Abstract: To provide a design support system which can enhance reusability of historical data about past design work and improve work efficiency, design work history data is divided according to an instruction to generate unit work history data, input work made by a person in charge of work in a history is retrieved, input of design support information for the work is accepted, and the input design support information is inserted into the unit work history data to be stored in a database 1. The person in charge of work who reuses the unit work history data performs design work with reference to the design work history data which is previously reproduced in a design support window shown on a display section 24 of a design support device 2 and the design support information contained in it.

Abstract: In a nitride semiconductor of BpAlqGarInsN (0≦p≦1, 0≦q≦1, 0≦r≦1, 0≦s≦1, p+q+r+s=1), in particular a p-type nitride compound semiconductor, a point defect concentration of the p-type semiconductors is set to 1×1019 cm−3 or more. This makes it possible to obtain a high carrier concentration at room temperature.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising: a positive electrode composed of a metal oxide; a negative electrode composed of carbon material capable of electrochemically absorbing and desorbing lithium; and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein LiCo1-aTiaO2 (0.003≦a≦0.015) is used as positive active material.

Abstract: In a lithium secondary battery of this invention, either a positive electrode or a negative electrode includes, as an active material, an orthorhombic composite oxide represented by a composition formula, MxMo1−xOy, wherein M is at least one transition element selected from the group consisting of Cu, V, Mn, Fe, Co and Ni; 0<x≦0.46; and 2.6≦y≦3.1, or a composition formula, MxNb2−xOy, wherein M is at least one transition element selected from the group consisting of V, Cr, Mo, W. Mn and Fe; 0<x≦0.6; and 4.7≦y≦5.3, or an orthorhombic lithium-containing composite oxide obtained by incorporating lithium into the orthorhombic composite oxide. Thus, the lithium secondary battery can exhibit better charge-discharge cycle performance than a lithium secondary battery using MoO3 or Nb2O5 as an active material.

Abstract: In order to provide a design support system for facilitating determination of an efficient operation to thereby improve operability, a CPU (11) presents a list including processes selected from process history data, that satisfy a predetermined condition, receives a command designating a process for modification from the list, which serves as a modification candidate process, specifies a process that requires adjustment as a result of the modification applied to the modification candidate process, specifies a procedure for the adjustment, prepares a list including a process specified as requiring adjustment and data on adjustment procedure image according to the procedure for the adjustment specified, and causes a display control section (14) to display the list and the data.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for growing a semiconductor layer by which the size of generable voids is controllable, inclination of the c-axis of the semiconductor crystal is avoidable and the defects in the semiconductor layer is reducible, in which a first semiconductor layer typically made of GaN is formed in a ridge pattern on a substrate, and a second semiconductor layer typically comprising GaN is then formed on the first semiconductor layer under a condition by which the growth rate in the direction parallel to the major plane of the substrate is larger than that in the direction perpendicular thereto, which is attainable by controlling the pressure in a reaction chamber in which the vapor-phase growth proceeds at 53,200 Pa (400 Torr) or above, to allow the side planes of the second semiconductor layer incline at an acute angle to the bottom plane thereof.

Abstract: A lithium battery employs for a battery separator and a battery insulating packing and the like a battery polymeric material comprising repeating units wherein p-phenylene is combined with one type of group selected from the group composed of oxygen, a methylene group, an isopropylidene group, a carbonyl group, a carbonyldioxy group, a carboxylic acid anhydride group, an amide group, an ureylene group and a sulfonyl group, or a polymeric material comprising at least two types of repeating units wherein p-phenylene is combined with one type of group selected from the group composed of oxygen, a methylene group, an isopropylidene group, a carbonyl group, a carbonyldioxy group, a carboxylic acid anhydride group, an amide group, an ureylene group, a sulfonyl group, sulfur and a carbonyloxy group.

Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery is disclosed having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte. Characteristically, the positive or negative electrode contains, as its active material, a complex sulfide represented by the compositional formula MxTi1−xSy, either with or without addition of Li thereto, wherein M is at least one selected from Cu, Zn, Cr, Mn, Co and Ni, x satisfies the relationship 0<x≦0.18 and y satisfies the relationship 1.65≦y≦2.25.

Abstract: A key input section which permits the execution of output controls is provided on a teach pendant. A control unit of a robot control system ignores all input movement requests to move the robot if a key of the key input section is depressed and if an output of the key is an output set for prohibiting the movement of the robot and is in an output state that is set.

Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery is disclosed having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive or negative electrode contains, as its active material, an Li—Ti complex oxide having a spinel crystal structure and represented by the compositional formula Li4MxTi5−xO12, wherein M is at least one element selected from V, Nb, Mo and P and x satisfies the relationship 0<x≦0.45.

Abstract: In a design support system which can refer to figure element data contained in another design file, when an element ID of figure element data targeted for reference is changed or lost, CPU retrieves a name allotted to the figure element data by a designer, the figure element data itself, one to which work instruction data matches or one having a high degree of similarity to specify figure element data targeted for reference in order to provide a design support system which can easily specify a subject to be referenced, improve a designing efficiency and enhance a benefit and convenience.

