Abstract: A recording apparatus for recording input information via a memory and a head onto a disc rotated by a disc driver, including a mode switch which successively provides a first mode direction for waiting for the recording and a second mode direction for performing the recording. A control circuit controls the apparatus in such a manner as to place only the memory in a wait state in accordance with the first mode direction, and then stores said input information into the memory in accordance with the second mode direction, at the same time or afterwards, starts the disc driver means.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image signal processing apparatus and a method thereof which shifts positions of each detected pixel in image signals generated by performing double-speed conversion, wherein a difference value in pixel signal level between a detected pixel in a current field and a detected pixel at the same position in a field which comes one frame behind the current field is calculated, to specify a first field, a motion vector for a field which comes one frame or two frames behind the current field is detected with respect to the detected pixel in the current field, interpolation pixel data for the detected pixel is calculated based on the detected pixel in the current field and the each pixel in the field which comes one frame or two frames behind the current field, the interpolation pixel data is disposed in the pixel position obtained by shifting the position of the detected pixel in the current field in a direction along the motion vector, in a field subsequent to the first field, and

Abstract: A production method for complex bearings includes: preparing an outer member and a cylindrical sintered bearing member. The outer member includes a fitting hole having: an almost circular cross section; an inner peripheral surface; and a surface roughness of the inner peripheral surface which is 3.2 to 100 ?m at a maximal height. The sintered bearing member includes: an outer diameter allowing clearance fit of the sintered bearing member into the fitting hole of the outer member. The production method further includes: inserting the sintered bearing member into the fitting hole of the outer member and inserting a columnar core rod into an inner peripheral surface of the sintered bearing member; and compressing the sintered bearing member in an axial direction.

Abstract: A technology for structuring a three-dimensional image in a more accurate position spatially even when an ultrasonic transducer unit does not perform oscillation scanning at completely constant angular velocity is disclosed. According to the technology, an oscillation angle detection means 104 detects an oscillation angle of an ultrasonic transducer unit 1, and a three-dimensional image processing means 11 forms a three-dimensional image based on the oscillation angle detected by the oscillation angle detection means and image data outputted from an ultrasonic receiving means 4.

Abstract: A vector motion detector is provided which corrects the quantity of a motion vector determined with the block matching technique between a reference block taking a reference pixel extracted from a current frame as its origin and a search block extracted from a reference frame and moving within or along the circumference of a search range and which is outside the search range. The vector motion detector makes the motion vector quantity correction so that the motion vector will fall within the search rang. Thus, it can provide a smooth motion of even an image that moves fast.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image signal processing apparatus and a method thereof which perform double-speed conversion on images subjected to telecine conversion and in which a first field is specified based on difference values between pixel signal levels calculated with respect to respective detected pixels, write pixel positions which are shifted from the positions of the detected pixels in the vector directions of motion vectors are calculated in a field following the first field, the calculated write pixel positions are stored in correspondence with the motion vectors, interpolation pixel data is calculated from pixel data read from the first field in correspondence with the stored write pixel positions and motion vectors, and the calculated interpolation pixel data is written into the write pixel positions.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image signal processing apparatus and a method thereof in which each of the fields forming the unit-frame is specified, with respect to the inputted image signal, based on a difference value calculated in signal level between a detected pixel in a current field and a detected pixel at the same position in a field which comes one frame behind the current field, a motion vector for a field which comes two frames behind the current field is detected, with respect to the detected pixel in the current field, the detected pixel is shifted, with respect to the specified first field, in a direction opposite to the motion vector within the range of the detected motion vector, the detected pixel is shifted, with respect to the specified fourth field, in a direction along the motion vector, and the detected pixels is shifted, with respect to the specified second and third fields, so as to make the pixels gradually closer to the pixel position shifted with respect to the fourth field, in

Abstract: When a wafer is moved from a first position to a second position along a path where alignment marks pass through an alignment detection system, wafer table is to be moved along a path whose standstill time of a Y linear motor, which drives the wafer table in the Y-axis direction, and an X linear motor, which drives the wafer table in the X-axis direction orthogonal to the Y-axis direction, is minimum. In this case, the time for both linear motors to drive the wafer table simultaneously is increased as much as possible, and during such simultaneous drive, the movement distance of the wafer can be increased compared with the case when the wafer table is driven using only one of the linear motors. As a result, the time required to move wafer from the first position to the second position can be reduced.

