Abstract: An adhesive sheet includes a substrate and an energy ray curable adhesive layer formed thereon The energy ray curable adhesive layer includes an acrylic adhesive polymer having a weight average molecular weight of not less than 100,000, and a polymerizable group is bonded to the acrylic adhesive polymer through a polyalkyleneoxy group. The energy ray curable adhesive sheet improves the breaking elongation and the expandability of the cured adhesives, thereby preventing the glue residue on the adherend of the sheet after release.

Abstract: A process for producing a fine particulate titanium dioxide, comprising charging a fine particulate titanium dioxide powder in a resin bag, spraying water droplets having a liquid droplet diameter of 5 to 500 ?m to the powder in the bag, and closing the bag for storing the powder in the bag.

Abstract: A circuit for eliminating a skew between data and a clock signal in an interface between a semiconductor memory device and a memory controller includes an edge information storage unit which stores edge information output from the semiconductor memory device, a pseudo data pattern generating unit which outputs pseudo data including a pattern similar to actually transmitted data, a phase detecting unit which receives the edge information from the edge information storage unit and the pseudo data from the pseudo data pattern generating unit to detect a phase difference between the data and the clock signal and generate a corresponding detection result, and a phase control unit which controls a phase of the clock signal according to the corresponding detection result from the phase detecting unit, so as to eliminate a per-data input/output pin skew in a data write and read operation of the semiconductor memory device.

Abstract: The film deposition device includes a CVD film forming room disposed on a travel path of a substrate and having a function of performing the film deposition on a substrate by CVD, a treatment room disposed upstream or downstream of the CVD film forming room on the travel path and having a function of performing a predetermined treatment on the substrate, and a differential room disposed between and communicating with the CVD film forming room and the treatment room. The differential room includes a evacuation unit, a gas introducing unit for introducing at least one of a gas to be supplied to both of the CVD film forming room and the treatment room, and an inert gas, and a controller which controls the evacuation unit and the gas introducing unit to keep the differential room at a higher pressure than the CVD film forming room and the treatment room.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a packet, at a MS and base station operable using multiple communication schemes is disclosed. The base station of the multiple communication schemes receives a packet from the MS and then determines a transmission path based on a link status of a network, a traffic characteristic of the packet and the like. The base station transmits the packet of the first communication scheme via a network using a second communication scheme, thereby enabling traffic redirection. Such a resource as a frequency band and the like, which will be used between networks using different communication schemes, can be cooperatively set between the MS and the base station.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an endless belt member; a drive unit moving the endless belt member; a first detecting unit detecting a rotating speed of the drive unit; a second detecting unit detecting an endless transport speed of the endless belt member; and a control unit controlling the rotating speed of the drive unit based on a first detection signal from the first detecting unit or a second detection signal from the second detecting unit selectively depending on a selection condition. Upon selection of the first detection signal in accordance with the selection condition, the control unit corrects the rotating speed of the drive unit using the second detection signal such that an average value of the endless transport speed of the endless belt member approaches a target average value.

Abstract: A method of performing a random access procedure in multiple component carrier system is provided. The method includes transmitting a random access preamble on an uplink component carrier, receiving a response to the random access preamble, transmitting an identity for the MS based on the response and monitoring a downlink component carrier linked to the uplink component carrier among a plurality of aggregated downlink component carriers. It is clear which downlink component carrier the MS needs to monitor for contention resolution.

Abstract: A plasma source comprises a vacuum chamber, a plurality of discharge tubes, a plurality of permanent magnets, a plurality of RF antennas, and an RF power distribution circuit. The RF power distribution circuit is electrically coupled to an RF power supply and each of the plurality of RF antennas. The lengths of the transmission paths between each of the plurality of RF antennas and the RF power supply are the same, so that the RF power supply can provide each of discharge tubes with the same RF power.

Abstract: A lighting device including a housing, a coupling member being coupled to an inner upper surface of the housing, having an insertion groove formed in the middle part thereof in a direction of the inner upper surface of the housing, and having a first connection terminal provided in the middle of the insertion groove, at least one reflector coupled between an inner wall surface of the housing and an outer wall surface of the coupling member; and a light source unit having an upper part thereof attachable to and removable from the coupling member by using the insertion groove, having a second connection terminal provided in the upper part thereof, the second connection terminal being electrically connected to the first connection terminal when connected to the coupling member, and having a lower part thereof emitting light toward the reflector.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to streamlining optical module and/or subassembly development, manufacturing, and testing through introducing a memory component within a module and/or subassembly that is utilized with a host module for system calibration and/or configuration. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention can streamline optical amplifier (EDFA) module and/or subassembly development, manufacturing, and testing. The present invention includes an optical module/sub-assembly without control circuitry, i.e. a “dumb module”, but with a memory that is used to load relevant data from a supplier. This data is utilized to calibrate, test, and configure the optical module/sub-assembly in a host module. The host module includes control circuitry to access this memory in the optical module/sub-assembly and to calibrate, test, configure, and control the optical module/sub-assembly.

