Abstract: A method of inspecting a foreign body in a film includes a first detecting process that detects a foreign body on a film with an optical imaging unit and obtaining foreign body information including at least positional plane coordinates information A on the film; a process of winding up the film on a core as the film roll after the first detecting process; a converting process of converting a position of the foreign body on the positional plane coordinates information A into positional information on positional space coordinates information B in the wound film roll; and a second detecting process of using a radiation imaging unit to the film roll, focusing the radiation imaging unit to adjust imaging focus on a targeted foreign body based on the positional space coordinates information B for the foreign body, and emitting radiation to detect and characterize the targeted foreign body.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a metallic copper dispersion: capable of maintaining dispersion stability of metallic copper particles for a long period of time; suitable for inkjet printing, spray coating, or the like; and capable of allowing a metallic copper-containing film having an excellent electrical conductivity and metallic color tone to be manufactured in a simple manner by performing low-temperature heating or plasma irradiation after application. The metallic copper dispersion is a dispersion containing at least an organic solvent, a polymer dispersant, and metallic copper particles having gelatin on the particle surface, wherein the metallic copper particles in the dispersion have a cumulative 50% particle size (D50) of 1-130 nm and a cumulative 90% particle size (D90) of 10-300 nm, and the polymer dispersant has an amine number of 10-150 mgKOH/g.

Abstract: An electronic circuit device and a heat sink structure for the electronic circuit device capable of simultaneously achieving improved space efficiency and safeness are provided. The electronic circuit device includes: a substrate with circuit wiring formed thereon; an electronic component requiring heat dissipation, which is mounted on the substrate; and a heat sink structure configured to dissipate heat radiated by the electronic component requiring heat dissipation. The heat sink structure includes: a contact part to be in direct or indirect contact with the electronic component requiring heat dissipation; a generally tabular heat-dissipating part disposed substantially parallel to the substrate; and a connection part configured to connect between the contact part and the heat-dissipating part.

Abstract: To provide a low-cost wave plate that does not cause any diffracted light and wavefront aberrations. The challenge is met by providing a wave plate characterized by including a first region, a second region, and a third region which are placed on a glass substrate. The first region and the second region exhibit each uniaxial birefringence at least in their portions. The third region exhibits uniaxial birefringence and is interposed between the first region and the second region. Phase advance axes of birefringence of the first region and the second region are substantially parallel to each other. A phase advance axis of birefringence of the third region is substantially orthogonal to the phase advance axes of birefringence of the first and second regions.

Abstract: To provide a process for producing a glass member provided with a sealing material layer, capable of favorably forming a sealing material layer even in a case where the entire glass substrate cannot be heated. A sealing material paste prepared by mixing a sealing material containing a sealing glass and a laser absorbent with an organic binder is applied to a sealing region of a glass substrate 2 in the form of a frame. The frame-form coating layer 8 of the sealing material paste is selectively heated by irradiation with a laser light 9 along the coating layer 8 to fire the sealing material while the organic binder in the coating layer 8 is burnt out to form a sealing material layer 7. Using such a sealing material layer 7, a space between two glass substrates is sealed.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method for smoothing the optical surface having a concave defect of an optical component for EUVL. The present invention relates to a method for smoothing the optical surface of an optical component for EUVL, comprising irradiating, with an excimer laser having a wavelength of 250 nm or less with a fluence of 0.5 to 2.0 J/cm2, the optical surface having a concave defect of an optical component for EUV lithography (EUVL), the optical component being made of a TiO2-containing silica glass material comprising SiO2 as a main component.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for smoothing an optical surface of an optical component for EUVL. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for smoothing an optical surface of an optical component for EUVL made of a silica glass material containing TiO2 and comprising SiO2 as a main component with a laser having an oscillation wavelength, to which the optical component for EUVL has an absorption coefficient of 0.01 ?m?1 or more, at a fluence of 0.3 to 1.5 J/cm2 in an atmosphere having a water vapor partial pressure of 3.6 mmHg or less.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for efficiently remove bubbles present on a surface of molten glass, which can solve a problem that bubbles remaining on a surface of molten glass are get inside at a time of forming the glass to cause inside bubbles, to thereby provide a glass substrate of good quality, and which can improve productivity of glass substrates; and to provide a process for producing glass employing the above method for removing bubbles. The present invention provides a method for removing bubbles from molten glass, which is a method for removing floating bubbles on a surface of molten glass, wherein a floating bubble on the surface of molten glass is irradiated with at least one laser beam.

Abstract: A magnetic disk device includes a magnetic head assembly, which includes magnetic heads, support plates, and a flexible wiring substrate that are integrally formed. The magnetic heads include heating elements for making head element parts protrude toward magnetic disks by thermal expansion, the support plate supports the magnetic head, the flexible wiring substrate is provided along the support plate and electrically connects the magnetic heads to a circuit system, and the magnetic head assembly and the magnetic disks are assembled in a case. The magnetic disk device includes a sensor and a floating distance control circuit. The sensor detects at least one of atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity in the case. The floating distance control circuit increases or decreases current supplied to the heating element on the basis of the output of the sensor and controls the floating distance of the magnetic head so that the floating distance is constant.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises: a semiconductor chip; a first frame; a solder layer which bonds the solder bonding metal layer of the semiconductor chip and the first frame; and a second frame bonded to the rear face of the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip includes: a semiconductor substrate; a first metal layer provided on a major surface of the semiconductor substrate and forming a Schottky junction with the semiconductor substrate; a second metal layer provided on the first metal layer and primarily composed of aluminum; a third metal layer provided on the second metal layer and primarily composed of molybdenum or titanium; and a solder bonding metal layer provided on the third metal layer and including at least a fourth metal layer which is primarily composed of nickel, iron or cobalt.

