Abstract: A technology of starting power supply from an external device to a load device in a shorter period, after detection of connection between the external device and the load device, is provided. A control device includes a first connector attachable to and detachable from an external device, a power supply path to electrically connect a load device and the first connector, a load switch to switch between connection and disconnection of the power supply path, a protection circuit to protect the load switch from an inrush current to the load switch, the protection circuit including at least a capacitor, and a control circuit. The control circuit is operable to switch the load switch from disconnection to connection after a total time of a preset set time and a first time based on a charging time of the capacitor which has elapsed since connection of the first connector to the external device was detected.

Abstract: A charging control device (1A) according to the present invention includes a determination part that determines whether or not an abnormality in input power occurs on the basis of input power information on the input power and a predetermined determination threshold value. The determination part makes the determination on the basis of the input power information when a predetermined time has passed after an input of the input power.

Abstract: There are provided polypeptide constructs targeting claudin proteins that are useful for transiently disrupting tight junctions in a tissue. Pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof in methods for enhancing delivery of therapeutic agents, for stem cell transplantation, and for treatment of male infertility are also provided.

Abstract: In a formation process of a semi-global interconnect in a Cu damascene multilayer wiring structure, it is the common practice, upon formation of the damascene wiring structure, to remove an etch stop insulating film from a via bottom by dry etching and then carry out nitrogen plasma treatment to reduce carbon deposits on the surface of the via bottom. Study by the present inventors has revealed that when a sequence of successive discharging for the removal of electrostatic charge by using nitrogen plasma and transportation of the wafer is performed, a Cu hollow is generated on the via bottom at the end of the via chain coupled to a pad lead interconnect having a length not less than a threshold value.

Abstract: A USB test circuit for use in a USB device such as a system LSI with a USB function for testing the USB function generates and outputs a packet to be measured for a signal quality test. In the test circuit, a test signal including a test_sin signal carrying operation mode information is inputted via a serial interface to a serial interface block, and a packet to be measured is generated by a data pattern generation block and a transmission data delivery block depending on the operation mode information. The packet to be measured is outputted via a UTMI interface to a USB PHY layer. Thus, a packet to be measured for a signal quality test is generated and outputted without receiving packets not to be measured such as a SETUP packet and a DATA packet, thereby reducing the test time.

Abstract: An occupant protection device includes an airbag 10 that is inflated with gas from an inflator 20 at a side of an occupant B to protect the body of the occupant B from the shoulder Ba to the lumbar Bd, the airbag 10 having substantially the same vertical dimension as that of a seat back Aa. In this occupant protection device, uninflatable sections 12 and 13 are formed in a vertical center portion 10c of the airbag 10, that is, at a position corresponding to the chest Bb and the abdomen Bc of the occupant B. Accordingly, a region which is thinner than an upper portion 10a and a lower portion 10b of the airbag 10 in a vehicle width direction when the airbag 10 is inflated and that extends substantially parallel to the seat back Aa is formed substantially at the center of the airbag 10.

Abstract: In a formation process of a semi-global interconnect in a Cu damascene multilayer wiring structure, it is the common practice, upon formation of the damascene wiring structure, to remove an etch stop insulating film from a via bottom by dry etching and then carry out nitrogen plasma treatment to reduce carbon deposits on the surface of the via bottom. Study by the present inventors has revealed that when a sequence of successive discharging for the removal of electrostatic charge by using nitrogen plasma and transportation of the wafer is performed, a Cu hollow is generated on the via bottom at the end of the via chain coupled to a pad lead interconnect having a length not less than a threshold value.

Abstract: A USB test circuit for use in a USB device such as a system LSI with a USB function for testing the USB function generates and outputs a packet to be measured for a signal quality test. In the test circuit, a test signal including a test_sin signal carrying operation mode information is inputted via a serial interface to a serial interface block, and a packet to be measured is generated by a data pattern generation block and a transmission data delivery block depending on the operation mode information. The packet to be measured is outputted via a UTMI interface to a USB PHY layer. Thus, a packet to be measured for a signal quality test is generated and outputted without receiving packets not to be measured such as a SETUP packet and a DATA packet, thereby reducing the test time.

Abstract: Provided is a detection method employing a detection instrument having a plurality of wells at a surface thereof, the method including depositing a detection object, preferably in coexistence with a specific holding substance, onto the inner walls of the wells of the detection instrument; bringing a reaction solution into contact with the inner walls of the wells of the detection instrument on which the detection object has been deposited, the reaction solution containing a substance reactive with the detection object; and detecting a signal generated through this contact, to thereby evaluate the detection object. In this method, a liquid phase reaction can be efficiently performed in the detection instrument for carrying out a biological reaction (e.g., a microarray) so that samples contained in the wells are not mixed with one another, and that air bubbles are prevented from being generated in the wells.

