Abstract: A mounting device comprises a recognition mechanism and a control unit. The recognition mechanism recognizes a chip recognition mark and a substrate recognition mark through a mounting head and from above the mounting head and is movable in an in-plane direction of a substrate surface of a substrate. The control unit is connected to the recognition mechanism, calculates an amount of misalignment between a chip component and the substrate from position information about the chip recognition mark and the substrate recognition mark obtained from the recognition mechanism, and performs positioning by driving the mounting head and/or the substrate stage according to the amount of misalignment. The recognition mechanism has a chip recognition sensor for recognizing the chip recognition mark and a substrate recognition sensor for recognizing the substrate recognition mark provided independently so that focal positions thereof are different via a common optical axis path.

Abstract: A sheet metal member forming method comprises placing a fiber bundle of a predetermined length, via a thermosetting resin, in a predetermined position on a surface of a sheet metal member, forming a coating film on at least a part of the sheet metal member after the placing of the fiber bundle, and while heating and drying the coating film, heat-curing the thermosetting resin to bond the fiber bundle to the sheet metal member.

Abstract: An anti-warping design method for designing a resin molded article on a programmed computer includes dividing the molded article into a plurality of small elements, calculating sensitivity values for at least part of the elements with respect to warpage of the molded article, and displaying a distribution of the sensitivity values.

Abstract: Disclosed are a separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation capable of forming a lipid bilayer membrane with excellent properties, wherein the separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation has sufficient mechanical strength and can be easily manufactured in a large scale by using a general-purpose machine without need of using an expensive machine, and a method of producing the separator. The separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation includes a thin film having one or more through holes and made of a resin capable of being wet-etched, and reinforcing layers covering both surfaces of the thin film and made of a resin capable of being wet-etched. The reinforcing layers cover the whole area of the thin film, except for the through holes and the peripheries thereof, and each through hole has a tapered cross-sectional shape.

Abstract: What is provided is a transistor including a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, a semiconductor film, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, in which the gate insulating film is a laminated film in which a SiOx film and a SiCyNz film are alternately formed, the total number of films constituting the laminated film is 3 or more and 18 or less, and the thickness of each film constituting the laminated film is 25 nm or more and 150 nm or less.

Abstract: A synthesis device comprises a plurality of pipes, a feeding unit, a reaction vessel, and a measurement mechanism. The pipes extend from a plurality of storage containers, respectively, in which a plurality of types of solutions are stored. The feeding unit is configured to feed the solutions in the storage containers through the pipes. The solutions selectively fed from the storage containers are put in the reaction vessel to generate a synthesized product by chemical synthesis. The measuring mechanism is provided between the storage containers and the reaction vessel in a middle of an overall flow path including the pipes, the measuring mechanism being configured to measure the solutions fed to the reaction vessel.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrode sheet by using an electrode sheet manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing the electrode sheet includes a feeding step of feeding out a sheet body from a roll on which the sheet body is wound, the sheet body including an active layer containing a catalyst laminated on a support layer, and a cutting step of forming the electrode sheet by punching the sheet body by pressing a cutting blade from a side of the support layer against the sheet body that was fed out in the feeding step.

Abstract: A mounting method is a method for mounting a diced semiconductor chip having a first face that is held on a carrier substrate and a second face that is an opposite face of the first face on a circuit board placed on a mounting table. The mounting method includes affixing the second face of the semiconductor chip to an adhesive sheet, removing the carrier substrate from the semiconductor chip, reducing an adhesive strength of the adhesive sheet, and mounting the semiconductor chip on the circuit board by holding a first face side of the semiconductor chip with a head to separate the semiconductor chip from the adhesive sheet, and joining a second face side of the semiconductor chip to the circuit board.

Abstract: A method for predicting a strength of a structure modeled by an additive manufacturing method includes acquiring a material layering method including at least one of a scanning direction, a scanning pitch, a layering direction, and a layering pitch of a material, and estimating the strength of the structure by factoring in strength anisotropy attributable to the material layering method.

Abstract: An analysis mesh generation method is used for a modeling simulation of an article modeled according to a tool path. The method comprises: inputting the tool path for a product to be analyzed; defining an initial mesh that is made up of a number of microelements and encompasses the tool path; and determining overlap between the tool path and the microelements, removing non-overlapping microelements from the initial mesh, and storing an association of the tool path with overlapping microelements.

Abstract: A light conversion member includes a light conversion film, a first gas barrier, and a first base material. The light conversion film converts color of light from a specific color. The first gas barrier is located on a side of the light conversion film where the light to be converted is incident. The first gas barrier includes one or more gas barrier layers that prevent moisture and gas from entering the light conversion film. The first base material is located on an opposite side of the first gas barrier from a face on which the light conversion film is located. The first base material transmits the light and holds the light conversion film and the first gas barrier. For a light of the specific color, a light transmittance of the first base material combined with the first gas barrier is higher than a light transmittance of the first base material alone.

