Abstract: A semiconductor device having hierarchical bit lines is disclosed, which comprises: a first global bit line; first and second local bit lines coupled in common to the first global bit line; first and second power lines; a first transistor coupled between the first local bit line and the first power line; a second transistor coupled between the second local bit line and the second power line; a third transistor coupled between the first and second power lines.

Abstract: Provided is a method of cleaving and separating a glass sheet (G), the method comprising: a cleaving step of cleaving the glass sheet (G) along preset cleaving lines (X, Y) by a laser cleaving method; and a separation step of separating adjacent pieces of the cleaved glass sheet (G) from each other, wherein the cleaving step is performed under a state in which the glass sheet (G) is placed on a sheet (S) having stretchability, and the separation step is performed by stretching the sheet (S).

Abstract: A wiper device including a wiper arm, a wiper blade, and a washer nozzle. The wiper blade moves in a first direction and a second direction. The wiper arm is arranged at a position in the second direction with respect to the wiper blade when the wiper blade is at the home position. The washer nozzle is fixed to a position located toward a basal side from the wiper blade on a main arm or a sub-arm that is closer to the wiper blade. The washer fluid is ejected toward the distal portion of the wiper blade at a position in the first direction with respect to the wiper blade when the wiper blade is arranged at the home position. The falling point of the washer fluid is set at a position located toward the basal side of the wiper blade from a central part of the wiper blade.

Abstract: An orally administered adsorbent which has a high ability of adsorbing indoxylsulfuric acid, indoleacetic acid, and indole, a method permitting easy and advantageous production of the same, and a drug using the same. The orally administered adsorbent is obtained from spherical particles of activated carbon by carbonizing and activating spherical particles of a furfuryl alcohol resin obtained by resinifying furfuryl alcohol through a self-condensation reaction and curing the resinified furfuryl alcohol.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for fabricating a lightweight and thin liquid crystal display (LCD) device, using a supplementary substrate for processing of a thin glass substrate. Inactive gas is sprayed onto the surface of the substrate to thus remove OH groups from the surface, before the thin glass substrate and the supplementary substrate are attached to each other. Under such configuration, the supplementary substrate can be easily separated from a completed liquid crystal panel which is in an attached cell state, without any damages.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a method of manufacture for an encased coil body, which is capable of easily manufacturing an encased coil body which is configured so as to be encased in a state where a coil is enclosed within an electrically insulating resin and is also capable of favorably preventing the coil from positional misalignment or deformation at the time of the manufacture.

Abstract: A money handling system includes a money handling machine that has a money storage unit for storing money, and a money recycling unit for temporarily storing money taken from the exterior of the money handling machine after the money is recognized. The money recycling unit is adapted to feed the money temporarily stored therein to the money storage unit and/or to dispense the temporarily stored money to the exterior of the money handling machine. A wrapped-coin dispensing unit for storing wrapped coins and for dispensing the wrapped coins to the exterior of the money handling machine is also provided. Finally, a central control unit communicates with various components of the money handing machine, while being isolated therefrom.

Abstract: A method for porogen removal of porous SiOCH film is provided, as well as devices obtained thereof. The devices and associated methods are in the field of advanced semiconductor interconnect technology, and more in particular in the development of dielectric films with low-k value.

Abstract: A full body of a glass sheet (G) is cut by forming an initial crack (6a) on a preset cutting line (5) of the glass sheet (G) that is supported by a support member (2 (8)) from a back surface side of the glass sheet (G), followed by propagating the initial crack (6a) while passing through the glass sheet from a front surface to the back surface thereof due to a stress generated through localized heating along the preset cutting line (5) and cooling of a heated region that is formed through the localized heating, the glass sheet (G) being supported by the support member (2 (8)) from the back surface side through an intermediation of an elastic sheet (E) having low thermal conductivity.

Abstract: Provided is a method of cutting a glass sheet (G) by performing at least localized heating along a preset cutting line (5) of the glass sheet (G), the method comprising cutting a full body of the glass sheet (G) by performing at least the localized heating along the preset cutting line (5) of the glass sheet (G) under a state in which support members (2 (8)) for supporting, from a back surface side of the glass sheet (G), portions of the glass sheet (G) that are situated apart from the preset cutting line (5) toward both sides thereof are arranged apart from each other so as to form a space (S) on the back surface side of the preset cutting line (8).

Abstract: A money handling system includes a money handling machine that has a money storage unit for storing money, and a money recycling unit for temporarily storing money taken from the exterior of the money handling machine after the money is recognized. The money recycling unit is adapted to feed the money temporarily stored therein to the money storage unit and/or to dispense the temporarily stored money to the exterior of the money handling machine. A wrapped-coin dispensing unit for storing wrapped coins and for dispensing the wrapped coins to the exterior of the money handling machine is also provided. Finally, a central control unit communicates with various components of the money handing machine, while being isolated therefrom.

