Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor chip including a first circuit, a second circuit, a first interconnect connected to the first circuit, a second interconnect connected to the second circuit, and a third interconnect connecting the first interconnect and the second interconnect.

Abstract: The acoustic wave processing device includes a phasing addition unit which performs phasing addition on respective pieces of first element data with different elements as a reference to generate a plurality of pieces of first reception data, a reception data storage unit which stores first reception data, a reception data generation unit which superimposes two or more pieces of first reception data to generate second reception data, and a processing condition setting unit which sets the number of times of superimposition of first reception data. In a cine-reproduction mode, the reception data generation unit superimposes the set number of pieces of first reception data to generate second reception data.

Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting element includes a substrate and a semiconductor stack portion provided on the substrate and having at least a first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, and a second-conductivity-type semiconductor layer. The substrate has a property to allow transmission of light from the light-emitting layer, and has a hexahedral shape including a first surface on which a semiconductor stack portion is provided, a second surface located opposite to the first surface, a pair of third surfaces orthogonal to the first surface and the second surface, and a pair of fourth surfaces orthogonal to the first surface and the second surface and different from the pair of third surfaces.

Abstract: A washing treatment apparatus and a washing treatment method are provided. A washing treatment apparatus washes in a washing container an object to be washed including a tubular portion, and a main body portion to which one end portion of the tubular portion is connected. The washing treatment apparatus includes a washing solution supply unit which pressurizes and supplies a washing solution to the washing container, a penetration hole portion which is provided on the washing container and includes a penetration hole into which the tubular portion can be inserted, an outlet hole portion which is provided on the washing container and includes an outlet hole through which the washing solution supplied into the washing container flows out to adjust pressure of the washing solution in the washing container to predetermined pressure.

Abstract: An endoscopic diagnosis system includes a first narrowband light source for emitting first narrowband light having a given wavelength range, a second narrowband light source for emitting second narrowband light having a wavelength range different from that of the first narrowband light, a first image sensor for receiving reflected light of the first narrowband light illuminating a subject from the subject to acquire a narrowband light image in a narrowband light observation mode, a second image sensor for receiving first autofluorescence emitted from the subject as the first narrowband light illuminates the subject to acquire a first autofluorescence image in a first autofluorescence observation mode and receiving second autofluorescence emitted from the subject as the second narrowband light illuminates the subject to acquire a second autofluorescence image in a second autofluorescence observation mode.

Abstract: A cleaning device (100) according to the present invention is constituted by including in a cleaning nozzle member (21) provided inside a cleaning tank (2): a large pipe diameter part (211) that supplies a cleaning fluid (31) pressure-fed from a retention tank (3); a small pipe diameter part (212) that increases the speed of a flow rate for the cleaning fluid (31) flowing in the large pipe diameter part; a conical pipe diameter part (213) that generates a fluid that includes minute bubbles by cavitation; and a guide pipe diameter part (214) for accommodating an object (5) to be cleaned. The cleaning fluid (31) is ejected to the entirety of the object (5).

Abstract: An optical fiber is provided which has good laser beam condensation efficiency and is highly resilient, and a shockwave generating device employing same. An optical fiber is employed in an underwater shockwave generating device which projects a laser beam underwater and generates an underwater shockwave. The optical fiber includes a main body part, and a laser convergence part that is disposed upon a leading end thereof. The laser convergence part is configured so as to exhibit an approximately frustum shape wherein the diameter of the leading end is narrower than the diameter of the base end, and such that an interior angle with respect to a radial direction of a lateral face of an axial cross-section gradually decreases toward the front thereof.

Abstract: The endoscopic diagnosis system comprises an image sensor that receives reflected light from a subject illuminated with white light and first narrowband light to acquire a narrowband light image for blood vessel observation in a narrowband light observation mode, and receives reflected light from the subject illuminated with second narrowband light to acquire a narrowband light image for oxygen saturation level observation in an oxygen saturation level observation mode; a controller that controls such that the narrowband light images for blood vessel observation and oxygen saturation level observation are acquired alternately; an image processor that generates an oxygen saturation level image based on the narrowband light images for blood vessel observation and oxygen saturation level observation; and a display unit that simultaneously displays the narrowband light image for blood vessel observation and the oxygen saturation level image.

Abstract: A ceramic package includes a package main body which is formed of a ceramic material, which has a front surface and a back surface having a rectangular shape in plan view, and which has a cavity opening toward the front surface; a first metalized layer which has a frame shape in plan view and is formed on the front surface; and a second metalized layer which is formed on the front surface of the first metalized layer so as to assume a frame shape, and which has a width smaller than the width of the first metalized layer, wherein the width of the second metalized layer at each corner portion of the front surface in plan view is smaller than the width of the second metalized layer in a region other than the corner portion in plan view.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic device includes: a probe including a plurality of elements that are arranged; a transmission unit that transmits an ultrasonic beam by performing transmission focusing in a first direction from the plurality of elements of the probe; a reception unit that generates element data by processing reception signals output from the plurality of elements of the probe that has received an ultrasonic echo generated by the ultrasonic beam transmitted from the transmission unit; an element data processing unit that generates reflection component removal data by removing a reflection component generated from the first direction from the element data; an image generation unit that generates an ultrasonic image by performing reception focusing for the element data; and a control unit that controls the image generation unit to generate an image signal along a second direction different from the first direction by performing reception focusing in the second direction for the reflection component remov

Abstract: A storage system according to the present invention includes: a data storage controlling part that stores data into a storage device and, when storing other data of the same data content as the data, refers to the already stored data as the other data; and a defragmentation processing part that moves and stores storage target data stored in an area set as a defragmentation range within a predetermined region of the storage device, into another region of the storage device. The data storage controlling part stores reference frequency that is frequency of referring to data as other storage target data. The defragmentation processing part, depending on the reference frequency of the data, stores the data into an area to become a defragmentation range later within another region of the storage device.

