Abstract: Disclosed herein is a conductive paste composition. The conductive paste composition according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a conductive powder including nickel or a nickel alloy; a spherical particulate inhibitor including BaTiO3 powders; and a glass composition having Chemical Formula of aLi2O-bK2O-cCaO-dBaO-eB2O3-fSiO2, wherein a, b, c, d, e, and f satisfy a+b+c+d+e+f=100, 2?a?10, 2?b?10, 0?c?25, 0?d?25, 5?e?20, and 50?f?80.

Abstract: A bidirectional switch includes a plurality of unit cells 11 including a first ohmic electrode 15, a first gate electrode 17, a second gate electrode 18, and a second ohmic electrode 16. The first gate electrodes 15 are electrically connected via a first interconnection 31 to a first gate electrode pad 43. The second gate electrodes 18 are electrically connected via a second interconnection 32 to a second gate electrode pad 44. A unit cell 11 including a first gate electrode 17 having the shortest interconnect distance from the first gate electrode pad 43 includes a second gate electrode 18 having the shortest interconnect distance from the second gate electrode pad 44.

Abstract: In order to latch and store a word line reset level voltage (negative voltage) which is set during reset operation, a word line driver includes PMOS transistors and NMOS transistors. The word line driver further includes a stress-reducing PMOS transistor and an NMOS transistor, and also a word line bias control circuit which controls and activates a supply bias during setting of a word line, start of resetting, and a reset period.

Abstract: A broadcast receiving apparatus in the present invention includes: a first audio data characteristics extracting unit extracting a first soundless period and first interval information from first audio data included in the first service; a second audio data characteristics extracting unit extracting a second soundless period and second interval information from second audio data included in the second service; a simulcast determining unit determining whether or not the broadcast waves are simulcast by comparing the first interval information with the second interval information; and a broadcasting switching control unit switching between (i) the output of the audio data and the video data included in the first service and (ii) the output of the audio data and the video data included in the second service based on a result of the determination by the simulcast determining unit.

Abstract: The semiconductor device includes: a transistor having a gate electrode formed on a semiconductor substrate and first and second source/drain regions formed in portions of the semiconductor substrate on both sides of the gate electrode; a gate interconnect formed at a position opposite to the gate electrode with respect to the first source/drain region; and a first silicon-germanium layer formed on the first source/drain region to protrude above the top surface of the semiconductor substrate. The gate interconnect and the first source/drain region are connected via a local interconnect structure that includes the first silicon-germanium layer.

Abstract: According to the invention, a drilling tool includes: a driving source; a transmission drive unit for transmitting a rotation force of the driving source; and a dust collector for collecting dust produced from a workpiece drilled by the end tool and blowing air against the workpiece, wherein a filtering means for filtering the air mixed with the collected dust and a centrifugal fan for taking in the filtered air and sending out the filtered air in a circumferential direction are provided, the centrifugal fan is disposed in a housing formed with an airflow sending port for sending a part of the air taken in to the dust collector and a discharge port for discharging a rest of the air to an outside, and a distance from the airflow sending port to the discharge port in a forward direction in a direction of rotation of the centrifugal fan is longer than the distance from the airflow sending port to the discharge port.

Abstract: A structure with electronic component mounted therein includes a wiring board on which an electronic component is mounted at least on its first face, resin provided at least between the electronic component and the wiring board, and a plurality of holes formed in the wiring board at region corresponding to a mounting position of the electronic component. The holes are filled with the resin. This suppresses warpage of the structure with electronic component mounted therein, and also improves reliability by reducing a stress applied to a bonding section between the wiring board and the electronic component.

Abstract: Disclosed is multilayer ceramic capacitor. The multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitive part including dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes alternately laminated therein, wherein the dielectric layers include first ceramic particles having an average particle size of 0.1 ?m to 0.3 ?m, and one set of ends of the first internal electrodes and one set of ends of the second internal electrodes are exposed in a lamination direction of the dielectric layers, a protective layer formed on at least one of top and bottom surfaces of the capacitive part, including second ceramic particles and having a porosity of 2% to 4%, wherein an average particle size ratio of the second ceramic particles to the first ceramic particles ranges from 1.1 to 1.3; and first and second external electrodes electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes exposed in the lamination direction of the dielectric layers.

