Abstract: There are contained first and second conductive plugs formed in first insulating layer, an island-like oxygen-barrier metal layer for covering the first conductive plug, an oxidation-preventing insulating layer formed on the first insulating layer to cover side surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layer, a capacitor having a lower electrode formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer, a dielectric layer formed on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode formed on the dielectric layer, a second insulating layer for covering the capacitor and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer, a third hole formed in respective layers from the second insulating layer to the oxidation-preventing insulating layer on the second conductive plug, and a third conductive plug formed in the third hole and connected to the second conductive plug.

Abstract: Efficient screening of genes that influence pathological conditions or survival of animals infected with pathogen is enabled by the use of a full-length cDNA library as DNAs for immunizing animals in place of a genomic DNA library, used in the conventional ELI method.

Abstract: A sulfamoyl compound of the general formulae (1): wherein R1 and R2 are each independently C1-4 alkyl, or R1 and R2 together are C4-6 alkylene or C4-6 alkyleneoxy, Y is H, halogen, C1-8 alkyl, C1-8 alkoxy, C1-8 alkylthio, C1-8 haloalkyl, C1-8 haloalkoxy or C1-8 haloalkylthio, A is a predetermined heterocyclic group, B is a predetermined heterocyclic group which is identical with or different from A, W is a chemical bond or O, V is O or S, D, E, F and G are each independently N, CR7, CR8, CR9 or CR10, and R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 are each independently predetermined group such as H, or an unsubstituted or substituted aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic group. The sulfamoyl compound is useful as an agricultural and horticultural fungicide.

Abstract: In an electrostatic atomizing hairdryer, electrostatically atomized mist generated in an electrostatic atomizing unit is effectively scattered into airflow emitted from a main body of the hairdryer so that the mist can be sprayed to hair uniformly and a time necessary for treatment of hair can be shortened. A tank constituting the electrostatic atomizing unit is detachably provided on a portion in the vicinity of an outer periphery of the main body, and an electrode unit for generating the mist is provided in a path of airflow sucked in an inside of the main body so as to be insulated from heat of a heating unit by an adiabator. A mist emitting opening from which the mist is emitted is disposed on a plane substantially the same as and at substantially the center of an air exit opening of the main body. Thereby, the mist emitted from the mist emitting opening is effectively scattered into the airflow emitted from the air exit opening.

Abstract: There is provided a thinner high frequency power module structure having reduced the mounting area. An insulated board is provided with a composite metal board in which the Cu2O powder particles are dispersed into a matrix metal (Cu) (amount of addition of Cu2O: 20 vol %; thermal expansion coefficient: 10.0 ppm/° C.; thermal conductivity: 280 W/m•K; thickness: 1 mm; size: 42.4×85 mm), a silicon nitride board (thermal expansion coefficient: 3.4 ppm/° C.; thermal conductivity: 90 W/m•K; thickness: 0.3 mm; size: 30×50 mm) deposited with Ag-system bonding metal layer to one principal surface of the composite metal board, and a wiring metal board formed of copper or copper alloy provided to the other principal surface of the ceramics insulated board. For example, the bonding metal layer is adjusted in the thickness to 50 ?m, while the wiring metal board is also adjusted in the thickness to 0.4 mm.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having both high strength and high thermal radiation that is capable of being applied to mounting on automobiles experiencing many thermal cycles, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A circuit board 1a for a resin encapsulated semiconductor module device has a configuration where a silicon nitride plate 2 with a thickness of 0.635 mm has copper plates of 1.0 mm and 0.8 mm bonded to both sides thereof via active metal. A copper plate 3a is bonded to the surface side of the silicon nitride plate 2, and a prescribed circuit pattern is formed on the copper plate 3a. Tin-silver-copper cream solder layers 4a and 4b with a thickness of 200 ?m are formed at a prescribed location on the circuit pattern 3a on which a semiconductor element 6 is mounted and at a prescribed location of a base plate 1 on which the circuit board 1a is disposed.

Abstract: A mat-shaped thermal insulator made of inorganic fiber, wherein at least a part of inorganic fibers is built-up in a direction parallel to lateral surfaces of the insulator, and said insulator is formed by cutting a fibrous built-up article formed by building-up inorganic fibers, to form cut built-up articles, rotating at least one of the cut articles by an angle of 90 degrees in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction, to form a rotated built-up article in which the inorganic fibers are built-up in a direction parallel to lateral sides of the cut article, and integrating the cut articles and/or the rotated article transversally in a direction perpendicular to cutting direction. Preferably, the lateral surfaces of the insulator are inclined. Still preferably, longitudinal cuts are formed on the lateral surfaces of the insulator so as to make the insulator partially compressible.

