Abstract: A heat transport device has an evaporator and a condenser connected through a vapor phase channel and a liquid phase channel and has wicks of the condenser arranged symmetrically around an axis orthogonal to the direction of gravity. The flow of fluid in a liquid phase inside the wicks is not disrupted even when the heat transport device is tilted at any angle relative to the horizontal surface or the vertical surface.

Abstract: A film-forming unit of the invention includes a processing container in which a vacuum can be created, a stage arranged in the processing container, on which an object to be processed is placed, a process-gas supplying means for supplying a process gas into the processing container, and a heating means for heating the object to be processed placed on the stage. A division wall surrounds a lateral side and a lower side of the stage. An inert gas is introduced into a stage-side region surrounded by the division wall, by an inert-gas supplying means. A gap-forming member is arranged in such a manner that its inner peripheral portion is arranged above a peripheral portion of the object to be processed placed on the stage via a gap and its outer peripheral portion is arranged above the division wall via a gap.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 12 outputs echo data to a host controller 20. In the host controller 20, a tissue coordinate operation unit 48 computes coordinate information of a tumor 30 using a three dimensional probe 10 as an origin; a probe coordinate operation unit 52 computes coordinate information of the three dimensional probe 10 using, as its origin, an X-ray source apparatus 18 which functions as a reference position; and a combined tissue coordinate operation unit 54 uses the coordinate information of the tumor using the three dimensional probe 10 as its origin and the coordinate information of the three dimensional probe 10 using the X-ray source apparatus 18 as its origin to compute coordinate information of the tumor 30 using the X-ray source apparatus as its origin, and outputs the computed coordinate information to the X-ray source apparatus 18.

Abstract: A method of formation of a capacitor forming part of an electric circuit when producing a circuit board, consisting of forming a valve metal bottom electrode layer and a valve metal oxide dielectric layer on the same, then integrally forming a solid electrolyte layer comprised of an organic semiconductor and a top electrode layer comprised of metal on the same, this integral formation step consisting of the step of holding one surface of metal foil for the top electrode at a bonding wedge and making the other surface of the metal foil carry a powder of the organic semiconductor by compression bonding and heating and the step of compression bonding the organic semiconductor powder carried by compression bonding at the dielectric layer by a bonding wedge through metal foil, whereby a solid electrolyte layer comprised of an organic semiconductor sandwiched between the metal foil and dielectric layer and closely bonded with the two is formed, a capacitor built into a circuit board, a circuit board including a cap

Abstract: A capacitor is formed between a lower wiring layer and an upper wiring layer in an interior of a circuit board. The capacitor is formed of a lower metallic layer which is of at least one valve metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, tantalum, niobium, tungsten, vanadium, bismuth, titanium, zirconium and hafnium, a dielectric layer which is of an oxide of the valve metal which may be the same as or different from the valve metal of the lower metallic layer, an intermediate layer which is of a solid electrolyte, and an upper metallic layer which is of an electrode metal, laminated in this order.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 12 outputs echo data to a host controller 20. In the host controller 20, a tissue coordinate operation unit 48 computes coordinate information of a tumor 30 using a three dimensional probe 10 as an origin; a probe coordinate operation unit 52 computes coordinate information of the three dimensional probe 10 using, as its origin, an X-ray source apparatus 18 which functions as a reference position; and a combined tissue coordinate operation unit 54 uses the coordinate information of the tumor using the three dimensional probe 10 as its origin and the coordinate information of the three dimensional probe 10 using the X-ray source apparatus 18 as its origin to compute coordinate information of the tumor 30 using the X-ray source apparatus as its origin, and outputs the computed coordinate information to the X-ray source apparatus 18.

