Abstract: In screen printing on such printing targets as an upper surface of a substrate and a bottom surface of a recess portion which is opened to the upper surface, there are provided a screen printing apparatus and a screen printing method by which printing work can be executed with good efficiency while ensuring a good printing quality.

Abstract: The image capture device of this invention includes: an optical system for producing a subject image; an imager, which receives the subject image and outputs an image signal representing the subject image; and an image processing section for zooming in on, or out, a given image based on the image signal and in accordance with information about a zoom power specified, to generate a new image signal with the zoom power changed. Until the zoom power specified reaches a predetermined value, the processing section zooms in on the image by interpolating pixels so that degree of sharpness given to the image increases. If a value representing illuminance of the image is a predefined value or more and if the zoom power is the predetermined value or more, the processing section fixes the degree of sharpness given to the image.

Abstract: A digital broadcast receiving apparatus includes a channel selection control unit selecting a channel of a digital broadcast, a demultiplexing unit and a video decoder obtaining video data and data broadcast data from electrical wave of the digital broadcast of the channel selected by the channel selection control unit, a data broadcast accumulation unit accumulating the data broadcast data obtained by the acquisition unit for each channel, and a rendering unit and a video composition unit generating composite video data by reading out the data broadcast data of at least one channel that includes a channel different from a channel of the video data obtained by the acquisition unit from the data broadcast accumulation unit and combining the readout data broadcast data and the video data obtained by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: The movement of a single electrode by a welding robot system (a) is followed by the movement of a single electrode by another welding robot system (b). By constructing the single electrode of one welding robot system (a) and the single electrode of the another welding robot system (b) to perform welding simultaneously in the same direction on the same welding line, the degrees of freedom of the robots are not restricted, the available welding range becomes wide, and constraints on the posture of the robots are eliminated, compared with a case where a tandem welding-dedicated torch is used.

Abstract: A discharge lamp lighting apparatus of the present invention comprises: a power supply section for supplying a discharge lamp voltage prescribed in accordance with the characteristic of the discharge lamp; an inverter for inversely converting the discharge lamp voltage supplied by the power supply section into an AC voltage to be applied to the discharge lamp; and a control section for controlling the discharge lamp voltage in the power supply section and a drive frequency in the inverter, based on the AC voltage applied to the discharge lamp and an AC current flowing in the discharge lamp.

Abstract: An optical drive according to the present invention can write information on an optical disc, which includes a substrate on which a number of pre-pits (2) have been formed on its tracks (t1 to t8) and a recording film that is supported on the substrate. The optical drive includes an optical pickup, and a writing control section for controlling the optical pickup so that marks (3a, 3b) are recorded on the tracks (t1 to t8) so as to overlap with some of the pre-pits (2) and for making the optical pickup irradiate the recording film with a writing light beam. The recorded marks (3a, 3b) overlap with at least ten of the pre-pits (2).

Abstract: In a first period, a first and a second feedback capacitors each store an electric charge dependent on a voltage level of an input signal. In a second period, a first and a second output voltages are fed back respectively through the first and the second feedback capacitors respectively to a first and a second input terminals of a differential amplifier, and a first and a second sampling capacitors respectively store a positive charge dependent on a difference between the voltage level of the input signal and the first output voltage, and a negative charge dependent on a difference between the voltage level of the input signal and the second output voltage. In a third period, the positive and the negative charges respectively stored in the first and the second sampling capacitors are respectively transferred to the first and the second input terminals of the differential amplifier.

Abstract: This invention prevents a break in a signal wire disposed between wire ends due to attenuation and improves production yields of devices. In a standard cell, a first signal wire extends in a first direction. Second and third signal wires extend in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and are facing each other across the first signal wire. The second and third signal wires have the widths larger than the width of the first signal wire.

Abstract: A camera unit (1) of a camera device includes: a lens unit (2) having a size according to zoom magnification; a tilt chassis (3) that rotatably supports the lens unit (2) in a tilt direction; and a pan chassis (4) that rotatably supports the lens unit (2) in a pan direction through the tilt chassis (3). The tilt chassis (3) has a plurality of attaching positions to the pan chassis (4). Additionally, the tilt chassis (3) is attached to the pan chassis (4) at an attaching position of the plurality of attaching positions according to the size of the lens unit (2). As a result of this, cost, time, and labor required for development of the chassis can be reduced, and development efficiency of the chassis is improved.

Abstract: An optical disk apparatus according to the present invention includes: a controller 111, which receives an instruction that a layer-to-layer jump be performed from a current layer to a target layer; a layer-to-layer jump control section 146, which adjusts a spherical aberration correction value to the target layer and then gets the layer-to-layer jump attempted; a decision section 146 for determining whether the layer-to-layer jump has been carried out successfully; and a layer determining section 146 for determining, if the focus position has been set on a non-target storage layer as a result of the layer-to-layer jump, where the non-target storage layer is located in the optical disk. The layer-to-layer jump control section 146 shifts the focus position of the light beam from that non-target storage layer to the target layer by reference to information indicating which of the multiple storage layers the non-target storage layer is.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of manufacturing a gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor, including growing an m-plane InGaN layer whose emission peak wavelength is not less than 500 nm by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. Firstly, step (A) of heating a substrate in a reactor is performed. Then, step (B) of supplying into the reactor a gas which contains an In source gas, a Ga source gas, and a N source gas and growing an m-plane InGaN layer of an InxGa1-xN crystal on the substrate at a growth temperature from 700° C. to 775° C. is performed. In step (B), the growth rate of the m-plane InGaN layer is set in a range from 4.5 nm/min to 10 nm/min.

