Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a molded semiconductor device which allows its package to be mounted on an external circuit even if the width of the conductor of a high-frequency signal transmission line on a packaging substrate of an external circuit is large, when the molded semiconductor device is to be connected to the external circuit. A semiconductor chip 3 is mounted on a first metal member 2 by mounting solder of AuSn or the like by bonding. The semiconductor chip 3 has a high-frequency signal terminal connected to a second metal member 1 by a metal wire 4 of Au or the like by bonding. The second metal member 1 is branched in a mold area 6 into two central conductors 1a, 1b which extend out of the mold area 6. The first metal member 2 has two ground conductors 2a, 2b which are disposed one on each side of the central conductors 1a, 1b. If an existing semiconductor package has a lead pitch P and a lead width M, then the distance L.sub.

Abstract: A communication system includes: a source multimedia station; a destination multimedia station; a first unit for generating a first random number in response to a connection start request, for transmitting the first random number to the destination multimedia station, and for receiving a second random number from the destination multimedia station; a second unit for generating a second random number in response to a connection start request, for transmitting the second random number to the source multimedia station, and for receiving the first random number from the source multimedia station; a control unit for establishing a telewriting connection between the two stations over a network by performing a telewriting connection protocol in response to a telewriting connection request issued from one of the two stations; and a unit for allowing the one of the two stations to issue a telewriting connection request to the other station, based on the result of comparison between the first random number and the seco

Abstract: A field emission cold cathode includes a conductive substrate, an insulating layer formed on the substrate and having plural cavities each for receiving an emitter, a gate electrode for applying a high electric field to the tips of emitters. An annular portion of the gate electrode defines an opening of a corresponding cavity is located at a distance from the substrate smaller than the distance between an elevated middle portion of the gate electrode and the substrate. Parasitic capacitance between the gate electrode and the cold cathode including the substrate and the emitter is reduced due to the large distance between the elevated middle portion of the gate electrode and the substrate. Between the elevated middle portion and the substrate, a second insulating layer or a gap is disposed. The field emission cold cathode can function in a high frequency range while fabricating conical emitters with a small height due to the small distance between the annular portions and the substrate.

Abstract: A bracket for attaching at least one vibrator to an ice basket of a pressurized water reactor includes a horizontally extending first armature portion and a horizontally extending second armature portion pivotably attached to the second armature portion. The first and second armature portions have clamps extending downwardly from each of their ends, and each of the clamps includes an arcuate groove extending vertically upwardly from its bottom surface to engage the rim of the ice basket. An attachment portion extends vertically upwardly from and is formed unitarily with the first armature portion, the vibrators being attached to the sides of the attachment portion. The clamps extending from the second armature portion are pivotably connected to and are also laterally adjustable with respect to the first and second ends of the second armature portion.

Abstract: An image processing system for processing an image represented by run-lengths includes a first block for, when a run-length is less than a base number which is a n-th power of "2" where n is an integer, representing the run-length by one byte, and a second block for, when a run-length is equal to or greater than the base number, representing the run-length by a first part corresponding to a multiple of the base number and a second part corresponding to a value less than the base number, each of the first part and the second part being represented by one byte, wherein run-length data obtained by the first block or the second block is processed.

Abstract: A road obstacle monitoring device is disclosed, in which a monitoring imaging section monitors and images a road section, where road obstacles by wave flooding, land slip, etc. are foreseen, to output image signals; the image signals thus generated are data-processed by an image processing section so that component data corresponding to the road obstacles are extracted; and the component data corresponding to the road obstacles thus extracted are measured by a measuring recognizing section for measuring the component data corresponding to the road obstacles thus extracted so that it is detected from a result of measurements whether there exist the road obstacles or not and a result of recognition thus obtained is displayed for warning so as to inform passengers, drivers of vehicles, etc. passing therethrough of the road obstacles by wave flooding, land slip, etc. in the road section to be monitored.

Abstract: The invention relates to an infrared ellipsometer intended to take measurements of a sample (1). An exciter group (3) of the ellipsometer includes a source (101), a Michelson interferometer (103), a polarizer (105), and an optical device (107) to align the source (101) and the sample (1). An analysis group (7) has a polarizer-analyzer (701), a detector (703), and an optical device (705) for aligning the sample (1) and the detector (703). This infrared ellipsometer also incorporates a phase modulator (8). An electronic devices (9) controls the modulator (8) and the Michelson interferometer (103), and receives the signal produced by the detector (703).

Abstract: A two-part traffic channelizing device including a recycled rubber base (or other suitable material) having a slot with a textured interior surface extending therethrough and a vertically upwardly extending vertical member coated with reflective material and releasably inserted inside the slot, forming a friction/compression fit between the vertical member and the textured interior surface of the slot. The vertical member is held in position in the slot by friction/compression alone. Upon impact, the vertical member pops out of the slot, and the device is reassembled simply by reinserting the vertical member into the slot; no replacement parts are necessary, except for accessory items such as lighting devices or power sources.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a DRAM capacitor, including the steps of forming a double contact hole structure by utilizing an insulating spacer two times, filling only the lower portion of the contact hole, forming a pattern having an undercut portion from two insulating films exhibiting a superior wet etch rate difference, coating a conduction layer over the pattern to form an insulating spacer from a portion of the conduction layer disposed on the stepped pattern portion, and etching the resulting structure at its full surface using the insulating spacer as a mask to isolate a capacitor to be finally formed, whereby a capacitor electrode having a double rectangular frame shape is formed. With such a structure, the inner area of the contact hole can be used as a part of the capacitor, thereby enabling the surface area of capacitor to be increased. Since no separate mask is used for the etching step, it is possible to simplify the fabrication of DRAM capacitor.

