Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor device exhibiting a stable and high breakdown voltage, which is manufactured at a low manufacturing cost. The semiconductor device of the invention includes an n-type silicon substrate; a p-type base region in the surface portion of substrate; an n-type drain region in the surface portion of n-type substrate; a p-type offset region in the surface portion of n-type substrate; an n-type source region in the surface portion of p-type base region; a p-type contact region in the surface portion of p-type base region; a gate electrode above the extended portion of p-type base region extending between n-type source region and n-type substrate (or p-type offset region), with a gate insulation film interposed therebetween; an insulation film on gate electrode and p-type offset region; a source electrode on n-type source region; and a drain electrode on n-type drain region.

Abstract: A three-dimensional measurement apparatus for measuring three-dimensional information of an object with high speed and high accuracy is disclosed. A laser light is converted to a collimated light, which forms a stripe of light on an object through a projection unit. The projection unit is moved back and forth by a linear motor along the collimated light in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the stripe of light. Since the projection unit projects a light stripe of constant width on the object with constant reception of the collimated light, a plurality of stripes of light can be formed on the object by means of simple movement of the projection unit. The area on the object scanned by the plurality of stripes of light is captured by a CCD camera, and three-dimensional information is measured using the light-section method.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a fluorescent lamp, four dual tubes that are previously manufactured are held at a distance in such a manner that the dual tubes can move horizontally. Four portions for connection are simultaneously heated, and two of the dual tubes are simultaneously moved horizontally to form bridge portions to provide tube assemblies. Furthermore, annealing after bridge connection and the connection of tube assemblies with a bridge are performed simultaneously. Thus, a compact fluorescent lamp comprising eight glass tubes that are connected with bridges to form continuous discharge paths can be obtained. According to the manufacturing method, bridge connection can be performed in a small space and with high productivity, and a fluorescent lamp having a good quality with minor variations in the quality of the bridge portions can be provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 3,4-disubstituted phenylethanolaminotetralincarboxylic acid derivatives represented by the general formula: ##STR1## [wherein Q represents a vinylene group or a group represented by the general formula:-A-(CH.sub.2).sub.m --(wherein A represents an oxygen atom or a methylene group; and m is an integer of from 1 to 6); R represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; n is an integer of 1 or 2; the carbon atom marked with * represents a carbon atom in R configuration, S configuration or a mixture thereof; and the carbon atom marked with (S) represents a carbon atom in S configuration] and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which have a selective .beta..sub.2 -adrenergic receptor stimulating effect with relieved burdens on the heart such as tachycardia and are useful as an agent for the prevention of threatened abortion and premature labor, a bronchodilator and an agent for pain remission and promoting stone removal in urolithiasis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 3,4-disubstituted phenylethanolaminotetralincarboxamide derivatives represented by the general formula: ##STR1## (wherein A represents a lower alkylene group; B represents an amino group, a di(lower alkyl)amino group or a 3 to 7-membered alicyclic amino group which may contain an oxygen atom in the ring; n is an integer of 1 or 2; the carbon atom marked with * represents a carbon atom in R configuration, S configuration or a mixture thereof; and the carbon atom marked with (S) represents a carbon atom in S configuration) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which have a selective .beta..sub.2 -adrenergic receptor stimulating effect with relieved burdens on the heart such as tachycardia and are useful as an agent for the prevention of threatened abortion and premature labor, a bronchodilator and an agent for pain remission and stone removal in urolithiasis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a phenylethanolaminotetralincarboxamide derivative represented by the general formula: ##STR1## (wherein A represents a lower alkylene group; B represents an amino group, a di(lower alkyl)amino group or a 3 to 7-membered alicyclic amino group which may contain an oxygen atom in the ring; the carbon atom marked with * represents a carbon atom in (R) configuration, (S) configuration or a mixture thereof; and the carbon atom marked with (S) represents a carbon atom in (S) configuration) and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which have a selective .beta..sub.2 -adrenergic receptor stimulating effect with relieved burdens on the heart such as tachycardia and are useful as an agent for the prevention of threatened abortion and premature labor, a bronchodilator, and an agent for pain remission and promoting stone removal in urolithiasis.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for making a novel porous sintered material according to an HIP (Hot Isostatic Press) molding technique usually used for the purpose of obtaining defect-free and highly dense powder products. In the method of the invention, a capsule containing a starting powder in a hermetically sealed condition is heated according to a predetermined temperature pattern and is also subjected to hot isostatic pressing while a pressure is arrived at a maximum pressure level substantially in coincidence with commencement of a sintering temperature-applying period in the temperature pattern and is gradually lowered from the maximum pressure level during the sintering temperature-applying period. By the method, excessive densification is suppressed and the resulting sintered material has a required porosity and is provided with pores open to outside in the inside thereof, along with good strength and surface processability.

