Abstract: A positioning mechanism, which determines the relative position of a carrier tape 15 in a tape feed direction by fitting alignment pins 37 to feed holes 15d in a lower member 31, and a cover tape separating mechanism 50, which is provided on an upper member 32 and exposes electronic components 16 stored in component pockets 15b by separating a cover tape 15e from a base tape 15, are provided at non-interference positions that do not interfere with each other when the upper member 32 is closed to the lower member 31. Accordingly, when the cover tape 15e is separated from the carrier tape 15, the carrier tape 15 is aligned with the guide section 30.

Abstract: The present invention implements a solid-state imaging device and a camera which develop lower noise. The solid-state imaging device includes unit cells which are arranged in two dimensions. Each of the unit cells includes: a photoelectric converting element which photoelectrically converts incident light; and amplifying transistors each of which outputs a signal voltage according to signal charges of the photoelectric converting element. The photoelectric converting element is electrically connected in common with gates of the amplifying transistors.

Abstract: An imaging device of the present invention includes: an imaging element for taking an optical image of a photographic subject and generating image data therefrom; a main circuit board for conducting signal processing on the image data, an imaging element flexible cable on which the imaging element is mounted and that has a ground potential; a shutter that opens and closes timed on the shooting of images or video of the photographic subject; a shutter flexible cable that transfers a control signal for controlling the shutter and that has a ground potential; a mount for fixing the imaging element and that includes a metallic component; and a metal plate that is connected to the mount and is disposed between the imaging element and the main circuit board. Therein, the ground potential of the imaging element and the shutter flexible cable are connected.

Abstract: In a time-to-digital conversion stage, a time-to-digital conversion circuit outputs an n-bit digital signal, which represents an integer value ranging from ?(2n-1?1) to +(2n-1?1), based on a phase difference between a first and a second signals input thereto; a time difference amplifier circuit amplifies the phase difference between the first and the second signals 2n-1 times, and outputs two signals having an amplified phase difference therebetween; a delay adjustment circuit adds a phase difference dependent on the digital signal to the two signals output from the time difference amplifier circuit, and outputs another two signals; an output detection circuit detects that the delay adjustment circuit has output the another two signals, and outputs a detection signal; and a storage circuit latches the digital signal in synchronism with the detection signal. Multi-stage coupling of the time-to-digital conversion stages forms a pipeline time-to-digital converter.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device which can be manufactured at a low cost is provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate, a CF substrate of a size smaller than a size of the TFT substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the CF substrate. A ground pad is formed on a portion of the TFT substrate where the CF substrate does not overlap with the TFT substrate. A transparent conductive film is formed on an upper surface of the CF substrate. The transparent conductive film of the CF substrate and the ground pad formed on the TFT substrate are electrically connected with each other via a thermocompression bonding conductive tape. A double-sided adhesive tape is arranged between the thermocompression bonding conductive tape and an upper surface of the CF substrate and between the thermocompression bonding conductive tape and the TFT substrate.

Abstract: In a semiconductor memory device, the output of a regulator is coupled to the inputs of first and second switches, the output of the first switch is coupled to a path for supplying the drain voltage of a memory cell in the first mode, and the output of the second switch is coupled to a path for supplying the gate voltage of the memory cell in the second mode. A fourth switch is placed in parallel with the second switch: the output of the fourth switch is coupled to the output of the second switch, to supply the gate voltage of the memory cell in the first mode. Thus, one regulator is used as both the regulator for the drain voltage of the memory cell and the regulator for the gate voltage of the memory cell.

Abstract: A lens actuator includes a carrier that is configured to retain a lens; a first AF coil that is disposed in the carrier while wound about an axis perpendicular to a lens retaining surface; first to fourth magnets that are disposed opposite the first AF coil in four directions parallel to the lens retaining surface; a first OIS coil that is disposed opposite the first magnet; and a second OIS coil that is disposed opposite the second magnet. A current is passed through the first AF coil to move the carrier in a vertical direction along an axis. The currents are passed through the first and second OIS coils to a movable unit in front-back and left-right directions. Therefore, weight reduction of the movable unit can be achieved to provide a lens actuator, in which electric power saving can be achieved.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device capable of preventing the occurrence of crack in a capacitor insulating film due to laser marking is provided.

Abstract: The electronic component mounting line includes a computing unit for calculating a print position of solder paste printed on board-side electrodes, an electronic component placement device for placing an electronic component onto the board-side electrodes by referencing the print position of the solder paste, a placement position control device for controlling the placement position of the electronic component by referencing the print position of the solder paste, a bonding device for melting the solder paste to bond the electronic component and the board-side electrodes to each other, and a mounting-position control device for controlling the mounting position of the electronic component by referencing the board-side electrode position. In this configuration, position control responsive to displacement of the electronic component by the self alignment effect exerted by the molten solder paste is fulfilled.

Abstract: An individual detector comprises a range image sensor and an object detection stage. The range image sensor is disposed to face a detection area and generates a range image. When one or more physical objects exist in said area, each image element of the range image includes each distance value up to the one or more physical objects, respectively. Based on the range image generated with the sensor, the object detection stage separately detects the one or more physical objects in the area. Accordingly, it is possible to separately detect one or more physical objects in the detection area without increasing the number of constituent elements for detecting the one or more physical objects.

Abstract: A processing device performs a geometry process as preprocessing for rendering a three-dimensional object on a display by modeling the three-dimensional object using a polygon mesh. The geometry process includes a vertex process that is performed for each of the vertices of the polygon mesh by a different one of a plurality of processors, and processed vertex data obtained by the vertex process is notified among the processors so that a polygon process can be performed in each of the processors. Because each processor can continuously perform the polygon process immediately after the vertex process, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the unbalance of timing in performing the vertex process and the polygon process, thereby efficiently performing computation while minimizing the wasteful idle time of the processors.

