Abstract: An interposer assembly comprising:an interposer configured to connect a first circuit substrate and a second circuit substrate disposed facing the first circuit substrate with each other; and a penetrating member that extends through the interposer from a position on one side of the interposer to a position on the other side of the interposer, wherein the penetrating member has at least one of thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for acquiring information on exacerbation risk of COVID-19, comprising measuring IgM antibody against S antigen of SARS-CoV-2 contained in a specimen collected from a subject infected with SARS-CoV-2 or a subject suspected of suffering from COVID-19, wherein a value obtained by the measurement of IgM antibody serves as an index of exacerbation risk of COVID-19 of the subject.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit; a display driver configured to drive the display unit; and a display-data generator configured to transfer a screenful of update display data to the display driver. The display driver includes a light-emission controller configured to control self-luminous elements to emit light, and a memory storing a screenful of the update display data. After a lapse of a predetermined time period from a driving stop time, the display driver reads the update display data stored in the memory and then uses the update display data to drive a screen, the driving stop time being a time when the display unit is stopped from driving based on the update display data. The display driver causes the self-luminous elements of the display unit to emit light, even during a display update or no display update performed on the display driver by the display-data generator.

Abstract: A control apparatus configured to control a display apparatus including a self-luminous element includes: an image judgment unit configured to determine whether or not a ratio of a number of pixels located in a predetermined area of an image and having gradation levels within a gradation range from a first gradation level not equal to a lowest gradation level to a second gradation level not equal to a highest gradation level is equal to or larger than a threshold value; and a drive change unit configured to determine a refresh rate of the display apparatus including the self-luminous element according to a result of the determination made by the image judgment unit. The image judgment unit is configured to determine at least one of (1) the value of the first gradation level and the value of the second gradation level, and (2) the threshold value.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit; a display driver configured to drive the display unit; and a display-data generator configured to transfer a screenful of update display data to the display driver. The display driver includes a light-emission controller configured to control self-luminous elements to emit light, and a memory storing a screenful of the update display data. After a lapse of a predetermined time period from a driving stop time, the display driver reads the update display data stored in the memory and then uses the update display data to drive a screen, the driving stop time being a time when the display unit is stopped from driving based on the update display data. The display driver causes the self-luminous elements of the display unit to emit light, even during a display update or no display update performed on the display driver by the display-data generator.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display; a display driver that drives the display such that the display displays in accordance with display data; and a host controller that transfers update display data of one screen to the display driver. The display driver includes a light-emission controller that causes a self-luminous elements to emit light, and a memory that stores the update display data of the one screen. The display driver reads the update display data on the memory after an elapse of a predetermined period of time from a drive end time at which the display controller finishes driving in accordance with the update display data and drives the screen by using the read update display data. The display driver drives the self-luminous elements once or more at a timing when the update display data from the host controller to the display driver is not updated.

Abstract: A liquid coating apparatus includes a liquid chamber, a diaphragm deformable to change a volume of the liquid chamber, a piezoelectric element that deforms the diaphragm in a thickness direction, a pressurized casing bottom-wall portion between the piezoelectric element and the diaphragm to support the piezoelectric element from a diaphragm side, a fixed casing bottom wall portion that supports an end of the piezoelectric element on a side opposite to the diaphragm, a plunger that extends through the pressurized casing bottom-wall portion and transmits expansion and contraction of the piezoelectric element to the diaphragm, and a coil spring that is between the piezoelectric element and the pressurized casing bottom-wall portion and is supported by the first support portion to apply a compressive force to the piezoelectric element.

Abstract: The present invention provides a medicament having a wider treatment spectrum, causing a fewer side effects and superior in tolerability and safety, as compared to known typical antipsychotic agents and atypical antipsychotic agents. The present invention related to a medicament containing (I) a compound which is 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or a salt thereof, and (II) at least one drug selected from the group consisting of a mood stabilizer, a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, a noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant, an antianxiety drug, a tricyclic antidepressant, a tetracyclic antidepressant, an antipsychotic drug and an anti-ADHD drug, in combination.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an electronic device. One method includes storing a data structure at a memory device by a processor, where the data structure is configured to store a plurality of parameters used for determining a discharge ratio of a first battery pack and a second battery pack of a charging system of a device, the discharge ratio indicating a relative rate of discharge of the first battery pack and the second battery pack; detecting by the processor, a discharge condition associated with at least one of the first battery pack and the second battery pack; utilizing by the processor, the data structure for determining the discharge ratio; and controlling by the processor, based on the determined discharge ratio, a discharge rate of the first battery pack using a first voltage controller and a discharge rate of the second battery pack using a second voltage controller.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus for diagnosis is disclosed, which has a motor drive unit (MDU) configured to be connected to a catheter, and which generates a vascular optical coherence tomographic image and an ultrasound tomographic image of a subject, based on a signal output from the catheter. The apparatus includes a first inspection unit that inspects the presence or absence of the ultrasound transceiver, based on intensity distribution of the electric signal of the reflected wave which is obtained by a first drive unit, and a second inspection unit that generates line image data in a radial direction, regarding a position of the imaging core as an origin, based on the electric signal of the interference light which is obtained by a second drive unit, and that inspects the presence or absence of the optical transceiver, based on pixel data distribution within a predetermined range from a position of the origin.

