Abstract: A coil-type electronic component has a coil inside or on the surface of its base material wherein the base material in the coil-type electronic component is constituted by a group of grains of a soft magnetic alloy containing iron, silicon and other element that oxidizes more easily than iron; the surface of each soft magnetic alloy grain has an oxide layer formed on its surface as a result of oxidization of the grain; this oxide layer contains the other element that oxidizes more easily than iron by a quantity larger than that in the soft magnetic alloy grain; and grains are bonded with one another via this oxide layer. The coil-type electronic component can be produced at low cost and combines high magnetic permeability with high saturation magnetic flux density.

Abstract: In a vehicle seat, a back side, that is a side opposite a seating side, of a cushion is covered by a backing that has less expandability than the cushion. The back side of the cushion is divided by a pair of first supporting members into a center portion arranged between the pair of first supporting members and a pair of side portions arranged on both sides of the center portion. The center portion and the side portions each have a semi-cylindrical outer shape that protrudes out from the back side of the cushion. First arranging portions that are recessed toward the seating side are formed between the center portion and each of the side portions. The first supporting members are arranged sinking into the cushion at the first arranging portions.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is an optical modulation device, comprising: a substrate 1 having a polarization non-reversal region 17a and a polarization reversal region 17b; an optical waveguide 18 including first and second branched optical waveguide portions 18a, 18b; and a traveling waveguide including a center electrode 19a and a ground electrode 19b, 19c to have an electric signal applied thereto, said traveling waveguide and said first and second branched optical waveguide portions collectively forming an interaction portion to have said incident light interacted with said electric signal, said interaction portion being constituted by a first interaction sub-portion 20a and a second interaction sub-portion 20b, said first and second interaction sub-portions being respectively positioned in regions of said substrate having opposite polarization orientations with each other, in which said center electrode is positioned in face to face relationship with one of said first and second branched optical waveguide portions

Abstract: In a plane emission device comprising a transparent substrate, a light scattering layer formed on a surface of the transparent substrate, and a luminescent body of organic or inorganic material which is formed on a surface of the light scattering layer and emits light by light or electric energy, efficiency to takeout light to outside is improved. The light scattering layer contains binder and two kinds of fillers, and when a refraction index of the binder is assumed as Nb, a refraction index of one of the two kinds of fillers is assumed as Nf1, and a refraction index of the other is assumed as Nf2, a relationship that Nf2>Nb>Nf1 is satisfied. Since the light scattering layer contains two kinds of fillers, disorder occurs in critical angle when light exits from the light scattering layer to the transparent substrate, incidence rate of light into the transparent substrate rises, and efficiency to takeout the light to outside increases.

Abstract: This invention has an objective of producing the organic solar cell having the long life. The organic solar cell of this invention comprises a first electrode collecting holes, a second electrode collecting electrons, mixing layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and having an electron donating semiconductor and the electron accepting semiconductor, and a first electron transport layer and a second electron transport layer interposed between the mixing layer and the second electrode. With this invention, the adhesiveness in the boundary between the mixing layer and the second electrode is improved. Consequently, it is possible to prevent the mixing layer from accumulating the electrical charge generated by absorbing the light. Therefore, the electrical charge is efficiently moved to the second electrode and the long life is achieved.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayer organic solar cell having a structure wherein an inter-layer (3) is arranged between a first photoactive layer (1) and a second photoactive layer (2). This structure is obtained by forming the inter-layer (3) on the first photoactive layer (1) which is formed from an organic compound solution containing a donor material and an acceptor material, and then applying an organic compound solution containing a donor material and an acceptor material over the inter-layer (3) for forming the second photoactive layer (2). The inter-layer (3) is composed of at least either of a transparent oxide and a transparent nitride. By having such a structure, the inter-layer (3) prevents the solvent in the solution for the second photoactive layer (2) from permeating into the first photoactive layer (1) when the second photoactive layer (2) is formed over the first photoactive layer (1) by applying the solution.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is an optical modulator, having: a substrate (1); and a center and ground electrodes (4a to 4c), in which the substrate has ridge portions (8a to 8c), the center and ground electrodes are respectively formed above the ridge portions, the ridge portions below the center and ground electrodes respectively have top parts (10a, 10b) having a respective first and second end points (18, 19) separated with a distance of “WR”, the substrate has a bottom surface (21b) between the ridge portions having center and midway points (23, 24) positioned with a respective distance of WR/2 and WR/N (3?N?25) from the first end point, the ridge portion below the center electrode has a normal line (13), and the center point and the midway point define a straight line (25) crossed with the normal line at an angle larger or equal to 90.1°.

