Abstract: The embodiment of the present invention is to provide a system for sorting biological particles in a liquid flow, such as a cell sorter, which comprises an optical mechanism emitting laser beam onto each of the biological particles to detect light therefrom, a controller determining a moving speed of each of the biological particles in the liquid flow in accordance with the light detected therefrom, and an electric charger charging each of the biological particles based upon the moving speed thereof. Therefore, the cell sorter according to the embodiment of the present invention can improve recovery rate and purity of the desired cell particles.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is to provide a system for sorting biological particles in a liquid flow running from a flow chamber to a flow cell, which comprises a sheath-liquid tank for storing a mass of a sheath liquid, a fluidic pump being operable to suck the sheath liquid from the sheath-liquid tank, a buffer reservoir being adapted to remove air bubbles from the sheath liquid, and a mass flow controller being operable to supply the sheath liquid free from air bubbles to the flow chamber at a constant flow rate.

Abstract: A novel board for printed wiring comprising a fine conductor wiring having a clear and favorable boundary line and fabricated by an ordinal printing method such as screen printing, a printed wiring board using the same, and methods for manufacturing them. A board for printed wiring and a method for manufacturing the same are characterized in that the surface of a board is subjected to one of the surface treatments: (a) roughening, (2) plasma treatment, (3) roughening and then plasma treatment, and (4) roughening and then forming of a metal film coating by sputtering. A printed wiring board and a method for manufacturing the same is characterize in that a conductor wiring is fabricated by printing using a conductive paste containing metal particles the average particle diameter of which is 4 ?m or less and the maximum particle diameter of which is 15 ?m or less.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first transistor and a second transistor having a conductivity type which is different from a conductivity type of the first transistor, the first transistor and the second transistor being disposed on a semiconductor substrate such that a gate electrode of the first transistor and a gate electrode of the second transistor are connected to each other. The gate electrode of the first transistor includes first impurities and second impurities which suppress diffusion of the first impurities, and a concentration peak of the first impurities is formed at a shallower position than a concentration peak of the second impurities.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device including a substrate, and an anti-fuse element including a first insulator formed on the substrate, a conductive film formed on the first insulator, the conductive film including a silicide film, a contact formed on the substrate, the contact being disposed adjacent to the conductive film with a second insulator interposed between the contact and the conductive film, the contact being short-circuited to the silicide film.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is to provide a system for sorting cell particles in a liquid flow, which comprises a flow-defining block including a flow chamber receiving a sample conduit and a flow cell having a flow channel. The system also comprises a strobe block including a imaging device for taking an image of a jet flow ejected from the flow-defining block and a plurality of droplets in a given image area. The flow-defining block and the strobe block are detachably connected each other. Further the strobe block includes a nozzle plate having a nozzle channel between a receiving end and a nozzle. The flow-defining block includes a discharge end opposite to the receiving end and a channel enlarged portion of which cross section taken along a predetermined plane perpendicular to a flow direction has an area increasing towards the discharge end. The discharge end and the receiving end have substantially the same open distance in the predetermined plane perpendicular to the flow direction.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a flow cytometer includes a plurality of optical sources, each of which illuminates an excitation beam at a predetermined frequency having a wavelength and a phase different from another; and a guide member for guiding the excitation beams into the same incident optical path to focus onto a dyed particle. According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible, without requiring introduction of the delay time, to detect a plurality of fluorescence excited at the cell particles labeled with a plurality of fluorescent labeling reagents, by a plurality of laser optical sources.

Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a flow cytometer includes a flow cell defining a sheath flow encompassing a dyed biological particle, a first optical source irradiating first light onto the flow cell, a second optical source irradiating second light onto the flow cell downstream where the first light is irradiated, a first optical detector detecting scattered light or fluorescence from the biological particle to output a first electrical signal corresponding thereto, a plurality of second optical detectors arranged along the flow cell, each of the second optical detectors detecting fluorescence from the biological particle to output a second electrical signal corresponding thereto, and a signal processor summing the second electrical signals output from the plurality of the second optical detectors in a plurality of time windows estimated based upon when the first optical detector detects the scattered light or the fluorescence, thereby to increase the second electrical signals of the fluorescence from the biolog

Abstract: The embodiment of the present invention is to provide a system for sorting biological particles in a liquid flow, such as a cell sorter, which comprises an optical mechanism emitting laser beam onto each of the biological particles to detect light therefrom, a controller determining a moving speed of each of the biological particles in the liquid flow in accordance with the light detected therefrom, and an electric charger charging each of the biological particles based upon the moving speed thereof. Therefore, the cell sorter according to the embodiment of the present invention can improve recovery rate and purity of the desired cell particles.

Abstract: A system which irradiates light onto a liquid flow containing a biological particle, detects the light therefrom to collect biological information thereon, and sorts the biological particle based upon the biological information, comprises an optical detector for detecting the light from the biological particle; an imaging device for imaging the flow and a droplet split off the flow; means for calculating, based upon the image taken by the imaging device, a distance from a detection point where the optical detector detects the light from the biological particle to a lower end position of the flow, and an interval between adjacent droplets split off the flow, thereby calculating a time that the particle moves from the detection point to the lower end position, based upon the distance and the interval; and means for providing the flow with electrons of a predetermined polarity depending upon the feature of the biological particle, when the calculated time passes after the optical detector detects the light from

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a flow cytometer includes a plurality of optical sources, each of which illuminates an excitation beam at a predetermined frequency having a wavelength and a phase different from another; and a guide member for guiding the excitation beams into the same incident optical path to focus onto a dyed particle. According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible, without requiring introduction of the delay time, to detect a plurality of fluorescence excited at the cell particles labeled with a plurality of fluorescent labeling reagents, by a plurality of laser optical sources.

Abstract: A system which irradiates light onto a liquid flow containing a biological particle, detects the light therefrom to collect biological information thereon, and sorts the biological particle based upon the biological information, comprises an optical detector for detecting the light from the biological particle; an imaging device for imaging the flow and a droplet split off the flow; means for calculating, based upon the image taken by the imaging device, a distance from a detection point where the optical detector detects the light from the biological particle to a lower end position of the flow, and an interval between adjacent droplets split off the flow, thereby calculating a time that the particle moves from the detection point to the lower end position, based upon the distance and the interval; and means for providing the flow with electrons of a predetermined polarity depending upon the feature of the biological particle, when the calculated time passes after the optical detector detects the light from

Abstract: A system (1) for collecting biological information on a dyed biological particle (cell or chromosome) by irradiating light onto liquid containing the dyed biological particles and for detecting information light therefrom is provided according to the present invention. The system includes a path-defining structure (2) of transparent material defining a flow path (3) through which the liquid containing the dyed biological particles runs, an irradiation apparatus (5) for irradiating light onto the particles passing through the flow path (3), a first detecting apparatus (21) for detecting first information light obtained from the irradiated particle, and a second detecting apparatus (25) for detecting second information light obtained from the irradiated particle. At least one of the first and second detecting apparatuses (21, 25) includes one or more fiber optics (26, 27), of which one ends (61, 62) are arranged adjacent the flow path (3) so as to collect the information light.

Abstract: A system which irradiates light onto a liquid flow containing a biological particle, detects the light therefrom to collect biological information thereon, and sorts the biological particle based upon the biological information, comprises an optical detector for detecting the light from the biological particle; an imaging device for imaging the flow and a droplet split off the flow; means for calculating, based upon the image taken by the imaging device, a distance from a detection point where the optical detector detects the light from the biological particle to a lower end position of the flow, and an interval between adjacent droplets split off the flow, thereby calculating a time that the particle moves from the detection point to the lower end position, based upon the distance and the interval; and means for providing the flow with electrons of a predetermined polarity depending upon the feature of the biological particle, when the calculated time passes after the optical detector detects the light from

Abstract: A novel board for printed wiring comprising a fine conductor wiring having a clear and favorable boundary line and fabricated by an ordinal printing method such as screen printing, a printed wiring board using the same, and methods for manufacturing them. A board for printed wiring and a method for manufacturing the same are characterized in that the surface of a board is subjected to one of the surface treatments: (a) roughening, (2) plasma treatment, (3) roughening and then plasma treatment, and (4) roughening and then forming of a metal film coating by sputtering. A printed wiring board and a method for manufacturing the same is characterize in that a conductor wiring is fabricated by printing using a conductive paste containing metal particles the average particle diameter of which is 4 ?m or less and the maximum particle diameter of which is 15 ?m or less.

