Abstract: A box-shaped housing of an in-vehicle electronic control unit that controls an occupant crash protection system is installed to an installation surface of a vehicle and includes an opening end that defines an opening in an imaginary plane, a ceiling wall, and a peripheral wall. The housing receives a planar control circuit board of the control unit through the opening end toward the ceiling wall and securely holds the circuit board at the peripheral wall such that a plane of the circuit board is parallel to the imaginary plane. The peripheral wall includes an opening side wall section located adjacent to the opening end, and a ceiling side wall section having a thickness larger than a thickness of the opening side wall section.

Abstract: Provided is a chip-on-board package. The chip-on-board package may include a board, a grounding pad on a first surface of the board, the grounding pad including a body portion and at least one line portion, and at least two conductive pads on the first surface, the at least two conductive pads being arranged adjacent to the body portion. The at least one line portion may extend between the at least two conductive pads and the at least one line portion may have a narrower width than the at least two conductive pads.

Abstract: A clock distribution network includes a plurality of clock drivers for outputting clock signals. At least one of the plurality of clock drivers has a driving capacity that is not equal to a driving capacity of at least another one of the plurality of clock drivers. The distribution network also includes a grid distribution network for distributing the clock signals output from the plurality of clock drivers.

Abstract: A data structure is for storing data including a number of files which each have a file header and a file body. The file header of a respective file contains general information with respect to the respective content of the respective file body of the respective file. Further, the file header of a respective first file additionally contains context information with respect to at least one further file, the file body of which exhibits a material reference to the content of the file body of the respective first file. The file structure and a method are proposed for creating and storing a file which allow an observer to determine in a particularly simple manner the volume and content of the information relevant for the file.

Abstract: A communications network for a passenger protection system of a vehicle has an electronic control unit and a plurality of sensors, which is bus-connected to the electronic control unit. Each of the sensors includes a current detection circuit for detecting a current of the sensor, and a control circuit including a memory. The control circuit sets a specific address for the sensor in the memory when the detected current attains a predetermined relation to a predetermined threshold current. The control circuit transmits a notification of completion of setting the specific address to the electronic control unit, and controls a mode of the sensor to a specific mode, which consumes current less than the predetermined threshold current.

Abstract: A capacitive occupant sensor includes a sensor mat having U-parts arranged in a first direction and, a second direction perpendicular to each other. The U-parts located adjacent to each other are connected in the second direction so as to define S-parts, in a manner that openings of the U-parts alternately open toward a first side of the first direction or a second side of the first direction. The S-parts located adjacent to each other are combined in the first direction, in a manner that the opening open toward the first side and the opening open toward the second side oppose to each other in the first direction. The mat has a meandering structure defined by the S-parts.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a load sensor including a load detection element and a support element is provided. The support element includes a base and a spring. The spring includes a support portion, a connection portion bonding to the base, and a connecting member coupling the support portion and the connection portion. The support element transmits a detection load to the load detection element via the base and the spring. The method includes: sandwiching the load detection element between the base and the support portion; bonding the connection portion on the base so that the connecting member is deformed beyond the elastic deformation region to reach the plastic deformation region; pressing the support portion so that a contact surface of the support portion is plastically deformed; and returning deformation of the connecting member to be in the elastic deformation region.

Abstract: A display panel has a resin substrate and a printed layer formed on at least a part of the resin substrate through inkjet printing. The printed layer is formed from cured products of UV-curable inks each containing UV-curable monomers which are polymerized and cured by UV irradiation, and the printed layer has at least two such cured products having different pencil hardness values.

Abstract: IP state-vector manager determines state vector value by updating token numbers of IP state vector according to source and destination IP addresses of the received packet, and obtains state number of state vector value by counting state vector value. Port-number state-vector manager determines state vector value by updating token numbers of port-number state vector according to source and destination token numbers of packet, and obtains state number of state vector value by counting state vector value. Entropy calculator calculates entropies related to IP address and port number, based on number and state number of state vector values related to IP state vector and port-number state vector. Anomalous event determiner determines whether there is anomalous event in network based on calculated entropies. Anomalous event can be efficiently detected with minimized false negative and positive rates.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first electronic component having a terminal member and a second electronic component connected with the first electronic component. The terminal member includes a trunk portion, an external terminal portion that extends in a straight direction from the trunk portion to be connected with a lead wire at its connection end and a U-shaped internal terminal portion that has one side extending from the trunk portion and the other side extending in a direction opposite to the straight direction and connected with the second electronic component at its connection end.

