Abstract: A defect inspecting apparatus inspects defects of a sample having a pattern formed on the surface. The defect inspecting apparatus is provided with a stage which has a sample placed thereon and linearly moves and turns; a light source; an illuminating optical system, which selects a discretionary wavelength region from the light source and epi-illuminates the sample surface through a polarizer and an objective lens; a detecting optical system, which obtains a pupil image, by passing through reflection light applied by the illuminating optical system from the surface of the sample through the objective lens and an analyzer which satisfies the cross-nichols conditions with the polarizer; and a detecting section which detects defects of the sample by comparing the obtained pupil image with a previously stored pupil image. Conformity of the pattern on a substrate to be inspected can be judged in a short time.

Abstract: A wafer to be inspected W is placed on an XY stage 1, and is positioned so that the location to be inspected is under an objective lens 2, after which an inspection image (RBG signals) is captured by a camera 3. Then, the incorporated reference image and inspection image are converted to hue by a computer 4. The two images that have been converted to hue are then compared, and defects are detected on the basis of this result. In this case, there is a table of combinations of RGB values with a high probability that pseudo-defects will occur in defect detection, and any pixels in the reference image having RGB values present in this table are not considered defects even if a defect is detected.

Abstract: The present invention intends to provide a sealing structure of a terminal that is low in a processing temperature for sealing, easy in sealing operation and high in the productivity. In the invention, the thermal expansion coefficient of a sealing material is made equivalent to or more than the linear expansion coefficient of a metallic sealing case block by adding inorganic filler to a liquid thermosetting polymer.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical amplifying apparatus having: a CPU 11 for processing various signals; a plurality of circuits 17, 18 for controlling respective devices 4, 9 required for optical amplification; a first storing unit 14 for storing a program supplied from a user a gate array 12 for storing various parameters for controlling the devices 4, 9, the gate array being updated based on the program which is stored in the first storing unit 14 and sent via the CPU 11; a latch unit 13, provided between the gate array 12 and the circuits 17, 18, for interrupting a signal path from the gate array 12 to the circuits 17, 18 after receiving a starting signal of an update from the CPU 11 until the update being finished and for controlling the circuits 17, 18 based on the parameters stored in the gate array 12 before the signal path is interrupted; and a second storing unit 16 for, at least during the update, storing the various parameters which are stored in the gate array 12 before the update.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface mounting crystal oscillator in which an IC chip, a crystal element, and a circuit component are connected together by wire bonding and are housed within a main container having a concave section. The main container has a pair of opposing inner wall step portions along both sides in the longitudinal direction, and this pair of inner wall step portions are also each divided into an upper step portion and a lower-step portion of different heights along the longitudinal direction. At least one of the upper step portions of the pair of inner wall step portions supports one end portion in the lengthwise direction of the crystal element so that the lengthwise direction of the crystal element is aligned in the widthwise direction of the main container. The circuit component is disposed on an inner base surface of the main container below the crystal element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface mounting crystal oscillator in which an IC chip, a crystal element, and a circuit component are connected together by wire bonding and are housed within a main container having a concave section. The main container has a pair of opposing inner wall step portions along both sides in the longitudinal direction, and this pair of inner wall step portions are also each divided into an upper step portion and a lower-step portion of different heights along the longitudinal direction. At least one of the upper step portions of the pair of inner wall step portions supports one end portion in the lengthwise direction of the crystal element so that the lengthwise direction of the crystal element is aligned in the widthwise direction of the main container. The circuit component is disposed on an inner base surface of the main container below the crystal element.

Abstract: To provide a light fixture control system with which an inrush current is prevented at the time of motor activation, and a light fixture is prevented from rapidly dimming. In a vehicle including a light fixture to be driven by an output of a generator of the vehicle, and a motor to be driven also by the output of the generator, when the light fixture is driven, the driving current F1 to the motor is duty-controlled.

Abstract: The present invention intends to provide a sealing structure of a terminal that is low in a processing temperature for sealing, easy in sealing operation and high in the productivity. In the invention, the thermal expansion coefficient of a sealing material is made equivalent to or more than the linear expansion coefficient of a metallic sealing case block by adding inorganic filler to a liquid thermosetting polymer.

Abstract: To provide a light fixture control system with which an inrush current is prevented at the time of motor activation, and a light fixture is prevented from rapidly dimming. In a vehicle including a light fixture to be driven by an output of a generator of the vehicle, and a motor to be driven also by the output of the generator, when the light fixture is driven, the driving current F1 to the motor is duty-controlled.

