Abstract: A semiconductor storage device of an embodiment includes a memory block, a resistance measurement circuit, and a control circuit. The memory block includes first to third control signal lines connected to gates of a first select gate transistor, a plurality of memory cell transistors, and a second select gate transistor. The resistance measurement circuit measures resistance of at least one control signal line among the first to third control signal lines. The control circuit performs erase, program, and read of data at the plurality of memory cell transistors included in the memory block. The control circuit determines, based on a measurement result of the resistance measurement by the resistance measurement circuit, whether to set a fail status to a result of erase verify that verifies the erase.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a belt for a continuously variable transmission (CVT) in which multiple V blocks of a plurality of types having different thicknesses are attached to an endless body. The method includes forming a plurality of V block groups respectively having a different ratio of different types of V blocks; and forming a series of V blocks by attaching a plurality of V blocks to the endless belt to provide said plurality of V block groups. The V block groups have different ratios of the plurality of types of V blocks to provide a belt whose noise level is low and dispersed.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a belt for a continuously variable transmission (CVT) in which multiple V blocks of a plurality of types having different thicknesses are attached to an endless body. The method includes forming a plurality of V block groups respectively having a different ratio of different types of V blocks; and forming a series of V blocks by attaching a plurality of V blocks to the endless belt to provide said plurality of V block groups. The V block groups have different ratios of the plurality of types of V blocks to provide a belt whose noise level is low and dispersed.

Abstract: A belt for a continuously variable transmission (CVT) including an endless body and a plurality of V blocks attached to the endless body. The V blocks include a plurality of types of blocks having different thicknesses and are divided into a plurality of V block groups. The V block groups have different ratios of the plurality of types of V blocks, to provide a belt whose noise level is low and dispersed.

Abstract: Copyright protection is ensured in personal computers when reproducing and outputting audio files or media data representing audio data and/or picture data. An application program is used to read copyright information that is attached to the media data and to write it into a registry. Upon receipt of a play request that is made by the user operating the personal computer, a device driver is activated to read the copyright information from the registry. The read copyright information is compared with a default value representing the prescribed criterion in copyright protection, so that the device driver automatically attaches the default value or the read copyright information, which is equal to or above the default value, to the output data that are output from the personal computer reproducing the media data.