Abstract: The present invention provides a memory card equipped with an interface controller connected to external connecting terminals, a memory connected to the interface controller, and a security controller connected to the interface controller. A second external connecting terminal capable of supplying an operating power supply to the security controller is provided aside from a first external connecting terminal which supplies an operating power supply to the interface controller and the memory. An interface unit of the interface controller connected to the security controller receives the operating power supply from the second external connecting terminal and thereby enables a stop of the supply of the operating power supply from the first external connecting terminal. Even if the supply of the operating power supply to the interface controller is cut off, the output of the interface unit is not brought to an indefinite state.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for improving flavor of a food or drink, a flavor improving agent for a food or drink, a seasoning, and a food or drink having improved flavor. To attain the object, the present invention provides a method for improving flavor of a food or drink, which comprises adding an amino-carbonyl reactant of a peptide having a molecular weight of 1000-5000 with a carbonyl compound, a flavor improving agent comprising said amino-carbonyl reactant as an active ingredient, a seasoning comprising said amino-carbonyl reactant and umami as active ingredients, and a food or drink comprising said flavor improving agent or seasoning added thereto.

Abstract: The XY stage mechanism comprises a Y slide shaft 2 penetrating through only one side surface of the wall surfaces of a vacuum chamber 1 for holding a stage base plate in a cantilevered manner, a Y air slide bearing 4 for guiding the Y slide shaft 2, an X air slide plate 5, a first air slide bearing 6 for supporting the X air slide plate 5, a coupling portion 8, and a second X air slide bearing 9 serving as the guide of the coupling portion 8, whereby, in a state where not only the Y slide shaft is floated up but also the X air slide plate and coupling portion are floated up, the XY stage is driven.

Abstract: An IC card and card adapters are designed so that the IC card of a specific standard (e.g., MMC standard) is compatible with IC cards and terminals of other standards (e.g., MS card standard and USB terminal standard). In the IC card (MMC), a controller IC, which is connected to a flash memory, includes a voltage pull-down detector, a mode controller, a USB-mode interface controller, a MS-mode interface controller, and an MMC/SD-mode interface controller. The card adapters suffice to have component parts which are easy in formation and low in cost such as wiring lines and resistors. The voltage pull-down detector of the IC card detects the voltage pull-down caused by the resistors, and the mode controller selects the USB-mode interface controller, MS-mode interface controller or MMC/SD-mode interface controller so that the IC card becomes compatible with the corresponding IC card standard.

Abstract: An IC body is loaded to a case 2 made of thermosetting resin material and sealed with a sealing portion made of thermosetting resin material to be integrated, whereby an IC card is manufactured. The IC body comprises: a wiring substrate formed with an external connection terminal at a back surface thereof; a semiconductor chip loaded over a surface of the wiring substrate and electrically connected to the external connection terminal via a interconnect; and the sealing portion made of thermosetting resin material so as to cover the semiconductor chip and a bonding wire. The sealing portion is formed so that the external connection terminal is exposed. The present invention makes it possible to heighten the strength of IC cards and at the same time, to reduce the manufacturing cost and improve the reliability.

Abstract: In the distribution apparatus and the method for detaching distribution tips of the present invention, the detaching plate provided with openings being larger in diameter than outer diameter of the nozzle and smaller in diameter than outer diameter of the distribution tip which are disposed in accordance with the arrangement of the nozzles is held to the distributing head with the nozzles set through the openings, and with the stopping portion of the detaching plate stopped by the stop portion of the stop member disposed at the tip detaching stage, the distributing head and the stop member are relatively moved in a direction of vertically moving apart, and thereby, the distribution tips are detached from the bottom ends of the nozzles. In this way, the distribution tip detaching operation can be automatically performed by a simple mechanism.

