Abstract: Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, and techniques directed to a glass core within a substrate in a package, with one or more through glass vias (TGV) that are filled with a conductive material to electrically couple a first side of the glass core with a second side of the glass layer opposite the first side. A pad, also of conductive material, is electrically and physically coupled with a first and/or second end of the conductive material of the TGV. A layer of dielectric material is between at least a portion of the pad and the surface of the glass core between the pad and the glass core during manufacturing, handling, and/or operation to facilitate a reduction of stress cracks in the glass core. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: There is provided a technique capable of improving a step coverage performance of a film formed on a substrate. According to one aspect thereof, there is provided a substrate processing method including: (a1) supplying a first process gas such that a transfer velocity of the first process gas toward an edge region of a substrate is faster than the transfer velocity of the first process gas toward a central region of the substrate; (a2) supplying a second process gas such that a transfer velocity of the second process gas toward the central region of the substrate is faster than the transfer velocity of the second process gas toward the edge region of the substrate; and (b) supplying a reactive gas toward the substrate.

Abstract: Provided is a closure device for closing a soft packaging container, the closure device including a holding section configured to hold a soft packaging container, a dispense section configured to dispense contents of the soft packaging container, a closure section configured to close the soft packaging container, and a control section configured to control timing for closing the soft packaging container by the closure section. The control section may include an acquisition section configured to acquire time information related to timing for closing the soft packaging container. Provided is a soft packaging container for accommodating contents, the soft packaging container including a main region for accommodating the contents, and an extension region provided by being extended from the main region.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming portion, a second image forming portion, a belt, a charging voltage applying portion, and a transfer voltage applying portion. With respect to a movement direction of a recording material, the first image forming portion is provided upstream of the second image forming portion. In an image forming operation, a potential difference between a first transfer voltage and a potential at a first transfer portion, which is formed on a first image bearing member and does not form the image, is greater than a potential difference between a second transfer voltage and a potential at a second transfer portion, which is formed on a second image bearing member and does not form an image.

Abstract: An electro-optical system having one or more electro-optical devices integrally formed within a substrate and associated methods are disclosed. An electro-optical system including an electro-optic switch is shown. An electro-optical system including an electro-optic modulator is shown. An electro-optical system including an optical resonator is shown.

Abstract: An electro-optical system having one or more electro-optical devices integrally formed within a substrate and associated methods are disclosed. An electro-optical system including an electro-optic switch is shown. An electro-optical system including an electro-optic modulator is shown. An electro-optical system including an optical resonator is shown.

Abstract: An electro-optical system having one or more electro-optical devices integrally formed within a substrate and associated methods are disclosed. An electro-optical system including an electro-optic switch is shown. An electro-optical system including an electro-optic modulator is shown. An electro-optical system including an optical resonator is shown.

Abstract: A cooking-recipe display system (51) according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes, an information terminal (200) having a display screen and a controller (210), a data management part (110), and a determination part (120). The data management part (110) includes a recipe group master containing a plurality of cooking recipes, each of which contains both a plurality of procedures indicating a way of cooking a dish and a plurality of ingredients of the dish. The determination part (120) determines an allocation display format indicating an arrangement, on the display screen, of the plurality of procedures contained one cooking recipe selected from the plurality of cooking recipes. The controller (210) causes the cooking recipe to be displayed on the display screen in the allocation display format.

Abstract: A pit gate includes a gate body which is inserted between a pool portion storing water and a canal portion connected to the pool portion and is configured to change a flow state of the water, and a seal portion (6) which is accommodated in a groove-shaped accommodation recess formed in the gate body and seals between the pool portion and the gate body. The seal portion (6) includes a low-rigidity portion (10) which is relatively easily deformed by a load according to a water pressure from the pool portion side, and a high-rigidity portion (11) which is provided on the pool portion side of the low-rigidity portion and is not easily deformed relatively by the load.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include carriers and methods of using the carriers to assemble electronic packages. In an embodiment, a carrier for electronic packaging assembly comprises a mold layer with a first surface and a second surface. In an embodiment, a plurality of glass substrates are embedded in the mold layer. In an embodiment, individual ones of the glass substrates comprise a third surface and a fourth surface, where the third surface of the glass substrate is substantially coplanar with the first surface of the mold layer.

Abstract: Provided is a lubricating grease used for lubricating mechanical elements having a reciprocating sliding ball interposed therebetween and maintaining flaking resistance even under a high load in mechanical elements having a reciprocating sliding ball interposed therebetween. The present invention therefore provides a grease composition comprising a base oil (a), a diurea compound (b), an amide compound (c), and a thiophosphorous compound or a thiophosphoric acid ester compound (d), wherein the diurea compound (b) includes a compound represented by Formula (1) R1—NHCONH—R2—NHCONH—R3 (1) wherein R1 and R3 represent an acyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group having from 8 to 20 carbon atoms, and R2 represents a diphenylmethane group.

