Abstract: A variable capacitance circuit includes a capacitor array having a first capacitor in which a plurality of MIM capacitors are coupled in parallel and a second capacitor in which a plurality of MIM capacitors are coupled in series, and a switch array having a first switch and a second switch. A shape pattern of at least one of a first electrode of the first capacitor, a first ground shield, a second electrode of the second capacitor, and a second ground shield is set so that a first capacitance difference per 1 LSB between first capacitance values of the first capacitor when the first switch is turned on and off and a second capacitance difference per 1 LSB between second capacitance values of the second capacitor when the second switch is turned on and off are close to each other.

Abstract: In an electrical connection device in which an adhesive layer is disposed on a flexible base and a conductor pattern is provided on the adhesive layer, an elastomer pattern obtained by curing an ink containing an elastomer composition is formed on the adhesive layer, the conductor pattern obtained by curing an ink containing a conductive particle is formed on the elastomer pattern, and a longitudinal elastic modulus of the elastomer pattern is set to be larger than a longitudinal elastic modulus of the adhesive layer.

Abstract: An atomic interferometer includes: an optical system including an optical modulating device that includes: an optical fiber for a first laser beam to propagate therein; and a frequency shifter connected to the optical fiber and configured to shift the frequency of the first laser beam, the optical system being configured to generate a moving standing light wave from counter-propagation of the first laser beam from the optical modulating device and a second laser beam; and an interference system for making an atomic beam interact with three or more moving standing light waves including the moving standing light wave.

Abstract: A tire is formed by disposing a cylindrical band member on a forming drum and outer circumferential sides of side portions disposed on both sides of the forming drum in a drum axial direction; expanding in diameter the forming drum and moving the side portions closer together in the drum axial direction; making step portions formed in the band member conform to side surfaces of the forming drum; moving bead members toward the step portions and compression-bonding the bead members to the band member on the side surfaces of the forming drum; and using a turn-up mechanism to wrap the bead members by turning up both end portions of the band member in the drum axial direction to form an intermediate green tire.

Abstract: To obtain a paper container, which allows an upper end portion of a body panel to be reliably dented at the time of unsealing of the paper container so as to be easily unsealed, on the body panel (7), a first auxiliary folding line (43) having a downwardly curved shape is formed to have end portions (41, 42) arranged so as to connect the reference points (40) to each other, or connect together positions that are near the reference points (40) on the body vertical folding lines (3, 4) or positions that are away from the body vertical folding lines (3, 4) and below the reference points (40) in a height direction of each of the body vertical folding lines.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst apparatus has a honeycomb base material and a catalyst noble metal supported by the honeycomb base material, wherein: the honeycomb base material contains ceria-zirconia composite oxide particles as one of the constituent materials, is of a wall flow type, and includes inlet-side cells and outlet-side cells demarcated by porous partition walls; the catalyst noble metal is supported in inlet-side support regions and outlet-side support regions; each of the inlet-side support regions is formed with a specific length from the exhaust gas flow upstream end; the catalyst noble metal 70% support depth is not greater than 50% of the thickness of the porous partition walls; each of the outlet-side support regions is formed with a specific length from the exhaust gas flow downstream end; and the catalyst noble metal 70% support depth is greater than 50% of the thickness of the porous partition walls.

Abstract: An electrode structure includes: a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged separately from each other; and a plurality of dielectric layers laminated in a first direction with respect to the plurality of pixel electrodes, in which the plurality of dielectric layers includes: a first dielectric layer that spreads over the plurality of pixel electrodes in a direction intersecting with the first direction; and a second dielectric layer that includes dielectric material having a refractive index higher than that of the first dielectric layer, sandwiches the first dielectric layer together with the plurality of pixel electrodes, and has a slit at a position overlapping space between pixel electrodes adjacent when viewed from the first direction.

Abstract: The present invention reduces measurement time. A gyroscope of the present invention includes a planar ion trap part, a microwave irradiation part, a laser irradiation part and a measurement part. The planar ion trap part includes two rf electrodes and two DC electrode rows, and forms ion traps that trap one ion on a substrate, a normal direction of the surface of the planar ion trap part corresponds to a z direction. The rf electrodes are disposed in the x direction on the substrate at a predetermined interval. The DC electrode rows are disposed in the x direction on the substrate so as to sandwich the two rf electrodes. The DC electrode rows each include at least five DC electrodes in the x direction. The trapped ions are spaced so as not to interfere with each other. The microwave irradiation part irradiates the ions with ?/2 microwave pulses.

Abstract: A geoid calculation data is collected easily. A geoid calculation data collection device of the present invention comprises an inertial measurement data acquisition part, a comparison data acquisition part, and a recording part. In the inertial measurement data acquisition part, data related to velocity, position, and attitude angle is acquired as inertially-derived data based on an output of an inertial measurement part having a three-axis gyro and a three-axis accelerometer attached to a moving body. In the comparison data acquisition part, data related to velocity is acquired as comparison data from a source other than the inertial measurement part. In the recording part, inertially-derived data and comparison data are recorded in association with each other. In the inertial measurement part, a bias stability is acquired that allows error arising from plumb line deviation to be distinguished to a predetermined degree.

Abstract: In an electrical connection device in which an adhesive layer is disposed on a flexible base and a conductor pattern is provided on the adhesive layer, an elastomer pattern obtained by curing an ink containing an elastomer composition is formed on the adhesive layer, the conductor pattern obtained by curing an ink containing a conductive particle is formed on the elastomer pattern, and a longitudinal elastic modulus of the elastomer pattern is set to be larger than a longitudinal elastic modulus of the adhesive layer.

