Abstract: Provided are a tread rubber composition which provides a balanced improvement in wet grip performance and resistance to low-temperature brittleness, and a pneumatic tire including a tread at least partially containing the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a tread rubber composition containing a styrene-butadiene rubber and having a tan ? peak temperature of ?10° C. or higher and a brittleness temperature of ?40° C. or lower.

Abstract: Provided are a tread rubber composition which provides a balanced improvement in wet grip performance and resistance to low-temperature brittleness, and a pneumatic tire including a tread at least partially containing the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a tread rubber composition containing a styrene-butadiene rubber and having a tan ? peak temperature of ?10° C. or higher and a brittleness temperature of ?40° C. or lower.

Abstract: A rubber composition comprises 5 to 30 parts by mass of a terpene resin having a softening point of 100 to 120° C. and a molecular weight of 500 to 10,000, and 2 to 10 parts by mass of a liquid rubber or a liquid resin having a molecular weight of 100 to 3,500, based on 100 parts by mass of a rubber component comprising 72 to 95% by mass of an aromatic olefin rubber and 5 to 28% by mass of a diene olefin rubber, wherein a ratio of a content of the terpene resin to a content of the liquid rubber or the liquid resin (a content of the terpene resin/a content of the liquid rubber or the liquid resin) is from 0.5 to 5, and the tire is one having a tire member composed of the rubber composition.

Abstract: An example vibrating body for the acoustic transducer may include a diaphragm including a first vibrating part and a second vibrating part located at an outer circumference of the first vibrating part. A coil is configured to vibrate the diaphragm. An edge portion is located at an outer circumference of the diaphragm. A plurality of ribs are provided outside of the coil on the second vibrating part formed integrally with the second vibrating part. A plurality of ribs is provided on the edge portion formed integrally with the edge portion. None of the integrally formed ribs is provided inside of the coil on the first vibrating part. The ribs provided on the second vibrating part are formed in an inner circumferential side of regions of the edge portion, the regions being located between the ribs provided on the edge portion next to each other.

Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire including a sidewall that has a good balance of excellent handling stability, rolling resistance, and durability and further has excellent flex crack growth resistance. The sidewall is formed from a modified cellulose fiber-containing rubber composition that is allowed to simultaneously achieve excellent rigidity, excellent tensile properties, and low energy loss by improving the dispersibility of the cellulose fiber in rubber. The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire including a sidewall formed from a modified cellulose fiber-containing rubber composition, the modified cellulose fiber-containing rubber composition containing a modified cellulose fiber (A) obtained by adding a C15 or higher cyclic polybasic acid anhydride (a) containing a hydrophobic group to a cellulose fiber through esterification, a dispersing polymer (B) having a softening point of 135° C. or lower, and a rubber component (C).

Abstract: Provided are a modified cellulose fiber-containing rubber composition and rubber composition for tires that are allowed to simultaneously achieve excellent rigidity, excellent tensile properties, and low energy loss by improving the dispersibility of the cellulose fiber in rubber, as well as a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition, having excellent handling stability, excellent rolling resistance properties, and excellent durability. The present invention relates to a modified cellulose fiber-containing rubber composition containing: a modified cellulose fiber (A) obtained by adding a C15 or higher cyclic polybasic acid anhydride (a) containing a hydrophobic group to a cellulose fiber through esterification; a dispersing polymer (B) having a softening point of 135° C. or lower; and a rubber component (C).

Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition that shows a balanced improvement in fuel economy and abrasion resistance while having good processability, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition containing: a rubber component including a copolymer containing a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene monomer, a structural unit derived from farnesene, and a structural unit derived from a compound represented by the formula (1) below; and carbon black and/or silica, wherein R11 and R12 are the same as or different from each other and each represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-C30 hydrocarbon group.

Abstract: Provided is a studless winter tire which provides good performance on ice and snow and good abrasion resistance, and suffers little change in hardness and little discoloration on the tire surface. The present invention relates to a studless winter tire including a tread formed from a rubber composition containing a predetermined amount of a farnesene resin obtained by polymerizing farnesene. The present invention relates to a studless winter tire including a tread formed from a rubber composition containing a predetermined amount of at least one myrcene resin selected from the group consisting of myrcene polymers with a Mw of 1,000-500,000, myrcene-butadiene copolymers with a Mw of 1,000-500,000, and myrcene-styrene copolymers with a Mw of 1,000-150,000; and a predetermined amount of a silica with an N2SA of 40-400 m2/g, the rubber component containing a predetermined amount of a high-cis polybutadiene with a cis content of 95% by mass or more.

Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition having a good balance of improved fuel efficiency, abrasion resistance, and wet grip performance while providing good processability, and a pneumatic tire having a tread manufactured from the rubber composition. A rubber composition comprising: a copolymer synthesized by copolymerization of a conjugated diene monomer and an unsaturated acyclic monoester represented by the formula (1) below; and carbon black and/or silica, wherein R1 represents hydrogen or a C1-C30 hydrocarbon group, and R2 represents hydrogen or a C1-C30 hydrocarbon group.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a multilayered structure in which a plurality of semiconductor chips provided with semiconductor devices are stacked, penetrating electrodes penetrating the semiconductor chips and electrically connecting the semiconductor devices of the plurality of semiconductor chips, an MEMS chip mounted on the multilayered structure and provided with an MEMS device, wherein pads connecting to the penetrating electrodes are provided on the MEMS chip.

