Abstract: A process liquid supply mechanism for supplying a process liquid comprises a process liquid supply source for supplying a process liquid, a process liquid discharging nozzle for discharging the process liquid, a pipe connecting the process liquid supply source to the process liquid discharging nozzle, a pump mounted to the pipe for allowing the process liquid to be discharged from the process liquid discharging nozzle, a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure of the process liquid at a prescribed position intermediate between the pump and the process liquid discharging nozzle, and a controller for controlling the inner pressure of the pump based on the pressure value detected by the pressure sensor and the relationship obtained in advance between the pressure and the discharging rate of the process liquid such that the process liquid is discharged at a prescribed discharging rate.

Abstract: In a coating apparatus for supplying a mixed solution of a resist solution and a thinner onto a wafer from a nozzle, the nozzle is connected to a mixed solution supply pipe, and the resist solution and the thinner are supplied to the mixed solution supply pipe from a resist solution supply pipe and a thinner supply pipe respectively through a junction pipe. The diameter of the junction pipe is set smaller than those of other supply pipes, whereby the resist solution and the thinner can be mixed efficiently in the junction pipe, and as a result the wafer is coated with the mixed solution so that a uniform film thickness can be obtained within the surface of the wafer.

Abstract: A hydrophilic polymer material such as polyvinyl alcohol is formed into a porous film (301). A film (holding film) (303) made from a hydrophobic polymer material such as polyvinyl acetate is formed on the inner walls of a large number of pores (302) formed in the porous film (301). Lithium chloride (304) is held in these pores (302).

Abstract: An image processing apparatus stores image data by compressing the image data in succession to a predetermined resolution, comparing the data before compression and the data after compression at each stage of the compressions to generate encoded data, and storing thus compressed image data and a plurality of thus generated encoded data in a memory. For image display or image output, the image data of a resolution required for such image display are prepared from the compressed image data and the encoded data stored in the memory. Thus conversion of image data from the original resolution to the resolution required in the display can be dispensed with.

Abstract: A remote site managing system for centrally managing computers and peripheral devices of a customer, is provided. In the event that there is trouble with equipment in the office to be serviced, and a customer in the office notifies the maintenance service company of the trouble by telephone (i.e., a center call), the remote site managing system deals with the trouble in an appropriate manner, and dispatches maintenance (either dispatching service personnel or commissioning the maintenance to another service company) in a smooth manner.

Abstract: The information processing apparatus of the present invention comprises alarm means for informing an alarm to expedite the delivery of an expendable to a communication address assigned to a person in charge of distribution, in response, after the instruction for delivery according to the information on the expendable of predetermined type included in the inventory absence information received from a user base side and information for specifying the user, to reception of information indicating a decrease or absence of the inventory of the expendable of the predetermined type.

Abstract: A remote site managing system manages, in a unified fashion, computers and peripheral devices installed at a customer site. The remote site managing system automatically receives information indicating a failure which has occurred or indicating a high possibility that a failure will occur in some of PC/servers or peripheral devices installed in a customer's office and provides maintenance services without causing a customer to be concerned about anything. Furthermore, transmission of a request to a maintenance service company and reception of a service operation report from the service company are performed by the remote site managing system in an unified fashion.

Abstract: Carbon black having boron solid-solubilized therein, which has an electrical resistivity of not higher than 0.1 &OHgr;cm, as measured in accordance with JIS K1469.

Abstract: In order to integrally manage computers and peripheral devices at a user site, when a device monitoring server (203a) receives a trouble message from a device, it sends a message indicating this to a device center server (210) via a router (204). If the received message is a trouble message, the device center server (210) controls an event adapter to convert the received message into a format that a center server can process, and transfers the converted message to the center server (110). Upon receiving the message, the center server (110) displays occurrence of a trouble in an event list using an event monitor (110a). The user can simultaneously monitor the versatile computers and peripheral devices by observing the event monitor.

Abstract: In a coating apparatus for supplying a mixed solution of a resist solution and a thinner onto a wafer from a nozzle, the nozzle is connected to a mixed solution supply pipe, and the resist solution and the thinner are supplied to the mixed solution supply pipe from a resist solution supply pipe and a thinner supply pipe respectively through a junction pipe. The diameter of the junction pipe is set smaller than those of other supply pipes, whereby the resist solution and the thinner can be mixed efficiently in the junction pipe, and as a result the wafer is coated with the mixed solution so that a uniform film thickness can be obtained within the surface of the wafer.

