Abstract: A plasma display panel of the present invention includes a display electrode (5) and an address electrode (10) that cross each other. At least one selected from the display electrode (5) and the address electrode (10) is covered with a first dielectric layer (6) containing first glass. The first glass contains Bi2O3, and the electrode that is covered with the first dielectric layer (6) contains at least one selected from the group consisting of silver and copper. The first glass further contains 0 to 4 wt % of MoO3 and 0 to 4 wt % of WO3, and the total of the contents of MoO3 and WO3 in the first glass is in a range of 0.1 to 8 wt %.

Abstract: A burst interval measuring apparatus includes: a detector that outputs detection signals that can to measure a burst interval of servo patterns for a tracking servo; and a measuring unit that measures the burst interval based on the detection signals. The detector is constructed so as to be capable of outputting the detection signals that can measure the burst interval at plural positions that are separated in a width direction of the magnetic tape inside one of the servo patterns. The measuring unit uses measurement values for the burst interval at at least two positions out of the plural positions that have been measured based on the detection signals to specify velocity fluctuations in a movement velocity of the magnetic tape in the length direction and corrects the measurement values based on the velocity fluctuations.

Abstract: Disclosed is a glass composition composed of an oxide glass wherein the percentages of constitutional elements other than oxygen (O) expressed in atomic % are as follows: boron (B) is not less than 56% and not more than 72%; silicon (Si) is not less than 0% and not more than 15%; Zinc (Zn) is not less than 0% and not more than 18%; potassium (K) is not less than 8% and not more than 20%; and the total of K, sodium (Na) and lithium (Li) is not less than 12% and not more than 20%. This glass composition further may contain at least one of magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr) and barium (Ba) in an amount of more than 0% and not more than 5%, and molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W) in an amount of more than 0% and not more than 3%.

Abstract: A reliable semiconductor device having a multilayer wiring structure formed of copper as a main component material, which constrains occurrence of voids caused by stress migration. In the multilayer wiring structure, a first insulation layer having a high barrier property and a compression stress, and making contact with the upper surface of a first wiring made of copper as a main component material, a second insulation film having a tensile stress, and a third insulation film having a dielectric constant which is lower than those of the first and second insulation film, are laminated one upon another in the mentioned order as viewed the bottom thereof, and a via hole is formed piercing through the first insulation film, the second insulation film and the third insulation film, making contact with the first wiring.

Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium wherein a fine non-magnetic inorganic powder, the dispersibility of which is improved, is used to improve the surface smoothness of a lower non-magnetic layer, thereby giving an excellent surface smoothness of an upper magnetic layer and electromagnetic conversion property; and a production process thereof. A magnetic recording medium comprising at least a non-magnetic support, a lower non-magnetic layer on one surface of the non-magnetic support, and an upper magnetic layer on the lower non-magnetic layer, wherein the upper magnetic layer contains at least a ferromagnetic powder, and a binder resin material, and the lower non-magnetic layer contains at least carbon black, iron oxide, and a binder resin material, and the iron oxide has an average major axis length of 30 to 100 nm, and a specific surface area based on the BET method of 80 to 120 m2/g, and the iron oxide contains moisture in an amount per unit specific surface area of 0.13 to 0.

Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium wherein both of a reduction in the particle diameter of a ferromagnetic powder and an increase in the filling ratio of the powder in a magnetic layer are attained and the magnetic layer is excellent in surface smoothness and electromagnetic conversion property.

Abstract: A servo pattern recording device capable of improving the recording accuracy of a servo pattern. The servo pattern recording device is comprised of a magnetic head that records a servo pattern for tracking servo on a magnetic tape, a first motor that feeds the magnetic tape, a second motor that takes up the magnetic tape, and a main panel along a surface of which the magnetic tape is caused to move. The first motor and the second motor are mounted on the main panel, and the magnetic head is mounted on a first sub panel that is formed separately from the main panel and is connected to the main panel via a connecting member.

