Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery using lithium-manganese composite oxide as positive electrode active material, having superior high-temperature charge storage characteristics and charge-discharge cycling characteristics and enhanced safety in the event of overcharging. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an aspect of the invention includes: a positive electrode plate provided with a positive electrode mixture containing positive electrode active material, a negative electrode plate, a nonaqueous electrolyte, and a pressure-sensitive safety mechanism that is actuated by rise in internal pressure. The positive electrode active material contains lithium-manganese composite oxide containing 10 to 61% by mass of the element manganese. The positive electrode mixture contains lithium carbonate or calcium carbonate, and lithium phosphate.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell that has high capacity and excellent cycle characteristic while preventing cell swelling is provided. The positive electrode of the cell has, as the positive electrode active material, lithium nickel composite oxide represented by LixNi1-yMyOz where 0.9<x?1.1, 0?y?0.7, 1.9?z?2.1, and M contains at least one selected from Al, Co, and Mn. The amount of lithium carbonate on the surface of the lithium nickel composite oxide is 0.20 mass % or less relative to the lithium nickel composite oxide. On the surface of the positive electrode, a porous layer having inorganic oxide and lithium carbonate is provided.

Abstract: The present invention improves the cycle characteristics of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell that uses lithium cobalt oxide as a positive electrode active material. To this end, an element different from cobalt such as zirconium and titanium is added to the lithium cobalt oxide, acting as the positive electrode active material. The non-aqueous electrolyte contains a non-aqueous solvent containing diethyl carbonate at 10 to 30 volume percent on a base of 25 degree Celsius and contains an electrolyte salt.

Abstract: The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell that has high voltage, high capacity and excellent high-temperature cycle characteristics at a low cost. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell according to the present invention is characterized by that: the positive electrode active material is LiNiaCobMncO2 (wherein, a+b+c=1, 0.3?a?0.6, 0.3?b?0.6, 0.1?c?0.4) containing 0.4 mass % or less of a water-soluble alkali; the non-aqueous electrolyte contains LiPF6 as a main electrolyte salt and 0.01 mass % or more and 0.5 mass % or less of LiBF4; and the non-aqueous electrolyte further contains 1.5 to 5 mass % of vinylene carbonate.

Abstract: In a nonaqueous electrolytic secondary battery according to the invention, hexagonal system lithium containing cobalt composite oxide having a crystallite size in a (110) vector direction of 1000 ? or more and having a halogen compound added thereto by burning at time of synthesis is used as a positive electrode active material. By measuring a pH value of a filtrate obtained by dispersing, in water, the lithium containing cobalt composite oxide having the halogen compound added thereto by the burning at time of the synthesis and a crystallite size in the (110) vector direction of 1000 ? or more, a value of 9.6 to 10.1 is obtained. By using the lithium containing cobalt composite oxide as a positive electrode active material, a high temperature cycle property can be enhanced.

Abstract: An entry including multiple bits of unit cells each storing data bit is coupled to a match line. The match line is supplied with a charging current having a restricted current value smaller than a match line current flowing in a one-bit miss state in one entry, but larger than a match line current flowing in an all-bit match state in one entry. A precharge voltage level of a match line is restricted to a voltage level of half a power supply voltage or smaller. Power consumption in a search cycle of a content addressable memory can be reduced, and a search operation speed can be increased.

Abstract: A method for producing a positive electrode active material that realizes a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell having high discharge capacity and excellent high temperature preservation characteristic is provided. The method includes: an underwater kneading step of kneading lithium nickel composite oxide (LixNi1-yMyOz, 0.9<x?1.1, 0?y?0.7, 1.9?z?2.1, M including at least one selected from Al, Co, and Mn), lithium iron phosphorus composite oxide (LiFePO4), a conductive carbon source, and water; after the underwater kneading step, a cleaning step of removing the water from the mixture after the underwater kneading step; and after the cleaning step, a baking step of baking the mixture in a reduced atmosphere at 200 to 800° C.

Abstract: The image processing device comprises a first function block section formed of functional blocks which require a supply of power so as to maintain the image processing device in an operating state when the power supply is on, and a second function block section formed of functional blocks which need not be supplied with the power so as to maintain the image processing device in an operating state even when the power supply is on. The supply of power to the second function block section can be stopped when desired, while continuing the supply of power to the first function block section, thereby saving the power.

Abstract: For each memory block, a predecoder for predecoding an applied address signal, an address latch circuit for latching the output signal of the predecoder, and a decode circuit for decoding an output signal of the address latch circuit and performing a memory cell selecting operation in a corresponding memory block are provided. Propagation delay of latch predecode signals can be made smaller and the margin for the internal read timing can be enlarged. In addition, the internal state of the decoder and memory cell selection circuitry are reset to an initial state when a memory cell is selected and the internal data output circuitry is reset to an initial state in accordance with a state of internal data reading. Thus, a non-volatile semiconductor memory device that can decrease address skew and realize an operation with sufficient margin is provided.

Abstract: A programmable image processor capable of realizing a plurality of image formation operations is comprised of an SIMD type data operation processing section, RAMs, memory controllers, and memory switches. The memory controller and the memory switches selectively connect the plurality of RAMs to the data operation processing section thereby changing the memory capacity allotted to each image formation operation among a plurality of image formation operations.

