Abstract: A component transfer device includes an integration path through which both of a regular component and a defective component are to be transported, and a sorting gauge that is provided at the downstream end of the integration path and sorts the regular component and the defective component. A discharge path through which the defective component passes extends to incline in the width direction of the integration path. The sorting gauge includes a gauge body, a sorting path extending through the gauge body and into which the regular component is allowed to advance while the defective component is not allowed to advance, and a guide surface that is disposed at the gauge body so as to spread toward the discharge path and that guides the defective component to the discharge path when the defective component comes into contact with the guide surface.

Abstract: An optical transmission system including an optical transmission device and an optical reception device that receives, via an optical transmission line, a signal transmitted from the optical transmission device, the optical transmission system including a transmission-mode selection unit that selects transmission mode information in descending order of priority out of transmission mode information, which is combinations of a plurality of parameters concerning transmission performance, the transmission mode information being a plurality of kinds of the transmission mode information common to the transmission performance of the optical transmission device and the optical reception device, a signal transmission unit that transmits, to the optical reception device, a signal modulated based on the selected transmission mode information, and a signal reception unit that receives the signal and modulates the received signal based on the transmission mode information selected by the transmission-mode selection unit.

Abstract: A bolt feeder is for supplying a bolt to a resistance welding machine that performs resistance-welding of a workpiece and the bolt using a lower electrode. The bolt feeder comprises a holding unit configured to receive the bolt fed by a bolt feeding unit with a head located above a shaft, a moving unit configured to move the holding unit, and a pusher member configured to protrude from and retract into a tip end of the upper electrode. The bolt includes a projection on a top surface of the head which is opposite to a surface provided with the shaft. The lower electrode includes an insertion hole into which the shaft is inserted. The shaft is inserted into the insertion hole by the pusher member protruding from the tip end of the upper electrode and pushes an area of the top surface where the projection is absent.

Abstract: A component supply device is configured to feed a component having a through hole to a target position. The component supply includes: a rod including at its distal end a holding portion to be inserted into the through hole; an actuator; a valve mounted on the rod; and a fixing portion by which the valve that advances with the rod passes. The rod includes a gas outlet located in an outer periphery of the holding portion and configured to blow gas rearward, and a gas passage extending inside the rod and configured to send gas supplied from a gas source to the gas outlet. The valve includes a push switch configured to be switched between an advanced attitude and a withdrawn attitude, and a biasing unit configured to bias the push switch to the withdrawn attitude. The fixing portion includes a pressing wall portion facing the push switch.

Abstract: A method is provided for producing an aromatic compound, including a step of mixing a compound represented by formula (A) and a compound represented by formula (B): in the presence of at least one phosphine compound selected from the group consisting of a phosphine represented by formula (C) and a phosphonium salt represented by formula (D): a base, a palladium compound, and an aprotic organic solvent.

Abstract: A method is provided for producing an aromatic compound, including a step of mixing a compound represented by formula (A) and a compound represented by formula (B): in the presence of at least one phosphine compound selected from the group consisting of a phosphine represented by formula (C) and a phosphonium salt represented by formula (F): a base, a palladium compound, and an aprotic organic solvent.

Abstract: A method is provided for producing an aromatic compound, including a step of mixing a compound represented by formula (A) and a compound represented by formula (B): in the presence of at least one phosphine compound selected from the group consisting of a phosphine represented by formula (C) and a phosphonium salt represented by formula (D): a base, a palladium compound, and an aprotic organic solvent.

Abstract: A method is provided for producing an aromatic compound, including a step of mixing a compound represented by formula (A) and a compound represented by formula (B): in the presence of at least one phosphine compound selected from the group consisting of a phosphine represented by formula (C) and a phosphonium salt represented by formula (F): a base, a palladium compound, and an aprotic organic solvent.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a conjugated aromatic compound comprising reacting an aromatic compound (A) substituted with a halogen as a leaving group with an aromatic compound (A) or an aromatic compound (B) substituted with a halogen as a leaving group and is structurally different from the aromatic compound (A), in the presence of (i) a nickel compound, (ii) a metal reducing agent, (iii) at least one ligand (L1) selected from the group consisting of a 2,2?-bipyridine compound having at least one electron-withdrawing group, and a 1,10-phenanthroline compound having at least one electron-withdrawing group, and (iv) at least one ligand (L2) selected from the group consisting of a 2,2?-bipyridine compound having at least one electron-releasing group, and a 1,10-phenanthroline compound having at least one electron-releasing group.

Abstract: A dihalobiphenyl compound represented by the formula (1): wherein A represents an amino group substituted with one or two C1-C20 hydrocarbon groups or a C1-C20 alkoxy group, R1 represents a fluorine atom, a C1-C20 alkyl group, etc., X1 represents a chlorine atom, a bromine atom or an iodine atom, an k represents an integer of 0 to 3, and a polyarylene comprising a repeating unit represented by the formula (2): wherein A, R1 and k represent the same meanings as defined above.