Abstract: A drive circuit for driving an insulated gate transistor, the drive circuit including a driver that applies a gate voltage to the transistor, and a timing controller that controls a timing of the driver. The driver includes first and second drive circuits, the first and second drive circuits are electrically connected to the timing controller through first and second electrical connections, respectively, the first and second electrical connections control the first and second drive circuits, respectively, and the driver is capable of applying the gate voltage as a first gate voltage through the first drive circuit to the transistor, and as a second gate voltage through the second drive circuit to the transistor. The first gate voltage is lower than a threshold voltage of the transistor, the second gate voltage is a specified voltage for driving the transistor, and the timing controller controls the driver so that an application of the first gate voltage precedes an application of the second gate voltage.

Abstract: It is determined whether each block (51) including a plurality of pixels extracted from a basic field (30) has an edge or not, and then which state, stationary or non-stationary, each of the pixels forming together the block (51) determined to have an edge is. There is calculated an absolute value of a difference between a pixel determined to be non-stationary and a pixel (91 or 92) in each pixel position in a reference field (40) or pixels (82 to 85) included in the reference field and adjacent to the non-stationary pixel, and a correlation is found between such pixels in consideration according to the calculated difference absolute-value. A motion vector is determined by the block matching method according to results of the determination, and allocated to each of the pixels. Thus, the motion vector of each block is corrected to an accurate one of each of the pixels.

Abstract: When a wafer is moved from a first position to a second position along a path where alignment marks pass through an alignment detection system, wafer table is to be moved along a path whose standstill time of a Y linear motor, which drives the wafer table in the Y-axis direction, and an X linear motor, which drives the wafer table in the X-axis direction orthogonal to the Y-axis direction, is minimum. In this case, the time for both linear motors to drive the wafer table simultaneously is increased as much as possible, and during such simultaneous drive, the movement distance of the wafer can be increased compared with the case when the wafer table is driven using only one of the linear motors. As a result, the time required to move wafer from the first position to the second position can be reduced.

Abstract: To provide an image processing device able to generate a progressive image signal in high quality based on an interlaced image signal and an image processing method for the same, wherein a continuity detection circuit detects continuities in the interlaced image signal and to the field image signal, a moving circuit moves one of the field image signals before and behind one field based on a motion vector between the field image signals before and behind one field to generate a first field image signal, and an image signal generation circuit decides a mixture ratio based on the continuity and mixes the first field image signal and a second field image signal based on a line in the field image signal at the mixture ratio to generate a third field image signal included in the progressive signal.

Abstract: In order to select and designate the appropriate identification information when the multi image representing picture is recorded as a multi image onto a recording medium, a reproducing circuit 20 reproduces a recorded image at a designated track, its reproduced image is stored as a mini image for the representation of the multi image into a frame memory 24, and the ID signal for each reproduced image is stored in a memory 34. A recording circuit 32 records the multi image representing picture to be stored in the memory 24 as one still picture and records it in the recording medium. A system control circuit 22 reads only an ID signal of a track corresponding to the state of instructing means 36 or switching means 38 among the ID signals stored in the memory 34, and supplies other portions except for the field/frame and the track number to the recording circuit 32.

