Abstract: To provide an electrode catalyst layer evaluation device, an electrode catalyst layer evaluation method, and a program, which are capable of reducing cost and man-hours. The electrode catalyst layer evaluation device includes the acquisition unit that acquires the hardness and loss tangent tan ? of the electrode catalyst layer of a fuel cell, and the crack occurrence rate estimation unit that estimates the crack occurrence rate of the electrode catalyst layer, based on the hardness and loss tangent tan ? acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: An ink production method is a method for producing an ink for use in the formation of a membrane electrode assembly of a fuel cell, the method includes: a generation step of mixing ionomer and solvent to generate an ionomer solution having a concentration of solid content of 7.5% by mass or more and an alcohol ratio in the solvent of 85% by mass or more; and a shearing treatment step of applying a shear force to the ionomer solution generated in the generation step.

Abstract: An imaging device according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes: a first semiconductor substrate provided with a photoelectric conversion element, floating diffusion that temporarily holds a charge output from the photoelectric conversion element, and a transfer transistor that transfers the charge output from the photoelectric conversion element to the floating diffusion; and a second semiconductor substrate provided on the first semiconductor substrate via a first interlayer insulating film and provided with a readout circuit unit that reads out the charge held in the floating diffusion and outputs a pixel signal.

Abstract: A lubricating oil composition including a base oil, a phosphorous acid ester, an imide-based compound, an amide-based compound, an amine-based compound, and a benzotriazole-based compound, wherein a content of the benzotriazole-based compound is 0.005 to 1.00 mass % based on the total amount of the lubricating oil composition.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine control device includes: a rotation speed calculating unit that calculates crank rotation speeds of an engine; an extreme timing calculating unit that calculates an extreme timing of the crank rotation speeds; and an average rotation speed calculating unit that calculates an average rotation speed of the crank rotation speeds; and a combustion state estimating unit that estimates a combustion state in the engine based on the extreme timing and the average rotation speed.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device and an electronic apparatus capable of improving the accuracy of phase difference detection while suppressing degradation of a picked-up image. There is provided a solid-state imaging device including: a pixel array unit, a plurality of pixels being two-dimensionally arranged in the pixel array unit, a plurality of photoelectric conversion devices being formed with respect to one on-chip lens in each of the plurality of pixels, a part of at least one of an inter-pixel separation unit formed between the plurality of pixels and an inter-pixel light blocking unit formed between the plurality of pixels protruding toward a center of the corresponding pixel in a projecting shape to form a projection portion. The present technology is applicable to, for example, a CMOS image sensor including a pixel for detecting the phase difference.

Abstract: An information processing system, method and device. The method includes: moving a display medium in a three-dimensional virtual space with a height direction; allowing a virtual camera to follow up the display medium when the display medium is moved; acquiring user input; setting the height of the virtual camera, in accordance with first user input; and drawing the display medium in the virtual space in an expression seen from the virtual camera, in which the camera processing changes a follow-up mode of the virtual camera with respect to the movement of the display medium when a setting value is changed.

Abstract: A system for providing improvements in conventional encounter determination, which may include one or more processors. When a first character operated by a first user is present in an encounterable zone set in association with a second character in a virtual field, the one or more processors determine that the first character is in a first encounterable state in which there is a possibility of encounter between the first character and the second character. In addition, when the first character is in the first encounterable state, the one or more processors determine whether to generate a first encounter event in which the first character and the second character participate.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a first region, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, and a second electrode. The first semiconductor region is located on the first electrode. The first region is located in the first semiconductor region. A concentration of carbon in the first region is greater than a concentration of carbon in the first semiconductor region. A concentration of a first element in the first region is greater than a concentration of the first element in the first semiconductor region. The first element is at least one selected from the group consisting of platinum, gold, iron, copper, and nickel. The second semiconductor region is located on the first semiconductor region. The second electrode is located on the second semiconductor region.

Abstract: Provided is a measurement apparatus including a signal source configured to output a binary digital signal configuring a multi-tone waveform, a waveform acquisition unit configured to acquire an analog signal waveform generated in response to application of the digital signal to a device under test, and a computation unit configured to calculate a frequency characteristic of the device under test from the waveform acquired by the waveform acquisition unit, in which the signal source is configured to repeatedly output a signal upconverted by multiplying a pseudo-random binary sequence (PRBS) signal by a repeating rectangular wave with a reference frequency and a reference duty ratio.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine control device includes: a rotation speed calculating unit that calculates crank rotation speeds of an engine; an extreme timing calculating unit that calculates an extreme timing of the crank rotation speeds; and an average rotation speed calculating unit that calculates an average rotation speed of the crank rotation speeds; and a combustion state estimating unit that estimates a combustion state in the engine based on the extreme timing and the average rotation speed.

Abstract: To accurately estimate a combustion state even in a case where the combustion state in a combustion chamber greatly changes.

