Abstract: A lower resist (2) is applied on a semiconductor substrate (1). An upper resist (3) is applied on the lower resist (2). A first opening (4) is formed in the upper resist (3) by exposure and development and the lower resist (2) is dissolved with a developer upon the development to form a second opening (5) having a width wider than that of the first opening (4) below the first opening (4) so that a resist pattern (6) in a shape of an eave having an undercut is formed. Baking is performed to thermally shrink the upper resist (3) to bent an eave portion (7) of the upper resist (3) upward. After the baking, a metal film (8) is formed on the resist pattern (6) and on the semiconductor substrate (1) exposed at the second opening (5). The resist pattern (6) and the metal film (8) is removed on the resist pattern (6) and the metal film (8) is left on the semiconductor substrate (1) as an electrode (9).

Abstract: A three-terminal capacitor includes a main body having a cylindrical or substantially cylindrical shape extending in a first direction and including first and second inner electrodes alternately laminated together with dielectric layers interposed therebetween, a pair of first outer electrodes on two end surfaces of the main body in the first direction and electrically connected to the first inner electrodes, and a second outer electrode electrically connected to the second inner electrodes. The main body includes a projecting portion projecting in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first direction at a position between the pair of first outer electrodes. The second outer electrode is provided on one surface of the projecting portion viewable when viewed in the first direction.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel that includes a first hole and a device housing that is configured such that the display panel is fastened and fixed to the device housing by a screw passed through the first hole and screwed into the screw hole. The display panel includes a display-side positioning part which is configured to fit to a portion of the device housing to perform positioning of the display panel with respect to the device housing and which includes the first hole, and the device housing includes a housing-side positioning part which is configured to fit to the display-side positioning part to perform the positioning and which includes a second hole formed so as to communicate with the first hole when the housing-side positioning part is fitted to the display-side positioning part.

Abstract: A heat-resistant container according to the present disclosure includes a first wall portion constituting a sidewall and a second wall portion constituting an upper wall or bottom wall. The first wall portion and the second wall portion are made of a ceramic. The first wall portion has a large number of pores therein. In cross sections of the first wall portion, a porosity Pr1 is smaller than a porosity Pr2, where Pr1 is a porosity in a cross section of the first wall portion orthogonal to a wall surface of the first wall portion and parallel to a height direction of the first wall portion, and Pr2 is a porosity in a cross section of the first wall portion orthogonal to the wall surface of the first wall portion and parallel to a width direction of the first wall portion.

Abstract: A catalyst structure for synthesis gas production of a synthesis gas that contains carbon monoxide and hydrogen, the catalyst structure being provided with a carrier that has a porous structure, while being configured from a zeolite type compound; first catalyst particles that contain one or more iron group elements which are selected from the group consisting of nickel (Ni), iron (Fe) and cobalt (Co); and second catalyst particles that contain one or more platinum group elements which are selected from the group consisting of platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), rhodium (Rh) and ruthenium (Ru). The catalyst structure for synthesis gas production has passages in communication with each other within the carrier. The first catalyst particles are present at least in the passages of the carrier; and the second catalyst particles are present at least either inside the carrier or on the outer surface of the carrier.

Abstract: An electro-optical apparatus includes an electro-optical panel having a first end portion, a first connector that is flexible, and a reinforcement member on the first connector. The first connector has a second end portion and a third end portion opposite to the second end portion. The second end portion is connected to the first end portion. The first connector has a first surface connected to the electro-optical panel, and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The reinforcement member is located on the first surface, and extends from an end surface at the first end portion of the electro-optical panel to the third end portion. The first connector has first and second side edges, at least one of which has a first cutout depressed inward. The first and second side edges connect the second and third end portions to each other.

Abstract: In a robotic surgical system, a control device is configured or programmed to scale rotation speeds of a plurality of joints axes of a robot arm at predetermined ratios such that the rotation speeds of the plurality of joint axes become equal to or lower than limit value with respect to a received operation amount.

Abstract: A heat-resistant member (1) according to the present disclosure contains alumina as a main component, and magnesium aluminate and boron. The content percentage of the magnesium aluminate at the surface is higher than the content percentage of the magnesium aluminate in a surface layer section located directly below the surface.

Abstract: An electro-optical apparatus includes an electro-optical panel having a first end portion, a first connector that is flexible, and a reinforcement member on the first connector. The first connector has a second end portion and a third end portion opposite to the second end portion. The second end portion is connected to the first end portion. The first connector has a first surface connected to the electro-optical panel, and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The reinforcement member is located on the first surface, and extends from an end surface at the first end portion of the electro-optical panel to the third end portion. The first connector has first and second side edges, at least one of which has a first cutout depressed inward. The first and second side edges connect the second and third end portions to each other.

Abstract: An electro-optical apparatus includes an electro-optical panel having a first end portion, a first connector that is flexible, and a reinforcement member on the first connector. The first connector has a second end portion and a third end portion opposite to the second end portion. The second end portion is connected to the first end portion. The first connector has a first surface connected to the electro-optical panel, and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The reinforcement member is located on the first surface, and extends from an end surface at the first end portion of the electro-optical panel to the third end portion. The first connector has first and second side edges, at least one of which has a first cutout depressed inward. The first and second side edges connect the second and third end portions to each other.

