Abstract: A process margin is improved and high connection reliability is obtained. Disclosed is an anisotropic conductive material including an adhesive composite and conductive particles dispersed in the adhesive composite, the adhesive composite containing a film forming resin, an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, a radical polymerizable resin, and a radical polymerization initiator, wherein the ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer to be used has a melt flow rate of not less than 400 g/10 min.

Abstract: Systems and methods directed to changing tiers for a storage area that utilizes thin provisioning. Systems and methods check the area subject to a tier change command and change the tier based on the tier specified in the tier change command, and the tier presently associated with the targeted storage area. The pages of the systems and methods may be further restricted to one file per page.

Abstract: Since an application or an administrator of the application copies data having a high frequency of reference from a storage to an upper tier within a server or the storage, when I/O concentrates to data other than the data copied to the server by the application, the performance of the storage is deteriorated. Therefore, according to the present invention, a management computer performs tier management of data stored in any of multiple types of storage devices disposed in the storage system according to an access status thereof, and in conjunction with the application, also sets data stored in the multiple types of storage device other than the data accessed by the processing of the application as a target of tier management.

Abstract: A sample image data generating apparatus includes a modulated image imager that picks up a modulated image that is a sample image modulated by structured illumination forming an illumination pattern having a periodic structure in an optical axis direction of an objective and an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction. The sample image data generating apparatus further includes a demodulated image data generator that generates demodulated image data by calculating a demodulated image according to a plurality of modulated images each picked up by the modulated image imager when the illumination pattern is located at a different position on sample with respect to the optical axis direction and the orthogonal direction and according to a defocusing amount of the structured illumination with reference to a focal plane of the objective, the demodulated image being a sample image obtained by demodulating the modulated image.

Abstract: A mobile communication system includes a mobile station and base stations, and the mobile station includes a base station selection unit, a first selected base station determination unit, a second selected base station determination unit, an inhibition command data transmission unit that transmits data for commanding inhibition of a downlink to a base station when the first selected base station determination unit determines that the base station is selected at the previous time and is not selected at this time, and a permission command data transmission unit that transmits data for commanding permission of a downlink to a base station when the second selected base station determination unit determines that the base station is not selected at the previous time and is selected at this time.

Abstract: A mobile communication system includes a mobile station provided in a moving object moving along a predetermined route, and a plurality of base stations provided along the route. The mobile station includes an interruption time determining unit that determines whether an interruption time, in which the base station communicating with the mobile station which is currently connected is interrupted communication with the mobile station, is within a predetermined permissible time range for a travel direction side of the route more forward than a current position of the moving object, and a handover processing unit that performs handover processing when the interruption time determining unit determines that the interruption time is not within the permissible time range.

Abstract: Super-resolution observation apparatus includes excitation light irradiation unit for irradiating excitation light intended to excite a sample on the sample, excitation light modulation unit for modulating a spatial intensity distribution of the excitation light on the sample, enlarged image forming unit for forming an enlarged image of the sample at an image position from observation light generated by irradiating the excitation light on the sample, image capturing unit for converting a spatial intensity distribution of the enlarged image into digital image data, and super-resolution processing unit for generating a super-resolution image where a super-resolution frequency component higher than a cutoff frequency of the enlarged image forming unit is made visible from one or a plurality of pieces of the digital image data.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a coating and developing apparatus includes a processing block having two early-stage coating unit blocks, two later-stage coating unit blocks and two developing unit blocks, each unit blocks being vertically stacked on each other, The apparatus has at least two operation modes M1 and M2 adapted for abnormality. In mode M1 the processing module that processed the abnormal substrate in the developing unit blocks is identified, and subsequent substrates are transported to the processing module or modules, of the same type as the identified processing module, other than the identified processing module. In mode M2, the developing unit block that processed the abnormal substrate is identified, and subsequent substrates are transported to the developing unit block other than the identified developing unit block.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide a management server that controls a storage subsystem based on the cache status on a server. In accordance with one aspect, a system comprises: a storage system operable to couple to a server and to manage a plurality of storage tiers, each of the plurality of storage tiers operable to store data sent from the server; and a management computer operable to manage a storage tier of the plurality of storage tiers for storing data based on whether the data is stored in a cache memory in the server or not.

Abstract: An image display device and controlling method capable of optimizing a state of the image display device for a user at a desired position. The display device includes: an imaging section that takes an image of a predetermined range of a dynamic image with respect to an image display direction; an image analyzing section that analyzes the dynamic image taken by the imaging section and calculates a position of a user; a system optimization processing section that calculates system control information for optimizing a system based on the position of the user calculated by the image analyzing section; and a system controlling section that optimizes the system based on the system control information calculated by the system optimization processing section.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a coating and developing apparatus includes a processing block having two early-stage coating unit blocks, two later-stage coating unit blocks and two developing unit blocks, each unit blocks being vertically stacked on each other. The apparatus has at least two operation modes M1 and M2 adapted for abnormality. In mode M1 the processing module that processed the abnormal substrate in the developing unit blocks is identified, and subsequent substrates are transported to the processing module or modules, of the same type as the identified processing module, other than the identified processing module. In mode M2, the developing unit block that processed the abnormal substrate is identified, and subsequent substrates are transported to the developing unit block other than the identified developing unit block.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a control method capable of preventing its user from viewing an image in an improper viewing position are provided. The display apparatus includes: an imaging unit that captures a moving image in a predetermined range with respect to an image display direction; an image analyzer that analyzes the moving image captured by the imaging unit, and calculates a position of a target that should be guided to a proper viewing position; and a display controller that causes a display unit to perform display to guide the target to the proper viewing position when the target position calculated by the image analyzer is at an improper viewing position.

