Abstract: Ranging systems with increased accuracy without increased mounting area are disclosed. In one example, a ranging system includes a drive unit, a sensor, a measurement unit and a ranging observation unit. The drive unit outputs a drive signal to cause a light emitting element to emit light to irradiate an object according to a trigger signal. The detects reflection light from the object. The measurement unit measures a delay time between the trigger signal and a timing at which the light emitting element actually emits light. The ranging observation unit calculates the distance to the object based on the timing of the trigger signal, a light receiving timing of the reflection light, and the delay time. The measurement unit charges a capacitor during a period between the trigger signal and the drive signal, and acquires the delay time according to a charging voltage of the capacitor.

Abstract: By eliminating the need to use a high-precision clock in pulse width detection for pulse width adjustment in a case where light-emitting elements as vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers are pulse-driven, circuit configuration is simplified and cost is reduced. A laser drive apparatus according to the present technology includes a drive circuit unit that drives light-emitting elements as vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers to emit light on the basis of a pulse signal, a pulse width detection unit that detects the pulse width of the pulse signal on the basis of the potential of a capacitor when the capacitor is charged on the basis of the pulse signal, and a control unit that performs control so that the pulse width is adjusted on the basis of a detection result of the pulse width.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a ?-diketone storage container including: a metal storage container to which a liquid ?-diketone is charged, the metal being an aluminum material; and an inorganic film on an inner surface of the storage container, the inorganic film containing at least one material selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide, silicon carbonitride, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, diamond, and diamond-like carbon.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dry etching method for etching a metal film on a substrate with an etching gas containing a ?-diketone and an additive gas, wherein the metal film contains a metal element capable of forming a complex with the ?-diketone; and wherein the amount of water contained in the etching gas is 30 mass ppm or less relative to the amount of the ?-diketone. It is preferable that the ?-diketone used for the dry etching method is supplied from a ?-diketone filled container, wherein the ?-diketone filled container has a sealed container body filled with a ?-diketone whose water content is 15 mass ppm or less relative to the ?-diketone. This etching method enables etching of the metal film while suppressing etching rate variations from the initial stage to the later stage of use of the filled container.

Abstract: A light source device according to an embodiment includes: a first resistor (101) that is connected to a given potential; a light emitting element (12) that is connected in series to the first resistor; a second resistor (102) that is connected to the given potential; and a first current source (104) that is connected in series to the second resistor and that is configured to supply a freely-selected current within a given range are included. A first voltage is taken out from a first connection part where the first resistor and the light emitting element are connected to each other and a second voltage is taken out from a second connection part where the second resistor and the first current source are connected to each other.

Abstract: A light source device according to an embodiment includes: a first resistor (101) that is connected to a given potential; a light emitting element (12) that is connected in series to the first resistor and that is configured to be supplied with a given current and thus emit a given amount of light; a second resistor (102) that is connected to the given potential; and a first current source (104) that is connected in series to the second resistor and that is configured to supply a current obtained by adding a current corresponding to an overcurrent to the given current are included, and a first voltage at a first connection part where the first resistor and the light emitting element are connected to each other and a second voltage at a second connection part where the second resistor and the first current source are connected to each other are taken out.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic device of an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires an ultrasonic image of a subject, executes processing for each step for each of one or more examination procedures registered in advance and including one or more steps including processing of acquiring the ultrasonic image, in which set images are associated, and registered, and determines a recommended step recommended to be executed subsequent to a current step or instead of the current step on the basis of a degree of consistency between a set image registered for each step and an ultrasonic image acquired in the current step that is being executed, and executes the recommended step subsequent to the current step or instead of the current step when the recommended step has been determined during execution of the current step.

Abstract: A method of forming a silicon film on a substrate having a fine pattern includes performing surface treatment with an adhesion promoter on the substrate having the fine pattern, forming a coating film by applying a silane polymer solution to the substrate on which the surface treatment has been performed, and heating the coating film.

Abstract: A communication system includes: a transmission device including a transmission data generator, a pattern generator, a transmitter, and a control signal receiver, the transmission data generator that is configured to generate transmission data, the pattern generator that is configured to generate an alternate pattern alternating at every lapse of a predetermined time, the transmitter that includes a first equalization circuit and is configured to transmit a transmission signal including the transmission data and the alternate pattern, the first equalization circuit that is configured to adjust equalization characteristics on the basis of first instruction information, and the control signal receiver that is configured to receive the first instruction information; and a reception device including a receiver, a first detector, and a control signal transmitter, the receiver that is configured to receive the transmission signal, the first detector that is configured to detect a frequency component corresponding t

Abstract: A suppression of a rise in temperature is to be attained for a light source apparatus provided with an emission section in which a plurality of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser light-emitting elements is arrayed. A light source apparatus according to the present technology includes an emission section in which a plurality of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser light-emitting elements is arrayed, and a driving section configured to cause the plurality of light-emitting elements of the emission section to emit light, in which at least a portion of a region including driving elements in the driving section is disposed so as not to overlap with the emission section.

