Abstract: It is desired to provide a technique capable of reducing the time and the power consumption required for computation. Provided is an information processing apparatus including a storage control unit that writes data read from a read target area of an external memory having multiple dimensions to a storage area having the multiple dimensions and a processing unit that executes processing based on the data of the storage area, in which the storage control unit moves the read target area in a first dimension direction in the external memory and performs first overwrite of a back end area of the storage area in a direction corresponding to the first dimension direction with data of a front end area of the read target area after movement in the first dimension direction.

Abstract: An optical image transmission unit that is provided in the rotating body so as to rotate integrally with the rotating body, that is provided such that a light entering end faces an outer peripheral surface of the terminal supported on the terminal supporting unit and a light emitting end is provided on the light receiving axis of the camera, and that is configured to emit an optical image of the outer peripheral surface of the terminal having entered the light entering end from the light emitting end toward the camera.

Abstract: A solar cell module which exhibits high output while ensuring connection strength between solar cells; and a solar cell suitable for the solar cell module. In the solar cell, a region on a first surface and at a first edge of a substrate that is not covered by a p-type transparent oxide electrode layer is defined as a “region A,” and a region on the first surface and at a second edge opposite to the first edge of the substrate and not covered by the p-type transparent oxide electrode layer is defined as a “region B.” The area of the region A is larger than the area of the region B.

Abstract: Disclosed is a transverse segment for a drive belt with a stack of rings and with a number of the transverse segments, which transverse segment includes a base part and two pillar parts that respectively extend from a respective axial side of the base part in radial outward direction, defining a central opening of the transverse segment between them, and that are each provided with a hook portion extending over a part of the central opening in the general direction of the respectively opposite pillar part. A width dimension of one of the pillar parts of the transverse segment is less than a width dimension of the respective other pillar part.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ophthalmic composition and a use thereof. In one embodiment of the present invention, an ophthalmic composition containing a clathrated antioxidant substance is provided. In some of embodiments of the present invention, a composition for treating or preventing an ophthalmic disease, an ophthalmic disorder or an ophthalmic symptom is provided, wherein the ophthalmic disease, the ophthalmic disorder or the ophthalmic symptom includes, but is not limited to, dry eye or a dry eye-like ophthalmic disease, conjunctivitis, corneal ulcer, age-related macular degeneration, cataract, pseudoexfoliation syndrome, and symptoms in these diseases which can be ameliorated by increasing the quantity of tears and/or goblet cells and/or mucin.

Abstract: A vane pump includes a cam ring, a rotor, a plurality of vane, and a lateral plate. The lateral plate has an extension groove. The shape of a pump chamber forming surface viewed from the rotation-axis direction of the rotor satisfies the following requirements i) and ii) at the time when a first vane passes the base end part of the extension groove: i) the center line of the groove width of the extension groove is inclined from the radial direction of the rotor; and ii) a slit in which a second vane is accommodated has an open end falling within a belt-shaped range obtained by extending a groove width of the base end part of the extension groove along a virtual extension line.

Abstract: Terminal crimping device and terminal crimping method is provided that collectively crimp-connects a terminal to an electric wire while suppressing displacement of the terminal at a crimp position. A terminal crimping device includes a cutting part configured to cut from the carrier each of the two or more terminals belonging to one terminal set at one end side in the terminal coupled body; a terminal conveyance part configured to convey the two or more terminals cut at the cutting part to a crimp position corresponding to the predetermined interval while adjusting a terminal interval of the two or more terminals to an arrangement interval of the covered electric wire at the crimp position in a conveyance direction (longitudinal direction) of the terminal coupled body; and a crimping part configured to collectively crimp-connect to the electric wire each of the two or more terminals conveyed to the crimp position.

Abstract: A characteristic of a semiconductor device having a back electrode including an Au—Sb alloy is improved. The semiconductor device has a semiconductor substrate and the back electrode including the Au—Sb alloy layer. The back electrode is formed on the semiconductor substrate. The Sb concentration in the Au—Sb alloy layer is equal to or greater than 15 wt %, and equal to or less than 37 wt %. The thickness of the Au—Sb alloy layer is equal to or larger than 20 nm, and equal to or less than 45 nm.

Abstract: A key support structure of a keyboard device includes a first member and a second member that supports the first member. The first member is pivotal about a first axis that extends in a first direction and movable with a degree of freedom of movement in a rolling direction, which is a direction of rotation around a second axis extending in a second direction that is substantially orthogonal to the first direction. the second member restricts a movement of the first member in the first direction, while pivotally supporting the first member about the first axis.

Abstract: A rotation mechanism includes a shaft portion, a bearing portion, a protruding portion, and a stopper. The bearing portion configured to rotate with respect to a predetermined axis as a center of rotation and configured to slide relative to an outer periphery of the shaft portion. The protruding portion protrudes from the shaft portion. The stopper is integrally formed the bearing portion. The stopper faces the protruding portion. A length of the protruding portion in a direction in which the protruding portion protrudes is larger than a distance from the center of rotation to a sliding portion where the bearing portion slides relative to the outer periphery of the shaft portion.

