Abstract: A nitride semiconductor epitaxial substrate includes: a Si substrate; a nitride semiconductor epitaxial layer disposed above the Si substrate; and a mixed crystal layer disposed between the Si substrate and the nitride semiconductor epitaxial layer, and containing Si and a group III metal element, the mixed crystal layer containing a high concentration of C. The mixed crystal layer has a concentration of at least 1.0×10+21 cm?3, and a transition metal element concentration of at most 5.0×10+16 cm?3.

Abstract: An image capturing and display apparatus comprises a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements for converting incident light from the outside of the image capturing and display apparatus to electrical charge signals, and a plurality of light-emitting elements for emitting light of an intensity corresponding to the electrical charge signals acquired by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements. A pixel region is defined as a region in which the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged in an array. Signal paths for transmitting signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements to the plurality of light-emitting elements lie within the pixel region.

Abstract: An inner tubular portion and an outer tubular portion 16 for forming an insertion space for a plastic pipe are formed integrally with a joint body. Two fitting grooves are formed in the outer peripheral surface of the inner tubular portion 15. Two sealing members for maintaining water-tightness in the gap between the plastic pipe received in the insertion space and the inner tubular portion are fitted in the corresponding fitting grooves 17. A pair of view windows for visually checking the fitting grooves and the sealing members, which are fitted in the fitting grooves, from the exterior are formed in the outer tubular portion. The view windows are arranged at opposing positions.

Abstract: There is provided a toner for electrophotography containing at least a binder resin, a colorant and a barium compound, and having a relaxation modulus G(t) of from about 2.0×102 Pa to about 3.0×103 Pa in a relaxation time of t=10×Dt (wherein Dt is the heating time taken during fixing) as determined by the measurement of dynamic viscoelasticity, and a barium content of from about 0.1% to about 0.5% with respect to the total amount of constituent atoms in the toner as determined by X-ray fluorescence.

Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner includes a toner mother particle that contains a binder resin and a releasing agent; and an external additive that contains a zinc compound particle and a silica particle, wherein the zinc compound particle has a number average particle diameter of from about 2.0 ?m to about 10.0 ?m, the silica particle has a number average particle diameter of from about 60 nm to about 250 nm, the number of free zinc compound particles in all toner particles is from about 0.2% by number to about 1.0% by number, and the free zinc compound particle has an average circularity of about 0.6 or less.

Abstract: A toner for electrostatic charge image development includes toner particles and fatty acid metal salt particles. The content of the fatty acid metal salt particles is from 0.2 parts by weight to 5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the toner particles; the weight of fatty acid metal salt particles remaining on a sieve having an opening of 25 ?m when the toner is sieved with the sieve having an opening of 25 ?m is from 0.015% by weight to 0.300% by weight with respect to the total weight of the toner; and the weight of fatty acid metal salt particles remaining on a sieve having an opening of 45 ?m when the toner is sieved with the sieve having an opening of 45 ?m is 0.030% by weight or less with respect to the total weight of the toner.

Abstract: An inner tubular portion (15) and an outer tubular portion 16 for forming an insertion space for a plastic pipe (11) are formed integrally with a joint body (13). Two fitting grooves (17) are formed in the outer peripheral surface of the inner tubular portion 15. Two sealing members (18) for maintaining water-tightness in the gap between the plastic pipe (11) received in the insertion space and the inner tubular portion (15) are fitted in the corresponding fitting grooves 17. A pair of view windows (25) for visually checking the fitting grooves (17) and the sealing members (18), which are fitted in the fitting grooves (17), from the exterior are formed in the outer tubular portion (16). The view windows (25) are arranged at opposing positions.

Abstract: There is provided a toner for electrophotography containing at least a binder resin, a colorant and a barium compound, and having a relaxation modulus G(t) of from about 2.0×102 Pa to about 3.0×103 Pa in a relaxation time of t=10×Dt (wherein Dt is the heating time taken during fixing) as determined by the measurement of dynamic viscoelasticity, and a barium content of from about 0.1% to about 0.5% with respect to the total amount of constituent atoms in the toner as determined by X-ray fluorescence.

Abstract: Patterns provided on a surface of a substrate include an adhesion area pattern and one or more non-adhesion area patterns. A chip electrode on a backside of a semiconductor chip is attached to the adhesion area pattern by a conductive adhesive. Consequently, an area of patterns subjected to gold plating that is stable in a steady state is smaller in a substrate of the present invention than in a conventional substrate, resulting in reduction in costs. Further, the chip electrode is attached to the adhesion area pattern by a conductive adhesive in a liquid form. Consequently, a semiconductor device of the present invention allows reducing use of an expensive conductive adhesive compared with a conventional semiconductor device, resulting in reduction in costs.

Abstract: A solar battery module substrate includes an insulating substrate on which a conductive pattern and an insulating protective film are formed, the conductive pattern including: cathode mounting terminals each of which is to be connected with a cathode of a solar battery cell; anode mounting terminals each of which is to be connected with an anode of the solar battery cell; and first module wiring, the first module wiring connecting a cathode mounting terminal to be connected with a cathode of one solar battery cell with an anode mounting terminal to be connected with an anode of another solar battery cell connected in series with said one solar battery cell, the insulating protective film having at least one opening for exposing the cathode mounting terminal and the anode mounting terminal, and the opening being positioned inside a portion of the solar battery module substrate on which portion the solar battery cell is to be projected.

