Abstract: An electronic component includes a composite body made of a composite material of a resin material and a metal powder; and a metal film disposed on an outer surface of the composite body. The metal film is in contact with the resin material and the metal powder of the composite body, and an average particle diameter of crystals of the metal film contacting the resin material is 60% or more and 120% or less of an average particle diameter of crystals of the metal film contacting the metal powder.

Abstract: A pulse photometer includes: a first variation acquirer acquiring a first variation corresponding to a light attenuation variation of a first light beam due to pulsation of blood in a subject based on a first intensity signal corresponding to an intensity of the first light beam transmitted through or reflected from a body of the subject and having a first wavelength; a second variation acquirer acquiring a second variation; a third variation acquirer acquiring a third variation; a concentration calculator calculating a blood light absorber concentration based on the first variation and the second variation; an estimated value calculator calculating an estimated value of the third variation based on the first variation and the second variation; and an evaluator evaluating reliability of a calculated value of the blood light absorber concentration based on the third variation and the estimated value.

Abstract: A probe which is to be attached to a finger of a subject to acquire physiological parameter of the subject includes a light emitter that emits a light beam toward the finger, a light detector that outputs a signal corresponding to a light beam that is transmitted through or reflected from the finger, a first holding face that has a portion which is faced with a nail of the finger and another portion which is faced with a side face of the finger, and a second holding face that has a portion which is faced with a pad of the finger and another portion which is faced with the side face of the finger. In a state where the probe is attached to the finger, the first holding face and the second holding face are placed to be continuous to each other.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes a photoelectric conversion unit which includes a phototransistor having a collector region, an emitter region, and a base region to generate an output current according to an intensity of incident light to the phototransistor, and a base potential setting unit which is configured to set up a base potential of the phototransistor so that the output current from the photoelectric conversion unit is equal to a predetermined current value.

Abstract: A solid-state image sensing device is provided including a first semi-conducting layer of first conductivity, a second semi-conducting layer of first conductivity disposed on the first semi-conducting layer, a semiconductor region of second conductivity different from the first conductivity disposed in the second semi-conducting layer, a deep trench configured to isolate a plurality of neighboring pixels from each other, and an electrode implanted into the deep trench, where the semiconductor region of second conductivity, the second semi-conducting layer, and the first semi-conducting layer are disposed in that order from a proximal side to a distal side, the second semi-conducting layer is split by the deep trench into sections that correspond to the pixels, an impurity concentration of first conductivity of the first semi-conducting layer is higher than an impurity concentration of first conductivity of the second semi-conducting layer, and the deep trench contacts the first semi-conducting layer.

Abstract: A pulse photometer includes: a first variation acquirer acquiring a first variation corresponding to a light attenuation variation of a first light beam due to pulsation of blood in a subject, based on a first intensity signal corresponding to an intensity of the first light beam that is transmitted through or reflected from a body of the subject, and that has a first wavelength; a second variation acquirer acquiring a second variation; and a concentration calculator calculating a blood light absorber concentration, based on the first and second variations, the second variation containing a first offset which is based on an inverse of the light attenuation variation of the first light beam.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, an electrode embedded from a surface of the semiconductor layer to an inside of the semiconductor layer and insulated by an insulation layer, and a structure in which a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, and a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type are formed in this order from the surface of the semiconductor layer along the electrode via the insulation layer. The electrode is arranged at a position where no inversion layer is formed by a voltage supplied to the electrode in at least one of an interface of the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region and an interface of the second semiconductor region and the third semiconductor region.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes a pixel cell including a phototransistor, a reference cell including a reference transistor having a temperature characteristic identical to that of the phototransistor and having a fixed electrical state, an analog-to-digital converter that converts an analog output of the pixel cell into a digital output, a correction amount computation unit that computes a correction amount for the digital output of the analog-to-digital converter based on an output of the reference cell and a reference value, and a correction unit that corrects the digital output of the analog-to-digital converter based on the correction amount.

Abstract: A semiconductor device for converting incident light into an electric current includes a semiconductor substrate; an electrode embedded in the semiconductor substrate; an insulation film contacting the electrode in the semiconductor substrate; a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type and a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type, formed sequentially in a depth direction from a side of a front face of the semiconductor substrate; and a fourth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type contacting the insulation film and the second semiconductor region. An impurity concentration of the fourth semiconductor region is greater than an impurity concentration of the second semiconductor region.

Abstract: A solid-state image sensing device is provided including a first semi-conducting layer of first conductivity, a second semi-conducting layer of first conductivity disposed on the first semi-conducting layer, a semiconductor region of second conductivity different from the first conductivity disposed in the second semi-conducting layer, a deep trench configured to isolate a plurality of neighboring pixels from each other, and an electrode implanted into the deep trench, where the semiconductor region of second conductivity, the second semi-conducting layer, and the first semi-conducting layer are disposed in that order from a proximal side to a distal side, the second semi-conducting layer is split by the deep trench into sections that correspond to the pixels, an impurity concentration of first conductivity of the first semi-conducting layer is higher than an impurity concentration of first conductivity of the second semi-conducting layer, and the deep trench contacts the first semi-conducting layer.