Abstract: It is desired to provide a technique capable of reducing the time and the power consumption required for computation. Provided is an information processing apparatus (10) including: a storage control unit (130) that writes data read from a read target area of an external memory having multiple dimensions to a storage area having the multiple dimensions; and a processing unit (140) that executes processing based on the data of the storage area, in which the storage control unit moves the read target area in a first dimension direction in the external memory and performs first overwrite of a back end area of the storage area in a direction corresponding to the first dimension direction with data of a front end area of the read target area after movement in the first dimension direction, and the processing unit executes first processing based on the data of the storage area after the first overwrite.

Abstract: An alternating stack of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers is formed over a substrate. Memory openings are formed through the alternating stack. Protruding tip portions are formed on each of the sacrificial material layers around the memory openings. A plurality of insulating spacers is formed within each memory opening between each vertically neighboring pair of tip portions of the sacrificial material layers. A phase change memory material and a vertical bit line are formed within each of the memory openings. The phase change memory material can be formed as a vertical stack of discrete annular phase change memory material portions, or can be formed as a continuous phase change memory material layer. Each of the sacrificial material layer can be replaced by an electrically conductive layer.

Abstract: A working machine according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises an operating device, a working tool, a driving device, a braking device, a detection device, and a change device. The detection device detects a mode of an operation performed on the operating device. The change device changes a brake control to be performed by the braking device according to the mode detected by the detection device.

Abstract: An electronic device assembling apparatus has a cable holder and a lock member operator. The cable holder holds a cable and inserts the cable into a connector. After the cable is inserted into the connector by the cable holder, the lock member operator operates a lock member to lock the cable to the connector. The lock member operator starts an operation with respect to the lock member in a state where the cable inserted into the connector is held by the cable holder.

Abstract: In a solar cell device, adjacent solar cells are connected such that one of the adjacent solar cells overlaps with the other while having a connection member interposed therebetween. In the solar cell, a region in an end portion overlaid by the adjacent solar cell is referred to as an overlapping region, a region in the overlapping region which is in contact with the connection member is referred to as a connection region, and a region in the overlapping region which surrounds the connection region is referred to as a surrounding region. In the solar cell, outside the overlapping region, a surface of the metal electrode layer is covered with an oxide film, and the surface of the metal electrode layer in the connection region and a portion of the surface of the metal electrode layer in the surrounding region are not covered with an oxide film.

Abstract: First elongated loop-shaped conductive material portions are formed over a substrate. A two-dimensional array of memory pillar structures is formed over the first elongated loop-shaped conductive material portions. Second elongated loop-shaped conductive material portions over the two-dimensional array of memory pillar structures. Each of the elongated loop-shaped conductive material potions includes a respective pair of line segments and a respective pair of end segments adjoined to ends of the respective pair of line segments. A moat trench that at least partially laterally encloses the two-dimensional array of memory pillar structures can be formed by performing an anisotropic etch process that removes parts of the first and second elongated loop-shaped conductive material portions, thereby separating each loop-shaped conductive material portion into two disjoined line segments.

Abstract: A steering system that is telescopically extendable and retractable using a motor driving force includes a motor, a telescopic steering shaft, a tube that supports the steering shaft such that the steering shaft is rotatable and that is movable with telescopic movement of the steering shaft, and a driving force transmission device that transmits a rotational driving force of the motor to the tube. The driving force transmission device includes a driving force converter that converts the rotational driving force of the motor to a linear driving force, and a coupling member that couples the driving force converter to the tube. The coupling member is breakable by an impact force applied thereto through the steering shaft and the supporting member during a secondary collision so as to decouple the driving force converter from the tube.

Abstract: First electrically conductive lines, first pillar structures, second electrically conductive lines, second pillar structures, third electrically conductive lines, third pillar structures, fourth electrically conductive lines, and fourth pillar structures are formed over a substrate. Each pillar structure includes a memory element. Interconnection structures are formed on the first electrically conductive lines. The first electrically conductive lines may have thinned segments located outside the area of the arrays of memory elements, and the interconnection structures may be formed on the thinned segments. Alternatively or additionally, the interconnection structures may include a vertical stack of a first conductive via structure contacting a respective one of the first electrically conductive lines, a conductive pad structure, and a second conductive via structure.

Abstract: A resist composition for pattern printing contains a resin (A) component that contains a combination of at least two or more types of amino group-containing resins each containing an amino group of different amine numbers respectively, the entire resin (A) component having an amine number of 1.5 to 10.0, a compound (B) component that generates an amine by means of moisture and/or light, a thickener (C) component, and a diluent (D) component. The resist composition has high resistance to an alkaline etchant, can be easily peeled off by an aqueous acid solution, and enables a protective pattern to be formed by printing.

Abstract: A vertically alternating sequence of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers is formed over a substrate. Line trenches extending along a first horizontal direction are formed through the vertically alternating sequence. The vertically alternating sequence is divided into vertically alternating stacks of insulating strips and sacrificial material strips. Laterally alternating sequences of memory opening fill structures and dielectric pillar structures are formed within the line trenches. Each of the memory opening fill structures includes a respective vertical bit line and memory material portion located between each laterally neighboring pair of the sacrificial material strip and the vertical bit line.