Abstract: A plurality of circuit blocks are provided in a semiconductor device which collects and corrects impairment quantities of discretionary areas in a circuit group of various types having random couplings. The semiconductor device is provided with a detector, which is arranged in each circuit block and detects an electric signal of an element in the circuit block; a wiring wherein each detector output passes through; a plurality of switches for feeding the wiring with each detector output; and a buffer connected to the wiring and passes through a direct current voltage.

Abstract: A receiver includes: an amplifier that amplifies a received broadband signal up to a predetermined level; a first switch that switches an output signal from the amplifier; a signal generator that generates a signal for controlling a switching operation of the first switch; an integration capacitor that integrates an output signal from the first switch; a comparator that compares an output voltage from the integration capacitor with a predetermined voltage; and a reset circuit that discharges electrical charges accumulated in the integration capacitor based on a comparison result from the comparator.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound, a photoelectric converter and a photoelectrochemical cell. The complex compound (I) is obtained by coordinating a ligand represented by the formula (II) and a ligand represented by the formula (III) to a metal atom, wherein Y1 and Y2 each independently represent a group including an unsaturated hydrocarbon group and an aromatic ring, R1 and R2 each independently represent a protogenic group or a salt thereof, at least one of R1 and R2 is a protogenic group, R3 and R4 each independently represent an aprotogenic group, R3 and R4 may be bound together, A and B each independently represent a group including an element of group 14, 15, or 16 of the Periodic Table, m and n each independently represent an integer of 0 to 2, a, b, c, and d each independently represent an integer of 0 to 2, and a+b?1.

Abstract: A frequency synthesizer switches the frequency at a high rate, is of low power consumption, and has a high signal-to-noise ratio. CMOS quadrature VCOs 31, 32 generate and output four-phase signals 36, 37, respectively. CMOS selector 33 selects either one of two four-phase signals 36, 37 generated by CMOS quadrature VCOs 31, 32 and outputs the selected signal as output signal 38. CMOS SSB mixer 34 multiplies output signal 38 selected by CMOS selector 33 and four-phase input signal 39 input from an external source by each other to generate a signal having a frequency represented by the sum of, or the difference between, the frequency of output signal 38 and the frequency of four-phase input signal 39, and outputs the generated signal as output signal 40. CML buffer 35 adjusts the level of output signal 40 from CMOS SSB mixer 34 and outputs the level-adjusted signal to another circuit.

Abstract: A complex compound (I) obtained by coordinating a compound represented by the following formula (II), hereinafter abbreviated as compound (II), to a metal atom. In the formula, R1, R2 and R3 each independently represent a substituent represented by the following formula (III), formula (IV), formula (V) or formula (VI) and at least one of them is a substituent represented by the formula (III); a, b and c each independently represent an integer of 0 to 2 and a+b+c?1; here, L represents a linking group represented by the following formula (VII) or formula (VIII); Ar represents an aryl group which may have a substituent; A represents an acidic group or a salt thereof; Y represents a halogen atom or a substituent; Q1 and Q2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms or a cyano group; and p and q each represent an integer of 1 to 3.

Abstract: The present invention provides a complex compound (I) obtained by coordinating a ligand represented by the formula (II) below and a bidentate ligand to a metal atom, wherein, in the formula, Y1 and Y2 each independently represent a group containing an unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon and an aromatic ring; R1 and R2 each independently represent a salt of an acidic group or an acidic group; A represents a group containing a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a carbon atom, a silicon atom, a sulfur atom or a selenium atom; and m, a, and b each independently represent an integer of 0 to 2, while satisfying a+b?1.

Abstract: An atopic dermatitis inducer binding to a human own IgE antibody and activating mast cells and basophiles, which includes a purified human secretion fraction, or an antigenic molecule or an antigenic determinant in the purified fraction, and obtained through the following steps of: filtering a human secretion, removing insoluble matters and collecting the filtrate; mixing the filtrate with a ConA-affinity carrier and collecting the supernatant; and separating a component having a histamine-releasing activity from the supernatant by column chromatography. This inducer is effective in diagnosing and treating human atopic dermatitis.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus comprises a local generator for generating a local signal having a frequency equal to the central frequency of the band group; a first down converter for down-converting a wireless signal in each of the bands into an IF signal; a hopping complex filter for removing an image signal in the frequency range of a band to pass therethrough, among down-converted signals, said hopping complex filter having filter characteristics changeable depending on the hopping between the bands; and a second down converter for converting an IF signal of a band which does not contain said central frequency into a baseband signal in a predetermined frequency range about a DC level.

Abstract: In order to provide an electric power system in which a plurality of electric power suppliers and demanders is configured by being mutually connected by electric power supply and demand control devices, the electric power system being not only self-sustainable without depending on a known electric power system, but also capable of coexisting with the known electric power system; the electric power system is such configured that a plurality of electric power suppliers and demanders is mutually connected via an electric power supply and demand line (W), the electric power supplier and demander being provided with a power generation device 101, an electrical storage devices 102, a plurality of loads 103, and an electric power supply and demand control devices 104.

