Abstract: A wiring board including a conductor post corresponding to high-density packaging is provided. The wiring board may comprise a conductor layer, a solder resist layer laminated on the conductor layer, and a conductor post that is electrically connected to a conductor layer which is disposed in a lower portion of a through-hole provided in the solder resist layer, wherein the solder resist layer comprises a thermosetting resin; the conductor post comprises tin, copper, or a solder; the conductor post includes a lower conductor post, which is located within the through-hole and includes an external side surface and a lower end surface, and an upper conductor post, which is located above the lower conductor post and is projected outside the solder resist layer; and at least a part of a lower end surface of the upper conductor post is brought into intimate contact with an outer surface of the solder resist layer.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a head having a nozzle through which ink that contains thermoplastic resin particles and whose viscosity at 50° C. is equal to or greater than 2.1 mPa·s is discharged, a pressure chamber, and a driving element; an ink non-absorptive medium; a heating unit; and a control unit that applies driving signals to the driving element. In the printing apparatus, a discharge waveform generated by the driving signal includes a first expansion-element that expands the pressure chamber, a contraction-element that contracts the pressure chamber having been expanded by the first expansion-element, a second expansion-element that expands the pressure chamber having been contracted by the contraction-element, a third expansion-element that further expands the pressure chamber having been expanded by the second-expansion element, and a connection-element that connects an end terminal of the second expansion-element with a start terminal of the third expansion-element at the same potential.

Abstract: A printing apparatus, has a head having a plurality of nozzles for discharging an ink containing thermoplastic resin particles and having a viscosity at 50° C. of 2.1 mPa·s or more to a non-ink-absorbing medium and a drive element provided in each of the nozzles, a heating portion which heats the medium, and a control portion which drives the drive elements by applying a drive waveform to discharge ink droplets from the nozzles corresponding to the drive elements, in which a first ink droplet is discharged from the nozzle by the application of the drive waveform to the drive element, and the discharge speed of an ink droplet whose discharge speed is lower of a second ink droplet and a third ink droplet discharged accompanying the first ink droplet is 4.0 m/s or more.

Abstract: The present application provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that includes, a cathode capable of being electrochemically doped/dedoped with lithium, an anode capable of being electrochemically doped/dedoped with lithium, and an electrolyte placed between the cathode and the anode, wherein the electrolyte contains at least one of fluoro ethylene carbonate represented by Chemical Formula (1) and difluoro ethylene carbonate represented by Chemical Formula (2) as a solvent and the ratio of a discharge capacity B during discharging at a 5C rate to a discharge capacity A during discharging at a 0.2C rate ((B/A)×100) is 80% or more.

Abstract: A wiring substrate is configured such that each of laminate portions provided above and below a substrate core includes insulating layers and conductor layers stacked alternately. Of the conductor layers of the laminate portions, signal line layers are treated with a silane coupling treatment, which is a surface modification treatment, so that each signal line comprises a flat surface. A roughening treatment is performed on the remaining conductor layers of the laminate portions such that the surfaces of these layers are roughened. This structure provides an advantage when high-frequency signals are transmitted through the signal line layers. That is, when each signal line comprises a flat surface, an increase in conductor loss due to the skin effect can be prevented. In addition, by means of chemical bonding attained through the silane coupling treatment, the reliability of adhesion between the signal line layers and the insulating layer is sufficiently attained.

Abstract: There is provided an ink jet recording apparatus including: first cleaning which performs non-recording ejection of ink for ink jet recording to an ink receiving medium and cleans a nozzle and a nozzle surface of a print head; second cleaning which moves the print head to the ink receiving medium, performs non-recording ejection of the ink for ink jet recording from the print head to the ink receiving medium under a condition that the amount of the ink for ink jet recording is smaller than an amount of the ink ejected in the non-recording ejection by the first cleaning and an execution frequency is higher than that in the first cleaning, and cleans the nozzle of the print head; and a wiping mechanism which wipes the nozzle surface by using a wiping member.

