Abstract: In the disclosed method for supporting the setting of a service, an allocation set that designates the allocation of a program to an information processing device is generated, the service response time and the consumed system power during use of each allocation set are calculated, and from these evaluation results, an allocation set that meets a standard service response time and reduces consumed system power is selected.

Abstract: A film deposition method deposits a film on a surface of a substrate in strip form traveling on a peripheral surface of a cylindrical drum in at least one film deposition compartment around the peripheral surface of the drum. The method disposes previously a differential compartment between one film deposition compartment and a compartment including a wrapping space containing at least one of a first position at which the substrate starts to travel on the drum and a second position at which the substrate separates from the drum, the differential compartments communicating with the compartment including the wrapping space and the film deposition compartment, sets a first pressure of the wrapping space lower than a second pressure of the at least one film deposition compartment and performs film deposition in the film deposition compartment with electric power supplied to the drum.

Abstract: The film deposition device includes a CVD film forming room disposed on a travel path of a substrate and having a function of performing the film deposition on a substrate by CVD, a treatment room disposed upstream or downstream of the CVD film forming room on the travel path and having a function of performing a predetermined treatment on the substrate, and a differential room disposed between and communicating with the CVD film forming room and the treatment room. The differential room includes a evacuation unit, a gas introducing unit for introducing at least one of a gas to be supplied to both of the CVD film forming room and the treatment room, and an inert gas, and a controller which controls the evacuation unit and the gas introducing unit to keep the differential room at a higher pressure than the CVD film forming room and the treatment room.

Abstract: A method according to the invention comprises: starting plasma discharge for forming the gas barrier layer in a film deposition chamber; and producing the gas barrier layer by using a plasma after a first predetermined period of time has elapsed from a start of the plasma discharge.

Abstract: A speaker may include a center pole, a voice coil bobbin having a nonmetallic pipe body, and a first and a second electrodes which are provided on an inner peripheral face of the pipe body for detecting an electrostatic capacity. The first and the second electrodes are disposed so as to be separated from each other with a predetermined space along an axial direction of the center pole. Further, a stepped portion may be formed in the side circumferential face of the center pole such that, when the voice coil bobbin is operated, a first facing area of the first electrode to the side circumferential face defined by the stepped portion of the center pole increases while a second facing area of the second electrode to the side circumferential face defined by the stepped portion of the center pole decreases by a same amount as an increased amount of the first facing area.

Abstract: The method for producing a laminate includes: a film forming step for forming a thin film having one or more layers on a support to obtain a thin film; a defect cover layer forming step for forming a defect cover layer on the thin film by CVD; and an inspection step for detecting a defect whose size is 0.1 ?m or more and 20 ?m or less through the top of the defect cover layer. This method enables to produce a laminate with fewer defects, which effective allows for the detection of fine defects.

Abstract: A cutting method and a cutting apparatus are provided which are capable of cutting a film without causing the cracking of a hard thin film or the deformation and/or property change of the layer beneath the hard thin film. The cutting apparatus includes: a conveying device that conveys a layered film including a base material and an inorganic film being a surface layer harder than the base material; a laminating section that attaches a laminate film to a predetermined cutting position of the inorganic film of the traveling layered film; a cutting section that cuts the layered film to which the laminate film is attached along the predetermined cutting position from the side opposite to the laminate film together with the laminate film; and a detaching section that detaches the laminate film after the cutting from the layered film.

Abstract: A peripheral surface shape measuring apparatus of a roll-like object which measures a peripheral surface shape of the roll-like object such as a magnetic tape bulk roll, comprising a pair of receiving portions on which both ends of a core of the roll-like object are placed, a receiving portion horizontally moving device which moves the pair of receiving portions in an axial direction of the roll-like object, a receiving portion vertically moving device which moves up and down the pair of receiving portions, a position sensor having a probe with a tip urged in a direction of abutting against a surface of the roll-like object to measure the peripheral surface shape of the roll-like object and a sensor moving device which moves the position sensor in the axial direction of the roll-like object.

Abstract: A speaker may include a center pole, a voice coil bobbin having a nonmetallic pipe body, and a first and a second electrodes which are provided on an inner peripheral face of the pipe body for detecting an electrostatic capacity. The first and the second electrodes are disposed so as to be separated from each other with a predetermined space along an axial direction of the center pole. Further, a stepped portion may be formed in the side circumferential face of the center pole such that, when the voice coil bobbin is operated, a first facing area of the first electrode to the side circumferential face defined by the stepped portion of the center pole increases while a second facing area of the second electrode to the side circumferential face defined by the stepped portion of the center pole decreases by a same amount as an increased amount of the first facing area.