Abstract: A method of programming a non-volatile memory including N-bit multi-level cell (MLC) memory cells includes executing first through (N?1)th page programming operations, using an incremental step pulse programming (ISPP) method, to program first through (N?1)th data pages in the MLC memory cells, where each of the first through (N?1)th page programming operations includes an erase programming of erase cells among the MLC memory cells. The method further includes executing an Nth page programming operation, using the ISPP method, to program an Nth data page in the MLC memory cells.

Abstract: A visible light communication system includes a light source emitting a first light having information, an optical filter receiving the first light and an externally provided second light and filtering the first and second light according to wavelength bands of the first and second light to output a filtered light, a photoelectric device receiving the filtered light to generate an output signal, and a data output part receiving the output signal to output data. Accordingly, the external light not having information may be substantially prevented from being provided to the photoelectric device, thereby preventing noise from occurring on the output signal. In addition, no additional operation is required to filter the output signal from the photoelectric device.

Abstract: A solar cell includes a plurality of nanowires arranged such that diameters of the nanowires sequentially increase in a first direction along a path of incident light. In a method of forming nanowires, a catalyst layer is formed on a substrate, a plurality of nanoparticles are formed by thermally processing the catalyst layer, and nanowires are grown from the plurality of nanoparticles. The catalyst layer has a thickness that increases in a first direction, and the plurality of nanoparticles have diameters that increase in the first direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to peptide mimetics for treating disorders associated with hypercholesterolemia and cardio-vascular disease. In particular, the invention relates to peptides that mimic the activity of apolipoprotein A-I (Apo AI).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus in which a secure CPU and a non-secure CPU are included, that is capable of reliably detecting falsification of programs. The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a secure CPU 1, a non-secure CPU 2, a nonvolatile memory 3, a boot ROM 11, and a RAM 12. The secure CPU 1 verifies the presence or absence of falsification of various programs stored in the nonvolatile memory 3 with reference to a first falsification verification program stored in the boot ROM 11, according to a verification result, and loads a secure CPU target program 31 stored in the nonvolatile memory 3 into the RAM 12, and outputs a non-secure CPU target program stored in the nonvolatile memory 3 to the non-secure CPU 2 with reference to a load program loaded in the RAM 12.

Abstract: A method of forming an active region structure includes preparing a semiconductor substrate including a cell array region and a peripheral circuit region, forming preliminary cell active regions in the cell array region of the semiconductor substrate, and forming cell active regions in the preliminary cell active regions and at least one peripheral active region in the peripheral circuit region of the semiconductor substrate, such that the preliminary cell active regions, the cell active regions, and the at least one peripheral active region are integrally formed with the semiconductor substrate and protrude from the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus is provided to hold a number of data storage devices each including opposite sidewalls. The mounting apparatus includes a bracket, a number of fasteners, and a number of fixing members. The fasteners are fixed to the sidewalls of the data storage devices, respectively, and each fastener includes a head portion abutting the corresponding sidewall. Each fixing member includes a main body fixed to the bracket, and guiding rails fixed to opposite sides of the main body. Each guiding rail defines a sliding groove. A receiving space is formed between two adjacent fixing members to accommodate the data storage devices. Every sliding groove facing a receiving space is paired with an opposite sliding groove facing the same receiving. When the data storage devices are moved into the receiving spaces along the fixing members, respectively, the head portions are slid into the corresponding paired sliding grooves.

Abstract: A receiver receives a request for channel assignment from a terminal apparatus. Triggered by the receipt of the request by the receiver, a channel measurement unit performs carrier sense of channels defined by a combination of a frequency resource and a temporal resource. The channel measurement unit assigns any of the channels, on which the carrier sense has been performed, to the terminal. When a plurality of channels are assigned to the same terminal apparatus, a channel to be assigned is selected in consideration of the channels which have already assigned to the terminal apparatus.

Abstract: A laser beam processing machine is provided which includes a laser beam irradiation unit including a laser beam oscillation unit and a processing head provided with a condenser lens condensing a laser beam oscillated from the laser beam oscillation unit. The processing head includes a liquid column forming mechanism provided with a jet nozzle adapted to jet liquid along an optical path for the laser beam condensed by the condenser lens, and a water droplet suction mechanism disposed below the liquid column forming mechanism and provided with an insertion passage through which a liquid column jetted from the jet nozzle is passed and with an annular suction port formed to surround the insertion passage and communicate with suction means.

Abstract: A nozzle for holding a substrate may include a nozzle head and a nozzle body. The nozzle head may provide the substrate with compressed air. The nozzle body may be connected to the nozzle head. The nozzle body may be arranged facing the semiconductor substrate. The nozzle body may have a substantially flat supporting surface which provides a uniform gap between the substrate and the nozzle body. The nozzle body may have a first passageway which allows the compressed air to pass through toward the substrate to form a vacuum between the substantially flat supporting surface and the substrate.