Abstract: In an optical information medium having an information bearing surface having projections and depressions and/or capable of forming recorded marks, a functional layer is added. The information borne on the information bearing surface can be read by using reading light of a wavelength longer than 4NA·PL wherein PL is the minimum size of the projections and depressions or the recorded marks and NA is the numerical aperture of a reading optical system, setting the power of the reading light within such a range that the functional layer does not change its complex index of refraction, and irradiating the reading light to the information bearing surface constructed by the functional layer or to the information bearing surface through the functional layer or to the functional layer through the information bearing surface. The medium enables reading at a high resolution beyond the diffraction limit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a light-receiving element for receiving a reflection of laser light irradiated to a rotating multi-layer recording medium having a plurality of information recording layers stacked one over another and for converting the light into an electrical signal, an optical head having the element for recording information in the multi-layer recording medium or reproducing information recorded therein, and an optical recording/reproducing apparatus and a method of optical recording and reproduction. The invention provides a light-receiving element, an optical head, an optical recording/reproducing apparatus, and a method of optical recording and reproduction which make it possible to eliminate a noise component superimposed on reflected light from a multi-layer recording medium to reproduce an RF signal of high quality.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a web page uploading system which enables easy editing and uploading of a web page without specifying an upload area to which the web page is to be uploaded each time the web page is to be uploaded. When web editing software is launched while a web page is being browsed a client computer obtains data regarding an area in a web server where the web page is stored and the web page. When the web page edited by the web editing software is to be uploaded by the client computer, the client computer uploads the web page to the registered area in the web servers.

Abstract: Both end portions of a magneto-resistive effect film form a junction taper shape and, at both end portions forming the junction taper shape, a pair of bias magnetic field applying layers are disposed via underlayers for applying a longitudinal bias magnetic field to a soft magnetic layer. Each of the underlayers is formed by a thin film made of at least one element selected from a group of Ru, Ti, Zr, Hf, and Zn or an alloy thin film containing, as a main component, at least one element selected from the group. Each of the bias magnetic field applying layers formed on the underlayers is formed by a hard magnetic layer and has a thickness of 200 ? or less (not including zero).

Abstract: A method is presented for grinding a surface of an elongate bar having a plurality of thin film magnetic elements aligned in a line, each of the thin film magnetic elements having a magnetoresistive sensor for reading a magnetic record from a recording medium and an inductive electromagnetic transducer for writing a magnetic record into the recording medium in a stacked structure, the surface of the bar being a grind surface so that it can be formed into an air-bearing surface by means of the grinding. The method has steps of providing first resistive films on the grind surface in advance along a first longitudinal line parallel to a longitudinal direction of the bar, and providing second resistive films on the grind surface in advance along a second longitudinal line parallel to the longitudinal direction of the bar.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for discriminating an optical recording medium and a method for discriminating an optical recording medium which can reliably discriminate the kind of an optical recording medium even in the case where the optical recording medium to be discriminated is formed with periodical undulation in the circumferential direction thereof. The apparatus for discriminating an optical recording medium according to the present invention includes a first electrode 11, a second electrode 12, an alternate current signal generation circuit 13 for applying an alternate current A to the first electrode 11, a detection circuit 14 for detecting a level of an alternate current B appearing at the second electrode 12, and a control circuit 15 for controlling the operations of the alternate current signal generation circuit 13 and the detection circuit 14.

Abstract: Terminal electrodes 11 and 12 of a main body 2 of a multilayer capacitor 1 are connected to electrode connection parts 21A and 22A of a pair of external terminals 21 and 22 formed by a metal material. At the bottom part of the electrode connection part 21A, an external connection part 21B connected to the electrode connection part 21A is formed. At the bottom part of the electrode connection part 22A, an external connection part 22B connected to the electrode connection part 22A is formed. The widths of the terminal electrodes 11 and 12 and the widths of the external connection parts 21B and 22B are substantially the same, but the widths of the electrode connection parts 21A and 22A are formed narrower. Due to this, propagation of vibration can be suppressed and generation of noise reduced.

