Abstract: A layout pattern of a demultiplexer circuit of a display device employing the SSD method is configured as described below. Specifically, demultiplexers in the demultiplexer circuit are grouped with three demultiplexers as one set, and nine transistors as switching elements included in the three demultiplexers of each set are arranged to be aligned in the extending direction of a source line with three transistors as a unit while positions of the nine transistors are sequentially shifted in the vertical direction with respect to the source line. Furthermore, any two adjacent sets are arranged such that a direction in which nine transistors included in one set are shifted in the vertical direction with three transistors as a unit and a direction in which nine transistors in the other set are shifted in the above-described vertical direction with three transistors as a unit are opposite to each other.

Abstract: A thermal-conductive silicone composition containing: (A) a hydrolysable organopolysiloxane having an alkoxysilyl group; and (B) aluminum nitride particles having an average particle size of 0.5 ?m or more and 2.0 ?m or less and contained in an amount of 50 to 70 volume %. A content of coarse particles in the aluminum nitride particles is 1.0 volume % or less relative to the entire aluminum nitride particles, the coarse particles having particle sizes of 10 ?m or more according to a particle size distribution measurement method by laser diffraction. The thermal-conductive silicone composition has a heat conductivity of 1.3 W/mK or more according to a hot disc method. The present invention provides: a thermal-conductive silicone composition having high heat conductivity and being compressible to 10 ?m or less; and a production method of the thermal-conductive silicone composition.

Abstract: The present disclosure aims to provide a method for detecting a GOP boundary of an encoded bit stream of each layer and associating GOPs of the layers for hierarchical transmission in a video transmission device that transmits a hierarchically encoded bit stream. The present disclosure provides a video transmission device and a video transmission method that detect a GOP head access unit in a base layer of a hierarchically encoded bit stream by analyzing the base layer and detect a head access unit of an enhancement layer of an identical GOP to that of the aforementioned access unit from a decoding time stamp of the access unit by using the relationship between a decoding time stamp of the base layer and a decoding time stamp of the enhancement layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate treating apparatus for performing treatment with supply of fluids to a substrate. The apparatus includes a first treatment housing, a treating section provided inside of the first treatment housing and configured to treat a substrate placed on a mount table with the fluids, a first fluid supplying section located on a first lateral side of the treating section, seen from a front side face where maintenance is performed to the first treatment housing, and configured to supply a first fluid of the fluids to the treating section, and a second fluid supplying section located on a second lateral side of the treating section, seen from the front side face, and configured to supply a second fluid of the fluids to the treating section.

Abstract: A selective PEG algorithm, creating a sparse matrix while maintaining row weight/column weight at arbitrary multi-levels, and in the process, inactivating an arbitrary edge so that a minimum loop formed between arbitrary nodes is enlarged or performing constrained interleaving, so that encoding efficiency in the case where a matrix space is narrow is improved.

Abstract: The communication device is installed in an aircraft and is capable of radio communication with a base station on the ground. The communication device comprises a transmitter, a receiver, and a controller. The controller acquires location information of the aircraft at a predetermined time, and communicates with the base station using an allocation pattern of communication resources according to the location information of the aircraft.

Abstract: An electrostatic atomizing apparatus includes a main body portion, a container, a first air flow path, a second air flow path, an electrostatic atomization unit, and an air flow generation unit. The container is detachable from the main body portion, is capable of storing a liquid, and includes a first ventilation hole and a second ventilation hole. The first air flow path includes a first end that includes an air suction port, and a second end that connects to the first ventilation hole. The second air flow path includes a third end that connects to the second ventilation hole, and a fourth end that includes an air exhaust port. The electrostatic atomization unit is disposed on the second air flow path. The air flow generation unit generates an air flow that causes air to flow through the first air flow path, through the container, and through the second air flow path.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes an indexer block and a processing block adjacent to the indexer block in a lateral direction of the indexer block. A plurality of processing block layers are stacked in an up-down direction in the processing block. The indexer block includes a container holding portion and a first transfer robot that transfers a substrate between the substrate container held by the container holding portion and the processing block. Each of the processing block layers includes a plurality of processing units, a substrate placing portion, a dummy-substrate housing portion, and a second transfer robot that transfers a substrate between the substrate placing portion and the plurality of processing units and that transfers a dummy substrate between the dummy-substrate housing portion and the plurality of processing units.

Abstract: The substrate processing apparatus includes common piping which guides a processing liquid to a branching portion, supply piping which guides the processing liquid from the branching portion to a chemical liquid nozzle, return piping which guides the processing liquid from the branching portion, and a discharge valve which changes a flow rate of the processing liquid supplied from the common piping to the branching portion. The discharge valve makes a valve element stationary at a plurality of positions including a discharge execution position at which the processing liquid is supplied from the common piping to the branching portion at a flow rate larger than a maximum value of a suction flow rate and a discharge stop position at which the processing liquid is supplied from the common piping to the branching portion at a flow rate smaller than the maximum value of the suction flow rate.

Abstract: A plurality of pieces of serial data are supplied to a liquid crystal display device from an outside. An SI signal selection circuit switches processing target data to be captured between one piece of serial data included in the plurality of pieces of serial data and the plurality of pieces of serial data in accordance with a serial data selection signal. The processing target data captured by the SI signal selection circuit is converted into parallel data by a data conversion circuit. In accordance with one clock pulse of a serial clock, serial-parallel conversion processing is performed in parallel on a plurality pieces of serial data.

