Abstract: An image decoding apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a management information storage unit that stores first management information for identifying areas in each of which one of first decoded image signals is stored, and second management information for identifying areas in each of which one of second decoded image signals is stored; and a control unit that notifies, by referring to the first management information, an image decoding unit of an area in which a reference image to be referred to when a first coded signal is decoded is stored, and notifies, by referring to the first management information and the second management information, the image decoding unit of an area in which a reference image to be referred to when a second coded signal is decoded is stored.

Abstract: A resist composition of the invention includes: (A) a resin being insoluble or poorly soluble in alkali aqueous solution, but becoming soluble in an alkali aqueous solution by the action of an acid, (B) an acid generator represented by the formula (II), and (D) a compound represented by the formula (I), wherein R1, R2, m, n, Q1, Q2, L1, ring W1 and Z+ are defined in the specification.

Abstract: A resist composition includes; (A) a resin being insoluble or poorly soluble in alkali aqueous solution, but becoming soluble in an alkali aqueous solution by the action of an acid, (B) an acid generator having an acid-labile group; and (D) a compound represented by the formula (I), wherein R1 and R2 in each occurrence independently represent a C1 to C12 hydrocarbon group, a C1 to C6 alkoxyl group, a C2 to C7 acyl group, a C2 to C7 acyloxy group, a C2 to C7 alkoxycarbonyl group, a nitro group or a halogen atom; m and n independently represent an integer of 0 to 4.

Abstract: A vehicle can include an anti-slip device configured to detect front and rear wheel speeds at a time of acceleration, and to compute a slip factor from a speed difference. When the slip factor has exceeded the first threshold, a throttle valve is closed so as to lower an engine output. An informing unit and a preliminarily notifying unit are configured to inform the driver when a slip factor has exceeded or is expected to exceed first and second thresholds.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photoresist composition comprising the following components (A), (B) and (X): (A) a resin being insoluble or poorly soluble in an aqueous alkali solution but becoming soluble in an aqueous alkali solution by the action of an acid, (B) an acid generator, (X) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the formula (I-a): wherein Z1 represent a C1-C20 divalent saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group in which one or more —CH2— may be replaced by —O— or —CO—, and a compound represented by the formula (I-b): wherein R1 represents a C1-C20 monovalent saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group in which one or more hydrogen atoms may be substituted with a hydroxyl group and one or more —CH2— may be replaced by —O— or —CO—, and n represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: A salt represented by the formula (I) and a resist composition containing the salt are provided, wherein Q1, Q2, L1, ring W1, Re1, Re2, Re3, Re4, Re5, Re6, Re7, Re8, Re9, Re10, Re11, Re12, Re13 and Z are defined in the specification.

Abstract: A resist composition containing; (A1) a resin having a structural unit represented by the formula (I), (A2) a resin being insoluble or poorly soluble in alkali aqueous solution, but becoming soluble in an alkali aqueous solution by the action of an acid, (B) an acid generator, and (D) a salt having an anion represented by the formula (IA), wherein R1, A1, R2, R1A and R2A are defined in the specification.

Abstract: A resist composition of the invention includes: (A1) a resin having a structural unit represented by the formula (I), (A2) a resin being insoluble or poorly soluble in alkali aqueous solution, but becoming soluble in an alkali aqueous solution by the action of an acid and (B) an acid generator represented by the formula (II), wherein R1, A1, R2, Q1, Q2, L1, ring W1, and Z+ are defined in the specification.

Abstract: A resist composition includes (A1) a resin having a structural unit represented by the formula (I), (A2) a resin being insoluble or poorly soluble in alkali aqueous solution, but becoming soluble in an alkali aqueous solution by the action of an acid and (B) an acid generator having an acid-labile group. wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; A1 represents a C1 to C6 alkanediyl group; R2 represents a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon group having a fluorine atom.

Abstract: A resist composition contains (A1) a resin having a structural unit represented by the formula (I), (A2) a resin being insoluble or poorly soluble in alkali aqueous solution, but becoming soluble in an alkali aqueous solution by the action of an acid, (B) an acid generator, and (D) a compound represented by the formula (II), wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; A1 represents a C1 to C6 alkanediyl group; R2 represents a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon group having a fluorine atom; ring W1 represents a C2 to C36 substituted heterocyclic ring; R3 represents a C1 to C30 hydrocarbon group, and one or more —CH2— contained in the hydrocarbon group may be replaced by —O— or —CO—.

Abstract: A zoom optical system includes, in order from its object side along its optical axis, a first lens group G1 having a positive refracting power, a second lens group G2 having a negative refracting power, a third lens group G3 having a positive refracting power, and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refracting power, wherein at least one of the first, second, third and fourth lens groups G1, G2, G3, G4 comprises a front group having a positive refracting power including at least two lenses and a rear group having a negative refracting power, and during zooming from the wide angle end state W to the telephoto end state T, the distance between the front group and the rear group does not change, and during focusing onto an object, the front group moves along the optical axis.

