Abstract: There is provided a mobile terminal capable of properly selecting a communication network according to a kind of data targeted for sending and receiving when data is sent and received using a network. A mobile terminal 201 makes access to a WWW server 223 to acquire contents, and uses a packet communication gateway 225 to first acquire HTML data (main data) of the corresponding contents at the time of display. A tag for referring to various files (accompanying data) such as JPEG constructing the contents is embedded in this HTML data. Therefore, the mobile terminal 201 requests sizes of these files to the WWW server 223 by packet communication, and determines whether these files are acquired by packet communication or by line switching from the acquired file size. If these files are acquired by the line switching, the files are acquired from the WWW server 223 by using a line switching gateway 226 and making connection to an Internet network 222 through a public network 228, an Internet provider 229.

Abstract: A first group III nitride compound layer, which is formed on a substrate by a method not using metal organic compounds as raw materials, is heated in an atmosphere of a mixture gas containing a hydrogen or nitrogen gas and an ammonia gas, so that the crystallinity of a second group III nitride compound semiconductor layer formed on the first group III nitride compound layer is improved. When the first group III nitride compound layer is formed on a substrate by a sputtering method, the thickness of the first group III nitride compound layer is set to be in a range of from 50 ? to 3000 ?.

Abstract: JP920010143US1 A liquid crystal display includes liquid crystal cells for forming an image display area on a substrate, a source driver for applying a voltage to the liquid crystal cells using a plurality of source driver ICs to which power is supplied in a single stroke of the brush fashion and an LCD controller for processing signals received from a host's side via video I/F and supplying the processed signals to the source driver Ics. The source driver delays the start timing for writing the liquid crystal cells among the plurality of source driver ICs respectively to avoid the concentration of current consumption.

Abstract: A flip chip type of light-emitting semiconductor device using group III nitride compound comprising a thick positive electrode. The positive electrode, which is made of at least one of silver (Ag), rhodium (Rh), ruthenium (Ru), platinum (Pt) and palladium (Pd), and an alloy including at least one of these metals, is adjacent to a p-type semiconductor layer, and reflect light toward a sapphire substrate. Accordingly, a positive electrode having a high reflectivity and a low contact resistance can be obtained. A first thin-film metal layer, which is made of cobalt (Co) and nickel (Ni), or any combinations of including at least one of these metals, formed between the p-type semiconductor layer and the thick electrode, can improve an adhesion between a contact layer and the thick positive electrode. A thickness of the first thin-film metal electrode should be preferably in the range of 2 ? to 200 ?, more preferably 5 ? to 50 ?. A second thin-film metal layer made of gold (Au) can further improve the adhesion.

Abstract: A disk drive device in which emergency unloading at the start of the engine is prevented, a head may have a prolonged life and improved reliability as an HDD is achieved. A disk drive device is driven or the movement of a magnetic head is allowed after an engine start in a vehicle is detected by an engine start detecting part, so that emergency unloading can be prevented at the start of the engine. In order to detect the engine start, voltage values on four power supply lines for a vehicle power supply device are monitored or the outputs of various sensors such as a tachometer, a vibration detection sensor, an engine sound detection sensor, a vehicle speed pulse, a gyro sensor and a parking brake are monitored. In another embodiment, the number of emergency unloading occurrence at the start of the engine is reduced, which allows the head to have a prolonged life, so that the disk drive device has improved reliability as an HDD.

Abstract: An optical module includes a waveguide. In one aspect, an optical active element and an optical waveguide are formed separately, with the optical waveguide being optically coupled to the optical active element, and with the optical waveguide including a spot-size conversion region. In another aspect, a refractive index matching resin, having the same-level refractive index as that of the optical waveguide, is provided between the waveguide and the optical active element. In a further aspect, the waveguide is a Y-type branch waveguide in which a single-mode waveguide section is branched into first and second branch waveguide sections. In a yet another aspect, a device which divides lights of different wavelengths is provided to reflect light of a first wavelength and pass light of another wavelength, separating incoming light from outgoing light.

