Abstract: A substrate processing device reduces a surface of a substrate. The surface includes a metal layer. The substrate processing device includes a chamber body, a hot plate, a plasma supply unit, and a controller. The hot plate is accommodated in the chamber body and configured to set the substrate. The plasma supply unit is configured to supply plasma of a hydrogen gas to the chamber body. The controller is configured to execute a degassing process and a reducing process. In the degassing process, the controller drives the hot plate to remove an adsorbate from the surface before driving the plasma supply unit. In the reducing process, the controller drives the plasma supply unit after driving the hot plate to supply the plasma to the surface that has undergone the degassing process.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an R-T-B based sintered magnet according the present disclosure comprises: a step for preparing a coarse ground powder which is made from an alloy for R-T-B based sintered magnets and which has an average particle size of 10-500 ?m; a step for obtaining a fine powder having an average particle size of 2.0-4.5 ?m, by feeding the coarse ground powder to a jet mill device that has a grinding chamber filled with inert gas and grinding the coarse ground powder; and a step for producing a sintered body of the fine powder, wherein the inert gas has been humidified, and the oxygen content of the R-T-B based sintered magnet is 1000-3500 ppm by mass.

Abstract: Pixels output a first signal based on signal charge of a part of photoelectric conversion units of multiple photoelectric conversion units, and a second signal based on signal charge of multiple photoelectric conversion units. An imaging apparatus outputs signals based on the first signals and signals based on the second signals by reducing the number of signals based on the first signals as compared to the number of signals based on the second signals.

Abstract: Pixels output a first signal based on signal charge of a part of photoelectric conversion units of multiple photoelectric conversion units, and a second signal based on signal charge of multiple photoelectric conversion units. An imaging apparatus outputs signals based on the first signals and signals based on the second signals by reducing the number of signals based on the first signals as compared to the number of signals based on the second signals.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a pixel unit (1) configured to perform imaging of a plurality of frames by a photoelectric conversion; an exposure amount calculating unit (9) configured to calculate exposure amounts of the plurality of frames imaged in a flicker cycle of a light source; and a control unit (12) configured to control the exposure amount of each of the frames imaged by the pixel unit based on the exposure amounts of the plurality of frames calculated by the exposure amount calculating unit.

Abstract: Pixels output a first signal based on signal charge of a part of photoelectric conversion units of multiple photoelectric conversion units, and a second signal based on signal charge of multiple photoelectric conversion units. An imaging apparatus outputs signals based on the first signals and signals based on the second signals by reducing the number of signals based on the first signals as compared to the number of signals based on the second signals.

Abstract: Pixels output a first signal based on signal charge of a part of photoelectric conversion units of multiple photoelectric conversion units, and a second signal based on signal charge of multiple photoelectric conversion units. An imaging apparatus outputs signals based on the first signals and signals based on the second signals by reducing the number of signals based on the first signals as compared to the number of signals based on the second signals.

Abstract: Provided is a solid-state image pickup apparatus which includes a plurality of groups, each including an output line to which the pixel signals are output from pixels in a corresponding column and an AD conversion unit configured to perform AD conversion on the pixel signals output to the output line for some of the plurality of rows to generate a digital signal. An adjustment period for ensuring a difference in length between a first horizontal period and a second horizontal period and executing an operation of the AD conversion unit is set in a period excluding a period from first timing at which the output of the pixel signals to the output line starts, to second timing at which the AD conversion unit starts the AD conversion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a producing method of R-T-B-based sintered magnets in which, the recovery chamber 40 includes inert gas introducing means 42, evacuating means 43, a carry-in port, a discharge port 40a, and a recovery container 60. The recovery step includes a carrying-in step of conveying a processing container 50 into the recovery chamber 40, a discharging step of discharging coarsely pulverized powder in the processing container 50 into the recovery chamber 40, a gas introducing step of introducing inert gas into the recovery chamber 40, and an alloy accommodating step of recovering the coarsely pulverized powder into the recovery container 60. Addition of pulverization aid is carried out in the alloy accommodating step. A remaining amount of coarsely pulverized powder in the recovery chamber 40, an oxygen-containing amount of the R-T-B-based sintered magnet is reduced, and magnetic properties are enhanced.

