Abstract: An electronic circuit to which DC power is supplied, by a DC-DC converter is provided. The electronic circuit includes at least one PLL circuit configured to synchronize a phase of an output signal of the PLL circuit with a phase of a clock signa; at least one logic circuit configured to operate according to the output signal; and a control circuit configured to output a control signal for switching an operation mode of the DC-DC converter from a PFM mode to a PWM mode, upon detecting that the clock signal is input to the PLL circuit.

Abstract: An electronic circuit to which DC power is supplied, by a DC-DC converter is provided. The electronic circuit includes at least one PLL circuit configured to synchronize a phase of an output signal of the PLL circuit with a phase of a clock signa; at least one logic circuit configured to operate according to the output signal; and a control circuit configured to output a control signal for switching an operation mode of the DC-DC converter from a PFM mode to a PWM mode, upon detecting that the clock signal is input to the PLL circuit.

Abstract: A robot includes an instruction receiving unit that receives a calibration initiation instruction, and an arm that changes a positional relationship between a marker which indicates a reference point and a capturing unit when the calibration initiation instruction is received, in which the calibration of a coordinate system of the capturing unit and a coordinate system of the robot is performed on the basis of an image in which the marker is captured by the capturing unit after the positional relationship between the capturing unit and the marker changes.

Abstract: The present invention correlates information, to be processed, about an organ and/or a disease, etc., obtained from a medical image and anatomical/functional medical knowledge information, and enables the information obtained from the medial image to be effectively utilized in medical examination and treatment processes. In a medical image information system (101), an image processing unit (103) processes an image, a graph model creation unit (104) creates a graph data model from the information obtained from the image, a graph data model processing unit (106) acquires a graph data model based on anatomical/functional medical knowledge, compares with each other and integrates the graph data models and stores an integrated graph data model, and a display processing unit (110) displays the integrated graph data model, whereby the effective use of information obtained from the image is made possible.

Abstract: A robot includes an instruction receiving unit that receives a calibration initiation instruction, and an arm that changes a positional relationship between a marker which indicates a reference point and a capturing unit when the calibration initiation instruction is received, in which the calibration of a coordinate system of the capturing unit and a coordinate system of the robot is performed on the basis of an image in which the marker is captured by the capturing unit after the positional relationship between the capturing unit and the marker changes.

Abstract: A robot includes an arm, and the arm is controlled using an offset of a reference point of a tool, the tool being attached to the arm, the offset being set based on a first state, in which a first image, in which the reference point is located at a control point of an image, can be taken by a imaging section, and a second state, in which a second image, in which the tool is rotated around a rotational axis passing through a position of the reference point in the state in which the reference point is located at the control point, can be taken by the imaging section, and controlled based on a third image, which is taken by the imaging section, and in which the control point is shifted from the reference point, in a process of a transition from the first state to the second state.

Abstract: The present invention correlates information, to be processed, about an organ and/or a disease, etc., obtained from a medical image and anatomical/functional medical knowledge information, and enables the information obtained from the medial image to be effectively utilized in medical examination and treatment processes. In a medical image information system (101), an image processing unit (103) processes an image, a graph model creation unit (104) creates a graph data model from the information obtained from the image, a graph data model processing unit (106) acquires a graph data model based on anatomical/functional medical knowledge, compares with each other and integrates the graph data models and stores an integrated graph data model, and a display processing unit (110) displays the integrated graph data model, whereby the effective use of information obtained from the image is made possible.

Abstract: A robot includes an arm, and the arm is controlled using an offset of a reference point of a tool, the tool being attached to the arm, the offset being set based on a first state, in which a first image, in which the reference point is located at a control point of an image, can be taken by a imaging section, and a second state, in which a second image, in which the tool is rotated around a rotational axis passing through a position of the reference point in the state in which the reference point is located at the control point, can be taken by the imaging section, and controlled based on a third image, which is taken by the imaging section, and in which the control point is shifted from the reference point, in a process of a transition from the first state to the second state.

Abstract: There is provided an optical information recording medium including a plurality of laminated resin layers, and an inorganic layer that is formed in an interface between the resin layers. Storage elastic moduli are different when the interface is assumed to be a boundary. An information signal is recorded in the interface.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium includes multiple laminated resin layers. At least one of interfaces between the resin layers has a refractive index which gradually changes in a thickness direction of the resin layers.

