Abstract: The performance of a semiconductor device is improved by preventing 1/f noise from being generated in a peripheral transistor, in the case where the occupation area of photodiodes, which are included in each of a plurality of pixels that form an image pickup device, is expanded. In the semiconductor device, the gate electrode of an amplification transistor is formed by both a gate electrode part over an active region and a large width part that covers the boundary between the active region and an element isolation region and the active region near the boundary and that. has a gate length larger than that of the gate electrode part.

Abstract: An ink jet ink set including three aqueous inks of a cyan ink, a magenta ink and a yellow ink, wherein any two inks of the cyan ink, the magenta ink and the yellow ink are inks satisfying the following condition A, and the other ink is an ink satisfying the following condition B: Condition A: an ink containing a first self-dispersible pigment having a functional group that contains a phosphonic acid group and another atomic group and is bonded to a particle surface of the pigment; and Condition B: an ink containing a second self-dispersible pigment having a functional group that contains at least one of a sulfonic acid group and a carboxylic acid group and is bonded to a particle surface of the pigment.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a polarizing plate, the method comprising bonding a first transparent protective film and a second transparent protective film to both sides of a polarizer with an adhesive layer interposed between the polarizer and each of the first and second transparent protective films, wherein the first and second transparent protective films have different elasticities (elastic modulus×thickness (?m)), the three films are pressure-bonded by being simultaneously allowed to pass between a pair of rolls, a direction in which the polarizer is fed and allowed to pass between the pair of rolls is inclined toward the high-elasticity film. The polarizing plate obtained by the method can be suppressed the occurrence of bubbles between the polarizer and the transparent protective films.

Abstract: The present invention improves the performance of an image sensor. In a planar view, fluorine is introduced into a part overlapping with a channel region in a gate electrode GE1 of an amplification transistor and is not introduced into the interior of a semiconductor substrate 1S. Concretely as shown in FIG. 20, a resist film FR1 is patterned in the manner of opening the part planarly overlapping with the channel region in the gate electrode GE1. Then fluorine is injected into the interior of the gate electrode GE1 exposed from an opening OP1 by an ion implantation method using the resist film FR1 in which the opening OP1 is formed as a mask.

Abstract: The invention provides an ink that inhibits lowering of ejection stability caused by a precipitate derived from a self-dispersible type monoazo pigment and also inhibits deterioration of a liquid contact surface of a heater portion of a recording head. The ink is an ink for ink jet recording system employing an thermal energy, containing a monoazo pigment, a resin and a surfactant represented by the following formula (1). A proportion of a molecular weight of an ethylene oxide group moiety occupying the surfactant is 10% or more and 85% or less, the monoazo pigment is a self-dispersible pigment to the particle surface of which at least one hydrophilic group selected from the group consisting of —COOM, —SO3M, —PO3HM and —PO3M2 is bonded directly or through another atomic group, and the acid value of the resin is 240 mg KOH/g or less.

Abstract: An ink set for an aqueous ink jet includes a first ink and a second ink, in which the first ink satisfies requirement 1 and requirement 2 described below: requirement 1: the first ink contains a coloring material, a fluorinated surfactant, and a specific salt, and requirement 2: the difference between the dynamic surface tensions of the first ink at lifetimes of 50 msec and 5000 msec measured by a maximum bubble pressure method at 25° C. is 17 mN/m or more, and the dynamic surface tension of the first ink at a lifetime of 5000 msec is 32 mN/m or less.

Abstract: A polarizing film, comprising a polarizer; transparent protective films with a water-vapor permeability of 150 g/m2/24 hours or less provided on both sides of the polarizer; and adhesive layers each interposed between the polarizer and one of the transparent protective films, wherein the adhesive layers are formed by applying an active energy ray to an active energy ray-curable adhesive composition containing a radically polymerizable compound, and the transparent protective films are bonded to the polarizer with the adhesive layers.