Abstract: To provide a pouch that allows a displacement of the formation position of a film through portion to be detected. A pouch includes an inner film (70) disposed in a pouch body (20), the inner film (70) including a first fixing portion (71) fixed to a pouch body (20), a second fixing portion (72) fixed to the pouch body (20), an inner placement portion (75) that is disposed in the pouch body (20) without being fixed to the pouch body (20), and a plurality of film through portions (76) penetrating in a film thickness direction, the plurality of film through portions (76) including a first film-through portion (76a) at least partially formed on the first fixing portion (71) and an inner film-through portion (76c) formed on the inner placement portion (75), the first film-through portion (76a) being overlapped on the body film in a bag-making sealing portion (23).

Abstract: A transmission structure of a helicopter according to one aspect is a transmission structure that transmits power from a prime mover to a rotary wing in the helicopter. The transmission structure includes: a housing; an input shaft that transmits the power of the prime mover to a gear arranged in the housing; a bearing supporting the input shaft in the housing such that the input shaft is rotatable, the bearing including an annular inner ring that holds the input shaft, an annular outer ring that is arranged outside the inner ring in a radial direction and fixed to the housing, and rolling elements sandwiched between the inner ring and the outer ring; and a sleeve that is sandwiched between an inner peripheral surface of the inner ring and the input shaft and is lower in heat conductivity than the inner ring and the input shaft.

Abstract: A zoom lens consisting of, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens group that has a positive refractive power; a second lens group that has a negative refractive power; and a subsequent group that has a plurality of lens groups, wherein: the zoom lens includes an aperture stop at a position closer to the image side than a lens surface closest to the image side in the second lens group, a lens group closest to the image side in the subsequent group includes at least one negative lens of which an object side lens surface is a concave surface being in contact with air, during zooming, a spacing between the first lens group and the second lens group changes, a spacing between the second lens group and the subsequent group changes, and spacings between all adjacent lens groups in the subsequent group change.

Abstract: An apparatus system is provided which comprises: a photoimageable dielectric layer; a first interconnect structure formed through the photoimageable dielectric, the first interconnect structure formed at least in part using a lithography process; and a second interconnect structure formed through the photoimageable dielectric, the second interconnect structure formed at least in part using a laser drilling process.

Abstract: A flush toilet apparatus includes a toilet body that includes a rim water spout port, a tank that stores washing water, a rim side water supply channel that supplies washing water to the rim water spout port, a tank side water supply channel that supplies washing water to the tank, a flow channel switching part that adjusts an amount of washing water that is supplied to one or both of the rim side water supply channel and the tank side water supply channel, and an electrical power failure detection part that detects electrical power failure, wherein, in a case where electrical power failure is caused when washing water is supplied to the tank side water supply channel, the flow channel switching part decreases washing water that is supplied to the tank side water supply channel and increases washing water that is supplied to the rim side water supply channel.

Abstract: A sound-absorbing cover comprises a first sound-absorbing layer and a second sound-absorbing layer made of foam, a first skin layer of the first sound-absorbing layer and a second skin layer of the second sound-absorbing layer are layered in a state of being made to face each other, and an air layer is provided between the facing surfaces of the first skin layer and the second skin layer. The rigidity of the first skin layer of the first sound-absorbing layer is different from the rigidity of the second skin layer of the second sound-absorbing layer.

Abstract: A communication system is configured to use a pulse width modulation signal as transmission code among a plurality of nodes connected to a communication line. A master node includes a transmission transistor connected to the communication line, a detector configured to detect a variation in current during the on-period of the transmission transistor, and a communication circuit configured to determine the off-timing of the transmission transistor based on the timing of occurrence of the variation in current (i.e., the on-timing of a second transmission transistor provided in a slave node). For example, the communication circuit can be configured to determine the off-timing of the transmission transistor such that the simultaneously-on period TB of the transmission transistor and the second transmission transistor fulfills TB=(2n?1)/2f, where f is the frequency of EMI noise.

Abstract: A post-processing apparatus includes a first conveyor, a second conveyor, a third conveyor, and a conveyance passage corrector. The first conveyor conveys a sheet conveyed along a first conveyance passage downstream from the first conveyor. The second conveyor conveys the sheet along a second conveyance passage. The third conveyor conveys the sheet along a third conveyance passage. The conveyance passage corrector includes a retracting mechanism to retract from a joining position at which the third conveyance passage joins to the first conveyance passage and turns a conveyance direction of the sheet toward the first conveyor when the sheet enters from the third conveyance passage to the first conveyance passage.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein include electronic packages and methods of forming such packages. An electronic package includes a package substrate, first conductive pads formed over the package substrate, where the first conductive pads have a first surface area, and second conductive pads over the package substrate, where the second conductive pads have a second surface area greater than the first surface area. The electronic package also includes a solder resist layer over the first and second conductive pads, and a plurality of solder resist openings that expose one of the first or second conductive pads. The solder resist openings of the electronic package may include conductive material that is substantially coplanar with a top surface of the solder resist layer. The electronic package further includes solder bumps over the conductive material in the solder resist openings, where the solder bumps have a low bump thickness variation (BTV).