Abstract: A silver alloy reflective film is used in an optical information recording medium and contains silver as a main component, a total of 0.01 to 3 atomic percent of at least one of Bi and Sb, and a total of 3 to 42 atomic percent of at least one of Cu, Ge, Mg, and Zn. The silver alloy reflective film preferably further contains 0.1 to 3 atomic percent of yttrium. An optical information recording medium includes the silver alloy reflective film. A sputtering target for depositing the silver alloy reflective film contains silver as a main component, 0.01 to 3 atomic percent of Sb (or 0.03 to 10 atomic percent of Bi), and a total of 3 to 42 atomic percent of at least one of Cu, Ge, Mg, and Zn.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing system and an image processing method, an image pickup apparatus and an image pickup method, and an image display device and an image display method, which can faithfully pick up and display the colors of an object. Slit light of an optical image of the object that has passed through a slit 42 is divided into a spectrum by a light divider 43. A light sensor 44 outputs image data based on the spectrum of the slit light of the optical image of the object. A micromirror array 74 causes the exiting of reflection light formed by extracting spectrum portions based on the image data from a spectrum of incident white light from a light divider 73. The spectrum portions of the reflection light exiting from the micromirror array 74 are synthesized by a spectrum synthesizer 77 and are projected onto a screen 111. The present invention is applicable to the image processing system.

Abstract: An electrifying apparatus, a processing unit including the electrifying apparatus, and an image formation apparatus including the electrifying apparatus. The electrifying apparatus includes a conductive sheet for electrifying at least one of a surface of a photoconductor and toner adhered to the surface. The conductive sheet is specified to have a pure-water contact angle equal to or greater than 108 degrees, and to have a shore D hardness equal to or less than 65.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a sheet feed cassette for storing a sheet. The sheet feed cassette includes a protective sheet which is provided on a portion of the sheet feed cassette that contacts the sheet so as to prevent adhesive material from sticking thereto. The image forming apparatus further includes a sheet conveyance path that transports a sheet, and a protective sheet provided on a portion of the sheet conveyance path that contacts the sheet so as to prevent an adhesive material from sticking thereto.

Abstract: A cell array selection circuit, a cell array bit line precharge circuit, and a sense amplifier bit line precharge circuit are provided in a semiconductor storage apparatus. In a standby state of read/write operation, the cell array selection circuit is controlled to an inactive state, and the bit line precharge circuits are controlled to an active state. In an active state of read/write operation, the cell array selection circuit to be selected is controlled to an active state, and the cell array bit line precharge circuit and the sense amplifier bit line precharge circuit are controlled to an inactive state. Cell array selection transistors, sense amplifier bit line precharge transistors, and control signals supplied to gate electrodes of the transistors are set in which change in potential provided on a cell array bit line pair when the states of the transistors change is cancelled.