Abstract: A process and apparatus for producing titanium metal is described herein. The process comprises generating an RF thermal plasma discharge using a plasma torch provided with an RF coil; reducing titanium tetrachloride to a titanium metal by supplying titanium tetrachloride and magnesium into the RF thermal plasma discharge; and collecting or depositing the titanium metal at a temperature not lower than the boiling point of magnesium chloride and not higher than the boiling point of the titanium metal.

Abstract: A process for producing a low-oxygen metal powder, comprising passing a raw metal powder coated by hot melting of a hydrocarbon organic compound through thermal plasma flame composed mainly of an inert gas so as to reduce the content of oxygen in the raw metal powder. Preferably, the obtained metal powder is subjected to heat treatment in vacuum or hydrogen atmosphere. Preferred example of the hydrocarbon organic compound is stearic acid.

Abstract: A perovskite phosphor film emitting red light from among the three primary colors (i.e., red, green and blue) underlying the construction of displays which is fabricated by adsorbing a nanosheet as a seed layer on a solid substrate and forming an oriented film of an oxide phosphor thereon, characterized in that the perovskite phosphor film comprises a film of an oxide phosphor (3) having a high transparency that is formed on a seed layer comprising a nanosheet (2) that is adsorbed on a solid substrate (1) such as a glass substrate or the like, and the oxide phosphor (3) is (SrxCa1-x)1-y,PryTiO3: 0?x?0.8, 0.001?y?0.01.

Abstract: There are provided a perovskite oxide thin film EL element in which a hole transport layer/a light-emitting layer/an electron transport layer comprising a perovskite oxide thin film are formed on a lower electrode, and an upper electrode is formed thereon, and a perovskite oxide thin film EL element that provides red light emission in the vicinity of a wavelength of 610 nm, which is the basis of display making. A perovskite oxide thin film EL element comprising a lower electrode 1 comprising a polished single crystal substrate, an electron transport layer 2 comprising a perovskite oxide thin film, which is a dielectric, formed on the lower electrode 1, a light-emitting layer 3 comprising a perovskite oxide thin film formed on the electron transport layer 2, a hole transport layer 4 comprising a perovskite oxide thin film, which is a dielectric, formed on the light-emitting layer 3, a buffer layer 5 formed on the hole transport layer 4, and a transparent upper electrode 6 formed on the buffer layer 5.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory having a burst mode reading function in synchronization with a clock signal comprises a memory array composed of a plurality of memory cells, a sync read control circuit for releasing an upper group of the received address as a memory access address and a lower group of the received address as a burst address in synchronization with the clock signal, a sense amplifier for releasing an output data from each of the memory cells selected by the memory address, a decoder for decoding the burst address, a address latch for latching the decoded burst address in synchronization with the clock signal, a page selector for holding the output data and selecting corresponding one of the output data determined by the burst address of the address latch, and an output latch for latching the output data in synchronization with the clock signal.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for producing titanium metal is described herein. The process comprises generating an RF thermal plasma discharge using a plasma torch provided with an RF coil; reducing titanium tetrachloride to a titanium metal by supplying titanium tetrachloride and magnesium into the RF thermal plasma discharge; and collecting or depositing the titanium metal at a temperature not lower than the boiling point of magnesium chloride and not higher than the boiling point of the titanium metal.

Abstract: A process for producing a low-oxygen metal powder, comprising passing a raw metal powder coated by hot melting of a hydrocarbon organic compound through thermal plasma flame composed mainly of an inert gas so as to reduce the content of oxygen in the raw metal powder. Preferably, the obtained metal powder is subjected to heat treatment in vacuum or hydrogen atmosphere. Preferred example of the hydrocarbon organic compound is stearic acid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to defects in periaxin (PRX) associated with myelinopathies, including Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome and/or Dejerine-Sottas syndrome. Unrelated individuals having a myelinopathy from Dejerine-Sottas syndrome have recessive PRX mutations. The PRX locus maps to a region associated with a severe autosomal recessive demyelinating neuropathy and is also syntenic to the Prx location on murine chromosome 7.

Abstract: A motor includes: a stator (12) having coils; a rotor (11), which is disposed inside the stator and has a plurality of magnets; and a magnetic path switching part (18), which is provided in the rotor (11) and switches a magnetic path of the rotor (11) to select intense field control as a forward salient-pole structure or weak field control as an inverse salient-pole structure. The magnetic path switching part (18) is formed by use of a member having magnetic anisotropy, which is arranged on a magnetic path connecting magnets (13) of the same pole and a magnetic path connecting magnets (13) of different poles in the rotor (11). By changing the magnetic anisotropy of the member, the forward salient-pole structure and the inverse salient-pole structure are switched therebetween.

