Abstract: Disclosed is a resist composition including a compound represented by formula (I), a resin having an acid-labile group and an acid generator: wherein, in formula (I), R1 represents a halogen atom or an alkyl fluoride group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, m1 represents an integer of 1 to 5, and when m1 is 2 or more, a plurality of R1 may be the same or different from each other.

Abstract: An object is to improve a frame rate in a solid-state imaging element that employs a global shutter method. In the solid-state imaging element, a photoelectric conversion element generates a charge by photoelectric conversion. A charge holding transistor holds the charge. A backward flow prevention transistor generates a potential barrier between the photoelectric conversion element and the charge holding transistor immediately after the charge is transferred from the photoelectric conversion element to the charge holding transistor. A floating diffusion layer accumulates the charge and generates a voltage corresponding to an amount of the charge. A transfer transistor transfers the charge from the charge holding transistor to the floating diffusion layer.

Abstract: Provided is a power supply device in which the reliability of a voltage output is improved, and also provided is a system comprising the power supply device and an electric tool. The power supply device (1) is provided with: a secondary battery cell (2a); an output unit connected to an electric tool and supplying the power of the secondary battery cell (2a) to the electric tool; and switching elements (Q1), (Q2) capable of interrupting a current path from the secondary battery cell (2a) to the electric tool. The switching element (Q1) switches whether or not to interrupt the current path not by being controlled by a control circuit (12) but in accordance with whether the electric tool connected to the output unit has a shorting bar (59) or not.

Abstract: An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.

Abstract: Provided are a battery pack and an electrical apparatus by which information can be transmitted at an appropriate timing from the battery pack to a device body. A battery pack (10) includes: a serial communication reception circuit (31) and a temperature information transmission circuit (32); an LS terminal that is selectively connected to the serial communication reception circuit (31) or the temperature information transmission circuit (32); a first switching circuit (21) that is provided between the LS terminal and the serial communication reception circuit (31) and the temperature information transmission circuit (32); and a V terminal that is connected to the first switching circuit (21). The first switching circuit (21) switches between connecting the serial communication reception circuit (31) or the temperature information transmission circuit (32) to the LS terminal according to a signal inputted from the V terminal.

Abstract: Provided is a power supply device in which the reliability of a voltage output is improved, and also provided is a system comprising the power supply device and an electric tool. The power supply device (1) is provided with: a secondary battery cell (2a); an output unit connected to an electric tool and supplying the power of the secondary battery cell (2a) to the electric tool; and switching elements (Q1), (Q2) capable of interrupting a current path from the secondary battery cell (2a) to the electric tool. The switching element (Q1) switches whether or not to interrupt the current path not by being controlled by a control circuit (12) but in accordance with whether the electric tool connected to the output unit has a shorting bar (59) or not.

Abstract: Thermosensitive fine particles of the present invention include a side chain crystal polymer which is crystallized at a temperature lower than a melting point and which exhibits fluidity at a temperature equal to or more than the melting point. The side chain crystal polymer may include, as a monomer component, a (meth)acrylate having a straight-chain alkyl group having 14 or more carbon atoms. A mean particle diameter of the fine particles may be 0.1 to 50 ?m. The thermosensitive fine particles may include no organic solvents.

Abstract: A display driver includes image processing circuitry and drive circuitry. The image processing circuitry is configured to receive a foveal image, a full frame image, and coordinate data that specifies a position of the foveal image in the full frame image. The image processing circuitry is further configured to render a resulting image based on the full frame image independently of the foveal image in response to detection of a data error within the coordinate data. The drive circuitry is configured to drive a display panel based on the resulting image.

Abstract: An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention detects a predictive abnormal phenomenon in a battery pack and prevents the use of the battery pack before power is shut off at a fuse. The battery pack comprises: a battery cell; a connection unit which is electrically connected to the battery cell and is connected to an external electrical apparatus main body; and a control unit which controls the battery cell, wherein, when detecting an abnormal state such as chattering, the control unit causes a charge prevention signal (LS) and a discharge prevention signal (LD) to be continuously output and makes the charge and discharge of the battery pack impossible (steps 226-228). The continuous output of these prevention signals is configured not to be negated by an operation of a user, and the battery pack can be made unusable by software control.

Abstract: A light shielding member of the present invention includes a first polarizing plate, a second polarizing plate facing the first polarizing plate, and a thermosensitive sheet interposed between the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate, in which the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate are positioned so that their respective transmission axes are different from each other, and the thermosensitive sheet contains a side chain crystal polymer that crystallizes at a temperature lower than the melting point and exhibits fluidity at a temperature of the melting point or higher. The light shielding member may transmit light at a temperature lower than the melting point and may not transmit light at a temperature of the melting point or higher, when light travels from one of the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate toward the other.

