Abstract: This invention is aimed at providing a wafer-level package which is capable of relaxing the stress in a chip-size package and exalting the reliability of the operation of mounting on a printed board and a method for the production thereof. This invention is directed toward a wafer-level package of a semiconductor substrate possessed of either or both of an electrode part and a wiring layer connected to an electrode part, which is provided on the semiconductor substrate with an insulating layer formed mainly of a fluorene skeleton-containing resin and on the electrode part with one step or a plurality of steps of posts, and on the posts with bumps formed of electroconductive balls and a method for the production thereof.

Abstract: A waveguide type optical element wherein Zn is selectively diffused on a light absorption layer using an undoped InP layer. Since an impurity diffusion area is made on the light absorption layer under a ridge part, a depletion layer becomes thin in a thickness direction and an electric field can strongly be applied. Thereby, an extinction ratio characteristic of a device can be improved.

Abstract: A cosmetic applicator is made of a rubber latex foam which has been solidified by microwave irradiation. The foam satisfies (i) a bubble fineness corresponding to 9 bubbles/mm2 or more, (ii) flexibility of 0.7 N/cm2 or less in initial Young's modulus indicated by 50% compressive stress, and (iii) bulk density of 0.14 g/cm3 or less.

Abstract: A vehicle information display system includes a head-up display for reflecting an image on a windshield of a vehicle and displaying the image so that a driver recognizes the image as a virtual image. Information is collected for being displayed by the head-up display. A circumstance of the vehicle, a circumstance of surrounding of the vehicle, or a circumstance of the driver is detected. The collected information is classified in accordance with a detection result. Then, display contents of the head-up display are controlled in accordance with a classification result.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor using a wafer carrier, wherein the temperature of a wafer can be made uniform with few differences in surface composition distribution. A plurality of grooves are formed at the bottom of a wafer pocket of a wafer carrier, to make uniform the temperature of the wafer surface by diffusing heat. The grooves are deeper at the peripheral part of the wafer than at the central part, and groove density is higher at the peripheral part than at the central part. The groove patterns may include a plurality of wedge-shaped grooves widening from the central part toward the peripheral part, a plurality of circular grooves with narrowing interval therebetween from the central part toward the peripheral part, circular grooves with the diameter shortened from the central part toward the peripheral part, and square grooves with shortened sides from the central part toward the peripheral part.

Abstract: A process for production of a partially hydrophilized absorbent is described, which comprises using, as a starting material, porous particles made of an organic compound having properties such that they are shrunk in a solvent containing water as a major component and swollen in a solvent containing an organic solvent as a major component; newly introducing functional groups to react with any one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds containing hydroxyl, amino, carboxyl, halogen or epoxy group in a solvent containing an organic solvent as a major component; and then reacting with a compound containing alcoholic OH group in a solvent containing water as a major component to immobilize the compound containing alcoholic OH group on the outer surfaces of the particles.

Abstract: A drive apparatus for driving two motors by PWM control of respective switching elements connected to the motors, whereby respective control signals are applied to the switching elements such that each commencement of a transition of one of the switching elements from the non-conducting to the conducting state coincides with the termination of a transition of the other switching element from the conducting to the non-conducting state, thereby reducing generated electrical noise, and for supplying equivalent values of drive voltage to two motors of different power ratings which rotate respective cooling fans, to obtain equalized levels of air flow rate.

Abstract: A method of adjusting a strobe timing includes a first determining step in which an output pattern is compared with an expected result pattern at a strobe timing to determine whether the output pattern is matched to the expected result pattern; a variation range setting step in which a variation range of the strobe timing is set when the output pattern is not matched to the expected result pattern; a varying step in which the strobe timing is varied within the variation range; and a second determining step in which the output pattern is compared with the expected result pattern at the varied strobe timing to determine whether the output pattern is matched to the expected result pattern. Based on a result of the comparison, a function test is performed using the strobe timing to determine a pass/fail result of the semiconductor.

Abstract: According to the embodiment, battery unit includes a fuel cell capable of generating power by chemical reaction, a first switch positioned between an output terminal of the fuel cell and a load, a second switch and a resistor arranged in series between the output terminal of the fuel cell and a ground, and a control unit. The central unit places the first switch and the second switch into a connected state for a predetermined period of time in a warm-up processing of the fuel cell.

Abstract: This invention provides an image processing device in which a pixel satisfying a certain unwanted gradation condition with respect to all the plurality of color components is judged as a unwanted pixel derived from unnecessary image data, and each of gradation data of the plurality of color components composing the unwanted pixel is converted into a certain background gradation which is predetermined with respect to each one of the color components. The image processing device eliminates a possibility that a pixel satisfying the unwanted gradation condition with respect to part of the color components is judged as the unwanted pixel. This arrangement enables to securely extract and remove the unwanted pixel attributed to the unnecessary image data such as undertone and backside image data and prevents degraded image reproduction due to color change resulting from erroneous removal of part of the color components of the necessary image data.

Abstract: An electronic system includes an electronic device having a connector to connect an external device and a cell unit having a fuel cell capable of generating power by a chemical reaction. The cell unit is connectable to the electronic device via the connector, configured to receive power for driving an auxiliary of the fuel cell in activating the cell unit from the electronic device via a first pin of the connector, and configured to supply power generated by the fuel cell to the electronic device via a second pin of the connector.