Abstract: There is provided a substrate treatment method for performing treatment by feeding a chemical liquid to a surface of a substrate, in which, before feeding the chemical liquid to a predetermined area of the substrate, a liquid substance having a resistivity lower than that of the chemical liquid is fed to the surface of the substrate so that the liquid substance wets at least the predetermined area, and then, the chemical liquid is fed to the predetermined area so that the treatment is performed on the substrate with the chemical liquid fed to the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: There is provided a substrate treatment method for performing treatment by feeding a chemical liquid to a surface of a substrate, in which, before feeding the chemical liquid to a predetermined area of the substrate, a liquid substance having a resistivity lower than that of the chemical liquid is fed to the surface of the substrate so that the liquid substance wets at least the predetermined area, and then, the chemical liquid is fed to the predetermined area so that the treatment is performed on the substrate with the chemical liquid fed to the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a conjugated aromatic compound comprising reacting an aromatic compound (A) wherein one or two leaving groups selected from the group consisting of an iodine atom, a bromine atom and a chlorine atom are bonded to an aromatic ring and the aromatic compound (A) does not have (c1) a group represented by the following formula (10): wherein A1 represents a C1-C20 alkoxy group etc.; (g1) a C1-C20 alkyl group which may be substituted with a fluorine atom etc.; and (h1) a C2-C20 acyl group which may be substituted with a fluorine atom etc.

Abstract: A method for producing a conjugated aromatic compound comprising reacting an aromatic compound (A) represented by the formula (1) wherein n represents 0 or 1, m represents (3-n), R1 represents a C1-C20 alkyl group etc., R2 is independently in each occurrence a hydrogen atom etc., X1 and X3 independently each represent a chlorine atom etc., with an aromatic compound (A) having the same structure as that of the above-mentioned aromatic compound (A) or an aromatic compound (B) wherein the aromatic compound (B) is structurally different from the above-mentioned aromatic compound (A) and one or two leaving groups selected from the group consisting of an iodine atom, a bromine atom and a chlorine atom are bonded to an aromatic ring, in the presence of a nickel compound, a metal reducing agent, and a 2,2?-bipyridine compound having at least one electron-releasing group and having no substituent at 3-, 6-, 3?- and 6?-positions.

Abstract: A method for producing a conjugated aromatic compound comprising reacting an aromatic compound (A) wherein one or two leaving groups are bonded to an aromatic ring with an aromatic compound (A) having the same structure as that of the above-mentioned aromatic compound (A) or an aromatic compound (B) being structurally different from the above-mentioned aromatic compound (A) and having one or two leaving groups bonded to an aromatic ring, in the presence of a nickel compound, a ligand, a manganese salt and a metal reducing agent.

Abstract: A method for producing a polyarylene comprising polymerizing only a dihalobiphenyl compound represented by the formula (1): wherein A represents a C1-C20 alkoxy group etc., R1 represents a fluorine atom etc., X1 represents a chlorine atom etc., and k represents an integer of 0 to 3, or a dihalobiphenyl compound represented by the formula (1) with an aromatic compound represented by the formula (2): or an aromatic compound represented by the formula (3): X3-Ar5-X3??(3) wherein a, b and c represents 0 or 1, n represents an integer of 5 or more, Ar1, Ar2, Ar3 and Ar4 represents a divalent aromatic group etc., Y1 and Y2 represents a single bond etc., Z1 and Z2 represents —O— or —S—, and X2 and X3 represent a chlorine atom etc., in the presence of catalytic amounts of a divalent nickel compound, a trivalent phosphorus ligand and zinc.

Abstract: A method for production of a conjugated polymer comprising contacting (A) an aromatic monomer having at least two boron-containing functional groups with an aromatic monomer having at least two reactive functional groups or (B) aromatic monomers having at least one boron-containing functional group and at least one reactive functional group with each other, both in an ether solvent in the presence of a palladium catalyst wherein a phosphine compound is coordinated to palladium, cesium carbonate and 1 to 100 moles of water per 1 mole of the boron-containing functional group of the above-mentioned aromatic monomer.

Abstract: A dihalobiphenyl compound represented by the formula (1): wherein A represents an amino group substituted with one or two C1-C20 hydrocarbon groups or a C1-C20 alkoxy group, R1 represents a fluorine atom, a C1-C20 alkyl group, etc., X1 represents a chlorine atom, a bromine atom or an iodine atom, an k represents an integer of 0 to 3, and a polyarylene comprising a repeating unit represented by the formula (2): wherein A, R1 and k represent the same meanings as defined above.

Abstract: A fluid-measuring device intermittently drives a heater during a measurement period and receives outputs of the lateral side temperature sensors as lateral side temperature signals upon non-driving whenever the heater stops heating during a measuring period. Then, the fluid-measuring device receives outputs of the lateral side temperature sensors in response to the heating of the heater 4 as lateral side temperature signals upon driving corresponding to the lateral side temperature signals upon non-driving. The fluid-measuring device also receives upstream and downstream side temperature signals outputted from upstream and downstream side temperature sensors corresponding to the lateral side temperature signals upon driving. The fluid-measuring device detects physical properties data of the fluid on the basis of the lateral side temperature signal upon non-driving and the lateral side temperature signal upon driving.

Abstract: It is possible to prevent defects arising when resin-sealing electronic components, caused by leakage defects, resin interfusion defects, or the like, and it is possible to easily resin-seal a number of electronic components all together.