Abstract: A system which irradiates light onto a liquid flow containing a biological particle, detects the light therefrom to collect biological information thereon, and sorts the biological particle based upon the biological information, comprises an optical detector for detecting the light from the biological particle; an imaging device for imaging the flow and a droplet split off the flow; means for calculating, based upon the image taken by the imaging device, a distance from a detection point where the optical detector detects the light from the biological particle to a lower end position of the flow, and an interval between adjacent droplets split off the flow, thereby calculating a time that the particle moves from the detection point to the lower end position, based upon the distance and the interval; and means for providing the flow with electrons of a predetermined polarity depending upon the feature of the biological particle, when the calculated time passes after the optical detector detects the light from

Abstract: An arc-resistant terminal, couple, and connecter are provided. In an embodiment, a metal-based electrical contact portion thereof includes at least one of Cu, Ni or Sn, and not more than 0.06 mass % P, wherein the arc-resistant terminal capable of suppressing arc discharge wherein a voltage between the arc-resistant terminal and a second terminal immediately after separation thereof is DC36V to 60V and a current between terminals during contact is 6A to 30A. In another embodiment, the an electrical contact portion comprising at least 80 mass % of metal having a boiling point of not less than 1000 degrees centigrade. According to the present invention, since the electrical contact portion or the final contact portion of the terminal includes a specific metal-based material, even when the voltage applied between the terminals is increased and an arc discharge is liable to be generated, the arc discharge can be suppressed.

Abstract: A system (1) for collecting biological information on a dyed biological particle (cell or chromosome) by irradiating light onto liquid containing the dyed biological particles and for detecting information light therefrom is provided according to the present invention. The system includes a path-defining structure (2) of transparent material defining a flow path (3) through which the liquid containing the dyed biological particles runs, an irradiation apparatus (5) for irradiating light onto the particles passing through the flow path (3), a first detecting apparatus (21) for detecting first information light obtained from the irradiated particle, and a second detecting apparatus (25) for detecting second information light obtained from the irradiated particle. At least one of the first and second detecting apparatuses (21, 25) includes one or more fiber optics (26, 27), of which one ends (61, 62) are arranged adjacent the flow path (3) so as to collect the information light.

Abstract: A novel board for printed wiring comprising a fine conductor wiring having a clear and favorable boundary line and fabricated by an ordinal printing method such as screen printing, a printed wiring board using the same, and methods for manufacturing them. A board for printed wiring and a method for manufacturing the same are characterized in that the surface of a board is subjected to one of the surface treatments: (a) roughening, (2) plasma treatment, (3) roughening and then plasma treatment, and (4) roughening and then forming of a metal film coating by sputtering. A printed wiring board and a method for manufacturing the same is characterize in that a conductor wiring is fabricated by printing using a conductive paste containing metal particles the average particle diameter of which is 4 ?m or less and the maximum particle diameter of which is 15 ?m or less.

Abstract: Gate structures, comprising a first insulation film, a first gate material and a gate oxide film, are formed. A second insulation film is formed on side surfaces of the gate structures in the peripheral region. Trenches are formed at a surface of the semiconductor substrate by etching the semiconductor substrate with the first and the second insulation films used as masks. The second insulation film formed on side surface of the gate structures is removed, exposing the surface of the semiconductor substrate in the vicinity of the gate structures on both sides of the trenches. Element-isolating insulation films are formed in the trenches and on the exposed substrate. The gate structures in the peripheral region are removed. Gate structures of peripheral transistors are formed between the element-isolating insulation films in the peripheral region.