Abstract: This invention provides a method of producing a ceramic laminate body capable of suppressing the occurrence of de-lamination and cracks, and providing high reliability. This method comprises a heat-bonding step of covering a full periphery of side surfaces of ceramic layers 11 positioned in an orthogonal direction to a laminating direction with a side surface jig while the ceramic layers are laminated, heating the ceramic layers and pressing the ceramic layers from both end faces positioned in the laminating direction by end face jigs to form a heat-bonded ceramic laminate body; and a side surface grinding step of grinding or cutting the full periphery of the side surfaces inclusive of damage portions 9 occurring in the ceramic laminate body in the heat-bonding step.

Abstract: A glass composition of the present invention is oxide glass and has a composition that satisfies: 60 wt %<B2O3<78 wt %, 15 wt %<ZnO?24 wt %, 6 wt %?R2O?16 wt %, 1 wt %?MO<17 wt %, and 0 wt %?SiO2?10 wt %, where R denotes at least one selected from Li, Na, and K, and M indicates at least one selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba. A display panel of the present invention is formed using such a glass composition of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composite magnetic body containing metallic magnetic powder and thermosetting resin and having a packing ratio of the metallic magnetic powder of 65 vol % to 90 vol % and an electrical resistivity of at least 104 ?·cm. When a coil is embedded in this composite magnetic body, a miniature magnetic element can be obtained that has a high inductance value and is excellent in DC bias characteristics.

Abstract: A glass composition for covering electrodes of the present invention contains: 0 to 15 wt % SiO2; 10 to 50 wt % B2O3; 15 to 50 wt % ZnO; 0 to 10 wt % Al2O3; 2 to 40 wt % Bi2O3; 0 to 5 wt % MgO; 5 to 38 wt % CaO+SrO+BaO; 0 to 0.1 wt % Li2O+Na2O+K2O; 0 to 4 wt % MoO3; and 0 to 4 wt % WO3, and the total of the contents of MoO3 and WO3 is in the range of 0.1 to 8 wt %. The glass composition for covering electrodes of the present invention may contain: 0 to 2 wt % SiO2; 10 to 50 wt % B2O3; 15 to 50 wt % ZnO; 0 to 10 wt % Al2O3; 2 to 40 wt % Bi2O3; 0 to 5 wt % MgO; 5 to 38 wt % CaO+SrO+BaO; 0 to 4 wt % MoO3; and 0 to 4 wt % WO3, and the total of the contents of MoO3 and WO3 may be in the range of 0.1 to 8 wt %.

Abstract: A plasma display panel of the present invention includes display electrodes and address electrodes that cross each other. The electrode to be covered with the first dielectric layer contains at least one selected from silver and copper. The first glass contains Bi2O3. The first glass further contains 0 to 4 wt % of MoO3 and 0 to 4 wt % of WO3, and the total of the contents of MoO3 and WO3 that are contained in the first glass is in a range of 0.1 to 8 wt %. The first glass may contain, as components thereof: 0 to 15 wt % SiO2; 10 to 50 wt % B2O3; 15 to 50 wt % ZnO; 0 to 10 wt % Al2O3; 2 to 40 wt % Bi2O3; 0 to 5 wt % MgO; 5 to 38 wt % CaO+SrO+BaO; 0 to 4 wt % MoO3; and 0 to 4 wt % WO3, and the total of the contents of MoO3 and WO3 that are contained in the first glass is in the range of 0.1 to 8 wt %.

Abstract: In a module including circuit elements, a plurality of wires, which are generally two-dimensionally formed, are multi-layered via electrically insulating material, which comprises a mixture including at least filler and electrically insulating resin. One or more circuit elements are electrically connected to the wires, and at least a part of those circuit elements is embedded in the electrically insulating material. The module further includes a heat sink member that has a higher thermal conductivity than the electrically insulating material, and that, when viewed from the direction of multi-layering the wires, overlaps with a circuit element, which is one of those circuit elements, exhibiting the highest temperature rise at least in the module.

