Abstract: To achieve a high density, high resolution, or size reduction, there is provided a solid-state image pickup device having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements formed in a semiconductor substrate, conductive layers formed on the semiconductor substrate between the neighboring photoelectric conversion elements via an interlayer layer, a first interlayer layer formed on the photoelectric conversion elements and conductive layers, a second interlayer layer formed on the first interlayer layer, and microlenses formed above the photoelectric conversion elements, wherein the refraction index of the first interlayer layer located above the photoelectric conversion elements is different from that of the second interlayer layer.

Abstract: Control to read signals from a sensor unit having a plurality of pixels by pixel blocks of a predetermined size, and the read signals are applied an operation to acquire distinctive information by pixel blocks of the predetermined size. The calculated distinctive information is applied to signal processes, such as signal compression, performed by a block.

Abstract: Control to read signals from a sensor unit having a plurality of pixels by pixel blocks of a predetermined size, and the read signals are applied a sum of products operation by pixel blocks of the predetermined size. The calculated sum of products is applied to signal processes, such as signal compression, performed by a block.

Abstract: This invention provides an information providing system which can easily update a price in accordance with data processing, an information providing apparatus, an information presenting method, a control program, and a storage medium. To accomplish this, a user accesses a Web server (121) in a photosite (105) by using a browser (120) of a user PC (102), browses images, and selects an image which he/she wants to print out (S2, S3). A printsite (109) receives input data indicating a print form, print count, and the like for each selected image (S6), calculates an estimated price by using a print information database (119) in which print unit prices are stored and the price calculation module (110), and transfers the estimated price to the photosite (105) (S7). The photosite (105) calculates a price while factoring personal information into the estimated price by using a personal information database (118) and a price calculation module (108), and presents the price to the user (S8).

Abstract: The invention provides a mechanism in which in case of using a plurality of print sites, a burden to the user is small and using efficiency is high. According to the invention, there is provided a print control method of forming print orders to print service providers which provide an online print service via the Internet, wherein format information of each of print orders to a plurality of print service providers is managed and, in the case where a print order is received from the user via the Internet, a print order according to the print service provider of an ordering destination is formed on the basis of the format information for the print service provider of the ordering destination of the print order.

Abstract: The problem of increase in jitter amounts against increase in delay amounts is solved by a circuit wherein a signal input terminal is connected through a first capacitor to an input terminal of a sense amplifier, a control input terminal is connected through a second capacitor to the input terminal of the sense amplifier, and a common connection point between the input terminal of the sense amplifier and the first and second capacitors is a floating node, and wherein a signal applied through the signal input terminal to the input terminal of the sense amplifier is vertically shifted by a control signal applied to the control input terminal, at least, near a determination threshold of the sense amplifier, thereby controlling a delay amount of an output.

Abstract: In order to provide a mechanism with which a user can receive a service with less costs if the user receives a print output, an expendable supplies providing method of the present invention manages advertisement information, generates distribution information based on the advertisement information, distributes the distribution information in order to print the same by a print apparatus of the user, updates a print point of the user who has printed the advertisement information in response to print output of the distribution information by the print apparatus of the user, and determines whether or not expendable supplies should be provided for the user according to the print point.

Abstract: In order to allow an advertisement company to register advertisement information using the Internet and conduct publicity activities aimed at specified target users, profile data of a plurality of users is managed using a database, selection conditions for selecting specific users to whom advertisement information should be distributed are received, specific users to whom the advertisement information should be distributed are selected based on the received selection conditions and the managed profile data, and the advertisement information is distributed to the selected specific users utilizing a digital broadcasting system.

Abstract: The problem of increase in jitter amounts against increase in delay amounts is solved by a circuit wherein a signal input terminal is connected through a first capacitor to an input terminal of a sense amplifier, a control input terminal is connected through a second capacitor to the input terminal of the sense amplifier, and a common connection point between the input terminal of the sense amplifier and the first and second capacitors is a floating node, and wherein a signal applied through the signal input terminal to the input terminal of the sense amplifier is vertically shifted by a control signal applied to the control input terminal, at least, near a determination threshold of the sense amplifier, thereby controlling a delay amount of an output.

Abstract: The problem of increase in jitter amounts against increase in delay amounts is solved by a circuit wherein a signal input terminal is connected through a first capacitor to an input terminal of a sense amplifier, a control input terminal is connected through a second capacitor to the input terminal of the sense amplifier, and a common connection point between the input terminal of the sense amplifier and the first and second capacitors is a floating node, and wherein a signal applied through the signal input terminal to the input terminal of the sense amplifier is vertically shifted by a control signal applied to the control input terminal, at least, near a determination threshold of the sense amplifier, thereby controlling a delay amount of an output.

Abstract: In order to solve the problem of increase in circuit scale and increase in power consumption due to use of a DA converter, a semiconductor integrated circuit comprises a signal amplifier 2, 10 capable of switching of a gain to 1 or 2, an arithmetic processor 7, 9 for performing a subtraction process of a reference voltage from an input signal to output a result thereof or for outputting the input signal without performing the subtraction process, a switch 8 whose one switch terminal is connected to a signal input terminal, whose other switch terminal is connected to an output side of sample hold circuits 5, 6, and whose common terminal is connected to an input side of the arithmetic processor, a comparator 3 for comparing an output from the signal amplifier with the reference voltage to binarize the output, and a switch 11 for connecting an output side of the signal amplifier to an input side of the sample hold circuits, wherein the arithmetic processor carries out a changeover between the operation of perfor

Abstract: To achieve a high density, high resolution, or size reduction, there is provided a solid-state image pickup device having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements formed in a semiconductor substrate, conductive layers formed on the semiconductor substrate between the neighboring photoelectric conversion elements via an interlayer layer, a first interlayer layer formed on the photoelectric conversion elements and conductive layers, a second interlayer layer formed on the first interlayer layer, and microlenses formed above the photoelectric conversion elements, wherein the refraction index of the first interlayer layer located above the photoelectric conversion elements is different from that of the second interlayer layer.

