Abstract: An optical imaging assembly having cylindrical symmetry, comprising a plurality of lenses having surfaces with curvatures and spacings between the surfaces, such that an optical image formed by the plurality of lenses has a defocus aberration coefficient greater than 0.1 at a focal plane of the assembly.

Abstract: A video signal synchronization signal generating apparatus for making a display reference synchronization signal Vb that serves as a reference of video display and has a first frequency and an input synchronization signal Vi that constitutes images and has a second frequency synchronized with each other, the apparatus including: a frequency ratio generating section configured to divide a frequency that is double the first frequency by the second frequency to calculate a frequency ratio n; a Vx generation comparator circuit section configured to generate coincidence signal Vx? having pulses that are inserted by equally dividing one period of the input synchronization signal Vi by the frequency ratio n; and a Vx generation circuit section configured to remove the alternate pulses of the coincidence signal Vx? to generate synchronization signal Vx of a same phase as the phase of the input synchronization signal Vi.

Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device includes: a first semiconductor layer having a first major surface, a second major surface which is an opposite side from the first major surface, and a side surface; a second semiconductor layer provided on the second major surface of the first semiconductor layer and including a light-emitting layer; electrodes provided on the second major surface of the first semiconductor layer and on a surface of the second semiconductor layer on an opposite side from the first semiconductor layer; an insulating layer having a first surface formed on the second major surface side of the first semiconductor layer and a second surface which is an opposite side from the first surface; an external terminal which is a conductor provided on the second surface side of the insulating layer; and a phosphor layer provided on the first major surface of the first semiconductor layer and on a portion of the first surface of the insulating layer, the portion being adjacent to the side surface of t

Abstract: A flexible wiring board including a pair of end regions provided in portions of a flexible wiring board on which a plurality of wires are arranged in parallel in one direction and disposed separately in a wiring lengthwise direction, a wiring region configured in another portion of the wiring board and sandwiched between the end regions, a plurality of flexible wiring fins which is divided by at least one slit that connects the end regions in the wiring region, and a flexible wiring bundle by bundling at least part of the plurality of flexible wiring fins.

Abstract: An electronic device has a manipulation part which outputs a control signal including a first analog signal and a second analog signal obtained by inverting a phase of the first analog signal; and a display part which includes a semiconductor integrated circuit supplied at an input terminal thereof with the control signal to output a signal depending upon the control signal from an output terminal thereof, and which displays a predetermined image based on the signal output from the semiconductor integrated circuit.

Abstract: A visualization system that generates visual mash-ups for industrial automation includes a mash-up component that combines output from a subset of disparate sources into a common interface. The disparate sources include at least one of equipment, computers, or devices within an industrial automation environment. A visualization component generates and displays a mash-up visualization that includes information associated with the common interface.

Abstract: A signal receiving unit receives the OFDM signal and to convert the OFDM signal into a baseband OFDM signal. A time wave operation unit performs a predetermined calculation on a time wave signal that is an output of the signal receiving unit. A Fourier transform unit performs a Fourier transform on an output of the time wave operation unit. A frequency component extraction unit extracts a specific frequency component from an output of the Fourier transform unit. An inverse Fourier transform unit performs an inverse Fourier transform on the frequency component extracted by the frequency component extraction unit. A reception quality measurement unit measures quality of an output signal of the inverse Fourier transform unit and generate reception quality data. A time wave control unit controls the time wave operation unit based on the reception quality data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods that employ scalable vector graphics (SVG) to view and effectuate an industrial device from a remote Web interface. The systems and methods can be utilized to retrieve an SVG XML markup language-based file associated with the device and execute the SVG file via basic ASCII drawing commands. Thus, a faceplate of an industrial device and/or other device-related information can be represented via SVG syntax and stored with the device. A user can employ a Web browser from a remote location (e.g., via a Web client) to retrieve the SVG file, wherein the file can be loaded within the Web browser and/or an open source software package. The SVG file can be executed to render an interactive graphical faceplate that can depict LEDs, alphanumeric displays, inputs/output, etc., trending mechanisms (e.g., graphs, charts, etc.), and capabilities to load parameters.

Abstract: This power combiner includes a first balun and a second balun. The first balun includes: a first line having a grounded end and an end connected to a positive input of a first differential input signal; a second line having a grounded end and an end connected to a negative input of the first differential input signal; a third line formed in parallel with the first line, the third line having an opened end corresponding to the grounded end of the first line and an end being different from the opened end; and a fourth line formed in parallel with the second line, the fourth line having a single-ended output end corresponding to the grounded end of the second line and an end connected to the end being different from the opened end of the third line.

Abstract: An iterative decoder comprising a transconductance amplifier, a sampler, a Min-Sum decoder, and an early determination module is provided. The transconductance amplifier outputs a current proportional to the voltage of the coded bit stream. The sampler converts the amplified current into a plurality of currents and stores the sampled currents in a plurality of buffers. The Min-Sum decoder receives parallel currents, wherein currents represent the message of each variable node. The Min-Sum decoder exchanges the message of variable nodes and check nodes iteratively and outputs a set of decode codewords according to the possibilities. The early terminating module stops the iterative decoding when the decoded codeword converged.

