Abstract: A data processing unit required for the data processing is started and a data processing unit not required for the data processing is stopped to change a part of the data processing settings or to add a new data processing setting without stopping the multi-stage data processing, and when the multi-stage data processing is executed, a rear-stage data processing unit reads the tag assigned in a front-stage data processing unit to discriminate the data processing unit that executes the data processing.

Abstract: There are provided a heat exchanger having a flat tube and a fin bonded together, without causing melting of a coating material covering the fin, and a method of manufacturing thereof. A heat exchanger includes: a flat tube having a flat cross-sectional shape and covered with an anticorrosive layer; and a fin bonded to the flat tube with a bonding agent on a first surface of the anticorrosive layer interposed therebetween, and covered with a coating material, the first surface of the anticorrosive layer having been roughened, and the bonding agent being fixed to the roughened first surface.

Abstract: An active material includes lithium, silicon, oxygen, a first element, a second element, and a third element as constituent elements. The first element includes boron, phosphorus, or both. The second element includes at least one of an alkali metal element, a transition element, or a typical element. The alkali metal element excludes lithium. The typical element excludes lithium, silicon, oxygen, boron, phosphorus, the alkali metal element, and an alkaline earth metal element. The third element includes the alkaline earth metal element.

Abstract: A frontend circuit includes a wide-band filter, a transmit filter, and switches. The wide-band filter passes both the receive frequency band of a first communication frequency band and that of a second communication frequency band which is close to or overlaps that of the first communication frequency band. The transmit filter passes the transmit frequency band of the first or second communication frequency band. The switches are capable of simultaneously bringing, into conduction, at least two of multiple filters including the wide-band filter and the transmit filter. In carrier aggregation using the receive frequency bands of the first and second communication frequency bands, the switches simultaneously bring the wide-band filter and the transmit filter into conduction. Thus, in carrier aggregation using signals of multiple communication frequencies simultaneously in communication, attenuation of signals due to signal leakage in two receive frequency bands, which are close to each other, is suppressed.

Abstract: An input-display device includes a display panel, sensor electrodes, and a display driver. The display panel includes source lines. The sensor electrodes are capacitively coupled to the source lines. The display driver is configured to receive image data. The display driver is further configured to process the image data in response to a detection of a horizontal stripe pattern in an image corresponding to the image data. The display driver is further configured to drive the source lines based at least in part on the processed image data.

Abstract: In a hot-rolled steel sheet, a microstructure contains, in area ratio, at a location at ¼ a sheet thickness, a total amount of 90% or more of one or more of martensite and tempered martensite and a total amount of 10% or less of one or more of ferrite, bainite, and pearlite, at a location of 200 ?m from the surface, a total amount of 70% or more and less than 90% of one or more of martensite and tempered martensite and a total amount of more than 10% and 30% or less of one or more of ferrite, bainite, and pearlite.

Abstract: A negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material. A negative electrode active material includes: lithium; a first element consisting of silicon or tin; and a second element consisting of oxygen or fluorine, in which the negative electrode active material contains substantially no compound phase of the first element and the lithium, and contains an amorphous phase containing the first element and the second element, and an ionic bond is formed between the lithium and the second element.

Abstract: In general, in one aspect, one or more embodiments relate to an input device that includes a proximity sensing panel including sensor electrodes, and a proximity sensing circuit. The proximity sensing circuit is configured to determine that an image refresh rate to an equal or lower frequency than a beacon signal rate. The input-display device is configured to align transmitting a beacon signal on proximity sensing panel to during non-refresh period of a display or perform an additional image refresh frame on the display panel immediately before a next Vsync signal and a corresponding non-refresh period.

Abstract: An input-display device includes a display panel, sensor electrodes, and a display driver. The display panel includes source lines. The sensor electrodes are capacitively coupled to the source lines. The display driver is configured to receive image data. The display driver is further configured to process the image data in response to a detection of a horizontal stripe pattern in an image corresponding to the image data. The display driver is further configured to drive the source lines based at least in part on the processed image data.

Abstract: A display driver includes a driver circuit and a sensing controller. The driver circuit is configured to drive a display panel according to display information. The display panel defines a sensing region. The sensing controller interface circuit is configured to transmit an output vertical sync signal to a proximity sensing controller. The proximity sensing controller is configured to generate positional information of an input object based at least in part on a resulting signal received from a sensor electrode disposed in the sensing region. The output vertical sync signal comprises encoding the display information in the output vertical sync signal.

Abstract: An appearance inspection system is equipped with illumination devices that irradiate light, and retaining tools that retain an object to be inspected. Light receiving devices are disposed at locations (irradiated locations) which are on the retaining tools and are irradiated with the light emitted by the illumination devices. A determination unit of the appearance inspection system determines that an “inspection condition is not satisfied” when a measured value of a luminance measured with the light receiving devices is less than or equal to a preset reference value. Grayscale charts may be provided instead of the light receiving devices.

