Abstract: A communication system according to the present disclosure includes a transmission device and a reception device. The transmission device includes a phase synchronizer, a generator, and a controller. The phase synchronizer generates a first clock signal, and is configured to be able to change a frequency of the first clock signal. The generator generates a transmission signal on the basis of the first clock signal. The controller controls the generator and the phase synchronizer to change the frequency of the first clock signal while generating the transmission signal. The reception device receives the transmission signal.

Abstract: Through the use of a method of producing electronic components, a plurality of electronic components are obtained by cutting, along a predetermined cutting line, a laminate including a first circuit board and a second circuit board both mounted with circuit components. The method of producing electronic components includes: a stacking step of stacking the second circuit board on the first circuit board with a spacer interposed therewith, the first circuit board being provided with a filled via around a mounting region of the circuit components; a filling step of filling a filling space formed between the first circuit board and the second circuit board using the spacer with insulating resins; and a cutting step of cutting the laminate along the cutting line, the cutting line dividing the filled via, and exposing the filled via from a cut surface to acquire terminal portions of the electronic components.

Abstract: An oxide all-solid-state battery excellent in lithium ion conductivity and joint strength between an anode active material layer and solid electrolyte layer thereof. In the oxide all-solid-state battery, the solid electrolyte layer is a layer mainly containing a garnet-type oxide solid electrolyte sintered body represented by the following formula (1): (Lix-3y-z, Ey, Hz)L?M?O?; a solid electrolyte interface layer is disposed between the anode active material layer and the solid electrolyte layer; the solid electrolyte interface layer contains at least a Si element and an O element; and a laminate containing at least the anode active material layer, the solid electrolyte interface layer and the solid electrolyte layer has peaks at positions where 2?=32.3°±0.5°, 37.6°±0.5°, 43.8°±0.5°, and 57.7°±0.5° in a XRD spectrum obtained by XRD measurement using CuK? irradiation.

Abstract: A phase-locked loop of the disclosure includes a detector, an oscillator, an adjuster, and a controller. The detector detects a transition of an input clock signal. The oscillator generates a clock signal having a frequency corresponding to a first control signal, and changes a phase of the clock signal on a basis of a detection result in the detector. The adjuster adjusts a phase difference between a phase of the input clock signal and the phase of the clock signal depending on a second control signal. The controller compares the phase of the input clock signal and the phase of the clock signal at a plurality of comparison timings, and generates the first control signal and the second control signal on a basis of a result of the comparison.

Abstract: An overload protection device for a compressor motor and, more specifically, to an overload protection device for a compressor motor, which has an overload protection means and can thus more effectively prevent overload of the compressor motor.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus is capable of receiving an operation instruction via a touch panel. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a storage, an identification unit, and a controller. The storage stores association information in which operation instructions are each associated with a finger type. The identification unit identifies the finger type of a finger that has touched any position on the touch panel. The controller performs one of the operation instructions associated with the finger type identified based on the association information.

Abstract: To accurately detect the presence or absence of a signal. A signal detector includes an input-signal amplifying circuit, a reference-signal amplifying circuit, and a comparator. In the signal detector, the input-signal amplifying circuit amplifies an input signal with a predetermined gain. The reference-signal amplifying circuit amplifies a reference signal at a constant signal-level with a gain that substantially matches the predetermined gain. The comparator compares a signal level of the amplified input signal with a signal level of the amplified reference signal, and outputs the comparison result as a detection signal.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission apparatus, a transmission method, and a filter circuit that make it possible to transmit a signal with high quality, the signal including a plurality of signals having different speeds. The transmission apparatus includes a detection unit that detects each of a plurality of signals having different speeds from an input signal. Further, the transmission apparatus includes an output control unit that controls output of an output signal including the plurality of signals, on the basis of detection results of the plurality of signals by the detection unit. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a transmission apparatus that transmits a serial signal conforming to the USB 3.0 standards or a transmission apparatus that converts the serial signal described above into a millimeter-wave signal or an optical signal and sends and receives the signal.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes memory circuitry configured to store a program and processing circuitry configured, by executing the program, to perform alignment between one of live images and one of reference images. The live images include a fundamental image and a harmonic image both of which are acquired by contrast imaging, the reference images are acquired prior to the live images, and the alignment is performed by using the fundamental image as one of the live images.