Abstract: A multi-layered unit according to the present invention includes a support substrate formed of fused quartz, an electrode layer formed on the support substrate and formed of a conductive material, a buffer layer formed on the electrode layer and formed of a dielectric material containing a bismuth layer structured compound having a composition represented by Bi4Ti3O12 and having an excellent orientation characteristic so that the bismuth layer structured compound is oriented in the c axis direction, and a dielectric layer formed on the buffer layer and formed of a dielectric material containing a bismuth layer structured compound having a composition represented by SrBi4Ti4O15 and having an excellent orientation characteristic so that the bismuth layer structured compound is oriented in the c axis direction.

Abstract: A planar type ferrite core 2 having a rectangular shaped flat part 4, a pair of outside legs 6 projecting out from two ends of the flat part 4 in a direction substantially perpendicular to a plane of the flat part 4, and a center leg 8 positioned between the pair of outside legs 6 and projecting out from the flat part 4 in the same direction as the outside legs 6, wherein the two ends of the center leg 8 are formed with arc surfaces 12 of a predetermined radius of curvature, and a length L1 of the center leg 8 in the longitudinal direction is at least 90% of a width W0 of the flat part 4. According to the present invention, it is therefore possible to provide a planar type ferrite core able to shorten the overall extended length of a coil, able to reduce the Joule's heat occurring due to the flow of current, enabling mounting of another electronic device at a part of the area gained by reduction of the size of the coil, and enabling a smaller size and higher density of the power supply.

Abstract: A piezoelectric resonator according to an embodiment of the present invention has a first transducer connected to a first signal terminal, and a second transducer connected to a second signal terminal. The first transducer and the second transducer are stacked in a predetermined direction. At least one of the first transducer and the second transducer has a first piezoelectric film sandwiched between a pair of electrode films on both sides, and a second piezoelectric film comprised of a film type different from that of the first piezoelectric film and sandwiched between a pair of electrode films on both sides.

Abstract: In an information recording medium where respective concave parts of a magnetic layer, which is formed on at least one side e of a substrate and in which a predetermined convex/concave pattern has been formed, are filled with non-magnetic material and non-magnetic layers are formed by the non-magnetic material in at least partial regions of respective upper surfaces of respective convex parts of the magnetic layer, the non-magnetic layers are formed so that parts thereof protrude further in a direction in which the convex parts protrude than other parts of the non-magnetic layers.

Abstract: A laser processing apparatus for performing processing such as perforation on a ceramic green sheet etc. using a laser beam efficiently. The laser processing apparatus is provided with a plurality of optical path systems disposed between a laser oscillator and an irradiation position control optical system for irradiating a predetermined position on a work piece with a laser beam. The plurality of optical path systems includes an optical path system that guides the laser beam to the irradiation position control optical system without changing its cross sectional shape in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the laser beam and an optical path system that guides the laser beam while changing its cross sectional shape so that these optical path systems are selectively used in accordance with the processing condition.

Abstract: A writing magnetic pole portion composed of a first magnetic film and a second magnetic film formed on the first magnetic film via a gap film is fabricated on a given wafer. Then, the writing magnetic pole portion is swung forward and backward around a rotation standard axis parallel to a center line of the writing magnetic pole portion in a direction parallel to a surface of the. Then, the writing magnetic pole portion is milled during the swing of the writing magnetic pole portion to define the width of the writing magnetic pole portion.

Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary battery device comprises a positive electrode collector having a surface formed with a positive electrode active material layer containing a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode collector having a surface formed with a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode active material; an electrically insulating porous separator; and an electrolyte containing a lithium salt and being in contact with the positive electrode active material layer, negative electrode active material layer, and separator. The negative electrode active material is a carbon material having a graphite structure. The amount of the carbon material supported by the negative electrode active material layer is 2.0 to 4.0 mg/cm2. The graphite structure in an X-ray diffraction pattern of the carbon material exhibits a peak intensity P101 of (101) plane and a peak intensity P100 of (100) plane having a ratio (P101/P100) of 2.0 to 2.8 therebetween.