Abstract: A video encoding method includes a first mode selection step of selecting at least one mode as a first candidate mode from a predetermined first mode group for encoding a video, a second mode selection step of selecting one mode as an encoding mode from a predetermined second mode group, based on the selected first candidate mode, and an encoding step of encoding the video in the selected encoding mode.

Abstract: A battery pack and an electric apparatus are provided. The battery pack is configured to be connectable to an electric apparatus main body of the electric apparatus. The battery pack includes: a first cell unit, including a first plurality of battery cells connected to each other, a first positive terminal, and a first negative terminal; a second cell unit, including a second plurality of battery cells connected to each other, a second positive terminal, and a second negative terminal; a microcomputer; and a casing, accommodating the first cell unit, the second cell unit, and the microcomputer. The first cell unit and the second cell unit are configured to be switched a connection state each other. The microcomputer is configured to be electrically connected to a positive terminal and a negative terminal of one of the first cell unit and the second cell unit and to be provided a power from the one of the first cell unit and the second cell unit.

Abstract: A zoom optical system (ZL) comprises a first lens group (G1) having positive refractive power, a second lens group (G2) having negative refractive power, a third lens group (G3) having positive refractive power, a fourth lens group (G4) having negative refractive power, and a fifth lens group (G5) having positive refractive power that are disposed in order from an object. Upon zooming from a wide angle end state to a telephoto end state, the lens groups are moved along an optical axis to change distances between the lens groups. The fifth lens group (G5) comprises at least one positive lens and at least one negative lens. Certain conditional expressions are satisfied.

Abstract: A video encoding method includes: storing quantized data of frames which have undergone a quantization process by serially storing the quantized data of the frames on a per quantized data of one frame basis; determining a quantization parameter to be used when performing a quantization process of a next frame immediately following the frames, based on quantized data of a predetermined number of frames among the quantized data of the frames; performing the quantization process of the next frame based on the quantization parameter to generate quantized data of the next frame; and executing encoding processes for entropy encoding quantized data of frames including the next frame in parallel between the frames including the next frame.

Abstract: An object is to improve a frame rate in a solid-state imaging element that employs a global shutter method. In the solid-state imaging element, a photoelectric conversion element generates a charge by photoelectric conversion. A charge holding transistor holds the charge. A backward flow prevention transistor generates a potential barrier between the photoelectric conversion element and the charge holding transistor immediately after the charge is transferred from the photoelectric conversion element to the charge holding transistor. A floating diffusion layer accumulates the charge and generates a voltage corresponding to an amount of the charge. A transfer transistor transfers the charge from the charge holding transistor to the floating diffusion layer.

Abstract: A battery pack includes: a connection terminal group including a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal, which are connected to a battery cell; a wireless communication unit for performing a wireless communication with an external device; a wireless control circuit for controlling the wireless communication unit; and a circuit board on which the wireless communication unit is mounted. The wireless communication unit includes an antenna wire that is extended along the surface of the circuit board; a rubber sheet member is provided so as to cover the upper surface of the wireless communication unit; and a resin layer is formed so as to cover a soldered portion of an electronic element that is mounted in a region of the circuit board other than the rubber sheet member. The rubber sheet member is provided with a notch so as to expose the antenna wire portion to the outside.

Abstract: A battery pack includes cell units in which upper and lower battery cells are connected in series, wherein an output of series-connection and an output of parallel-connection can be switched. The cell units are respectively provided with protection circuit ICs for monitoring the state of the battery cells, and only the protection circuit on the lower cell unit side is provided with a controller 350 including a microcomputer. To adjust the power consumption for the microcomputer only provided in the lower cell unit, the circuit on the upper cell unit side is provided with a current consumption control means including dummy loads. The current consumption control means is operated in conjunction with the start-up of the microcomputer in the controller so as to equalize power consumption on the upper cell unit side and the lower cell unit side.

Abstract: An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.

Abstract: The battery pack includes: a battery cell group; a control unit; and a battery-side LD terminal The battery-side LD terminal common to the output of a charging prohibition signal and the output of a discharging prohibition signal is used. When charging is performed, the control unit does not output, to the battery-side LD terminal, the result of determining whether the battery cell group is in a discharging prohibition state or not, but outputs, to the battery-side LD terminal, the result of determining whether the battery cell group is in a charging prohibition state or not. Otherwise, the control unit does not output, to the battery-side LD terminal, the result of determining whether the battery cell group is in the charging prohibition state or not, but outputs, to the battery-side LD terminal, the result of determining whether the battery cell group is in the discharging prohibition state or not.