Abstract: A glass composition for covering electrodes of the present invention contains: 0 to 15 wt % SiO2; 10 to 50 wt % B2O3; 15 to 50 wt % ZnO; 0 to 10 wt % Al2O3; 2 to 40 wt % Bi2O3; 0 to 5 wt % MgO; 5 to 38 wt % CaO+SrO+BaO; 0 to 0.1 wt % Li2O+Na2O+K2O; 0 to 4 wt % MoO3; and 0 to 4 wt % WO3, and the total of the contents of MoO3 and WO3 is in the range of 0.1 to 8 wt %. The glass composition for covering electrodes of the present invention may contain: 0 to 2 wt % SiO2; 10 to 50 wt % B2O3; 15 to 50 wt % ZnO; 0 to 10 wt % Al2O3; 2 to 40 wt % Bi2O3; 0 to 5 wt % MgO; 5 to 38 wt % CaO+SrO+BaO; 0 to 4 wt % MoO3; and 0 to 4 wt % WO3, and the total of the contents of MoO3 and WO3 may be in the range of 0.1 to 8 wt %.

Abstract: An oxide ceramic material is provided to contain aluminum oxide as a principal component, and at least one selected from A and B shown below as an auxiliary component: A: niobium oxide and copper oxide B: copper oxide, titanium oxide, and silver oxide. With this, it is possible to provide an oxide ceramic material having sinterability at a low temperature and a high heat conductivity, as well as a ceramic substrate, a ceramic laminate device, and a power amplifier module employing the same.

Abstract: A reliable semiconductor device having a multilayer wiring structure formed of copper as a main component material, which constrains occurrence of voids caused by stress migration. In the multilayer wiring structure, a first insulation layer having a high barrier property and a compression stress, and making contact with the upper surface of a first wiring made of copper as a main component material, a second insulation film having a tensile stress, and a third insulation film having a dielectric constant which is lower than those of the first and second insulation film, are laminated one upon another in the mentioned order as viewed the bottom thereof, and a via hole is formed piercing thorough the first insulation film, the second insulation film and the third insulation film, making contact with the first wiring.

Abstract: On the occasion of the aligning process to transfer a predetermined pattern to a semiconductor wafer by irradiating a photoresist on the semiconductor wafer with an aligning laser beam of the modified lighting via a photomask MK, the photomask MK allocating, to provide periodicity, the main apertures to transfer the predetermined pattern as the apertures formed by removing a part of the half-tone film on the mask substrate and the auxiliary apertures not resolved on the semiconductor wafer as the apertures formed by removing a part of the half-tone film is used to improve the resolution of the pattern.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composite magnetic body containing metallic magnetic powder and thermosetting resin and having a packing ratio of the metallic magnetic powder of 65 vol % to 90 vol % and an electrical resistivity of at least 104 ?·cm. When a coil is embedded in this composite magnetic body, a miniature magnetic element can be obtained that has a high inductance value and is excellent in DC bias characteristics.

Abstract: The average major-axis length (L) of a ferromagnetic alloy powder primarily contained together with a binder in a magnetic layer provided on at least one surface of a non-magnetic support is less than 0.10 ?m, and the ferromagnetic alloy powder contains Co at a content of 15 to 28 at % relative to Fe, and furthermore, contains Y at a content of 22 ?mol/m2 or more with respect to a specific surface area (Sc) calculated from the above-mentioned average major-axis length (L) and the crystallite diameter (d). A coating-type high-recording-density magnetic recording medium has excellent surface properties, an excellent electromagnetic transducing characteristic especially in short wavelength regions and high reliability.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composite magnetic body containing metallic magnetic powder and thermosetting resin and having a packing ratio of the metallic magnetic powder of 65 vol % to 90 vol % and an electrical resistivity of at least 104 &OHgr;·cm. When a coil is embedded in this composite magnetic body, a miniature magnetic element can be obtained that has a high inductance value and is excellent in DC bias characteristics.