Abstract: A plasma immersion ion implantation process for implanting a selected species at a desired ion implantation depth profile in a workpiece is carried out in a reactor chamber having a set of plural parallel ion shower grids that divide the chamber into an upper ion generation region and a lower process region, each of the ion shower grids having plural orifices in mutual registration from grid to grid, the plural orifices oriented in a non-parallel direction relative to a surface plane of the respective ion shower grid. The process includes placing a workpiece in the process region, the workpiece having a workpiece surface generally facing the surface plane of the closest one of the plural ion shower grids, and furnishing the selected species into the ion generation region. The process further includes evacuating the process region, and applying plasma source power to generate a plasma of the selected species in the ion generation region.

Abstract: A connector is provided with a pair of female and male housings (10, 40) connectable with each other. The female housing (10) includes a block-shaped housing main body (11) and the male housing (40) includes a receptacle (42) having an inner surface shape conforming to outer surfaces of the housing main body (11). Corners on the outer surface of the housing main body diagonal to each other are bevels (14, 15) with different shapes. The bevels (14, 15) include moderately inclined portions (14) located at the opposite ends of the upper surface of the housing main body (11) and inclined at a relatively large angle with respect to a height direction and steeply inclined portions (15) located at the opposite ends of the lower surface of the housing main body (11) and inclined at a relatively small angle with respect to the height direction.

Abstract: An ion implanting apparatus is provided, which can accurately measure a quantity of atoms that are implanted. The ion implanting apparatus according to the present invention has an object to be measured, and the object to be measured is arranged in an irradiating range in which ions are irradiated. When atoms are implanted into an object to be processed by irradiating ions of a processing gas and neutralized particles thereof, the object to be measured is heated through the irradiation with the processing gas ions and the neutralized particles. A control unit determines a quantity of the atoms that are implanted into the object to be processed from the temperature of the object to be measured.

Abstract: The following abstract replace prior abstract in the application. It is an object to provide a simple and practical method capable of producing a magnetic storage medium of a type such as a bit-patterned type, a magnetic storage medium of the above-mentioned type and an information storage device which may be produced by such a simple and practical method, and in a method of producing a magnetic disk, there are performed: a film-forming process of forming, on a glass substrate 61, a magnetic film 62 so that the Curie temperature becomes 600 K or lower; and an ion injection process (C) of injecting ions locally into an area other than a predetermined protected area on the magnetic film 62.

Abstract: Connection resistance (Rc) resulting from the resilient deformation of a lock arm (26) is produced in the process of connecting two housings (10, 20), and connection resistance (Rb) resulting from a resilient restoring force of a grommet (30) held in contact with a panel (P) is produced with the two housings (10, 20) properly connected. In the process of connecting the two housings (10, 20), the connection resistance (Rb) resulting from the resilient restoring force of the grommet (30) increases after the lock arm (26) is resiliently restored.

Abstract: A retreaded tire capable of improving unbalance of the tire is efficiently produced. Retread rubber has the largest thickness in a joint part F on the circumference. Such a joint part F is arranged in a minimal location S (corresponding to a light location of static unbalance), in which a rubber gauge G as measured in a radial direction of the tire from a buffed surface K of a base tire D to an outer surface of an outermost belt cord L embedded in an outermost belt layer disposed in a radially outermost side among belt layers constituting a belt is minimal on the circumference in an equatorial plane of the tire in attaching so that the total rubber gauge of the retread rubber T at the joint part F surely approaches total rubber gauges at other locations on the circumference to effectively reduce unbalance.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device, including a display element, a first scanning line, a second scanning line, a data signal line, a switching element having a first terminal and a second terminal of a first conduction type, the first terminal being connected to the data signal line, for being held in a conducting state or a non-conducting state according to a voltage applied to the first scanning line, and a storage capacitance having a first electrode and a second electrode that shares the second scanning line, wherein the second terminal of the switching element is connected to the display element and connected to the first electrode of the storage capacitance including a semiconductor film of a second conduction type different from the second terminal.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium having a high magnetic pattern contrast is manufactured. By changing an acceleration voltage that accelerates ions in a process gas, depths (peak depths D0 and D1) from a magnetic layer 44, at which an injection amount of a target element is the maximum, can be made with set depths even if a film thickness of an ion permeation portion 48, which is a thin film portion of a resist 49, decreases. Since the set depths are achieved for the peak depths D0 and D1, a portion to be processed 43 of the magnetic film 44 is made non-magnetized from a top surface to a bottom surface, and a magnetic portion is separated; thus, the magnetic recording medium with a high magnetic pattern contrast can be obtained.

Abstract: It is an object to produce a magnetic storage medium of a high recording density by a production method that does not impair mass productivity, and a magnetic storage medium 10 is produced by a production method including: a magnetic-film forming step of forming a magnetic film 61 on a substrate 62; and a dots separating step of reducing saturation magnetization by locally injecting mixed ions of N2+ ion and N+ ion into an area, of the substrate 62, other than plural areas which respectively become magnetic dots 62c where information is to be magnetically recorded, thereby forming, between the magnetic dots 62c, a between-dot separator 62d having saturation magnetization smaller than saturation magnetization of the magnetic dots 62c.