Abstract: This semiconductor device has a frame including a bed portion on which a semiconductor chip is mounted, lead groups arranged in an outer peripheral portion, first bus bars, second bus bars and a rectifying bus bar. The first bus bars and the second bus bars are arranged between the bed portion and the lead groups. The rectifying bus bar is arranged in a region where the second bus bar is not arranged. Wire bonding is not performed on the rectifying bus bar. The rectifying bus bar includes a third bus bar having at least one end joined to a lead or a hanging pin and/or a fourth bus bar formed by extending the first bus bar in an outer peripheral direction in which the leads are arranged. The semiconductor device is provided in which deformation and damage of bonding wires when molding a resin sealed body are prevented.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor switch includes a voltage generator, a driver, a switch section, and a power supply controller. The voltage generator is configured to generate a first potential and a negative second potential. The first potential is higher than a power supply voltage supplied to a power supply terminal. The driver is connected to an output of the voltage generator and includes a first level shifter and a second level shifter. The first level shifter is configured to output the first potential in response to input of high level and to output low level in response to input of low level. The second level shifter is configured to output the first potential in response to input of the first potential an output of the first level shifter and to output the second potential in response to input of low level of the output of the first level shifter. The switch section is configured to switch connection between terminals in response to an output of the driver.

Abstract: A virtualization program for being able to execute a simulation at high speed, allows a native code simulator to have a stack specific to each task that is managed by a multitask OS. Processes of creation, save, restoration and erasure of a context that a target CPU executes by means of a special control register operation is executed by an API provided by the native code simulator. When porting the multitask OS, the source code is altered so as to call the API. A stack specific to a task is assigned at the API and the stack is switched for switching the task to make context switching possible.

Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus of the present invention includes a post-processing unit provided inside a housing and configured to perform post-processing on sheets discharged from an image forming apparatus, a sheet discharge unit configured to guide sheets having undergone post-processing to a discharge port, a paper discharge tray configured to accommodate sheets discharged from the discharge port and allowed to ascend and descend within a specific height range lower than the discharge port, and a sheet member disposed directly below the discharge port and configured to move along a wall surface of the housing in association with ascending and descending of the paper discharge tray and receive rear ends of the sheets accommodated in the paper discharge tray, a width of a receiving portion thereof in a height direction varying with a quantity of the sheets accommodated in the paper discharge tray.

Abstract: A fixing device configured to fix a toner image on a moving printing medium includes: a fixing heat generator that generates heat by electromagnetic induction; a fixing medium that rotates and is heated while being carried by the heating medium; and a pressing member that presses a back surface of the printing medium coming into contact with the fixing medium, the fixing heat generator including a center coil and a pair of side coils provided at a center portion and both side portions thereof along a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the printing medium for heating the fixing medium by induction heating, the pressing member including a center heater and a side heater that heat a center portion and both side portions thereof in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the printing medium integrated therein.

Abstract: In an OFDM reception apparatus, a Fourier transform unit segments a time-domain signal in an OFDM signal in accordance with a segmenting window signal and converts the time-domain signal into a frequency-domain signal. A first signal extraction unit extracts pilot signals periodically arranged in a frequency direction and in a time direction from an output from the Fourier transform unit. A second signal extraction unit extracts differential reference signals from an output from the Fourier transform unit. A delay profile detection unit performs delay profile detection using the output from the second signal extraction unit, and performs delay profile detection on the output from the first signal extraction unit within a range limited on the basis of a result of the detection. A synchronous reproduction unit generates the segmenting window signal using an output from the delay profile detection unit.

Abstract: System(s) and method(s) are provided for managing network capacity in a wireless network that serves various traffic flows with disparate quality of service requirements. Management is based on multi-stage scheduling in frequency-time domain. A first scheduling stage generates an allocation of radio resources that minimizes inter-cell interference amongst a plurality of base stations. Based on the first-stage allocation of radio resources, a second scheduling stage computes flow capacity for a set of radio resources specific to a base station, and acquires guaranteed-bit-rate (GBR) and non-guaranteed GBR traffic flows. GBR traffic flows are matched to computed flow capacity to generate an allocation of frequency-time resources. In second scheduling stage, GBR traffic flows are scheduled based at least in part on allocated resources and priority queuing.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image erasing apparatus decolors an image printed on a paper sheet using an ink containing at least a leuco dye, a developer, water, a water-soluble organic solvent, and a surfactant. The image erasing apparatus includes a heating unit, a feedback mechanism, and a control unit. The heating unit heats the paper sheet. The feedback mechanism supplies the paper sheet heated by the heating unit to the heating unit again. The control unit causes the feedback mechanism to supply the paper sheet to the heating unit a plurality of times so as to heat the paper sheet a plurality of times.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel dinuclear platinum(II) complex compound that can bind to DNA by a mode different from that of cisplatin-type drugs, a method of producing this compound and an anticancer agent comprising this compound as an effective component. This compound is a tetrazolato-bridged platinum complex compound represented by the following formula (I), wherein A is optionally substituted tetrazolato, B is an inorganic or organic anion, and m and n are integers determined in accordance with the charge number of the platinum complex ion and the charge number of the anion.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication system includes a first communication control apparatus and a second communication control apparatus. The first communication control apparatus includes an acquiring unit, a generating unit, and a transferring unit. The second communication control apparatus includes a receiving unit and a processing unit. The acquiring unit acquires a computer file. The generating unit generates transfer information including the computer file and added information indicating a content of processing designated by a user of the first communication control apparatus from among plural contents of processing relating to the computer file. The transferring unit transfers the transfer information to the second communication control apparatus. The receiving unit receives the transfer information.