Abstract: Disclosed are rare earth phosphate particles that include aggregated particles formed of a plurality of primary particles of a rare earth phosphate represented by LnPO4, wherein Ln represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Yb, and Lu. The cumulative volume particle size at a cumulative volume of 50 vol %, D50, of the aggregated particles is from 0.1 ?m to 20 ?m as measured through particle size distribution analysis using a laser diffraction and scattering method. The rare earth phosphate particles are to be distributed in a substrate or on a surface of a substrate and used to cause scattering of light.

Abstract: A fuse element comprises a low melting point metal layer, a first high melting point metal layer having a higher melting point than a melting point of the low melting point metal layer, and a restricting portion including a high melting point material having a higher melting point than a melting point of the low melting point metal layer and configured to restrict flow of the low melting point metal or deformation of a layered body constituted by the first high melting point metal layer and the low melting point metal layer.

Abstract: A production method includes: preparing a metal clad laminate including a dielectric layer?30 ?m thick, a first metal foil on a first surface of the dielectric layer, a second metal foil on a second surface of the dielectric layer, first and second carriers on the metal foil via a releasable layer; arranging the pair of metal clad laminates on a resin substrate so the first carrier of each metal clad laminate faces the resin substrate on each surface of the resin substrate; releasing the second carrier from a laminated member to expose the second metal foil; forming a pattern on the second metal foil; arranging an insulating layer on the pattern and arranging a metal layer on the insulating layer; and separating the first carrier and the first metal foil from each other. The dielectric layer has a strain energy at break of 1.8 MJ or less.

Abstract: A functional optical device is disclosed. The functional optical device integrates a coupling unit, a waveguide photodiode (PD) and an optical waveguide on a semiconductor substrate. The coupling unit extracts an optical signal by performing interference of signal light with local light. The optical waveguide carries the optical signal from the coupling unit to the waveguide PD. The semiconductor substrate provides a heavily doped conducting layer and a buffer layer that is un-doped or lightly doped with n-type impurities by density smaller than density of impurities in the heavily doped conducting layer. The conducting layer and the buffer layer continuously and evenly extend from the optical waveguide to the waveguide PD.

Abstract: These halogen-containing tin oxide particles have a BET specific surface area of 25-100 m2/g and a crystallite diameter of 8-30 nm. The particles optimally contain 0.01-0.75 mass % halogen. Fluorine is optimally contained as the halogen. Optimally, the particles additionally contain tantalum, niobium, phosphorus, antimony, tungsten, or molybdenum. The volume resistivity is optimally 0.1-1000 ?·cm.

Abstract: A fuse element as well as a fuse device and protective device using the same which are capable of suppressing generation of defects such as cracks in a high melting point metal layer, maintaining good conduction, and maintaining blowout properties. The fuse element includes a laminated low melting point metal layer and high melting point metal layer and at least one peak among peaks in an X-ray diffraction spectrum (2?) of a surface of the high melting point metal layer has a full width at half maximum of 0.15 degrees or less.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a first communication section configured to communicate with a communication terminal through a first communication channel, and a second communication section configured to communicate with the communication terminal through a second communication channel different from the first communication channel, wherein the first communication section is used for transmission of connection information for establishing the second communication channel with the communication terminal, wherein the second communication section is configured to establish the second communication channel based on the connection information, and wherein the information processing apparatus is connected to a network based on a connection instruction transmitted across the second communication channel, and receives service data by which to run the information processing apparatus from a service providing apparatus via the network.

Abstract: The present invention aims to achieve a Pb-free protection element by using a layered body including a high melting point metal layer and a low melting point metal layer. A protection element includes an insulating substrate, a heating body, an insulating member, two electrodes, a heating body extraction electrode, and a fusible conductor. Furthermore, the fusible conductor includes a layered body including at least a high melting point metal layer and a low melting point metal layer, and the low melting point metal layer is melted by a heat generated by the heating body, whereby, while eroding the high melting point metal layer, the low melting point metal layer is drawn close to the side of the two electrodes and the heating body extraction electrode, and fused, the two electrodes and the heating body extraction electrode each having high wettability for the low melting point metal layer.

Abstract: A multi-layered board includes: a middle conductive layer; a first dielectric layer that is disposed directly on a first surface of the middle conductive layer; a second dielectric layer that is disposed directly on a second surface of the middle conductive layer; a first outer surface conductive layer that is disposed directly on an outer side of the first dielectric layer; and a second outer surface conductive layer that is disposed directly on an outer side of the second dielectric layer. The first outer surface conductive layer serves as a first outer surface of the multi-layered board, and the second outer surface conductive layer serves as a second outer surface of the multi-layered board. The middle conductive layer is solidly formed over an entire planar direction of the multi-layered board. The first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer each independently have a thickness variation of 15% or less.