Abstract: In a communication system, a first transfer rate is assigned to a first user terminal requesting a variable-rate mode of transmission and a second transfer rate is subsequently assigned to a second user terminal requesting a constant-rate mode of transmission if the second transfer rate is equal to or smaller than a remaining capacity of the transmission link. If the second transfer rate is greater than the remaining link capacity, a third transfer rate lower than the first transfer rate is assigned to the first user terminal so that the remaining link capacity is increased. The second transfer rate is assigned to the second user terminal if it is equal to or smaller than the increased remaining link capacity.

Abstract: In a spread spectrum communication system comprising a base station and a plurality of mobile stations, a communication band between the base station and the mobile stations are divided into a forward frequency band and a reverse frequency band. The forward frequency band is shared in the mobile stations. Each mobile station monitors a signal on the forward frequency band and extracts packet data of its own destination. The reverse frequency band is divided into a plurality of channels which are assigned to the respective mobile stations. Furthermore, allocation of spreading codes or time slots may be changed.

Abstract: A receiver of a multicarrier communication system capable of reducing inter-subcarrier interfering signals is to be provided. Receive signals received by a receiving antenna are amplified by a receiving amplifier, subjected to quadrature demodulation by multipliers with respect to the respective subcarriers, and band-limited by lowpass filters. The signals band-limited by the lowpass filters are converted into digital signals by A/D converters at a sampling frequency fs. With respect to the receive signals converted into digital signals, interfering signals leaking between subcarriers are estimated by using A/D converted by the A/D converters and are canceled. The receive signals reduced in interfering signals are multiplexed into a single sequence by a multiplexer, and decoded by a decoder into output signals.

Abstract: To estimate the channel characteristics on the basis of the time differences of the sample points, and to reduce memory capacity and processing steps required for the estimation. The first adder sums up detected pilot signals slot by slot, while the second adder sums up ((sample number n)×pilot signals) slot by slot. The output from the first adder multiplied by (4N−2)/(N(N+1)) and the output from the second adder multiplied by (−6)/(N(N+1)) are added in the third adder. The output from the first adder multiplied by (−6)/(N(N+1)) and the output from the second adder multiplied by (12)/(N(N−1)(N+1)) are added in the forth adder. The output from the forth adder is filtered by LPF to obtain output b (k) which is an inclination value of the channel characteristics of a slot, while the output from the third adder is compensated by FLT to obtain a (k) which is a bias value of the channel characteristics.

Abstract: A HSDPA type mobile communication system includes a base station and a mobile station. The base station sets the uplink control channel with the mobile station to transmit a pilot signal. The mobile station measures a reception quality of the pilot signal to transmit the quality information to the base station using the uplink quality control channel. The base station performs transmission control of data for the mobile station using the quality information. The mobile station is set to perform control of starting and stopping transmission of the quality information so that the quality information is transmitted only as required. Therefore, power consumption in the mobile station can be reduced, interference wave power in the uplink can be reduced, and capacity of the uplink can be increased.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus forms a three-dimensional echo data acquisition space. A beam address array is composed of a plurality of ultrasonic beam addresses constituting a three-dimensional echo data acquisition space. The beam address array is divided into a plurality of address groups, and address scanning is repeated twice for each of the address groups. Thus, when a differential operation or the like of two data items obtained at the same beam position is performed, the time interval between acquisition of the two data pieces becomes short. The existence or behavior of an ultrasonic contrast agent within tissue of a living body is displayed as a three-dimensional differential image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for connecting segments of a LAN with each other. Especially, the present invention provides a method and device in which the reconstruction of a network is unnecessary and the operation of the network can be maintained in the case of increase the number of apparatus or trouble of the device in which the spanning tree protocol is used.

Abstract: A capacitor is formed between a lower wiring layer and an upper wiring layer in an interior of a circuit board. The capacitor comprises a lower metallic layer consisting of at least one valve metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, tantalum, niobium, tungsten, vanadium, bismuth, titanium, zirconium and hafnium, a dielectric layer consisting of an oxide of the valve metal which may be the same as or different from the valve metal of the lower metallic layer, an intermediate layer consisting of a solid electrolyte, and an upper metallic layer consisting of an electrode metal, laminated in this order.