Abstract: An ultrasonic probe for flow rate measurement by the Doppler effect includes at least one wide-beam ultrasound transducer fixed on a support block and at least one narrow-beam ultrasound transducer fixed on a support block and whose beam position is known in relation to the wide beam, and a control and processing unit which processes and measures the characteristics of the signal from the narrow-beam transducer in order to determine the only appropriate direction for pointing the wide-beam transducer to enable an accurate measurement of flow rate to be performed.

Abstract: A neuron unit simultaneously processes a plurality of binary input signals.

Abstract: A vibrating assembly for vibrating an ice basket of a pressurized water reactor comprises first and second vibrators and a bracket operatively connected to the vibrators. The bracket includes a horizontally extending first armature portion and a horizontally extending second armature portion pivotably attached to the second armature portion. The first and second armature portions have clamps extending downwardly from each of their ends, and each of the clamps includes an arcuate groove extending vertically upwardly from its bottom surface to engage the rim of the ice basket. An attachment portion extends vertically upwardly from and is formed unitarily with the first armature portion, the vibrators being attached to the sides of the attachment portion. The clamps extending from the second armature portion are pivotably connected to and are also laterally adjustable with respect to the first and second ends of the second armature portion.

Abstract: A loading device for open tenders comprises a front bow including two fixed side bars the ends of which are inserted into a hollow rotatable bar which extends parallel to and substantially the width of the driver's cabin, which rotatable bar bears a frame sub-divided by wires. Stops in the form of box-like pans are mounted on each fixed bar, to stop the movement of the rotatable bar. The rotatable bar comprises in pan of its circumference a slot the length of which corresponds to the desired range of angular movement of the rotatable bar. The stops are located in alignment with the slot flush with the rotatable bar or higher. The fixed and rotatable bars, the frame, and the stops (or box-like pans) are connected with each other.

Abstract: A printer control apparatus includes a modem for receiving text data in the EBCDIC protocol and generic printer control codes from a host data base and a converter for converting the received information to drive a non-standard printer. A preprogrammed EPROM in cooperation with a CPU, converts the EBCDIC protocol language to the ASCII language. An EEPROM is remotely programmed to store printer control codes which are peculiar to the specific printer being supported.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser diode of a ridge type includes a double heterostructure in which a cladding layer is formed in a mesa stripe form and a current block layer which selectively buries mesa side and bottom surfaces of the cladding layer. For fabrication, a first step is to grow, sequentially above a substrate, a second cladding layer, an active layer, a first cladding layer and a cap layer. A second step is to etch the first cladding layer and the cap layer respectively in mesa stripe forms. A third step is to selectively grow current blocking layer on the first cladding layer by a metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy process. A fourth step is to grow contact layers respectively on surfaces of the current blocking layer and the cap layer. In the third step, a gas in which HCl is mixed in a concentration within a range of 0.2.about.2 in a (HCl)/(III gas) ratio is used, which enhances re-evaporation of material on a selective mask.

Abstract: A neural network learning system in which an input-output relationship is inferred. The system includes a probability density part for determining a probability density on a sum space of an input space and an output space from a set of given input and output samples by learning, the probability density on the sum space being defined to have a parameter, and an inference part for inferring a probability density function based on the probability density from the probability density part, so that an input-output relationship of the samples is inferred from the probability density function having a parameter value determined by learning, the learning of the parameter being repeated until the value of a predefined parameter differential function using a prescribed maximum likelihood method is smaller than a prescribed reference value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dockside crane for moving cargo between a dock and a water-borne vessel. The crane has an elongated girder extending horizontally over the dock and the vessel. The crane can vertically raise and lower the girder to change its elevation, so as to minimize distance and time travel for the cargo. A trolley moves horizontally on the girder, and has a cargo engaging device which is lowered to and raised from cargo locations on the dock and vessel. The cargo engaging device can be raised sufficiently adjacent to the trolley, and may be held tightly thereagainst, to permit large horizontal accelerations and velocities with virtually no attendant sway of the trolley or cargo. Preferably, paddles extend downwardly from the trolley to beneath the center of gravity of the cargo, to further ensure no sway is encountered.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a storage electrode of a DRAM cell capable of preventing impurities from excessively moving from the storage electrode to diffusion regions. The storage electrode is formed by a double formation of polysilicon layers. An undoped polysilicon layer 11 is primarily deposited over the entire exposed surface of the resulting structure to a thickness corresponding to 40 to 50% of a predetermined thickness of the storage electrode. A doped polysilicon layer is secondarily deposited over the undoped polysilicon layer to a thickness corresponding to 60 to 50% of the predetermined thickness of the storage electrode. The doped polysilicon layer and the undoped polysilicon layer are subjected to a patterning so that predetermined portions thereof are removed so as to form the storage electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory comprises a memory cell array including a plurality of digit lines, a plurality of word lines, a plurality of memory cells located at intersections between the digit lines and the word lines, and a column selection circuit for selecting one digit line from the digit lines in accordance with a selection signal. A sense amplifier includes a first P-MOS transistor for precharging a digit line selected by the column selection circuit, an inverting amplifier having an input connected to receive a signal on the selected digit line, and a second P-MOS transistor having a gate and a drain connected to an output and an input of the inverting amplifier, respectively. A gate-grounded third P-MOS transistor maintained in a conductive condition is connected at its source to a voltage supply voltage and at its drain connected to a source of the P-MOS second transistor.