Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes processing circuits that have respective identification information and that perform processing corresponding to a request from another information processing apparatus, and a reporting circuit that stores the respective identification information of the processing circuits and, instead of the processing circuits, that reports the identification information to the another information processing apparatus in response to a request for reporting the identification information, the request being issued from the another information processing apparatus.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing system to increase a speed of returning identification information in response to a received command in the case where an identification information requesting command is received, the information processing system including: a plurality of processing devices each of which includes a storage unit configured to store an identification information piece; a management device configured to acquire the identification information piece from each of the plurality of the processing devices; and a communication device configured to communicate with an external device. The management device writes the identification information piece acquired from each of the plurality of the processing devices into the communication device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes processing circuits that have respective identification information and that perform processing corresponding to a request from another information processing apparatus, and a reporting circuit that stores the respective identification information of the processing circuits and, instead of the processing circuits, that reports the identification information to the another information processing apparatus in response to a request for reporting the identification information, the request being issued from the another information processing apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: processing sections that have respective identification information and that perform processing corresponding to a request from another information processing apparatus; and a reporting section that stores the respective identification information of the processing sections and, instead of the processing sections, that reports the identification information to the another information processing apparatus in response to a request for reporting the identification information, the request being issued from the another information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A reception apparatus includes an intermediate frequency converter, an analog-to-digital converter, a plurality of noise removing units, and a controller. The intermediate frequency converter converts a plurality of transmission signals in different frequency bands into a plurality of intermediate frequency signals having different intermediate frequencies, the plurality of transmission signals each being obtained by demodulating a spectrum-spread spectrum spread signal. The analog-to-digital converter discretizes the plurality of intermediate frequency signals and outputs a plurality of discretization signals. The plurality of noise removing units remove a noise other than a normal thermal noise included in the plurality of discretization signals from the plurality of discretization signals.

Abstract: A reception apparatus includes an intermediate frequency converter, an analog-to-digital converter, a plurality of noise removing units, and a controller. The intermediate frequency converter converts a plurality of transmission signals in different frequency bands into a plurality of intermediate frequency signals having different intermediate frequencies, the plurality of transmission signals each being obtained by demodulating a spectrum-spread spectrum spread signal. The analog-to-digital converter discretizes the plurality of intermediate frequency signals and outputs a plurality of discretization signals. The plurality of noise removing units remove a noise other than a normal thermal noise included in the plurality of discretization signals from the plurality of discretization signals.

Abstract: A control apparatus for an electric motor provided with a rotator having a permanent magnet and with a stator for generating a rotating magnetic field by an applied voltage and revolving the rotator includes: a rectangular wave inverter that applies a rectangular wave voltage onto the stator of the electric motor to drive the electric motor; a voltage converting section that raises or lowers an output voltage of a direct-current power supply and applies the voltage onto the rectangular wave inverter; an electrical angle acquiring section that acquires an electrical angle of the rotator of the electric motor; and an output voltage command generating section that generates a command for instructing the voltage converting section to output an electrical-angle synchronized voltage whose amplitude ripples in synchronization with a change of the electrical angle of the rotator acquired by the electrical angle acquiring section.

Abstract: A water electrolysis apparatus includes a plurality of unit cells. A membrane electrode assembly of the unit cell includes an anode side power feeding element and a cathode side power feeding element stacked on an anode catalyst layer and a cathode catalyst layer on both surfaces of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane. A surface of the anode side power feeding element is subjected to a grinding process, and then, subjected to an etching process to form a smooth surface.