Abstract: It is an objective of the present invention to provide a means for producing rapidly soluble granules with the use of any powdery raw material that is poorly sedimented in water and thus is dispersed or dissolved with difficulty in water. According to the present invention, a method for producing rapidly soluble granules, comprising mixing granules having poor sedimentation property in water and granules having good sedimentation property in water while adding an emulsifier thereto to thereby obtain mixed granules coated with the emulsifier.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor apparatus for solving a trade-off between the area, power consumption, noise and accuracy of correction of a variation correction circuit that corrects variations in resistance and threshold voltage, etc. The present invention comprises a multi-value voltage generation circuit shared by a plurality of reading circuits, a multi-value voltage bus that supplies multi-value voltages to the reading circuits and switches that select a voltage suited to variation correction from multi-value voltages, wherein the multi-value voltages are distributed from the multi-value voltage generation circuit to the plurality of reading circuits, the switches select an optimum voltage for correction in the respective reading circuits to thereby correct variations in the elements.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound of the following general formula (I): wherein X and Y are different from each other and represent a halogen atom selected from among a chlorine atom, bromine atom and iodine atom, or CF3SO3?, CH3SO3?, C6H5SO3? or CH3C6H4SO3?; R1 represents an optionally substituted monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having two or more carbon atoms; one of A1 and A2 represents —S—, —O—, —Se— or Te—, while the other represents —N?, —P? or —Si(R2)?, wherein R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group, a halogen atom, an amino group or a carbonyl group; and one of two linkages each represented by a solid line and a dashed line is a single bond, while the other is a double bond.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling the position of an optical head of a disc during high speed recording. In one embodiment of the method, an optical disc has a plurality of tracks. The method comprises implementing CLV recording by said optical drive, determining a wobble signal based on address information contained in said plurality of tracks of said optical disk and determining a wobble clock signal based on said wobble signal. The method further comprises decoding said wobble clock signal by a decoder, said decoder to provide a sync clock signal to an encoder loop circuit, said sync clock signal based on said wobble clock signal generating an encoder clock signal using said encoder loop circuit. In addition, the method comprises comparing said sync clock signal to said encoder clock signal to provide a position command to position the optical head of said optical drive.

Abstract: A resonance circuit comprising, for example, an inductor and a plurality of capacitors is provided as a load of a transistor. The capacitors are changed over by a switch. As the capacitors are changed over by the switch, a resonance frequency is changed according to the invention the frequency hopping of an input signal. To cancel ringing that occurs at the time of the switching action, a transistor which cancels gate feed through is added to the switch. An inductor is provided at the gate in order to suppress a gain reduction and an increase in noise factor in a high-frequency range. This provides a compact, wide-band amplifier which has low noise, a wide gain and low power consumption.

Abstract: A frequency synthesizer switches the frequency at a high rate, is of low power consumption, and has a high signal-to-noise ratio. CMOS quadrature VCOs 31, 32 generate and output four-phase signals 36, 37, respectively. CMOS selector 33 selects either one of two four-phase signals 36, 37 generated by CMOS quadrature VCOs 31, 32 and outputs the selected signal as output signal 38. CMOS SSB mixer 34 multiplies output signal 38 selected by CMOS selector 33 and four-phase input signal 39 input from an external source by each other to generate a signal having a frequency represented by the sum of, or the difference between, the frequency of output signal 38 and the frequency of four-phase input signal 39, and outputs the generated signal as output signal 40. CML buffer 35 adjusts the level of output signal 40 from CMOS SSB mixer 34 and outputs the level-adjusted signal to another circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed are whey protein-containing granules which can dissolve a whey protein into water without forming insoluble lumps thereby making a solution containing the dissolved whey protein clear without turbidity, and a method for producing the same. The whey protein-containing granules are composed of a polyglycerin fatty acid ester having HLB of 13 to 18 and containing lauric acid as a constituent fatty acid. As the polyglycerin fatty acid ester, for example, monolauric acid decaglycerin ester or monolauric acid pentaglycerin ester may be used.

Abstract: There is described a gas sensor element 1 including a solid electrolyte body 11, insulators 15, 141, 142, 197, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, and a pair of electrodes 121, 131 formed such that the solid electrolyte body 11 is held therebetween. The gas sensor element 1 satisfies the following requirement (a) and/or the requirement (b). (a) The solid electrolyte body 11 is made of ion-conductive composite material in which nanoparticles with specific particle diameters are dispersed in ion-conductive ceramics. (b) The insulators 15, 141, 197, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165 are made of insulative composite material in which nanoparticles with specific particle diameters are dispersed in insulative ceramics. Further, there is described a manufacturing method of a gas sensor element in which the particle diameter and dispersion quantity of the nanoparticles dispersed in the solid electrolyte body 11 and/or insulative ceramics 11 are controlled.

Abstract: A plurality of circuit blocks are provided in a semiconductor device which collects and corrects impairment quantities of discretionary areas in a circuit group of various types having random couplings. The semiconductor device is provided with a detector, which is arranged in each circuit block and detects an electric signal of an element in the circuit block; a wiring wherein each detector output passes through; a plurality of switches for feeding the wiring with each detector output; and a buffer connected to the wiring and passes through a direct current voltage.

Abstract: Wobble detection for detecting data in a wobble signal modulated with a base signal includes sampling the wobble signal at a substantial maximum and a substantial minimum of a base signal within a wobble period, producing a value of the wobble signal at the substantial maximum of the base signal with an unchanged sign and a value of the wobble signal at the substantial minimum of the base signal with a reversed sign, determining a sum of the values within the wobble period, and decoding the sum to detect data.

Abstract: A gas sensing element for detecting a specified gas concentration in measuring gases is disclosed. The gas sensing element has at least a surface layer portion formed with an alumina composite sintered body having a principal component of alumina. The alumina composite sintered body contains alumina particles and dispersion particles, dispersed in a boundary between the alumina particles or in the alumina particles, which have an average particle diameter smaller than that of the alumina particles. The dispersion particles have particle-to-particle distances with an average of 4 ?m or less and a standard deviation of 1.8 or less. The dispersion particles have particle diameters with an average of 0.2 ?m or less and a standard deviation of 0.05 or less.