Abstract: The productivity of an IC card is to be improved. In a memory card of the type in which a memory body having a wiring substrate and a semiconductor chip mounted on a main surface of the wiring substrate is held so as to be sandwiched in between a first case and a second case, a planar outline of the memory body is smaller than half of a planar outline of the memory card. The memory body is disposed so as to be positioned closer to a first end side as one short side of the memory card with respect to a midline between the first end side and a second end side as an opposite short side of the memory card positioned on the side opposite to the first end side. The other area than the memory body-disposed area in the first and the second case is used as another functional area.

Abstract: A calibration mask having a plurality of marks previously formed thereon is loaded, and a deflector is used to control deflection of electron beams so that the electron beams are incident on a mark of the calibration mask. The electron beams, having passed through the mark, impinge on a first Faraday cup having a first mark and on a second Faraday cup having a second mark. Then, positional coordinates on an XY stage are detected when electrical quantities detected by the Faraday cups are largest. The positional coordinates on the above mentioned XY stage are detected for each of the marks of the calibration mask. Then, according to the positional coordinates on the XY stage detected in this manner and a difference in height between the marks, the inclination of the electron beams is calculated for the position input to each mark of the calibration mask. Thus, the inclination of electron beams can be accurately measured.

Abstract: The XY stage mechanism comprises a Y slide shaft 2 penetrating through only one side surface of the wall surfaces of a vacuum chamber 1 for holding a stage base plate in a cantilevered manner, a Y air slide bearing 4 for guiding the Y slide shaft 2, an X air slide plate 5, a first air slide bearing 6 for supporting the X air slide plate 5, a coupling portion 8, and a second X air slide bearing 9 serving as the guide of the coupling portion 8, whereby, in a state where not only the Y slide shaft is floated up but also the X air slide plate and coupling portion are floated up, the XY stage is driven.

Abstract: The XY stage mechanism comprises a Y slide shaft 2 penetrating through only one side surface of the wall surfaces of a vacuum chamber 1 for holding a stage base plate in a cantilevered manner, a Y air slide bearing 4 for guiding the Y slide shaft 2, an X air slide plate 5, a first air slide bearing 6 for supporting the X air slide plate 5, a coupling portion 8, and a second X air slide bearing 9 serving as the guide of the coupling portion 8, whereby, in a state where not only the Y slide shaft is floated up but also the X air slide plate and coupling portion are floated up, the XY stage is driven.

Abstract: The present invention provides a technique capable of improving a mounting failure in a resin encapsulated semiconductor device and repairability thereof. The present semiconductor device includes a resin encapsulater, a semiconductor chip located within the resin encapsulater and having a plurality of electrodes on one main surface, a semiconductor chip loading portion disposed within the resin encapsulater and having a loaded surface for mounting the semiconductor chip thereon and an unloaded surface provided on the side opposite to the loaded surface, and a plurality of input/output leads which are connected to the plurality of electrodes to input signals to the plurality of electrodes of the semiconductor chip or output signals from the plurality of electrodes thereof and which extend outside the resin encapsulater.

Abstract: A calibration mask having a plurality of marks previously formed thereon is loaded, and a deflector is used to control deflection of electron beams so that the electron beams are incident on a mark of the calibration mask. The electron beams, having passed through the mark, impinge on a first Faraday cup having a first mark and on a second Faraday cup having a second mark. Then, positional coordinates on an XY stage are detected when electrical quantities detected by the Faraday cups are largest. The positional coordinates on the above mentioned XY stage are detected for each of the marks of the calibration mask. Then, according to the positional coordinates on the XY stage detected in this manner and a difference in height between the marks, the inclination of the electron beams is calculated for the position input to each mark of the calibration mask. Thus, the inclination of electron beams can be accurately measured.