Abstract: The application manager 37 conducts “application signaling” when a first disc is replaced with a second disc. At this point, an application is continued if it is written in an application management table assigned to a Title played last on a first disc and also written in an application management table assigned to a Title to be played first on a second disc. On the other hand, an application is ended is it is written in the application management table assigned to the Title played last on the first disc but not written in the application management table assigned to the Title to be played first on the second disc.

Abstract: A technology is disclosed that provides a handover destination specification system and the like capable of reducing signaling load and shortening handover processing time. According to the technology, the handover destination specification system is configured by: a mobile terminal that measures a reception quality of each cell indicating an accessible range formed by a plurality of base stations capable of being connection targets of the mobile terminal, and when the measured reception quality satisfies a predetermined condition, transmits to a connection base station, a first message including identification information of the cell that satisfies the predetermined condition and information on the reception quality of the cell; and the connection base station that transmits to the mobile terminal, a second message including information for detecting unique global identification information of the cell of which the reception quality has been measured, based on the first message.

Abstract: A first aim of the present invention is to provide a PDP capable of stably delivering favorable image display performance and being driven with low power, by improving the surface layer to improve secondary electron emission characteristics and charge retention characteristics. A second aim of the present invention is to provide a PDP, in addition to having the above-mentioned effects, capable of reducing an aging time. In order to achieve these aims, a crystalline film of a film thickness of approximately 1 ?m is disposed as a surface layer (protective film) 8 on a surface of the dielectric layer 7 that faces a discharge space. The surface layer 8 is made by adding Sr to CeO2, and a concentration of Sr in the surface layer 8 is in a range of 11.8 mol % to 49.4 mol % inclusive. With this structure, an attempt is made to improve the secondary electron emission characteristics and aging characteristics in the surface layer 8.

Abstract: A base station apparatus, in a wireless communication system supporting band aggregation, able to limit drops in throughput while lowering the amount of control information for the rank of an added band; and a terminal device and rank setting method of the same. An added band rank setting unit (108) includes a memory (1084) which defines, as a rank and from the eigenvalue distributions of the channel matrices of the master band and added band, the number of eigenvalues of the channel matrix of the added band that satisfy channel quality according to the rank of the master band, and associates that number with the frequency band and rank of the master band and the frequency band of the added band. The added band rank setting unit (108) acquires, from the memory (1084), the rank that is associated with the information on the frequency band and rank of the master band and the information on the frequency band of the added band, and sets the same as the rank of the added band.

Abstract: Flow gates 5 capable of protruding and retracting are provided in a cavity 9 of a die 2 to control a resin filling path. The generation of welds or orientation lines in a resin flow pattern is allowed only in an area containing uneven portions outside a design surface but is not allowed in other areas. The area containing welds or orientation lines in a resin flow pattern is covered with a separate component having a design surface, thereby achieving a desired metallic appearance.

Abstract: A panel main body comprises a plurality of transmitting electrodes provided in parallel to one another and a plurality of receiving electrodes provided in parallel to one another, and the transmitting electrodes and the receiving electrodes being disposed in a grid shape. A transmitter applies pulse signals to the transmitting electrodes, and a receiver receives output signals from the receiving electrodes in response to the pulse signals applied to the transmitting electrodes and outputs level signals at electrode intersections of the transmitting electrodes and the receiving electrodes. A controller detects a touch position based on the level signals output from the receiver. The controller also controls a number of pulses of a pulse signal that the transmitter applies to each transmitting electrode while the receiver receives an output signal from each receiving electrode.

Abstract: An SOI wafer including: a supporting substrate 1; a BOX layer 2 provided above the supporting substrate 1, the BOX layer 2 being formed by a thermal oxidization; a gettering layer 3 provided immediately on the BOX layer 2 and mainly composed of a silicon which contains one or more of oxygen, carbon and nitrogen and contains at least oxygen; and an S layer 4 in which semiconductor devices are to be formed, the S layer 4 being mainly composed of a monocrystalline silicon.

Abstract: A radio terminal apparatus is provided that enables a delay in information reception to be more dependably prevented while suppressing power consumption. A radio terminal apparatus (400) has an application section (403) that acquires by means of radio communication, and uses, service data that includes a plurality of items of information that should be acquired at different predetermined intervals, a radio communication section (402), a within-service-range determination section (405) that determines, by means of radio communication, which of the plurality of items of information is possible to be acquired, based on service data acquired by means of radio communication, and an activation control section (401) that, when it is possible to acquire at least one of the plurality of items of information by means of radio communication, controls activation/stopping of the radio communication section (402) so as to perform radio communication at a predetermined interval corresponding to that information.

Abstract: A diffusing plate has a surface including a plurality of fine concave/convex portions regularly arranged within a cycle equal to or smaller than a predetermined wavelength. The surface has a larger surface roughness than the predetermined wavelength. An average value for an angle between a normal vector of the tangent plane of a roughness shape of the surface and a normal vector of a reference plane of the surface is 5 degrees or more.