Abstract: To enhance the performance of a semiconductor device. In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, a metal film is formed over a semiconductor substrate having an insulating film formed on a surface thereof, and then the metal film is removed in a memory cell region, whereas, in a part of a peripheral circuit region, the metal film is left. Next, a silicon film is formed over the semiconductor substrate, then the silicon film is patterned in the memory cell region, and, in the peripheral circuit region, the silicon film is left so that an outer peripheral portion of the remaining metal film is covered with the silicon film. Subsequently, in the peripheral circuit region, the silicon film, the metal film, and the insulating film are patterned for forming an insulating film portion formed of the insulating film, a metal film portion formed of the metal film, and a conductive film portion formed of the silicon film.

Abstract: A liquid composition used in combination with an ink containing a coloring material is ejected by the action of thermal energy from a recording head including a heating resistor having a protecting layer that is to come into contact with the liquid composition and that contains at least one of a metal and a metal oxide. The liquid composition contains at least either an organic compound having a carboxy group and an amino group or an amine oxide compound, an organic acid having a carboxy group, and water.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a polarizing plate, the method comprising bonding a first transparent protective film and a second transparent protective film to both sides of a polarizer with an adhesive layer interposed between the polarizer and each of the first and second transparent protective films, wherein the first and second transparent protective films have different elasticities (elastic modulus×thickness (?m)), the three films are pressure-bonded by being simultaneously allowed to pass between a pair of rolls, a direction in which the polarizer is fed and allowed to pass between the pair of rolls is inclined toward the high-elasticity film. The polarizing plate obtained by the method can be suppressed the occurrence of bubbles between the polarizer and the transparent protective films.

Abstract: MISFETs after the 32 nm technology node have a High-k gate insulating film and a metal gate electrode. Such MISFETs have the problem that the absolute value of the threshold voltage of n-MISFET and p-MISFET inevitably increases by the subsequent high temperature heat treatment. The threshold voltage is therefore controlled by forming various threshold voltage adjusting metal films on a High-k gate insulating film and introducing a film component from them into the High-k gate insulating film. The present inventors have however revealed that lanthanum or the like introduced into the High-k gate insulating film of the n-MISFET is likely to transfer to the STI region by the subsequent heat treatment. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to the present invention is provided with an N channel threshold voltage adjusting element outward diffusion preventing region in the surface portion of the element isolation region below and at the periphery of the gate stack of the n-MISFET.

Abstract: Provided is an ink jet ink including a monoazo pigment and a resin, the ink being used for an ink jet recording system in which the ink is ejected from a recording head by an action of thermal energy. The monoazo pigment is a self-dispersible pigment having an anionic group bonded to a particle surface of the pigment directly or via another atomic group and has a surface charge amount of 5.9×10?2 mmol/g or more and 9.8×10?2 mmol/g or less. The resin has an acid value of 100 mg KOH/g or more and 160 mg KOH/g or less. The mass ratio of the content (mass %) of the resin to the content (mass %) of the monoazo pigment in the ink is 0.05 times or more and 0.25 times or less.

Abstract: An ink set for an aqueous ink jet includes a first ink and a second ink, in which the first ink satisfies requirement 1 and requirement 2 described below: requirement 1: the first ink contains a coloring material, a fluorinated surfactant, and a specific salt, and requirement 2: the difference between the dynamic surface tensions of the first ink at lifetimes of 50 msec and 5000 msec measured by a maximum bubble pressure method at 25° C. is 17 mN/m or more, and the dynamic surface tension of the first ink at a lifetime of 5000 msec is 32 mN/m or less.

Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device making it possible to form an element region having a dimension close to a designed dimension, restrain a phenomenon similar to gate-induced drain leakage, and further restrain compressive stress to be applied to the element region by oxidation of a conductive film; and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device. Trenches are made in a main surface of a semiconductor substrate. By oxidizing the wall surface of each of the trenches, a first oxide film is formed on the wall surface. An embedded conductive film is formed to be embedded into the trench. The embedded conductive film is oxidized in an atmosphere containing an active oxidizing species, thereby forming a second oxide film. A third oxide film is formed on the second oxide film by CVD or coating method.

