Abstract: An electric compressor includes: a compression part; an electric motor; an inverter; a housing including a plurality of housing forming members made of metal; a seal member that has an insulation property and is provided between the housing forming members adjacent to each other; and a potential equalization member that is made of metal and is in contact with both the adjacent housing forming members to equalize potentials of the adjacent housing forming members. The adjacent housing forming members include mating surfaces, respectively. An insertion hole is formed in one of the mating surfaces of the adjacent housing forming members, at a position in which the seal member is not provided. The potential equalization member includes an insertion portion inserted into the insertion hole, and a contact portion that is a plate portion extending in a gap between the mating surfaces and is in contact with both the mating surfaces.

Abstract: An example of a game system executes a racing game where a plurality of movement objects are moved in a course in a virtual space. The course includes a branch portion branching into a plurality of branch destinations, and the plurality of movement objects pass through the branch portion multiple times in progressing through the course. In the branch portion, a branch destination that a movement object is allowed to enter or a branch destination that the movement object is restricted from entering is switched in accordance with a degree of progress of the movement object in the racing game.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a control unit. The control unit adds type information indicating a first type in a first operation request in which operation target storage devices are specified by unique identifiers, respectively, used in a first storage apparatus and outputs the first operation request to the first storage apparatus through the network. When the control unit transmits the first operation request to a second storage apparatus and receives an error response indicating a type error from the second storage apparatus after transparent failover is executed, the control unit adds type information indicating the second type in a second operation request in which operation target storage devices are specified by unique identifiers, respectively, used in the second storage apparatus and outputs the second operation request to the second storage apparatus through the network.

Abstract: In a semiconductor device including a seal ring area containing multiple seal rings are coupled to each other at equal intervals via bridge patterns, improper local relocation of bridge patterns may reduce the reliability of the semiconductor device. A semiconductor device has a first group containing a predetermined number of the bridge patterns spaced at a first interval and a second group containing a predetermined number of the bridge patterns spaced at the first interval, the second group being located at a second interval from the first group. The second interval is larger than the first interval.

Abstract: In a semiconductor device including a seal ring area containing multiple seal rings are coupled to each other at equal intervals via bridge patterns, improper local relocation of bridge patterns may reduce the reliability of the semiconductor device. A semiconductor device has a first group containing a predetermined number of the bridge patterns spaced at a first interval and a second group containing a predetermined number of the bridge patterns spaced at the first interval, the second group being located at a second interval from the first group. The second interval is larger than the first interval.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a control unit. The control unit adds type information indicating a first type in a first operation request in which operation target storage devices are specified by unique identifiers, respectively, used in a first storage apparatus and outputs the first operation request to the first storage apparatus through the network. When the control unit transmits the first operation request to a second storage apparatus and receives an error response indicating a type error from the second storage apparatus after transparent failover is executed, the control unit adds type information indicating the second type in a second operation request in which operation target storage devices are specified by unique identifiers, respectively, used in the second storage apparatus and outputs the second operation request to the second storage apparatus through the network.

Abstract: In a semiconductor device including a seal ring area containing multiple seal rings are coupled to each other at equal intervals via bridge patterns, improper local relocation of bridge patterns may reduce the reliability of the semiconductor device. A semiconductor device has a first group containing a predetermined number of the bridge patterns spaced at a first interval and a second group containing a predetermined number of the bridge patterns spaced at the first interval, the second group being located at a second interval from the first group. The second interval is larger than the first interval.

Abstract: In a semiconductor device including a seal ring area containing multiple seal rings are coupled to each other at equal intervals via bridge patterns, improper local relocation of bridge patterns may reduce the reliability of the semiconductor device. A semiconductor device has a first group containing a predetermined number of the bridge patterns spaced at a first interval and a second group containing a predetermined number of the bridge patterns spaced at the first interval, the second group being located at a second interval from the first group. The second interval is larger than the first interval.

Abstract: There is provided a high luminous light conductive plate where concave dots formed on the surface of a resin sheet deflect light introduced from a light source to the interior of the light conductive plate so as to diffuse light into an extensive range with a roughened wall surface of the concave dots. An annular projection that flanges the peripheral end portion of each concave dot substantially increases the depth of the concave dots expanding an area contributing to the deflection of the concave dot. The concave dot formed on the surface of the resin sheet is formed by pressing a plurality of concave projections of a press die on the surface of the resin sheet through a cold process.

