Abstract: In an image forming apparatus for forming a color image by superposing component color images, a control device obtains position data representing a forming position of each of plural registration mark images for the component color images with respect to a positional reference value arbitrarily determined, divides the position data into each of a unit reference range representing a range in which one mark image is formed, converts the position data divided for each unit reference range into those based on respective reference values representing the front edge of the unit reference ranges, extracts the position data representing ranges common to the mutually overlapping ranges each of which is represented by a couple of position data corresponding to the rising and falling edges of a passage timing pulse as read position data of the mark image of the component color, and calculates the amounts of positional deviations of the component color images from one another on the basis of the position data extracted.

Abstract: A cable system is provided that allows a computer to communicate or share data with a variety of cellular phones having different interface connectors. The cable system includes a base cable and a plurality of adapter cables. The plurality of adapter cables are adapted to communicably couple to the base cable. Each of the adapter cables is configured to communicably couple with one of the plurality of cellular phones. Depending on the cellular phone a user is using, the user may select one adapter cable from the plurality of adapter cables, which is configured to communicably couple with the user's cellular phone. The base cable is adapted to communicably couple with the computer. With the communication line linked from the PC to the base cable, from base cable to the selected adapter cable, and from the selected base cable to the user's cellular phone, the PC may exchange electronic data with the cellular phone.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus for forming a color image by superposing component color images, a control device obtains position data representing a forming position of each of plural registration mark images for the component color images with respect to a positional reference value arbitrarily determined, divides the position data into each of a unit reference range representing a range in which one mark image is formed, converts the position data divided for each unit reference range into those based on respective reference values representing the front edge of the unit reference ranges, extracts the position data representing ranges common to the mutually overlapping ranges each of which is representing by a couple of position data corresponding to the rising and falling edges of a passage timing pulse as read position data of the mark image of the component color, and calculates the amounts of positional deviations of the component color images from one another on the basis of the position data extracted

Abstract: There is described an image-forming apparatus having a rotation system constituted by a driving roller, a driven roller and a transfer belt, threaded on both the driving roller and the driven roller. The apparatus includes: a motor to drive the rotation system, a rotational axis of the motor being coupled to the driving roller directly or through a power transmission element disposed between them; a first rotational-velocity controlling section to control a first rotational velocity of the motor; a velocity detecting section to detect a second rotational velocity of the driving roller or the driven roller; and a second rotational-velocity controlling section to also control the first rotational velocity of the motor, based on a detected signal detected by the velocity detecting section. The second rotational-velocity controlling section employs either a feedback controlling method or a feed-forward controlling method to control the first rotational velocity.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit device includes the steps of forming an isolation trench in an isolation region of a semiconductor substrate, filling the isolation trench up to predetermined middle position in its depth direction with a first insulating film deposited by a coating method, filling a remaining depth portion of the isolation trench into which the first insulating film is filled with a second insulating film, then forming a plurality of patterns on the semiconductor substrate, filling a trench forming between the plurality of patterns up to predetermined middle position in a trench depth direction with a third insulating film deposited by a coating method, and filling a remaining portion of the trench into which the third insulating film is filled with a fourth insulating film that is more difficult to etch than the third insulating film.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus for forming a color image by superposing component color images, a control device obtains position data representing a forming position of each of plural registration mark images for the component color images with respect to a positional reference value arbitrarily determined, divides the position data into each of a unit reference range representing a range in which one mark image is formed, converts the position data divided for each unit reference range into those based on respective reference values representing the front edge of the unit reference ranges, extracts the position data representing ranges common to the mutually overlapping ranges each of which is represented by a couple of position data corresponding to the rising and falling edges of a passage timing pulse as read position data of the mark image of the component color, and calculates the amounts of positional deviations of the component color images from one another on the basis of the position data extracted.

Abstract: An image outputting system has: a plurality of network terminals; an image forming device for forming an image based on an image forming instruction transmitted from the network terminals, the image forming device being connected to the network terminals through a network; and a transmitting device for wirelessly transmitting ID information thereof, wherein the image forming device includes: a receiving section for receiving record data from the network terminals, the record data including record data to which ID information corresponding to the ID information of the transmitting device is added; a storing section for storing the record data; a wireless receiving section for wirelessly receiving the ID information from the transmitting device; and a controlling section for controlling the image forming device to output the record data to which the ID information is added if the added ID information corresponds to the received ID information.

Abstract: There is described an image-forming apparatus having a rotation system constituted by a driving roller, a driven roller and a transfer belt, threaded on both the driving roller and the driven roller. The apparatus includes: a motor to drive the rotation system, a rotational axis of the motor being coupled to the driving roller directly or through a power transmission element disposed between them; a first rotational-velocity controlling section to control a first rotational velocity of the motor; a velocity detecting section to detect a second rotational velocity of the driving roller or the driven roller; and a second rotational-velocity controlling section to also control the first rotational velocity of the motor, based on a detected signal detected by the velocity detecting section. The second rotational-velocity controlling section employs either a feedback controlling method or a feed-forward controlling method to control the first rotational velocity.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises; an image forming section to form an image and having a plurality of second print boards; and a control section to control the image forming section and having a first print board including a data processing device, wherein each of the plurality of second print boards comprises a printed circuit board, parts mounted on the printed circuit board and a memory device for memorizing life information of the parts.

