Abstract: A ceramic electronic device includes a ceramic element body, a terminal electrode, and a lead terminal. The ceramic element body has an end surface and a lateral surface. The terminal electrode is formed on from the end surface to a part of the lateral surface of the ceramic element body. The lead terminal is connected to the terminal electrode by a connection member. The lead terminal includes an electrode facing portion disposed correspondingly to an end-surface electrode of the terminal electrode, an extension unit extending downward from a lower end of the electrode facing portion, and a step surface located between the electrode facing portion and the extension unit. The electrode facing portion has a recess dented in a direction away from the terminal electrode. A center of the recess is located below a center of the electrode facing portion in a height direction.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid chromatograph in which a solvent can be quickly replaced in a liquid delivery pump. The liquid chromatograph is provided with a liquid delivery pump 1 that takes in and discharges a solvent, and the liquid delivery pump is provided with: a pump head 111 in which an intake passage 10, a pressurizing chamber 12, and a discharge passage 103 are formed; a plunger 2; and a seal 61 that seals the pressurizing chamber. The liquid chromatograph 100 is configured such that a bottom dead center 21 of the plunger is disposed nearer to the upper end of the pressurizing chamber than the intake passage. The bottom dead center of the plunger may be disposed such that an upper surface of the plunger and a surface of the intake passage at the lower-end side of the pressurizing chamber are substantially the same.

Abstract: A ceramic electronic component of the present invention includes: a ceramic element body; a terminal electrode formed on from an end surface to a side surface of the ceramic element body; and a lead terminal joined to the terminal electrode by a solder. A fillet of the solder is formed between the terminal electrode of a side surface at the ceramic element body and the lead terminal, and a coating layer is formed on a surface of the lead terminal that is in contact with the solder. The coating layer is formed of a metal component having a contact angle with the solder smaller than that of the lead terminal.

Abstract: A plurality of electronic elements 3 are arranged in a second direction D2 orthogonal to a first direction D1 which is a facing direction of external electrodes 3b and 3c forming a pair in the first electronic element group 5A and the second electronic element group 5B. The first electronic element group SA and the second electronic element group 5B are disposed side by side in the first direction D1. The first terminal 7 is disposed between the first electronic element group 5A and the second electronic element group 5B in the first direction D1. The second terminals 9 and 11 are disposed at positions with the first electronic element group 5A and the second electronic element group 5B respectively interposed between the second terminals and the first terminal 7 in the first direction D1.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a controller of a magnetic disk device determines whether or not to cause a magnetic flux control unit to generate a magnetic field, and in accordance with the determination result, causes a control circuit to apply a drive voltage to the magnetic flux control unit so that an assisted recording area and a non-assisted recording area are provided in a magnetic disk mixedly as desired.

Abstract: A conductive terminal includes an inner electrode part, an opening edge electrode part, and a lateral electrode part. The inner electrode part is connectable to a terminal electrode of a chip component by being inserted along an inner wall of an accommodation recess of a case. The opening edge electrode part is formed continuously to the inner electrode part. The lateral electrode part is formed continuously to the opening edge electrode part along an outer surface of the case. The inner electrode part includes a base part, a curved part, and a continuous boundary part. The base part continues to the opening edge electrode part. The curved part is formed near a tip of the base part and protrudes away from the lateral electrode part. The continuous boundary part is formed between the base part and the curved part and continuously connects them.

Abstract: An electronic device includes at least two chip components, a hold member with insulation, a first conductive terminal piece, a second conductive terminal piece, and an intermediate connection piece. The hold member holds the chip components side by side. The intermediate connection piece connects the terminal electrode of one of the chip components and the terminal electrode of the other chip component.

Abstract: An analysis device of the present invention is provided with a sample introduction unit that introduces a sample into a mass spectroscope; a sample condensation unit that treats the sample introduced into the device; a detection unit that analyzes the sample treated by a treatment unit; and a control unit that controls the sample introduction unit, the sample condensation unit, and the detection unit. The sample introduction unit includes a sample introduction valve, and the sample condensation unit includes an elution valve and a cleaning valve, and the cleaning valve is disposed between the sample introduction valve and the elution valve.

Abstract: Provided herein is a sample injection method that enables efficient injection of a trace sample solution while reducing the measurement time. A sample solution is injected into a sample loop with air layers disposed on both sides of the sample solution, and the total amount of the sample solution, including the air layers, is injected into a detector. The start and the end of data collection are determined from the detection signal intensity changes that occur upon the air layers being injected into the detector, and the velocity of the flowing liquid is increased to reduce the measurement time. A washing solution is injected after the air layer to improve the washing efficiency and reduce the washing time.

Abstract: An electronic component has capacitor chips where terminal electrodes are formed on both end surfaces, individual metal terminals connected to the terminal electrodes, an insulation case accommodating the capacitor chips, and a connecting portion interconnecting a plurality of the insulation cases.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes forming a first insulating film on a semiconductor substrate, the first insulating film being patterned; forming a trench in the semiconductor substrate using the first insulating film as a mask; depositing a second insulating film in the trench and on the first insulating film; removing the second insulating film on the first insulating film using a CMP method; removing a portion of the first insulating film; removing a portion of the second insulating film using isotropic etching; and removing a remaining portion of the first insulating film.