Abstract: A radiation image pickup apparatus allowed to restore a change in characteristics in a pixel transistors caused by radiation, and a method of driving the same are provided. The radiation image pickup apparatus includes: a pixel section including a plurality of unit pixels and generating an electrical signal based on incident radiation, each of the unit pixels including one or more pixel transistors and a photoelectric conversion element; a drive section for selectively driving the unit pixels of the pixel section; and a characteristic restoring section including a first constant current source for annealing and a selector switch for changing a current path from the unit pixels to the first constant current source at the time of non-measurement of the radiation, and allowing an annealing current to flow through the pixel transistor, thereby restoring characteristics of the pixel transistor.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to apparatus for reducing arcing and parasitic plasma in substrate processing chambers. The apparatus generally include a processing chamber having a substrate support, a backing plate, and a showerhead disposed therein. A showerhead suspension electrically couples the backing plate to the showerhead. An electrically conductive bracket is coupled to the backing plate and spaced apart from the showerhead. The electrically conductive bracket may include a plate, a lower portion, an upper portion, and a vertical extension. The electrically conductive bracket contacts an electrical isolator.

Abstract: A plurality of RF power signals have the same RF frequency as a reference RF signal and are coupled to respective RF connection points on an electrode of a plasma chamber. At least three of the RF connection points are not collinear. At least two of the RF power signals have time-varying phase offsets relative to the reference RF signal that are distinct functions of time. Such time-varying phase offsets can produce a spatial distribution of plasma in the plasma chamber having better time-averaged uniformity than the uniformity of the spatial distribution at any instant in time.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a simple method capable of producing a magnetic storage medium, a magnetic storage medium and an information storage device which may be produced by a simple production method with a high recording density, and a magnetic disk is produced by a production method having: a film-forming process of forming, on a substrate 61, a magnetic film made of a Co—Cr—Pt alloy and having a thickness of less than 10 nm; and an ion injection process of forming, by reducing saturation magnetization by locally injecting ions into a point other than plural points that become magnetic dots on each of which information is magnetically recorded, a between-dot separator having saturation magnetization smaller than saturation magnetization of the magnetic dots, between the magnetic dots.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is manufactured without the disappearance of the surface of a substrate that comprises a magnetic recording layer by ion milling and without being influenced by the atmosphere. A magnetic recording medium manufacturing device manufactures a magnetic recording medium by implanting an ion beam into a substrate that comprises a magnetic recording layer and removing by ashing the surface of the substrate that comprises the magnetic recording layer after the ion beam is implanted. The magnetic recording medium manufacturing device comprising an ion implantation chamber for implanting the ion beam into the substrate that comprises the magnetic recording layer coated with a resist film or a metal mask, and an ashing chamber for removing, by ashing, with plasma, the resist film or the metal mask of the substrate that comprises the magnetic recording layer coated with the resist film or the metal mask. The ion implantation chamber and the ashing chamber are coupled in a vacuum state.

Abstract: A press working system, wherein a die can be replaced in a short time. A press working system (1) is provided with a press body having press machines (P1-P4) for producing an industrial product by pressing a plate-like member, and also with a moving bolster (MB) for moving dies (M) which are respectively provided inside the press machines (P1-P4) and stowing the dies (M) into die stowage chambers (13). The die stowage chambers (13) are arranged as a pair on both the left and right sides of a line extending in the longitudinal direction of the press body.

Abstract: A male connector (10) is provided with a housing main body (20) formed with a plurality of cavities (21) penetrating in forward and backward directions, into which terminal fittings are insertable, a surrounding wall portion (36) arranged at a rear part of the housing main body (20) and open backward, and a plurality of seal tower portions (35) arranged inside the surrounding wall portion (36) at the rear part of the housing main body (20) and surrounding the cavities (21). Outer ribs (41) extend between the inner surfaces of the surrounding wall portion (36) and the outer surfaces of the seal tower portions (35). The outer ribs 41 are thick at connected parts with the surrounding wall portion (36) while being thin at connected parts with the seal tower portions (35).

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a magnetic recording medium includes: forming a magnetic film having an artificial lattice structure by laminating plural types of atomic layers alternately on a substrate; and separating dots, which forms a dot separation band by implanting an ion, to reduce saturation magnetization locally, into portions of the magnetic film other than plural portions of the magnetic film. Each of the plural portions is made into a magnetic dot in which information is to be magnetically recorded. The saturation magnetization of the dot separation band is smaller than that of the magnetic dot.

Abstract: A pattern forming apparatus comprises a surface treatment system and an ink jet system 14, where a solvent is sprayed from a solvent spray nozzle of the surface treatment system to surface of a glass substrate where a bus line pattern groove is formed. The ink is discharged from an ink discharge nozzle of the ink jet system into the groove of bus line pattern on a glass substrate, and a bus line pattern is formed.

Abstract: A light-receiving element includes: a first-conductivity-type semiconductor region configured to be formed over an element formation surface; a second-conductivity-type semiconductor region configured to be formed over the element formation surface; an intermediate semiconductor region configured to be formed over the element formation surface between the first-conductivity-type semiconductor region and the second-conductivity-type semiconductor region, and have an impurity concentration lower than impurity concentrations of the first-conductivity-type semiconductor region and the second-conductivity-type semiconductor region. The light-receiving element further includes: a first electrode configured to be electrically connected to the first-conductivity-type semiconductor region; a second electrode configured to be electrically connected to the second-conductivity-type semiconductor region; and a control electrode configured to be formed in an opposed area that exists on the element formation surface.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image displaying apparatus is provided. The stereoscopic image displaying apparatus, including: an image generation section having a plurality of pixels for a plurality of colors arranged in a two-dimensional matrix and adapted to drive the pixels for the colors to generate a color image; and a parallax applying section adapted to apply a parallax to the image to allow color display of a three-dimensional image and capable of changing over a parallax direction between a first direction of the color image and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The parallax applying section has a first parallel state and a second parallel state. The image generation section and the parallax application section are configured so that the rates of the colors at the pixels for the colors corresponding to light transmission regions between adjacent ones of the parallax barrier regions are uniform or got closer in both of the parallel states.