Abstract: A device for manufacturing a spiral fluorescent tube is disclosed. The device includes a rod aerially supported in a first predetermined direction; a first clamp supporting a straight fluorescent tube in a second direction which is at right angles to the first predetermined direction; heating device for heating a part of the straight fluorescent tube, which is not facing the rod, to a glass softening temperature; two second clamps disposed in a direction parallel to the rod for clamping ends of the straight fluorescent tube; and device for winding the straight fluorescent tube around the rod by rotating the two second clamps in opposite directions to each other around an axis of the rod while shifting the two second clamps away from each other in a direction parallel to the first predetermined direction.

Abstract: A fluorescent tube which is used for bulb-type fluorescent lamps is spirally wound, so that the effective length of the tube is increased. While a fluorescent tube is kept vertical, it is rotated and heated evenly at the part to be wound to a glass softening temperature or above by a heating device. The rotation of the fluorescent tube is stopped, and the part which is not facing a rod are heated. Then, the tube is clamped from a horizontal direction by a pair of clamps, and is wound around the rod at least 2.5 times by rotating the clamp arms in opposite directions while the arms gradually shift away from each other.

Abstract: A stabilizer for chlorine-containing polymers and a process for its preparation. The stabilizer comprises a fat or oil-saponified product composite silicate in the form of hydrophobic particles of a composition containing:siliceous compound particles composed chiefly of amorphous or low-crystalline silicate of a metal of the Group II of periodic table, a metal of the Group IV and/or a metal of the Group V;higher fatty acid salts of a metal of the Group II, a metal of the Group IV and/or a metal of the Group V held in the pores or on the surfaces of said siliceous compound; anda glycerin and/or glycerin derivatives.

Abstract: A fluorescent tube which is used for bulb-type fluorescent lamps is spirally wound, so that the effective length of the tube is increased. While a fluorescent tube is kept vertical, it is rotated and heated evenly at the part to be wound to a glass softening temperature or above by a heating device. The rotation of the fluorescent tube is stopped, and the part which is not facing a rod are heated. Then, the tube is clamped from a horizontal direction by a pair of clamps, and is wound around the rod at least 2.5 times by rotating the clamp arms in opposite directions while the arms gradually shift away from each other.

Abstract: A multichip module packaging structure provided over a mother board. A multichip module substrate is mounted over the mother board through a frame member. The frame member is provided to extend successively on a peripheral region of a bottom surface of the substrate and further extend downward from the bottom surface of the substrate. The frame member also has a top portion bonded with the bottom surface of the substrate and a bottom portion bonded with the top surface of the mother substrate so as to form a three dimensional space surrounded by the frame member, the substrate and the mother board. A plurality of semiconductor integrated circuit chips are provided on the bottom surface of the substrate so that the chips are accommodated within the three dimensional space.

Abstract: A global communication interrupt control system is provided with a real machine system including one or a plurality of real machines; a virtual machine system including one or a plurality of virtual machines, which are realized by an operating system and a control program which makes the virtual machines operable; and a shared memory which is shared by the real machine system and the virtual machine system. The shared memory includes a global communication function for establishing communication between an arbitrary real machine of the real machine system and an arbitrary virtual machine of the virtual machine system. The real machine issues an interrupt of a communication request with respect to a specific virtual machine using the global communication function.

Abstract: A virtual machine system includes a storage for storing at least transfer priorities of virtual machines, a queuing part for making a queue of data transfer requests which request data transfers between a main storage and an external storage and are received from operating systems which operate on each of the virtual machines, a limiting part for limiting a transfer data length of one data transfer which is requested by each data transfer request in the queue of the queuing part depending on the transfer priority of the virtual machine from which the data transfer request is received, so that a data transfer is made in divisions if the requested transfer data length exceeds a length limit determined by the transfer priority, a generating part for generating a first data transfer request in place of each operating system with the transfer data length determined by the limiting part so as to start a first data transfer between the main and external storages, and a calculating part for calculating a data length

Abstract: Succinic acid compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein A represents a heterocyclic group, a 3 to 8-membered cycloalkyl group or a phenyl group which may have one or more substituents selected from the group of a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and a lower alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; B represents a bicyclic amino group which may have 1 or 2 unsaturated bonds, with the proviso that B bonds to the carbon atom of the carbonyl group at the nitrogen atom; R represents a hydrogen atom or combines each other to form a chemical bond; R.sup.

Abstract: Disclosed is an isolation amplifier, wherein a DC input signal is applied to the primary winding of a saturable reactor, the secondary winding of which is coupled with an oscillating circuit so as to supply the secondary circuit with a high-frequency current, and then the current flowing through the secondary winding is applied to a feed-back type low-pass filter, with which an output signal proportional to the DC input signal is extracted from the current flowing through the secondary winding.