Abstract: A coil-type electronic component has a coil inside or on the surface of its base material and is characterized in that: the base material is constituted by a group of grains of a soft magnetic alloy containing iron, silicon and other element that oxidizes more easily than iron; the surface of each soft magnetic alloy grain has an oxide layer formed on its surface as a result of oxidization of the grain; this oxide layer contains the other element that oxidizes more easily than iron by a quantity larger than that in the soft magnetic alloy grain; and grains are bonded with one another via this oxide layer.

Abstract: In an optical modulator comprising substrate 1 having electro-optical effect, two optical waveguides 3a, 3b formed in the substrate, buffer layer 2 formed on the substrate, traveling-wave electrode 4 having center conductor 4a and ground conductors 4b, 4c above the buffer layer, and ridge sections formed with recessed sections 9a to 9c by carving at least a part of the substrate where an electrical field strength of high-frequency electrical signal propagating the traveling-wave electrode is strong, in which the ridge sections include center conductor ridge section 8a having the center conductor formed above and ground conductor ridge section 8b having the ground conductor formed above, and the center conductor ridge section has one of the two optical waveguides formed therein, the recessed sections are practically symmetrical to the center line between the two optical waveguides and the traveling-wave electrode is practically symmetrical to the center line of the center conductor.

Abstract: A coil-type electronic component has a coil inside or on an outer surface of its base material and is characterized in that: the base material is constituted by a group of grains of a soft magnetic alloy containing iron, silicon and other element that oxidizes more easily than iron; the surface of each soft magnetic alloy grain has an oxide layer formed on its surface as a result of oxidization of the grain; the oxide layer contains the other element that oxidizes more easily than iron by a quantity larger than that in the soft magnetic alloy grain; and grains are bonded with one another via the oxide layer.

Abstract: A lithography mask is disclosed. The lithography mask is for use with an exposure apparatus which forms an unpatterned first region and a patterned second region that includes groups of desired patterns in a photosensitive layer. The lithography mask includes a transparent substrate; and a patterned light blocking layer that is formed above the transparent substrate and that is configured to block or partially transmit incident light. The patterned light blocking layer includes a first mask pattern that exposes the first region. The first mask pattern includes a periodic pattern having a sub-resolution pitch that is given by an exposure condition of the exposure apparatus.

Abstract: An optical drive includes: an optical pickup; a preprocessing circuit which processes an optical signal detected by the optical pickup; nonvolatile memory having stored therein relation information which represents the relation of a signal balance with respect to a signal difference between a TE signal and an FE signal at the time of a predetermined operation of the optical pickup; and a central processing circuit which performs focus control of the optical pickup. The preprocessing circuit generates the signal balance of the optical pickup. The preprocessing circuit also obtains the FE signal and the TE signal with respect to the optical disc. The central processing circuit derives a phase difference and an amplitude difference from the signal balance and the relation information, and calculates, based on the differences and the TE signal, a FE signal suitable for the predetermined operation.

Abstract: A capacitor includes a dielectric material that is formed of anodic metal oxide; a pair of substantially comb-shaped surface electrodes formed on the same principal surface of the dielectric material; and plural substantially columnar internal electrodes whose one ends are connected to the respective comb-shaped portions of the pair of the surface electrodes and whose other ends extend in the thickness direction of the dielectric material.

