Abstract: A dividing method of a substrate includes a close contact step of bringing an expanding tape into close contact with a substrate after execution of a modified layer forming step and before execution of a chip interval expansion step. Therefore, when the expanding tape is expanded in the chip interval expansion step, it is possible to favorably form plural chips with use of modified layers as the origin and to favorably widen the interval between the plural chips.

Abstract: A substrate dividing method includes preparing a substrate that is formed with division start points along streets and that has a protective sheet attached to a surface on one side thereof and rolling a roller on a surface on the other side of the substrate, to attach an expanding tape. Next, suction by a holding table is cancelled, and, in a state in which a slight gap is formed between a holding surface of the holding table and the protective sheet, the roller is brought into contact with the expanding tape and rolled, thereby extending cracks extending from the division start points while causing the substrate to sink into the gap through the protective sheet with the division start points as starting points, and the expanding tape is expanded to widen the chip intervals with the division start points as starting points.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: count a number of first data flows which a second data flow related to a current data flow has, repeat a replacement processing which replaces the current data flow with the second data flow until the counted number of first data flows is not 1, when the number of first data flows of the second data flow is not 1, identify the second data flow as the current data flow, and display the identified current data flow on a display device.

Abstract: High strength and high toughness aluminum alloy forgings having, as a whole, a strength at &sgr;0.2 of 315 N/mm2 or more and an impact shock value of 20 J/cm2 or more, wherein the aluminum alloy material contains Mg: 0.6-1.6%, Si: 0.8-1.8%, Cu: 0.1-1.0%, Fe: 0.30% or less, one or more of Mn: 0.15-0.6%, Cr: 0.1-0.2% and Zr: 0.1-0.2%, and the balance of Al and inevitable impurities, wherein the volume fraction of total constituents phase particles (Mg2Si and Al—Fe—Si—(Mn, Cr, Zr) series intermetallic compounds) in the aluminum alloy structure in the forgings is 1.5% or less per unit area.

Abstract: A method for refining molten Al alloy and a non-halogen based flux for refining molten Al alloy which make it possible to perform refining such as removal of gas and inclusions at a high reduction level, and are free from a problem that the flux remains in the molten Al alloy, wherein a refining flux is injected into molten Al alloy obtained by melting an Al raw material to refine the melt, thereafter, the resultant is supplied to a mold, so as to cast the Al alloy. At this time, alum is used as the refining flux.