Abstract: A tough high strength heavy wall steel material having superior weldability is provided, said steel material has a diameter or a side 5 mm or more in length, and comprises oxides 1 &mgr;m or less in particle diameter homogeneously dispersed at a dispersion density in a range of from 10,000 to 100,000 particles/mm2 and uniform ferrite grains 2 &mgr;m or less in grain diameter formed over the entire plane making a right angle with respect to the rolling direction.

Abstract: In a wafer thickness measuring apparatus and a method thereof, detection values are obtained from a sample piece (for example, a wafer chip) at a plurality of measurement points thereon by first and second detectors for absolute measurement of distances, and at the same time, measurement values of the fluctuations, for relative measurement of distances, are obtained by the optical heterodyne interferometer, and those measurement values are memorized as a plurality of measurement data being related with those measurement values. When measuring the thickness of a wafer, the measurements are performed at measurement points on the wafer which has a front surface and a reverse surface in height lying within the height of the sample piece, on which such a correspondence is obtained, thereby obtaining the detection values of the first and second detectors.

Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery has a positive electrode containing hexagonal-structured lithium molybdenum oxide as an active material. The lithium molybdenum oxide, on charge and discharge, is represented by the formula LixMyMo1−yO3, where M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ti, V, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Nb, x satisfies the relationship 0.7 ≦×≦2.2 and can be varied within this range by storage and release of lithium ions during charge and discharge, and y satisfies the relationship 0<y≦0.50.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor laser light emitting device including: a stacked film composed of a stack of group III nitride semiconductor films each containing at least one kind selected from aluminum, gallium, indium, and boron; wherein an upper portion of the stacked film is formed into a ridge-like stripe, to form a current injection region; a current non-injection region formed on both sides of the ridge-like stripe; and at least part of the current non-injection region is made from a material expressed by a chemical formula AlxGa1−xN (0≦x≦1.0). In this device, the component ratio “x” of Al is specified at a value in a range of 0.3≦x≦1.0, so that the semiconductor laser light emitting device is configured as an index guide type semiconductor laser light emitting device; the component ratio “x” of Al is specified at a value in a range of 0.15<x<0.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery of this invention includes a positive electrode using, as an active material, a lithium-containing manganese composite oxide with a spinel structure having a composition, during charge and discharge, represented by a formula, LixMn2-y-zNiyMzO4, in which M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Ti, V, Mg, Zn, Ga, Nb, Mo and Cu; 0.02≦×≦1.10, whereas x changes in accordance with occlusion and discharge of lithium ions during charge and discharge; 0.25≦y≦0.60; and 0<z≦0.10. Thus, the invention provides a high-voltage lithium secondary battery exhibiting good charge-discharge cycle performance.

Abstract: A robot control apparatus has keys for input/output control and an execution key for permitting execution therefor. A key can be allocated for a reservation sequence stored beforehand. When an operation program is taught for a robot, the reservation sequence allocated to the key can be executed when the key is pressed while the execution is pressed. Then, an operation program can be programmed more correctly by controlling the robot, and time for programming a sequence program is shortened. Execution of an input/output operation due to unintentional or erroneous operation is prevented. Two input/output control sequences can be allocated to one key.

Abstract: Annular rays of light are received by a hollow optical member and focused as light beams on the surface of a disk to be tested and as the scattered light from the disk surface travels toward the hollow portion of the optical member, it is received by an objective lens and then received by a light receiver via the objective lens.

Abstract: A billet continuous casting machine comprises, and a billet continuous casting method uses, a jacket for cooling an outer wall of a quadrangular tubular mold with cooling water, electromagnetic brakes disposed outside the mold for decelerating the flow speed of poured molten metal in the mold, an X ray-based level sensor for detecting the level of molten metal in the mold, notched portions formed at the corners of a quadrangular lower part of the mold, spray nozzles for spraying a cooling liquid directly onto the notched portions, and elastically pushing means for imparting a pushing force corresponding to the static pressure of the molten metal to unnotched portions of the quadrangular lower part of the mold to push the unnotched portions inwardly of the mold, whereby molten metal is continuously poured into the cooled mold to solidify the molten metal so that a cast piece quadrangular in cross section is continuously produced.

Abstract: A borehole tool, such as a seismic shuttle-type logging tool, including a tool body having at least one sensor package and an anchoring mechanism, the anchoring mechanism having a drive mechanism including a motor, a drive shaft and a clutch; an anchoring arm moveable between first (extended)and second (retracted) positions relative to the tool body; a push rod connecting the anchoring arm to the drive mechanism; and a spring acting to bias the arm into a first position relative to the tool body. The push rod extends through the clutch mechanism and is engaged by the spring to bias the arm into the first position, and is also driven by the drive mechanism through the clutch to move the arm between the first and second positions. The spring is a coil spring surrounding the drive mechanism and acting on the push rod directly.