Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device using a PVD method and enabling achievement of a desired effective work function and reduction in leak current without increasing an equivalent oxide thickness. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device in an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: preparing a substrate on which an insulating film having a relative permittivity higher than that of a silicon oxide film is formed; and depositing a metal nitride film on the insulating film. The metal nitride depositing step is a step of sputtering deposition in an evacuatable chamber using a metal target and a cusp magnetic field formed over a surface of the metal target by a magnet mechanism in which magnet pieces are arranged as grid points in such a grid form that the adjacent magnet pieces have their polarities reversed from each other.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rolling bearing which is excellent in strength, rigidity, heat resistance, and dimensional accuracy while being able to hold rolling elements in a stable manner and reduce manufacturing cost without degrading performance as a bearing and a manufacturing method for the rolling bearing. To achieve the object, the present invention adopts a rolling bearing including a cage provided with a plurality of pockets for housing and hold the rolling elements arranged at specific intervals in a circumferential direction in a peripheral wall of a cylindrical member. The cage is formed integrally by metal powder injection molding; and the cage includes a housing space for the rolling elements and a rolling-element fall-out prevention structure is formed by applying compressive working to an outer edge of the housing space in a direction from an outer circumferential surface toward a radial center of the cage.

Abstract: The present invention is a skin cosmetic comprising agar hydrogel particles having an average particle size of 0.2-5 mm obtained by stirring and cooling, in an oil based solvent, an agar aqueous solution prepared such that the breaking stress after the cooling/solidification is 0.005-0.1 MPa and an oil based gel prepared by mixing fine particles of silicone that are three-dimensionally cross-linked chemically and silicone oil and/or hydrocarbon oil. The object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic that gives a moderate massaging sensation at the time of use.

Abstract: Disclosed is a highly safe battery separator, in particular a separator for a lithium ion secondary battery, which reduces internal resistance, achieves good ionic conductivity, prevents passing of electrode active materials, and also prevents electrical short circuit by controlling deposition of lithium metal (dendrite). Also disclosed is a means for stably producing the battery separator with high productivity. Specifically disclosed are: a battery separator which is composed of a porous polyolefin sheet that is formed from a group of polyolefin nanofilaments that have an average filament diameter of less than 1 ?m and a filament size distribution of 0.2 or less; and a means for producing the battery separator.

Abstract: To provide skin external preparations which are stable and are superior in a skin-tension feeling effect or skin-elasticity feeling effect after application therewith to the skin. Also to provide skin external preparations which are excellent in adhesiveness to the skin and have a non-sticky feeling, in addition to the above described stability and the skin-tension feeling effect. A skin external preparation comprising a finely dispersed wax composition in which the wax is finely dispersed in a solid or semisolid form in an aqueous dispersion medium, which preparation is characterized in that the above finely dispersed wax composition contains a wax being solid or semisolid at ordinary temperature, a nonionic surfactant, an aqueous dispersion medium, and an ionic water-soluble thickener, optionally further contains silicone oil and/or fluorinated oil which is liquid at ordinary temperature, and the mass ratio of the nonionic surfactant to the wax being 1.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic component manufacturing method including a step of embedding a metal film. An embodiment of the present invention includes a first step of depositing a barrier layer containing titanium nitride on an object to be processed on which a concave part is formed and a second step of filling a low-melting-point metal directly on the barrier layer under a temperature condition allowing the low-melting-point metal to flow, by a PCM sputtering method while forming a magnetic field by a magnet unit including plural magnets which are arranged at grid points of a polygonal grid so as to have different polarities between the neighboring magnets.

Abstract: A tungsten cathode material to be used for TIG welding, plasma spraying, plasma cutting, electro-discharge machining, discharge lamps, and the like is improved; use of the radioactive element thorium is reduced; and a long life and a high performance are realized. In a tungsten cathode material, oxide particles containing an oxide or oxides of at least one selected from the group consisting of Sm, Nd, Gd, and La in a total amount of 50 vol % or more are dispersed, the oxide particles having an average particle diameter d satisfying the relationship 0<d?2.5 ?m. Given a volume fraction f (vol %) of the total amount of the oxide particles in the tungsten cathode material, 0.083?f/I holds when a current I(A) such that 0<I?40 A is applied to an electrode being made of the tungsten cathode material.

Abstract: The objective of this invention is to provide an oil-based cleansing composition which retains high performance capability for cleansing, is free from the occurrence of cloudiness in the appearance and does not cause the reduction of the performance capability for massaging, even when water is interfused therein, and further is reduced in the irritation to an eye and is of good safety. An oil-based cleansing composition of this invention is characterized in that comprising (A) a nonionic surfactant having a HLB of 6 to 14, and (B) an oil component, and said oil-based cleansing composition satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2): (1) the amount of water in the composition is less than 5% by mass, and (2) a micellar aqueous solution phase or a bicontinuous microemulsion phase is formed when said oil-based cleansing composition and water are mixed in the ratio of 4:6.

Abstract: To provide skin external preparations characterized in that the initial permeation rate of oil-soluble drugs (e.g. retinol and tocopherol acetate) is controlled to achieve their sustained release to thereby reduce skin irritation and that they also possess a fresh feel while featuring high degrees of safety and stability. A skin external preparation which comprises a finely dispersed, oil-soluble drug containing wax composition, the composition containing a solid or semisolid wax, a nonionic surfactant, an aqueous dispersion medium, and an oil-soluble drug, the mass ratio of the nonionic surfactant to the wax being 1.0 or more, and the wax, with the oil-soluble drug contained therein, being finely dispersed in solid or semisolid form in the aqueous dispersion medium.