Abstract: An amount of a semiconductor substrate cut due to etching in the bottom of a contact hole formed by the SAC technique is reduced. Silicon oxide films are dry etched under the conditions of increasing the etching selective ratio of the silicon oxide films to an insulating film. Then, the conditions are changed to those increasing the etching selective ratio of the insulating film to the silicon oxide films and the insulating film is etched by a predetermined amount.

Abstract: There is described a duplex image-forming apparatus having a function of forming images onto both sides of a transfer material. The apparatus includes an image-forming section to respectively form an obverse-side image and a reverse-side image on a photoreceptor element by scanning a light beam, modulated with image signals based on pixel-clock signals and reflected from a polygon mirror rotating at an operating velocity based on polygon-clock signals; a transferring section to transfer said obverse-side image and said reverse-side image onto both surfaces of said recording sheet; a fixing section to fix the images onto both surfaces of said recording sheet; and a clock-frequency changing section to change a pixel-clock frequency, and a polygon-clock frequency, corresponding to a degree of shrinkage of said recording sheet caused by a fixing operation performed in said fixing section, at a transition time of an image-forming operation from one side to another side.

Abstract: An SOG film 16 obtained by heat-treating a polysilazan type SOG film at high temperature of about 800° C. is used as a planarized insulating film to be formed on the gate electrode (9; see FIGS. 31 and 32) of a MISFET (Qs, Qn, Qp) A polysilazan SOG film (57) not subjected to such a heat treatment is used as interlayer insulating film arranged among upper wiring layers (54, 55, 56, 62, 63).

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive member; an intermediate transferring member to which an image formed on the photosensitive member is transferred; a press/release operation controlling section for controlling a pressing of the intermediate transferring member to the photosensitive member and for controlling a release of the pressing; a rotational actuation controlling section for controlling a rotational actuation of the photosensitive member; a judging section for judging a finish of a pressing operation carried out by the press/release operation controlling section; and a start timing controlling section for starting a control for the rotational actuation of the photosensitive member when the judging section judges the finish of the pressing operation by the rotational actuation controlling section.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrostatic actuator comprises a vibrating plate, an electrode plate facing the vibrating plate, and a vibrating chamber formed between the electrode plate and the vibrating plate, wherein the vibrating plate is displaced by electrostatic force, by applying voltage between the vibrating plate and the electrode plate, the method comprises: a process for forming a pressure compensating chamber communicating with the vibrating chamber; a process for forming a displacement plate at a portion of the pressure compensating chamber, displaceable according to external atmospheric pressure, into a warped form curved so as to protrude in a direction away from the facing inner wall of the pressure compensating chamber; and a process for shutting off and sealing the pressure compensating chamber from the external atmosphere, along with the vibrating chamber.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided for the improvement of the reliability of copper damascene wiring in which a film between wiring layers and a film between via layers are comprised of an SiOC film with low dielectric constant. A film between wiring layers, a film between wiring layers, and a film between via layers are respectively comprised of an SiOC film, and stopper insulating films and a cap insulating film are comprised of a laminated film of an SiCN film A and an SiC film B. By doing so, it becomes possible to reduce the leakage current of the film between wiring layers, the film between wiring layers, and the film between via layers, and also possible to improve the adhesion of the film between wiring layers, the film between wiring layers, and the film between via layers to the stopper insulating films and the cap insulating film.

Abstract: At the end of a film-forming process of an insulator made of a silicon nitride film by a plasma CVD, introduction of the silane system gas is stopped, and thereafter a plasma discharge is performed for a predetermined time while introduction of the nitrogen-containing gas is continued, and then the plasma discharge is stopped. In this manner, it is possible to nitride an unreacted product on the silicon nitride film and to prevent drawbacks due to the unreacted product.

Abstract: A refrigerant supply apparatus which contributes to downsizing of a cooling system is provided. The refrigerant supply apparatus includes a refrigerant supply channel through which pure water as a refrigerant is supplied to a cooling target, and an impurity removing unit disposed in an impurity removing channel which is a channel different from the refrigerant supply channel.

Abstract: The copper interconnect formed by the use of a damascene technique is improved in dielectric breakdown strength (reliability). During post-CMP cleaning, alkali cleaning, a deoxidizing process due to hydrogen annealing or the like, and acid cleaning are carried out in this order. After the post-CMP cleaning and before forming an insulation film for a cap film, hydrogen plasma and ammonia plasma processes are carried out on the semiconductor substrate. In this way, a copper-based buried interconnect is formed in an interlayer insulation film structured of an insulation material having a low dielectric constant.

Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator having stationary and movable elements. The actuator includes a magnet arranged on one of the stationary and movable elements, a coil arranged on the other one of the stationary and movable elements, a first coolant channel formed near the coil, and a second coolant channel formed in or near a surface of at least one of the stationary and movable elements. The first coolant channel and the second coolant channel are formed between the coil and the surface or in the surface.

Abstract: An amount of a semiconductor substrate cut due to etching in the bottom of a contact hole formed by the SAC technique is reduced. Silicon oxide films are dry etched under the conditions of increasing the etching selective ratio of the silicon oxide films to an insulating film. Then, the conditions are changed to those increasing the etching selective ratio of the insulating film to the silicon oxide films and the insulating film is etched by a predetermined amount.