Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device and an electronic apparatus that enable acquisition of excellent phase difference properties in image plane phase difference autofocusing. A solid-state imaging device including a phase difference pixel that includes: a photoelectric conversion unit formed in a semiconductor substrate; a light blocking film that is provided in an insulating layer stacked on the semiconductor substrate, and shields substantially a half of the phase difference pixel from light, with the boundary being the pupil position; and a polarizing structure that polarizes light passing through an opening portion not shielded from light by the light blocking film. The present technology can be applied to solid-state imaging devices capable of image plane phase difference autofocusing, for example.

Abstract: On a first-signal-line side, a first resonant circuit is defined by a first inductance element, a first capacitance element, a second capacitance element, a third inductance element and a fifth inductance element, a third resonant circuit is defined by the first inductance element, the first capacitance element and the second capacitance element, and a fifth resonant circuit is defined by the first inductance element, the third inductance element, the first capacitance element, the second capacitance element and the fifth capacitance element. Similarly, on a second-signal-line side, a second resonant circuit, a fourth resonant circuit and a sixth resonant circuit are provided.

Abstract: A common mode filter includes, between ports, a differential transmission line including a first signal line and a second signal line. The first signal line includes a first inductor arranged in series, and the second signal line includes a second inductor arranged in series. In addition, a first resonant circuit is provided between the first end of the first inductor and the ground, and a second resonant circuit is provided between the first end of the second inductor and the ground.

Abstract: In a common-mode choke coil, first annular conductors are helically defined from the lower layer to the upper layer, and first annular conductors are helically defined from the upper layer to the lower layer. Further, second annular conductors are helically defined from the lower layer to the upper layer, and second annular conductors are helically defined from the upper layer to the lower layer. The first annular conductors and the second annular conductors are disposed alternately in a lamination direction. The first annular conductors and the second annular conductors are disposed such that substantial portions of the annular conductors adjacent to each other in the layer direction do not overlap in a planar view. This structure achieves a compact common-mode choke coil with which the loss of normal-mode signals is small, and which is highly capable of removing common-mode noise.

Abstract: In a common-mode choke coil, first annular conductors are helically defined from the lower layer to the upper layer, and first annular conductors are helically defined from the upper layer to the lower layer. Further, second annular conductors are helically defined from the lower layer to the upper layer, and second annular conductors are helically defined from the upper layer to the lower layer. The first annular conductors and the second annular conductors are disposed alternately in a lamination direction. The first annular conductors and the second annular conductors are disposed such that substantial portions of the annular conductors adjacent to each other in the layer direction do not overlap in a planar view. This structure achieves a compact common-mode choke coil with which the loss of normal-mode signals is small, and which is highly capable of removing common-mode noise.

Abstract: A common mode filter includes, between ports, a differential transmission line including a first signal line and a second signal line. The first signal line includes a first inductor arranged in series, and the second signal line includes a second inductor arranged in series. In addition, a first resonant circuit is provided between the first end of the first inductor and the ground, and a second resonant circuit is provided between the first end of the second inductor and the ground.

Abstract: There is provide a control device including an imaging element in which, as a plurality of light sensing elements that perform photoelectric conversion to convert incident light entering via a light collecting unit into electric signals, first light sensing elements that sense the incident light in a first light sensing amount and second light sensing elements that sense the incident light in a second light sensing amount that is smaller than the first light sensing amount are provided, an exposure information generation unit that generates exposure information for controlling exposure during imaging of a subject based on electric signals obtained from photoelectric conversion performed by the second light sensing elements, and an exposure control unit that controls exposure based on the exposure information.

Abstract: In a common-mode choke coil, first annular conductors are helically defined from the lower layer to the upper layer, and first annular conductors are helically defined from the upper layer to the lower layer. Further, second annular conductors are helically defined from the lower layer to the upper layer, and second annular conductors are helically defined from the upper layer to the lower layer. The first annular conductors and the second annular conductors are disposed alternately in a lamination direction. The first annular conductors and the second annular conductors are disposed such that substantial portions of the annular conductors adjacent to each other in the layer direction do not overlap in a planar view. This structure achieves a compact common-mode choke coil with which the loss of normal-mode signals is small, and which is highly capable of removing common-mode noise.