Abstract: There is provided a light conductive plate comprising: a resin sheet; and a plurality of concave dots formed on a surface of the resin sheet, wherein each concave dot in section includes a general formed portion in which to be continuously formed from an opening end portion of the concave dot toward a deep portion thereof, and a discontinuous formed portion that is fabricated at the deepest portion of the general formed portion.

Abstract: In a method for driving an information display panel to display information such as an image, in which a display medium comprised of a particle group containing charged particles is sealed between two opposing substrates, at least one of which is transparent; and in which a voltage is applied across opposing pixel electrodes formed such that conductive films provided to the respective substrates are arranged so as to face each other, to drive the display medium, the number of times of application of the pulse voltage applied at the time of rewriting a display is varied according to a filling quantity of the charged particles. In this manner, the method for driving an information display panel can expect improvement of contrast, shortening of time required for drawing, and reduction in electrical power consumption at the time of writing of display at the same time can be provided.

Abstract: A vehicular air conditioner includes cabin-exterior fans that blow air with respect to a cabin-exterior heat exchanger in which a coolant is vaporized, and a plurality of openable/closable shutters disposed in a duct that communicates between the cabin-exterior heat exchanger and the exterior of the vehicle. On an upper portion of the duct, a cover is formed that covers the cabin-exterior heat exchanger, which is disposed rearwardly of the shutters, and an upper region of the radiator. Additionally, air that is raised in temperature by heat from the engine passes between the cover and both the cabin-exterior heat exchanger and the radiator, and is guided toward a forward side of the vehicle.

Abstract: A drive method of an information display panel, in which display media is sealed in a space between the substrates, at least one of which is transparent, and an electric field is applied to display media by application of a pulse voltage between electrodes provided each of the substrates opposed one another so as to display information such as an image, is to lower the pulse voltage by setting a circuit between the electrodes, to which the pulse voltage is applied, a high impedance state. Thereby, it can provide the drive method of the information display panel capable of achieving high contrast.

Abstract: A color filter is provided with red, green and blue color filter segments. When chromaticity coordinates (x, y) in a chromaticity diagram of XYZ color specification system are measured with the color filter being sandwiched between two polarizers, a chromaticity (xp, yp) of parallel-transmitted light and a chromaticity (xc, yc) of orthogonal-transmitted light satisfy the following formula (1): ?xy=[(xp?xc)2+(yp?yc)2]1/2<0.130??(1) A liquid crystal display device is provided with such a color filter.

Abstract: A colored composition contains a colorant carrier including a transparent resin, a precursor thereof, or a mixture of the transparent resin and the precursor, a colorant, and an organic liquid medium. The organic liquid medium consists of an organic solvent (a) having a boiling point at 760 mmHg of 100° C. or higher but lower than 160° C., and an organic solvent (b) having a boiling point at 760 mmHg of 160° C. or higher but lower than 215° C. The organic solvent (b) is contained in an amount of 3% to 35% by weight based on the total amount of the colored composition.

Abstract: A color filter adapted to be employed in an in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device, which is incorporated in the liquid crystal device without interposing electrodes between a liquid crystal and pixels, and which includes a transparent substrate, and pixels having color layers representing a plurality of colors and formed on the transparent substrate, wherein a protective layer is not formed on the pixels, and a dielectric loss tangent (tan ?) of at least one color layer is confined to not higher than 0.03 at a frequency ranging from 10 Hz to 100 Hz.

Abstract: A blue colored composition for a color filter contains a pigment carrier comprising a transparent resin, a precursor thereof or a mixture thereof, a blue pigment having a specific surface area of 90 to 140 m2/g, and a violet pigment having a specific surface area in a range of 100 to 150 m2/g, but having a greater specific surface area than that of the blue pigment used. A color filter includes a filter segment formed from the blue colored composition.

Abstract: A color filter is provided with red, green and blue color filter segments. When chromaticity coordinates (x, y) in a chromaticity diagram of XYZ color specification system are measured with the color filter being sandwiched between two polarizers, a chromaticity (xp, yp) of parallel-transmitted light and a chromaticity (xc, yc) of orthogonal-transmitted light satisfy the following formula (1): ?xy=[(xp?xc)2+(yp?yc)2]1/2<0.130??(1) A liquid crystal display device is provided with such a color filter.

Abstract: A blue colored composition for a color filter contains a pigment carrier comprising a transparent resin, a precursor thereof or a mixture thereof, a blue pigment having a specific surface area of 90 to 140 m2/g, and a violet pigment having a specific surface area in a range of 100 to 150 m2/g, but having a greater specific surface area than that of the blue pigment used. A color filter includes a filter segment formed from the blue colored composition.