Abstract: A communication method includes: a first transmission step of transmitting first setting information and first network organization information regarding one information processing apparatus of a second network via a first communication path; a first determination step of determining a role of communication with a first master apparatus via a second communication path on the basis of the first network organization information and role adjustment information; a second transmission step of transmitting second setting information and second network organization information to the first master apparatus via the first communication path; a second determination step of determining a role of the communication with a second master apparatus via the second communication path on the basis of the second network organization information and role adjustment information by the first master apparatus; and a first communication start step of starting the communication via the second communication path with another informatio

Abstract: A switch device capable of safely opening or short-circuiting an electrical circuit in response to an abnormality such as wetting with water or liquid leaking from a battery is provided. The device includes a conductor connected to an external circuit, and a reaction part including a liquid-soluble material which opens the conductor and the external circuit and which dissolves on contacting a liquid entering the device interior to electrically connect the conductor and the external circuit.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device to make it possible to link data and processes concerning a plurality of services, the information processing device (100) including: a processing unit (101) configured to process data (1-1,1-1-1, 1-1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, and 2-5) concerning services associated (1, 2, 3, and 4) in a storage medium (100), the data corresponding to each of a plurality of services.

Abstract: A communication method includes: a first transmission step of transmitting first setting information and first network organization information regarding one information processing apparatus of a second network via a first communication path; a first determination step of determining a role of communication with a first master apparatus via a second communication path on the basis of the first network organization information and role adjustment information; a second transmission step of transmitting second setting information and second network organization information to the first master apparatus via the first communication path; a second determination step of determining a role of the communication with a second master apparatus via the second communication path on the basis of the second network organization information and role adjustment information by the first master apparatus; and a first communication start step of starting the communication via the second communication path with another informatio

Abstract: Provided is a current fuse that can improve the rating while also preventing explosive scattering of metal in association with arc discharge and enabling reliable cutting off of a circuit. The current fuse (1) includes an insulating substrate (2), a main fuse element (3) disposed on the insulating substrate (2), and a sub-fuse element (4) disposed on the insulating substrate (2) and having a higher melting point than the main fuse element (3). The main fuse element (3) and the sub-fuse element (4) are connected in parallel.

Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus including: a first communication unit having a first communication range; a second communication unit having a second communication range wider than the first communication range; a control unit which transmits a request signal for starting communication via the second communication unit from the first communication unit to another communication apparatus, and transmits authentication information from the second communication unit to the another communication apparatus in the case where it is determined that communication with the another communication apparatus via the second communication unit is possible based on a response signal after the first communication unit receives the response signal in response to the request signal; and a notification unit which notifies a user after the second communication unit receives a result of authentication based on the authentication information.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus including a circuitry configured to initiate a reception of an information request that has been wirelessly transmitted from an information processing terminal, initiate, based on the information request, an obtaining of an information wirelessly from an external communication device, and initiate a wireless transmission of the obtained information to the information processing terminal.

Abstract: A production method includes: preparing a metal clad laminate including a dielectric layer ?30 ?m thick, a first metal foil on a first surface of the dielectric layer, a second metal foil on a second surface of the dielectric layer, first and second carriers on the metal foil via a releasable layer; arranging the pair of metal clad laminates on a resin substrate so the first carrier of each metal clad laminate faces the resin substrate on each surface of the resin substrate; releasing the second carrier from a laminated member to expose the second metal foil; forming a pattern on the second metal foil; arranging an insulating layer on the pattern and arranging a metal layer on the insulating layer; and separating the first carrier and the first metal foil from each other. The dielectric layer has a strain energy at break of 1.8 MJ or less.

Abstract: These halogen-containing tin oxide particles have a BET specific surface area of 25-100 m2/g and a crystallite diameter of 8-30 nm. The particles optimally contain 0.01-0.75 mass % halogen. Fluoline is optimally contained as the halogen. Optimally, the particles additionally contain tantalum, niobium, phosphorus, antimony, tungsten, or molybdenum. The volume resistivity is optimally 0.1-1000 ?·cm.

Abstract: A switch device capable of safely opening an electrical circuit in response to an abnormality such as wetting with water or liquid leaking from a battery. The device includes a first conductor connected to an external circuit and having a relatively high ionization tendency, and a second conductor arranged close to the first conductor and having a relatively low ionization tendency which is lower than that of the first conductor, a reaction part which electrically corrodes the first conductor is formed by a liquid between the first and second conductors.

Abstract: A switch device capable of safely opening or short-circuiting an electrical circuit in response to an abnormality such as wetting with water or liquid leaking from a battery is provided. The device includes first and second conductors connected to an external circuit, and a reaction part including an insulating material which changes state on contact with a liquid, the first and second conductors being electrically connected or disconnected by the insulating material changing state on contact with the liquid.