Abstract: The impurity concentration in the oxide semiconductor film is reduced, and a highly reliability can be obtained.

Abstract: There have been cases where transistors formed using oxide semiconductors are inferior in reliability to transistors formed using amorphous silicon. Thus, in the present invention, a semiconductor device including a highly reliable transistor formed using an oxide semiconductor is manufactured. An oxide semiconductor film is deposited by a sputtering method, using a sputtering target including an oxide semiconductor having crystallinity, and in which the direction of the c-axis of a crystal is parallel to a normal vector of the top surface of the oxide semiconductor. The target is formed by mixing raw materials so that its composition ratio can obtain a crystal structure.

Abstract: A novel aqueous emulsion solution is provided that can be used as a binder for forming a coating film suitable for an inkjet printing system. The present invention is an aqueous emulsion solution containing a polymer I and a polymer II mixed together therein, wherein the polymer I is an A-B block copolymer formed from 90 mass % or more of a methacrylate-based monomer, the A-B block copolymer neutralized with an alkali, a polymer block A is substantially water-insoluble and has a number average molecular weight of 1000 to 10000 and a polydispersity index of 1.5 or less, a polymer block B is synthesized using a monomer containing at least a methacrylic acid and has an acid value of 30 to 250 mgKOH/g, the A-B block copolymer has a number average molecular weight of 5000 to 20000, a content of the polymer block A of 5 to 60% in the A-B block copolymer, and a polydispersity index as a whole of 1.

Abstract: A novel aqueous emulsion solution is provided that can be used as a binder for forming a coating film suitable for an inkjet printing system. The present invention is an aqueous emulsion solution containing a polymer I and a polymer II mixed together therein, wherein the polymer I is an A-B block copolymer formed from 90 mass % or more of a methacrylate-based monomer, the A-B block copolymer neutralized with an alkali, a polymer block A is substantially water-insoluble and has a number average molecular weight of 1000 to 10000 and a polydispersity index of 1.5 or less, a polymer block B is synthesized using a monomer containing at least a methacrylic acid and has an acid value of 30 to 250 mgKOH/g, the A-B block copolymer has a number average molecular weight of 5000 to 20000, a content of the polymer block A of 5 to 60% in the A-B block copolymer, and a polydispersity index as a whole of 1.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a signal receiving apparatus includes a first setting module, a calculator, a detection module, a generator, and a determination module. The first setting module is configured to set a rising or falling of an arbitrary high pulse as a starting point. The calculator is configured to calculate a sampling period based on intervals between a plurality of high pulses. The detector is configured to set a multiple of the sampling period from the starting point as reference points and to detect positions where the plurality of high pulses are generated from each of the reference points. The generator is configured to generate a histogram for the positions where the plurality of high pulses are generated. The determination module is configured to determine positions obtained by adding a value of a peak in the histogram to each of the reference points as sampling points.

Abstract: A digital signal receiver including: a signal edge detector configured to receive a signal including a code and detect an edge of the signal; a reference point detector configured to detect a reference point for pulse width detection from a rising time point or falling time point of the edge detected by the signal edge detector; a pulse width detector configured to detect a pulse width from the rising time point or falling time point of the edge and the reference point; a sampling point determination module configured to generate a histogram of the pulse width and determines a sampling point of the code based on an analysis result of the histogram; and a sampling module configured to perform a sampling of the code based on the sampling point determined by the sampling point determination module.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a signal receiving apparatus includes a first setting module, a calculator, a detection module, a generator, and a determination module. The first setting module is configured to set a rising or falling of an arbitrary high pulse as a starting point. The calculator is configured to calculate a sampling period based on intervals between a plurality of high pulses. The detector is configured to set a multiple of the sampling period from the starting point as reference points and to detect positions where the plurality of high pulses are generated from each of the reference points. The generator is configured to generate a histogram for the positions where the plurality of high pulses are generated. The determination module is configured to determine positions obtained by adding a value of a peak in the histogram to each of the reference points as sampling points.

