Abstract: A first capacitor and a second capacitor are each arranged such that their first ends are coupled to a first node. A first switch is arranged between a second end of the first capacitor and a high voltage terminal. A second switch is arranged between the second end of the second capacitor and a low voltage terminal. A fifth switch is arranged between the second end of the first capacitor and a first input of a comparator. A sixth switch is arranged between the second end of the second capacitor and the first input of the comparator.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a first conductivity type transistor and a second conductivity type transistor, wherein each of the first conductivity type transistor and the second conductivity type includes agate insulating film formed on a base, a metal gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film, and side wall spacers formed at side walls of the metal gate electrode, wherein the gate insulating film is made of a high dielectric constant material, and wherein offset spacers are formed between the side walls of the metal gate electrode and the inner walls of the side wall spacers in any one of the first conductivity type transistor and the second conductivity type transistor, or offset spacers having different thicknesses are formed in the first conductivity type transistor and the second conductivity type transistor.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a first conductivity type transistor and a second conductivity type transistor, wherein each of the first conductivity type transistor and the second conductivity type includes agate insulating film formed on a base, a metal gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film, and side wall spacers formed at side walls of the metal gate electrode, wherein the gate insulating film is made of a high dielectric constant material, and wherein offset spacers are formed between the side walls of the metal gate electrode and the inner walls of the side wall spacers in any one of the first conductivity type transistor and the second conductivity type transistor, or offset spacers having different thicknesses are formed in the first conductivity type transistor and the second conductivity type transistor.

Abstract: A battery capable of improving cycle characteristics is provided. An anode includes: an anode current collector, and an anode active material layer arranged on the anode current collector, in which the anode active material layer includes an anode active material including silicon (Si), and including a pore group with a diameter ranging from 3 nm to 50 nm both inclusive, and the volumetric capacity per unit weight of silicon of the pore group with a diameter ranging from 3 nm to 50 nm both inclusive is 0.2 cm3/g or less, the volumetric capacity being measured by mercury porosimetry using a mercury porosimeter.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid-charged antivibration device for reducing amplitude dependency. Provided is a liquid-charged antivibration device including: a liquid chamber in which operating liquid is charged; and a partitioning member which partitions the liquid chamber into a main liquid chamber and a sub liquid chamber.

Abstract: A roller member includes a core member; a substantially round-cylindrical elastic member through which the core member extends and having chamfered portions, the chamfered portions each provided at two respective ends of the elastic member and having a surface roughness of about 50 ?m or less; and a coating film provided over an outer peripheral surface of the elastic member and at least a part of each of the chamfered portions.

Abstract: The progress of a game while a change in gaming media placed in a betting area of a gaming table is left uncollected is prevented. A gaming table system includes a gaming table including a betting area in which gaming media are placed and an antenna member configured to read a value of the gaming media placed in the betting area by wireless communication and a control unit configured to execute a scanning process of obtaining the total value of the gaming media in the betting area by controlling the antenna member. The control unit fixes a first bet amount by executing the scanning process at a timing to fix the bet and fixes a second bet amount by executing the scanning process again at a predetermined timing, and the control unit repeats the scanning process until these amounts become identical.

Abstract: A pair of cutter modules arranged so as to mesh with each other each include: a rotary shaft extending along a width direction intersecting with a conveyance direction of an object to be shredded; a plurality of divided cutter blocks arranged along a direction of the rotary shaft and assembled and fixed onto the rotary shaft, each of the cutter blocks including cutter portions with cutting blades, the cutter portions being arranged in a plurality of stages through intermediation of spacer portions; and a positioning mechanism configured to position an assembly of the cutter blocks and the rotary shaft so that the cutting blades of the cutter portions of each cutter block are arranged in an array inclined continuously with the cutting blades of the cutter portions of an adjacent cutter block.

Abstract: A tubular body for an image forming apparatus is formed by subjecting a tubular member containing a thermoplastic resin to thermal processing. The thermal processing is performed so that at least one edge of the tubular member is thermally melted and then cured in at least a portion of the edge in a peripheral direction.