Abstract: A vibrating body for an acoustic transducer is provided, in which the high resonance frequency associated with inverse resonance can be outside the audible range and which can improve the acoustic characteristic of a speaker device. The vibrating body 1 for an acoustic transducer includes: a diaphragm 2 including a first vibrating part 2a and a second vibrating part 2b formed in proximity of the outer circumferential edge of the first vibrating part 2a; and an edge portion 3 formed in proximity of the outer circumferential edge of the diaphragm 2. In the vibrating body 1 for an acoustic transducer, first reinforcing portions 6a and 6b are formed so as to extend from the second vibrating part 2b to the edge portion 3 in a radial direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition that can enhance the fuel economy, wet-grip performance, and abrasion resistance in a balanced manner, and a pneumatic tire using this rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition that contains a rubber component, silica, and a silane coupling agent, wherein the rubber component contains, based on 100% by mass of the rubber component, not less than 5% by mass of a conjugated diene polymer containing a constituent unit based on a conjugated diene and a constituent unit represented by formula (I) below, at least one terminal of the polymer being modified with a specific compound; an amount of the silica is 5 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component; and the silane coupling agent contains a mercapto group.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition that can enhance the fuel economy, wet-grip performance, and abrasion resistance in a balanced manner, and a pneumatic tire using this rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition that contains a rubber component, silica, and a silane coupling agent, wherein the rubber component contains, based on 100% by mass of the rubber component, not less than 5% by mass of a conjugated diene polymer containing a constituent unit based on a conjugated diene and a constituent unit represented by formula (I) below, at least one terminal of the polymer being modified with a specific compound; an amount of the silica is 5 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component; and the silane coupling agent contains a mercapto group.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a lateral electric field mode liquid crystal element that controls alignment of liquid crystal molecules by applying an electric field in a direction of a substrate plane to a liquid crystal layer. A voltage inverter circuit is provided in each pixel circuit, and inverts a voltage applied to the liquid crystal element by switching the supply of each of the first and second voltages, supplied from a memory circuit, to between a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode of the liquid crystal element. A holding capacitor holds a voltage applied to the liquid crystal element. The voltage inverter circuit includes switching elements. One end of the holding capacitor is connected to at least one of a common connecting point of first and second switching elements and a connecting point of third and fourth switching elements.

Abstract: The electro-optical device includes a first electrode for inverting a polarity, a second electrode opposite to the first electrode, and liquid crystals interposed between these electrodes. Before a polarity inversion timing, the scanning line driver circuit simultaneously selects two or more scanning lines of the plural scanning lines, and the data line driver circuit outputs an offset potential with the polarity opposite to that of the potential of the first electrode thereafter, to a data line. On the other hand, after the polarity inversion timing, the scanning line driver circuit individually selects each of the plural scanning lines, and the data line driver circuit outputs the data potential corresponding to the potential polarity of the first electrode thereafter, to the data line.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a liquid crystal element having a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode which control alignment of liquid crystal molecules by applying an electric field in a direction parallel to a surface of a substrate to a liquid crystal layer, a memory circuit which is disposed in a pixel circuit and which serves as a voltage source of a first voltage and a second voltage, and an application voltage inverting circuit which is disposed in the pixel circuit and which inverts voltages applied to the liquid crystal element by controlling each of the first voltage and the second voltage so as to be supplied to either the first pixel electrode or the second pixel electrode of the liquid crystal element.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a pixel circuit with a driving transistor element, a storage capacitor, and a capacitive element. The driving transistor element is electrically connected to a corresponding data line and a corresponding driving electrode. The storage capacitor is electrically connected to the driving transistor element and the driving electrode. The storage capacitor holds an image signal supplied through the corresponding data line as potential at the driving electrode. The capacitive element is electrically connected to the driving transistor element and the driving electrode. The capacitive element compensates for a change in the potential of the driving electrode when the driving transistor element is switched from a selection state to a non-selection state. The capacitive element is supplied with a correction signal that defines timing at which the potential of the capacitive element is controlled.

Abstract: A vibrating body for an acoustic transducer is provided, in which the high resonance frequency associated with inverse resonance can be outside the audible range and which can improve the acoustic characteristic of a speaker device. The vibrating body 1 for an acoustic transducer includes: a diaphragm 2 including a first vibrating part 2a and a second vibrating part 2b formed in proximity of the outer circumferential edge of the first vibrating part 2a; and an edge portion 3 formed in proximity of the outer circumferential edge of the diaphragm 2. In the vibrating body 1 for an acoustic transducer, first reinforcing portions 6a and 6b are formed so as to extend from the second vibrating part 2b to the edge portion 3 in a radial direction.

Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a pixel electrode, a pixel transistor of a first conduction type, and a flip-flop. The pixel transistor has a control node connected to a scanning line, a first node connected to a data line, and a second node. The flip-flop has an inverter and a feedback transistor of a second conduction type opposite to the first conduction type. The inverter has an input node connected to the second node of the pixel transistor, and an output node connected to the pixel electrode. The feedback transistor is controlled to be turned on or off in accordance with an output of the inverter for supplying a high-level power source voltage or a low-level power source voltage to a common connection point of the second node of the pixel transistor and the input node of the inverter, in the ON state.

Abstract: A ferroelectric memory includes: a memory cell array in which a plurality of memory cells are disposed, a plurality of wordlines, a plurality of platelines, and a plurality of wordline driver circuits, each of the memory cells including a ferroelectric capacitor. A wordline driver circuit circuits includes: a driver DRV which drives a wordline WL; a transfer transistor TRA provided between the driver DRV and the wordline WL; and a gate control circuit. The gate control circuit performs gate control which causes the transfer transistor TRA to be turned on, and performs gate control which causes the transfer transistor TRA to be turned off, before a voltage of the wordline WL is boosted (before a plateline PL is driven) after the transfer transistor TRA has been turned on.