Abstract: An electronic device includes: an insulating substrate; at least one capacitor and an inductor that are formed directly on the insulating substrate; a line that connects the capacitor and the inductor from the above; and an external connecting pad unit that is made of the same conductor as the line and is disposed on the insulating substrate.

Abstract: An inductor element and an integrated electronic component that facilitate achieving a higher Q value are provided. The inductor element includes a substrate, a coil unit spaced from the substrate, and a plurality of conductive columns. The coil unit includes a plurality of spiral coils each constituted of a spiral-shaped coil lead. The spiral coils are disposed such that their winding directions are the same, and that the coil lead of each spiral coil includes a portion extending between the coil lead of at least one of the other spiral coils. End portions of the spiral coils are fixed to the substrate via the conductive columns. The integrated electronic component of the invention includes such inductor element.

Abstract: An electronic component includes a substrate, a capacitor, and a wiring. The capacitor has a multilayer structure including a first electrode film provided on the substrate, a second electrode film of 2 to 4 ?m in thickness disposed to face the first electrode film, and a dielectric film interposed between the first and the second electrode film. The wiring includes a joint portion connected to the second electrode film, on the opposite side of the dielectric film.

Abstract: A micro-oscillation element includes a base frame, an oscillating portion, and a link portion connecting the base frame and the oscillating portion to each other. The oscillating portion has a movable functional portion, a first driving electrode connected to the movable functional portion, and a weight portion joined to the first driving electrode. The link portion defines an axis of the oscillating motion of the oscillating portion. The second driving electrode, fixed to the base frame, generates driving force for the oscillating motion in cooperation with the first driving electrode.

Abstract: A packaged device includes a package having an inner surface defining a closed internal space, a device chip fixed to the package in the internal space, and a parylene film covering at least a part of the inner surface of the package and/or at least a part of a surface of the device chip.

Abstract: A micro mirror unit includes a moving part carrying a mirror portion, a frame and torsion bars connecting the moving part to the frame. The moving part, the frame and the torsion bars are formed integral from a material substrate. The frame includes a portion thicker than the moving part.

Abstract: The micro-actuation element (X1) includes a movable unit (111), a frame (112) and a coupler (113) for connecting these, where the unit, the frame and the coupler are integrally formed in a material substrate having a multi-layer structure that consists of electroconductive layers (110a-110c), such as a core conduction layer (110b), and insulation layers (110d, 110e) intervening between the electroconductive layers (110a-110c). The movable unit (111) includes a first structure originating in the core conduction layer (110b). The frame (112) includes a second structure originating in the core conduction layer (110b). The coupler (113) includes a plurality of electrically separated torsion bars (113a, 113b) that originate in the core conduction layer (110b) and are connected continuously to the first structure and the second structure.

Abstract: A micromirror unit is provided which includes a frame, a mirror forming base upon which a mirror surface is formed, and a torsion connector which includes a first end connected to the mirror forming base and a second end connected to the frame. The torsion connector defines a rotation axis about which the mirror forming base is rotated relative to the frame. The torsion connector has a width measured in a direction which is parallel to the mirror surface and perpendicular to the rotation axis. The width of the torsion connector is relatively great at the first end. The width becomes gradually smaller from the first end toward the second end.

Abstract: A micro oscillating device includes a frame, an oscillating part including a first drive electrode for application of a reference electric potential, and a connecting part for connecting the frame and the oscillating part to each other, where the connecting part defines an axis of an oscillating motion of the oscillating part. A second drive electrode is fixed to the frame to cooperate with the first drive electrode for generation of a driving force for the oscillating movement. The first drive electrode includes a first end extension and a second end extension separated from each other and extending in a direction crossing the axis. The second drive electrode is within a separation distance between the first and the second end extensions.

Abstract: A shelf reader reads a product unique ID of an IC tag attached to a product on a shelf. In accordance with the reading result, a shelf terminal detects whether the product is taken out from the shelf or not, and forwards the detection result to a product information management server together with the product unique ID. In the product information management server, a related product information extraction section refers to a related product information database, and extracts any related product information including the type of the product taken out from the shelf. This related product information indicates a combination of a plurality of products that are considered preferable to purchase together. An advertisement information creation section creates advertisement information based on thus extracted related product information. The resulting advertisement information is forwarded to the shelf terminal, and then is displayed by an output section of the shelf terminal.

Abstract: A microstructure comprises a laminate structure having a first conductor, a second conductor, and an intervening insulator located between the first and the second conductors. The first conductor includes opposite faces in relation to the second conductor, side faces, and edge parts which form the boundaries of the aforementioned opposite faces and side faces. The second conductor includes an extended face extending beyond the edge parts exceeding the first conductor. The insulation film includes an area covering at least part of an edge part and/or at least part of a side face.

