Abstract: Low pass filters at the output stage of a D-class amplifier, in which a high channel separation between adjacent signal amplifying channels, a small size, implementation at a high density can be attained. Induced electromotive forces by a leakage magnetic flux from the adjacent channels are set off by a plurality of pairs of inductors in one low pass filter. The low pass filter of each channel is formed by the same construction and the same circuit. The inductors are arranged in a manner that center axes of coils of the two corresponding pairs of inductors in the adjacent channels are located at vertexes of a rectangular parallelogram, and combinations of the winding directions of the coils of the corresponding inductors of the adjacent channels are set to the same direction and the opposite directions every other inductor.

Abstract: Positioning marks 15, 16 are formed at predetermined positions with respect to an active layer 11 buried in an LD chip body 10. In an Au metallized layer 12 for solder joining on the active layer 11, marks 17, 18 for measurement are precisely formed by the same mask with which the positioning marks 15, 16 are formed. The marks 17, 18 for measurement are arranged closer to the active layer 11 in comparison with the positioning marks 15, 16. Therefore, the distances between the active layer 11 and the marks 17, 18 for measurement can be respectively measured with high accuracy. In mounting of the LD chip to a substrate in a passive alignment technique, relative positions of the active layer and the positioning marks are measured in advance with high accuracy and the LD chip can be mounted to the substrate by correcting both the relative positions. Thus, the LD chip is positioned with high accuracy to be mounted to the substrate.

Abstract: A waveguide device has an input waveguide, a plurality of output waveguides, a channel waveguide array, an input slab waveguide, and an output slab waveguide. The output slab waveguide connects an output end of the channel waveguide array to the output waveguide, and has optical input/output characteristics set to given ratios for the output waveguides with respect to the input waveguides. The waveguide device is capable of adjusting signal levels output from the respective waveguides without the need for circuit parts for compensating for loss differences and also the need for a process of highly accurately attaching parts.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display and its driving method are provided which enable a proper gamma correction to be made to each of red, green, and blue colors without causing a decrease in a number of gray levels in an output image and enable lowering in an image quality to be prevented. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel in which pixel electrodes for each of the red, green, and blue colors are repeatedly arranged along a scanning line, a scanning line driving circuit to scan in every scanning period, an RGB (Red, Green, and Blue) switching reference gray-scale voltage producing circuit to produce a reference voltage corresponding to a voltage-transmittance characteristic of each color, and a signal line driving circuit to produce a signal voltage and to feed to each signal line.

Abstract: A transparent base having a GaN semiconductor light-emitting device fixed thereon with a transparent adhesive is fitted to lead frames by flip chip bonding in such a manner that the light from the device is emitted outside through the substrate of the device, the adhesive, the base, and a sealing resin in this order. The apparatus has high reliability because the sealing resin in the dominant direction of light emission is protected against color change due to the heat generated from the device.

Abstract: A microcomputer calculates a command value for feedback control based on a target electric current value set on the basis of steering torque and a vehicle speed, and the detecting value of a motor electric current. The microcomputer calculates the duty ratio of a PWM signal for turning on and off a switching element of a motor driving circuit from this command value. When this calculated duty ratio is 100% or less, no voltage raising circuit is operated and a battery voltage is supplied to the motor driving circuit. In contrast to this, when the calculated duty ratio Dc exceeds 100%, the microcomputer outputs the PWM signal for turning on and off the switching element of the voltage raising circuit in the duty ratio according to this excess amount. Thus, the battery voltage is raised in accordance with this excess amount and is supplied to the motor driving circuit.

Abstract: A position where a transport amount regulation member is opposed to a developing roller is in an area wherein the magnetic flux density in the tangent line direction becomes 95% or less of the maximum value upstream in the developer transport direction from the position at which the magnetic flux density in the normal direction formed by two magnetic poles on both sides of the transport amount regulation member on the sleeve roller surface of the developing roller becomes 0 gausses and is in an area wherein the magnetic flux density in the normal direction becomes 90% or less of the maximum value of the upstream pole in the developer transport direction.

Abstract: A plurality of connecting terminals 4 orderly arranged in a peripheral portion 2 of a liquid crystal display panel and scan lines derived from a display pixel portion 1 of the liquid crystal display panel are connected by lead wires 3, respectively. Each lead wire 3 includes a meandering portion 3a, an oblique portion extending in nonparallel direction to the scan line and a parallel portion 3c extending in substantially the same direction of the scan line. The meandering portions 3a include a plurality of bent portions, respectively. The number of the bent portions of each meandering portion 3a is regulated correspondingly to a distance between corresponding connecting terminal 4 and wiring of the display pixel portion 1 such that electric resistance of the lead wire 1 becomes within a predetermined range.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing an ink jet recording head provided with a pressure generating chamber, this chamber includes a through-hole of a chamber plate and a pair of plates, between which plates the chamber plate is sandwiched. The processing step for forming this through-hole further includes the sub-steps of forming a first resist film and a second resist film on a first and a second surface of the chamber plate, respectively, wherein the resist films assume substantially a same shape, but are different in length from each other when measured in a direction parallel to a flow direction of ink, and etching away both the first and second surface of the chamber plate using the resist films as its masks so that the through-hole is formed in the chamber plate and serves as the pressure generating chamber.

