacked chips obtained by stacking semiconductor chips on a plurality of stages on a support substrate; connecting a semiconductor chip of each stage in each stacked chip and the support substrate by wire while performing heating in units of stacked chips; performing plastic molding of each stacked chip; and separating the stacked chips from each other; an apparatus for manufacturing a stacked-type semiconductor device, comprising divided heater blocks formed under a support substrate on which a plurality of stacked chips obtained by stacking a plurality of semiconductor chips are arranged, the divided heater blocks being formed with respect to the stacked chips, and a heating device to selectively transmit heat to a stacked chip subjected to a wire bonding.

Abstract: At the time of two-dimensionally moving a mobile body of a machine tool, to a predetermined position, a speed of the mobile body is gently increased/decreased at an acceleration/deceleration equal to or less than the maximum acceleration/deceleration, from the time when the mobile body reaches a direction change point. Therefore, the moving time is shortened and a rapid acceleration/deceleration may be avoided.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic camera adapted to perform an accurate auto focus control operation at high speed. The electronic camera comprises a wobbling control section for generating a wobbling control signal for auto focus control of the electronic camera. The wobbling control section is adapted to generate the wobbling control signal for synchronizing exposure to light of a central pixel of the predetermined range in the image with the central timing of a near side stop operation and that of the period of a far side stop operation.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wireless communication system with communication stations that make information transmission therebetween by selecting a proper transmission rate under a communication environment where plural transmission rates coexist. In order for a transmission station for transmitting a packet to determine a transmission rate for transmission of subsequent packets, the system includes a first mode of determining a transmission rate fed back from the reception station as its transmission rate, a second mode of determining a transmission station independently regardless of a feedback of a transmission rate from the reception station, and a third mode of determining a transmissions rate while considering the transmission rate fed back from the reception station.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cellulose ester film comprising a polymer prepared by polymerizing at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer selected from vinyl esters, vinyl esters having a functional group, acrylic esters, and acrylic esters having a functional group, wherein the polymer has a weight average molecular weight of not more than 5,000.

Abstract: An electrical device such as a portable communications device, domestic or personal care appliance has a main body adapted to couple to an accessory which may be in the form of a tool attachable to the main body or a housing portion. The accessory carries a passive data storage device having a memory (59) storing control data for controlling an operation or affecting a function of the device. The passive data storage device is arranged to derive a power supply from the main body when a first coupler carried by the main body is placed in proximity to a second coupler carried by the accessory (3). Where the electrical device is a portable communications device, then the accessory may be, for example, a fascia. The coupling between the first and second couplers may be inductive or capacitive.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided which while ensuring obtaining an appropriate quality of images enables shortening of the warming-up period of time for the apparatus as a whole. The preliminary rotation operations of a photosensitive body and developing unit, as well as the image correcting operation followed by forming images using a test image, is prohibited. Developing conditions are determined through an immediately preceding image correcting operation followed by the formation of an image. Thereby, predicted image correction is executed which corrects them according to the lapse time as counted from the completion of the immediately preceding image-formation processing as well as the environmental conditions (relative humidity). Thereby, it is arranged that, even after warming-up for fixing has finished, the apparatus is brought to be ready for use by a user.

Abstract: When retrieving documents over a network, such as the Internet, the font size imposed by default or by a style sheet is sometimes not the right size for comfortable viewing by a user. A database of font size changes made by a user to particular documents is maintained and used to infer a font size preference for a document. A document is displayed using a recorded preference. If no preference is found for a document, a check is made to determine if a preference has been specified for a different document related to that document by having a common portion of a network address. That is, if a preference had been specified for one chapter of a document having a particular network address, a preference would be inferred for other chapters of the document based on a common portion of a hierarchical address.

Abstract: A method of forming a film, which comprises the steps of coating a liquid raw material comprising a precursor of film-forming material dissolved in a solvent, on a surface of substrate, and forming a solid film on the surface of substrate by subjecting the substrate to a plurality of heat treatments differing in heating temperature from each other. The heat treatments differing heating temperatures from each other are performed over the same single hot plate. The film to be formed may be an organic SOG film. There is also disclosed a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, which comprises the steps of coating a liquid raw material for forming an organosilicon oxide film on a surface of semiconductor substrate, and subjecting the semiconductor substrate to a first heat treatment where the semiconductor substrate is heated in an oxidizing atmosphere and at a temperature of 200° C. or more.

Abstract: A method comprises forming a barrier layer for copper metallization, selectively forming a silicon film on a surface of copper wiring formed on the main surface of a semiconductor substrate, and reacting the silicon film with a non-copper metal and/or nitrogen to form a barrier layer in a self-aligned manner relative to the copper wiring. In the method, the capacitance increase in the copper wirings formed is prevented, and the barrier layer formed has a satisfactory barrier property of protecting the copper wirings.

Abstract: A water-closet bowl which comprises a bowl part provided with a wash water delivery opening on the wall surface; a substantially inverted U-type trap water discharge channel formed adjacent to the bottom of the bowl part and communicating with the bowl part through the inflow opening at the bottom; a tank for storing wash water provided at the rear, upper portion of the bowl part and having a discharge opening at the bottom; a wash water-distributing part provided substantially just under the discharge opening of the tank and used for receiving the wash water from the tank and distributing it; a rim water path formed on the periphery at the upper end of the bowl part; a rim part having a plurality of wash water injection holes provided in communication with the rim water path; a first water channel communicating between the wash water-distributing part and the wash water delivery opening; and a second water channel communicating between the wash water-distributing part and the rim water path.