Abstract: An Al2O3 film for covering a ferroelectric capacitor is formed by a sputtering process. The thickness of the Al2O3 film is preferably optimized according to amount of remanent polarization and fatigue tolerance required for the ferroelectric capacitor, for example, 10 nm to 100 nm. Next, oxygen is supplied to a PZT film via the Al203 film by executing a heat treatment in an oxygen atmosphere. As a result, an oxygen deficit in the PZT film is made up for. At this time, evaporation of Pb in the PZT film is suppressed because of the Al2O3 film, and deterioration of the fatigue tolerance responsive to decrease of Pb amount is suppressed. Subsequently, another Al2O3 film is formed as a second protective film by the sputtering process for opposing the deterioration factor in later process. The thickness of the Al2O3 film is preferably the thickness which sufficiently protects the ferroelectric capacitor from the deterioration factor in later wiring process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing with high production efficiency glass articles, such as high-quality preforms for press molding (press-molding preforms) from glass melt, and to a method of manufacturing glass elements, such as lenses, by press molding these preforms. Further, the present invention relates to a method of molding glass gobs suited to the press molding of preforms of high quality and high weight precision from a glass melt, and to a method of manufacturing optical elements by reheating and press molding these glass gobs. In the method of manufacturing glass articles, glass gobs are continuously separated from a glass melt flow continuously flowing out of a nozzle and the separated glass gobs are formed with glass forming members that are intermittently or continuously moving.

Abstract: A sulfamoyl compound of the general formulae (1): 1

Abstract: There are provided a capacitor lower electrode formed on an adhesive layer, whose surface roughness is 0.79 nm or less, and having a (111) orientation that is inclined from a perpendicular direction to an upper surface of a substrate by 2.3° or less, a ferroelectric layer having a structure the (111) orientation of which is inclined from the perpendicular direction to the upper surface of the substrate by 3.5° or less, and a capacitor upper electrode.

Abstract: Efficient screening of genes that influence pathological conditions or survival of animals infected with pathogen is enabled by the use of a full-length cDNA library as DNAs for immunizing animals in place of a genomic DNA library, used in the conventional ELI method.

Abstract: Initial magnetic pole estimating apparatus for an AC synchronous motor equipped in an AC synchronous motor controller, which has a speed gain control unit, mode section determining means, first command torque calculating means for selecting a first or a second cyclic section in accordance with the result in the mode section determining means, and determining whether or not a command speed is in a data acquisition speed section when the first cyclic section is selected, and calculating first command torque data from a command torque in the data acquisition speed section, second command torque calculating means for determining whether or not the command speed is in the data acquisition speed section when the second cyclic section is selected, and calculating second command torque data from the command torque in the data acquisition speed section, and estimated initial magnetic pole calculating means for calculating an estimated initial magnetic pole position using information on the first command torque data an

Abstract: There are contained first and second conductive plugs formed in first insulating layer, an island-like oxygen-barrier metal layer for covering the first conductive plug, an oxidation-preventing insulating layer formed on the first insulating layer to cover side surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layer, a capacitor having a lower electrode formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer, a dielectric layer formed on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode formed on the dielectric layer, a second insulating layer for covering the capacitor and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer, a third hole formed in respective layers from the second insulating layer to the oxidation-preventing insulating layer on the second conductive plug, and a third conductive plug formed in the third hole and connected to the second conductive plug.

Abstract: A sulfamoyl compound of the general formulae (1): wherein R1 and R2 are each independently C1-4 alkyl, or R1 and R2 together are C4-6 alkylene or C4-6 alkyleneoxy, Y is H, halogen, C1-8 alkyl, C1-8 alkoxy, C1-8 alkylthio, C1-8 haloalkyl, C1-8 haloalkoxy or C1-8 haloalkylthio, A is a predetermined heterocyclic group, B is a predetermined heterocyclic group which is identical with or different from A, W is a chemical bond or O, V is O or S, D, E, F and G are each independently N, CR7, CR8, CR9 or CR10, and R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 are each independently predetermined group such as H, or an unsubstituted or substituted aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic group. The sulfamoyl compound is useful as an agricultural and horticultural fungicide.

Abstract: An improved fire alarm system capable of reliably detecting the presence of fire caused by different sources. The fire alarm system detects a smoke density (S) as well as a temperature difference (&Dgr;T) within a predetermined time interval, and has primary criteria of (i) whether the smoke density (S) exceeds a smoke threshold [e.g., S>5%/m]; (ii) whether the temperature difference (&Dgr;T) exceeds a temperature difference threshold [e.g., &Dgr;T≧18 C]; and (iii) whether a combination of S and &Dgr;T satisfies an inequality [e.g. 2S+&Dgr;T≧12] which is based upon a decreasing function of &Dgr;T with an increase of S. The detected smoke density and the temperature difference are examined with reference to the primary criteria so as to provide a fire warning signal indicating a possible fire presence when anyone of the above primary criteria is satisfied.

Abstract: In a method of producing a glass gob by continuously dropping a molten glass 9 from a nozzle 2 in a dropping direction, a gas flow 20 is caused to continuously flow in the dropping direction along an outer peripheral surface of the nozzle 2 at a predetermined flow rate. The gas flow 20 applies a wind pressure to the molten glass 9 appearing from a nozzle end 2a of the nozzle 2 to drop the molten glass 9.

Abstract: An improved fire alarm system capable of reliably detecting the presence of fire caused by different sources.

Abstract: A sulfamoyl compound of the general formulae (1): 1

Abstract: In a method of producing a glass gob by continuously dropping a molten glass 9 from a nozzle 2 in a dropping direction, a gas flow 20 is caused to continuously flow in the dropping direction along an outer peripheral surface of the nozzle 2 at a predetermined flow rate. The gas flow 20 applies a wind pressure to the molten glass 9 appearing from a nozzle end 2a of the nozzle 2 to drop the molten glass 9.