Abstract: A chirping parameter .alpha. in a transmitter is set to a positive value with respect to an SMF that has a positive dispersion value with respect to signal light. A dispersion compensator is provided not only at the receiving end but also at the transmitting end. This achieves a reduction in the number of types of dispersion compensators that should be prepared in advance to optimize transmission characteristics despite the variety in the lengths of transmission fibers.

Abstract: An oxide superconductor element, produced by forming a damaged region on a substrate surface by the Ga.sup.+ focusing ion beam method and then depositing an oxide superconductor thin-film over it, is characterized in that a NdBa.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.7-y (0.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.5) oxide superconductor is used in a tunnel junction having a tunneling barrier region with weak superconductivity.

Abstract: A disk access apparatus for performing a stride processing of data is used in a parallel computer system for connecting a plurality of computers to each other through a network.

Abstract: A position of an observer in a stereoscopic observing region is detected by a position detecting unit. A right-eye image and a left-eye image which are seen from the detecting position are formed by an image forming unit and displayed on a display. By setting an aperture position of a projection optical system, the right-eye image is projected to the right-eye position of the observer and the left-eye image is projected to the left-eye position, thereby allowing a stereoscopic image to be observed. Further, an aperture is set so as to project the right-eye image or left-eye image to a position different from the detecting position of the observer, thereby allowing a same image to be seen to both eyes of another observer and allowing a two-dimensional image to be observed.

Abstract: When encoding the continuous image by dividing the respective frames into a plurality of blocks, the image in the block in the present frame is compared with a corresponding image in the block in the same position of the reference frame and the amount of the changes of the predetermined image element within respective blocks is calculated. Only when the amount of change exceeds the predetermined threshold value, the image data of respective blocks is coded. A plurality of threshold values can be adapted and appropriately changed by considering a spatially changing pattern of the amount of the change of the image from the reference frame or a refreshing operation.

Abstract: Disclosed are a plasma display panel and a manufacturing method therefor. According to the present invention, a method for manufacturing a plasma display panel comprises the steps of: forming a plurality of electrodes on insulating substrates; forming a conductive paste layer on the insulating substrates ; forming a masking film on the paste layer at locations between the electrodes; forcefully impelling particles against the paste layer to remove, by etching, portions of the paste layer where the masking film is not deposited; and exposing the paste layer to an annealing atmosphere so as to form partition walls between the electrodes.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting development of information processing systems where a plurality of computers are incorporated. A project data entry unit provides functions for entering various information descriptive of project specifications including information on a plurality of applications and data resources to be integrated into the target information processing system. An application property analyzing unit analyzes properties of each application, thus creating an application property table. Likewise, a data property analyzing unit analyzes properties of each data resource, thus creating a data property table. Consulting those two tables, a system pattern searching unit produces some search parameters. A system pattern database is prepared beforehand for storing a variety of system patterns associated with different search parameters.

Abstract: In an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, ultrasonic pulse beams are transmitted into an organism, ultrasonic waves reflected within the organism are received to obtain received signals, and an image is displayed in accordance with the received signals thus obtained.

Abstract: A security system for protecting information stored in portable storage media by checking identifiers assigned to each medium, system, and terminal. Medium IDs are identifiers written by manufacturers of the storage media. System IDs, or corporate IDs, are assigned to enterprise-wide computer systems each consisting of a host computer and terminals. Terminal IDs are affixed to the respective terminals. Data is stored in the media in encrypted form. The security system checks the validity of the medium ID, system ID, and terminal ID, manages before allowing the user to perform any data access, thus protecting the contents from unauthorized access. The security system also writes permission data into each storage medium to manage the decryption of encrypted data stored therein.

Abstract: A display signal of high contrast is generated by processing an image signal that is acquired from a camera such as an infra-red or X-ray camera.

Abstract: An plesioasynchronous and asynchronous router circuit communicates with neighboring router circuits and nodes. Each of the router circuits includes a plurality of input ports for receiving frames of data and a plurality of output ports for transmitting frames of data. Each router circuit further includes a plurality of input buffers for storing frames of data received at an input port, and an arbiter system for choosing one of several input buffers associated with a particular one of said output ports. The arbiter system includes a plurality of arbiter subsystems associated with corresponding ones of said plurality of output ports. The plesioasynchronous and asynchronous router circuit further includes a crossbar switch for connecting an arbiter selected input buffer with a particular one of said output ports.