Abstract: A pulse photometer includes a light emitter, a light detector, a first signal separator that separates a first signal component and a first noise component, a second signal separator that separates a second signal component and a second noise component, a first determining section, a second determining section, and a concentration calculating section that calculates a concentration of a light absorption material in blood of the subject based on a fundamental frequency of the first signal component or a fundamental frequency of the second signal component.

Abstract: An optical sensor includes: a light emitter; a light receiver; a rod-shaped grasping member in which one of the light emitter and the light receiver is disposed, and which is to be grasped by a hand of a subject; and a clamping member which is adapted to clamp a part of the hand of the subject with the grasping member, another one of the light emitter and the light receiver being disposed in the clamping member.

Abstract: A biological signal measuring system includes: first and second optical sensors attached to first and second body portions of a subject; a first average oxygen saturation acquiring section acquiring a first average value corresponding to an average value of the first oxygen saturation corresponding to an arterial oxygen saturation in the first body portion in a predetermined time period starting at a first time; a second average oxygen saturation acquiring section acquiring a second average value corresponding to an average value of the second oxygen saturation corresponding to an arterial oxygen saturation in the second body portion in the predetermined time period starting at a second time that is different from the first time; and a difference value acquiring section acquiring a difference value, to be displayed, between the first average value and the second average value.

Abstract: A hydrogen manufacturing system for performing offgas flow control includes: a vaporizer (1) for heating a material mixture containing a hydrocarbon material; a reforming reactor (2) for generating hydrogen-containing reformed gas by reforming reactions of the material; a PSA separator (5) for repeating a cycle of adsorption and desorption, where in the adsorption PSA separation is performed with an adsorption tower loaded with an adsorbent to adsorb unnecessary components in the reformed gas and extract hydrogen-enriched gas out of the tower, and in the desorption the offgas containing the unnecessary components from the adsorbent and remaining hydrogen is discharged from the tower; and a buffer tank (6) for holding the offgas before supplying to the vaporizer. The offgas flow supply from the tank (6) to the vaporizer is changed continuously over time when the cycle time is changed according to load change on the separator (5).

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a ceramic body, which is capable of preventing the ingress of moisture into a void between a conductor and the ceramic body more effectively in the ceramic body including the conductor therein. Ingress of a supercritical fluid containing an oxide sol precursor is achieved into a void between an internal electrode layer and a ceramic laminate. After that, the oxide sol is turned into a gel, and subjected to a heat treatment, thereby filling the void between the internal electrode layer and the ceramic laminate with an oxide.

Abstract: The purpose is to provide a tacrolimus-containing pharmaceutical composition which is a creamy preparation for external application having good feeling upon use and has high stability of a main ingredient contained therein (high main ingredient residual ratio), and allows easy control of skin concentration of the main ingredient. The present invention relates to an oil-in-water type creamy composition comprising (A) tacrolimus, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate thereof, (B) an oil prepared by mixing (a) a medium-chain fatty acid triglyceride with (b) ethylene glycol salicylate and/or diisopropyl sebacate, (C) an emulsifying agent having a HLB value of 12 or more, and (D) a hydrophilic polymer, and having a pH value of 4 to 7.

Abstract: A hydrogen manufacturing system for performing offgas flow control includes: a vaporizer (1) for heating a material mixture containing a hydrocarbon material; a reforming reactor (2) for generating hydrogen-containing reformed gas by reforming reactions of the material; a PSA separator (5) for repeating a cycle of adsorption and desorption, where in the adsorption PSA separation is performed with an adsorption tower loaded with an adsorbent to adsorb unnecessary components in the reformed gas and extract hydrogen-enriched gas out of the tower, and in the desorption the offgas containing the unnecessary components from the adsorbent and remaining hydrogen is discharged from the tower; and a buffer tank (6) for holding the offgas before supplying to the vaporizer. The offgas flow supply from the tank (6) to the vaporizer is changed continuously over time when the cycle time is changed according to load change on the separator (5).

Abstract: A power supply device is disclosed that is able to satisfy the power requirements of a device in service and has high efficiency. The power supply device includes a first power supply; a voltage step-up unit that steps up an output voltage of the first power supply; a voltage step-down unit that steps down an output voltage of the voltage step-up unit; and a load that is driven to operate by an output voltage of the voltage step-down unit. The voltage step-up unit steps up the output voltage of the first power supply to a lower limit of an operating voltage of the voltage step-down unit.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a ceramic body, which is capable of preventing the ingress of moisture into a void between a conductor and the ceramic body more effectively in the ceramic body including the conductor therein. Ingress of a supercritical fluid containing an oxide sol precursor is achieved into a void between an internal electrode layer and a ceramic laminate. After that, the oxide sol is turned into a gel, and subjected to a heat treatment, thereby filling the void between the internal electrode layer and the ceramic laminate with an oxide.

Abstract: Disclosed is a capacitor which has a high capacitance and a low equivalent series resistance. The capacitor includes a conductive base material composed of a plating film having a specific surface area of 100 mm2/mm3 or more, a dielectric film on a surface of the conductive base material, and an opposed conductor formed so as to be opposed to the conductive base material with the dielectric film interposed therebetween. The plating film constituting the conductive base material is formed by electrolytic plating or electroless plating, and may have a porous form, wire-like form or broccoli-like form.