Abstract: A chemically amplified positive-type photosensitive composition which easily forms a resist pattern having a high resolution, high dimensional controllability and satisfactory cross-sectional rectangularity; a photosensitive dry film which has a photosensitive layer including the chemically amplified positive-type photosensitive composition; a method of manufacturing the photosensitive dry film; a method of manufacturing a patterned resist film using the chemically amplified positive-type photosensitive composition; and an acid diffusion suppressing agent which is to be mixed with the chemically amplified positive-type photosensitive composition. An acid diffusion inhibitor having a specific structure is mixed in the chemically amplified positive photosensitive composition which includes: an acid generator that generates acid due to irradiation with active light rays or radiation; and a resin that has a solubility for alkali that increases as a result of the action of the acid.

Abstract: A chemically amplified positive-type photosensitive resin composition, a method of manufacturing a patterned resist film using the composition, a method of manufacturing a substrate with a template using the composition, and a method of manufacturing a plated article using the substrate with a template. The resin composition includes an acid generator (A) which generates acid upon exposure to an irradiated active ray or radiation, and a resin (B) whose solubility in alkali increases under an action of acid. The acid generator (A) includes an acid generator (A-1) having a naphthalimide skeleton, and an acid generator (A-2) whose molar absorbance coefficient at a wavelength of 365 nm is lower than that of the acid generator (A-1).

Abstract: A chemically amplified positive-type photosensitive resin composition that can be well developed with an aqueous basic solution having low pH, a substrate with a photosensitive film formed from the composition, and a method for patterned resist film formation using the composition. The composition includes an acid generator that produces an acid upon irradiation with an active ray or radiation; a resin whose solubility in alkali increases under the action of acid; and an organic solvent, in which a predetermined amount of an alkali-soluble resin soluble in an aqueous basic solution having a pH of 12 and containing alkali-soluble groups with hydrogen atoms in at least a part thereof is substituted with an acid-dissociative dissolution-controlling group contained in the resin.

Abstract: A chemically amplified positive-type photosensitive resin composition that can be well developed with an aqueous basic solution having low pH, a substrate with a photosensitive film formed from the composition, and a method for patterned resist film formation using the composition. The composition includes an acid generator that produces an acid upon irradiation with an active ray or radiation; a resin whose solubility in alkali increases under the action of acid; and an organic solvent, in which a predetermined amount of an alkali-soluble resin soluble in an aqueous basic solution having a pH of 12 and containing alkali-soluble groups with hydrogen atoms in at least a part thereof is substituted with an acid-dissociative dissolution-controlling group contained in the resin.

Abstract: A DC power supply system and a control method, which can continue charging of a storage battery with a constant current even if an assist current is needed due to, for example, overload during charging of the storage battery and can suppress a current output from the storage battery as much as possible.

Abstract: A display device is connectable to a plurality of electronic pens and has a screen on which information is displayed in accordance with inputs from a plurality of electronic pens and a touch input. The display device includes a touch detection sensor, a wireless communication section, a display controller, and a touch panel controller. The touch detection sensor detects a touch on the screen. The wireless communication section receives signals from the plurality of electronic pens connected. The display controller determines a distance between at least two electronic pens out of the plurality of electronic pens connected, from the signals received via the wireless communication section. The touch panel controller enables or disables a function of the touch detection sensor based on the above determination.

Abstract: A display device is connectable to a plurality of electronic pens and has a screen on which information is displayed in accordance with inputs from a plurality of electronic pens and a touch input. The display device includes a touch detection sensor, a wireless communication section, a display controller, and a touch panel controller. The touch detection sensor detects a touch on the screen. The wireless communication section receives signals from the plurality of electronic pens connected. The display controller determines a distance between at least two electronic pens out of the plurality of electronic pens connected, from the signals received via the wireless communication section. The touch panel controller enables or disables a function of the touch detection sensor based on the above determination.

Abstract: A DC power supply system and a control method, which can continue charging of a storage battery with a constant current even if an assist current is needed due to, for example, overload during charging of the storage battery and can suppress a current output from the storage battery as much as possible.

Abstract: A digital broadcast receiver includes an operation mode manager that switches an operation mode to a first mode in which a function is implemented by the downloaded application or a second mode in which a function is implemented by the pre-installed application, and a key delivery module that delivers the key code received from the remote control to the downloaded application or the pre-installed application. When the receiver is in the first mode, the key delivery module delivers the received key code to the downloaded application if the received key code is a key code for the first mode, and delivers the received key code to the pre-installed application if the received key code is a key code for the second mode. When the receiver is in the second mode, the key delivery module delivers the received key code to the pre-installed application.

Abstract: A method is provided that enables the formation of multiple level plated products with large plating depth. A negative photoresist composition comprising (a) an alkali-soluble resin, (b) an acid generator, and (c) other components is used, and a plated product is formed by (A) a step of forming a layer of this negative photoresist composition, and then either heating or not heating, before conducting exposure; (B) a step of repeating the step (A) so that the step is performed a total of 2 or more times, thereby superimposing layers of the negative photoresist, and subsequently developing all of these layers simultaneously to form a multilayer resist pattern; and (C) a step of conducting plating treatment within this multilayer resist pattern.