Abstract: A camera is provided with which a small size can be achieved while ensuring good image blur correction performance. The camera (1) has an optical system (O), a housing (2), a second drive unit (12) serving as part of an image blur corrector, an imaging element (17), a first angular velocity sensor (4), an acceleration sensor (7), a sensor drive unit (240), and a drive controller (22). The first angular velocity sensor (4) is configured to acquire the rotational angle of the housing (2). The acceleration sensor (7) is configured to acquire the amount of displacement of the housing (2). A correction computer (21) calculates the amount of drive of a correcting lens (9) from the displacement amount acquired by the acceleration sensor (7), and calculates the amount of drive of the correcting lens (9) from the rotational angle acquired by the first angular velocity sensor (4) using the position of the acceleration sensor (7) as a reference.

Abstract: A fuel cell system of the present invention includes a fuel cell (3); a water passage (8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 18); an electric heater (19) configured to heat the water passage; a water-related temperature detector (20); a first abnormality detector (22, etc.) configured to detect first abnormalities; a second abnormality detector (28, etc.) configured to detect second abnormalities; and a controller (21), and the controller is configured to stop an operation of the fuel cell system when the first abnormality is detected by the first abnormality detector or when the second abnormality is detected by the second abnormality detector. In a case where the fuel cell system stops since the second abnormality is detected by the second abnormality detector, the controller causes the electric heater (19) to carry out an operation as an antifreezing operation when the water-related temperature detector detects a temperature that is not more than a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: An STB (104), which reduces operating load of a user and causes a television (101) and an amplifier (102) to be appropriately linked, includes: a receiving unit (204) which receives a broadcast signal including an application program written in Java (registered trademark); a Java VM (403) which executes the application program; a CEC (401b4) which performs HDMI-CEC-compliant communication between each of the television (101) and the amplifier (102); and a device control library (405e) which performs conversion between data handled by an application program and data communicated by the CEC (401b4), so that the television (101) and the amplifier (102) can be controlled by the application program executed by the Java VM (403).

Abstract: In stacking tray supplying for receiving in a stacked state a plurality of trays that are received in a state in which components to be mounted onto a board are aligned, two tray stages are provided rotationally transferably on a concentric circle. In a state in which one is positioned in a feeding tray placement position and the other is positioned in a standby tray placement position, components are fed from the tray stage positioned in the feeding tray placement position. When a component depletion state occurs, the tray stages are rotationally transferred to switchover the mutual placement positions, by which waste of time required to feed components is reduced.

Abstract: A metal powder for use in a metal laser-sintering wherein a three-dimensional shaped object is produced by irradiating a powder layer of the metal powder with a light beam to form a sintered layer and thereby laminating the sintered layers. The metal powder of the present invention is characterized in that it comprises an iron-based powder and at least one kind of powder selected from the group consisting of a nickel powder, a nickel-based alloy powder, a copper powder, a copper-based alloy powder and a graphite powder; and the iron-based powder has been annealed. In such metal powder, the iron-based powder is in a softened state due to the annealing treatment thereof. Accordingly, the use of the metal powder in a metal laser-sintering process makes it possible to reduce a machining resistance attributable to the residual metal powder adherent to the surface of the shaped object, which leads to an achievement of an extended lifetime of a machining tool.

Abstract: A variable-frequency oscillator 1, a semiconductor power amplifier 2 for amplifying the output of the variable-frequency oscillator 1; a radiator 3 for radiating an electromagnetic wave for heating based on the output of the semiconductor power amplifier 2; a reflected wave monitoring circuit 5 for detecting a reflected wave of the electromagnetic wave for heating; and a controller 7 for controlling the oscillation frequency of the variable-frequency oscillator 1 are provided. The controller 7 changes the oscillation frequencies of the variable-frequency oscillator 1 discontinuously, thereby getting a frequency-hopping spread-spectrum radiation done by the radiator 3. The electromagnetic wave radiated by the radiator 3 irradiates an object 9 to be heated (which is usually food) inside a heating chamber 8, thereby heating the object.

Abstract: The light emitting device according to the present invention includes: a substrate (11); a light emitting layer (13) provided on the substrate (11); and a reflective layer (12) provided between the substrate (11) and the light emitting layer (13). The reflective layer (12) includes plate-like inorganic oxide particles. The inorganic oxide particles are accumulated on the substrate (11) in such a way that the largest face of each of the inorganic oxide particles is oriented substantially parallel to the principal plane of the substrate (11).

Abstract: An organic EL element is provided with a substrate; an electrode set on the substrate; an organic EL layer set on the electrode; and a bank which define the organic EL layer. A lyophilicity at a top of the bank is higher than a lyophilicity at a bottom surface of the bank, and a lyophilicity of the bank gradually changes from the bottom surface of the bank to the top of the bank.

Abstract: A sealed-type secondary battery is disclosed. A battery module of a sealed-type secondary battery is formed by heating and fusing a top lid member and an integrated battery container. The integrated battery container is formed with a polymer alloy including a polyphenylene ether resin and a polyolefin resin, and the top lid member or a lateral lid member is formed with a polypropylene-based resin. A nucleating agent is added to the polypropylene-based resin of the top lid member or the lateral lid member, to improve mechanical strength, and the molecular weight is increased to reduce a melt flow rate MFR to approximately the same degree as the polymer alloy.