Abstract: A digital signal receiver including: a signal edge detector configured to receive a signal including a code and detect an edge of the signal; a reference point detector configured to detect a reference point for pulse width detection from a rising time point or falling time point of the edge detected by the signal edge detector; a pulse width detector configured to detect a pulse width from the rising time point or falling time point of the edge and the reference point; a sampling point determination module configured to generate a histogram of the pulse width and determines a sampling point of the code based on an analysis result of the histogram; and a sampling module configured to perform a sampling of the code based on the sampling point determined by the sampling point determination module.

Abstract: Issue Providing a silicon film which can prevent damage of electronic devices formed on a substrate from occurrence, can prevent apparatus arrangement from becoming large-scale one, can improve coherency of a silicon thin film to a substrate, and is hardly happened crack and/or flaking, and providing a method for forming the silicon thin film. Solving Means A method for forming a silicon thin film according to the present invention is a method for forming a silicon thin film having isolation function or barrier function, on a substrate K using CVD method, and comprises a step for forming a first thin film on the substrate using plasma CVD method employing gas containing hydrogen element and a gas containing silicon element; a step for forming a second thin film using plasma CVD method employing a gas containing nitrogen element and a gas containing silicon element; and a step for forming a third thin film using plasma CVD method employing a gas containing oxygen element and a gas containing silicon element.

Abstract: Issue Providing a silicon film which can prevent damage of electronic devices formed on a substrate from occurrence, can prevent apparatus arrangement from becoming large-scale one, can improve coherency of a silicon thin film to a substrate, and is hardly happened crack and/or flaking, and providing a method for forming the silicon thin film. Solving Means A method for forming a silicon thin film according to the present invention is a method for forming a silicon thin film having isolation function or barrier function, on a substrate K using CVD method, and comprises a step for forming a first thin film on the substrate using plasma CVD method employing gas containing hydrogen element and a gas containing silicon element; a step for forming a second thin film using plasma CVD method employing a gas containing nitrogen element and a gas containing silicon element; and a step for forming a third thin film using plasma CVD method employing a gas containing oxygen element and a gas containing silicon element.

Abstract: An information recording apparatus according to one aspect of this invention comprises a detection unit configured to detect a manufacturing error unique to an information storage medium, a transmission unit configured to transmit the manufacturing error detected by the detection unit to an external apparatus, a reception unit configured to receive a recordable capacity which is calculated by the external apparatus on the basis of the manufacturing error transmitted from the transmission unit, a limitation unit configured to limit data to be supplied on the basis of the recordable capacity received by the reception unit, and a recording/aborting unit configured to record the recording data, supply of which is limited by the limitation unit, or to abort recording of the recording data.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resin paste for die bonding comprising a butadiene homopolymer or copolymer (A) having a carboxylic acid terminal group, a thermosetting resin (B), a filler (C), and a printing solvent (D), wherein the elastic modulus of the resin paste following drying and curing is within a range from 1 to 300 MPa (25° C.). The solid fraction is preferably from 40 to 90% by weight, the thixotropic index is preferably from 1.5 to 8.0, and the viscosity (25° C.) is preferably from 5 to 1,000 Pa·s. Using this resin paste, a semiconductor device is produced by a method comprising (1) applying a predetermined quantity of the resin paste to a substrate, (2) drying the resin paste to effect B-staging of the resin, (3) mounting a semiconductor chip on the B-staged resin, and (4) conducting post-curing of the resin.

Abstract: An optical disk drive of the present invention has a controller, which obtains saturation levels of a first reflected laser beam obtained by a laser beam with a playback light intensity and a second reflected laser beam obtained by a laser beam with a recording light intensity, in a signal processing circuit, based on the results of detecting the first and second reflected laser beams by a detector, computes the intensity of a recording laser beam output from a light source based on the saturation levels of the reflected laser beams specified by a signal processing means, and instructs a laser driving circuit to drive a laser driving signal capable of achieving the intensities of playback and recording laser beams based on the computation results.

