Abstract: Provided is an electroconductive roller, including: an electroconductive supporting shaft; an adhesive layer on the electroconductive supporting shaft; and an electroconductive layer on the adhesive layer, in which: the adhesive layer contains a phenol resin; the electroconductive layer contains an epichlorohydrin rubber; the electroconductive supporting shaft includes ferrite-based stainless steel.

Abstract: An electronic component which includes a first side-surface and a second side-surface facing the first side-surface, including: a magnetic-body core including a plate-shaped portion and a core portion; a winding wire which includes a wound portion wound with a rectangular wire and two non-wound portions, and of which the core portion is inserted through the wound portion; a magnetic exterior body; a first electrode member including a first side-surface exposed-portion; and a second electrode member including a second side-surface exposed-portion, wherein the first side-surface exposed-portion includes a first connecting portion which extend along the height direction of the first side-surface, the first connecting portion is connected to one of the non-wound portions, the second side-surface exposed-portion includes a second connecting portion which extends along the height direction of the second side-surface, and the second connecting portion is connected to the other of the non-wound portions.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal layer; a first substrate including thin-film transistors configured to drive liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer, at least one type of electrode, and an insulating film, at least a part of which is in direct contact with the liquid crystal layer; and a second substrate disposed so as to be opposed to the first substrate with the liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. One of the at least one type of electrode is disposed on the insulating film. The insulating film has a function of aligning the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer. The insulating film formed on the thin-film transistors also serves as an alignment film configured to align the liquid crystal molecules and the structure is simplified more than before. The manufacturing process is also simplified more than before.

Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a device isolation region configured to define an active region in a substrate, an active gate structure disposed in the active region, and a field gate structure disposed in the device isolation region. The field gate structure may include a gate conductive layer. The active gate structure may include an upper active gate structure including a gate conductive layer and a lower active gate structure formed under the upper active gate structure and vertically spaced apart from the upper active gate structure. The lower active gate structure may include a gate conductive layer. A top surface of the gate conductive layer of the field gate structure is located at a lower level than a bottom surface of the gate conductive layer of the upper active gate structure.

Abstract: A four transistor layout can include an isolation region that defines an active region, the active region extending along first and second different directions. A common source region of the four transistors extends from a center of the active region along both the first and second directions to define four quadrants of the active region that are outside the common source region. Four drain regions are provided, a respective one of which is in a respective one of the four quadrants and spaced apart from the common source region. Finally, four gate electrodes are provided, a respective one of which is in a respective one of the four quadrants between the common source region and a respective one of the four drain regions. A respective gate electrode includes a vertex and first and second extending portions, the first extending portions extending from the vertex along the first direction and the second extending portions extending from the vertex along the second direction.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a magnetic element including the steps of: sandwiching and holding at least one of a terminal unit and a coil terminal-end of a coil between a tubular-shaped upper-side die and a tubular-shaped lower-side die; filling a magnetic material in the tubular-shaped portion; and pressure-molding a core, whose side surface follows the inner walls of the upper-side die and the lower-side die by using an upper-side punch and also by using a lower-side punch, wherein at least a portion of the inner wall of the upper-side die and at least a portion of the inner wall of the lower-side die have respective different distances with respect to the center of the tubular-shaped portion, and in the step of pressure-molding, there is formed a core concave-portion having a step on the outside surface of the core, by transcription, and at least one of the terminal unit and the coil terminal-end is at the boundary.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes: a memory unit including a first memory sub region including a first memory cell and a second memory sub region including a second memory cell; a temperature information obtaining unit that obtains temperature information; a temperature estimation unit that estimates a first temperature of the first memory sub region and a second temperature of the second memory sub region based on the temperature information; a first sub region control unit that controls the first memory sub region based on the first temperature; and a second sub region control unit that controls the second memory sub region based on the second temperature.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first transistor region and a second transistor region, a first MOSFET including a first gate insulating layer structure and a first gate electrode structure, and a second MOSFET including a group IV compound semiconductor layer, a second gate insulating layer structure, and a second gate electrode structure. The first gate insulating layer structure and the first gate electrode structure are disposed on the first transistor region of the semiconductor substrate. The group IV compound semiconductor layer is disposed on the second transistor region of the semiconductor substrate, and the second gate insulating layer and the second gate electrode structure are disposed on the group IV compound semiconductor layer. Each of the first and second gate insulating layer structures includes a high-k dielectric (insulating) layer.

Abstract: A printer driver includes an assigning unit that assigns a setting value based on storage location information specifying a storage location for each setting value; a compressing unit that converts each of the setting values thus assigned to have a format identifying each storage location, and generates compressed data therefrom; a storage unit that stores each piece of the compressed data compressed by the compressing unit in a storage location specified by the storage location information; a first decompressing unit and a second decompressing unit that decompress the compressed data stored in the storage location; a setting window displaying unit that displays a print setting window using each of the setting values obtained by decompression performed by the first decompressing unit; and a print data generating unit that generates print data using each of the setting values obtained by decompression performed by the second decompressing unit.

