Abstract: A device includes: a substrate; a first wiring layer above the substrate; a second wiring layer above the first wiring layer; a first insulating film on the first and second wiring layers; a second insulating film in the first insulating film, provided at a position overlapping with a part of the first wiring layer and a part of the second wiring layer in a first direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate, and including a first portion higher than an upper surface of an end portion of the second wiring layer and a second portion lower than the upper surface of the end portion of the second wiring layer; and a plug via the second insulating film in the first insulating film, provided on the upper surface of the end portion of the second wiring layer, and electrically connected to the second wiring layer.

Abstract: There is provided a sintered bearing having high rotational accuracy and low rotational fluctuation. This bearing includes a bearing surface (4a), and is made of a sintered compact (4?) produced by molding and sintering a raw material powder (10) containing a partially diffusion-alloyed powder (11) in which a copper powder (13) is partially diffused on a surface of an iron powder (12), a tin powder (14) as a low-melting-point metal powder, and a graphite powder as a solid lubricant powder. The sintered bearing has a radial crushing strength greater than or equal to 300 MPa.

Abstract: The reliability of electrical connection between electrode terminals of power storage devices and bus bars can be improved. A bent portion that is provided on each bus bar is formed at a position shifted in the left-right direction from an intermediate position between one contact portion of two contact portions of the bus bar and the other contact portion positioned next to the one contact portion. In a bus bar housing portion, a beam portion on which a corresponding bus bar is placed is formed extending in the front-rear direction. Each beam portion is formed at a position shifted in the left-right direction from the bent portion in a state where the bus bar is housed in the bus bar housing portion.

Abstract: Provided is a sintered bearing formed mainly of an iron structure (33) and a copper structure (31) which are formed of a partially diffusion-alloyed powder (11) of an iron powder (12) and a copper powder (13). The sintered bearing includes a copper structure (31d) formed of a granular elemental copper powder (13?) having a grain diameter of 45 ?m or less, the ratio of the copper structure (31d) being 10 mass % or less. With this, a further increase in strength of the sintered bearing can be realized.

Abstract: A temperature detection module includes: a temperature sensor; a sensor holder for holding the temperature sensor such that movement is possible in a separation and contact direction in which the temperature sensor is separated from and brought into contact with a measurement target; and a biasing member that is attached to the sensor holder and biases the temperature sensor such that a detection surface comes into contact with a measurement target. The sensor holder includes: a base portion; and an accommodating portion that extends in the separation and contact direction from the base portion and holds the temperature sensor such that movement is possible in the separation and contact direction. The accommodating portion includes a gap that allows inclination of the temperature sensor between the accommodating portion and the temperature sensor.

Abstract: An increase in the size of a wiring module is suppressed. A wiring module is for attachment to a power storage device group in which a plurality of power storage devices are arranged line up in a left-right direction. The wiring module includes: a plurality of voltage detection wires; and an insulating protector that includes a rear side routing portion in which the plurality of voltage detection wires are routed. The rear side routing portion includes a placement wall on which the plurality of voltage detection wires are placed, and a wire fixing portion that protrudes in a direction that intersects the placement wall, and to which the plurality of voltage detection wires are fixed using a binding member is provided in a region between left and right end portions of the insulating protector.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store reference data of a filter operation and coefficient data of filters, a plurality of operators configured to parallelly perform the filter operation on the reference data and the coefficient data of the filters, a first supply unit configured to supply reference data transferred from the storage unit to the plurality of operators, a second supply unit configured to supply coefficient data of a first and second filters transferred from the storage unit to the plurality of operators, and a control unit configured to control the second supply unit to supply the coefficient data of the first filter to a first operator, and supply the coefficient data of the second filter to a second operator.

Abstract: A wiring module includes a first housing section row, a second housing section row, and linking sections. The first housing section row includes first housing sections that are arranged in an arrangement direction and include connection bus bars therein, respectively. The second housing section row includes second housing sections that are arranged in the arrangement direction and include the connection bus bars and output bus bars therein, respectively, and is disposed away from the first housing section row with respect to a crossing direction that crosses the arrangement direction. The linking sections are disposed between the first and second housing section rows and link the first and second housing section rows. The first housing sections are connected by a first warping section that can be deformed with warping and the second housing sections are connected by a second warping section that can be deformed with warping.

Abstract: A sliding member (1) includes an iron and steel-based sintered compact containing chromium, molybdenum, and carbon and having a content of chromium, of 5 mass % or less. The sliding member (1) includes: a compound layer (11) which has a sliding surface (1a) and is formed mainly of an iron and steel nitride; and a diffusion layer (12) which is adjacent to the compound layer (11) and has an iron and steel structure into which nitrogen and carbon diffuse. The concentrations of carbon and nitrogen in the diffusion layer (12) are gradually reduced with increasing depth from the sliding surface (1a).

Abstract: A temperature detection module for detecting a temperature of a measurement target is provided. The temperature detection module includes a temperature sensor, and a holder for holding the temperature sensor such that movement is possible in a separation and contact direction in which the temperature sensor is separated from and brought into contact with the measurement target. The temperature sensor includes a sensor main body portion in which a temperature detection element is accommodated, and a spring portion that is integrally provided on the sensor main body portion. The spring portion is of a type that expands and contracts only in a single direction, and expands and contracts only in the separation and contact direction. The spring portion is attached to the holder and biases the temperature sensor such that a detection surface comes into contact with the measurement target.

