Abstract: A synchronous reluctance motor includes: a rotor shaft; a rotor core fixed to the rotor shaft and on which a plurality of flux barriers are formed; a stator core on which a plurality of protruding stator teeth are formed; and multiphase armature windings of a plurality of poles wound around the plurality of stator teeth. The flux barriers include a plurality of first flux barriers formed to be spaced out in the circumferential direction from each other and extend in a radial direction, and a plurality of second flux barriers formed in each of circumferential angular regions sandwiched between the first flux barriers to form a curved surface convex toward the center of the rotation-axis and to spread and be spaced out in the circumferential direction from each other.

Abstract: There is provided a method of forming an interlayer insulating film having a dual-damascene structure, a contact hole and a deep trench mask using an organic silicon film. The shape of polysilane or the like is processed so that polysilane is used as an interlayer insulating film having a dual-damascene structure to control the shape and depth and prevent borderless etching which must be solved when a trench is formed. Polysilane and an insulating film are formed into a laminated structure so as to be integrated with each other after a dry etching step has been completed to easily form a contact hole having a high aspect ratio. The surface of polysilane is selectively formed into an insulating film so as to be used as a mask for use in a dry etching step. Polysilane for use as an anti-reflective film or an etching mask is changed to an oxide film or a nitride film so that films are easily removed.

Abstract: In an ECL circuit comprising a differential type switching circuit having first and second output terminals, a first transistor connected to a first power source, a second transistor connected to a second power source, and a capacitor connected between the second output terminal of the switching circuit and the base of the second transistor, the ECL circuit further comprises a constant current source connected between the first power source and the base of the second transistor, and an impedance connected between the base of the second transistor and the second power source. In the above ECL circuit, the base of the second transistor is biased by means of a circuit constituted by the constant current source and the impedance and the static current flowing in the second transistor can be stably maintained by using a constant current source which can be easily obtained in the prior art as the above constant current source.