Abstract: An identifier such as an IC tag attached to a commodity is read by an antenna connected to a display rack or an information terminal. A server receives the read result, analyse the purchase action of the customer from the identifier ID, the antenna position information, etc, and proposes a totalization result. For example, detailed information of purchase actions for each customer such as a read result for each commodity and a commodity simultaneously read is displayed on terminals for the manager of the shop and managers at headquarters. The totalization result is displayed for the customer as a popular or good selling commodity of the shop on an information terminal inside the shop.

Abstract: A micromirror unit is provided which includes a frame, a mirror forming base upon which a mirror surface is formed, and a torsion connector which includes a first end connected to the mirror forming base and a second end connected to the frame. The torsion connector defines a rotation axis about which the mirror forming base is rotated relative to the frame. The torsion connector has a width measured in a direction which is parallel to the mirror surface and perpendicular to the rotation axis. The width of the torsion connector is relatively great at the first end. The width becomes gradually smaller from the first end toward the second end.

Abstract: A micromirror unit is provided which includes a frame, a mirror forming base upon which a mirror surface is formed, and a torsion connector which includes a first end connected to the mirror forming base and a second end connected to the frame. The torsion connector defines a rotation axis about which the mirror forming base is rotated relative to the frame. The torsion connector has a width measured in a direction which is parallel to the mirror surface and perpendicular to the rotation axis. The width of the torsion connector is relatively great at the first end. The width becomes gradually smaller from the first end toward the second end.

Abstract: This invention provides a computer system capable of jointly delivering commodities not included in delivery plan information even after the delivery plan information is generated, and each base receives the generated delivery plan information, or a transport unit has made the round of each base. The computer system for realizing a delivery system which controls the transport unit to make the round of bases, thereby delivering commodities to the bases, includes a shipping base terminal, a reception base terminal, a transport terminal, and an information management computer, and the information management computer refers to attribute information of the commodities requested to be delivered to select commodities to replace with the commodities requested to be delivered from the commodities planned to be delivered, and corrects the delivery plan information.

Abstract: A microstructure device is made by processing a material substrate consisting of e.g. a first process layer, a second process layer and a middle layer arranged between the first and the second process layers. The microstructure device includes a first structural part and a second structural part that has a portion facing the first structural part via a gap. The first and the second structural parts are connected to each other by a connecting part extending across the gap. This connecting part is formed in the first process layer to be in contact with the middle layer. The microstructure device also includes a protective part extending from the first structural part toward the second structural part or vice versa. The protective part is formed in the first or second process layer to be in contact with the middle layer.

Abstract: An inductor element and an integrated electronic component that facilitate achieving a higher Q value are provided. The inductor element includes a substrate, a coil unit spaced from the substrate, and a plurality of conductive columns. The coil unit includes a plurality of spiral coils each constituted of a spiral-shaped coil lead. The spiral coils are disposed such that their winding directions are the same, and that the coil lead of each spiral coil includes a portion extending between the coil lead of at least one of the other spiral coils. End portions of the spiral coils are fixed to the substrate via the conductive columns. The integrated electronic component of the invention includes such inductor element.

Abstract: The micro-actuation element (X1) includes a movable unit (111), a frame (112) and a coupler (113) for connecting these, where the unit, the frame and the coupler are integrally formed in a material substrate having a multi-layer structure that consists of electroconductive layers (110a-110c), such as a core conduction layer (110b), and insulation layers (110d, 110e) intervening between the electroconductive layers (110a-110c). The movable unit (111) includes a first structure originating in the core conduction layer (110b). The frame (112) includes a second structure originating in the core conduction layer (110b). The coupler (113) includes a plurality of electrically separated torsion bars (113a, 113b) that originate in the core conduction layer (110b) and are connected continuously to the first structure and the second structure.

Abstract: An electronic component includes a substrate, and a capacitor unit on the substrate. The capacitor unit has a laminate structure including a first electrode layer provided on the substrate, a second electrode layer opposed to the first electrode layer, and a dielectric layer disposed between the first and the second electrode layers. The first electrode layer has a multilayer structure including an adhesion metal layer joined to the dielectric layer. The adhesion metal layer is provided with an oxide coating on a side of the dielectric layer.

Abstract: The electronic component includes a base material, a capacitor unit, and a wiring portion. The capacitor unit has a stacked structure including a first electrode portion provided on the base material, a second electrode portion including a first surface opposing the first electrode portion and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a dielectric portion interposed between the electrode portions. The wiring portion includes a via portion having a surface on the base material side, and joined to the second surface of the second electrode portion via the surface on the base material side. The surface of the via portion on the base material side includes an extending portion extending outward of the periphery of the second surface of the second electrode portion.