Abstract: A frontend circuit includes a wide-band filter, a transmit filter, and switches. The wide-band filter passes both the receive frequency band of a first communication frequency band and that of a second communication frequency band which is close to or overlaps that of the first communication frequency band. The transmit filter passes the transmit frequency band of the first or second communication frequency band. The switches are capable of simultaneously bringing, into conduction, at least two of multiple filters including the wide-band filter and the transmit filter. In carrier aggregation using the receive frequency bands of the first and second communication frequency bands, the switches simultaneously bring the wide-band filter and the transmit filter into conduction. Thus, in carrier aggregation using signals of multiple communication frequencies simultaneously in communication, attenuation of signals due to signal leakage in two receive frequency bands, which are close to each other, is suppressed.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a plurality of scan lines and signal lines on one of a pair of substrates arranged to be opposed to each other with a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween, the scan lines and signal lines extending in different directions; and an orientation film, pixel electrode, insulating layer and common electrode, the orientation film being rubbed in a rubbing direction having a given inclination with respect to a pixel arrangement direction. The pixel electrode is partitioned by the scan lines and signal lines and has subpixels made up of first and second regions. The first region has a plurality of slit-shaped openings having a given inclination in a first direction with respect to the rubbing direction. The second region has a plurality of slit-shaped openings having a given inclination in a second direction with respect to the rubbing direction.

Abstract: A method for the dry removal of a material on a microelectronic workpiece is described. The method includes receiving a substrate having a working surface exposing a metal layer and having at least one other material exposed or underneath the metal layer; and differentially etching the metal layer relative to the other material by exposing the substrate to a controlled gas-phase environment containing an anhydrous halogen compound.

Abstract: There is provided a consumable supply method for supplying a refill consumable stored in a refill consumable container to a consumable container installable in an equipment body. The consumable supply method includes removing a refill information storage device storing information on the refill consumable from the refill consumable container; removing an information storage device storing information on a consumable contained in the consumable container, the information being for exchange with the equipment body, from the consumable container; and attaching the refill information storage device removed from the refill consumable container as an information storage device to the consumable container in place of the information storage device removed from the consumable container.

Abstract: A vehicle communication system includes a gateway device. The gateway device is configured to receive electric power from a battery of a vehicle, relay communication among multiple communication lines coupled to respective electronic control units, perform, when receiving a signal through any of the communication lines, a sleep wake-up operation by transmitting a wake-up request signal to switch one or more of the electronic control units to be woken up from a sleep mode to a wake-up mode, and refrain from transmitting the wake-up request signal in a case where the gateway device determines in view of electric power consumption of the battery that transmission of the wake-up request signal is unacceptable.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material, and an electrolytic solution. The negative electrode active material includes a lithium-silicon-containing oxide that includes lithium and silicon as constituent elements and includes magnesium present on a surface layer of the lithium-silicon-containing oxide. The lithium-silicon-containing oxide includes a phase including silicon and a phase including at least one kind of lithium silicate represented by Formula (1). A range in which magnesium is present is within a range of greater than or equal to 10 nm and less than or equal to 3000 nm from a surface of the lithium-silicon-containing oxide in a depth direction. Magnesium forms at least one kind of magnesium silicate represented by Formula (2). A ratio of a number of moles of magnesium to a number of moles of lithium is greater than or equal to 0.

Abstract: To realize a laser irradiation apparatus by using which accuracy in processing a substrate can be improved. A laser irradiation apparatus according to an embodiment includes a laser irradiation unit configured to apply laser light to a substrate, a base part, and a conveyance stage configured to convey the substrate. The conveyance stage includes a stage configured to be movable over the base part, a base flange fixed over the stage, a substrate stage fixed to an upper end part of the base flange and configured so that the substrate is placed thereover, and a pusher pin for supporting the substrate, the pusher pin being configured to penetrate the substrate stage and to be movable up and down.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a non-transitory computer-readable medium, and a system. In one example, the information processing apparatus is a camera. The camera includes a memory, communication circuitry, and control circuitry. The memory is configured to store a first set of backup camera settings. The communication circuitry is configured to communicate with a server, the server configured to store a second set of backup camera settings. The control circuitry is configured to perform a start-up process when the camera is turned ON, the start-up process includes comparing the first set of backup camera settings to the second set of backup camera settings to determine whether the first set of backup camera settings is newer than the second set of backup camera settings.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a plurality of scan lines and signal lines on one of a pair of substrates arranged to be opposed to each other with a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween, the scan lines and signal lines extending in different directions; and an orientation film, pixel electrode, insulating layer and common electrode, the orientation film being rubbed in a rubbing direction having a given inclination with respect to a pixel arrangement direction. The pixel electrode is partitioned by the scan lines and signal lines and has subpixels made up of first and second regions. The first region has a plurality of slit-shaped openings having a given inclination in a first direction with respect to the rubbing direction. The second region has a plurality of slit-shaped openings having a given inclination in a second direction with respect to the rubbing direction.