Abstract: A toner for electrostatic charge image development includes toner particles and fatty acid metal salt particles. The content of the fatty acid metal salt particles is from 0.2 parts by weight to 5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the toner particles; the weight of fatty acid metal salt particles remaining on a sieve having an opening of 25 ?m when the toner is sieved with the sieve having an opening of 25 ?m is from 0.015% by weight to 0.300% by weight with respect to the total weight of the toner; and the weight of fatty acid metal salt particles remaining on a sieve having an opening of 45 ?m when the toner is sieved with the sieve having an opening of 45 ?m is 0.030% by weight or less with respect to the total weight of the toner.

Abstract: A semiconductor chip and an interposer are bonded by a conductive die bonding material. Between the semiconductor chip and the interposer, an application region in which the die bonding material resides and a region in which a sealing resin resides are provided. This allows adhesivity between the semiconductor chip and the interposer to be higher than that in conventional semiconductor packages, thereby causing no detachment at the adhesive interface. As a result, it becomes possible to improve electrical property and long-term reliability as compared to conventional semiconductor packages. Moreover, it is also possible to prevent the semiconductor chip from warping.

Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner includes a toner mother particle that contains a binder resin and a releasing agent; and an external additive that contains a zinc compound particle and a silica particle, wherein the zinc compound particle has a number average particle diameter of from about 2.0 ?m to about 10.0 ?m, the silica particle has a number average particle diameter of from about 60 nm to about 250 nm, the number of free zinc compound particles in all toner particles is from about 0.2% by number to about 1.0% by number, and the free zinc compound particle has an average circularity of about 0.6 or less.

Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner includes toner mother particles that contain a binder resin, a coloring agent, and a release agent; and an external additive that contains a zinc-containing particles, wherein the number of free zinc-containing particles in all toner particles is from about by number to about 1.0% by number, and the free zinc-containing particles have a number average particle size of from about 1.0 ?m to about 3.0 ?m and an average circularity of from about 0.2 to about 0.6.

Abstract: Patterns provided on a surface of a substrate include an adhesion area pattern and one or more non-adhesion area patterns. A chip electrode on a backside of a semiconductor chip is attached to the adhesion area pattern by a conductive adhesive. Consequently, an area of patterns subjected to gold plating that is stable in a steady state is smaller in a substrate of the present invention than in a conventional substrate, resulting in reduction in costs. Further, the chip electrode is attached to the adhesion area pattern by a conductive adhesive in a liquid form. Consequently, a semiconductor device of the present invention allows reducing use of an expensive conductive adhesive compared with a conventional semiconductor device, resulting in reduction in costs.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate having an external electrode formed thereon, the external electrode being capable of being electrically connected to an outside; and a semiconductor element having a surface electrode formed thereon, the surface electrode being made from an electrically conducting paste, the semiconductor element being mounted on the substrate, the external electrode being electrically connected by wire bonding to the surface electrode via a connecting member. This provides (i) a semiconductor device including: a substrate having an external electrode capable of being electrically connected to an outside; and a semiconductor element having a surface electrode made from an electrically conducting paste, the semiconductor device allowing for assured bonding reliability and a simplified means or step of connecting the surface electrode to the external electrode, and (ii) a method for producing the semiconductor device.

Abstract: A solar battery apparatus 10 has a plurality of solar battery cells 3 and electrode terminals 4, other than common electrode terminals, for making an electrical connection (i) between each of the solar battery cells 3 and another or (ii) between the solar battery cell 3 and an external apparatus, the solar battery apparatus 10 including: metal wires 5 for making an electrical connection between the solar battery cell 3 and the electrode terminals 4 in a plurality of places on the solar battery cell 3, whereby a decrease in power generation capacity of the solar battery cell 3 is prevented even if the solar battery cell 3 is ruptured by a physical force. This makes it possible to provide a solar battery apparatus in which a decrease in power generation capacity of a solar battery cell can be prevented even if the solar battery cell is ruptured by a physical force.

Abstract: An electrophotographic toner contains at least a binder resin and a colorant, and log10{[Cu]/[C]} satisfies the following equation (1): ?5.0?log10{[Cu]/[C]}??3.5 ??(1) in which, [C] represents a carbon content (%) and [Cu] represents a copper content (%), measured with fluorescent X-ray. An electrophotographic developer containing the toner, a method for producing the toner, and a method for forming an image by using the toner are also provided.

Abstract: The invention provides a toner for developing electrostatic charged images comprising toner mother particles containing a binder resin and a colorant, and an external additive, wherein: the average of shape factors SF1 of the toner mother particles represented by the following Formula (1) is 140 or less; the external additive contains higher alcohol particles having a volume-average particle diameter of 1 to 12 ?m; and the content of the higher alcohol particles having a diameter equal to or less than the volume-average particle diameter of the toner mother particles is in a range of 0.15 to 2.5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the toner mother particles. In addition, the invention provides a developer for developing electrostatic charged images comprising the toner. Further, the invention provides an image forming method using the toner.

Abstract: An electrophotographic toner contains at least a binder resin and a colorant, and log10{[Cu]/[C]} satisfies the following equation (1): ?5.0?log10{[Cu]/[C]}??3.5 ??(1) in which, [C] represents a carbon content (%) and [Cu] represents a copper content (%), measured with fluorescent X-ray. An electrophotographic developer containing the toner, a method for producing the toner, and a method for forming an image by using the toner are also provided.