Abstract: A method for obtaining a heating element for an electronic vapor provision system, the method including providing a sheet of electrically conductive porous material, directing light onto at least a portion of the sheet, detecting an amount of the light transmitted through the portion of the sheet, comparing the amount of light detected to a range of light transmission values known to correspond to a predetermined range of electrical resistance values required for the portion, and selecting the portion of the sheet for use as a heating element if the amount of detected light lies within the range of light transmission values, and otherwise rejecting the portion of the sheet.

Abstract: Cantilever probes are produced for use in a test apparatus of integrated electronic circuits. The probes are configured to contact corresponding terminals of the electronic circuits to be tested during a test operation. The probe bodies are formed of electrically conductive materials. On a lower portion of each probe body that, in use, is directed to the respective terminal to be contacted, an electrically conductive contact region is formed having a first hardness value equal to or greater than 300 HV; each contact region and the respective probe body form the corresponding probe.

Abstract: A coating layer is formed on a coil made of an insulated conductive wire comprising a metal wire and an insulating layer encapsulating the metal layer, wherein the coating layer encapsulates at least one portion of the insulating layer of the insulated conductive wire so that a terminal part of the metal wire exposed from the insulating layer can be positioned firmly while going through an automatic soldering process for electrically connecting with an external circuit.

Abstract: A coil component includes a cup, a magnetic core, an electric conductor wound around the core, a cover, which closes the cup, and electric terminal contacts, which are in electric contact with ends of the electric conductor. The core and the electric conductor are arranged in the cup and the cup is filled with potting compound.

Abstract: An automatic conveyance apparatus includes a first loading surface, an adjustment device, a movement device, and a control section. The control section drives the movement device to move the member between the first loading surface and the second loading surface when the automatic conveyance apparatus is positioned at a member delivery position and/or a member pickup position where the automatic conveyance apparatus delivers and/or picks up the member and when the height and the inclination of the first loading surface are adjusted in accordance with the height position and the inclination position of the second loading surface by the adjustment device. The automatic conveyance apparatus is configured to travel between multiple predetermined positions including the member delivery position and/or the member pickup position.

Abstract: A method of forming a magnetic core on a substrate having a stacked inductor coil includes etching a plurality of polymer layers to form at least one feature through the plurality of polymer layers, wherein the at least one feature is disposed within a central region of a stacked inductor coil formed on the substrate; and depositing a magnetic material within the at least one feature.

Abstract: A clamping jaw of a connecting terminal includes a rotary cylinder assembly configured for achieving different swing angles for clamping different types of connecting terminals. The rotary cylinder assembly includes a rotating shaft for providing a driving force through rotating cylinder and an initial state limit part. A first state limit part is configured to position the rotating cylinder in a first rotation angle and a second state limit part has a working and non-working position. When the second state limit part is in the working position, it is configured to position the rotating cylinder in a second rotation angle. When the second state limit part is in the non-working position, it is configured to position the rotating cylinder in the first rotation angle. The second rotation angle is smaller than the first rotation angle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to, in part, an inductor structure that includes an etch stop layer arranged over an interconnect structure overlying a substrate. A magnetic structure includes a plurality of stacked layers is arranged over the etch stop layer. The magnetic structure includes a bottommost layer that is wider than a topmost layer. A first conductive wire and a second conductive wire extend in parallel over the magnetic structure. The magnetic structure is configured to modify magnetic fields generated by the first and second conductive wires. A pattern enhancement layer is arranged between the bottommost layer of the magnetic structure and the etch stop layer. The pattern enhancement layer has a first thickness, and the bottommost layer of the magnetic structure has a second thickness that is less than the first thickness.

Abstract: Support blocks for printed circuit boards (PCB's) and printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA's), wherein the support blocks are produced from a 3D printing process. The support block including a bottom surface having a vacuum connection; a top surface having at least one vacuum hole; at least one recessed surface that is offset from the top surface; and at least one vacuum channel extending from the vacuum connection to the at least one vacuum hole.

Abstract: Guidewires having conductive elements are described where in one variation, the guidewire may be formed by disposing an insulative layer upon a surface of the guidewire core, and printing one or more conductive traces directly upon a surface of the insulative layer.

Abstract: There is described a method for assembling or repairing an electrical cable in an environment. The method comprises obtaining a unique identifier of an origin connector of the electrical cable to be assembled or repaired. A computing device receives a reading of the unique identifier of the origin connector of the electrical cable to be assembled or repaired and identifies a connection between the origin connector of the electrical cable to be assembled or repaired and a destination electrical component. At the computing device, there is made a determination of the connection that was identified with a connectivity list required for the electrical cable, from a database, to determine a next step of the assembling or the repairing which depends on the connection identified by the computing device.