Abstract: A functional film of the invention includes a microparticulate-containing layer containing functional microparticulates. The microparticulate-containing layer inhibits the occurrence of cracks even when drawn 10%. When the functional film includes a microparticulate-containing layer containing conductive microparticulates, the microparticulate-containing layer exhibits a surface resistivity after drawn 10% which is at most 10 times greater than the surface resistivity prior to drawing. The invention thus implements a functional film which is unsusceptible to reduction or loss of its function due to deformation.

Abstract: A processing method of a thin-film includes a step of forming a predetermined pattern film or predetermined elements on a substrate or on a film formed in an upstream process, a step of forming a transparent film over the formed predetermined pattern film or predetermined elements, a step of forming a pattern-transferred film having shapes corresponding to shapes of the formed predetermined pattern film or predetermined elements, on the formed transparent film, and a step of forming an opaque film on the pattern-transferred film.

Abstract: A stamper (36) used for fabricating an optical recording medium is fabricated by forming a convexo-concave pattern (22) without development of a photoresist layer (16). A fabrication method of the stamper used for fabricating an optical recording medium includes: forming a light-absorbing layer (14) and the photoresist layer (16) on a glass substrate (10); forming the convexo-concave pattern (22) of undeveloped photoresist by irradiating the photoresist layer (16) with laser light from a surface of the photoresist layer that is opposite to the light-absorbing layer (14) so as to remove a part of the photoresist layer by energy of the laser light, thereby fabricating a photoresist master (26); forming a metal thin layer (28) on the convexo-concave pattern (22) in the photoresist master (26); forming a metal layer (30) on the metal thin layer (28) by electro-plating; and forming the stamper (36) by separating the metal thin layer (28) and the metal layer (30) from the photoresist master (26).

Abstract: During a process of manufacturing a spin valve film which produces a large read out signal upon being used as a reading element of a thin film magnetic head, after a completion of a film making process for forming a previous film of two films to be formed successively, but before an initiation of a film making process for forming a succeeding film of the two films, a step of decreasing an anisotropic magnetic field of the spin valve film by interrupting a film making process is introduced. The anisotropic magnetic field reducing step may be performed by keeping a substrate within a sputtering vacuum chamber.

Abstract: A lead conductor member for a thin-film magnetic head, includes a plurality of head connection pads to be connected to a plurality of terminal electrodes of a thin-film magnetic head element, a plurality of external connection pads used for external connections, a plurality of trace conductors, one end of each of the plurality of trace conductors being connected to the plurality of head connection pads and the other ends of the plurality of trace conductors being connected to the plurality of external connection pads, respectively, and at least one pair of test connection pads capable of being temporally and electrically short-circuited with at least one pair of trace conductors of the plurality of trace conductors, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a non-reciprocal device which easily secures the same planarity in the bottom surfaces of the external terminals and the case bottom surface. The case 7 houses a circuit board 1 and a gyromagnetic component 2, such that the lower surface of the circuit board 1 faces the internal surface 711 of the bottom portion 71. A plurality of side walls 72 are arranged with a space 722 therebetween on the periphery of the bottom portion 71. External-terminal forming portions 11 to 13 of the circuit board 1 each protrude from the external side surface of the body 10 and are led to the outside of the case 7 through the space 722. The bottom surfaces of the thick portions 14 of the external-terminal forming portions 11 to 13 are formed on the same plane as the outer bottom surface 712 of the case 7. Connection electrodes 151 to 153 for center conductors are connected to the terminal portions 311 to 331 of the center conductors 31 to 33 inside the case 7.