Abstract: An information recording apparatus according to one aspect of this invention comprises a detection unit configured to detect a manufacturing error unique to an information storage medium, a transmission unit configured to transmit the manufacturing error detected by the detection unit to an external apparatus, a reception unit configured to receive a recordable capacity which is calculated by the external apparatus on the basis of the manufacturing error transmitted from the transmission unit, a limitation unit configured to limit data to be supplied on the basis of the recordable capacity received by the reception unit, and a recording/aborting unit configured to record the recording data, supply of which is limited by the limitation unit, or to abort recording of the recording data.

Abstract: An optical disk apparatus for recording and reproducing data corresponding to a track length. The track length is obtained by subtracting a total length of an m (m: natural number) number of sectors from the distance by which a track is moved when a disk is rotated an n (n: natural number) number of times.

Abstract: An optical disk apparatus for recording data on a track formed on an optical disk and reproducing data recorded on the track includes a rotation means for rotating the optical disk at a predetermined speed, an irradiation means for irradiating the optical disk with a light beam for data recording and data reproduction, a recording means for irradiating the optical disk rotated by the rotation means at the predetermined speed with the light beam provided from the irradiation means to record data from a first point to a second point along the track in units of sectors, a reproduction means for irradiating the optical disk rotated by the rotation means at the predetermined speed with the light beam provided from the irradiation means to reproduce data from the first point to the second point along the track in units of sectors, and a setting means for setting the distance from the first point to the second point along the track to {(track length corresponding to n (n natural number) turns of the disk)&minus

Abstract: Pigment dispersions for color filters are composed of pigments, dispersants, film-forming resins and liquid media. The dispersants comprises compounds represented by the following formula (I): wherein X and X′ each independently represent H, OH, alkoxy, primary, secondary or tertiary amino, or acylamino; Y represents an anthraquinonylamino, phenylamino or phenoxy group having H, OH, alkoxy, primary, secondary or tertiary amino, or acylamino at the 4-position or 5-position; A and B each independently represent alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl, and at least one of A and B has at least one substituent group containing a basic nitrogen atom; and Z represents H, CN, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, NO2, benzoylamino or 3-benzoyl, and the 3-benzoyl group may be fused together with X to form an acridone ring. These pigment dispersions are useful for the production of color filters.

Abstract: Dispersants for organic pigments comprise compounds represented by the following formula (I): wherein X and X′ each independently represent H, OH, alkoxy, primary, secondary or tertiary amino, or acylamino; Y represents an anthraquinonylamino, phenylamino or phenoxy group having H, OH, alkoxy, primary, secondary or tertiary amino, or acylamino at the 4-position or 5-position; A and B each independently represent alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl, and at least one of A and B has at least one substituent group containing a basic nitrogen atom; and Z represents H, CN, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, NO2, benzoylamino or 3-benzoyl, and the 3-benzoyl group may be fused together with X to form an acridone ring. Pigment dispersions making use of the above dispersants are suited for the production of writing or recording pigment inks.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pigment dispersant represented by the following formula (1): ##STR1## wherein X represents a hydrogen atom or an acylamino group; Y represents a specific aromatic group; Z represents a specific aromatic group or a C.sub.2-30 aliphatic, alicyclic or hetero-alicyclic amine reaction residual group having at least one amino group; G represents a reaction residual group of at least one compound selected from C.sub.2-30 aliphatic, alicyclic and hetero-alicyclic hydrocarbons each of which has at least one amino group; n is an integer of from 0 to 3; and when N stands for O, Z represents a reaction residual group of a C.sub.2-30 aliphatic, alicyclic or hetero-alicyclic polyamine having at least two amino groups. A pigment dispersion making use of the dispersant and a color filter produced from the pigment dispersion are also disclosed.

Abstract: A composition for a black matrix is disclosed. The composition is composed of a black pigment and a binder for the pigment. The black pigment is a compound-oxide black pigment, which comprises at least two metal oxides and has a spinel or inverse-spinel crystalline structure. Also discloses are a process for the formation of a black matrix from the composition and an article provided with a black matrix so formed.