Abstract: An electronic device including chip components each having a first terminal electrode and a second terminal electrode formed on both end faces, and a case provided with an accommodation recess in which the chip components are accommodated, and an opening edge face formed around an opening face of the accommodation recess. An individual metal terminal is attached to the case. The individual metal terminal includes an inner electrode part inserted along an inner side wall of the accommodation recess in the case for connecting to the first terminal electrode, an opening edge electrode part formed over the opening edge face to be continuous to the inner electrode part and a side electrode part formed along the outer side face of the case to be continuous to the opening edge electrode part.

Abstract: A mirror driving mechanism includes a plate-shaped base portion, a mirror that is installed at the base portion, and a temperature detecting section that is installed at the base portion and that detects a temperature of the base portion. The base portion includes a thin portion that is disposed away from an outer edge of the base portion and that has a through hole extending through the base portion in a plate-thickness direction of the base portion, a thick portion that is connected to the thin portion, that is thicker than the thin portion in the plate-thickness direction of the base portion, and that extends along the outer edge so as to surround the thin portion, and a first shaft portion extends into the through hole from an outer periphery of the through hole.

Abstract: An electronic device includes chip components, a terminal connection body, conductive terminals, and a support member. Each of the chip components has a pair of end surfaces on which terminal electrodes are formed. The terminal connection body connects the terminal electrodes on one side of the chip components arranged next to each other in a parallel direction to the end surfaces. Each of the conductive terminals includes a connection part and a mount part. The connection part is connected with the terminal electrode of either of the chip components located on both ends of the chip components connected in series via the terminal connection body. The mount part faces the connection part and is connected with a mount board. The support member is disposed between the connection parts and the mount parts. The chip components are arranged so that the end surfaces face the mount board.

Abstract: A chromatography-mass spectrometry method and apparatus of the present invention includes adding, to a sample, an internal standard material having a retention time similar to that of a target analyte and having a mass-to-charge ratio different from that of the target analyte; measuring the sample with a chromatograph-mass spectrometer and obtaining a chromatogram 101 of the target analyte and a chromatogram 102 of the internal standard material; detecting a peak 113 from the chromatogram of the internal standard material and obtaining a peak start time and a peak end time of the peak; and applying the obtained peak start time and peak end time to a peak start time and a peak end time of the chromatogram of the target analyte.

Abstract: An electronic device includes at least two chip components, a hold member with insulation, a first conductive terminal piece, a second conductive terminal piece, and an intermediate connection piece. The hold member holds the chip components side by side. The intermediate connection piece connects the terminal electrode of one of the chip components and the terminal electrode of the other chip component.

Abstract: When using an immunological analysis method wherein antigen-antibody reactions are used to form complexes of microparticles and a substance being measured, purifying, then measuring by spectroscopy, and a mass spectrometry method wherein antigen-antibody reactions are used to form complexes of microparticles and a substance being measured, purifying, then measuring with a mass spectrometer, the amount of the complex flowing in the flow path for immunological analysis and the amount of the complex flowing in the flow path for mass spectrometry are unknown, so the substance being measured cannot be accurately quantified even when merging information obtained from immunological analysis and information obtained from mass spectrometry. The invention provides a mechanism for quantifying the complexes after formation of the complexes, on the flow path for mass spectrometry and the flow path for immunological analysis.

Abstract: An aseptic filling bottle that can suppress buckling of its bottom portion even at the time of refrigerated storage. A bottom portion of the aseptic filling bottle includes a grounding portion to be placed in contact with a surface on which the bottle is put, a central portion that projects to an inner side of the bottle as its extends radially inwards from the grounding portion, a dome portion which projects to more inner side of the bottle than the central portion, and a receded groove portion that extends radially from the dome portion. A bottom inner side projection height of the central portion at a dome portion side circumferential edge thereof is set greater than a half of a height from the grounding portion to a border between the body portion and the bottom portion. The receded groove portion, at a position corresponding to the radial center position of the grounding portion, has a depth ranging from 5.0 mm to 10.0 mm.

Abstract: A game machine comprises: a lottery mechanism where a plurality of pockets, each being correlated to each choice, are provided so that at least one choice is selected from a plurality of choices, and a lottery that by making a ball enter any one of the plurality of pockets, the choice correlated to the pocket is selected is executed; and a discharging mechanism which discharges a ball to the lottery mechanism, wherein the discharging mechanism is controlled so that at least one ball is discharged to the lottery mechanism as one lottery unit, and further controlled so that the game body is discharged continuously to repeat the lottery by the lottery unit, as long as a predetermined end condition is not established.

Abstract: A resin made container includes a spout portion to/from which a cap can be attached/detached, a shoulder portion continuous with the spout portion, a body portion continuous with the shoulder portion and a bottom portion continuous with the body portion and disposed at a lowermost part. A decompression absorption portion provided in form of a recess in the body portion includes a bulging area protruding to the outer side of the container.