Abstract: In a target supply unit of an extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus for generating extreme ultraviolet light by applying a laser beam to a target material to turn the target material into plasma, clogging of a target nozzle for supplying the target material to a laser beam application point is suppressed. The target supply unit includes: a target container for accommodating the target material; a target nozzle for injecting the target material supplied from the target container; and a reducing gas supply unit for supplying a reducing gas into the target container. Instead of using the reducing gas, a carbon-based material having a reduction action may be provided within the target container for causing reduction reaction.

Abstract: A servo-press machine determining whether or not a drive power supply voltage between a positive power supply path and a negative power supply path that connect a power supply device and a motor rotation control section is lower than an induced voltage of a servomotor, and correcting speed-related data based on slide motion information when the servo-press machine has determined that the drive power supply voltage is lower than the induced voltage.

Abstract: There is provided an LED package including: a body unit; an LED chip mounted onto the body unit; lead frames mounted onto the body unit and electrically connected to the LED chip; and a reflection unit having a cavity to receive the LED chip therein and reflecting light emitted from the LED chip to the outside. Here, the reflection unit has a curved cross-section.

Abstract: A memory includes matrix data stored thereon for use by the plurality of encoders. An arbiter unit receives, from the plurality of encoders, respective requests for a portion of the matrix data stored in the shared memory, and facilitates providing a portion of the matrix data to the plurality of encoders at staggered times for use in respective encoding operations.

Abstract: A flash storage device comprises a plurality of channels of flash storage, a system memory, and a controller. The controller is configured to cache, in the system memory, data to be written, to partition the data into a plurality of data portions, to generate error correction information based on the plurality of data portions, to write the error correction information to a first one or more of the plurality of channels of flash storage, and to write each of the plurality of data portions to a different one of the plurality of channels of flash storage other than the first one or more thereof.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a metal-containing compound layer on a semiconductor substrate; a dielectric film on the semiconductor substrate and the metal-containing compound layer; a contact hole penetrating through the dielectric film to reach the metal-containing compound layer; a contact plug in the contact hole. The semiconductor device further includes a manganese oxide layer extending between the contact plug and respective one of the dielectric film and the metal-containing compound layer.

Abstract: An instrumental device is provided which includes a variable display portion and a pointer moving around the variable display portion and achieves excellent response and resistance to vibration without complicating the shape of a member. The instrumental device has a display plate 21 having a variable display portion 21b, a pointer 23 moving around the variable display portion 21b, and pointer drive means 25, 26 provided on the back-face side of the display plate 21 for moving the pointer 23.

Abstract: A satisfactory reproduction is still enabled with recorded MPEG2-TS having a jitter or the like. A recording/reproducing device includes: a reading unit that reads data to which a time stamp is added and for which reference information is multiplexed to permit the acquisition side to reproduce a clock; an output controller outputting data as read-out data at a timing depending on time stamp information; a selection unit changing the operation by the output controller; a time stamp deletion unit removing time stamp information; a separation unit separating the data; a detection unit that determines whether the reference information is unauthorized; and a buffer management unit controlling a starting/halting of reading in accordance with the remaining volume of a buffer for temporarily storing data.

Abstract: Composite Ni particles each having a silica coat is improved in oxidation resistance and heat shrink characteristics. A method of preparing composite Ni particles by using an organic Ni composite includes steps of: stirring and heating a nickel salt solution and a raw material of silica coat at a temperature ranging 25° C. to 80° C. for 0.5 hours to 2 hours; filtering, cleaning and drying a resultant product into an organic nickel composite; and thermally treating the organic nickel composite at a temperature ranging from 200° C. to 500° C. for 0.5 hours to 4 hours. The resultant composite Ni particles have excellent oxidation resistance and heat shrink characteristics.

Abstract: A steering column for a vehicle can increase the entire strength of the steering column while maintaining a supporting force between an outer tube and an inner tube at the time of tightening or releasing an adjusting lever for a tilting or telescopic operation, thereby preventing deformation and breakage of the steering column when a driver operates a steering wheel.

Abstract: In response to a validation request that includes second information identifying the certificate authority, key information of the certificate authority at issuance of the public key certificate, and information identifying the public key certificate, if the second information identifying the certificate authority included in the validation request corresponds to the first information identifying the certificate authority included in the authority certificate, and the information identifying the public key certificate included in the validation request does not exist in the revocation information, the validation server creates a validation result indicating that the public key certificate corresponding to the information identifying the public key certificate included in the validation request is valid.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which a lithium transition metal complex oxide containing at least Ni and Mn as transition metals and having a layered structure is used as a positive active material, the lithium transition metal complex oxide containing at least Ni and Mn as transition metals and having a layered structure further containing zirconium.