Abstract: A mobile telecommunication station which is connected to a mobile telecommunication network and is provided with a mobile telecommunication service from the network function enabling unit (for example a voice coding unit) is provided with a function masked in advance, and is enabled by release of the mask and a masking control unit. The masking control unit watches predetermined air interface information (for example a broadcast information) from the mobile telecommunication network, and releases the mask of the function enabling unit according to an instruction, in extended information elements thereof, for releasing the mask. A half rate mobile telecommunication unit capable of increasing, for example, a channel capacity can therefore be released on the market early without waiting for the completion of the entire system on the network side. When the network side system is completed, the potential half rate functions of the mobile telecommunication unit are revealed all at once.

Abstract: An optical device has an optical switching unit and a variable filter. the optical switching unit connects a pair of single direction optical transmission lines to a bi-directional optical transmission line carrying optical signals of different wavelengths in different directions relative to the optical switching unit. The single direction optical transmission lines carry optical signals in single different directions relative to the optical switching unit. The variable filter has first and second opposing terminal pairs such that optical signals of different wavelengths input to one terminal of one terminal pair are filtered with a portion of the different wavelengths being output to one terminal of the opposing terminal pair and the remainder of the different wavelengths being output to the other terminal of the opposing terminal pair. The bi-directional optical transmission line is coupled to one terminal of the variable filter. The optical switching unit may include an optical circulator.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a system and method for a message protocol to extend cache coherence management of scalable shared memory multiprocessing computer systems having a plurality of processors connected to an interconnection over which the plurality of processors communicate with each other. Each processor communicates with other interconnection processors by sending and receiving messages on the interconnection by means of a messaging protocol which can be used for shared-memory computer systems, shared nothing computer systems, and hybrid computer systems in which some processors are sharing memory while others are not. With this invention a processor node is able to tell whether an incoming message is from within the same coherence group (in which case it is completely unprotected) or whether it is from outside the coherence group (in which case the shared-nothing protections apply).

Abstract: A method for determining the condition of a reflow furnace so as to prevent the semiconductor element from tilting due to different collapsed amounts of solder bumps in the single semiconductor element of multiple chip modules mounted on the semiconductor element on the substrate. For the carrying direction in the reflow furnace using a carrying belt, temperature analysis for time duration is performed for the solder bumps at both the front and rear, and then the condition of the reflow furnace is determined so as to close at both the times for reaching the solder melting temperature and the times for maintaining the solder melting temperature.

Abstract: An address transition signal generator for a dual bank flash memory device is disclosed. The generator includes signal transition detectors which monitor control signals of the device for transitions in their logical values. Upon detection of a signal transition, the transition detectors send a signal across equidistant signal paths to bank address transition detect signal generator circuits. This results in simultaneous generation of the address transition detect signal from each of the bank address transition detect signal generator circuits.

Abstract: In a storage device in which data is read ahead and stored in a cache memory during reading of data from a medium, a data buffer is managed so that the probability that data to be read is found in the cache memory will improve. The memory area in the cache memory is divided so that a DIR-associated data buffer area used to store a leading address and file name of each file, a FAT-associated data buffer area used to store an address of each file in the next sector, and a data division-associated data buffer area used to store data can all be defined. Addresses referring to the FAT-associated data buffer area and DIR-associated data buffer area are fixed. As a result, as more and more data is read, more and more valid data corresponding to the data residing in the FAT and DIR in a storage medium is found in the cache memory. Consequently, when data reading is requested, data can be transferred without the necessity of reading the storage medium. This results in a shortened reading time.

Abstract: According to the present invention, various logic circuits, AD converters, DA converters and counter circuits can be constituted with a small number of transistors by employing a capacitive coupling circuit.

Abstract: Chemically amplified resist material which comprises: I. an acid-sensitive terpolymer produced upon copolymerization of (i) a first monomer unit having a structure which contains an alkali-soluble group protected with an alicyclic hydrocarbon-containing protective group, (ii) a second monomer unit having a lactone structure, and (iii) a third monomer unit having a structure which contains an alkali-soluble group protected with a protective group different from that of said first monomer unit; and II. a photoacid generator capable of producing an acid upon exposure to a patterning radiation, and the process for forming resist patterns using this resist material.

Abstract: A constant phase crossbar switch system which avoids phase discontinuities at the outputs of the crossbar switch. The crossbar switch system includes input logic, a crossbar switch, output logic and a phase locked loop. The phase locked loop is used to generate a high speed internal clock from a system clock. High speed serial data streams transmitted at the internal clock frequency are received from corresponding transmitters and are coupled to the input logic. The input logic generates multiple versions of each serial data stream, one of the versions being undelayed and the other versions delayed by some fraction of a bit time. State machines are employed to selects the version of the serial data stream which results in the data stream data window being generally centered with respect to the high speed internal clock. The selected version of the data stream is employed as the active input to the crossbar switch.

Abstract: An average value calculating circuit comprises capacitors C1 to Cn with one end of each capacitor supplied with reference voltage VSS, switching elements SW11 to SW1n connected between inputs D1 to Dn and the other ends of capacitors C1 to Cn, respectively, common wiring COM, switching elements SW21 to SW2n connected between the other ends of capacitors C1 to Cn and common wiring COM and resetting switching element SWr with one end connected to common wiring COM and the other end supplied with reference voltage VTT. When one of a group consisting of switching elements SW11 to SW1n and SWr and another group consisting of switching elements SW21 to SW2n is on, the others are off, substantially.

