Abstract: A hubbed blade to be mounted on a spindle includes a circular hub and a circular blade fixed on a side of a first side of the hub. The blade has an opening formed through its center. The hub includes a protrusion portion protruding from the first side and having an outer peripheral edge of a shape corresponding to a shape of the opening. The hub and the blade are connected together via an adhesive with the hub and the blade being aligned each other with the protrusion portion inserted in the opening.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus for cutting a workpiece includes a chuck table having a holding surface for holding the workpiece thereon, a cutting unit having a spindle with a cutting blade mounted on a distal end thereof for cutting the workpiece held on the holding surface, an image capturing unit for capturing an image of an outer circumferential portion of the cutting blade mounted on the cutting unit, and a determining section for determining the orientation of the cutting blade. The outer circumferential portion of the cutting blade includes a plurality of protrusions each having a first surface for scraping swarf off from the workpiece when the cutting blade cuts the workpiece and a second surface connected to the first surface. The determining section determines the orientation of the cutting blade mounted on the cutting unit, according to an image captured of the protrusions by the image capturing unit.

Abstract: A cutting unit of a cutting apparatus includes a fixed flange that is disposed at an end portion of a spindle to support a cutting blade and has a plurality of first gas jetting passages on a periphery thereof for jetting gas radially along a cutting edge of the cutting blade, a detachable flange that sandwiches the cutting blade in cooperation with the fixed flange and has a plurality of second gas jetting passages on a periphery thereof for jetting gas radially along the cutting edge of the cutting blade, a cover covering the cutting blade, the fixed flange, and the detachable flange, and a vacuum unit provided to the cover and configured to suck dust scattered inside the cover.

Abstract: A cutting blade, which can cut an insulating film while suppressing exfoliation of the insulating film such as a Low-k film that is likely to be exfoliated upon cutting, is demanded. A cutting blade, that can meet this demand, has a binder and abrasive particles, in which the abrasive particles are fixed by the binder at least part of which is glassy carbon.

Abstract: A hubbed blade to be mounted on a spindle includes a circular hub having an opening formed through a center thereof, and a circular blade fixed on a side of a first side of the hub. The hub has a first raised portion and a second raised portion. The first raised portion is circular, is disposed along an outer peripheral edge of the hub, and protrudes from the first side of the hub. The second raised portion is disposed so as to surround the opening on an inner side than the first raised portion in a radial direction of the hub, and protrudes from the first side of the hub. The hub and the blade are connected together via an adhesive applied to a plurality of regions on an end face of the second raised portion.

Abstract: A hubbed blade to be mounted on a spindle includes a circular hub and a circular blade fixed on a side of a first side of the hub. The blade has an opening formed through its center. The hub includes a protrusion portion protruding from the first side and having an outer peripheral edge of a shape corresponding to a shape of the opening. The hub and the blade are connected together via an adhesive with the hub and the blade being aligned each other with the protrusion portion inserted in the opening.

Abstract: A grinding wheel used for grinding of a work piece is provided. The grinding wheel includes a circular disc-shaped base having a fixed end surface in contact with a mount of grinding apparatus and a free end surface on the opposite side to the fixed end surface, and plural abrasive stone chips arranged in a ring manner on the free end surface of the base. The abrasive stone chips are each formed into a block shape having a surface in which two or more kinds of plate-shaped abrasive stone members containing abrasive grains and a binder are exposed to the outside by overlapping the two or more kinds of abrasive stone members. The surfaces exposed to the outside in the abrasive stone chips serve as grinding processing surfaces that get contact with the work piece.

Abstract: A workpiece cutting method is provided. The workpiece cutting method includes an attaching step of attaching an adhesive tape to the front side or back side of a workpiece, an applying step of applying a liquid resin to the front side or back side of a support member, a pressing step of superimposing the workpiece on the support member in the condition where the liquid resin and the adhesive tape come into contact with each other, and then pressing the workpiece or the support member, a fixing step of curing the liquid resin to thereby fix the workpiece to the support member, and a cutting step of cutting the workpiece fixed to the support member by using a cutting blade.