Abstract: A multi-layer hose having a multi-layer structure comprising an inner layer (I) made of a fluorocopolymer and an outer layer (II) made of a polyamide resin, wherein the fluorocopolymer constituting the inner layer (I) is a fluorocopolymer which comprises polymerized units (a) based on tetrafluoroethylene, polymerized units (b) based on ethylene and polymerized units (c) based on itaconic anhydride and/or citraconic anhydride, wherein the molar ratio of (a)/(b) is from 20/80 to 80/20 and the molar ratio of (c)/((a)+(b)) is from 1/10,000 to 5/100 and which has a volume flow rate of from 1 to 1,000 mm3/sec., and the polyamide resin constituting the outer layer (II) is polyamide 11 and/or polyamide 12, which satisfies a condition of (terminal amino group concentration)/(terminal carboxyl group concentration)>1.

Abstract: The present invention is a print reception apparatus comprising a medium reader which a medium is detached from and attached to, a display device which displays various kinds of screens, an operation device, and a control device which makes the display device switch and display a screen on the basis of the detaching or attaching operation of the medium to or from the media reader and operation with the operation device, and generates ordering information while capturing images used for printing from the medium which is loaded in the media reader, wherein the control device controls a printer so as to print the captured images by two images on one sheet of photo paper.

Abstract: A radial inner end of a retainer is spaced radially outwardly from a radial outer end of a sliding-contact region, and with this construction the axial movement of each needle roller is limited not by the retainer but by an inner ring, and a restriction flange. Therefore, a large axial force developing in the needle rollers is received by the inner ring and the restriction flange, and as a result, the retainer having low rigidity can be satisfactorily used. Therefore, any suitable material such as a synthetic resin can be selected for the retainer, and besides the wall thickness of the retainer can be made small.

Abstract: The power supply controller serves to distribute electric power to each part of the electronic apparatus for operation, and the electric power can be fed from the AC power source, the fuel cell unit and the secondary battery unit. The power supply controller transmits the data signal indicating from which of the AC power source, the fuel cell unit and the secondary battery unit, the electricity is fed, to the CPU via the built-in register. The CPU displays the use status of the AC power source, the fuel cell unit and the secondary battery unit on the LCD via the display controller.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to the invention can be powered by a fuel cell unit and secondary battery unit. Power supply management utility executed by a CPU displays the states of use of the fuel cell unit and secondary battery unit. If a predetermined operation is performed in response to the displayed states, using a pointing device, the power supply management utility permits various types of setting related to the use of the fuel cell unit and secondary battery unit to be performed.

Abstract: In a head-up display device, when a preceding vehicle exists between a pre-movement information conveyor and a vehicle, the pre-movement information conveyor is moved to another position at which the pre-movement information conveyor is displayed as a recognizable post-movement information conveyor. Thus, the pre-movement information conveyor is removed from a state in which the pre-movement information conveyor is hidden behind the preceding vehicle, hence, becoming invisible. As a result, the incompatibility sense felt by the driver of the vehicle can be reduced and the information conveyor will be less overlooked.

Abstract: A multi-layer hose having a multi-layer structure comprising an inner layer (I) made of a fluorocopolymer and an outer layer (II) made of a polyamide resin, wherein the fluorocopolymer constituting the inner layer (I) is a fluorocopolymer which comprises polymerized units (a) based on tetrafluoroethylene, polymerized units (b) based on ethylene and polymerized units (c) based on itaconic anhydride and/or citraconic anhydride, wherein the molar ratio of (a)/(b) is from 20/80 to 80/20 and the molar ratio of (c)/((a)+(b)) is from 1/10,000 to 5/100 and which has a volume flow rate of from 1 to 1,000 mm3/sec., and the polyamide resin constituting the outer layer (II) is polyamide 11 and/or polyamide 12, which satisfies a condition of (terminal amino group concentration)/(terminal carboxyl group concentration)>1.

Abstract: A TIG welding equipment and a TIG welding method are described, capable of forming a welded metal portion deeply without lowering the welding quality, making the welding performance easier and improving the welding efficiency. The TIG welding equipment includes an electrode 2 for generating an electric arc 7 between itself and the welded object 10, a tubular inner nozzle 3 disposed surrounding the electrode 2, and a tubular outer nozzle 4 disposed surrounding the inner nozzle 3. A first shielding gas 8 composed of an inert gas can be supplied from the inner nozzle 3, and a second shielding gas 9 containing an oxidative gas can be supplied from between the inner nozzle 3 and the outer nozzle 4.

Abstract: A gas generator for actuating a vehicle occupant restraint device, including a first hollow body with a bottom and sides, gas generants filled densely in the first hollow body, an electric ignitor formed by housing igniting agents in a second hollow body with a bottom and sides, and closing the second hollow body with a plug, and a holder positioning the second hollow body in a center of the first hollow body and fixing the first hollow body while holding the plug of the electric ignitor. Particularly, a ratio of an empty space to a full volume of a space partitioned by an inner surface of the first hollow body, an outer surface of the second hollow body, and the holder is less than 20% by volume.