Abstract: A small-sized motor for electric power steering, in which coil connection can be easily performed with space saving, and a method for manufacturing the motor. Multi-phase stator coils assembled in a stator coil are connected per phase by connecting rings at coil ends of the stator coils. A bus bar supplied with electric power from the exterior is stacked onto the connecting rings in the axial direction of the motor and is electrically connected to the connecting rings.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a mount fixing member to which a lens mount is fixed; a connected body obtained by integrally connecting a plurality of constituent units including a battery holder unit, the plurality of constituent units provided around the mount fixing member; and a front member fixed to the connected body and integrated therewith, wherein the mount fixing member is fixed to the front member.

Abstract: The power distribution unit for a rotary electric machine includes a connecting ring unit that connects stator coils of the same phase. The connecting ring unit includes at least one linear conductor integrally formed in a ring-like shape, and the connecting ring unit includes a terminal section integrally formed in the linear conductor. The terminal section is constituted by a hole through which a wiring end of the stator coil is inserted and a protrusion formed in a direction of the hole to which the wiring end of the stator coil is connected. Also disclosed are a rotary electric machine includes the power distribution unit and a method for assembling a rotary electric machine.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit design method has extracting connection-permitted patterns which are permitted to connect to each other in a layout pattern, disconnection-permitted patterns which exercise no effect on a circuit operation even when disconnected in the layout pattern, and a multicut via which suffices when connection is made to at least one via thereof in the layout pattern, by using a net list and a cell library; conducting LRC (Lithography Rule Check) processing on the layout pattern to which a correction pattern resulting from OPC (Optical Proximity Correction) processing is added, and detecting an error part; and judging the error part either as a false error when the error part is included in the connection-permitted patterns, the disconnection-permitted patterns, or the multicut via extracted, or as a true error when the error part is not included in the connection-permitted patterns, the disconnection-permitted patterns, or the multicut via extracted, and making a pattern correction t

Abstract: A surge protector coated with an oxide layer having an excellent chemical stability at the high temperature range and excellent adherence with respect to main discharge electrodes. The surge protector includes a column-shaped ceramic member that has a conductive film divided by a discharge gap interposed therebetween; a pair of main discharge electrode members opposite to each other on both ends of the column-shaped ceramic member to come in contact with the conductive film; and a cylindrical ceramic tube which is fitted to the pair of main discharge electrode members opposite to each other to seal both the column-shaped ceramic member and sealing gas inside thereof. Oxide films are formed on main discharge surfaces of at least the protrusive supporting portions of the pair of main discharge electrode members opposite to each other, by performing an oxidation treatment, respectively.

Abstract: The stator includes a plurality of concentrated winding coils disposed coupled into an annular form through yokes, and a plurality of conductors that couple the coil ends of the concentrated winding coils to each other in a multi-phase connection fashion. Conductors for a U-phase, a V-phase, a W-phase, and neutral points P are each formed of a plurality of holes for inserting therethrough coil ends and are substantially circular with different diameters, and are disposed on the same plane. A connection plate provided with a wall is inserted between the conductors and the concentrated winding coils. A rotating machine includes the above-mentioned stator and a rotor that is rotatable within the stator.

Abstract: In a battery including a battery cell formed in a flattened substantially parallelepiped shape and a terminal contacting section electrically connected to the battery cell, at one end in the longitudinal direction of a face of the battery opposing to the face on which the terminal contacting section is provided, a projecting portion which projects in the longitudinal direction of the face is provided. Meanwhile, another projecting portion which projects in the longitudinal direction of the face is provided at the other end. The projecting portions may have projecting lengths different from each other or may have projecting lengths and projecting thicknesses different from each other. A charging apparatus into which the battery is to be installed includes an accommodating section for the battery which in turn includes projection accommodating portions configured to individually accommodate the projecting portions.

Abstract: A semiconductor circuit pattern design method includes the following operations. A design pattern is created by placing a plurality of cells in each functional block as a unit of the semiconductor circuit and executing routing among the plurality of placed cells. Mask pattern data based on the design pattern is created. A predictive pattern to be formed on the substrate by the mask pattern data is predicted. A difference amount between the predictive pattern and a target pattern to be formed on the substrate by the mask pattern data is checked. The difference amount is compared with a predetermined allowable variation amount. If the difference amount is larger than the allowable variation amount in the comparison, at least one of placement and routing of the cells in the design pattern corresponding to the mask pattern data used to predict the predictive pattern is corrected.

Abstract: In a battery including a battery cell formed in a flattened substantially parallelepiped shape and a terminal contacting section electrically connected to the battery cell, at one end in the longitudinal direction of a face of the battery opposing to the face on which the terminal contacting section is provided, a projecting portion which projects in the longitudinal direction of the face is provided. Meanwhile, another projecting portion which projects in the longitudinal direction of the face is provided at the other end. The projecting portions may have projecting lengths different from each other or may have projecting lengths and projecting thicknesses different from each other. A charging apparatus into which the battery is to be installed includes an accommodating section for the battery which in turn includes projection accommodating portions configured to individually accommodate the projecting portions.

Abstract: A rotating electric machine includes a rotor and a stator. The stator coil of the stator includes a set of a first stator coil and a second stator coil that is stored in an adjacent slot to a slot in which the first stator coil is stored, with a number of the set being same as a number of phases, and one end of each of the first stator coil and the second stator coil is a lead section and an other end is a neutral point. A plurality of the stator coils are arranged radially in layers in each slot, and a lead section of the first stator coil and a lead section of the second stator coil are connected with each other with one of the lead sections extending from an outermost layer of the slot and an other of the lead sections extending from an innermost layer of the slot so that the connected lead sections constitute an external connection terminal.