Abstract: Provided is such a conductive member that a change in its electrical resistance value caused by its long-term use is reduced to the extent possible. The conductive member has a conductive support and a conductive layer, the conductive layer contains a rubber composition formed of a modified epichlorohydrin rubber, and the modified epichlorohydrin rubber has a unit represented by the following formula (1). In the formula (1), R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent hydrogen or a saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A coil component includes a core formed by a magnetic material, a coil embedded in the core, a part of a terminal portion of the coil protruded from a side surface of the core, and a tabular terminal, a part thereof protruded from the side surface of the core and partly connected with the protruded part of the terminal portion of the coil. The protruded part of the terminal portion of the coil and the protruded part of the tabular terminal are respectively bent toward the bottom surface side of the core along the side surface of the core, and the protruded and bent part of the terminal portion of the coil is arranged between the protruded and bent part of the tabular terminal and the core.

Abstract: A coil component includes a core formed by a magnetic material, a coil embedded in the core, a part of a terminal portion of the coil protruded from a side surface of the core, and a tabular terminal, a part thereof protruded from the side surface of the core and partly connected with the protruded part of the terminal portion of the coil. The protruded part of the terminal portion of the coil and the protruded part of the tabular terminal are respectively bent toward the bottom surface side of the core along the side surface of the core, and the protruded and bent part o the terminal portion of the coil is arranged between the protruded and bent part of the tabular terminal and the core.

Abstract: Methods of forming semiconductor devices are provided. A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a first oxide layer in a trench of a substrate, and forming a second oxide layer on the first oxide layer. Moreover, the method includes forming a third oxide layer on the second oxide layer.

Abstract: A roller member used in an image forming apparatus including: a metallic shaft; and a covering layer, wherein the metallic shaft has a cylindrical shape formed so that one end portion and the other end portion of the metallic plate oppose each other, the one end portion and the other end portion each include a straight portion, a projection, and a depression, the projections on the one end portion engage the depressions on the other end portion, a straight area is located outside a projection and depression area in which the projection on the one end portion and the projection on the other end portion are aligned in an axial direction of the metallic shaft, and the projection and depression area is entirely covered with the covering layer and at least part of the straight area is exposed from the covering layer.

Abstract: To suppress an image trouble resulting from abnormal discharge independent of the use conditions and use environment of an electroconductive member, provided is an electreconductive member to be used while being brought into contact with a body to be contacted, the electroconductive member comprising a layer of a network structural body on an outer peripheral surface of a electroconductive support, in which: when a surface of the network structural body in a surface of the electroconductive member is observed, at least a part of the network structural body exists in an arbitrary square region having one side length of 200 ?m; the network structural body contains non-electreconductive fibers; and an average fiber diameter of a top 10% of fiber diameters of the non-electreconductive fibers measured at arbitrary points is 0.2 ?m or more and 15 ?m or less.

Abstract: An electroconductive member of the present invention includes an electroconductive support layer and a surface layer formed on the circumference of the electroconductive support layer and having a network structure containing an electroconductive fiber, and the electroconductive fiber has ion conductivity, and has an arithmetic mean value of top 10% fiber diameters of 0.2 ?m or more and 15.0 ?m or less. The surface layer always satisfies specific conditions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electroconductive member including an electroconductive support layer and a surface layer formed on a circumference thereof and having a network structure containing fibers, in which an arithmetic mean value dU10 of top 10% fiber diameters is 0.2 ?m or more and 15.0 ?m or less, rigid structural body having a height of 1.0×10?2 to 1.0×101 times as large as a thickness of the surface layer are present on the outer circumferential portion of the electroconductive support layer, and the surface layer satisfies specific conditions.

Abstract: A printer driver includes an assigning unit that assigns a setting value based on storage location information specifying a storage location for each setting value; a compressing unit that converts each of the setting values thus assigned to have a format identifying each storage location, and generates compressed data therefrom; a storage unit that stores each piece of the compressed data compressed by the compressing unit in a storage location specified by the storage location information; a first decompressing unit and a second decompressing unit that decompress the compressed data stored in the storage location; a setting window displaying unit that displays a print setting window using each of the setting values obtained by decompression performed by the first decompressing unit; and a print data generating unit that generates print data using each of the setting values obtained by decompression performed by the second decompressing unit.

Abstract: Provided is an electroconductive member that can demonstrate stable performance for a long period of time with an electric resistance value being hardly changed even by electrical conduction for a long period of time. An electroconductive member has a conductive mandrel, and a conductive layer provided on the outer periphery of the conductive mandrel. The conductive layer includes an organic polymeric compound as a binder, and a conductive particle dispersed in the organic polymeric compound, and the particle includes an organic-inorganic hybrid polymer having a specific structure.

Abstract: A printer driver includes an assigning unit that assigns a setting value based on storage location information specifying a storage location for each setting value; a compressing unit that converts each of the setting values thus assigned to have a format identifying each storage location, and generates compressed data therefrom; a storage unit that stores each piece of the compressed data compressed by the compressing unit in a storage location specified by the storage location information; a first decompressing unit and a second decompressing unit that decompress the compressed data stored in the storage location; a setting window displaying unit that displays a print setting window using each of the setting values obtained by decompression performed by the first decompressing unit; and a print data generating unit that generates print data using each of the setting values obtained by decompression performed by the second decompressing unit.