Abstract: A converter for converting a DC voltage not stabilized, such as the terminal voltage of a battery, into a stable DC voltage, comprising a voltage comparison unit (2 in FIG. 1) and an operation changeover control unit (3). The voltage comparison unit (2) compares an input voltage and an output voltage. The operation changeover control unit (3) controls the changeover of the operations of the DC/DC converter (1) so that the DC/DC converter (1) may perform a step-down operation as the operation of a step-down type converter when the input voltage is higher than the output voltage as the result of the comparison, and that it may perform a step-up operation as the operation of a step-up type converter when the output voltage is higher than the input voltage. Thus, losses in the smoothing reactor and smoothing capacitor of the step-up/down converter are suppressed to enhance the efficiency thereof.

Abstract: A BGA-type semiconductor device has a soldering bump a soldered state of which can be easily checked by visual inspection. A package has a bottom surface which faces the wiring board when the semiconductor device is mounted on the wiring board. A plurality of soldering bumps are provided on the bottom surface of the package. The soldering bumps are in a plurality of different sizes, and are located in positions where the soldering bumps are observable from outside of the package when the semiconductor device is mounted on the wiring board.

Abstract: An apparatus for log data collection and analysis, which provides a history diagram to visualize program behavior and enhanced tools for analysis by utilizing part-to-part association between the history diagram and a source program. A log data collector collects log records during program execution and stores them in a storage unit. A log data analyzer retrieves and analyzes the records to find the types of program operations and their respective execution time. A diagram generator converts the result of the analysis into a history diagram and outputs it to a display unit. The apparatus further comprises an on-screen position designator and program location analyzer. When a user selects a part of the history diagram, the on-screen position designator obtains its coordinate.

Abstract: An optical semiconductor assembly including a metal stem, a hermetic glass substrate fixed to the stem, and a conductive float pad formed on the hermetic glass substrate. The first to third leads are mounted to the stem so as to be insulated from the stem and pass through the stem. An optical semiconductor element is mounted on a lead head of the third lead, and a bare chip IC is mounted on the stem. By using the float pad, screening of the optical semiconductor element is performed during assembly. After completing the assembly, the characteristics of the assembly are checked to thereby perform screening of the bare chip IC. Thus, two independent steps of screening are performed, so that improvement in yield of the completed products can be expected.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device for forming an insulated gate field effect transistor in a completely isolated SOI layer, and has for its object to prevent depletion or inversion surely by introducing impurities of sufficiently high concentration into an SOI layer adjacent to an isolating film filled up between element regions of the SOI layer and a backing insulating layer and to aim at flattening of the SOI substrate surface, and further, includes the steps of implanting impurity ions into a semiconductor layer from an oblique direction so as to reach the semiconductor layer under an oxidation-preventive mask using the oxidation-preventive mask as a mask for ion implantation, heating the semiconductor layer in an oxidizing atmosphere with the oxidation-preventive mask so as to form a local oxide film to isolate the semiconductor layer, and also forming a impurity region with impurities implanted into the semiconductor layer in a region adjacent to the local

Abstract: A method for fabrication of a display device is provided which comprises the steps of: forming an aluminum electrode having a predetermined configuration on a substrate; and treating the aluminum electrode with a solution containing an oxidizing agent to form on a surface of the aluminum electrode a compound film containing as a principal component a substance derived from the solution containing the oxidizing agent.

Abstract: A scrambling method of a stream formed of a series of unit streams in succession, the unit stream including a first stream part and a second stream part located behind the first stream part. The scrambling method scrambles the second stream part by using a random number generator and includes a step of supplying predetermined data included in the first stream part and having a non-fixed value, for each of the second stream part to be scrambled, to the random number generator as an initial value. Further, a scrambling apparatus, a descrambling method and a descrambling apparatus are disclosed.

Abstract: A printer control apparatus provided with a CPU for converting video data supplied from an external unit to video data tailored to the operation of the printer; a memory holding various types of data during that conversion processing; and a read/write control unit performing the read/write control of the data between the memory, CPU, and the printer, which includes latch units which respectively latch the address and data from the CPU and thereby perform the processing at the minimum bus cycle. Also, the upper bit side of that address is made to include the control data from the CPU, and an autonomous read/write control is carried out. Further, that read/write control is carried out while using the video buffer comprising several standard size pages and by freely using that page.