Abstract: A plurality of module substrates have circuit boards, respectively. The circuit boards are stacked with a space therebetween, and are connected to first end portions of connecting members. The second end portions of the connecting members are connected to connecting pads disposed on a motherboard. The module substrates are thus stacked and mounted on the motherboard so as to increase the mounting density. By causing the connecting members for the upper circuit board to project further than the connecting members for the lower circuit board, the connecting members for the upper and lower circuit boards are prevented from touching each other.

Abstract: A plurality of module substrates have circuit boards, respectively. The circuit boards are stacked with a space therebetween, and are connected to first end portions of connecting members. The second end portions of the connecting members are connected to connecting pads disposed on a motherboard. The module substrates are thus stacked and mounted on the motherboard so as to increase the mounting density. By causing the connecting members for the upper circuit board to project further than the connecting members for the lower circuit board, the connecting members for the upper and lower circuit boards are prevented from touching each other.

Abstract: A magnetic information recorder/reproducer can reduce the possibility of breakage of parts and thus lessen the need for maintenance. A resilient member for pressing a magnetic medium against a magnetic head has a resilient, hard guide layer provided on one side thereof facing the magnetic medium. The guide layer prevents the magnetic medium from coming into contact with the resilient member. The resilient member is thus less like to be broken or worn because it does not contact the magnetic medium.

Abstract: A composition for forming an electrolyte for a solid electrolytic capacitor having excellent electric properties (capacitance, equivalent series resistance, dielectric loss, impedance, etc.) in a frequency zone ranging from a low frequency to a high frequency, and is capable of easily forming a high yield of the solid electrolytic capacitor having an excellent resistance to stress in the steps and a high thermal resistance, and a solid electrolytic capacitor produced from the electrolyte. The composition comprises (A) an aniline compound, (B) an organic sulfonic acid, (C) water, (D) an organic solvent, and if necessary, (E) a specified compound.

Abstract: A film magazine includes a take-up mechanism for a take-up mechanism for taking up a film in the form of roll, with the film being releasable therefrom. The magazine further includes a support mechanism for supporting the film roll formed by the take-up mechanism in such a manner as to allow a rotational axis of the formed roll to be adjustable in position in accordance with variation in the outer diameter of the roll resulting from the take-up or unwinding operation of the film.

Abstract: New type film cartridges are fed to a photoprint collecting station where photoprints are discharged from a photoprinting processor to improve work efficiency. The new type film cartridges are supplied into the photoprinting processor. After printing films therein, the cartridges are retrieved from the processor and fed to the print collecting station by a carrier connected to a discharge end of the processor. The film cartridges are collated at the print collecting station with the developed prints.

Abstract: A film cartridge storage apparatus for storing a plurality of film cartridges 20 stacked one on another. The stored film cartridges 20 are extracted from the apparatus one after another from the lowermost cartridge in association with a pivotal member 83 of an individual feed mechanism 80; 18; 280 having a first arm portion 83a and a second arm portion 83b. The first arm portion 83a of the pivotal member 83 pivots between a first area and a second area to hold the lowermost film cartridge in the first area and also to feed the lowermost film cartridge in the second area. The second arm portion 83b of the pivotal member allows a film cartridge to fall toward the first arm portion in the first area and also prevents a film cartridge from falling toward the first arm portion in the second area.

Abstract: An electromagnetic induction device has coils of a plurality of phases and a duct through which a cooling medium is introduced into the coils to cool them. Guides are provided in the duct so asd to realize a substantially uniform distribution of the cooling medium to all coils. The flow rates of the cooling medium through the coils is substantially uniformallized so that the coils exhibit substantially the same temperature rise. As a consequence, any difference in the life between the coils is substantially eliminated.

Abstract: An insulating spacer comprises a plurality of unit spacers each of which has a hollow portion. The unit spacers are disposed between two members, such as electrodes, so that side walls of peripheral portions of the unit spacers are not aligned on a plane between the two members. There is no possibility that the space between the two members may be filled, for the most part, with insulating solid material; and a narrow gap may be present at the remaining minor part of the space. Therefore, there is no possibility of a local concentration of electric field between the two members.

Abstract: A sheet convey device includes a plurality of feed rollers for conveying a sheet in a standing state, and guide plates for guiding the sheet to be conveyed. The device has helical rings, wound on two ends of the feed rollers in different winding directions, for guiding the sheet toward the central portions of the feed rollers.