Abstract: There is provided a cargo transport system including: a management device; and a plurality of automated guided vehicles. Each of the automated guided vehicles includes: a movement instruction receiving unit that receives, from the management device, a movement instruction for moving to at least one loading operation place where a loading operation of loading a cargo to be transported into the automated guided vehicle is performed or a specified position near the loading operation place; an information transmitting unit that transmits, to the management device, load information concerning a load state of the cargo loaded into the automated guided vehicle; and a traveling unit that performs automated traveling in accordance with the received movement instruction. The management device includes: a movement instruction management unit that transmits the movement instruction to each of the automated guided vehicles; a load information receiving unit; and a load amount management unit.

Abstract: In a robotic surgical system, a control device is configured or programmed to perform first scaling on at least a rotational component in a received operation amount, and calculate a rotation angle of a joint axis of a robot arm by performing an inverse kinematics calculation on a translational component and the rotational component after the first scaling is performed.

Abstract: A centrifugal compressor includes: a scroll housing including a scroll flow path; a shroud piece attached to the scroll housing at a position radially inside the scroll flow path and including a shroud portion that faces a compressor impeller in a radial direction; and a throttling portion arranged in a gap formed between the scroll housing and the shroud piece.

Abstract: An electro-optical apparatus includes an electro-optical panel having a first end portion, a first connector that is flexible, and a reinforcement member on the first connector. The first connector has a second end portion and a third end portion opposite to the second end portion. The second end portion is connected to the first end portion. The first connector has a first surface connected to the electro-optical panel, and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The reinforcement member is located on the first surface, and extends from an end surface at the first end portion of the electro-optical panel to the third end portion. The first connector has first and second side edges, at least one of which has a first cutout depressed inward. The first and second side edges connect the second and third end portions to each other.

Abstract: A heat-resistant member of the present disclosure is formed of an alumina-based ceramic containing alumina crystals and a glass formed of Si, Ca, Mg, and O, and an area ratio occupied by the glass in an inner portion is larger than an area ratio occupied by the glass in the surface portion.

Abstract: A centrifugal compressor includes: an impeller (compressor impeller); a main flow passage, which has the impeller arranged therein, and extends in a rotation axis direction of the impeller; an auxiliary flow passage formed on a radially outer side of the impeller with respect to the main flow passage; an upstream communication passage configured to allow the auxiliary flow passage and the main flow passage to communicate to each other; a downstream communication passage configured to allow the auxiliary flow passage and the main flow passage to communicate to each other on a side closer to the impeller with respect to the upstream communication passage; and a partition portion (rib or fin) configured to partition the auxiliary passage in a circumferential direction while maintaining a gap larger than a flow passage width of the downstream communication passage in the auxiliary flow passage.

Abstract: In a compressor, a scroll includes a winding end portion, a discharge potion connected to the winding end portion, a winding start portion connected to the discharge potion, and a flow passage inner surface and when a projection plane is assumed for the scroll in a case in which a viewing point is located on a rotation axis of a compressor impeller and on a fluid suction side, and the flow passage inner surface on the projection plane includes a curved protrusion portion protruding outward in relation to the reference line.

Abstract: A lower resist (2) is applied on a semiconductor substrate (1). An upper resist (3) is applied on the lower resist (2). A first opening (4) is formed in the upper resist (3) by exposure and development and the lower resist (2) is dissolved with a developer upon the development to form a second opening (5) having a width wider than that of the first opening (4) below the first opening (4) so that a resist pattern (6) in a shape of an eave having an undercut is formed. Baking is performed to thermally shrink the upper resist (3) to bent an eave portion (7) of the upper resist (3) upward. After the baking, a metal film (8) is formed on the resist pattern (6) and on the semiconductor substrate (1) exposed at the second opening (5). The resist pattern (6) and the metal film (8) is removed on the resist pattern (6) and the metal film (8) is left on the semiconductor substrate (1) as an electrode (9).

Abstract: A centrifugal compressor includes a compressor and a scroll which is disposed around the impeller and in which a flow passage including a scroll flow passage is formed in a rotation direction of the impeller, in which the scroll includes a discharge portion connected to a winding end portion of the scroll flow passage—and a winding start portion connected to the discharge portion and the winding start portion on a fluid suction side in a direction along a rotation axis of the impeller is connected to the discharge portion at an obtuse angle.

Abstract: There is provided a technique capable of easily realizing control to cause an autonomous travel device to perform a predetermined operation at a predetermined position on a travel route. An autonomous travel device (2) is an autonomous travel device that travels along a line (1) placed on a travel route, and includes a detecting unit (line sensor (21)) that detects the line (1), and a control unit that controls an operation of the autonomous travel device (2) on the basis of a detection result from the detecting unit. The control unit determines a width (W) of the line (1) on the basis of the detection result from the detecting unit. If the determined width (W) of the line (1) is smaller than a predetermined reference width, the control unit causes the autonomous travel device (2) to perform a travel operation of traveling along the line (1).