Abstract: A data processing method investigates second data series of a second data group relative to a first data series in a first data group to reduce processing requirements of motion vector detection. The method includes a first step for selecting an area including the second data series of the second data group based on a determination condition as to whether a function of a difference between the first data series and the second data series is within a first desired value and a second step for further selecting other data series in the selected area based on another determination condition as to whether a function of a difference between the other data series in the defined area and the first data series is within a second desired value less than the first desired value.

Abstract: In order to prevent an output offset voltage from occurring because of a relative difference of threshold voltage Vth between NMOS and PMOS in transmission of dc voltage, a semiconductor integrated circuit is constructed in a circuit configuration comprising a first depletion-mode N-channel MOS transistor and a first depletion-mode P-channel MOS transistor, a gate of each transistor being connected to an input terminal and a source of each transistor being connected to an output terminal, a second depletion-mode N-channel MOS transistor having W/L equal to that of the first depletion-mode P-channel MOS transistor, a drain of the transistor being connected to the output terminal and a gate and a source of the transistor being connected both to a lower-voltage-side power supply, and a second depletion-mode P-channel MOS transistor having W/L equal to that of the first depletion-mode P-channel MOS transistor, a drain of the transistor being connected to the output terminal and a gate and a source of the transist

Abstract: To retrieve analog signals at high precision by a maximum or minimum position detection parallel signal processing circuit, a plurality of circuit units in each of which a gate of a transistor is connected to a signal input terminal through first capacitive means, a common connecting point of the gate and the first capacitive means is connected to one terminal side of second capacitive means, and control means, for fluctuating a voltage on the other terminal side of the second capacitive means so as to further increase or decrease a drain current in correspondence to an increase or decrease in the drain current is connected between the drain and the other terminal side of the second capacitive means are provided, a source of each transistor of the plurality of circuit units is commonly connected and is connected to a constant current source, and the maximum or minimum voltage position detection with respect to a signal voltage which is applied to each signal input terminal is performed by a voltage on the oth

Abstract: For raising the accuracy of analog multiplication, a gate-drain (G-D) connection point of transistor (Tr) whose gate-drain (G-D) are shorted and whose source is connected to ground potential is connected to a source of second Tr whose G-D are shorted, a first input signal current source is connected to a G-D connection point of the second Tr, a G-D connection point of third Tr whose G-D are shorted and whose source is connected to the ground potential is connected to a source of fourth Tr whose G-D are shorted, a second input signal current source is connected to a G-D connection point of the fourth Tr, the G-D connection points of the second and fourth Tr's are connected to first and second capacitors respectively, outputs of the first and second capacitors are connected to each other and to a gate of fifth Tr to form a floating point, a source of the fifth Tr is connected to the ground potential, and a drain current of the fifth Tr is an operation output.

Abstract: One terminals of capacitors are connected to multiple input terminals via first switch means which can select a positive or negative logic of an input signal, and the other terminals of the capacitors are commonly connected (point b) to first differential input of a differential input/output type sense amplifier via second switch. The commonly connected portion of the capacitors are connected to second differential input of the differential input/output type sense amplifier, the second differential input having a polarity opposite to that of the first differential input, thereby suppressing an increase in circuit scale due to an increase in the number of bits, and assuring high-speed arithmetic operations.

Abstract: In order to realize a highly integrated, highly parallel system, there is provided a semiconductor circuit in which two or more input terminals are commonly connected to the non-inverting input terminal (+) of an operational amplifier via first capacitance means, the inverting input terminal (-) of the operational amplifier is connected to the output terminal of the operational amplifier via a second capacitance means two or more input terminals are commonly connected to the inverting input terminal via third capacitance means, and a first floating node as the node between the non-inverting input terminal (+) and the first capacitance means and a second floating node as the node between the inverting input terminal (-) and the second and third capacitance means are connected to reset means.

Abstract: A reduction in circuit size, an increase in operation speed, and a reduction in power consumption can be attained by a semiconductor device, in which capacitors are connected to multiple input terminals through switch, one terminal of each capacitance is commonly connected, and the common connection terminal is connected to a sense amplifier, including a reset at a floating point which is the contact between the common connection terminal of the capacitors and the input of the sense amplifier. In addition, an increase in yield can be realized by reducing the manufacturing cost.

Abstract: An apparatus has a plurality of semiconductor cells as current switchings for driving a laser diode which exposes to light a photosensitive member so as to effect image recording. The semiconductor cells have each different characteristics, or same characteristics respectively. In response to the light amount signal corresponding to light quantity of the laser diode, a selector selects one or more of the semiconductor cells so as to supply a suitable driving current turned on or off later with an image signal. As a result, no fluctuations in the pulse duty ratio and the rise time are present in the entire driving current active range, thus improving the quality of a recorded image. The effect of selection by the selector is held for a certain recording time, whereby malfunction due to noises or the like can be avoided, and stable actions of the laser diode are ensured.