Abstract: A technique for an ultrasonographic device that can obtain respective rendering images for a plurality of regions of a 3D space is disclosed. According to the technique, a transmission beam former generates an ultrasonic beam for scanning a plurality of regions of interest and drives a matrix array. When a reception beam former generates a plurality of beam forming signals, respectively corresponding to the regions of interest, in accordance with reception signals of the matrix array generated by reflection wave from the respective regions of interest, a signal processing unit processes the beam forming signals and, with a viewpoint set for each of the regions of interest as a standard, generates respective rendering images of the plurality of regions of interest. A display unit displays the rendering images in parallel. A control unit carries out setting of the plurality of regions of interest and the viewpoints, by an external operation.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that can scan a region of interest at high speed and other regions at low speed. In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of the invention, a two-dimensional array probe 1 formed by arranging a plurality of ultrasonic elements two-dimensionally transmits an ultrasonic beam to a three-dimensional region and receives a reflected signal. The ultrasonic beam scans a region on a pyramid, and the scan region is divided into a main scan region Am of a region of interest and a subscan region. The subscan region is divided into small regions As1, As2, As3, and As4. The number of main scanning times of the main scan region is larger than the number of subscanning times of the subscan region.

Abstract: There is provide a control device including an imaging element in which, as a plurality of light sensing elements that perform photoelectric conversion to convert incident light entering via a light collecting unit into electric signals, first light sensing elements that sense the incident light in a first light sensing amount and second light sensing elements that sense the incident light in a second light sensing amount that is smaller than the first light sensing amount are provided, an exposure information generation unit that generates exposure information for controlling exposure during imaging of a subject based on electric signals obtained from photoelectric conversion performed by the second light sensing elements, and an exposure control unit that controls exposure based on the exposure information.

Abstract: A technology for structuring a three-dimensional image in a more accurate position spatially even when an ultrasonic transducer unit does not perform oscillation scanning at completely constant angular velocity is disclosed. According to the technology, an oscillation angle detection means 104 detects an oscillation angle of an ultrasonic transducer unit 1, and a three-dimensional image processing means 11 forms a three-dimensional image based on the oscillation angle detected by the oscillation angle detection means and image data outputted from an ultrasonic receiving means 4.

Abstract: An acupuncture point position evaluating apparatus in which a current generated in a current generating section is applied to measurement points of skin of a subject through current application electrodes. The applied current and a voltage generated in the skin by the current application are measured in a measuring section. In a frequency analyzing section, the measured current and the measured voltage are provided with frequency analysis, and skin impedance Z(jf) in the respective measurement points is calculated. In a characteristics amount generating section, based on the frequency response of the skin impedance Z(jf) in the measurement points, frequency response K(f)=XZ(f)/RZ(f) as a ratio between real part RZ(f) and imaginary part XZ(f) of the skin impedance Z(jf) are calculated. In a determining section, based on the difference of the frequency response K(f), an acupuncture point position is determined from among the respective measurement points.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that can scan a region of interest at high speed and other regions at low speed. In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of the invention, a two-dimensional array probe 1 formed by arranging a plurality of ultrasonic elements two-dimensionally transmits an ultrasonic beam to a three-dimensional region and receives a reflected signal. The ultrasonic beam scans a region on a pyramid, and the scan region is divided into a main scan region Am of a region of interest and a subscan region. The subscan region is divided into small regions As1, As2, As3, and As4. The number of main scanning times of the main scan region is larger than the number of subscanning times of the subscan region.