Abstract: Disclosed is a gene mutation associated with peripheral neuropathy associated with sensorineural hearing loss and optic neuropathy. More specifically, disclosed are: a polynucleotide comprising a mutation associated with peripheral neuropathy associated with sensorineural hearing loss and optic neuropathy, or a complementary polynucleotide thereof; a polynucleotide which hybridizes with said polynucleotide; a polypeptide which is encoded by said polynucleotide; an antibody which binds to said polypeptide; and a microarray chip and a kit, which comprise said polynucleotide. Also disclosed are a method for diagnosing a syndrome of peripheral neuropathy associated with sensorineural hearing loss and optic neuropathy, a method for detecting the mutation, and a method for screening drugs for treating these diseases.

Abstract: Semiconductor device having an on-chip type electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The on-chip type ESD protection circuit may include a first junction diode having a first conductive type region contacting a second conductive type region in a semiconductor substrate, and a first schottky diode having a metallic material layer arranged on and contacting the first conductive type region of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus uses a storing unit configured to store search conditions, search results obtained based the search conditions and importance levels of the search results in association with each other. When an input search condition has been stored in the storing unit, a search result and an importance level from the storing unit with the use of the search condition as a key, and, when the input search condition has not been stored in the storing unit, a new search result based on the input search condition. On a display screen, the search results modified according to the importance levels, or the new search results, are displayed.

Abstract: A detection device for side collision of a vehicle includes: an outer plate of a vehicle side door; an inner plate of the side door arranged separately from the outer plate; a reinforcing member arranged between the outer plate and the inner plate and having a bending rigidity higher than a bending rigidity of the outer plate; a detection subject member provided by at least one of the inner plate and a member fixed to the inner plate; a sensor detecting a separate distance between the detection subject member and the reinforcing member; and a determination element determining that the vehicle collides with an object based on an output value of the sensor.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a method for forming a zirconia film, which is capable of obtaining favorable film quality by an aerosol gas deposition method. [Solving Means] The method for forming a zirconia film by an aerosol gas deposition method, the method including: placing zirconia fine particles P having a mean particle diameter of 0.7 ?m or more and 11 ?m or less and a specific surface area of 1 m2/g or more and 7 m2/g or less in a closed container 2; generating aerosol A of the zirconia fine particles P by introduction of a gas into the closed container 2; conveying the aerosol A through a transfer pipe 6 connected to the closed container 2 into a deposition chamber 3 kept at a pressure lower than that of the closed container 2; and depositing the zirconia fine particles P on a substrate S placed in the deposition chamber 3. It is possible to form a zirconia thin film that is dense and highly adhesive to the substrate by zirconia fine particles satisfying the above-mentioned conditions.

Abstract: A diagnosis apparatus for an airbag system includes a squib, a driving transistor connected in series with the squib to activate the squib by driving current when driven by a control circuit. The control circuit drives the driving transistor to supply small monitoring current periodically to the squib under slew rate control. As a result, a change rate of rise and fall of each monitoring current is reduced to about 0.1 mA/?s or less thereby reducing radio noise.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for patterning workpieces are provided. The methods and apparatuses described herein improve overlay between subsequently patterned layers on a workpiece by introducing an improved alignment method that compensates for workpiece distortions.

Abstract: In an electronic toll collection system, card data of a payment card is stored in an on-board unit mounted in a vehicle. Toll data necessary for a toll collection transaction including the card data is copied from the on-board unit to a cellular phone. A user passes the cellular phone to a tollgate attendant, and the toll data is moved to a toll collection unit installed at a tollgate. The toll collection unit calculates a toll fee based on the toll data and generates a delete command and road use data. When the tollgate attendant passes a portable terminal of the toll collection unit to the user, the delete command and the road use data are copied to the on-board unit. The toll data is deleted from the on-board unit by the delete command, and the road use data is reported to the user.