Abstract: A three-dimensional modeling method comprises modeling a shell layer of a three-dimensional modeling object using a shell material, and modeling a core portion inside of the modeled shell layer using a core material. The modeling of the shell layer is performed by an additive manufacturing technology, and is divided into multiple steps in a lamination modeling direction of the three-dimensional modeling object. The modeling of the core portion includes filling the core material inside of the modeled shell layer subsequent to each modeling of the shell layer that has been divided into the multiple steps, and correctively curing the core material by irradiation with an active energy ray or by application of heat energy after the multiple steps of the modeling of the shell layer and the filing of the core material are all completed.

Abstract: A chemical synthesis device includes a reaction vessel, a waste liquid tank and an intermediate container. A chemical is supplied to the reaction vessel. The waste liquid tank is configured to hold waste liquid discharged from the reaction vessel. The intermediate container has a smaller capacity than the waste liquid tank. The intermediate container is provided between the reaction vessel and the waste liquid tank, via a waste liquid pipe. The pressure of the intermediate container is adjusted to adjust the flow supplied to the reaction vessel and the flow discharged from the reaction vessel.

Abstract: A component concentration sensing system includes a first component concentration sensor, a collector and a second component concentration sensor. The first component concentration sensor is provided to a channel through which flows a liquid whose component concentration is to be sensed, and is configured to irradiate the liquid with light and sense the component concentration in the liquid from a degree of light absorption. The collector is arranged to collect the liquid flowing through the channel. The second component concentration sensor is configured to irradiate the liquid collected in the collector with light and sense the component concentration in the liquid from the degree of light absorption.

Abstract: Disclosed are a separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation capable of forming a lipid bilayer membrane with excellent properties, wherein the separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation has sufficient mechanical strength and can be easily manufactured in a large scale by using a general-purpose machine without need of using an expensive machine, and a method of producing the separator. The separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation includes a thin film having one or more through holes and made of a resin capable of being wet-etched, and reinforcing layers covering both surfaces of the thin film and made of a resin capable of being wet-etched. The reinforcing layers cover the whole area of the thin film, except for the through holes and the peripheries thereof, and each through hole has a tapered cross-sectional shape.

Abstract: A method for forming a sealing film, in which a buffer layer and a barrier layer whose density is higher than that of the buffer layer are alternately formed on a substrate, includes forming a first buffer layer on a surface of the substrate, forming a first barrier layer on a surface of the first buffer layer, and forming a second buffer layer on a surface of the first barrier layer. A ratio of a thickness of a portion of the first buffer layer in a thickness direction of the substrate relative to a thickness of a portion of the first buffer layer in an inclined direction that is inclined with respect to the thickness direction is closer to 1 than a ratio of a thickness of a portion of the second buffer layer in the thickness direction relative to a thickness of a portion of the second buffer layer in the inclined direction.

Abstract: An inspection device (1) includes a light source (10) projecting excitation light to an inner surface of a container (20); an imager (11) capturing a fluorescence image of fluorescence emitted from a foreign substance in response to the excitation light projected; and a detector (13) detecting the foreign substance adhering to the inner surface of the container from the fluorescence image captured by the imager. The foreign substance contains a material emitting fluorescence in response to the excitation light projected to the material. The detector includes a calculator (14) calculating an average brightness value in an inspection target region, and an adjuster (15) adjusting an image-capturing condition where the fluorescence image is captured such that the average brightness value falls within a preset range.

Abstract: A transfer method for transferring LED chips, a first surface of which is held on a transfer substrate, on a transfer-target substrate is provided that comprises disposing the transfer-target substrate such that the transfer-target substrate faces, across a gap, a second surface of the LED chips on an opposite side from the first surface of the LED chips, and transferring the LED chips on the transfer-target substrate by irradiating the transfer substrate with a laser light to separate the LED chips from the transfer substrate and by urging the LED chips toward the transfer-target substrate. At least the transferring of the LED chips to the transfer-target substrate being executed in a vacuum environment.

Abstract: A three-dimensional object inspecting device for inspecting a three-dimensional object includes a light source, a detector, an orientation information acquisition component, a three-dimensional shading corrector, and an inspection component. The light source emits light energy toward an inspection region set for the three-dimensional object. The detector detects radiant energy radiated from the inspection region. The orientation information acquisition component acquires orientation information about the light source and the detector with respect to the inspection region. The three-dimensional shading corrector performs three-dimensional shading correction on information corresponding to the radiant energy detected by the detector, based on shape information about the three-dimensional object in the inspection region, the orientation information, and shading correction information for a planar image detected by the detector for each of a plurality of working distances.

Abstract: A forceps system includes a forceps manipulator and a control unit. The forceps manipulator includes a forceps tip unit capable of bending with two degrees of freedom including a bending direction and a bending angle, a drive unit that generates a driving force for the forceps tip unit, an operation unit for instructing the bending direction and the bending angle, and a first detection unit that detects an angle in a rotation direction with respect to an axis of the drive transmitting unit. The control unit that controls the drive unit such that the forceps tip unit bends depending on a predetermined target bending direction and a predetermined target bending angle. The control unit sets a target bending direction on the basis of the bending direction instructed from the operation unit and the angle detected by the first detection unit.