Abstract: A coil-type electronic component has a coil inside or on the surface of its base material and is characterized in that: the base material is constituted by a group of grains of a soft magnetic alloy containing iron, silicon and other element that oxidizes more easily than iron; the surface of each soft magnetic alloy grain has an oxide layer formed on its surface as a result of oxidization of the grain; this oxide layer contains the other element that oxidizes more easily than iron by a quantity larger than that in the soft magnetic alloy grain; and grains are bonded with one another via this oxide layer.

Abstract: A pattern forming method is disclosed, which comprises forming a photo resist film on a substrate, irradiating the photo resist film with an energy ray to form a desired latent image pattern, placing the substrate on a spacer provided on a hot plate, heating the photo resist film by using the hot plate, and developing the photo resist film to form a photo resist pattern, wherein an amount of irradiation of the energy ray is set such that the amount of irradiation of the energy ray in an exposure region in which a distance between a back surface of the substrate and an upper surface of the hot plate is long is larger than the amount of irradiation of the energy ray in an exposure region in which a distance between the back surface of the substrate and the upper surface of the hot plate is short.

Abstract: A photomask unit includes a mask substrate having patterns arranged at a pitch P; and a pellicle which protects the mask substrate, wherein the pellicle is configured so that transmittance of incident light of an incident angle ? (0°<?<90°) is higher than transmittance of incident light of an incident angle 0°.

Abstract: An optical drive includes: an optical pickup; a preprocessing circuit which processes an optical signal detected by the optical pickup; nonvolatile memory having stored therein relation information which represents the relation of a signal balance with respect to a signal difference between a TE signal and an FE signal at the time of a predetermined operation of the optical pickup; and a central processing circuit which performs focus control of the optical pickup. The preprocessing circuit generates the signal balance of the optical pickup. The preprocessing circuit also obtains the FE signal and the TE signal with respect to the optical disc. The central processing circuit derives a phase difference and an amplitude difference from the signal balance and the relation information, and calculates, based on the differences and the TE signal, a FE signal suitable for the predetermined operation.

Abstract: An optical modulator, including: a substrate; an optical waveguide embedded in the substrate; a traveling wave electrode mounted on the substrate and having a traveling wave applied thereon so that a light wave is modulated by the traveling wave with an electro-optic effect. The traveling wave electrode includes a center electrode and ground electrodes; in which the optical waveguide has a plurality of interaction optical waveguides that form a Mach-Zehnder optical waveguide that modulates the light wave in a phase modulation manner when the traveling wave is applied to the traveling wave electrode, the interaction optical waveguides form a region where respective widths of the interaction optical waveguides are different from each other, and the center electrode and the ground electrodes are positioned such that interaction efficiencies between the high frequency electric signal and the light wave guided in the respective interaction optical waveguides are substantially equal to each other.

Abstract: A technical problem related to a traveling wave electrode type of optical modulator comprising a substrate having the electro-optical effect, optical waveguides formed in the substrate, and a traveling wave electrode formed above the substrate includes improvement of the characteristics such as optical modulation bandwidth, driving voltage, and characteristic impedance of the traveling wave electrode type of optical modulator. To solve the problem, the structure of ridge portions is optimized which is formed in such a manner that a part of the substrate at regions where electric field generated by a high frequency electric signal traveling through the traveling wave electrode is strong is reduced in thickness by digging. Further, a buffer layer is formed over the substrate where the ridge portions are formed and a conducting layer is formed over the buffer layer.

Abstract: In an optical modulator comprising substrate 1 having electro-optical effect, two optical waveguides 3a, 3b formed in the substrate, buffer layer 2 formed on the substrate, traveling-wave electrode 4 having center conductor 4a and ground conductors 4b, 4c above the buffer layer, and ridge sections formed with recessed sections 9a to 9c by carving at least a part of the substrate where an electrical field strength of high-frequency electrical signal propagating the traveling-wave electrode is strong, in which the ridge sections include center conductor ridge section 8a having the center conductor formed above and ground conductor ridge section 8b having the ground conductor formed above, and the center conductor ridge section has one of the two optical waveguides formed therein, the recessed sections are practically symmetrical to the center line between the two optical waveguides and the traveling-wave electrode is practically symmetrical to the center line of the center conductor.