Abstract: A phase line tilt calculating unit (actual measurement) receives phase characteristics Pa(f) and Pb(f) outputted from frequency conversion units, and calculates phase difference characteristics of actual measurement based on a phase difference on each frequency component between the phase characteristics. A phase line tilt calculating unit (model) calculates phase difference characteristics between a transfer function Ga(f) and a transfer function Gb(f) calculated by a transfer function calculating unit, and outputs the calculated phase difference characteristics to a search unit. The search unit fits a variable k and determines a variable kopt (optimum solution) in which a tilt g(k) and a tilt gexp substantially match each other. The variable kopt is an index indicating a degree of arterial sclerosis of a subject.

Abstract: The present application provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that includes, a cathode capable of being electrochemically doped/dedoped with lithium, an anode capable of being electrochemically doped/dedoped with lithium, and an electrolyte placed between the cathode and the anode, wherein the electrolyte contains at least one of fluoro ethylene carbonate represented by Chemical Formula (1) and difluoro ethylene carbonate represented by Chemical Formula (2) as a solvent and the ratio of a discharge capacity B during discharging at a 5C rate to a discharge capacity A during discharging at a 0.2C rate ((B/A)×100) is 80% or more.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a head having a nozzle through which ink that contains thermoplastic resin particles and whose viscosity at 50° C. is equal to or greater than 2.1 mPa·s is discharged, a pressure chamber, and a driving element; an ink non-absorptive medium; a heating unit; and a control unit that applies driving signals to the driving element. In the printing apparatus, a discharge waveform generated by the driving signal includes a first expansion-element that expands the pressure chamber, a contraction-element that contracts the pressure chamber having been expanded by the first expansion-element, a second expansion-element that expands the pressure chamber having been contracted by the contraction-element, a third expansion-element that further expands the pressure chamber having been expanded by the second-expansion element, and a connection-element that connects an end terminal of the second expansion-element with a start terminal of the third expansion-element at the same potential.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a reliable multilayer wiring substrate at a relatively low cost having little or no warpage or distortion is provided. In certain embodiments an insulation core made of an insulation material that is more rigid than that of resin insulation layers is prepared. A through hole is formed through core upper and lower surfaces of the insulation core, and a through hole conductor is formed therein. A plate-like substrate is prepared, and resin insulation layers and at least one conductor layer are laminated on the substrate to form a first buildup layer. The insulation core is laminated on the first buildup layer so as to electrically connect the conductor layer and the through hole conductor. Resin insulation layers and at least one conductor layer are then laminated on the insulation core. Lastly, the substrate is separated from the first buildup layer to yield a multilayer wiring substrate.

Abstract: To provide a high zirconia fused cast refractory which hardly has cracks, and has excellent durability and reusability, at the time of production of the refractory and during use for a glass melting furnace. A high zirconia fused cast refractory which has a chemical composition comprising from 85 to 95 mass % of ZrO2, at least 2.5 mass % of SiO2, at most 0.04 mass % of Na2O, at most 0.04 mass % of B2O3, and at most 0.04 mass % of P2O5, containing SrO as an essential component, and containing at least one of K2O and Cs2O, wherein contents of SrO, K2O and Cs2O satisfy the relations of the following formula (1) and (2) at the same time: 0.20?[0.638×CK2O+0.213×CCs2O+0.580×CSrO]/CSiO2?0.40??(1) 0.10?0.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a head having a nozzle ejecting an ink having thermoplastic resin particles and a viscosity of 2.1 mPa·s or more at 50° C., a pressure chamber, and a drive element; a medium having ink-unabsorbable characteristics and a length of 64 inches or less in a predetermined direction; a movement mechanism which moves the head in the predetermined direction; a heating unit which heats the medium; and a control unit which causes the movement mechanism to move the head in the predetermined direction and applies a drive waveform generating a pressure change in the ink inside the pressure chamber, to the drive element. The control unit applies a micro-vibration waveform having a size which does not allow the ink to be ejected from the nozzle onto the drive element corresponding to the nozzle if the nozzle does not eject the ink.

Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device includes a cuff, a display, a distance sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a CPU. The display displays a positional relationship between the patient's heart and the device, which includes a flat screen. The distance sensor measures a distance between the device and the patient, and detects a subject to be measured on a line perpendicular to the flat screen of the display and measures the distance. The acceleration sensor measures an angle of inclination of the device when mounted on the patient's wrist. The CPU calculates a positional relationship between the patient's heart and the device based on the distance between the device and the subject to be measured, the angle of inclination of the device mounted on the patient's wrist, the length of the patient's forearm and upper arm, and a vertical distance between the patient's shoulder and heart.

Abstract: A clear ink composition includes at least a slightly water-soluble alkanediol, a water-soluble alcohol as a dissolution aid for the slightly water-soluble alkanediol, water, and polymer fine particles, but does not include a colorant. A 10-Hz dynamic surface tension of the ink composition is 26 mN/m or less.

Abstract: This invention provides a magenta ink composition that, when recorded, is excellent in color development, graininess, and gloss, is less likely to cause clogging in an ink jet recording head, and is excellent in color reproduction in a high-chroma and high-lightness red region. The magenta ink composition has an L* value of not less than 60 and a b* value of not more than ?17 when the a* value in CIE standard calculated from a visible absorption spectrum in a not more than 10000-fold diluted aqueous solution is 80.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a wiring board including at least one conductor layer and at least one resin insulating layer, the method including a wiring groove forming step of forming a wiring groove in the resin insulating layer by irradiating a surface of the resin insulating layer with a laser, and a wiring layer forming step of forming the conductor layer such that at least a portion of the conductor layer is embedded in the wiring groove to form a wiring layer in the wiring groove.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a circuit board including at least one insulation layer and at least one wiring layer, the method including a first step of forming a wiring trench in a surface of the insulation layer, a second step of forming a conductor layer serving as the wiring layer in the wiring trench such that at least a portion of the conductor layer is embedded in the wiring trench, and a third step of cutting a surface of the conductor layer with a cutting tool to form the wiring layer.

Abstract: In a solid electrolytic capacitor, a path of an electric current flowing from a lower layer to an upper layer of a laminate in cathode portions of respective capacitor elements connected through an electroconductive adhesive layer is opposite to paths of electric currents flowing from a canopy through joints to cathode terminals, thereby achieving reduction in ESL by mutual inductance effect in a simple structure. Since the solid electrolytic capacitor has the structure in which the laminate is surrounded by the canopy and joints, sufficient pressure resistance is ensured for the capacitor elements during resin injection. For this reason, a resin mold to cover the laminate can be formed by transfer molding, which ensures excellent heat resistance and moisture resistance.

Abstract: A highly zirconia-based refractory suitable for an electric melting furnace, which has a high electrical resistivity and does not exhibit a chipping off phenomenon and which is scarcely susceptible to extraction of components even when in contact with molten low alkali glass and, hence, is less susceptible to cracking during operation. The highly zirconia-based refractory that includes, as chemical components by mass %, from 85 to 95% of ZrO2 in terms of inner percentage, from 3.0 to 10% of SiO2 in terms of inner percentage, from 0.85 to 3.0% of Al2O3 in terms of inner percentage, substantially no Na2O, from 0.01 to 0.5% of K2O in terms of outer percentage, from 1.5 to 3.0% of SrO in terms of inner percentage, and from 0.1 to 2.0% of Nb2O5 and/or Ta2O5 as a value obtained by [(Nb2O5 content)+(Ta2O5 content/1.66)], in terms of inner percentage.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a reliable multilayer wiring substrate at a relatively low cost having little or no warpage or distortion is provided. In certain embodiments an insulation core made of an insulation material that is more rigid than that of resin insulation layers is prepared. A through hole is formed through core upper and lower surfaces of the insulation core, and a through hole conductor is formed therein. A plate-like substrate is prepared, and resin insulation layers and at least one conductor layer are laminated on the substrate to form a first buildup layer. The insulation core is laminated on the first buildup layer so as to electrically connect the conductor layer and the through hole conductor. Resin insulation layers and at least one conductor layer are then laminated on the insulation core. Lastly, the substrate is separated from the first buildup layer to yield a multilayer wiring substrate.