Abstract: A moisture sensitive element in which a functional film is formed in contact with opposing electrodes arranged on a substrate. The element includes a mechanism for measuring the temperature of the functional film. The functional film has a porous structure made from a polymer material with hydrophilic properties and includes fine pores. A holding film is formed on inner walls of the pores and made from another polymer material having hydrophobic properties. An electrolytic salt is held within the pores.

Abstract: Melamine borate particles each consisting essentially of needle crystal primary particles of melamine borate (C.sub.3 N.sub.6 H.sub.6.2H.sub.3 BO.sub.3) which are aggregated to one another.

Abstract: This invention relates to P- and N-well regions where inverters constituting an SRAM cell are formed. The P-well region is divided into two parts, which are laid out on the two sides of the N-well region. Boundaries (BL11, BL12) are formed to run parallel to bit lines (BL, /BL). With this layout, diffusion layers (ND1, ND2) within the P-well regions can be formed into simple shapes free from any bent portion, reducing the cell area.

Abstract: Melamine borate particles each consisting essentially of needle crystal primary particles of melamine borate (C.sub.3 N.sub.6 H.sub.6.2H.sub.3 BO.sub.3) which are aggregated to one another.

Abstract: An image search apparatus includes a memory for storing plural sets of images, each set of the plural sets of images comprising one page image or plural page images, a display unit for displaying an image, and a control unit for controlling the display of the plural sets of images stored in the memory in reduced size on the display unit at a time, the control unit being capable of displaying desired pages of the said plural sets of images in reduced size.

Abstract: A full adder circuit has a plurality of full adders each provided for each bit. Each full adder has: a calculation block (31a) responsive to a first carry signal (C) given by a preceding stage bit as a differential signal and two external input data (A1, B1) to be added at a present stage bit, for outputting addition data calculated on the basis of the first carry signal and the external input data as two differential signals, and further outputting a second carry signal (/C) to a succeeding bit as a differential signal indicative of whether a carry is generated by the present stage bit or not. Each full adder also has a latch type sense amplifier (16a) for outputting an addition result (SUM) of the present stage bit, after having differentially amplified and latched the addition data outputted by the calculation block.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus stores image data by compressing the image data in succession to a predetermined resolution, comparing the data before compression and the data after compression at each stage of the compressions to generate encoded data, and storing thus compressed image data and a plurality of thus generated encoded data in a memory. For image display or image output, the image data of a resolution required for such image display are prepared from the compressed image data and the encoded data stored in the memory. Thus conversion of image data from the original resolution to the resolution required in the display can be dispensed with.

Abstract: A tag section of a cache memory system comprises a memory for storing a plurality of first address data read out with a small amplitude (e.g., 0.2 Vpp), a circuit for comparing a plurality of second address data, input from the outside of the system, with the plurality of first address data, and providing comparison results with a second amplitude (e.g., 0.8 vpp), an OR logic circuit including a plurality of bipolar transistors having bases to which the comparison results are respectively supplied, collectors connected to a first voltage source, and emitters which are all connected to an emitter dot line, and a circuit for measuring the potential of the emitter dot line by using a reference voltage to determine that all the first and second data coincide with each other. Since a read operation with respect to each tag memory and most hit detecting operations are performed with small-amplitude signals of the ECL level, a high-speed operation can be performed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor integrated circuit of a bipolar CMOS gate array type having a plurality of basic cells arranged in a matrix. Each cell comprises MOS transistors as memory cells, a bipolar transistor, a resistance and bit lines, for transferring data stored in the memory cells to the outside. The semiconductor integrated circuit is characterized in that the basic cells are grouped into a plurality of blocks, the bipolar NPN transistor in each block is used as a driver for reading operations of the data stored in the memory cells in each block, and the bit line is kept at a logic state "0" before the reading operations for the memory cells.

Abstract: An automatic document feeder includes a document stacker for holding documents, a first conveyer for feeding the documents one sheet by one sheet to a platen glass for reading an image on a first side of the conveyed document, a second conveyor for conveying the conveyed document so that the conveyed document is turned over and conveyed to the platen glass again to read an image on the second side, and a discharger for discharging the conveyed document from the platen glass and returning the conveyed document to the document stacker. A third conveyer, located over the platen glass, conveys the conveyed document from at least one of the first conveyor and the second conveyer to the platen glass and conveys the conveyed document from the platen glass to at least one of the first conveyer, the second conveyer, and the discharger.