Abstract: The invention provides a gold-supporting catalyst comprising gold nanoparticles and a carrier consisting of porous ceramic obtained by firing a mixture comprising an aluminum compound, a lime component, and a plastic clay containing 1% by mass or less of feldspars and quartz, wherein the gold nanoparticles are supported in an amount of 0.01 to 10 parts by mass on the carrier based on 100 parts by mass of the carrier.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an electronic device. One method includes storing a data structure at a memory device by a processor, where the data structure is configured to store a plurality of parameters used for determining a discharge ratio of a first battery pack and a second battery pack of a charging system of a device, the discharge ratio indicating a relative rate of discharge of the first battery pack and the second battery pack; detecting by the processor, a discharge condition associated with at least one of the first battery pack and the second battery pack; utilizing by the processor, the data structure for determining the discharge ratio; and controlling by the processor, based on the determined discharge ratio, a discharge rate of the first battery pack using a first voltage controller and a discharge rate of the second battery pack using a second voltage controller.

Abstract: In a vacuum processing apparatus including: a vacuum container including a processing chamber therein; a plasma formation chamber; plate members being arranged between the processing chamber and the plasma formation chamber; and a lamp and a window member being arranged around the plate members, in order that a wafer and the plate members are heated by electromagnetic waves from the lamp, a bottom surface and a side surface of the window member is formed of a member transmitting the electromagnetic waves therethrough.

Abstract: In a vacuum processing apparatus including: a vacuum container including a processing chamber therein; a plasma formation chamber; plate members being arranged between the processing chamber and the plasma formation chamber; and a lamp and a window member being arranged around the plate members, in order that a wafer and the plate members are heated by electromagnetic waves from the lamp, a bottom surface and a side surface of the window member is formed of a member transmitting the electromagnetic waves therethrough.

Abstract: A manufacturing process of a semiconductor device including a SiGe channel can form a Si segregation layer for protecting the SiGe channel without damaging the SiGe channel. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes: a first step for performing plasma processing on a semiconductor substrate having a silicon layer and a silicon germanium layer formed on the silicon layer under a first condition to expose the silicon germanium layer; and a second step for performing plasma processing on the semiconductor substrate under a second condition to segregate silicon on the surface of the exposed silicon germanium layer. The silicon germanium layer or layers lying adjacent to the silicon germanium layer can be etched under the first condition, hydrogen plasma processing is performed under the second condition, and the first step and the second step are executed in series in the same processing chamber of a plasma processing apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device and achieves either desirable color reproduction or improved image quality of a moving image according to the usage of an electronic device. The electronic device includes a first light emitting device and a second light emitting device having color reproducibility lower than that of the first light emitting device and having a response speed faster than that of the first light emitting device, and a control device includes a light emission control section configured to control light emission of the first light emitting device and light emission of the second light emitting device according to a usage of the electronic device such that a relation between luminance of the first light emitting device and luminance of the second light emitting device satisfies a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A medicament comprising (I) brexpiprazole or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (II) nalmefene or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in combination, wherein brexpiprazole or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and nalmefene or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are contained in a single preparation, or a pharmaceutical composition containing brexpiprazole or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutical composition containing nalmefene or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are formulated for use in combination. The medicament is used for the prophylaxis or treatment of a substance-related disorder, preferably an alcohol-related disorder.

Abstract: Provided is a display control device which can display image data with improved quality while consuming less electric power. A display control section (201) includes a first frame rate setting section (22) configured to set a frame rate in accordance with a determination result determined by an image data update determining section (21) which is configured to determine, for each preset image data update period, whether image data is updated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device and achieves either a high luminance with low power consumption or an increased image quality of a moving image according to the usage of an electronic device. The electronic device includes a first light emitting device and a second light emitting device, and a control device includes a light emission control section configured to control light emission of the first light emitting device and light emission of the second light emitting device according to a usage of the electronic device such that a relation between luminance of the first light emitting device and luminance of the second light emitting device satisfies a predetermined condition.