Abstract: A semiconductor test apparatus includes: a power supply; a high-voltage wire connecting high-voltage terminals of a plurality of semiconductor devices which are objects to be tested to a high-voltage side of the power supply; a low-voltage wire connecting low-voltage terminals of the semiconductor devices to a low-voltage side of the power supply; first switches connected in series to the semiconductor devices respectively, each of the first switches having one end connected to the low-voltage side of the power supply via the low-voltage wire and other end connected to the low-voltage terminal; second switches connected to the semiconductor devices respectively, each of the second switches having one end connected to the high-voltage terminal and other end connected to the low-voltage terminal; and a control circuit controlling the first switches and the second switches.

Abstract: By a first grouping pattern, a plurality of regions for which a filter operation is to be performed in an operation target image are grouped. Then, for each group obtained by the first grouping pattern, a first filter corresponding to the group is used to perform a filter operation on each region belonging to the group. By a second grouping pattern, a plurality of regions for which a filter operation is to be performed in an intermediate image obtained by the filter operation are grouped. Then, for each group obtained by the second grouping pattern, a second filter corresponding to the group is used to perform a filter operation on each region belonging to the group.

Abstract: To provide a technique for suppressing brightness non-uniformity of an area illuminated by a light source and also suppressing a decline in contrast between areas caused by incidence of a luminous flux of the area to another area. Provided is a light guide plate including: a diverging portion which is provided on an opposite side of a light exit surface from which light is emitted, the diverging portion causing a luminous flux emitted from a light emitting element to diverge; and a restricting portion which is provided, when a prescribed range from the light emitting element on the light exit surface is defined as an illuminated area illuminated by the light emitting element, in at least a periphery of the illuminated area on the light exit surface and which deflects or shields light traveling from inside toward outside of the illuminated area to restrict traveling, toward a side of the light exit surface, of light traveling toward the outside of the illuminated area.

Abstract: A sintered bearing (1) contains as main components iron, copper, a metal having a lower melting point than copper, and a solid lubricant. The sintered bearing (1) includes a surface layer (S1) and a base part (S2). The surface layer (S1) is formed mainly of flat copper powder arranged so as to be thinned in a thickness direction. In the base part (S2), an iron structure (33) and a copper structure (31c) brought into contact with the iron structure are formed of partially diffusion-alloyed powder in which copper powder is partially diffused in iron powder. Thus, a sintered bearing which achieves a balance between wear resistance of a bearing surface and strength of the bearing, and realizes low cost can be provided.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an estimation unit configured to estimate, based on a feature of a person of interest contained in an image captured in each of a plurality of regions and a feature of a previously set registered person, a certainty that the person of interest is the registered person, and an updating unit configured to, with respect to a first person of interest subjected to image capturing in a first region out of the plurality of regions, in a case where a period for which a state in which a certainty that a second person of interest contained in an image captured in a second region different from the first region is the registered person is larger than a threshold value is kept is longer than a predetermined period, perform updating in such a way as to lower a certainty that the first person of interest in the first region is the registered person, and, in a case where the period for which the state in which the certainty that the second person of interest is the registered per

Abstract: Information processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input a captured image capturing a target object in a real environment, an obtaining unit configured to obtain an illumination condition in the real environment; a generation unit configured to generate a variation image as an image of a registration object reflecting the illumination condition based on three-dimensional data of the registration object and the obtained illumination condition, and a collation unit configured to collate the registration object with the target object based on a feature amount of the variation image and a feature amount of the captured image.

Abstract: Provided is a light guide plate including: a diverging portion which is provided on an opposite side of a light exit surface from which light is emitted, the diverging portion causing a luminous flux emitted from a light emitting element to diverge; and a restricting portion which is provided, when a prescribed range from the light emitting element on the light exit surface is defined as an illuminated area illuminated by the light emitting element, in at least a periphery of the illuminated area on the light exit surface and which deflects or shields light traveling from inside toward outside of the illuminated area to restrict traveling, toward a side of the light exit surface, of light traveling toward the outside of the illuminated area.

Abstract: A device includes: a substrate; a first wiring layer above the substrate; a second wiring layer above the first wiring layer; a first insulating film on the first and second wiring layers; a second insulating film in the first insulating film, provided at a position overlapping with a part of the first wiring layer and a part of the second wiring layer in a first direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate, and including a first portion higher than an upper surface of an end portion of the second wiring layer and a second portion lower than the upper surface of the end portion of the second wiring layer; and a plug via the second insulating film in the first insulating film, provided on the upper surface of the end portion of the second wiring layer, and electrically connected to the second wiring layer.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a sintered bearing including, on an inner peripheral surface, a cylindrical portion and a one-side increased-diameter portion (increased-diameter portion), which are provided so as to be continuous in the axial direction. When sizing is performed on a sintered compact, the cylindrical portion and the one-side increased-diameter portion are molded on an inner peripheral surface of the sintered compact by press-fitting a cylindrical portion molding surface formed on a core into an inner peripheral surface of the sintered compact from the one side in the axial direction, and then by pressing a one-side increased-diameter portion molding surface provided so as to be continuous with the cylindrical portion molding surface in the axial direction against an inner peripheral surface of the sintered compact under a state in which an outer peripheral surface of the sintered compact is retained by a die.

Abstract: A solid lubricant 11 is formed by molding and firing powder that includes amorphous and self-sintering carbon material powder 12, graphite powder 13, and a binder 14. The solid lubricant has high material strength and hardness, and also excellent impact resistance and wear resistance.