Abstract: A two-step switch, which may be minimized in radial direction and is suitable for PCB or FPC circuit board, has a first contact spring, having outer peripheral contacts in regular contact with first fixed contacts and having an inner contact inside the outer peripheral contacts and reversed by depressing, and a second contact spring, stacked on the first contact spring via an insulation sheet, having an outer peripheral contact in regular contact with a second fixed contact and having an inner contact inside of the outer peripheral contact and reversed by depressing. Through a first depressing, the inner contact of the first contact spring is reversed and in contact with the inner contact of the second contact spring, whereby a first electric circuit is actuated. Also through a second depressing, the inner contact of the second contact spring is reversed and in contact with the third fixed contact, whereby a second electric circuit is actuated.

Abstract: To improve the processing speed in a case where a program requiring memory access serialization is executed in a multiprocessor environment with a load instruction out-of-order execution function. Each of CPUs has the function of performing store forwarding (SF) when the address regions of a pair of store and load instructions coincide with each other. Each CPU stops SF and performs store forwarding avoidance (SFA) when the two address regions do not coincide with each other but have an overlap therebetween. Each of SF and SFA is executed with priority over out-of-order execution. Each CPU performs SFA effective in limiting out-of-order execution with respect to a predetermined store instruction on a program and a load instruction mated to the store instruction and given after the store instruction, and ensures that data relating to the store instruction can be observed from other CPUs.

Abstract: A memory cell and method of fabricating the memory cell includes an insulating layer formed on a first electrode layer, the insulating layer having a first opening, a stencil layer formed on the insulating layer, and having a second opening formed in an area of the first opening, a phase-change material layer formed on a surface of the first electrode layer in the first opening, and an electrically conductive layer including a first portion formed on the stencil layer and defining a second electrode layer and a second portion formed on the phase-change material layer.

Abstract: A common pilot channel-use reverse diffusion unit generates common pilot data using a received digital signal and a common pilot channel-use reverse diffusion code, while an individual channel-use reverse diffusion unit generates individual channel data using the received digital signal and an individual channel-use reverse diffusion code. Power calculating unit converts respective output data items of the common pilot channel-use reverse diffusion unit and the individual channel-use reverse diffusion unit into power values, a larger one of which is then determined by a comparator. A selector unit selects the data item having thus determined larger power value of those output data items of those reverse diffusion units. A channel estimating unit estimates the channel using data symbols of the data item thus selected by the selector unit.

Abstract: In a stick-like object receiving member having safety precautions, which receives a stick-like object, a sufficient air passage is secured without exerting an influence on the size of the stick-like object or the receiving member. An eraser receiving member 16, which is the stick-like object receiving member, includes a cylindrical side portion 16b which engages with at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of an eraser 13, and surrounds at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the eraser 13, and a bottom portion 16a which closes one end of the cylindrical side portion 16b. A slit 16e is formed in the cylindrical side portion 16b and bottom portion 16a so as to penetrate the cylindrical side portion 16b and bottom portion 16a in the axial direction, and the slit 16e serves as an air passage.

Abstract: A black matrix layer 14 is formed on a counter substrate 13 along the direction where a scanning line 2 extends, so that it continuously covers the upper parts of a common electrode line 3a, the scanning line 2, a space between the common electrode line 3a and the scanning line 2, a TFT 5, a space between the scanning line 2 and a common electrode line 3b, and the common electrode line 3b, and in the portion opposed to the signal line, the black matrix layer is eliminated.

