Abstract: The disclosed method of manufacturing an electronic device includes: placing a resin film on a component; and while heating the resin film to be softened, pressing end portions of a plurality of carbon nanotubes against the softened resin film to bring the end portions into contact with the component, and causing the softened resin film to climb up side surfaces of the carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: A heat dissipation material includes a plurality of linearly-structured objects of carbon atoms configured to include a first terminal part and a second terminal part; a first diamond-like carbon layer configured to cover the first terminal part of each of the plurality of linearly-structured objects; and a filler layer configured to be permeated between the plurality of linearly-structured objects.

Abstract: A heat dissipation material includes a plurality of linearly-structured objects of carbon atoms configured to include a first terminal part and a second terminal part; a first diamond-like carbon layer configured to cover the first terminal part of each of the plurality of linearly-structured objects; and a filler layer configured to be permeated between the plurality of linearly-structured objects.

Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a heat radiation sheet, the method including: forming a base film on a substrate; growing a plurality of carbon nanotubes on the base film; and vaporizing at least a part of the base film by heating the base film to coat the carbon nanotube with a coating film containing a material of the vaporized base film.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a semiconductor device; a heat-conductive resin, disposed above the semiconductor device, including a heat conductor and a resin; a linear carbon piece, disposed above the heat-conductive resin, to be thermally in contact with the heat conductor; and a heat spreader, disposed above the linear carbon piece, including a depressed portion having the heat-conductive resin.

Abstract: A sheet structure has: a bundle structure including a plurality of linear structures made of carbon which are oriented in a predetermined direction; a covering layer covering the plurality of linear structures made of carbon; and a filling layer provided between the plurality of linear structures made of carbon covered with the covering layer. The thickness of the covering layer is not uniform in a direction crossing the predetermined direction.

Abstract: The electronic device includes a heat generator 54, a heat radiator 58, and a heat radiation material 56 disposed between the heat generator 54 and the heat radiator 58 and including a plurality of linear structures 12 of carbon atoms and a filling layer 14 formed of a thermoplastic resin and disposed between the plurality of linear structures 12.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic component includes disposing a heat radiation material including a plurality of linear structures of carbon atoms and a filling layer of a thermoplastic resin provided among the plurality of linear structures above a first substrate, disposing a blotting paper above the heat radiation material, making a heat treatment at a temperature higher than a melting temperature of the thermoplastic resin and absorbing the thermoplastic resin above the plurality of linear structures with the absorption paper, removing the blotting paper, and adhering the heat radiation material to the first substrate by cooling to solidify the thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: The present invention provides a switching power supply device that is capable of steadily operating even when a low supply voltage is employed. The present invention also provides a microcomputer equipped with the switching power supply device. A switching regulator includes an inductor that inputs an external supply voltage at one end, a main switch that is coupled to another end of the inductor, an auxiliary switch that is coupled to the other end of the inductor in parallel with the main switch, and a rectifying/smoothing circuit having a diode and a capacitor. A switching operation of the main switch is controlled by a control signal generated from a PFM control circuit, which is driven by an internal supply voltage. A switching operation of the auxiliary switch is controlled by a control signal generated from a ring oscillator, which is driven by the external supply voltage.

Abstract: The sheet structure includes a plurality of linear structures of carbon atoms, a filling layer filled in gaps between the linear structures for supporting the plurality of linear structures, and a coating film formed over at least one ends of the plurality of linear structures and having a thermal conductivity of not less than 1 W/m·K.

Abstract: The sheet structure includes a plurality of linear structure bundles 12 each of which comprises a plurality of linear structures of carbon atoms arranged, spaced from each other at a first gap and which are arranged at a second gap which is larger than the first gap; and a filling layer 14 filled in the first gap and the second gap and supporting the plurality of linear structure bundles 12.

Abstract: A heat dissipation material includes a plurality of linearly-structured objects of carbon atoms configured to include a first terminal part and a second terminal part; a first diamond-like carbon layer configured to cover the first terminal part of each of the plurality of linearly-structured objects; and a filler layer configured to be permeated between the plurality of linearly-structured objects.

Abstract: A sheet structure has: a bundle structure including a plurality of linear structures made of carbon which are oriented in a predetermined direction; a covering layer covering the plurality of linear structures made of carbon; and a filling layer provided between the plurality of linear structures made of carbon covered with the covering layer. The thickness of the covering layer is not uniform in a direction crossing the predetermined direction.

Abstract: A hydraulic actuator unit includes a first electric motor assembly formed by mounting one of a pair of electric motors to one of a pair of electric motor covers, wherein the first electric motor assembly is detachably mounted to a pump case so as to rotate a first control shaft around its axis line, and a second electric motor assembly formed by mounting the other one of the pair of electric motors to the other one of the pair of electric motor covers, wherein the second electric motor assembly is detachably mounted to the pump case so as to rotate a second control shaft around its axis line.

Abstract: A heat dissipating structure includes a heat source; a heat dissipating part disposed to oppose to the heat source; a concave portion formed in at least one of opposing surfaces of the heat source and the heat dissipating part; and a heat conducting structure comprising a filler layer of thermoplastic material disposed between the heat source and the heat dissipating part and contacting with the opposing surfaces of the heat source and the heat dissipating part, and an assembly of carbon nanotubes that are distributed in the thermoplastic material, oriented perpendicularly to the surfaces of the filler layer, contacting, at both ends, with the opposing surfaces of the heat source and the heat dissipating part, and limited its distribution in the opposing surfaces by the concave portion.

Abstract: A technique for enhancing the execution efficiency of simulation of a hybrid system. A continuous system simulator receives a request for evaluation of an event generating conditional expression for an event to be processed by a discrete system simulator, from the discrete system simulator. The event generating conditional expression is evaluated by referring to the value of a first variable describing a continuous system. Until evaluation of the event generating conditional expression indicates true, the continuous system simulator repeats simulation of advancing the current time by a step time interval and evaluation of the event generating conditional expression. When evaluation of the event generating conditional expression indicates true, the continuous system simulator sends current time data and the value of a second variable describing the continuous system which is referred to by the discrete simulator, to the discrete simulator.

Abstract: An electric heating module for a room air conditioning system and methods are presented in which the duty cycle of the electric heater banks are controlled to limit the inrush current during the startup phase of the heater or to supplement the heat generated by the heat pump when the heat capacity of the heat pump nears the heat loss of the room being heated.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the embodiments, a sheet-shaped structure includes a bundle structure that includes a plurality of line-shaped structures of carbon atoms, a covering layer that covers the line-shaped structures in longitudinal directions of the line-shaped structures, respectively, and a filling layer that is disposed between the line-shaped structures covered with the covering layer.

Abstract: The electronic device includes a heat generator 54, a heat radiator 58, and a heat radiation material 56 disposed between the heat generator 54 and the heat radiator 58 and including a plurality of linear structures 12 of carbon atoms and a filling layer 14 formed of a thermoplastic resin and disposed between the plurality of linear structures 12.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic component includes disposing a heat radiation material including a plurality of linear structures of carbon atoms and a filling layer of a thermoplastic resin provided among the plurality of linear structures above a first substrate, disposing a blotting paper above the heat radiation material, making a heat treatment at a temperature higher than a melting temperature of the thermoplastic resin and absorbing the thermoplastic resin above the plurality of linear structures with the absorption paper, removing the blotting paper, and adhering the heat radiation material to the first substrate by cooling to solidify the thermoplastic resin.