Abstract: A substrate processing device including an accommodation unit that accommodates a substrate. A gas supply unit supplies plasma generation gas. A plasma supply unit generates plasma from the plasma generation gas supplied by the gas supply unit and supplies the plasma to the accommodation unit. The plasma generation gas is a gas mixture of hydrogen gas and an additive gas or a gas combining the gas mixture and a rare gas. The additive gas includes at least either one of nitrogen atoms and oxygen atoms. The gas supply unit is configured to supply the plasma supply unit with the plasma generation gas so that a flow ratio that is a ratio of a flow of the additive gas relative to a flow of the hydrogen gas is 1/500 or greater.

Abstract: In a period in which a pixel signal of another pixel is read out from the pixel, a transistor connected to a floating diffusion region of a pixel not performing reading out of a pixel signal from the pixel is turned off.

Abstract: Provided is a solid-state image pickup apparatus which includes a plurality of groups, each including an output line to which the pixel signals are output from pixels in a corresponding column and an AD conversion unit configured to perform AD conversion on the pixel signals output to the output line for some of the plurality of rows to generate a digital signal. An adjustment period for ensuring a difference in length between a first horizontal period and a second horizontal period and executing an operation of the AD conversion unit is set in a period excluding a period from first timing at which the output of the pixel signals to the output line starts, to second timing at which the AD conversion unit starts the AD conversion.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a pixel unit (1) configured to perform imaging of a plurality of frames by a photoelectric conversion; an exposure amount calculating unit (9) configured to calculate exposure amounts of the plurality of frames imaged in a flicker cycle of a light source; and a control unit (12) configured to control the exposure amount of each of the frames imaged by the pixel unit based on the exposure amounts of the plurality of frames calculated by the exposure amount calculating unit.

Abstract: In a period in which a pixel signal of another pixel is read out from the pixel, a transistor connected to a floating diffusion region of a pixel not performing reading out of a pixel signal from the pixel is turned off.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a pixel unit (1) configured to perform imaging of a plurality of frames by a photoelectric conversion; an exposure amount calculating unit (9) configured to calculate exposure amounts of the plurality of frames imaged in a flicker cycle of a light source; and a control unit (12) configured to control the exposure amount of each of the frames imaged by the pixel unit based on the exposure amounts of the plurality of frames calculated by the exposure amount calculating unit.

Abstract: A method and a device for recovering hydrogen pulverized powder of a raw-material alloy for rare-earth magnets capable of lowering the possibility that hydrogen pulverized powder remains in a recovery chamber; therefore, enhancing magnetic properties by reducing an oxygen content of an obtained rare-earth magnet. A processing container 50 is carried into a recovery chamber 40 from a processing chamber after inert gas is introduced into the recovery chamber 40. The raw-material alloy for rare-earth magnets in the processing container 50 is discharged into the recovery chamber 40 after the pressure in the recovery chamber 40 is reduced Thereafter, inert gas is introduced into the recovery chamber 40, and the raw-material alloy for rare-earth magnets is recovered into the recovery container 50 after a pressure in the recovery chamber 40 is set to a predetermined pressure by inert gas.

Abstract: Provided is a film forming apparatus in which a thin film can be formed with a good coverage on the inner surface of a hole with high aspect ratio by preventing the negative electric charges from getting concentrated on the substrate edge portion at the time of etching processing. The film forming apparatus is provided with: a vacuum chamber in which a target is disposed; a stage for holding a substrate inside the vacuum chamber; a first electric power for applying predetermined electric power to the target; and a second electric power for applying AC power to the stage. The film forming apparatus performs: film forming processing in which the target is sputtered by applying electric power to the target by the first electric power; and etching processing in which a thin film formed on the substrate is etched by applying AC power to the stage by the second electric power.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus, a method for driving the image pickup apparatus, an image pickup system, and a method for driving the image pickup system output a digital signal based on a difference between signals output from a plurality of pixels and a digital signal based on the sum of the signals output from the pixels.

Abstract: Pixels output a first signal based on signal charge of a part of photoelectric conversion units of multiple photoelectric conversion units, and a second signal based on signal charge of multiple photoelectric conversion units. An imaging apparatus outputs signals based on the first signals and signals based on the second signals by reducing the number of signals based on the first signals as compared to the number of signals based on the second signals.

Abstract: There is provided an image pickup apparatus which outputs a digital signal based on a comparison result signal that changes the signal value at Nth (where N is an integer of 1 or higher) among comparison result signals output by a plurality of comparators.