Abstract: A terminal device such as a mobile terminal is provided with two real-time clocks which are powered by different power sources: a first real-time clock which is built in a control section (built-in microcomputer 1, for example) of the terminal device; and a second real-time clock which is provided outside the control section. At power-on of the mobile terminal or on recovery from failure such as a power cut, clock/calendar information is read out from the second real-time clock and is set to the first real-time clock, and thereafter, the control section obtains the clock/calendar information from the first real-time clock. The second real-time clock is connected to the control section directly by a signal line or via a functional device, or the second real-time clock is built in a functional device which is connected to the control section. By such composition and operation, the clock/calendar information can be maintained reliably and correctly even if failure occurred to the control section.

Abstract: A semiconductor film serving as an active region of a thin film transistor and an upper oxide film protecting the semiconductor film are dry etched to form the active region. In this case, a fluorine-based gas is used as the etching gas, and the etching gas is switched from the fluorine-based gas to a chlorine-based gas at a point of time when a lower oxide film as an underlying film of the semiconductor film is exposed. As the fluorine-based gas, a mixed gas of CF4 and O2 is used, and suitably, a gas ratio of CF4 and O2 in the mixture gas is set at 1:1, and the dry etching is performed therefor. By this etching, a side face of a two-layer structure of the semiconductor film and upper oxide film is optimally tapered, and a crack or a disconnection is prevented from being occurring in a film crossing over the two-layer structure.

Abstract: A printer has two or more boards. Each board comprises a pre-editing unit which extracts format information from the start of non-delimited received data to sequentially delimit the data into pages beginning with the start of the received data and calculates a temporary page change position that is the trailing end of one page whose start is the leading end of the non-delimited data, an editing unit which edits data following the temporary page change position, calculates an actual page change position that is the trailing end of one page whose leading end is the temporary page change position, and outputs the editing data of the page, and a drawing unit which performs drawing processing in which the editing data is drawn and video output data is output.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first TFT for controlling a supply of a display signal to a pixel electrode, a second TFT connected to the first TFT, and a third TFT connected to a data line. The third TFT controls the supply of a display signal to the pixel electrode. The second and third TFTs are connected to a gate line Gn+1, and the first TFT is connected to a gate line Gn+2.

Abstract: A method of performing model to hardware correlation that simulates models based upon design criteria and manufactures devices based upon the design criteria. The method evaluates features of the devices during the manufacturing to produce in-line test parametric data, compares the models to the in-line test parametric data to obtain correlation data, and modifies the simulating according to the correlation data.

Abstract: An inkjet recording head includes a two-dimensional array of a pressure chambers and corresponding array of piezoelectric elements each for applying a pressure wave to ink in a corresponding pressure chamber. In fabrication, a piezoelectric plate temporarily bonded onto a substrate is subjected to sandblasting to form the plurality of piezoelectric elements After the piezoelectric elements are bonded as a unit onto a diaphragm which constitutes part of the walls of the pressure chambers, the substrate is removed. Dummy patterns equalize the degree of side etching among the piezoelectric elements.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus for a system which generates heat therein, includes a chamber for receiving at least a portion of the heat, the chamber containing a refrigerant therein, a condenser for receiving the refrigerant having been heated in the chamber, the refrigerant being pressurized and cooled in the condenser, and at least one coil coupled to the condenser and leading to a region to be cooled. The at least one coil includes a first portion coupled to the condenser, a second portion downstream from the first portion, and a third portion downstream of the second portion. The second downstream portion contains an orifice for free expansion to cause cooling of the region, and the third downstream portion leads from the region to be cooled back to the chamber.

Abstract: The technology comprises a CD/DVD-ROM controller for storing in advance the map information to show the names of roads and facilities located in respective areas, a current position detector for detecting the current position of the vehicle, a position specification section for specifying any position on the map, a retrieval section for retrieving facilities of a plurality of genres around a specified position based on the map information, an extraction section for extracting retrieved facilities in increasing order of distance to the specified position, a display 10 for displaying extracted facilities on the map based on the map information, a route setting section 42 for calculating/setting the route from the current position to a destination based on the map information by selecting any one of the displayed facilities as the destination, and a guidance section for guiding the vehicle along the specified route.