Abstract: A display device concurrently displays a plurality of images, each of which indicates a portion of a web page. An image is selected from the plurality of displayed images, in accordance with an instruction by a user. A size or a position is changed, in a first page, of a portion of the web page corresponding to the selected image, in accordance with the instruction. A portion of the web page is arranged on a first page and a second page so that a first portion of the portion of the web page is displayed in the first page and a second portion of the portion of the web page is displayed in the second page, when the portion of the web page strides over a boundary between the first page and the second page, by the changing of the size or the position of the web page portion.

Abstract: An apparatus for arranging a plurality of elements includes a memory that stores a program and a processor that executes the program stored in the memory. The processor acquires a first element and a second element, each of which strides over a page partition position corresponding to a bottom of a first page in a vertical direction. The processor arranges the first element and the second element, so that the first element is divided, at a position of the first element corresponding to the page partition position over which the second element strides, into the first page and a second page, and a whole of the second element is arranged to the second page.

Abstract: A method of controlling an image processing apparatus communicating with an image server storing first images, second images wherein one of the first images and one of the second images are managed as one image data in the image server. The method includes downloading a plurality of first images from the image server and displaying the plurality of first images; selecting at least one of the first images from the displayed plurality of first images; requesting the image server for second images associated with the selected at least one first images; and downloading the requested second images from the image server. When at least one of the second images is downloaded, a determination is made as to whether the downloaded second images correspond to the selected images, and if it is determined not, a notice indicating that the selected images can not be downloaded is displayed.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a first conductivity type transistor and a second conductivity type transistor, wherein each of the first conductivity type transistor and the second conductivity type includes agate insulating film formed on a base, a metal gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film, and side wall spacers formed at side walls of the metal gate electrode, wherein the gate insulating film is made of a high dielectric constant material, and wherein offset spacers are formed between the side walls of the metal gate electrode and the inner walls of the side wall spacers in any one of the first conductivity type transistor and the second conductivity type transistor, or offset spacers having different thicknesses are formed in the first conductivity type transistor and the second conductivity type transistor.

Abstract: A tubular body for an image forming apparatus is formed by subjecting a tubular member containing a thermoplastic resin to thermal processing. The thermal processing is performed so that at least one edge of the tubular member is thermally melted and then cured in at least a portion of the edge in a peripheral direction.

Abstract: A display device is caused to display information indicating a pattern for determining an output target area in a web page, and an output target area in a web page that is being displayed using a browser is determined in accordance with a pattern corresponding to information instructed by a user among the displayed information. Then, an image corresponding to the determined output target area in the web page is output in a manner distinguishable from images corresponding to another area in the web page. Therefore, a user can easily select an output target area in a web page.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first conductivity type transistor and a second conductivity type transistor, wherein each of the first conductivity type transistor and the second conductivity type includes a gate insulating film formed on a base, a metal gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film, and side wall spacers formed at side walls of the metal gate electrode, wherein the gate insulating film is made of a high dielectric constant material, and wherein offset spacers are formed between the side walls of the metal gate electrode and the inner walls of the side wall spacers in any one of the first conductivity type transistor and the second conductivity type transistor, or offset spacers having different thicknesses are formed in the first conductivity type transistor and the second conductivity type transistor.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for measuring a level of molten metal which has a simple structure and is highly robust against a change in level at a local portion of the surface of molten metal. The apparatus for measuring a level of molten metal according to a first aspect of the present invention is an apparatus which measures a level of molten metal in a mold. The apparatus includes an omnidirectional transmitting antenna; an omnidirectional receiving antenna; and a signal processor. The apparatus measures the level of molten metal in the mold using electromagnetic wave in ultra-high frequency range emitted into the mold by the omnidirectional transmitting antenna.

Abstract: A battery capable of improving cycle characteristics is provided. An anode includes: an anode current collector, and an anode active material layer arranged on the anode current collector, in which the anode active material layer includes an anode active material including silicon (Si), and including a pore group with a diameter ranging from 3 nm to 50 nm both inclusive, and the volumetric capacity per unit weight of silicon of the pore group with a diameter ranging from 3 nm to 50 nm both inclusive is 0.2 cm3/g or less, the volumetric capacity being measured by mercury porosimetry using a mercury porosimeter.