Abstract: Even in a case of an incubator having a sample rack of complicated shape, the internal environmental condition in the incubator is maintained uniformly, so that the reliability of biochemical treatment can be assured. It includes a storage box, the sample rack movably disposed in the storage box, a moving device for moving the sample rack, and a controller for controlling the moving device. The controller has a function of selectively controlling the positioning operation for positioning the sample rack at specified positions, and the agitating operation for moving the sample rack, and by the agitating operation for moving the sample rack, the atmosphere in the storage box is agitated to be uniform. Preferably, the sample rack has a plurality of sample tables coupled in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A distribution head 14 is provided with nozzles 17. A tip holder 5 is placed on a platform 53 which is supported on a rod 52 of a cylinder 51. The tip holder 5 holds a number of distribution tips 15 upright. The nozzles 17 are fitted to the top portion of the distribution tips 15 by lowering the distribution head 14. As the platform 53 is elastically supported on the rod 52 of cylinder 51 so that it can move slightly up and down, the distribution tips 15 may be surely fitted to the nozzles 17 without suffering from damage. Air pressure given to the cylinder 51 is adjusted in accordance with the total number of tips 15, or other factors.

Abstract: In an automatic testing apparatus comprising, a specimen holder area adapted to hold thereon a specimen substrate for receiving therein a specimen, a reagent injector adapted to inject a reagent toward the specimen in the specimen substrate on the specimen holder area to mix the specimen with the reagent, a mixture reaction device adapted to hold thereon the specimen substrate including the mixture of the specimen and the reagent within a predetermined circumferential condition during a time period, and a transferring device for transferring the specimen substrate relative to the specimen holder area, the mixture reaction device has a take-in area to which the specimen substrate is transferred from the specimen holder area by the transferring device, and the take-in area is arranged adjacent to the specimen holder area.

Abstract: In a method for distributing liquids, in which a distribution tip attached detachably to the lower end of a distribution nozzle can be replaced at any time necessary, a tip rack having a plurality of unused distribution tips lined up thereon is placed on a fitting stage to have the distribution tips fitted with a distribution nozzles. Then, the existence, or non-existence, of a distribution tip left behind on the tip rack without being attached to a distribution nozzle after the fitting operation is finished is detected by a detection section formed of an interrupting-type light sensor, the targeted place of detection by the light sensor being the lower end of the distribution tip. Under the above-described structure, misfitting of a distribution tip can be detected with a high certainty at an early stage before an operation for sucking/discharging liquids is started.

Abstract: An incubator includes (a) a housing, (b) a sample shelf holding at least one plate accommodating a sample, (c) a controller maintaining an environment inside of the housing at a given condition, (d) a first opening provided on the housing, (e) a first door for closing the first opening, (f) a second opening provided on the housing and smaller than the first opening and yet large enough for at least one plate being passed through, and (g) a second door for closing the second opening. This construction allows the incubator to minimize opening when the plate is taken out or restored during a test or a culture so that environment changes in the housing can be restrained. As a result, the incubator produces reliable data.

Abstract: First arms are coupled through suspension member and second arms are coupled through first link members and second link member. Further, a swinging arm supported at one end thereof through ball joint on the body is supported in a swingable state by support shafts.

Abstract: A reflection reduction optical system comprises a first convex reflective surface R.sub.1, a second reflective surface R.sub.2, a third convex reflective surface R.sub.3, and a fourth concave reflective surface R.sub.4 to reflect light rays from an object surface. The third convex reflective surface R.sub.3 and the fourth concave reflective surface R.sub.4 are concentrically disposed. At least one of the object surface O and an image surface I is of concave sphere with respect to the reduction projection optical system. For practical use, the object surface is formed in a concave sphere with respect to the reduction projection optical system and the image plane in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis. A mask of concave sphere, which is the object surface O, is rotated during light exposure about a center of curvature C.sub.0 thereof located on the optical axis.

Abstract: A reflecting imaging optical apparatus comprises a reflecting spherical optical system including a first spherical reflecting optical system and a second spherical reflecting optical system, and a spherical reflecting mirror disposed near the position of an intermediate image formed by the reflecting spherical optical system. The first and second spherical reflecting optical systems form concentric optical systems, respectively.