Abstract: Attaining a more compact apparatus while also enabling the voltage to be detected for each light-emitting element in a light source apparatus provided with an emission section in which a plurality of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser light-emitting elements is arrayed. A light source apparatus according to the present technology includes an emission section in which a plurality of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser light-emitting elements is arrayed, and a detection section configured to detect a voltage at an anode or a cathode of the plurality of light-emitting elements in the emission section individually by time division. With this arrangement, it is not necessary to provide a circuit for detecting voltage with respect to each light-emitting element, and it becomes possible to attain a more compact apparatus.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a current position information of an ultrasonic probe in three-dimensional space. The processing circuitry is further configured to switch from a body mark indicating one body part to a body mark indicating the other body part, when a body mark indicating one body part of a pair of left and right body parts is displayed, and when the ultrasonic probe is positioned at a position farther than a predetermined distance from a midpoint of the pair of left and right body parts toward the other body part.

Abstract: An objective of the present technology is to provide a transmission device, a reception device, and a transceiver system of which miniaturization can be achieved. The transmission device includes an oscillator configured to oscillate a first clock signal; and a register signal reception unit configured to receive a register signal transmitted from a reception device and used for controlling the first clock signal. The reception device includes a signal generation unit configured to generate a register signal for controlling a first clock signal transmitted from the transmission device based on a comparison result obtained by comparing a reference clock signal with one of the first clock signal and a second clock signal which is based on the first clock signal; and a register signal transmission unit configured to transmit the register signal generated by the signal generation unit to the transmission device.

Abstract: A light source device including a light emitting unit in which multiple light emitting elements including vertical cavity surface emitting lasers are arranged is intended to curb temperature rise. A light source device according to the present technology includes a light emitting unit in which multiple light emitting elements including vertical cavity surface emitting lasers are arranged, and a driving unit that, regarding the light emitting element in the light emitting unit, causes multiple light emitting elements to be caused to emit light in a light emission target period to emit light in a time-divided manner in the light emission target period. By adopting time-division light emission, the number of light emitting elements that are caused to emit light simultaneously is reduced.

Abstract: A laser drive circuit is provided which includes: a first drive current unit (240) configured to adjust, by a first MOSFET (MN2) and a second MOSFET (MN3) being connected in series, an inflow of a current to a light-emitting element (LD11) that emits light in accordance with a current amount when the light-emitting element emits light and when the light-emitting element is extinguished; a voltage drop unit (MN4) configured to cause a gate-source voltage of the first MOSFET to drop when the light-emitting element is extinguished; and a timing generating unit (220) configured to generate a signal for controlling driving of the first drive current unit and the voltage drop unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transmitter and a transmission method and a receiver and a reception method that make it possible to suppress an increase in power consumption. Data in which a clock signal is embedded is transmitted, and a frequency of the clock signal embedded in the data is controlled to reduce the frequency of the clock signal in a predetermined period. Alternatively, data in which a clock signal is embedded and a notification indicating that a frequency of the clock signal is variable are received, and a frequency of the received data is reduced in a predetermined period, on the basis of the received notification. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, a transmitter, a receiver, a signal processor, a controller, an information transfer system, a transmission method, a reception method, a program, or the like.

Abstract: A light source apparatus is provided with the emission section in which a plurality of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser light-emitting elements is arrayed, the driving circuit section that causes the plurality of light-emitting elements of the emission section to emit light, the temperature detection section that includes a plurality of temperature sensors arranged to detect the temperature of the emission section, and a control section. The control section is configured to, during an emission target period when the light-emitting elements of the emission section are driven by the driving circuit section, correct a detection value from each of the plurality of temperature sensors by using a correction value set for each of the temperature sensors.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) and an oscillation circuit that allow widening of a range of a voltage to be output from the DAC. A plurality of first switches is connected to a voltage-dividing resistor and each configured to output, as a first voltage, a voltage at a corresponding one of connection points between the voltage-dividing resistor and the plurality of first switches. A plurality of second switches is connected to the voltage-dividing resistor and each configured to output, as a second voltage, a voltage at a corresponding one of connection points between the voltage-dividing resistor and the plurality of second switches. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a VCO (Voltage-Controlled Oscillator) and the like that oscillates a signal with a frequency according to a voltage to be output from a DAC.

Abstract: A multi-eye camera system includes multi-eye photographing camera heads 2 and image processing device 3 to which a plurality of the multi-eye photographing camera heads 2 are connected. Each of the multi-eye photographing camera heads 2 is provided with partial image acquiring part 24, parameter memory part 23 and image correcting part 26. Image processing device 3 is provided with input processing part 31, resizing processing part 32 and whole image memory 33.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dry etching method for etching a metal film on a substrate with the use of an etching gas, wherein the etching gas contains a ?-diketone and first and second additive gases; wherein the metal film contains a metal element capable of forming a complex with the ?-diketone; wherein the first additive gas is at least one kind of gas selected from the group consisting of NO, NO2, O2 and O3; wherein the second additive gas is at least one kind of gas selected from the group consisting of H2O and H2O2; wherein the amount of the ?-diketone contained is 10 vol % to 90 vol % relative to the etching gas; and wherein the amount of the second additive gas contained is 0.1 vol % to 15 vol % relative to the etching gas. The etching rate of the metal film is increased by this etching method.