Abstract: A line interface controlling unit terminates a synchronous digital interface. A bandwidth controlling unit generates a timing signal for specifying respective timings of a plurality of time slot groups (TS groups) in order to divide a plurality of time slots structuring the interface into the plurality of time slot groups. Division specification of the TS groups is made from a controlling device. A plurality of cell mapping controlling units identify each of the TS groups in the interface based on the timing signal, and map data streams of asynchronous fixed-length cells, which respectively belong to a plurality of communication device interfaces, onto each of the identified TS groups, for example, via a communication device interface controlling unit.

Abstract: When it is determined in a disk replacement determining section that a disk has been replaced during system operation, a reference disk device is selected by a reference disk selecting section from disk devices other than a disk device having been replaced. The firmware (firmware storing area) of the reference disk device is copied into the replaced disk device.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device comprises a detecting unit and a testing unit. The detecting unit detects a plurality of times a state of a predetermined terminal when the power is switched on, and activates the testing unit when all results of the detections show expected values. The device shifts to a connection testing mode by activation of the testing unit, and performs predetermined testing. Therefore, the testing can be performed by causing the device to shift to the testing mode without using terminals dedicated to testing. Besides, a shift to the connection testing mode by activation due to an erroneous operation or power-supply noise is prevented from occurring. In another semiconductor memory device the conversion circuit receives parallel testing patterns via a plurality of input terminals and converts the patterns into serial output patterns.

Abstract: An array antenna receiving device which compensates a phase deviation to perform an efficient beam forming while keeping phase difference information between receivers determined by the arrival direction of a user signal in a communication area to which an antenna element is directive and the array of antenna elements in a radio base station. An analog beam former provides a composite beam so that a phase difference between adjacent beams may have a fixed value determined by beams to be selected. A phase compensator provides digital signals of receivers with phase correction quantities based on any one of the digital signals so that phase differences between the antenna elements may have a fixed value.

Abstract: A double-reading preventive control processing unit, when demodulated data corresponding to a whole bar code is obtained in an M10-OK buffer, notifies a reading-OK processing unit of this demodulated data on condition that a double-reading preventive timer is not actuated, stores a single-reading multi-stage buffer with this demodulated data, and actuates the double-reading preventive timer. The single-reading multi-stage buffer is capable of storing plural demodulated data in sequence from the latest one, of which the reading-OK processing unit has been notified. When demodulated data is newly obtained before the double-reading preventive timer makes a time-up, the double-reading preventive control unit checks whether or not the new demodulated data is identical with the demodulated data stored in the single-reading multi-stage buffer. When identical, this new piece of demodulated data is discarded.

Abstract: A memory device, which writes data upon receiving a write command and reads data upon receiving a read command, comprises: a data input/output circuit for inputting and outputting the data in synchronization with first and second edges of a clock; and a cell array including a plurality of memory cells which store the data are. The memory device includes two sets of data bus lines connected to the cell array via column gates, a serial/parallel converter for inputting and outputting first and second write data, and two write amplifiers for driving the two data bus lines in accordance with the first and the second write data from the serial/parallel converter. The write amplifiers are activated in a write enabled state and the write amplifier is deactivated in response to a data mask signal despite being in the write enable state. The memory device has a column decoder which selects the column gate, and is inhibited the activation in response to the data mask signal.

Abstract: A system of copying a digital document easily maintains the security of the contents of the screen display of, for example, a Web page of the Internet displayed on, for example, a display unit. Tag information indicating the prevention of copying of a screen is included in the hypertext in which a document from a server is described. On the client side, browsing software for actually performing a screen-display using the document interprets the tag information in the hypertext, and prevents making of a copy of the screen when a user issues a request to make a copy of the screen.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes a step of attaching a circuit substrate on a semiconductor wafer in alignment with each other, providing an electrical interconnection between the circuit substrate and semiconductor devices formed in the wafer, providing solder bumps on the circuit substrate, and dicing the semiconductor wafer together with the circuit substrate thereon along a scribe line.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for reducing capacitive loading in a Flash memory X-decoder so as to accurately control the voltages as selected wordlines and block select lines are provided. A decoding structure separately applies a first boosted voltage to the wordline N-well region and a second boosted voltage to the selected wordline so as to reduce capacitive loading on the selected wordline due to heavy capacitive loading associated with the wordline N-well region. The decoding structure further applies a third boosted voltage to the select gate N-well region and a fourth boosted voltage to the block select line so as to reduce capacitive loading on the block select line due to heavy capacitive loading associated with the select gate N-well region. As a consequence, an accurate voltage can be created quickly at the selected wordline since its capacitive loading path is very small.

Abstract: A printer is provided which includes an image forming section for forming an toner image on a surface of a photosensitive drum, a paper feeding unit for feeding continuous paper along a feeding path to the surface of the photosensitive drum, and a cutting unit for cutting the continuous paper to provide cut sheets. The cutting unit is arranged to cut the continuous paper after the leading portion of the continuous paper reaches the surface of the photosensitive drum.