Abstract: In order to select and designate the appropriate identification information when the multi image representing picture is recorded as a multi image onto a recording medium, a reproducing circuit 20 reproduces a recorded image at a designated track, its reproduced image is stored as a mini image for the representation of the multi image into a frame memory 24, and the ID signal for each reproduced image is stored in a memory 34. A recording circuit 32 records the multi image representing picture to be stored in the memory 24 as one still picture and records it in the recording medium. A system control circuit 22 reads only an ID signal of a track corresponding to the state of instructing means 36 or switching means 38 among the ID signals stored in the memory 34, and supplies other portions except for the field/frame and the track number to the recording circuit 32.

Abstract: An image signal processing apparatus according to the present invention receives an image signal inputted thereto that is generated by subjecting a telecine-converted image to double speed conversion, in which signal one film frame is formed by four fields, identifies a first field on the basis of a difference value calculated between pixel signal levels, and shifts the position of a detected pixel in a vector direction of a motion vector such that an amount of shift is progressively increased as transition is made from the identified first field to the subsequent fields.

Abstract: A laser emitting head for irradiating a portion to be machined with laser beams outputted from a laser unit (624) incorporates an emitting head body having a light guide member (625) in the head for guiding the laser beams; a light converging lens (677) for converging the laser beams transmitted from the light guide member in the head; a reflecting mirror (678) for irradiating the portion to be machined with the converged laser beams; mirror rotating means (684) for holding the reflecting mirror to be rotative around the optical axis of the laser beam; distance-adjustment means (674) for adjusting the relative distance between the reflecting mirror and the converging lens; and moving means (665) for moving the reflecting mirror and the converging lens such that the relative distance is maintained so that the light guide member in the head. The converging lens and the reflecting mirror can be introduced/discharged with respect to a portion to be machined and formed in a narrow gap in an incore structure.

Abstract: On an upper surface of a main body configuring a holder main body, a plurality of pins and a rim portion which upper end surface is set at almost the same height with a surface formed by the tip portions of the pins are provided. In addition, the main body has a honeycomb structure. Also, through holes formed in the honeycomb core are arranged corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of pins. And, by a vacuum chucking mechanism, a wafer is vacuum chucked with respect to the tip portions of the plurality of pins and the upper end surface of the rim portion. In addition, among the plurality of pins arranged, the pins arranged closed to the rim portion are spaced more densely than the pins arranged elsewhere on the main body.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image signal processing apparatus and a method thereof in which each of the fields forming the unit-frame is specified, with respect to the inputted image signal, based on a difference value calculated in signal level between a detected pixel in a current field and a detected pixel at the same position in a field which comes one frame behind the current field, a motion vector for a field which comes two frames behind the current field is detected, with respect to the detected pixel in the current field, the detected pixel is shifted, with respect to the specified first field, in a direction opposite to the motion vector within the range of the detected motion vector, the detected pixel is shifted, with respect to the specified fourth field, in a direction along the motion vector, and the detected pixels is shifted, with respect to the specified second and third fields, so as to make the pixels gradually closer to the pixel position shifted with respect to the fourth field, in

Abstract: A drive circuit for a semiconductor device comprises an insulated gate transistor (1), a driver (2) for generating a gate voltage having a plurality of voltage levels and applying the generated gate voltage to the transistor (1), and a timing controller (3) for controlling timing of application of the gate voltage with difference voltage levels on the basis of a signal voltage. The driver (2) generates a gate voltage (Va) lower than a threshold voltage of the transistor (1), and a gate voltage (+15 V) as a specified voltage for driving the transistor (1). The timing controller (3) so controls the driver (2) that application of the gate voltage (Va) precedes application of the specified voltage (+15V).

Abstract: Nickel plating baths that efficiently deposit layers of nickel on only the parts to be plated without corroding electronic parts that are ceramic composites or ceramic parts containing transition metal oxides are provided. Such nickel plating baths contain at least two chelating agents selected from amino polycarboxylic acids, polycarboxylic acids, and polyphosphonic acids, and have a pH in the range of 4 to 9, and a ratio of nickel ions to chloride ions of 1 or less.