Abstract: A digital broadcast receiver includes an operation mode manager that switches an operation mode to a first mode in which a function is implemented by the downloaded application or a second mode in which a function is implemented by the pre-installed application, and a key delivery module that delivers the key code received from the remote control to the downloaded application or the pre-installed application. When the receiver is in the first mode, the key delivery module delivers the received key code to the downloaded application if the received key code is a key code for the first mode, and delivers the received key code to the pre-installed application if the received key code is a key code for the second mode. When the receiver is in the second mode, the key delivery module delivers the received key code to the pre-installed application.

Abstract: There is provided a positive photoresist composition capable of forming a pattern with excellent resolution, excellent resistance to reflection off the substrate, and excellent perpendicularity. The positive photoresist composition comprises (A) an alkali-soluble novolak resin in which a portion of the hydrogen atoms of all the phenolic hydroxyl groups are substituted with 1,2-naphthoquinonediazidesulfonyl groups, and (B) a dissolution promoter represented by a general formula (b-1) and/or a general formula (b-11) shown below.

Abstract: A method is provided that enables the formation of multiple level plated products with large plating depth. A negative photoresist composition comprising (a) an alkali-soluble resin, (b) an acid generator, and (c) other components is used, and a plated product is formed by (A) a step of forming a layer of this negative photoresist composition, and then either heating or not heating, before conducting exposure; (B) a step of repeating the step (A) so that the step is performed a total of 2 or more times, thereby superimposing layers of the negative photoresist, and subsequently developing all of these layers simultaneously to form a multilayer resist pattern; and (C) a step of conducting plating treatment within this multilayer resist pattern.

Abstract: A rolled steel plate 1 wound in a roll shape is unrolled and is cut in given dimensions to form a blank 2. In this case, a cut surface 2a is caused to incline at 1 to 3 degrees relative to the thickness direction of the blank 2, wherein the inclination direction of the cut surfaces 2a, 2a on each side is reversed. The blank 2 cut in this manner is roll-formed to cause the cut surfaces 2a, 2a to confront each other. Since the cut surfaces 2a, 2a on each side incline at 1 to 3 degrees in the opposite direction as described above, the cut surfaces 2a, 2a are caused to be parallel. Then, the confronting sections are laser-welded to form a cylindrical body 3.

Abstract: A conventional digital video reproducing apparatus outputs a descrambling request to a descrambling processing unit also on a packet which is not needed to be descrambled. When types of inputted packets exceeds the maximum number of types of packet that the descrambling processing unit can simultaneously descramble, it is impossible for the conventional apparatus to descramble a packet to be descrambled, whereby an audio and a video are not reproduced. In contrast to this, A PMT processing section 6 deletes data on a packet of a type, that a video decoder 4 and an audio decoder 5 cannot decode, from a program map table PMT acquired from a TS decoder 3. Based on processed PMT information Ipmt processed by the PMT processing section 6, a descrambling card 2 descrambles only packets having data formats that the video decoder 4 and the audio decoder 5 can reproduce.

Abstract: A positive photoresist composition comprising an alkali-soluble novolak resin (A) containing a structural unit (a1) represented by a general formula (I) shown below, and a structural unit (a2) represented by a general formula (II) shown below, and a photosensitizer (B)

Abstract: There is provided a positive photoresist composition capable of forming a pattern with excellent resolution, excellent resistance to reflection off the substrate, and excellent perpendicularity. The positive photoresist composition comprises (A) an alkali-soluble novolak resin in which a portion of the hydrogen atoms of all the phenolic hydroxyl groups are substituted with 1,2-naphthoquinonediazidesulfonyl groups, and (B) a dissolution promoter represented by a general formula (b-1) and/or a general formula (b-11) shown below.

Abstract: A means for increasing development velocity of a positive photoresist composition is provided which contains a photosensitive novolak resin formed by replacing some hydrogen atoms within those of all phenolic hydroxyl groups of alkali soluble novolak resin by 1,2-naphthoquinonediazide sulfonyl group. This means is positive photoresist composition and a formation method of a resist pattern using the composition which contains (A) a photosensitive novolak resin formed by replacing some hydrogen atoms within those of all phenolic hydroxyl groups of alkali soluble novolak resin by 1,2-naphthoquinonediazide sulfonyl group, which is dissolved in (B) propylene glycol alkyl ether acetate.

Abstract: A positive photoresist composition comprising an alkali-soluble novolak resin (A) containing a structural unit (a1) represented by a general formula (I) shown below, and a structural unit (a2) represented by a general formula (II) shown below, and a photosensitizer (B).

Abstract: A video decoding and outputting apparatus includes: (a) a receiving means for receiving a digital broadcast; (b) a restoring means for restoring video data and information related to the video data from the digital broadcast received by the receiving means; (c) a viewing restriction information extracting means for extracting viewing restriction information from the related information restored by the restoring means; (d) a video converting means for converting the video data restored by the restoring means into an analog video signal; and (e) an outputting means for inserting the viewing restriction information extracted by the viewing restriction information extracting means into the analog video signal converted by the video converting means, for output.