Abstract: An image and sound synchronizing reproduction apparatus includes a reference time calculation circuit for calculating a reference time in response to a data amount of decoded sound data, a delay detecting circuit calculating number of image frames to be processed practically in the decoding process in response to the reference time and comparing the number of image frames with number of frames practically processed in the decoding process, for detecting a delay of image decoding process, a frame-removing control circuit for performing a discriminating process of frames to be omitted the decoding process in response to the number of delay frames detected by the delay detecting circuit, and an image data input control circuit for performing an omission to read compressed image data corresponding to the frames discriminated by the frame-removing control circuit, controlling finely the image and sound synchronizing reproduction regardless of the structure of compressing coded data.

Abstract: A printer including a light emitting body for emitting light along a main scanning direction. A photosensitive surface of a photosensitive body is sensitized by the light emitted from the light emitting body. The photosensitive surface is moved relative to the light emitting body at a predetermined distance along a sub scanning direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction. While the photosensitive surface is moved at the predetermined distance along the sub scanning direction, the light emitting body emits the lights at a predetermined period. The predetermined period is determined to be a time required for moving the photosensitive surface at a dimension of the light emitting body along the sub scanning direction.

Abstract: Full color images are formed by electrophotography which utilizes a rotary member having an endless photosensitive surface which has a plurality of different band regions divided in a direction perpendicular to a rotational direction of the rotary member. The photosensitive surface is electrostatically charged, and the plural band regions are simultaneously irradiated each with light of a different color to electrostatically form a different latent image in each of the band regions. Then, the latent images of the respective band regions are developed to provide a set of differently colored images which are transcribed onto a recording medium. After the set of differently colored images is transcribed onto the recording medium, the recording medium is indexed in a direction perpendicular to the rotational direction of the rotary member.

Abstract: In a serial type printing apparatus which forms an image with a given dot pitch (P.sub.D) in the sheet feed direction, a print head is provided which includes a plurality (n) of dot marking parts arranged with an arrangement pitch (P.sub.N =M.sub.N P.sub.D) that is the dot pitch multiplied by an integer number (m.sub.N). After termination of one print scanning step by the print head, a sheet is fed with sheet feed pitches (P.sub.F1, P.sub.F2) that are larger than the arrangement pitch P.sub.N but smaller than a width ((n-1)P.sub.N) across which the plurality of dot marking parts are arranged, thus width also being the dot pitch multiplied by an integer number. According to such a printing method, the sheet feed can be equalized to suppress banding appearing as a seam extending in the scanning direction at the boundary between the adjacent printed areas due to the precision of a sheet feed mechanism.

Abstract: A narrow dummy pattern made of aluminum is formed between an identification area of a semiconductor chip and a dicing line to prevent film peeling in a dicing operation from reaching the identification area.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device comprises a first external reference voltage pin and a second external reference voltage pin. External reference voltages are applied to these pins to provide the supply voltage of a D/A converter and the output of the D/A converter is fed into a gate of a driving MOSFET via an inverting circuit and a logic gate. In one embodiment, resistors in a first resistor group have one end connected to first external reference voltage pins and resistors in a second resistor group have one end connected to second external reference voltage pins. The other ends of the first and second resistor groups are connected in common and the potential at the common connection point is applied via an inverting circuit and a gate circuit to a gate of a MOSFET.

Abstract: A plurality of semiconductor chips are formed on a wafer. By forming a dummy pattern of a linear shape on an insulating film formed on a semiconductor chip along dicing lines provided for separating the plurality of semiconductor chips into the individual semiconductor chips, when the separation of the semiconductor chips is performed along the dicing lines, an advancing of a film peeling to a recognition mark for bonding within the dummy pattern or elements is prevented to reduce both a recognition error of information at the time of bonding of the semiconductor chip and the number of defective elements.