Abstract: The invention provides an ink that inhibits lowering of ejection stability caused by a precipitate derived from a self-dispersible type monoazo pigment and also inhibits deterioration of a liquid contact surface of a heater portion of a recording head. The ink is an ink for ink jet recording system employing an thermal energy, containing a monoazo pigment, a resin and a surfactant represented by the following formula (1). A proportion of a molecular weight of an ethylene oxide group moiety occupying the surfactant is 10% or more and 85% or less, the monoazo pigment is a self-dispersible pigment to the particle surface of which at least one hydrophilic group selected from the group consisting of —COOM, —SO3M, —PO3HM and —PO3M2 is bonded directly or through another atomic group, and the acid value of the resin is 240 mg KOH/g or less.

Abstract: Provided is an ink jet ink including a monoazo pigment and a resin, the ink being used for an ink jet recording system in which the ink is ejected from a recording head by an action of thermal energy. The monoazo pigment is a self-dispersible pigment having an anionic group bonded to a particle surface of the pigment directly or via another atomic group and has a surface charge amount of 5.9×10?2 mmol/g or more and 9.8×10?2 mmol/g or less. The resin has an acid value of 100 mg KOH/g or more and 160 mg KOH/g or less. The mass ratio of the content (mass %) of the resin to the content (mass %) of the monoazo pigment in the ink is 0.05 times or more and 0.25 times or less.

Abstract: A purpose of the present invention is to provide a dielectric ceramic composition which is available to obtain a multilayer ceramic capacitor having a high specific permittivity and a small temperature change of capacitance. A dielectric ceramic composition comprises a dielectric main component composed of 86.32 to 97.64 mol % of BaTiO3, 0.01 to 10.00 mol % of Y2O3 and 0.01 to 10.00 mol % of MgO and 0.001 to 0.200 mol % of V2O5, 0.01 to 1.0 mol % of more than one kind of a first additive selected from a group composed of MnO, Cr2O3, Co2O3, 0.5 to 10.0 mol % of a second additive which is {Ba?, Ca (1??)}SiO3 (note, 0???1), and Sr: 10 to 500 ppm, S: 10 to 50 ppm, Al: 10 to 50 ppm, Fe: 10 to 50 ppm, Zr: 100 to 800 ppm, Y: 10 to 100 ppm, Hf: 10 to 100 ppm to 100 parts by weight of BaTiO3.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including an n-channel-type MISFET (Qn) having an Hf-containing insulating film (5), which is a high dielectric constant gate insulating film containing hafnium, a rare-earth element, and oxygen as main components, and a gate electrode (GE1), which is a metal gate electrode, is manufactured. The Hf-containing insulating film (5) is formed by forming a first Hf-containing film containing hafnium and oxygen as main components, a rare-earth containing film containing a rare-earth element as a main component, and a second Hf-containing film containing hafnium and oxygen as main components sequentially from below and then causing these to react with one another.

Abstract: A liquid composition used in combination with an ink containing a coloring material is ejected by the action of thermal energy from a recording head including a heating resistor having a protecting layer that contains at least one of a metal and a metal oxide and that is to come into contact with the liquid composition. The liquid composition contains an organic acid having a carboxy group, an alkali metal ion, an organic acid having a sulfonate group, a polyvalent metal ion, and water.

Abstract: In a perpendicular magnetic recording head having a main magnetic pole layer and a return yoke layer which are laminated with a magnetic gap layer interposed therebetween on a medium-opposing surface, a pair of side coils constituting respective electrically closed circuits on a surface parallel to the medium-opposing surface are provided on both sides in a track width direction of a magnetic pole part of the main magnetic pole layer. When a leakage magnetic field spreading from the magnetic pole part of the main magnetic pole layer passes through the pair of side coils, the pair of side coils generate a demagnetizing field in such a direction as to cancel a magnetic flux change thereof, thereby preventing the leakage magnetic flux from spreading.