Abstract: To provide a nonaqueous electrolyte that makes it possible to lengthen the life of a lithium ion cell even when subjected to repeated charge/discharge cycles when used in a lithium ion cell. A nonaqueous electrolyte is prepared by combining a lithium salt shown by the above formula (1), at least one first additive among compounds shown by the above formula (2), and at least one second additive among compounds shown by the above formula (3).

Abstract: An oil pump includes a pump cover covering a recess in a side face of a pump body to form a gear compartment therebetween. A drive gear and a rotatably driven gear are meshed and mounted in the gear compartment. Working spaces R are formed by the engagement of the meshed gear teeth. Discharge ports are formed in both the pump body and the pump cover in communication with the gear compartment. A notch is formed in the pump body at the bottom of the gear compartment and extends from the front end of the discharge port in the pump body to the rear end of a discharge area for the working spaces. Another notch is formed in the inner side face of the pump cover, and extends from the front end of the discharge port in the cover to the rear end of the discharge area.

Abstract: An oil pump includes a pump cover covering a recess in a side face of a pump body to form a gear compartment therebetween. A drive gear and a rotatably driven gear are meshed and mounted in the gear compartment. Working spaces R are formed by the engagement of the meshed gear teeth. Discharge ports are formed in both the pump body and the pump cover in communication with the gear compartment. A notch is formed in the pump body at the bottom of the gear compartment and extends from the front end of the discharge port in the pump body to the rear end of a discharge area for the working spaces. Another notch is formed in the inner side face of the pump cover, and extends from the front end of the discharge port in the cover to the rear end of the discharge area.

Abstract: The object is to produce a polysaccharide and/or a monosaccharide efficiently by hydrolyzing a different polysaccharide efficiently. The hydrolysis of a polysaccharide is an important means for producing a monosaccharide that can be used as a starting material for the production of ethanol, the solubilization of a water-insoluble polysaccharide, and the production of a useful water-soluble low-polymeric saccharide or the like. For achieving the object, a polysaccharide to be hydrolyzed is reacted with water in the presence of a carbonaceous material having sulfonic acid group therein to cause the hydrolysis of the polysaccharide to be hydrolyzed, thereby producing a other polysaccharide and/or a monosaccharide.

Abstract: The objective of this invention is to provide an oil-based cleansing composition which retains high performance capability for cleansing, is free from the occurrence of cloudiness in the appearance and does not cause the reduction of the performance capability for massaging, even when water is interfused therein, and further is reduced in the irritation to an eye and is of good safety. An oil-based cleansing composition of this invention is characterized in that comprising (A) a nonionic surfactant having a HLB of 6 to 14, and (B) an oil component, and said oil-based cleansing composition satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2): (1) the amount of water in the composition is less than 5% by mass, and (2) a micellar aqueous solution phase or a bicontinuous microemulsion phase is formed when said oil-based cleansing composition and water are mixed in the ratio of 4:6.

Abstract: A hydraulic power transmission is provided with a frictional engagement element as a lock-up clutch between a hydraulic power transmission chamber, housing a pump impeller and a turbine runner, and a servo oil chamber of the lock-up clutch. A lock-up oil passage that supplies lock-up hydraulic pressure to the servo oil chamber is connected to a hydraulic pressure supply circuit that is used in common with a circulation oil passage that supplies hydraulic pressure for circulation to the hydraulic power transmission chamber. An orifice is disposed in the circulation oil passage. It is thus possible to perform lock-up with different supply pressures. A common oil supply for the lock-up oil passage and the circulation oil passage is provided, for example, by disposing a converting circuit that adapts an oil passage connection to hydraulic transmissions with different types of lock-up clutches.

Abstract: A packet processing device has a search engine module including an associative memory for transferring a packet on the basis of an entry mapping to route information, a first processor taking charge of a pre-search process before a process of the packet to the search engine module, and a second processor taking charge of a post-search process for executing a process of routing the packet on the basis of a search result of the search engine module. In this architecture, the packet processing device further has a table used for transferring and receiving information between the first processor in charge of the pre-search process and the second processor in charge of the post-search processor, and identifying information in a specified field of the table is transferred through the search engine module as a transparent medium.

Abstract: A URAT1 activity inhibitor containing a nitrogen-containing fused ring compound represented by the following formula [1]: wherein each symbol is as defined in the description. The present invention is useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of pathology showing involvement of uric acid, such as hyperuricemia, gouty tophus, acute gouty arthritis, chronic gouty arthritis, gouty kidney, urolithiasis, renal function disorder, coronary artery disease, ischemic heart disease and the like.

Abstract: A battery can having an opening, with a cylindrical side wall and a bottom, is formed from a steel plate having a carbon content of 0.004% by weight or less. The battery can has necessary and sufficient corrosion resistance and can be manufactured at low costs.

Abstract: A hydraulic power transmission is provided with a frictional engagement element as a lock-up clutch between a hydraulic power transmission chamber, housing a pump impeller and a turbine runner, and a servo oil chamber of the lock-up clutch. A lock-up oil passage that supplies lock-up hydraulic pressure to the servo oil chamber is connected to a hydraulic pressure supply circuit that is used in common with a circulation oil passage that supplies hydraulic pressure for circulation to the hydraulic power transmission chamber. An orifice is disposed in the circulation oil passage. It is thus possible to perform lock-up with different supply pressures. A common oil supply for the lock-up oil passage and the circulation oil passage is provided, for example, by disposing a converting circuit that adapts an oil passage connection to hydraulic transmissions with different types of lock-up clutches.

Abstract: An oil film is formed between side faces of a pump gear and side faces of a pump casing to thereby reduce wear and reduce sliding resistance. To form the oil film predetermined numbers of recesses are provided in both side faces of a drive gear and in both side faces of a driven gear of the gear pump. The recesses serve to hold oil. The oil held in the recesses oozes out to between the opposing and contacting side faces to thereby form the oil films therebetween.