Abstract: The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery with an excellent packing property and remarkably improved high-temperature cycle characteristics and thermal stability. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery 10 includes a positive electrode plate 11 having a positive electrode active material able to absorb and desorb lithium ions, a negative electrode plate having a negative electrode active material capable of absorption and desorption of lithium ions, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, and the positive electrode active material includes a mixture of material A: LiwNixCoyMnzO2 (where 1.00?w?1.30, x+y+z=1, 0.40?x?0.50, and 0.30?y?0.40) and material B: LiwNixCoyMnzO2 (where 1.00?w?1.30, x+y+z=1, 0.30?x?0.35, and 0.30?y?0.35).

Abstract: In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery 10 containing a positive electrode 11 having a positive electrode active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ion; a negative electrode 12 having a negative electrode active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ion; and a nonaqueous electrolyte, the positive electrode active material contains both lithium cobalt oxide A in which 3 to 5 mol % of magnesium are homogeneously added and lithium cobalt oxide B in which 0.1 to 1 mol % of magnesium is homogeneously added which are mixed in a mixing ratio of lithium cobalt oxide A: lithium cobalt oxide B=2:8 to 8:2. By constituting a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having the above constitution, a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which the thermal stability and the higher temperature cycle property are remarkably improved without lowering the battery capacity and the load performance.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell that has high capacity and excellent cycle characteristic while preventing cell swelling is provided. The positive electrode of the cell has, as the positive electrode active material, lithium nickel composite oxide represented by LixNi1-yMyOz where 0.9<x?1.1, 0?y?0.7, 1.9?z?2.1, and M contains at least one selected from Al, Co, and Mn. The amount of lithium carbonate on the surface of the lithium nickel composite oxide is 0.20 mass % or less relative to the lithium nickel composite oxide. On the surface of the positive electrode, a porous layer having inorganic oxide and lithium carbonate is provided.

Abstract: In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery 10 containing a positive electrode 11 having a positive electrode active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ion; a negative electrode 12 having a negative electrode active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ion; and a nonaqueous electrolyte, the positive electrode active material contains both lithium cobalt oxide A in which 3 to 5 mol % of magnesium are homogeneously added and lithium cobalt oxide B in which 0.1 to 1 mol % of magnesium is homogeneously added which are mixed in a mixing ratio of lithium cobalt oxide A: lithium cobalt oxide B=2:8 to 8:2. By constituting a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having the above constitution, a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which the thermal stability and the higher temperature cycle property are remarkably improved without lowering the battery capacity and the load performance.

Abstract: A method for producing a positive electrode active material that realizes a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell having high discharge capacity and excellent high temperature preservation characteristic is provided. The method includes: an underwater kneading step of kneading lithium nickel composite oxide (LixNi1-yMyOz, 0.9<x?1.1, 0?y?0.7, 1.9?z?2.1, M including at least one selected from Al, Co, and Mn), lithium iron phosphorus composite oxide (LiFePO4), a conductive carbon source, and water; after the underwater kneading step, a cleaning step of removing the water from the mixture after the underwater kneading step; and after the cleaning step, a baking step of baking the mixture in a reduced atmosphere at 200 to 800° C.

Abstract: The image processing apparatus comprises an image data control section and a system controller. The image data control section is connected to any one or more of a sensor board unit, an image-memory access control section, an image processor, a video data control section, and a facsimile control unit. The system controller switches, when the image data to be transmitted to the image data control section conflicts with one another, a transmission mode of the image data in conflict with one another. Further, the image-memory access control section and the image processor share jobs of performing image processing on the image data.

Abstract: A positive electrode used in the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention includes a hexagonal system lithium-containing cobalt composite oxide represented by the general expression ?LiCo1-XMXO2 (M=Zr, Mg, Al)? obtained by synthesizing a lithium compound as a lithium source with a cobalt compound as a cobalt source to which 0.01 mol % or more and 1.0 mol % or less of zirconium is added and magnesium and/or aluminum is added through coprecipitation, as the positive electrode active material, whereby the thermal stability, load performance and charging/discharging cycle performance characteristics of the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery are improved without lowering its capacity and charging/discharging efficiency.

Abstract: An image processor has a controller unit connected to at least one of functional units such as an image reading unit, detects a source of input of image data according to a network I/F or a parallel bus I/F. An image-memory access control section transmits the image data input from each of the functional units to a memory group and also transmits the image data stored in the memory group to the functional unit. A system controller controls the overall apparatus and also controls the image-memory access control section according to the input source of the image data to determine an order of transmitting the image data to the memory group.

Abstract: The image processor comprises a switch that divides image data into m×n pixels, having n lines with m pixels per one line; a group of line memories that store the divided image; a compression device which batch compresses the image data of m×n pixels. Further, a command control unit provides control so as to send the (n?1) lines of image data among m×n pixels of image data to the group of line memories, and the remaining one line of image data directly to the compression device 902, and to send the m×(n?1) pixels of image data stored in the line memories to the compression device.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit has a nonvolatile memory and a logic circuit which uses information stored in the nonvolatile memory to perform logical operation. The nonvolatile memory comprises bit lines, word lines, and memory cells. The memory cell comprises MOS transistors whose gate electrodes are connected with a word line. Information storage is carried out according to whether one source/drain electrode of the MOS transistors is connected with a source line or floated. During other periods than a predetermined period in the operation of accessing the memory cell, the potential difference between the source/drain electrodes of the MOS transistors constituting the memory cell is zeroed. Subthreshold leakage current is prevented from passing through the memory cell on standby. During the predetermined period in accessing operation, a potential difference is produced between the source/drain electrodes of the MOS transistors.