Abstract: A technique for realizing an ultrasonographic device that can obtain respective rendering images for a plurality of regions of a 3D space is disclosed. According to the technique, in such a way that a transmission beam former 2 generates an ultrasonic beam for scanning a plurality of regions of interest, a matrix array 1 is driven, and when a reception beam former 3 generates a plurality of beam forming signals corresponding to the regions of interest, respectively, in accordance with the reception signal of the matrix array by the reflection wave from the respective regions of interest, a signal processing unit 4 processes the beam forming signals, and with a viewpoint set for each of the regions of interest as a standard, generates respective rendering images of the plurality of regions of interest, and a display unit 5 displays the plurality of rendering images in parallel.

Abstract: In this skin conduction measuring apparatus, bipolar pulse currents generated by current generator sections 11a to 11i are applied to plural measurement points of a skin 30 of a subject through nonpolarizable electrodes 3a to 3i. The conducted currents and voltages generated by the conduction are measured by a measuring section 6. A feature quantity that characterizes current conductivity at each of the measurement points is extracted by a feature quantity extracting section 7 and then the result is displayed by a display section 8. An index extracted in the feature quantity extracting section 7 is calculated based on electrical equivalent circuit parameters Rp, Cp, and Rs of the skin 30. Quantitative measurement results with sufficient reliability and reproducibility can be obtained.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a vision recovery training apparatus capable of efficiently conducting vision recovery training and conducting training without inputting a training parameter according to an improvement state of an image formation adjustment function of each trainee every training. In a vision recovery training apparatus 1 for training an image formation adjustment function of an eye, the vision recovery training apparatus of the invention comprises a display part 4 for displaying an image for vision recovery, and a main controller 11 which calculates a new training parameter based on a training parameter which is acquired from a storage device for storing a training history and is applied to a trainee at least one time and conducting training to which the calculated new training parameter is applied.

Abstract: A small ultrasound diagnostic device is provided at a low cost that enables the appropriate control by a single power supply unit so as to give a predetermined transmission power to a driving waveform different for each mode without excess or deficiency and without affecting properties of the driving waveform. The ultrasound diagnostic device includes: an ultrasound generation unit (1) that transmits ultrasound; a waveform generation unit (2) that generates a single pulse or a burst pulse whose duty factor is variable in units of a time that is a period corresponding to a frequency outside a frequency band of the ultrasound generation unit (1) so as to drive the ultrasound generation unit (1); and a single power supply unit (3) that determines an amplitude of a driving waveform generated by the waveform generation unit (2). Thereby, an acoustic power of the transmitted ultrasound can be controlled without making the transmission amplitude variable.

Abstract: A technology for determining an acupuncture point with the reliability with the use of a simple hardware configuration in an acupuncture point position evaluating apparatus is disclosed. According to the technology, a current generated in a current generating section is applied to measurement points of skin of a subject through current application electrodes. The applied current and a voltage generated in the skin by the current application are measured in a measuring section. In a frequency analyzing section, the measured current and the measured voltage are provided with frequency analysis, and skin impedance Z(jf) in the respective measurement points is calculated. In a characteristics amount generating section, based on the frequency response of the skin impedance Z(jf) in the measurement points, frequency response K(f)=XZ(f)/RZ(f) as a ratio between real part RZ(f) and imaginary part XZ(f) of the skin impedance Z(jf) are calculated.

Abstract: An optical proximity correction is provided that generates a corrected pattern P0 corresponding to a state M0 where the focus is in focus and the exposure dose is optimal, a corrected pattern P1 corresponding to a state M1 where the focus is in focus and the exposure dose is at the lower limit, a corrected pattern P2 corresponding to a state M2 where the focus is in focus and the exposure dose is at the upper limit, a corrected pattern P3 corresponding to a state M3 where the focus deviates to the lower side and the exposure dose is optimal, and a corrected pattern P4 corresponding to a state M4 where the focus deviates to the upper side and the exposure dose is optimal. By combining these corrected patterns P0 through P4, a composed pattern P5 is generated that reflects the scattering of the exposure dose and the deviation of the focus.