Abstract: A module is provided with a structural object and a connection member. The structural object is provided with an electronic device and a resin portion. The electronic device has an electrode. The electronic device is embedded in the resin portion. The electrode is exposed from the resin portion. The connection member is provided with a film-like base member, an adhesive layer 34 provided on the film-like base member and a wiring formed on the adhesive layer at least in part. The connection member is stuck to the structural object. At least a part of the resin portion of the structural object is directly stuck to the adhesive layer of the connection member. The wiring is pressed to the electrode of the electronic device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a solid electrolytic capacitor 1 including capacitor elements 2A to 2C, an anode terminal 4, and a resin package body enclosing at least the capacitor elements, the capacitor elements 2A to 2C each including an anode body 6 having a porous portion as a surface layer, a dielectric layer 7, and a cathode part 8 covering at least part of the dielectric layer 7. The anode body 9 has a cathode forming portion and an anode thin-thickness portion adjacent to the cathode forming portion. The dielectric layer 7 covers at least part of a surface of the porous portion in the cathode forming portion. The porous portion is removed in the anode thin-thickness portion or is thinner in the anode thin-thickness portion than in the cathode forming portion. The anode body is connected to the anode terminal 4 at the anode thin-thickness portion.

Abstract: A conductive bridge memory device includes a memory cell including a first metal layer; a second metal layer; a first insulator layer having a first surface facing the first metal layer and a second surface facing the second metal layer and being a surface opposite to the first surface, and having a through hole penetrating between the first surface and the second surface; and a liquid layer being formed of liquid containing a liquid electrolyte impregnated in the through hole.

Abstract: A circuit device includes an oscillation circuit and a processing circuit that generates capacitance control data. The oscillation circuit includes a variable capacitance circuit whose capacitance value is variably controlled based on the capacitance control data, and an oscillation frequency thereof is controlled based on the capacitance value of the variable capacitance circuit. The variable capacitance circuit includes a capacitor array. The capacitor array includes a plurality of capacitors each having a binary-weighted capacitance value, and a plurality of switches that are on-off controlled based on the capacitance control data. The processing circuit outputs the capacitance control data, which is subjected to dithering, so as to switch the capacitance value of the variable capacitance circuit between a first capacitance value and a second capacitance value in a time division manner.

Abstract: A variable capacitance circuit includes a capacitor array having a first capacitor in which a plurality of MIM capacitors are coupled in parallel and a second capacitor in which a plurality of MIM capacitors are coupled in series, and a switch array having a first switch and a second switch. A shape pattern of at least one of a first electrode of the first capacitor, a first ground shield, a second electrode of the second capacitor, and a second ground shield is set so that a first capacitance difference per 1 LSB between first capacitance values of the first capacitor when the first switch is turned on and off and a second capacitance difference per 1 LSB between second capacitance values of the second capacitor when the second switch is turned on and off are close to each other.

Abstract: In an electrical connection device in which a adhesive layer is disposed on a flexible base and a conductor pattern is provided on the adhesive layer, an elastomer pattern obtained by curing an ink containing an elastomer composition is formed on the adhesive layer, the conductor pattern obtained by curing an ink containing a conductive particle is formed on the elastomer pattern, and a longitudinal elastic modulus of the elastomer pattern is set to be larger than a longitudinal elastic modulus of the adhesive layer.

Abstract: An actuator includes an electric motor, an output shaft and a speed reducer. The speed reducer is configured to transmit rotation, which is outputted from the motor, to the output shaft after reducing a speed of the rotation outputted from the motor. The speed reducer includes an output gear joined to the output shaft and a compound gear. The compound gear includes a large diameter gear, which has a plurality of large gear teeth, and a small diameter gear, which has a plurality of small gear teeth. One of the large diameter gear and the small diameter gear is a metal gear, which is made of a metal member, while another one of the large diameter gear and the small diameter gear is a resin gear, which is made of a resin member, and the resin gear is integrally molded together with the metal gear in one piece.

Abstract: A change in geoid height is measured easily. A geoid measurement method of the present invention executes an inertial measurement data acquiring step, a comparison data acquiring step, a state variable estimating step, and a geoid calculating step. In the inertial measurement data acquiring step, data related to velocity, position, and attitude angle is acquired as inertially-derived data based on the output of an inertial measurement part having a three-axis gyro and a three-axis accelerometer attached to a moving body. In the comparison data acquiring step, data related to velocity is acquired as comparison data from a source other than the inertial measurement part. In the state variable estimating step, state variables including a plumb line deviation are estimated by using the inertially-derived data and the comparison data to apply a Kalman filter in which the plumb line deviation is included in the state variables.

Abstract: A control device controls a plurality of light emitting devices, and includes: a controller that: collects device information from the light emitting devices that are repeatedly turned on and off in a lighting pattern, wherein a turn-on period and a turn-off period are defined within a cycle in the lighting pattern; determines an arrangement order of the light emitting devices based on the device information; calculates a start time at which each of the light emitting devices starts repetition of the lighting pattern using the arrangement order; and transmits lighting information including the start time to each of the light emitting devices and causes each of the light emitting devices to start the repetition of the lighting pattern.

Abstract: An analysis condition adjusting device of a fuel analyzer includes a first NOx computing unit for calculating a reference NOx estimation value using a previously obtained first industrial analysis value of a fuel sample, a second NOx computing unit for calculating a plurality of varied NOx estimation value by varying a value of each of components of the first industrial analysis value, a NOx error computing unit for computing an error as a NOx error between the reference NOx estimation value and each of the varied NOx estimation values, an analysis error tolerance range setting unit for setting an analysis error tolerance range of each of the components based on a value variation amount of each of the components, the value variation amount being defined such that the NOx error is within a tolerance range, and an analysis condition adjusting unit for adjusting an analysis condition of a fuel analyzer.