Abstract: An external bus controller which is configured such that, when an external device having a data width smaller than that of an external bus is connected to the external bus, the signal lines of the external bus can be freely selected. This external bus controller includes a first exchange, which converts the data width of input/output data so as to compensate for differences between the data width of the internal bus and the data width of an external device, and a second exchange, which exchanges signal lines between the first exchange and the used signal lines. The signal lines to be used are set for each external device using configuration pins or similar means.

Abstract: An occupant protection device includes an airbag 10 that is inflated with gas from an inflator 20 at a side of an occupant B to protect the body of the occupant B from the shoulder Ba to the lumbar Bd, the airbag 10 having substantially the same vertical dimension as that of a seat back Aa. In this occupant protection device, uninflatable sections 12 and 13 are formed in a vertical center portion 10c of the airbag 10, that is, at a position corresponding to the chest Bb and the abdomen Bc of the occupant B. Accordingly, a region which is thinner than an upper portion 10a and a lower portion 10b of the airbag 10 in a vehicle width direction when the airbag 10 is inflated and that extends substantially parallel to the seat back Aa is formed substantially at the center of the airbag 10.

Abstract: An external bus control device 2 has first and second bus controllers 15, 16 and an external bus arbiter 17. The bus controllers 15, 16 correspond to devices (for example, SRAM, DRAM) connected to an external bus EXBUS respectively. The bus controllers 15, 16 respectively output external bus use request signals BRQ1 and BRQ2, and obtain the right for using the external bus EXBUS. When the bus controllers 15, 16 end use of the external bus EXBUS, the bus controllers 15, 16 stop to output the external bus use request signals BRQ1 and BRQ2 and output off-time signals OFT1 and OFT2 immediately thereafter.

Abstract: There are provided a) a detection board having numerous wells on a surface thereof, b) a detection set including the detection board and an element serving as well sealing means, and c) a method of using the detection set b), which includes injecting, into each of the wells of the detection board, an element for detecting a liquid phase reaction, sealing the element into the well with the well sealing means, and detecting the liquid phase reaction in the well. Thus, there is provided means for efficiently performing a liquid phase reaction on the board in a manner similar to that of an existing microarray technique.

Abstract: A hard mask material 2 such as a silicon oxide film is formed on an aluminum alloy film 3. The hard mask material 2 is patterned in the form of a thick film wiring 6, followed by etching the aluminum alloy film 3 to a given depth through the mask. A resist 5 applied to the thin film portion of the aluminum alloy film 3 is patterned in the form of a thin film wiring 7. Etching through the resist 5 and the hard mask material 2 as a mask is effected to form the thick film wiring 6 and the thin film wiring 7 in the same layer.

Abstract: A method of detecting a risk factor for the onset of arteriosclerosis in a subject on the basis of correlation of a gene mutation in the CETP gene (in particular, mutation at (1) guanine at the −69-position of the CETP gene; (2) the site encoding leucine at the 151-position of CETP encoded by the CETP gene; (3) the site encoding arginine at the 201-position and alanine at the 202-position of the same; or (4) the site encoding arginine at the 282-position of the same) with the risk for arteriosclerosis, thereby detecting arteriosclerosis.

Abstract: The intended object of the present invention is to provide a more widely applicable means of diagnosing familial hyperlipemia with certainty. It has been found that this object can be attained by providing a method of detecting abnormality of lipid metabolism, wherein risk factors concerning abnormalities of lipid metabolism are detected on the basis of the correlation of 65 specific types of LDL receptor gene mutations with the abnormalities of lipid metabolism, as well as a method of detecting disease(s) by detecting risk factors for arteriosclerosis and/or ischemic heart diseases by employing as indices the abnormalities of lipid metabolism thus detected.

Abstract: Risk factors for diabetic onset in a subject are detected by using a gene coding for CD38 protein, which is originally identified as a human lymphocyte surface marker, as a risk gene, and detecting mutations in the gene.

Abstract: An external bus controller which is configured such that, when an external device having a data width smaller than that of an external bus is connected to the external bus, the signal lines of the external bus can be freely selected. This external bus controller comprises a first exchange, which converts the data width of input/output data so as to compensate for differences between the data width of the internal bus and the data width of an external device, and a second exchange, which exchanges signal lines between the first exchange and the used signal lines. The signal lines to be used are set for each external device using configuration pins or similar means.

Abstract: An external bus control device 2 has first and second bus controllers 15, 16 and an external bus arbiter 17. The bus controllers 15, 16 correspond to devices (for example, SRAM, DRAM) connected to an external bus EXBUS respectively. The bus controllers 15, 16 respectively output external bus use request signals BRQ1 and BRQ2, and obtain the right for using the external bus EXBUS. When the bus controllers 15, 16 end use of the external bus EXBUS, the bus controllers 15, 16 stop to output the external bus use request signals BRQ1 and BRQ2 and output off-time signals OFT1 and OFT2 immediately thereafter.

Abstract: Risk factors for diabetic onset in a subject are detected by using a gene coding for CD38 protein, which is originally identified as a human lymphocyte surface marker, as a risk gene, and detecting mutations in the gene.