Abstract: A semiconductor inspecting apparatus includes: a buffer memory whose width is matched to the greater of parallel bus width and the width of the number of serial lanes; a preceding stage bus switching unit that fills the buffer memory with input data without making a free space; equivalent transmission capacity conversion including a following stage bus switching unit that fills read data to the width of an arbitrary number of serial lanes without making a free space; a preceding stage bus switching unit that fills a buffer memory with input data without making a free space; and equivalent transmission capacity inverse conversion including a following stage bus switching unit that fills a parallel bus of arbitrary width with data read from a buffer memory without making a free space.

Abstract: A semiconductor inspecting apparatus includes: a buffer memory whose width is matched to the greater of parallel bus width and the width of the number of serial lanes; a preceding stage bus switching unit that fills the buffer memory with input data without making a free space; equivalent transmission capacity conversion including a following stage bus switching unit that fills read data to the width of an arbitrary number of serial lanes without making a free space; a preceding stage bus switching unit that fills a buffer memory with input data without making a free space; and equivalent transmission capacity inverse conversion including a following stage bus switching unit that fills a parallel bus of arbitrary width with data read from a buffer memory without making a free space.

Abstract: The invention provides a raw materials feeding apparatus capable of uniformly dispersing and feeding into a furnace agglomerated raw materials that are likely to undergo dusting, deformation and mutual adhesion. In a raw material feeding apparatus for a rotary hearth furnace, for feeding raw materials to a rotary hearth furnace by using a flat belt conveyor, the invention employs a construction in which a scraper for guiding the raw materials on the flat belt conveyor to a side surface of the flat belt conveyor is arranged obliquely to a traveling direction of the flat belt conveyor. Preferably, the scraper is arranged in such a manner as to guide the raw materials to both sides of the flat belt conveyor.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the invention, an IC tag for receiving a command data including a first command data not requiring the IC tag to send back response data and a second command data requiring the IC tag to send back the response data using a radio signal, including: a control circuit generating a confirmation signal indicating a reception condition of first command data; and a transmitter transmitting the confirmation signal.

Abstract: When an inspection apparatus of a semiconductor device repeatedly executes computation of prescribed area data, such as image processing for detecting defects, procedures for commanding, data load, computation, and data store need to be repeated the number of times of the computation. This may impose a limitation on the speeding up of the operation. In addition, when performing parallel computation by a high-capacity image processing system for handling minute images, a lot of processors are needed, resulting in an increase in cost.

Abstract: The invention provides a raw materials feeding apparatus capable of uniformly dispersing and feeding into a furnace agglomerated raw materials that are likely to undergo dusting, deformation and mutual adhesion. In a raw material feeding apparatus for a rotary hearth furnace, for feeding raw materials to a rotary hearth furnace by using a flat belt conveyor, the invention employs a construction in which a scraper for guiding the raw materials on the flat belt conveyor to a side surface of the flat belt conveyor is arranged obliquely to a traveling direction of the flat belt conveyor. Preferably, the scraper is arranged in such a manner as to guide the raw materials to both sides of the flat belt conveyor.

Abstract: An optical recording medium which can precisely reproduce recording pits formed in pregrooves having width narrower than the diameter of a reproducing beam spot, and which can reduce the jitter and the block error rate, wherein the following unequal equation is satisfied: 0<b≦a<Dp≦Dg  (1) where Dg is a maximum depth of the pregrooves, Dp is a maximum depth of the prepits, a is a depth of edge parts between the pregrooves and the prepits on the inner peripheral side of the prepits, and b is a depth of the edge parts on the outer peripheral side of the prepits.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an optical recording medium that is excellent in recording and reading-out characteristics in the case of using a shortwave semiconductor laser and is good in light resistance and durability.

Abstract: An optical recording medium which can precisely produce recording pits formed in pregrooves having a width narrower than the diameter of a reproducing beam spot, and which can reduce the jitter and the block error rate, wherein the following unequal equation satisfied:

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pigmented ink, in particular, an ink suitable for an ink-jet printing method comprising jet of ink droplets from a print head. More particularly, it relates to a pigmented ink excellent in the dispersibility and dispersion stability of pigment particles, storage stability, etc. There is provided a pigmented ink which comprises (1) an organic pigment having a surface made hydrophobic by adsorption thereon or binding thereto of an organic substance, (2) an amphiphilic compound composed of a poly(ethylene oxide) as a hydrophilic portion and an alkyl group and/or an aromatic group as a hydrophobic portion, and (3) water, and is excellent in the dispersion stability of pigment particles and storage stability by virtue of the above composition.

Abstract: A pigment ink for ink-jet recording comprises a pigment, a polyethylene oxide-containing dispersing agent, a water-soluble organic solvent, polyethylene oxide, and water. In place of polyethylene oxide, it is possible to use a water-soluble compound having a structure in which two or three hydroxyl groups are joined to a hydrocarbon having a number of carbons of 4 to 6. The ink does not cause any head clogging, and it is excellent in printing quality.

Abstract: Disclosed is a black pigment ink suitable for ink jet recording which comprises carbon black, a dispersant containing polyethylene oxide and 0.1-5 mmols/g of amino group, and a solvent such as water. The ink is excellent in storage stability, causes no clogging of head and provides printed images of excellent quality and high light resistance.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ultrafine particle organic pigment color ink which comprises an ultrafine particle organic pigment having a chromatic color, an amphi-philic compound of which the hydrophilic portion is polyethylene oxide and the hydrophobic portion is an alkyl group and/or an aromatic ring and an aqueous solvent. A method for producing the ink is also disclosed. The ink is excellent in storage stability, causes no clogging of head and, furthermore, is excellent in quality of the resulting print and light resistance.