Abstract: An assembly system includes a robot, a first gripper mounted on the robot, the first gripper gripping a first housing, and a first clamping device clamping a cable and a contact connected to an end of the cable. The robot moves the first gripper and assembles the first housing gripped by the first gripper onto the contact held by the first clamping device.

Abstract: A method of forming an ultrasonic transducer device includes forming a patterned metal electrode layer over a substrate, the patterned metal electrode layer comprising a lower layer and an upper layer formed on the lower layer; forming an insulation layer over the patterned metal electrode layer; and planarizing the insulation layer to the upper layer of the patterned metal electrode layer, wherein the upper layer comprises a electrically conductive material that serves as a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) stop layer that has CMP selectivity with respect to the insulation layer and the lower layer, and wherein the upper layer has a CMP removal rate slower than that of the insulation layer.

Abstract: A component mounting system includes a component mounter group, a storage container, a loader, a host computer, and a production management computer. The host computer prepares jobs for each product based on a production plan for producing multiple types of products in which predetermined various types of components are mounted on a mounting target and sets a job in the jobs so prepared that satisfies a specified determination condition as a determined job. The production management computer shares the determined job with the host computer, makes a processing preparation for the determined job and thereafter causes the loader to unload and/or load component supply devices based on the results of the processing preparation for the determined job.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coil component includes arranging a plurality of coil conductors that is a wound body of a conductive wire, and each has opposing first and second surfaces, in a winding axis direction on a surface of an adhesive layer in contact with the first surface, manufacturing a processed body by placing a first magnetic sheet including a first metal magnetic particle and a first resin on a side of the second surface of each of the coil conductors and performing press processing on the first magnetic sheet, manufacturing an aggregate base body by peeling the processed body from the adhesive layer, placing a second magnetic sheet including a second metal magnetic particle and a second resin on a side of the first surface of each coil conductor, and press processing the second magnetic sheet, and manufacturing a body by individualizing the aggregate base body.

Abstract: An exchange device to exchange an exchangeable element includes an arrangement directional moving section to move with respect to the component mounting device in the arrangement direction; multiple attachment/detachment directional moving sections provided in the arrangement directional moving section to move independently of each other in the attachment/detachment direction of the exchangeable element; at least one holding section provided in each of the multiple attachment/detachment directional moving sections to hold the exchangeable element; an arrangement direction driving device to move the arrangement directional moving section in the arrangement direction; and an attachment/detachment direction driving device to move multiple attachment/detachment directional moving sections, independently of each other, in the attachment/detachment direction.

Abstract: An inductor includes an annular core, and a first coil and a second coil which are wound around the core. The core has an internal surface, an external surface, a first end surface, and a second end surface. The first coil and the second coil include a first coil piece having a length of one turn and a second coil piece having a length of one turn. The first coil piece and the second coil piece surround the internal surface, the first end surface, the external surface, and the second end surface of the core. The first coil piece has, at its tip, a joint portion to be joined to the second coil piece, and the second coil piece has, at its tip, a joint surface to be in contact with the joint portion. Thus, the resistance value of the coil is reduced.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods of using a sacrificial, protective head overcoat during the manufacture of sliders. In some embodiments, the final trailing edge topography of the transducer devices is formed before applying the sacrificial, protective head overcoat. In some embodiments, the final trailing edge topography of the transducer devices is formed after removing the sacrificial, protective head overcoat.

Abstract: A correction amount calculation device includes a first acquisition section and a correction amount calculation section. The first acquisition section is configured to acquire a first positional deviation amount, which is a positional deviation amount of a printing position detected by a printing inspection machine with respect to a pad position, and a second positional deviation amount, which is a positional deviation amount of a mounting position detected by a appearance inspection machine with respect to the pad position. The correction amount calculation section is configured to, based on the first positional deviation amount and the second positional deviation amount, calculate a correction amount, which is used in the mounting process of a board product to be produced later, regarding a third positional deviation amount, which is a positional deviation amount of the mounting position with respect to the printing position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electromagnetic induction film and a manufacturing method thereof, an electromagnetic induction panel and a manufacturing method thereof, and a touch display device. The method for manufacturing the electromagnetic induction film may include: arranging a plurality of first conductors in parallel along and spaced apart along a first direction on a substrate; arranging an insulating layer on the plurality of first conductors; arranging a plurality of second conductors in parallel and spaced apart along the first direction on the insulating layer; and electrically connecting head end areas of the first conductors to head end areas of the second conductors and electrically connecting tail end areas of the first conductors to tail end areas of the second conductors to form an electromagnetic induction coil spirally surrounding the insulating layer.