Abstract: The present invention has as its object the provision of an Fe-based amorphous alloy and Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon excellent in soft magnetic properties having a low iron loss and a high saturation magnetic flux density. The Fe-based amorphous alloy excellent in soft magnetic properties of the present invention comprises, by atom %, B: 8.0% or more and 18.0% or less, Si: 2.0% or more and 9.0% or less, C: 0.10% or more and 5.00% or less, Al: 0.005% or more and 1.50% or less, P: 0% or more and less than 1.00%, Mn: 0% or more and 0.30% or less, Fe: 78.00% or more and 86.00% or less, and balance: impurities and has an amorphous structure.

Abstract: An information processing device of one aspect of the present disclosure includes an exercise information acquiring unit configured to acquire first exercise information related to an exercise performed by a subject person, a diagnosis information acquiring unit configured to acquire first diagnosis information of the subject person, a goal setting unit configured to set a first weight loss goal based on the first diagnosis information, a storage unit configured to store in advance a first trained model, the first trained model being configured to output, as a content of first guidance, a first advice candidate expected to be valid to achieve the first weight loss goal among a plurality of first advice candidates when the first exercise information and the first weight loss goal are input, and a report generation unit configured to generate a first guidance report including the content of the first guidance.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device and an electronic apparatus capable of improving the accuracy of phase difference detection while suppressing degradation of a picked-up image. There is provided a solid-state imaging device including: a pixel array unit, a plurality of pixels being two-dimensionally arranged in the pixel array unit, a plurality of photoelectric conversion devices being formed with respect to one on-chip lens in each of the plurality of pixels, a part of at least one of an inter-pixel separation unit formed between the plurality of pixels and an inter-pixel light blocking unit formed between the plurality of pixels protruding toward a center of the corresponding pixel in a projecting shape to form a projection portion. The present technology is applicable to, for example, a CMOS image sensor including a pixel for detecting the phase difference.

Abstract: Provided is an internal combustion engine control unit that controls an engine by detecting combustion characteristics with a simple configuration robust to disturbance such as noise. Therefore, the internal combustion engine control unit (ECU 12) of the present embodiment includes a rotational speed calculation unit 122a that calculates a crank rotational speed of an internal combustion engine (engine 1); an extreme value timing calculation unit 122b that calculates an extreme value timing of the crank rotational speed calculated by the rotational speed calculation unit 122a; and a combustion state estimation unit (combustion phase calculation unit 122c) that estimates a combustion state based on the extreme value timing of the crank speed calculated by the extreme value timing calculation unit 122b.

Abstract: A high-pressure tank liner manufacturing device includes: a heater to heat and melt end surfaces of liner halves; a heater transportation mechanism configured to slidably move the heater between a waiting position for the heater and a heating position for the heater; an elevation mechanism (drive mechanism) configured to drive a pair of the liner halves so as to cause the pair of liner halves to be relatively moved closer to each other or away from each other; and a parallelism adjustment mechanism configured to adjust parallelism of the end surfaces of the liner halves in accordance with the heater being slidably moved.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device and an electronic apparatus capable of improving the accuracy of phase difference detection while suppressing degradation of a picked-up image. There is provided a solid-state imaging device including: a pixel array unit, a plurality of pixels being two-dimensionally arranged in the pixel array unit, a plurality of photoelectric conversion devices being formed with respect to one on-chip lens in each of the plurality of pixels, a part of at least one of an inter-pixel separation unit formed between the plurality of pixels and an inter-pixel light blocking unit formed between the plurality of pixels protruding toward a center of the corresponding pixel in a projecting shape to form a projection portion. The present technology is applicable to, for example, a CMOS image sensor including a pixel for detecting the phase difference.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device and an electronic apparatus capable of improving the accuracy of phase difference detection while suppressing degradation of a picked-up image. There is provided a solid-state imaging device including: a pixel array unit, a plurality of pixels being two-dimensionally arranged in the pixel array unit, a plurality of photoelectric conversion devices being formed with respect to one on-chip lens in each of the plurality of pixels, a part of at least one of an inter-pixel separation unit formed between the plurality of pixels and an inter-pixel light blocking unit formed between the plurality of pixels protruding toward a center of the corresponding pixel in a projecting shape to form a projection portion. The present technology is applicable to, for example, a CMOS image sensor including a pixel for detecting the phase difference.

Abstract: A method for cleaning a substrate processing apparatus includes mounting a substrate on a mounting portion of an electrostatic chuck of the substrate processing apparatus to process the substrate; mounting a protector including a small diameter portion that covers the mounting portion and a large diameter portion that is disposed apart from an edge ring disposed on an outer periphery of the mounting portion and has a diameter larger than that of the small diameter portion, on the mounting portion; and supplying a cleaning gas, thereby removing by-products deposited between the mounting portion and the edge ring.