Abstract: An asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL) system for transferring an analog audio signal and high speed digital data on the side of a subscriber, from and to a station, through one ADSL subscriber line, includes an apparatus on the subscriber side which converts an analog audio signal into a digital audio signal. The apparatus includes a line concentrator to concentrate the audio signal together with high-speed digital data by time division, and supplied to the subscriber line after modulation. An apparatus on the station side simultaneously supplies a signal received from the subscriber side to an analog telephone network, and supplies high-speed digital data to a high-speed digital data network. Each digital audio signal as well as each high-speed digital data is converted into asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cells in each respective line concentrator, and each destination address is attached to the ATM cells.

Abstract: A system, method, and program storage device implementing the method for modifying images has the ability to assign color intensity values to pixels exposed during image manipulation operations. The method comprises using the color intensity values of remaining pixels in the original image, and assigning color values to the exposed pixels that are similar to those of the surrounding pixels so that the exposed regions blend smoothly with the surrounding region.

Abstract: In an antenna device, an antenna element incorporated in a housing provided with a display unit is omnidirectional. An antenna device comprises a housing for allowing a display unit for displaying visual information to be disposed on the principal surface F1, and an antenna element incorporated in the housing for radiating a radio wave from an end face F2 contacting with the principal surface F1 of the housing.

Abstract: An electronic device is mounted on a wiring board, which includes: a substrate having through holes, and lands extending on surfaces of the substrate and adjacent to openings of the through holes. Further, at least one coating layer is provided, which coats at least one part of an outer peripheral region of the at least one land, in order to cause that the at least one part is separated from a lead-less solder, thereby preventing any peel of the land from the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: An integrated type optical waveguide device includes an input section which contains at least one first optical waveguide and has at least one input end and a plurality of output ends. A phase shifter section has a plurality of second optical waveguides, each of which has one output end and one input end coupled with a corresponding one of the plurality of output ends of the input section. An output section contains at least one third optical waveguide and has at least one output end and a plurality of input ends, each of which is coupled with the output end of a corresponding one of the plurality of second optical waveguides. A material of each of the plurality of second optical waveguides is different from a material of each of the first and third optical waveguides.

Abstract: An electrophotographic device with a laser power correction device (and method therefor) includes a laser power detection sensor retractably disposed relative to a laser beam optical path of a laser beam, a laser power adjusting device for controlling laser power of the laser beam based on an output from the laser power detection sensor, and a controller for inserting the laser power detection sensor into the optical path and applying laser power correction when a total laser beam activation time has reached a predetermined time and printing is stopped.

Abstract: A method and structure is disclosed for a transistor having a gate, a channel region below the gate, a source region on one side of the channel region, a drain region on an opposite side of the channel region from the source region, a shallow trench isolation (STI) region in the substrate between the drain region and the channel region, and a drain extension below the STI region. The drain extension is positioned along a bottom of the STI region and along a portion of sides of the STI. Portions of the drain extension along the bottom of the STI may comprise different dopant implants than the portions of the drain extensions along the sides of the STI. Portions of the drain extensions along sides of the STI extend from the bottom of the STI to a position partially up the sides of the STI. The STI region is below a portion of the gate. The drain extension provides a conductive path between the drain region and the channel region around a lower perimeter of the STI.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for organizing a set of nodes into a minimum number of connected clusters of bounded size in a wireless transmission system, wherein the method comprises using of bits in packets used in the initial stages of the device discovery procedure, to include information relating to a state of device discovery to achieve the separation of the nodes into those in the transmit-state and the receive-state; defining a Master-designate among the nodes through a statistical procedure and defining remaining nodes as a Slave-designate; defining a cluster including the Master-designate and at least one the Slave-designate, wherein the Slave-designate continuously scans for the inquiry message transmitted from the Master-designate and the Slave-designate transmits the inquiry response to the Master-designate.

Abstract: A separator layer of Ti is formed on an auxiliary substrate of sapphire or the like. An undercoat layer of TiN is formed on the separator layer. The undercoat layer is provided so that a Group III nitride compound semiconductor layer can be grown with good crystallinity on the undercoat layer. TiN is sprayed on the undercoat layer to form a thermal spray depositing layer. Then, the separator layer is chemically etched to reveal the undercoat layer. Then, a Group III nitride compound semiconductor layer is grown on a surface of the undercoat layer.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, computer program product, and decision support system and for allocating hosting-service resources to clients in at least one shared server. The method comprises discovering utilization patterns of the clients; monitoring the clients to discover the utilization patterns; providing bounds specifying minimum and maximum hosting-service resources for each of the clients; modeling dimensions for client user measures and the utilization patterns; and allocating the resources to the clients dependent on the utilization patterns. The step of allocating is also dependent upon the bounds.