Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device manufacturing method, including a preparation step of preparing a laminated body in which a supporting member, a temporary fixation material layer that generates heat upon absorbing light, and a semiconductor member are laminated in this order, and a separation step of irradiating the temporary fixation material layer in the laminated body with incoherent light and thereby separating the semiconductor member from the supporting member.

Abstract: When it is determined (by a notification determination unit) that there is information on walking to be notified to a visually impaired person, based on information acquired by a camera, a G sensor, and a GPS module that are built in a white cane used by the visually impaired person, an attribute of the information on walking to be notified is obtained (by an attribute setting unit), and a vibration pattern of a vibration generation device built in the white cane is decided (by an information notification state decision unit) based on the attribute. This makes it possible to optimize the information provided to the visually impaired person.

Abstract: When it is determined (by a notification determination unit) that there is information on walking to be notified to a visually impaired person, based on information acquired by a camera, a G sensor, and a GPS module that are built in a white cane used by the visually impaired person, an attribute of the information on walking to be notified is obtained (by an attribute setting unit), and a vibration pattern of a vibration generation device built in the white cane is decided (by an information notification state decision unit) based on the attribute. This makes it possible to optimize the information provided to the visually impaired person.

Abstract: A vehicle electronic mirror system including: a rearward image capture section configured to capture a rearward video image from a vehicle; a video image processing section including: a computation section configured to extract a feature point in the rearward video image and to compute an optical flow direction of the feature point, a determination section configured to determine whether or not the optical flow direction of the feature point is heading toward a point-at-infinity side in the rearward video image, and a processed video image generation section configured to generate a processed video image in which visibility of a region in the rearward video image corresponding to a feature point heading toward the point-at-infinity side is reduced relative to a visibility of other regions in the rearward video image; and a display device configured to display the processed video image toward an occupant.

Abstract: A vehicle electronic mirror system including: a rearward image capture section configured to capture a rearward video image from a vehicle; a video image processing section including: a computation section configured to extract a feature point in the rearward video image and to compute an optical flow direction of the feature point, a determination section configured to determine whether or not the optical flow direction of the feature point is heading toward a point-at-infinity side in the rearward video image, and a processed video image generation section configured to generate a processed video image in which visibility of a region in the rearward video image corresponding to a feature point heading toward the point-at-infinity side is reduced relative to a visibility of other regions in the rearward video image; and a display device configured to display the processed video image toward an occupant.

Abstract: In a mobile communication device, a power amplifier amplifies the power of a signal to be transmitted. A transmitter filter limits the frequency band of the amplified signal to a predetermined frequency band for transmission. The signal limited in frequency band is transmitted via an antenna. Output power control circuitry controls the output power of the signal to be transmitted and has an output power sensor and an automatic power control circuit. The output power sensor succeeds the transmitter filter in the direction of flow of the signal to be transmitted, and senses the output power of the signal. The automatic power control circuit controls the gain of the power amplifier such that the output power sensed by the output power sensor coincides with a preselected reference value.