Abstract: Disclosed is a steel material with small heat treatment deformation, comprising a machine structural steel used for components for power transmission, such as gears and shafts used in automobiles, industrial machines, and the like. The steel material comprises in mass %: C: 0.16 to 0.35%; Si: 0.10 to 1.50%; Mn: 0.10 to 1.20%; P: 0 to 0.030%; S: 0 to 0.030%; Cr: 1.3 to 2.5%; Cu: 0 to 0.30%; Al: 0.008 to 0.800%; O: 0 to 0.0030%; N: 0.0020 to 0.0300%; Ni: 0 to 3.00%; Mo: 0 to 0.50%; Ti: 0 to 0.200%; Nb: 0 to 0.20%; and the balance Fe and unavoidable impurities.

Abstract: Providing a process for advantageously producing spherical particles of furfuryl alcohol resin using only furfuryl alcohol without using a harmful aldehyde as a starting material. In the process, furfuryl alcohol is subjected to a self-condensation reaction in the presence of an acid catalyst, whereby a fluidic condensation resin of furfuryl alcohol is obtained. The condensation resin of furfuryl alcohol is granulated and cured using water as a reaction medium in the presence of a dispersion stabilizer and an acid catalyst having a pKa of not more than 1.5, whereby spherical cured resin particles are formed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device that includes: a first control element that controls an amount of current flowing between a second line and a first node according to a potential of a first line; a second control element that controls an amount of current flowing between the first line and the first node according to a potential of the second line; a first control circuit that performs a first operation to fix potentials of the first and second lines at a first potential; a second control circuit that performs a second operation to connect the first node to the second node; and a third control circuit that fixes a potential of the first node at a second potential after the first control circuit stops the first operation until the second control circuit starts the second operation.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having hierarchical bit lines is disclosed, which comprises: a first global bit line; first and second local bit lines coupled in common to the first global bit line; first and second power lines; a first transistor coupled between the first local bit line and the first power line; a second transistor coupled between the second local bit line and the second power line; a third transistor coupled between the first and second power lines.

Abstract: Provided is a process for advantageously producing spherical particles of furfuryl alcohol resin without irradiating the reaction system with ultrasonic waves and without using a harmful aldehyde as a starting material. In the process, furfuryl alcohol is subjected to resinification and curing to form spherical fine particles of furfuryl alcohol resin. More specifically, the furfuryl alcohol is subjected to a self-condensation with an acid catalyst having a pKa of less than 1.5 in the presence of a protective colloid and then heated for curing to form spherical particles of furfuryl alcohol resin.

Abstract: A glass film laminate is manufactured by setting a surface roughness Ra of a surface of a glass film having a thickness of 200 ?m or less to contact a support glass, which supports the glass film, and a surface of the support glass to contact the glass film to 2.0 nm or less, and by bringing the surfaces of the glass film and the support glass into surface contact with each other. After that, a laser scribing operation is carried out, in which a scribe line is formed in the glass film by propagating an initial crack through laser heating of the glass film followed by subsequent cooling of the glass film.

Abstract: A glass film cleaving method includes cleaving a full-body of a glass film having a thickness of 200 ?m or less by propagating an initial crack along a preset cleaving line through heating of the glass film with a laser beam followed by subsequent cooling of the glass film. The method also includes manufacturing a glass film laminate by setting a surface roughness Ra of a surface of the glass film to contact a support glass, which supports the glass film, and a surface of the support glass to contact the glass film to 2.0 nm or less, and by bringing the surfaces of the glass film and the support glass into surface contact with each other, followed by the cleaving.

Abstract: In a control unit (50), a predetermined amount of money of fund money that is the money to be dispensed as the change or the like (i.e., predetermined denominations and the number for each denomination or predetermined total amount of the fund money) is set in advance. The control unit (50) controls an insertion unit (12), a transport unit (16), a storing unit (22) and an escrow unit (20), so as to automatically perform a dispensing process for feeding the money corresponding to the predetermined amount of the fund money from the storing unit (22) to a dispensing unit (14), after the control unit (50) serves to perform a depositing process for taking the money into a casing (10) from the exterior thereof via the insertion unit (12), and then feeding the money taken in the casing (10) to the escrow unit (20).

Abstract: A vehicle wiper apparatus is applied to a vehicle provided with a wiping surface including a first wiping area at a passenger's seat side and a second wiping area at a driver's seat side. A first wiper includes a first wiper blade configured to wipe the first wiping area. A second wiper includes a second wiper blade configured to wipe the second wiping area. A washer nozzle is arranged on the first wiper to supply washing liquid to the second wiping area. The washer nozzle sprays washing liquid so that the supply of washing liquid toward a front side in an advancing direction of the second wiper blade switches to a rear side in the advancing direction when the second wiper blade moves from the first reversing position to the second reversing position during the wiping operation of the first and second wipers.