Abstract: The present invention provides an input circuit having small current consumption in a clock synchronization type semiconductor integrated circuit. The input circuit is activated by an activation signal to receive an input signal and an activation signal generating circuit generates the activation signal. The activation signal generating circuit activates intermittently the activation signal for a time shorter than a period of a clock signal and including a setup time and a hold time of the input signal in order to activate the input circuit. The input circuit is activated only for the limited time of one period of the clock signal and therefore current consumption can be reduced.

Abstract: A plasma density information measuring method capable of easily measuring the plasma density information over the long term, a probe for measuring the plasma density information, and a plasma density information measuring apparatus are disclosed. A measuring probe is set such that a tip end of a glass tube of the measuring probe is brought into contact with plasma PM to be measured. High-frequency power sent through a coaxial cable is supplied to the plasma PM from a loop antenna through a wall of the tube, and reflection power of the high-frequency power is received by the loop antenna to obtain a counter frequency variation of reflection coefficient of the high-frequency power. In the obtained reflection coefficient, a portion thereof in which the reflection coefficient is largely reduced is a peak at which strong absorption of high-frequency power is caused due to the plasma density. The plasma density can be obtained from the plasma absorption frequency.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for preparing an exo-methylenepenam compound wherein a cephem compound is reduced with a metal having a standard oxidation-reduction potential of up to −0.3 (V/SCE) in an amount of at least one mole per mole of the cephem compound and with a metal compound having a higher standard oxidation reduction potential than the metal and in an amount of 0.

Abstract: A light source is provided for emitting a light beam. The light beam from the light source is applied to a recording and reproducing plane of an optical disc and to a front surface of a transparent substrate of the optical disc. A photodetector is provided for detecting return light beams from the recording and reproducing plane and the front surface. A first signal is generated based on an output signal of the photodetector dependent on the return light beam from the recording and reproducing plane, and a second signal is generated based on an output signal of the photodetector dependent on the return light beam from the front surface. A signal relating to thickness information on a thickness of the transparent substrate is produced by comparing the first and second signals with each other.

Abstract: Amino azoic dyes having general formula (I) wherein: R1 is linear or branched alkyl having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 are independently H, CH3, C2H5, OCH3 or OC2H5; R4 and R5 are independently H, CH3 or C2H5; X is H or OH; and Y is hydrogen or poly-isopropxy chain (IA) wherein n is between 1 and 4. They are used as markers of oil distillation product.

Abstract: A catalyst for a fuel cell containing polymer solid electrolyte, which catalyst contains platinum/ruthenium on a carrier in proportions of 2-4:8-6 on a mol basis and exhibits excellent resistance to catalyst poisoning attributed to carbon monoxide. In the present invention, there is disclosed a method for producing the catalyst, which-includes adding an alcohol to a mixture of an aqueous solution of a ruthenium compound and a platinum catalyst, reducing ruthenium, and causing ruthenium to precipitate at a reaction temperature between 60° C. and the boiling point of the mixture after addition of alcohol. A suitable alcohol may be ethanol or methanol in the concentration of 5-15 vol. % based on the total volume of the mixture, and a suitable heating temperature is in the vicinity of the boiling point of the mixture to which ethanol or methanol has been added.

Abstract: The present invention offers a universal guide device capable of using the sliders of conventional straight guide devices intact. The universal guide device does not need a different slider for each different radius of track rail. The universal guide device can be manufactured at lower cost than normal. This universal guide device in accordance with the invention comprises a track rail and sliders mounted to the rail via balls circulating through endless circular paths. The rail has at least one straight region and at least one curved region shaped in an arc with a given radius of curvature. Each of the sliders is of saddlelike cross section. The sliders span the rail. The sliders have ball-rolling surfaces shaped linearly. The curved region of the rail is set narrower than the straight region of the rail.

Abstract: In an output circuit 10, a latch circuit 11, a phase difference controlled circuit 12 and an output buffer circuit 13 are cascaded and a DATA is clocked into the latch circuit 11. A replica circuit 20 is a down-scaled version of a layout pattern of the output circuit 10, comprises circuits 21 to 23 corresponding to the circuits 11, 12 and 13, and a CLK is provided through a delay circuit 5 and a divide-by-2 frequency divider 16 to the data input of the latch circuit 21 as a data. The output of the replica circuit 20 is provided through a dummy load circuit 24 and a low pass filter 25 to a comparator 26, the output thereof is compared with a reference voltage Vref to generate count-up or count-down pulses. The pulses are counted by an up-down counter 27 whose count is provided to the phase difference controlled circuit 12 and its replica 22 to reduce the phase difference between rising and falling edges of the output signal of the output buffer circuit 23.