Abstract: The present invention provides a CVD apparatus and a CVD method for use in forming an Al/Cu multilayered film. The Al/Cu multilayered film is formed in the CVD apparatus comprising a chamber for placing a semiconductor wafer W, a susceptor for mounting the semiconductor wafer W thereon, an Al raw material supply system for introducing a gasified Al raw material into the chamber and a Cu raw material supply system for introducing a gasified Cu raw material into the chamber. The Al/Cu multilayered film is formed by repeating a series of steps consisting of introducing the Al raw material gas into the chamber, depositing the Al film on the semiconductor wafer W by a CVD method, followed by generating a plasma in the chamber in which the Cu raw material gas has been introduced and depositing the Cu film on the semiconductor wafer W by a CVD method. The Al/Cu multilayered film thus obtained is subjected to a heating treatment (annealing), thereby forming a desired Al/Cu multilayered film.

Abstract: During soft handover, base station selector 22 selects the base station that is transmitting the downlink signal with the best downlink reception quality, and notifies the base stations of the ID of this base station, so as to cause only the selected base station to transmit user data. Downlink signal weight decision circuit 23 estimates base stations that have a likelihood of transmitting user data. Downlink TPC command decision circuit 25 uses the downlink signal from the base stations that have a likelihood of transmitting user data, to decide whether the transmission power of the base stations is excessive or insufficient, and to instruct the base stations to increase or decrease their transmission power. Data demodulator 27 uses the downlink signals from base stations that have a likelihood of transmitting user data to demodulate the user data.

Abstract: In a projection means black pixel histograms of a binary stationary image are generated in both the vertical and the horizontal direction. In a text type judgment means, in accordance with these histograms, a determination is made of whether the image is vertical text or horizontal text. Based on the result of this determination, a pattern block extraction means extracts either a column or a row from the image. The block is further projected and divided into smaller blocks. Then projection is again applied to these divided blocks and patterns are extracted by a pattern extraction means. A judgment is made as to whether or not joining of the extracted patterns is to be performed and, if joining is required, they are joined by a pattern joining means and finally the offsets of all the extracted patterns are calculated, whereupon data (of extracted patterns) are sent to a pattern matching process.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes a filter, multiplier, and controller. The filter reduces leakage power outside the transmission signal band. In the filter, a first attenuation amount more than a predetermined amount or a second attenuation amount not more than the predetermined amount is selectively set in a range higher than the transmission signal band. The multiplier modulates the transmission signal output from the filter. The controller sets one of the first and second attenuation amounts in the filter in accordance with the use situation of a band adjacent to the transmission signal band.

Abstract: A three-dimensional ultrasound image processing apparatus includes three-dimensional probe for forming scanning planes successively by ultrasound beam scanning to acquire three-dimensional data specified by the depth r in the ultrasound beam direction, the angle &thgr; of the ultrasound beam with respect to a scanning start position in the respective scanning plane and the displacement angle &PHgr; of the scanning plane; two-dimensional coordinate transformation section for transforming the depth r and the angle &thgr; for the respective scanning plane to two-dimensional coordinates (x, y); two two-dimensional memories for sequentially storing the two-dimensional data for the respective scanning planes with each scanning plane as a unit, in which the two-dimensional data is written into an address specified by the two-dimensional coordinates (x, y) determined by the two-dimensional coordinate transformation section; three-dimensional coordinate transformation section for calculating three-dimensional coordina

Abstract: A CVD film forming apparatus includes a susceptor, provided in a process chamber, having a surface of an area smaller than that of a wafer. A process gas is supplied to a top surface of the wafer mounted on the susceptor, thereby forming a CVD film on the top surface. A film formation preventing gas is supplied in a direction from the rear surface of the wafer toward a peripheral edge thereof at a flow rate which prevents the process gas from flowing to the rear surface of the wafer.