Abstract: A blade coating method using a plurality of blades for applying coating liquid on surfaces of disk-like flat substrates to thereby form coating layers on to-be-coated surfaces of the flat substrates respectively, the method comprising: the attaching step as defined herein; and the moving step as defined herein; wherein after a first one of the blades applies the coating liquid on a surface of a disk-like flat substrate in a direction, the first blade retracts and a second one of the blades applies the coating liquid on a surface of a next disk-like flat substrate in a direction reverse to the direction applied by the first blade.

Abstract: A spin-coat application method wherein a coating liquid is spin-coat applied to a member to be coated in a condition where a processing atmosphere in a spin coater is humidified to a humidity of 60% or more by acidic water of pH 6 or less.

Abstract: A blade coating method using a blade for coating a surface of a flat substrate with a coating liquid to form a coating layer on a to-be-coated surface of the flat substrate, the method comprising: the attaching step as defined herein; and the moving step as defined herein, wherein the quantity of the coating liquid remaining in the liquid reservoir on the upstream side of the blade is set to be in a range of from two times to five times as much as a quantity of the coating liquid to be applied on one sheet of the flat substrate with a stroke of the blade.

Abstract: A blade coating apparatus comprising: a mask having an opening, said mask being overlaid on a flat substrate to be coated; a blade movable relatively to said mask and above said mask to apply a coating liquid onto said mask so that a coating layer is formed on a coating surface of said flat substrate, said coating surface being exposed from said opening; and a water repellent portion which suppresses adhesion of the coating liquid, said water repellent portion being provided on an end face which defines said opening.

Abstract: A blade coating apparatus comprising: the mask defined herein; and the blade defined herein; wherein a section of the blade perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the blade is shaped as: a blade-movement-direction length of a pressure surface located on a lower side of the blade and facing a surface to be coated is 10 times to 20 times as large as a thickness of the coating liquid layer at the time of application; an angle ? between the pressure surface and a front side surface of the blade located in front in the blade movement direction is in a range of 110°???150°; and an angle ? between the pressure surface and a rear side surface of the blade located at the rear in the blade movement direction is in a range of 60°??<100°.

Abstract: A blade coating method comprising: laying a mask on top of a flat substrate, the mask having an opening; supplying a coating liquid onto the mask; applying the coating liquid onto the mask by use of a blade moving above the mask and relatively to the mask; and separating the mask and the flat substrate from each other, so as to form a coating liquid layer on the flat substrate in accordance with the opening of the mask; wherein: a relative movement speed between the mask and the flat substrate when the mask and the flat substrate are operated to leave each other is set to be in a range of from 50 mm/sec to 200 mm/sec.

Abstract: A coating method for coating a coating liquid on a base by supplying the coating liquid between a rotating bar and the base, wherein the coating is executed while a film, having a thickness equal to or less than twice the coating thickness of the coating liquid to be coated on the base, is positioned between the bar and the base so as to cover the bar, thereby forming an uncoated area.

Abstract: The present invention provides a peripheral surface shape measuring apparatus of a roll-like object which measures a peripheral surface shape of the roll-like object such as a magnetic tape bulk roll, comprising a pair of receiving portions on which both ends of a core of the roll-like object are placed, a receiving portion horizontally moving device which moves the pair of receiving portions in an axial direction of the roll-like object, a receiving portion vertically moving device which moves up and down the pair of receiving portions, a position sensor having a probe with a tip urged in a direction of abutting against a surface of the roll-like object to measure the peripheral surface shape of the roll-like object and a sensor moving device which moves the position sensor in the axial direction of the roll-like object.

Abstract: According to the present invention, the dummy coating layer consisting of the solvent is formed in the end portion in the width direction of the support medium or the location near the end portion, and a coating layer consisting of the coating solution is formed in portions other than the aforementioned portions. Therefore, the coating width can be regulated satisfactorily, and also backward rounding of coating solution to the back surface of support medium can be prevented.

Abstract: The peripheral surface shape measuring apparatus can simply and accurately measure a peripheral surface shape of a roll-like object. The peripheral surface shape of a roll-like object is measured by moving a displacement amount measuring device which pinches a diameter direction of the roll-like object with a sensor part and a reference point part arranged opposite to each other in the diameter direction of the roll-like object, from one end side to the other end side in an axial direction of the roll-like object by using a moving device.

Abstract: A concentration of a gas introduced into a circulation blower and an exhaust blower is reduced with a simple apparatus configuration. In an exhaust system, exhaust gases from a plurality of drying chambers are joined to a joining duct to be then exhausted by an exhaust blower. A plurality of exhaust ducts having inlets at different positions in each drying chamber are provided, and the exhaust duct having the inlet in the lowest gas concentration area is used as a duct for an exhaust gas circulated to a circulation blower.