Abstract: An exhaust emission control system for a nitrogen oxide removing device, the control system having a first oxygen concentration sensor provided upstream of the nitrogen oxide removing device, a second oxygen concentration sensor provided downstream of the nitrogen oxide removing device. A first response delay time period from the time when the output value from the first oxygen concentration sensor has changed to a value indicative of a rich air-fuel ratio to the time when the output value from the second oxygen concentration sensor becomes a value indicative of a rich air-fuel ratio is measured. A second response delay time period from the time when the output value from the first oxygen concentration sensor has changed to a value indicative of a lean air-fuel ratio, to the time when the output value from the second oxygen concentration sensor becomes a value indicative of a lean air-fuel ratio is measured.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for detecting sounds from a human body and displaying the detected sound information. The apparatus comprises a stethoscope for collecting sounds, a piezoelectric device for converting the collected sounds into an electric signal, a speaker for converting the electric signal into audible sound, an A/D converter for digitizing the electric signal, a memory for storing the digitized sound data, a microprocessor for issuing the switch control signal, extracting features of the stored data, analyzing the extracted feature values statistically, storing the analyzed statistical figures in the memory, and reading out the statistical figures from the memory, and an LCD panel for displaying the LCD signals.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a back surface point contact silicon solar cell having p-doped regions and n-doped regions on the same side by forming a passivating layer on a surface of the cell having opened windows at the p-doped regions and the n-doped regions, b depositing and patterning a first metal layer on the passivating layer in such a way that the first metal layer comes into contact with the p-doped regions and the n-doped regions, by depositing a first insulator layer of polyimide on the first metal layer, by etching and patterning the first insulator layer of polyimide in such a way that the insulator layer has opened windows at, at least one of the p-doped regions and the n-doped regions, by depositing a second insulator layer of polyimide on the first insulator layer of polyimide, by etching and patterning the second insulator layer of polyimide in such a way that the insulator layer has opened windows at, at least one of the p-doped regions and the n-doped regions, by curing the first insulator laye

Abstract: In forming a photodiode by forming a burying layer on a charge accumulation region, the readout gate channel for the photodiode is separated from a high impurity concentration region of the burying layer of the photodiode, and at least a partial area of the high impurity concentration region is separated from the channel stopper region of the photodiode. Noises of a solid-state image pickup device using buried type photodiodes can be reduced.

Abstract: A system for controlling steering of a vehicle, including a steering means such as a steering wheel with an electric motor which assists steering of the driven wheels of the vehicle, first steering control means for controlling the motor, a CCD camera for detecting a lane condition of a road on which the vehicle travels, a yaw rate sensor for detecting motion of the vehicle, steering assist torque calculating means for calculating a steering assist torque necessary for holding the lane, a torque sensor for detecting an actual steering torque manually applied to the steering means by the driver, and second steering control means for calculating a torque command to be output to the first steering control means based on the steering assist torque calculated by the steering assist torque calculating means and the actual steering torque such that the torque command decreases.

Abstract: A plurality of discharge electrodes are grouped for respective gas passages that are defined by collecting electrodes (11-15). The discharge electrodes in each group are connected to a common power supply unit for receiving output voltage through a diode provided for each group and are connected to a spark electrode (21). The spark electrode is positioned such that it sparks between a hammer (20) in a passageway of the hammer upon striking. Each group of the discharge electrodes has a ground unit to be grounded just before the collecting electrodes on both sides thereof are struck.

Abstract: The operational burden and uncomfortable feeling given to a driver by automatically restoring the disturbance in the vehicle attitude of a vehicle caused by a collision avoidance control, is reduced when avoiding a collision between the vehicle and an oncoming vehicle by automatic steering. When there is a possibility of a collision between the vehicle and an oncoming vehicle, the collision with the oncoming vehicle is avoided by supplying a lateral movement control current I1 having a sinusoidal shape to the actuator of the electric power steering device, to move the vehicle laterally. The yaw angle of the vehicle is detected by integrating the yaw rate simultaneously with the start of the lateral movement, and in order to return the vehicle attitude of the vehicle to its original state by converging the yaw angle to 0 in the final stage of the lateral movement, a yaw angle correction control current I2 is superimposed on the lateral movement control current I1 and supplied to the actuator.

Abstract: A disc storage is provided for storing a plurality of trays, each for holding a disc. The trays are stacked in the storage. A movable member is provided to be moved in the vertical direction. A disc player, a tray moving device are mounted on the movable member. The tray moving device is provided to be engaged with trays for moving the trays and for forming spaces between trays for receiving disc player. A driving device is provided for vertically moving the movable member.

Abstract: When a tangential friction force received by a pulley abutment surface 37 of a metal element 32 from a pulley is represented by FV; a radial distance from a point 45 of action of the tangential friction force to a rocking edge 40 located radially outside the friction force-acting point 45 is represented by L; a radially inward load received by the metal element 32 from a metal ring assembly 31 is represented by FL; and a thickness of the metal element 32 is represented by t, the radial distance L and the thickness t of the metal element are determined, so that a relation, L/t≦FL/2FV is established. Thus, even if a moment FV×L is applied to the metal element 32 by the tangential friction force FV, the moment FV×L can be canceled by a moment FL×(t/2) generated by a load FL for urging an edge a of a ring slot 35 by the metal ring assembly 31, thereby preventing the inclination of the metal element 32 to enhance the durability of the metal ring assembly.

Abstract: A delay line component having merits of small physical size and small insertion loss in a radio frequency. The delay line component with coaxial cable structure includes a center conductor, a dielectric which surrounds the center conductor and an outer conductor which is formed outside the dielectric. The dielectric is made of a ceramic dielectric with a large dielectric constant.

Abstract: There is provided a valve timing control system for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of properly setting the reference position of the cam phase by learning, and at the same time promptly establishing a learned value of the reference position when the learned value is lost, thereby accurately changing the cam phase for proper control of the valve timing of the engine. A cam phase change mechanism changes the cam phase. A reference value indicative of a reference position of the cam phase is learned at a predetermined learning speed based on the cam phase detected when the cam phase change mechanism is in a predetermined operative state, and the learned reference value (learned value) is stored in a RAM. When the loss of the learned value from the RAM is detected, a learning speed at the reference value is learned is corrected such that the learning speed is increased from the predetermined learning speed for a predetermined time period.