Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a substrate, and an array of charge-packet storage cells or picture elements (or "pixels") arranged on the substrate, each including a storage diode that stores therein a signal charge packet indicative of an incident light. A charge transfer section is coupled with the array of picture elements. The transfer section includes a charge-coupled device (CCD) register layer that is spaced apart from the storage diode to define a channel region therebetween, and a first insulated electrode overlying the register layer and the channel region. A reset section is coupled to the storage diode, for potentially resetting the storage diode by additionally injecting an extra charge packet into the storage diode and by causing the charge to drained from the storage diode.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes an array of photosensitive cells, each of which includes a photoelectric conversion section, which is arranged on the surface of a substrate and has a light-receiving opening. The photoelectric conversion section generates a packet of electrical carriers in response to the amount of incident light thereinto through the opening. A charge transfer section is arranged adjacent to the photoelectric conversion section on the substrate surface. This transfer section defines thereunder a transfer channel region that extends linearly in a predetermined direction in the substrate surface, and causes the carriers thus obtained to move sequentially. A light-shield section is arranged to cover the photoelectric conversion section except the opening, for preventing an incident light coming through the opening from being introduced into the transfer channel region as a leak component, by cutting off an internal reflection path of the leak component thereto.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device comprises a plurality of photoelectric conversion accumulation sections arranged two-dimensionally on a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of vertical CCDs for vertically transferring signal charges read out from the photoelectric conversion accumulation sections, and a horizontal CCD for receiving and horizontally transferring the signal charges transferred by the vertical CCDs. A gap between transfer electrodes of the horizontal CCD is less than a gap between transfer electrodes of the vertical CCDs. The transfer electrodes of the vertical CCDs have a single-layer electrode structure formed by patterning a first polysilicon film. The transfer electrodes of the horizontal CCD have an overlapping double-layer electrode structure comprising alternately arranged electrodes formed by patterning the first polysilicon film and electrodes intervening between the alternately arranged electrodes which are formed by patterning a second polysilicon film.

Abstract: A logical type language data processing method which includes making a plurality of different application programs each using a predicate type fact database and/or a predicate type rule database; inputting a predicate type question with respect to the application programs to process data by unification and back tracking processes; making and storing a common predicate type fact database which is used commonly by the different application programs; putting a symbol to predicates of the different application programs to indicate that the predicates with the symbol are common type predicates which should use the common predicate type fact database; and accessing the common predicate type fact database if any of the predicates with the symbols is read out during execution of the application programs.

Abstract: A filter has a plurality of series circuits each including a reactance element and a switching element and the series circuits are connected in parallel. The switching elements are driven by clock pulses of the same period. When the switching elements are driven simultaneously, information stored in the reactance elements is cleared, whereby the filtering band can be switched over at high speed.

Abstract: A device for damping waves comprising an inclined frame having a plurality of barriers and moored to the sea bottom so as to be downwardly sloped against the wave in the sea water, and an upright frame having a plurality of barriers provided on the upper end of said inclined frame and perpendicular to the plane of the inclined frame.