Abstract: In a semiconductor integrated circuit device, a shift register includes a plurality of cascaded flip-flops adapted to generate shift pulse signals in response to a start signal. A logic circuit receives a pulse signal at its input end and supplies the pulse signal from its plurality of output ends to the flip-flops. The pulse signal at each of the plurality of output ends is allowed and prohibited by a corresponding one of the shift pulse signals.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a mount fixing member to which a lens mount is fixed; a connected body obtained by integrally connecting a plurality of constituent units including a battery holder unit, the plurality of constituent units provided around the mount fixing member; and a front member fixed to the connected body and integrated therewith, wherein the mount fixing member is fixed to the front member.

Abstract: In a battery including a battery cell formed in a flattened substantially parallelepiped shape and a terminal contacting section electrically connected to the battery cell, at one end in the longitudinal direction of a face of the battery opposing to the face on which the terminal contacting section is provided, a projecting portion which projects in the longitudinal direction of the face is provided. Meanwhile, another projecting portion which projects in the longitudinal direction of the face is provided at the other end. The projecting portions may have projecting lengths different from each other or may have projecting lengths and projecting thicknesses different from each other. A charging apparatus into which the battery is to be installed includes an accommodating section for the battery which in turn includes projection accommodating portions configured to individually accommodate the projecting portions.

Abstract: A semiconductor circuit pattern design method includes the following operations. A design pattern is created by placing a plurality of cells in each functional block as a unit of the semiconductor circuit and executing routing among the plurality of placed cells. Mask pattern data based on the design pattern is created. A predictive pattern to be formed on the substrate by the mask pattern data is predicted. A difference amount between the predictive pattern and a target pattern to be formed on the substrate by the mask pattern data is checked. The difference amount is compared with a predetermined allowable variation amount. If the difference amount is larger than the allowable variation amount in the comparison, at least one of placement and routing of the cells in the design pattern corresponding to the mask pattern data used to predict the predictive pattern is corrected.

Abstract: A small-sized motor for electric power steering, in which coil connection can be easily performed with space saving, and a method for manufacturing the motor. Multi-phase stator coils assembled in a stator coil are connected per phase by connecting rings at coil ends of the stator coils. A bus bar supplied with electric power from the exterior is stacked onto the connecting rings in the axial direction of the motor and is electrically connected to the connecting rings.

Abstract: A display panel driver is provided with an output terminal to be connected to a data line of a display panel; a recovery capacitor connection terminal to be connected to a recovery capacitor; and a recovery switch connected between the output terminal and the recovery capacitor connection terminal. The recovery switch includes first and second MOS transistors of the same conductivity type. The drain of the first MOS transistor is connected to the recovery capacitor connection terminal, and the drain of the second MOS transistor is connected to the output terminal. The sources of the first and second MOS transistors are connected to each other.

Abstract: This surge absorber includes an insulating part upon which is formed a conductive layer which is divided into two separate portions by a discharge gap (micro gap) around its circumferential surface; a pair of terminal electrodes which are arranged to oppose the insulating part, and contacts the conductive layer; an insulating tube at the ends of which the terminal electrodes are arranged, and which seals the insulating part in its interior along with seal gases; and a conductive portion provided at least between the terminal electrodes and the conductive layer. As a result, it becomes possible to provide a surge absorber of lower cost, and which is endowed with stabilized performance and high quality, while moreover it exhibits excellent durability.

Abstract: A wiring layout apparatus includes a layout design unit configured to design a wiring layout for a semiconductor integrated circuit; a critical wiring detection unit configured to analyze a delay of signal propagation in the wiring layout so as to detect wiring strip conductors that configure a signal path whose timing is critical; a rewiring unit configured to rearrange the wiring strip conductors so as to improve the uniformity of a wiring pattern of an area in the vicinity of the critical wiring strip conductor, with regard to the wiring layout; and a strip-conductor-size variation determination unit configured to evaluate the uniformity of the pattern of the rearranged wiring layout so as to determine whether or not variation in the size of the critical wiring strip conductor falls within a tolerance range.

Abstract: A small-sized motor for electric power steering, in which coil connection can be easily performed with space saving, and a method for manufacturing the motor. Multi-phase stator coils assembled in a stator coil are connected per phase by connecting rings at coil ends of the stator coils. A bus bar supplied with electric power from the exterior is stacked onto the connecting rings in the axial direction of the motor and is electrically connected to the connecting rings.

Abstract: In a battery (2) including a battery cell formed in a flattened substantially parallelepiped shape and a terminal contacting section (222) electrically connected to the battery cell, at one end in the longitudinal direction of a face of the battery opposing to the face on which the terminal contacting section (222) is provided, a projecting portion (26) which projects in the longitudinal direction of the face is provided. Meanwhile, another projecting portion (27) which projects in the longitudinal direction of the face is provided at the other end. The projecting portions (26, 27) may have projecting lengths different from each other or may have projecting lengths and projecting thicknesses different from each other. A charging apparatus into which the battery (2) is to be installed includes an accommodating section (40) for the battery (2) which in turn includes projection accommodating portions (46 and 47) configured to individually accommodate the projecting portions (26 and 27).