Abstract: An acoustic device includes a rotary operator and a base supporting the rotary operator so that the rotary operator is rotatable. The rotary operator includes a rotary body provided on the base, a pressed portion provided on the rotary body and on which a pressing operation is performed, a press detecting unit provided on the rotary body along an outer circumference of the rotary operator and configured to detect the pressing operation performed on the pressed portion, and elastic members interposed between the pressed portion and the press detecting unit.

Abstract: An input device includes a first operation unit having one or a plurality of operation members and a first lower face that functions as an installation face, a second operation unit having one or a plurality of operation members and a second lower face that functions as an installation face, the second operation unit being connected to the first operation unit such that a relative position thereof to the first operation unit is changeable in a direction along the first lower face and the second lower face, and a lock mechanism that switches between a lock state in which the relative position of the first operation unit and the second operation unit is fixed and an unlock state in which a change of the relative position is allowed. The lock mechanism includes a lock operation member and switches between the lock state and the unlock state.

Abstract: Connection terminals, corresponding to a plurality of channels, are configured to be connectable to light-emitting units so that driving currents can be supplied to the light-emitting units via the connection terminals individually for each channel. During a non-supply period of the driving currents to the light-emitting units, a sensing process is executed to sense a particular fault. The sensing process includes a first comparison process whereby, with a pull-up current fed toward one of two connection terminals, the voltage at the other connection terminal is compared with a judgment voltage and a second comparison process whereby, with a pull-up current fed toward the other of the two connection terminals, the voltage at the one connection terminal is compared with the judgment voltage.

Abstract: There is provided a technique that cleans a member in a process container by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including: (a) separately supplying a cleaning gas and additive gas that reacts with the cleaning gas, respectively, from first and second supply parts among at least three supply parts into the process container, and (b) separately supplying the cleaning and additive gases, respectively, from the second and first supply parts into the process container. (A) and (b) include stopping the supply of the cleaning and additive gases into the process container and exhausting the process container's interior. In at least one selected from the group of (a) and (b) an inert gas is supplied from each of the at least three supply parts at a same flow rate, after the supply of the cleaning and additive gases is stopped and before the process container is exhausted.

Abstract: A microLED mass transfer stamping system includes a stamp substrate with an array of trap sites, each configured with a columnar-shaped recess to temporarily secure a keel extended from a bottom surface of a microLED. In the case of surface mount microLEDs, the keel is electrically nonconductive. In the case of vertical microLEDs, the keel is an electrically conductive second electrode. The stamping system also includes a fluidic assembly carrier substrate with an array of wells having a pitch separating adjacent wells that matches the pitch separating the stamp substrate trap sites. A display substrate includes an array of microLED pads with the same pitch as the trap sites. The stamp substrate top surface is pressed against the display substrate, with each trap site interfacing a corresponding microLED site, and the microLEDs are transferred. Fluidic assembly stamp substrates are also presented for use with microLEDs having keels or axial leads.

Abstract: A coil that includes: a coil wire spirally wound along an axis; and an insulator that covers at least a portion of the coil wire. In a cross section including the axis, the insulator includes: a first insulation portion in contact with a first end surface of the coil wire on a first side in a direction of the axis of the coil wire, a second insulation portion in contact with a second end surface of the coil wire on a second side in the direction of the axis of the coil wire, and a third insulation portion between adjacent turns in the direction of the axis of the coil wire. At least one of a first thickness of the first insulation portion and a second thickness of the second insulation portion is thinner than half of a third thickness of the third insulation portion.

Abstract: An inductor component includes an element body having a magnetic material, and a coil that is disposed inside the element body. The coil includes a coil wire that is spirally wound along an axis with a first end of the coil wire at a positive side of the axis and a second end of the coil wire at a negative side of the axis. At least one of a first end surface of the first end of the coil wire and a second end surface of the second end of the coil wire includes a recess, and a portion of the element body is located inside the recess.

Abstract: A positive electrode material according to the present disclosure includes a mixture of a positive electrode active material, a solid electrolyte, and a conductive material. The conductive material includes a first conductive material having an average long-axis diameter of 1 ?m or more and a second conductive material having an average particle diameter of more than 23 nm and 100 nm or less. A ratio of a volume of the positive electrode active material to a sum of the volume of the positive electrode active material and a volume of the solid electrolyte is 50% or more and 90% or less. A battery according to the present disclosure includes a positive electrode including the positive electrode material, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.

Abstract: A coil that includes a coil wire spirally wound along an axis. The coil wire includes a first wiring portion and a second wiring portion which are aligned along the axis. The first wiring portion includes a first end surface on a side in a first direction from the first wiring portion toward the second wiring portion, and a second end surface on a side in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first end surface includes a first end in an inner side portion in a radial direction of the coil wire. The second end surface is in an outer side portion in the radial direction of the coil wire with respect to a straight line passing through the first end and parallel to the direction of the axis.

Abstract: A positive electrode material according to the present disclosure includes a mixture of a positive electrode active material, a solid electrolyte, and a conductive material. A ratio of a volume of the positive electrode active material to a sum of the volume of the positive electrode active material and a volume of the solid electrolyte is 50% or more and 90% or less. In the positive electrode material, 30?X?80 is satisfied, where X is a value determined by the following equation (1): X=A×B Equation (1). In the equation (1), A is a BET specific surface area (m2/g) of the conductive material, and B is a ratio (%) of a mass (g) of the conductive material to a mass (g) of the positive electrode active material.

Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating an encapsulated emissive element. Beginning with a growth substrate, a plurality of emissive elements is formed. The growth substrate top surface is conformally coated with an encapsulation material. The encapsulation material may be photoresist, a polymer, a light reflective material, or a light absorbing material. The encapsulant is patterned to form fluidic assembly keys having a profile differing from the emissive element profiles. In one aspect, prior to separating the emissive elements from the handling substrate, a fluidic assembly keel or post is formed on each emissive element bottom surface. In one variation, the emissive elements have a horizontal profile. The fluidic assembly key has horizontal profile differing from the emissive element horizontal profile useful in selectively depositing different types of emissive elements during fluidic assembly.

Abstract: A charge roller includes a base and a surface layer formed on an outer peripheral surface of the base, with a contact angle between the surface layer and toluene being 6° or more, and a contact angle between the surface layer and tetradecane being 22° or more.

Abstract: A composite board includes a first member and a second member on a first surface that is one surface of the first member. A first conductor protrusion protrudes from the second member in a direction in which the first surface faces. A second conductor protrusion protrudes from the composite board in the direction in which the first surface faces. The first member includes a first semiconductor board, and the second member includes a second semiconductor board having lower thermal conductivity than the first semiconductor board. A radio frequency amplifier circuit including first transistors is in the second member. The first conductor protrusion is electrically connected to the first transistors and at least partially overlaps with the first transistors in a plan view of the first surface. The composite board includes a connection part that reaches the first semiconductor board or the second semiconductor board from the second conductor protrusion.

Abstract: A conductive roller includes a base including an outer surface along and about an axial line thereof, and a surface layer arranged on the outer surface of the base. The surface layer includes particles. The ten-point height of irregularities Rz of the outer surface of the base is greater than or equal to 6.0 micrometers and less than or equal to 8.0 micrometers. A ten-point height of irregularities Rz of an outer surface of the surface layer is greater than or equal to 5.5 micrometers and less than or equal to 8.5 micrometers. The base included in the conductive roller preferably includes a core member and a conductive elastic layer arranged between the core member and the surface layer. The surface layer preferably includes a conductive portion including a resin material and a conductive agent.

Abstract: A storage battery management device according to the present embodiment includes a processor functioning as an acquisition unit, a deterioration prediction unit, a calculation unit, and a display control unit. The acquisition unit acquires parameters including charge/discharge power, a charge/discharge capacity, and SOC of the storage battery system of a storage battery system. The deterioration prediction unit predicts deterioration of the storage battery system on the basis of the acquired parameters. The calculation unit performs calculation relating to deterioration by multiple patterns with respect to one or more of parameters including the charge/discharge power, a C rate indicating a charging/discharging speed, etc., on the basis of a digital model and the predicted deterioration. The calculation unit specifies a pattern whose life extension effect is relatively high. The display control unit causes a display device to display the one or more parameters of the specified pattern.

Abstract: A mesa structure including a collector layer, a base layer, and an emitter layer laminated on a substrate is formed. An emitter electrode electrically connected to the emitter layer is disposed on the mesa structure. Moreover, a base electrode electrically connected to the base layer is disposed on the mesa structure. A collector electrode is disposed in such a manner as to surround the mesa structure in plan view, and the collector electrode is electrically connected to the collector layer. The emitter electrode includes a first part and a second part. In plan view, the base electrode surrounds the first part of the emitter electrode, and the second part of the emitter electrode surrounds the base electrode.

Abstract: A tape printing apparatus includes a feeding mechanism that feeds, a label tape in which a plurality of labels are disposed at equal intervals on a mount tape and a detection hole is provided at a position corresponding to each of the labels, a printing head that performs printing on the labels of the label tape, a sensor that detects the detection holes, a measurement feeding pitch, which is a distance between the detection hole of a first label and the detection hole of a second label, is measured based on a detection result of the sensor, and a feeding amount of the label tape after the detection hole of the second label is detected is corrected based on the measured measurement feeding pitch and a standard feeding pitch that is a distance between the detection holes in a specification of the label tape.

Abstract: A cleaning blade includes a tip end adapted to contact a photoconductor member. The tip end is formed of polyurethane having tan ? of greater than or equal to 0.35 under an environment of 23° C., a loss elastic modulus of greater than or equal to 5.59 MPa under an environment of 23° C., and a rebound resilience of less than or equal to 21% under an environment of 23° C.

Abstract: An energy management system is disclosed. In the system, a mode identification unit identifies whether a microgrid is in a grid connection mode or in an isolated operation mode. A prediction unit predicts, during the grid connection mode, an amount of demand for electric power in the microgrid and an output amount of renewable energy. The prediction is performed for a case where the grid connection mode is continued and for a case where the grid connection mode is switched to the isolated operation mode. A planning unit creates a facility operation plan for the microgrid to be applied to the grid connection mode and the isolated operation mode. A display I/F unit displays, on a display device in the grid connection mode, operation information representing operation of the microgrid during the isolated operation mode.

Abstract: An inductor component includes a rectangular parallelepiped element body containing a magnetic material and having a planar main surface, an inductor wiring, and a plurality of columnar wirings. The main surface has a straight side. The inductor wiring includes a pair of pad portions and a wiring main body. The wiring main body has a parallel part extending parallel to the straight side and adjacent to the side without interposing other parts of the inductor wiring therebetween. A dimension in a direction orthogonal to a center line of the wiring main body and parallel to the main surface in the wiring main body is a width dimension, and a shortest distance from the side to the parallel part when viewed through in a direction orthogonal to the main surface is defined as a specific distance. The specific distance is less than the width dimension of the parallel part.