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide a balancer that can correct dynamic imbalance in rotatable bodies such as machine tools. The correction for low-speed rotation is possible to the same extent as that for high-speed rotation. [Solution to Problem] The balancer, attachable via its attaching portion to a rotatable body, and rotatable together therewith about its rotation axis, includes: weights of same mass and shape; and a weight holder with storage chambers for housing the weights, respectively, such that the weights can oscillate in arbitrary directions. The weight is shaped similar to and smaller than the chamber. The chamber is a cylindrical space extending alongside its central axis; and has concave curved ends perpendicular to the central axis.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, a signal processing method, and a recording medium capable of appropriately superimposing data and obtaining high quality images when correcting data by superimposing a plurality of data. A transmission frequency of an ultrasonic beam is set according to a processing condition in a data processor, and second element data is generated using a plurality of first element data obtained by transmitting the ultrasonic beam at the transmission frequency.

Abstract: A fluid ejection device includes a fluid chamber configured to store fluid, a nozzle configured to eject the fluid stored in the fluid chamber, a fluid supply channel connected to the fluid chamber and configured to supply the fluid to the fluid chamber, an air bubbles generating member configured to generate air bubbles in the fluid chamber, and a partitioning wall portion configured to separate the fluid chamber and the fluid supply channel, support the air bubbles generating member. The partitioning wall portion include at least one hole, communicating the fluid chamber and the fluid supply channel. The hole is configured to inhibit backflow during ejection of a jet pulse.

Abstract: Provided is a microorganism detection method which is highly versatile and applicable to both the test for the detection of specified microorganisms and the microbial enumeration test under the same test conditions for Kampo extract preparations and crude drugs containing a variety of antimicrobial substances, is able to effectively reduce the influence of antimicrobial substances in a test sample, and may detect target microorganisms with high precision. This method is a microorganism detection method in a test sample having antimicrobial activity, including a step of preparing a sample liquid containing a test sample having antimicrobial activity and a step of culturing a target microorganism in a culture medium, the method including allowing a (meth) acrylic acid ester-based synthetic adsorbent to act on the sample liquid and/or the culture medium.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, a signal processing method, and a recording medium which are capable of eliminating a ghost signal with a small number of data when correcting element data by superimposing a plurality of element data, obtaining a high quality ultrasound image while preventing a decrease in the frame rate, and reducing the capacity of a memory. Information on a transmission frequency of an ultrasonic beam is acquired, and second element data is generated using a plurality of first element data on the basis of the acquired information on a transmission frequency.

Abstract: Provided is a shock wave focusing device for a shock wave ablation system for coagulating and necrosing cardiac muscle tissue that becomes a cause of arrhythmia. A shock wave generation apparatus (10) comprises: a shock wave focusing device (11) which has a concave surface (11a); an optical fiber (12) which is inserted into the shock wave focusing device (11); a tubular catheter (13) which guides the optical fiber; an enclosure (14) which constitutes a space to be filled with liquid at the tip of the optical fiber (12); and the liquid (L) which is filled into the enclosure (14). The shock wave focusing device (11) is configured from a ring-shaped coupling part (16) provided with a central hole (11b), and 16 blade parts (17) curved outward from the edge of the coupling part (16) toward the front and provided elastically to the edge of the coupling part (16), and can be folded by rotating the blade parts (17) with respect to the coupling part (16).

Abstract: There is provided a microbial culture medium and a microbial culture method for adequately growing a target bacterium contained in an antibacterial test sample. The microbial culture medium for growing a target bacterium contained in an antibacterial test sample is composed of a basal medium for microbial culture, and acid clay or activated clay contained in the basal medium. The microbial culture method for growing a target bacterium contained in an antibacterial test sample using a microbial culture medium includes adding acid clay or activated clay to a solution of the test sample. It is preferred that the acid clay or activated clay be combined with activated carbon.

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide a balancer that can correct dynamic imbalance in rotatable bodies such as machine tools. The correction for low-speed rotation is possible to the same extent as that for high-speed rotation. [Solution to Problem] The balancer, attachable via its attaching portion to a rotatable body, and rotatable together therewith about its rotation axis, includes: weights of same mass and shape; and a weight holder with storage chambers for housing the weights, respectively, such that the weights can oscillate in arbitrary directions. The weight is shaped similar to and smaller than the chamber. The chamber is a cylindrical space extending alongside its central axis; and has concave curved ends perpendicular to the central axis.