Abstract: The CPAP device includes a main unit and a second unit to be attached to or detached from the main unit. The main unit includes a first housing having a first lead-out part, an air blower for leading out air from the first lead-out part, and a first electrical connection part provided on the first housing. The second unit includes a second housing having a second lead-in part and a second lead-out part, a humidifier which humidifies air led therein from the second lead-in part, and a second electrical connection part to be connected to the first electrical connection part. The first lead-out part and the second lead-in part are configured to guide, with a connection between them, the first electrical connection part and the second electrical connection part to a position where they are connectable to each other.

Abstract: An air-conditioner includes: a return-air inlet and a supply-air outlet each communicating with a predetermined space; a first main air channel configured to allow air to flow therein towards the supply-air outlet; a first heat exchanger disposed in the first main air channel and that causes heat-exchange between refrigerant flowing therein and air passing therethrough; an exhaust-air outlet communicating with an outside of the predetermined space; a second main air channel configured to allow air to flow therein towards the exhaust-air outlet; a second heat exchanger disposed in the second main air channel and that causes heat-exchange between refrigerant flowing therein and air passing therethrough; and an exhaust ventilation channel configured to allow air to flow therein from the return-air inlet towards the exhaust-air outlet.

Abstract: A layout pattern of a demultiplexer circuit of a display device employing the SSD method is configured as described below. Specifically, demultiplexers in the demultiplexer circuit are grouped with three demultiplexers as one set, and nine transistors as switching elements included in the three demultiplexers of each set are arranged to be aligned in the extending direction of a source line with three transistors as a unit while positions of the nine transistors are sequentially shifted in the vertical direction with respect to the source line. Furthermore, any two adjacent sets are arranged such that a direction in which nine transistors included in one set are shifted in the vertical direction with three transistors as a unit and a direction in which nine transistors in the other set are shifted in the above-described vertical direction with three transistors as a unit are opposite to each other.

Abstract: An intermediation method used in an intermediation system that includes an intermediation device determining a permission for application services requiring user authentication on a network, where in response to a user request, a first account used for a first service and a second account used for a second service, and a registration request for using the linking service linking the first application service and the second application service are associated with each other, when the two accounts are valid, as accounts usable in a linking service, an association between the first and second services is stored in the intermediation device, and when the user makes a request to use the linked services, that use is controlled by a query to the intermediation device regarding whether the account is associated as able to use the linking service.

Abstract: A hydraulic circuit comprises: a first pressure-boosting flow path that connects a first main flow path and a first wheel cylinder; a first pressure-boosting valve that is disposed in the first pressure-boosting flow path and that opens in a non-energized state; a first pressure-reducing flow path that connects the first wheel cylinder and a reservoir; a first pressure-reducing valve that is disposed in the first pressure-reducing flow path and that closes in a non-energized state; a second pressure-boosting flow path; a second pressure-boosting valve; a second pressure-reducing flow path; and a second pressure-reducing valve. A control unit comprises: a first drive circuit that controls the first pressure-reducing valve; and a second drive circuit that is separate from the first drive circuit and that controls the second pressure-reducing valve.

Abstract: Based on a count value held by a transmission counter, an information multiplex apparatus forms multiplexed transmission data by selecting or dividing at least part of each of two or more information items, based on the respective sizes of the two or more information items, a counter period of the transmission counter, and a transmission margin degree.

Abstract: Based on a count value held by a transmission counter, an information multiplex apparatus forms multiplexed transmission data by selecting or dividing at least part of each of two or more information items, based on the respective sizes of the two or more information items, a counter period of the transmission counter, and a transmission margin degree.

Abstract: The display device includes, on a substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes, M (M is a natural number equal to or greater than three) counter electrodes disposed opposite the plurality of pixel electrodes, M counter electrode wiring lines connected with M counter electrodes, and N (N is a natural number and 2?N<M) common voltage wiring lines connected to the M counter electrode wiring lines. Counter electrode wiring lines connected to counter electrodes adjacent to each other are connected to common voltage wiring lines that are different from each other.

Abstract: A display device includes a pixel unit, a binary driver, and a timing generator. The display device is an active matrix display device configured to receive a data signal including image data and other data different from the image data. The pixel unit includes a memory configured to store the image data. The binary driver includes a first holding circuit configured to hold the image data and at least one second holding circuit configured to hold the other data. The timing generator is configured to generate a drive signal used for driving the binary driver.

Abstract: A voice dialogue method performed by a voice dialog system includes: a voice signal generation unit; a voice dialog agent unit; a voice output unit; and a voice input control unit, the method including: a step of, by the voice signal generation unit, receiving a voice input and generating a voice signal based on the received voice input; a step of, by the voice dialog agent unit, performing voice recognition processing on the voice signal and performing processing based on a result of the voice recognition processing to generate a response signal; a step of, by the voice output unit, outputting a voice based on the response signal; and a step of, when the voice output unit outputs the voice, by the voice input control unit, keeping the voice signal generation unit, for predetermined period after output of the voice, a receivable state in which a voice input is receivable.