Abstract: A Co alloy target comprising 1 to 10 atomic % of Zr and 1 to 10 atomic % of Nb and/or Ta, the balance being unavoidable impurities and Co, is produced by rapidly solidifying a melt of the Co alloy to produce an alloy powder, classifying the alloy powder to maximum particle size of 500 ?m or less, and pressure-sintering the classified alloy powder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a Co—Fe—Zr based alloy target material for forming a soft magnetic film of the Co—Fe—Zr based alloy used in a perpendicular magnetic recording medium, and provides a Co—Fe—Zr based alloy target material having a low magnetic permeability and good sputtering characteristics and a process for producing this target material. A Co—Fe—Zr based alloy sputtering target material represented by the compositional formula based on the atomic ratio: (Cox—Fe100-X)100-(Y+Z)—ZrY-MZ (20?X?70, 2?Y?15 and 2?Z?10) in which the element(s) M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Si, Al and Mg, wherein a phase composed of HCP-Co and an alloy phase composed mainly of Fe are finely dispersed in the microstructure of the target material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to defects in periaxin (PRX) associated with myelinopathies, including Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome and/or Dejerine-Sottas syndrome. Unrelated individuals having a myelinopathy from Dejerine-Sottas syndrome have recessive PRX mutations. The PRX locus maps to a region associated with a severe autosomal recessive demyelinating neuropathy and is also syntenic to the Prx location on murine chromosome 7.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory using a DLL circuit having a phase comparison circuit for comparing phases of an internal clock and a delay clock and a variable delay addition circuit for adjusting delay amount according to a signal from the phase comparison circuit comprises a means for inputting a first signal latched to a logic “1” by start of one clock cycle of the internal clock to the variable delay addition circuit through a dummy delay at the start of burst and a means for detecting the duration time of the logic “1” of the first signal inputted by the variable delay addition circuit through the dummy delay until one clock cycle of the internal clock is completed and setting the initial value of delay amount of the variable delay addition circuit based on the duration time.

Abstract: A DLL circuit having a phase comparison circuit for comparing phases of a reference clock and a delay clock and a variable delay addition circuit for adjusting delay amount according to a signal from the phase comparison circuit comprises a means for inputting a first signal latched at a logic “1” by start of 1 clock cycle of an internal clock to the variable delay addition circuit through a dummy delay at the start of burst and a means for detecting duration time of the logic “1” of the first signal input by the variable delay addition circuit through the dummy delay until the end of the 1 clock cycle of the internal clock and setting an initial value of delay amount of the variable delay addition circuit based on the duration time.

Abstract: A DLL circuit comprises a dummy delay corresponding to an internal clock delay from an external clock, a variable delay addition circuit having a coarse and fine delay circuits adjusting delay amount according to a delay amount adjustment signal, and a phase comparison circuit comparing phases of the internal clock and a delay clock input via the variable delay addition circuit and the dummy delay and outputting the delay amount adjustment signal to the variable delay addition circuit. At the start of burst, a first signal set at a logic “1” during 1 clock cycle of the internal clock is input to the variable delay addition circuit via the dummy delay, and duration time of the logic “1” of the first signal is detected until 1 clock cycle of the internal clock is completed and delay amount of the variable delay addition circuit is initialized by setting one of the coarse delay circuit based on the duration time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to defects in periaxin (PRX) associated with myelinopathies, including Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome and/or Dejerine-Sottas syndrome. Unrelated individuals having a myelinopathy from Dejerine-Sottas syndrome have recessive PRX mutations. The PRX locus maps to a region associated with a severe autosomal recessive demyelinating neuropathy and is also syntenic to the Prx location on murine chromosome 7.

Abstract: A capacitance temperature sensor in which temperature is measured by detecting capacitance of a parallel plate condenser which comprises a dielectric material comprising strontium titanate single crystal in which (a) 30% by weight or less of oxygen-16 or (b) 30% by weight to 50% by weight of oxygen-16 is substituted with oxygen-18 isotope.

Abstract: A capacitance temperature sensor in which temperature is measured by detecting capacitance of a parallel plate condenser which comprises a dielectric material comprising strontium titanate single crystal in which (a) 30% by weight or less of oxygen-16 or (b) 30% by weight to 50% by weight of oxygen-16 is substituted with oxygen-18 isotope.

Abstract: A Co alloy target comprising 1 to 10 atomic % of Zr and 1 to 10 atomic % of Nb and/or Ta, the balance being unavoidable impurities and Co, is produced by rapidly solidifying a melt of the Co alloy to produce an alloy powder, classifying the alloy powder to maximum particle size of 500 ?m or less, and pressure-sintering the classified alloy powder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to defects in periaxin (PRX) associated with myelinopathies, including Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome and/or Dejerine-Sottas syndrome. Unrelated individuals having a myelinopathy from Dejerine-Sottas syndrome have recessive PRX mutations. The PRX locus maps to a region associated with a severe autosomal recessive demyelinating neuropathy and is also syntenic to the Prx location on murine chromosome 7.