Abstract: An optical recording medium includes a substrate 11 with a concave and convex shape for dividing a track area formed on its surface, an optical recording layer 12 having a compound consisting of at least tin (Sn), nitrogen (N) and oxygen (O) formed on the surface in which the concave and convex shape is formed and a light transmission layer 13 formed on this optical recording layer 12. Then, a compound composition SnxNyOz of tin (Sn) nitrogen (N) and oxygen (O) comprising the optical recording layer 12 is selected so as to satisfy 30<x<70 (atomic %), 1<y<20 (atomic %) and 20<z<60 (atomic %). According to this arrangement, the optical recording medium can improve jitter caused when Sn is used as a recording material.

Abstract: The present invention is a multilayer optical disc formed of a plurality of information recording sections having a phase change recording layer. A first information recording section provided at a laser-incident side uses, as a recording material, a phase change recording material which uses Sb and Te as major components and satisfies their ratio of 2.3<Sb/Te?4.0 according to the atomic ratio. Since this phase change recording material provides a fast crystallization speed, it is possible to stably record, reproduce, and rewrite an information signal at a high transfer rate.

Abstract: A steel wire for MAG welding in DC-electrode negative contains about 0.20% by mass or less of C, about 0.25% to about 2.5% by mass of Si, about 0.45% to about 3.5% by mass of Mn, about 0.005% to about 0.040% by mass of rare-earth elements, about 0.05% by mass or less of P, about 0.05% by mass or less of S, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities. A method for MAG welding in DC-electrode negative for welding steel sheets having a thickness of about 0.2 to about 4.5 mm using the steel wire is also disclosed.

Abstract: In carbon dioxide arc welding by use of shielding gas comprised of carbon dioxide as main component, a welding wire that enables spray transfer of globules, and provides an excellent bead shape in addition to reduction of amount of spatters even in a high-speed welding, and a welding method using the welding wire are proposed.

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor integrated circuit device wherein functional circuit groups are arranged on a chip in a direction spreads, which aims to enhance layout efficiency and to prevent deterioration of element characteristics. A unit wiring region IL1P is constituted outside of a power voltage wiring VCC, a part of a second region BIP and a unit wiring region IL1N is constituted outside of a reference voltage wiring VSS, a part of a second region BIN. Within the second wiring regions BIP and BIN, connection wirings 11, 12A, 13, 14 are wired. These connection wirings connect between units within the logic circuits CIA11, CIR12 or between the logic circuits CIR11, CIR12. There is only arranged an input/output wiring region IOL1 on a first region A1 located between the power voltage wiring VCC1 and the reference voltage wiring VSS1. Since no unit wiring region exists in the first region A1, width of the first region A1 can be laid-out short.

Abstract: A steel wire for MAG welding in DC-electrode negative contains about 0.20% by mass or less of C, about 0.25% to about 2.5% by mass of Si, about 0.45% to about 3.5% by mass of Mn, about 0.005% to about 0.040% by mass of rare-earth elements, about 0.05% by mass or less of P, about 0.05% by mass or less of S, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities. A method for MAG welding in DC-electrode negative for welding steel sheets having a thickness of about 0.2 to about 4.5 mm using the steel wire is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention is a multilayer optical disc formed of a plurality of information recording sections having a phase change recording layer. A first information recording section provided at a laser-incident side uses, as a recording material, a phase change recording material which uses Sb and Te as major components and satisfies their ratio of 2.3<Sb/Te≦4.0 according to the atomic ratio. Since this phase change recording material provides a fast crystallization speed, it is possible to stably record, reproduce, and rewrite an information signal at a high transfer rate.

Abstract: A multi-layered optical disc having its recording unit comprised of plural information recording layers, in which two or more information recording layers are layered on a substrate 0.3 to 1.2 mm in thickness, with the interposition of a transparent layer, to form a recording unit, a light transmitting protective layer is formed on the recording unit to a thickness of 10 to 177 &mgr;m and in which the light is illuminated from the side of the light transmitting protective layer to effect recording and/or reproduction of information signals. At least one of the information recording layers except the information recording layer formed at a remotest position from the light transmitting protective layer has a phase change material as a recording material.

Abstract: Initialization nonuniformity due to interference of light which occurs during an initialization process is reduced without causing degradation in the characteristic of signals recorded/reproduced on/from respective recording layers. A multilayer optical disk comprising at least a first information recording layer and a second information recording layer formed, on a substrate, into a multilayer structure with an intermediate layer disposed therebetween is illuminated with initializing light from the side of the first information recording layer to initialize the first information recording layer formed of a phase-change material serving as a recording material.