Abstract: A rough grinding process grinds the workpiece W supported by the supporting device by the rough grinding wheel until remaining a removed amount for finish grinding being preset, and then finish grinds the removed amount while the workpiece W is continuously supported by the supporting device. The removed amount for finish grinding is set based on at least one of thermal displacement of the multifunction grinding machine and changing amount of grinding force based on the rough grinding wheel. A profile remaining the removed amount for finish grinding is a profile not depending on a profile of the rough grinding wheel.

Abstract: It is an object to obtain a transmission line converter in which a rectangular waveguide provided under a transmission line may be reduced in size. In the transmission line converter including: a rectangular waveguide (11); a slot (5) provided in a wall surface of the rectangular waveguide (11); and a transmission line (13) which extends in a direction of a tube axis of the rectangular waveguide (11) and includes signal conductors (2 and 3) and a ground conductor (4), the slot (5) is provided in a narrower wall surface of the rectangular waveguide (11) and has a shape in which a central portion of the slot (5) includes an oblique portion to the tube axis of the rectangular waveguide (11) and at least one of both end portions of the oblique portion includes a portion parallel to the tube axis of the rectangular waveguide (11), and the wall surface of the rectangular waveguide (11) in which the slot (5) is provided is a part of the ground conductor (4).

Abstract: Solving problems in the prior art, provided are a resist polymer which is small in lot-to-lot, reactor-to-reactor and scale-to-scale variations, and contains no high polymer, is excellent in solubility and storage stability, and is suitable for fine pattern formation, and a method for production thereof. The present invention provides the resist polymer at least having a repeating unit having a structure which is decomposed by an acid to become soluble in an alkali developer and a repeating unit having a polar group to enhance adhesion to a substrate, characterized in that a peak area of a high molecular weight component (high polymer) with molecular weight of 100,000 or more is 0.1% or less based on an entire peak area in a molecular weight distribution determined, by gel permeation chromatography (GPC).

Abstract: A planar antenna including slot arrays configured to set a narrow interval between elements so as to perform beam scanning in a wide angle range while keeping low loss and low profile. The planar antenna includes: a coaxial line including an inner conductor, an outer conductor provided so as to surround a circumference of the inner conductor, and both ends short-circuited; a feeding mechanism for exciting the coaxial line; and a plurality of slots formed on the outer conductor with a certain angle with respect to a tube direction of the coaxial line and having approximately a resonance length.

Abstract: The present invention provides a salt of the formula (L) A salt of the formula (L): wherein Q represents —CO— group or —C(OH)— group; ring X represents monocyclic or polycyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms in which a hydrogen atom is substituted with a hydroxyl group at Q position when Q is —C(OH)— group or in which two hydrogen atoms are substituted with ?O group at Q position when Q is —CO— group, and at least one hydrogen atom in the monocylic or polycyclic hydrocarbon group may optionally be substituted with alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atom, alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atom, perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, hydroxyl group or cyano group; R10 and R20 each independently represent fluorine atom or perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and A+ represents organic counter ion. The present invention also provides a chemically amplified resist composition comprising the salt of the formula (L).

Abstract: An image decoding device for processing an input bit stream containing encoded data obtained by encoding a moving picture using intra-frame prediction, includes a stream divider configured to divide the input bit stream into a plurality of sub-streams, and a plurality of image decoders each configured to decode the corresponding one of the plurality of sub-streams, thereby outputting images. The stream divider divides the input bit stream so that the plurality of sub-streams each contain the encoded data corresponding to one or more prediction units, where macroblocks of the moving picture each include a plurality of the prediction units for the intra-frame prediction.

Abstract: To provide a method for producing a polymer for semiconductor lithography which can attain high uniformity in the polymer from lot to lot. The method for producing a polymer for semiconductor lithography includes the step (P) of heating a polymerizable monomer and a polymerization initiator in a solvent, to thereby polymerize the monomer, the step (P) having the step of controlling a polymerization pressure by regulating a liquid level in a container (WO) which is disposed between a polymerization tank and the atmospheric air and which provides liquid sealing.

Abstract: A zoom lens system has a front lens group and a rear lens group along the optical axis and in order from the object side. The rear lens group has a first lens unit having a positive refracting power, a second lens unit having a negative refracting power, and a third lens unit having a positive refracting power. Upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, a space between the front lens group and the first lens unit varies, a space between the first lens unit and the second lens unit increases, and a space between the second lens unit and the third lens unit decreases. At least a part of the second lens unit is movable so as to have a component in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis.

Abstract: A zoom optical system includes, in order from its object side along its optical axis, a first lens group G1 having a positive refracting power, a second lens group G2 having a negative refracting power, a third lens group G3 having a positive refracting power, and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refracting power, wherein at least one of the first, second, third and fourth lens groups G1, G2, G3, G4 comprises a front group having a positive refracting power including at least two lenses and a rear group having a negative refracting power, and during zooming from the wide angle end state W to the telephoto end state T, the distance between the front group and the rear group does not change, and during focusing onto an object, the front group moves along the optical axis.