Abstract: An image display device and controlling method capable of optimizing a state of the image display device for a user at a desired position. The display device includes: an imaging section that takes an image of a predetermined range of a dynamic image with respect to an image display direction; an image analyzing section that analyzes the dynamic image taken by the imaging section and calculates a position of a user; a system optimization processing section that calculates system control information for optimizing a system based on the position of the user calculated by the image analyzing section; and a system controlling section that optimizes the system based on the system control information calculated by the system optimization processing section.

Abstract: The thin provisioning storage system maintains migration history between the first and the second group which the unallocated pages of virtual volume would be allocated from, and updates on writes against storage areas of virtual volume having migration history. Before the storage controller determines to migrate data allocated in the first group to the second group, the storage controller checks the migration history and if the data stored in the first group has been previously migrated from the second group and is still maintained in the second group, the storage controller would change the allocation between the virtual volume and the first group to the second group for the data subject to migration and not perform the data migration.

Abstract: A sample observation apparatus includes excitation light irradiation unit to irradiate sample with excitation light; excitation light modulator to modulate spatial intensity distribution of the excitation light on the sample; excitation light modulation control unit to control the excitation light modulator according to modulation control signal; photo detection unit to detect light emission from the sample and to generate a detection signal; image generation unit to generate image data of the sample according to the modulation control signal and the detection signal; modulation control signal generation unit to generate the modulation control signal such that Nyquist frequency of the image data will be larger than cut-off frequency in the spatial intensity distribution of the excitation light on the sample; and image processing unit to emphasize high-frequency component that exceeds the cut-off frequency included in the image data.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a control method capable of preventing its user from viewing an image in an improper viewing position. The display apparatus includes: an imaging unit that captures a moving image in a predetermined range with respect to an image display direction; an image analyzer that analyzes the moving image captured by the imaging unit, and calculates a position of a target that should be guided to a proper viewing position; and a display controller that causes a display unit to perform display to guide the target to the proper viewing position when the target position calculated by the image analyzer is at an improper viewing position.

Abstract: A confocal image generation apparatus includes a laser, an objective, an optical path branch element which branches an optical path of an excitation light and an optical path of fluorescence, a scanning optics which shifts alight collecting position of the excitation light on a focal plane of the objective in an orthogonal direction to an optical axis of the objective, an optical detector in which a plurality of light-receiving elements are two-dimensionally arrayed with a shorter pitch than a diameter of a fluorescence Airy disk formed on an imaging plane that is optically conjugated with the focal plane, and an image operation unit which generates a confocal image of the sample in which a super-resolution component is emphasized on the basis of a signal that is output from the plurality of light-receiving elements, the super-resolution component being a frequency component that exceeds a cut-off frequency of the objective.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a coating and developing apparatus includes a processing block including a vertical stack of early-stage processing unit blocks; a vertical stack of later-stage processing unit blocks disposed laterally adjacent to respective ones of the early-stage processing unit blocks; a vertical stack of developing unit blocks stacked on the early-stage processing unit blocks; a vertical stack of auxiliary processing unit blocks disposed laterally adjacent to respective ones of the developing unit blocks; first transfer units, each of which are disposed between the laterally adjacent early-stage processing unit and later-stage processing unit; second transfer units, each of which is disposed between the laterally adjacent developing unit block and auxiliary processing unit block; and a auxiliary transfer mechanism for transferring a substrate between the first transfer units and between the second transfer units.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a coating and developing apparatus is provided with transfer units, provided between a stack of early-stage processing unit blocks and a stack of later-stage processing unit blocks to transfer a substrate between the transport mechanisms of laterally-adjacent unit blocks, and a vertically-movable auxiliary transfer mechanism for transporting a substrate between the transfer units. A stack of first developing unit blocks is stacked on the stack of early-stage processing unit blocks, and a stack of second developing unit blocks is stacked on the stack of later-stage processing unit blocks.

Abstract: A NdFeB sintered magnet production system including: a first weight unit for measuring the mold weight when the alloy powder is not yet filled; a guide attachment unit to extend the mold cavity with a guide to form a supply cavity with a predetermined volume; a powder supply unit for supplying the alloy powder into the supply cavity so that the alloy powder volume is equal to the supply cavity capacity; a filling unit for pressing the alloy powder contained in the supply cavity into the mold cavity to densify the alloy powder to the filling density; a second weight unit for measuring the mold weight after being filled with the alloy powder; and a controlling unit for computing the alloy powder weight filled into the mold cavity based on the difference between the measurement value from each of the first weight unit and the second weight unit.