Abstract: An optical information recording and reproducing apparatus is provided for recording and/or reproducing information on an optical disc including a recording layer in which information can be recorded at recording positions each located at a different distance from a surface of the optical disc. The optical information recording and reproducing apparatus includes: a light source; and an objective lens which can converge the light flux from the light source onto one of the recording positions at a predetermined depth in the recording layer for recording information on the optical disc. When information to be recorded is recorded on one of the recording positions at a predetermined depth in the recording layer, the optical information recording and reproducing apparatus records information about the predetermined depth on one of the plurality of recording positions at the predetermined depth, with the information to be recorded.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method for smoothing the optical surface having a concave defect of an optical component for EUVL. The present invention relates to a method for smoothing the optical surface of an optical component for EUVL, comprising irradiating, with an excimer laser having a wavelength of 250 nm or less with a fluence of 0.5 to 2.0 J/cm2, the optical surface having a concave defect of an optical component for EUV lithography (EUVL), the optical component being made of a TiO2-containing silica glass material comprising SiO2 as a main component.

Abstract: An illumination unit 6 illuminates a scene object (i.e., mail) 2 moved in a predetermined direction by a transport means (transport conveyor) 1, the imaging distance up to the scene object 2 is detected before imaging, and auto-focusing is made according to distance data detected at the time of the imaging.

Abstract: An ultraviolet-curing resin composition of (a) 5 to 35 parts by mass of a chlorinated polyolefin with a chlorine content of 15 to 40 mass %, (b) 15 to 60 parts by mass of an alicyclic hydrocarbon mono(meth)acrylate, and (c) 5 to 80 parts by mass of a polypropylene glycol di(meth)acrylate; and, per 100 parts by mass of the total amount of components (a), (b) and (c), (d) 0 to 1100 parts by mass of an aliphatic hydrocarbon di(meth)acrylate and (e) 0 to 600 parts by mass of a polyfunctional monomer having 3 to 6 (meth)acryloyl groups in its molecule; and, per 100 parts by mass of the total amount of components (b), (c), (d) and (e), (f) 1 to 15 parts by mass of a photoinitiator; and the composition as an active ingredient in paints, inks, adhesives, sealing agents and primers.

Abstract: A magnetic disk device includes a magnetic head assembly, which includes magnetic heads, support plates, and a flexible wiring substrate that are integrally formed. The magnetic heads include heating elements for making head element parts protrude toward magnetic disks by thermal expansion, the support plate supports the magnetic head, the flexible wiring substrate is provided along the support plate and electrically connects the magnetic heads to a circuit system, and the magnetic head assembly and the magnetic disks are assembled in a case. The magnetic disk device includes a sensor and a floating distance control circuit. The sensor detects at least one of atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity in the case. The floating distance control circuit increases or decreases current supplied to the heating element on the basis of the output of the sensor and controls the floating distance of the magnetic head so that the floating distance is constant.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for smoothing an optical surface of an optical component for EUVL. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for smoothing an optical surface of an optical component for EUVL made of a silica glass material containing TiO2 and comprising SiO2 as a main component with a laser having an oscillation wavelength, to which the optical component for EUVL has an absorption coefficient of 0.01 ?m?1 or more, at a fluence of 0.3 to 1.5 J/cm2 in an atmosphere having a water vapor partial pressure of 3.6 mmHg or less.

Abstract: A magnetic head is provided that is formed by fixedly bonding a slider having a thin-film magnetic element on a flexure formed of metallic material which constitutes a gimbal suspension. The slider includes electrodes conducted to the thin-film magnetic head on an end surface thereof on a trailing side which is orthogonal to the recording-medium-opposed surface. The flexure has independent spacer projections. The slider and the flexure are bonded by an adhesive agent applied to bonding areas on end surfaces of a pair of spacer projections positioned in the vicinity of the end surface of the slider on the trailing side of the spacer projections.

Abstract: An electric vacuum cleaner includes a first dust separation device configured to separate sucked dust, a first dust collection section for collecting the separated dust, a second dust separation device configured to separate the dust, a dust removing device configured to remove the dust adhering to the second dust separation device, a second dust collection section for accumulating the removed dust, a partition wall for zoning the first dust collection section and the second dust collection section and an introduction opening for introducing the removed dust into the second dust collection section; the partition wall includes a communication opening for communicating the first dust collection section to the second dust collection section and an opening and closing member for closing either of the introduction opening or the communication opening and switching the closing to the other by rotating, and the opening and closing member closes the introduction opening with a negative pressure by an electric fan and

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for efficiently remove bubbles present on a surface of molten glass, which can solve a problem that bubbles remaining on a surface of molten glass are get inside at a time of forming the glass to cause inside bubbles, to thereby provide a glass substrate of good quality, and which can improve productivity of glass substrates; and to provide a process for producing glass employing the above method for removing bubbles. The present invention provides a method for removing bubbles from molten glass, which is a method for removing floating bubbles on a surface of molten glass, wherein a floating bubble on the surface of molten glass is irradiated with at least one laser beam.

Abstract: A package is mainly formed of a package body having a storage area for storing a pressure sensor, a capacity type pressure sensor stored in the storage area of the package body, a lid seals the package body in which the pressure sensor is stored, an adhesive agent for fixing the pressure sensor to the package body, and a bonding wire for electrically coupling a bonding pad of the pressure sensor and a conductive portion of the package body. An adhesive area of the package body and the pressure sensor is set to the area other than a projection area of the diaphragm of the pressure sensor on a mount bottom surface. This makes it possible to provide the package for the pressure sensor capable of detecting the pressure with high sensitivity although the gap between the substrate and the diaphragm has the value with the magnitude of several ?ms.