Abstract: Through the use of a method of producing electronic components, a plurality of electronic components are obtained by cutting, along a predetermined cutting line, a laminate including a first circuit board and a second circuit board both mounted with circuit components. The method of producing electronic components includes: a stacking step of stacking the second circuit board on the first circuit board with a spacer interposed therewith, the first circuit board being provided with a filled via around a mounting region of the circuit components; a filling step of filling a filling space formed between the first circuit board and the second circuit board using the spacer with insulating resins; and a cutting step of cutting the laminate along the cutting line, the cutting line dividing the filled via, and exposing the filled via from a cut surface to acquire terminal portions of the electronic components.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a control method are provided that are capable of reducing power consumption. The electronic apparatus having a normal mode in which first electric power is consumed and a power-saving mode in which second electric power lower than the first electric power is consumed includes a first sensor and a second sensor whose power consumption is lower than that of the first sensor. In the power-saving mode, supply of power to the first sensor is restricted, the second sensor is set to the power-saving mode, a trigger for restoring the power-saving mode to the normal mode is detected by using the second sensor set to the power-saving mode, and the power-saving mode is restored to the normal mode based on the detected trigger.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a control method are provided that are capable of reducing power consumption. The electronic apparatus having a normal mode in which first electric power is consumed and a power-saving mode in which second electric power lower than the first electric power is consumed includes a first sensor and a second sensor whose power consumption is lower than that of the first sensor. In the power-saving mode, supply of power to the first sensor is restricted, the second sensor is set to the power-saving mode, a trigger for restoring the power-saving mode to the normal mode is detected by using the second sensor set to the power-saving mode, and the power-saving mode is restored to the normal mode based on the detected trigger.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a medical image display apparatus includes a storage unit storing data of a three-dimensional image, a slice image generating unit generating three slice images associated with three slices from the three-dimensional image, a display unit displaying the three slice images respectively in three display areas, an ROI marker generating unit generating three ROI markers to be respectively superimposed on the displayed three slice images, the three ROI markers corresponding to a single ROI, an operation unit performing operation of changing relative positions between the three slice images and the three ROI markers, and a display control unit controlling move the three slice images in the three display areas in accordance with the operation of changing the relative positions and fix the three ROI markers at center positions of the three display areas.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a control method are provided that are capable of reducing power consumption. The electronic apparatus having a normal mode in which first electric power is consumed and a power-saving mode in which second electric power lower than the first electric power is consumed includes a first sensor and a second sensor whose power consumption is lower than that of the first sensor. In the power-saving mode, supply of power to the first sensor is restricted, the second sensor is set to the power-saving mode, a trigger for restoring the power-saving mode to the normal mode is detected by using the second sensor set to the power-saving mode, and the power-saving mode is restored to the normal mode based on the detected trigger.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a control method are provided that are capable of reducing power consumption. The electronic apparatus having a normal mode in which first electric power is consumed and a power-saving mode in which second electric power lower than the first electric power is consumed includes a first sensor and a second sensor whose power consumption is lower than that of the first sensor. In the power-saving mode, supply of power to the first sensor is restricted, the second sensor is set to the power-saving mode, a trigger for restoring the power-saving mode to the normal mode is detected by using the second sensor set to the power-saving mode, and the power-saving mode is restored to the normal mode based on the detected trigger.

Abstract: A production method of a 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoroacetylacetone hydrate according to the present invention includes: step 1: step 1: obtaining a reaction mixture that contains at least 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-3-pentyn-2-one or an equivalent thereof by reaction of a 3,3,3-trifluoropropynyl metal with a trifluoroacetate; and step 2: forming the 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoroacetylacetone hydrate by contact of the reaction mixture obtained in the step 1 with water in the presence of an acid. It is possible to produce 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoroacetylacetone by dehydration of the thus-formed hydrate. Thus, the production method according to the present invention is industrially applicable.

Abstract: A flow control valve may include a case and a valve body axially movably disposed within a fluid passage defined in the case. The valve body may have an outer circumferential surface with a flow control surface. The valve body may further include a flange portion positioned on an upstream side of the flow control surface. The flange portion may include a sliding surface and a reference surface. The sliding surface may slidably contact a passage wall surface of the fluid passage. The reference surface may serve as a reference when performing configuration measurement of the flow control surface. The reference surface may extend within a first circumferential range about the axis of the valve body, and the flow control surface may extend within a second circumferential range about the axis of the valve body. The first circumferential range and the second circumferential range may at least partly overlap with each other.

Abstract: There is provided a reception unit, including: a transition detection section configured to detect a transition of an input data signal; an oscillation section configured to generate a clock signal and vary a phase of the clock signal based on a result of detection made by the transition detection section, the clock signal having a frequency in accordance with a first control signal; a first sampling section configured to sample the input data signal based on the clock signal and thereby generate an output data signal; and a control section configured to generate the first control signal based on the input data signal, the output data signal, and the clock signal.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes an ultrasound probe that transmits/receives ultrasound waves to/from a subject, a reference position member arranged on the ultrasound probe, and a sensor located in a position having a predetermined positional relationship relative to a puncture needle. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus further includes a position information acquisition unit, a needle length information acquisition unit, and a display. The position information acquisition unit acquires position information of the reference position member and the sensor. The needle length information acquisition unit acquires needle length information indicating the length of the puncture needle based on the position information of the reference position member and the sensor when the tip of the puncture needle is in contact with the reference position member, and the relative position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a library apparatus capable of indicating an availability state of a slot according to the availability state of the slot that a magazine has. The storage library apparatus 1 rotates the first position P that indicates a usable state of a slot 7 by a first protection lever 4 being pushed by a accessor 3 which can convey, contacts against in a stopper 6, accordingly, is fixed by a lock component 5 and is fixed to the lock component 5 by rotating a second position R that indicates the unusable state of a slot 7.