Abstract: A Phased Locked Loop (PLL) circuit includes: a clock signal generating unit for generating a first clock signal and a second clock signal of which the phase differs from the first clock signal by ?/2; a computing unit for computing first phase comparison results showing the results of comparing the phases of a signal wherein the first clock signal is subjected to phase shifting with the PSK modulation signal and second phase comparison results showing the results of comparing the phases of a signal wherein the second clock signal is subjected to phase shifting with the PSK modulation signal based on first and second parameters, the first clock signal, the second clock signal, and the PSK modulation signal; a control direction setting unit for virtually controlling the control angle; a parameter control unit; and a reading control unit for controlling the timing of reading data from the PSK modulation.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: processing sections that have respective identification information and that perform processing corresponding to a request from another information processing apparatus; and a reporting section that stores the respective identification information of the processing sections and, instead of the processing sections, that reports the identification information to the another information processing apparatus in response to a request for reporting the identification information, the request being issued from the another information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A transponder is provided which includes an antenna circuit to perform communication with an interrogator, which is a communication subject, via electromagnetic waves. The antenna circuit includes a coil and a variable capacity circuit mutually connected in parallel, and the tuning frequency thereof is a first frequency. The transponder also includes a tuning frequency control circuit to switch the tuning frequency of the coil and the variable capacity circuit mutually connected in parallel to a second frequency in the case of transmitting electromagnetic waves with the antenna circuit.

Abstract: In a protection circuit for protecting semiconductor integrated circuit devices from an electrostatic breakdown or a latch-up due to an external surge, etc, a drain terminal of a PMOS transistor MP1, having a source terminal connected to a power supply VDD and a gate terminal receiving a control signal VG1 which a control circuit 2 generates on the basis of a power supply GND, is connected to one end of a resistor R1, having the other end connected to the power supply GND, and to a gate terminal of an NMOS transistor MN1 having a drain terminal and a source terminal connected to the power supply VDD and the power supply GND, respectively, and outputs an internal signal VG2 to the gate terminal of the NMOS transistor. When a predetermined voltage or more is applied to the power supply, the power supply is short-circuited.

Abstract: A PLL circuit includes: a clock signal generating unit for generating a first clock signal and a second clock signal of which the phase differs from the first clock signal by ?/2; a computing unit for computing first phase comparison results showing the results of comparing the phases of a signal wherein the first clock signal is subjected to phase shifting with the PSK modulation signal, and second phase comparison results showing the results of comparing the phases of a signal wherein the second clock signal is subjected to phase shifting with the PSK modulation signal, based on first and second parameters, the first clock signal, the second clock signal, and the PSK modulation signal; a control direction setting unit for virtually controlling the control angle; a parameter control unit; and a reading control unit for controlling the timing of reading data from the PSK modulation.

Abstract: A water electrolysis apparatus includes a plurality of unit cells. A membrane electrode assembly of the unit cell includes an anode side power feeding element and a cathode side power feeding element stacked on an anode catalyst layer and a cathode catalyst layer on both surfaces of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane. A surface of the anode side power feeding element is subjected to a grinding process, and then, subjected to an etching process to form a smooth surface.

Abstract: This invention realizes high performance of an analog-digital mixed type semiconductor integrated circuit device. A gate lengths (channel lengths) of complementary MISFETs (n-channel MISFETs and p-channel MISFETs) constituting circuit blocks including a digital circuit section, an analog circuit section, and signal input/output sections are different from each other depending on characteristics of the respective circuit blocks. Also, a resistive element of a digital signal input protection circuit and a resistive element of an analog signal input protection circuit are constituted of different materials. Further, digital signal input and output sections and analog signal input and output sections are arranged to be farthest from one another on a semiconductor substrate (chip) 1, thereby providing a chip layout preventing noise of the digital signal input and output sections from entering the analog circuit section.

Abstract: In producing a rotor for a rotating machine by bonding a rotor body and a plurality of permanent magnets to each other through a heating step and a subsequent cooling step, a rotor body having a larger coefficicient of linear thermal expansion at the cooling step has its joint surface formed by assembling of a plurality of small joint faces. Thus, it is possible to moderate a thermal stress in a brazing filler metal layer between the rotor body and each of the permanent magnets to avoid the generation of cracks in the permanent magnets having a smaller coefficient of linear thermal expansion at the cooling step and to firmly bond the rotor body and each of the permanent magnets to each other.

Abstract: An astride-type small boat sails on water under propulsive forces generated by a propulsion unit driven by an engine mounted in a hull assembly. A driver's seat is disposed on the hull assembly rearwardly of a steering device mounted thereon, with foot spaces defined on opposite sides of said driver's seat. A passenger's seat displaced from the driver's seat in a transverse direction of the hull assembly. The passenger's seat is displaced from the driver's seat in a fore-and-aft direction of the hull assembly.