Abstract: A workpiece cutting method is provided. The workpiece cutting method includes an attaching step of attaching an adhesive tape to the front side or back side of a workpiece, an applying step of applying a liquid resin to the front side or back side of a support member, a pressing step of superimposing the workpiece on the support member in the condition where the liquid resin and the adhesive tape come into contact with each other, and then pressing the workpiece or the support member, a fixing step of curing the liquid resin to thereby fix the workpiece to the support member, and a cutting step of cutting the workpiece fixed to the support member by using a cutting blade.

Abstract: A grinding wheel used for grinding of a work piece is provided. The grinding wheel includes a circular disc-shaped base having a fixed end surface in contact with a mount of grinding apparatus and a free end surface on the opposite side to the fixed end surface, and plural abrasive stone chips arranged in a ring manner on the free end surface of the base. The abrasive stone chips are each formed into a block shape having a surface in which two or more kinds of plate-shaped abrasive stone members containing abrasive grains and a binder are exposed to the outside by overlapping the two or more kinds of abrasive stone members. The surfaces exposed to the outside in the abrasive stone chips serve as grinding processing surfaces that get contact with the work piece.

Abstract: A computer-readable computer program product contains an image processing program which includes: an instruction for displaying a sample image and a correction object image on a display device; an instruction for setting a sample area in an area of the sample image; an instruction for receiving an operation signal which is output by an input device in response to an operation in which the sample area is dragged and dropped into an area of the correction object image; an instruction for setting correction coordinates in the area of the correction object image based upon the operation signal and for associating the sample area with the correction coordinates; an instruction for setting a correction area in the area of the correction object image based upon the correction coordinates; and an instruction for performing a color correction to an image of the correction area based upon the sample area.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a first area extraction unit that extracts as a first area an area assuming an intensity value equal to or greater than a first threshold value from an image; a second area extraction unit that extracts as a second area an area assuming an intensity value equal to or greater than a second threshold value smaller than the first threshold value from the image; a light source area designating unit that designates as a light source area an area in the image containing a light source based upon characteristic quantities indicating characteristics of the first area and the second area; and a control unit that controls the first area extraction unit, the second area extraction unit and the light source area designating unit.

Abstract: A computer-readable computer program product contains an image processing program which includes: an instruction for displaying a sample image and a correction object image on a display device; an instruction for setting a sample area in an area of the sample image; an instruction for receiving an operation signal which is output by an input device in response to an operation in which the sample area is dragged and dropped into an area of the correction object image; an instruction for setting correction coordinates in the area of the correction object image based upon the operation signal and for associating the sample area with the correction coordinates; an instruction for setting a correction area in the area of the correction object image based upon the correction coordinates; and an instruction for performing a color correction to an image of the correction area based upon the sample area.

Abstract: A camera includes: an image-capturing unit that captures an image of a photographic subject created by a photographic lens, creates an image to be recorded when a release start command is issued, and creates a through image for composition confirmation before starting of the release; a body in which the image-capturing unit is disposed; a tilt angle detection unit that detects the tilt angle of the body about the optical axis of the photographic lens; a composite image creation unit that creates and outputs a composite image for display for displaying the through image and the image to be recorded in a single screen; and a display unit that displays the composite image for display. The composite image creation unit creates the composite image for display so that the photographic subject that appears in the image to be recorded is displayed upon the display unit as being approximately erect.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a first area extraction unit that extracts as a first area an area assuming an intensity value equal to or greater than a first threshold value from an image; a second area extraction unit that extracts as a second area an area assuming an intensity value equal to or greater than a second threshold value smaller than the first threshold value from the image; a light source area designating unit that designates as a light source area an area in the image containing a light source based upon characteristic quantities indicating characteristics of the first area and the second area; and a control unit that controls the first area extraction unit, the second area extraction unit and the light source area designating unit.