Abstract: A sink node forming a sensor network system with one or more sensor nodes includes a communication time period allocation means for allocating, to a target sensor node, a communication time period for measurement information transmission by the target sensor node, to not overlap a communication time period for measurement information transmission by a node related to a wireless communication environment between the target sensor node and sink node, concerning measurement information transmission by a sensor target sensor node other than the target sensor node among the one or more sensor nodes. The communication time period allocation means adjusts a communication time period allocated for subsequent measurement information to be transmitted by the target sensor node, based on a predetermined wireless communication parameter related to the wireless communication environment between the target sensor node and sink node, concerning measurement information transmission by the target sensor node.

Abstract: A metal-clad laminate includes an insulating layer including a cured product of a resin composition, and a metal foil disposed on a principal surface of the insulating layer. The resin composition includes a polyphenylene ether copolymer and a thermosetting curing agent, the polyphenylene ether copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity measured in methylene chloride at 25° C. of between 0.03 dl/g and 0.12 dl/g, inclusive. And the polyphenylene ether copolymer has, at a molecular terminal, a group represented by formula (1) or formula (2) at an average number of 1.5 to 3 per one molecule. Further, the metal foil has a first surface that is in contact with the insulating layer, the first surface having a 10-point average roughness (Rz) of 2.0 ?m or less. And the metal foil includes a barrier layer disposed at a side of the first surface, the barrier layer containing cobalt.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a central processing unit and a processor on one semiconductor substrate. The processor includes a buffer for storing a register setting list and notifies the central processing unit of an access complete signal indicating completion of reading the register setting list. The central processing unit changes the register setting list within a memory based on the access complete signal and notifies the processor of an update request signal. The processor reads the register setting list changed by the central processing unit into the buffer based on the update request information.

Abstract: A radio base station apparatus has a multimode antenna providing multiple antenna configurations, an acquisition unit configured to acquire channel information of user equipment and at least one of location information of the user equipment and phase difference information between antenna ports of signals transmitted from the user equipment, and a determination unit configured to determine scheduling for the user equipment together with an antenna configuration to be allocated to the user equipment, based upon the acquired information.

Abstract: As one example of the invention disclosed herein, a reference voltage generation circuit has: a first reference voltage source generating a first reference voltage; a second reference voltage source generating a second reference voltage having a temperature response different from that of the first reference voltage; a first comparator comparing the first and second reference voltages to generate a first comparison signal; and a selector selectively outputting one of the first and second reference voltages as a reference voltage according to the first comparison signal.

Abstract: A print control system that controls a printing apparatus having a paper feed unit, the system includes one or more processors operating, to determine whether printing using print data can be performed, based on first paper information included in a print setting in the print data, second paper information that is set in the printing apparatus, and printability information indicating a printable combination of the first paper information included in the print setting and the second paper information set in the printing apparatus. The first paper information included in the print setting and the second paper information set in the printing apparatus each includes both of (i) information regarding a type of paper and (ii) information regarding a size of paper. The printing is controlled using the print data, based on a result of the determination.

Abstract: A tin-plated copper alloy terminal material in which an Sn-based surface layer is formed on a surface of a base material that is made of copper or a copper alloy, and a Cu—Sn alloy layer and an Ni layer or an Ni alloy layer are sequentially formed between the Sn-based surface layer and the base material from the Sn-based surface layer side: the Cu—Sn alloy layer is a layer that is formed only of an intermetallic compound alloy which is obtained by substituting some of Cu in Cu6Sn5 alloy with Ni; and parts of the Cu—Sn alloy layer are exposed from the Sn-based surface layer, thereby forming a plurality of exposed portions; an average thickness of the Sn-based surface layer is from 0.2 ?m to 0.6 ?m (inclusive); and an area rate of the exposed portions of the Cu—Sn alloy layer relative to a surface area of is 1% to 40% (inclusive).

Abstract: (Problem to be Solved) A solid electrolyte material with favorable ion conductivity is demanded from the viewpoint of the higher output of a battery. The present invention was made in view of the above-described problems, with an object of providing a sulfide solid electrolyte material with favorable Li ion conductivity and providing a lithium battery including the sulfide solid electrolyte material. (Solution) There are provided: a solid electrolyte including a sulfide-based solid electrolyte represented by a composition formula: (Li2S)x(MS2)y(P2S5)z, in which M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ge, Sb, Si, Sn, B, Al, Ga, In, Zr, V, and Nb, and 0.53?x?0.74, 0.13?y?0.37, 0.04?z?0.15, and x+y+z=1 are satisfied; and a lithium battery including the solid electrolyte.

Abstract: As one example of the invention disclosed herein, a reference voltage generation circuit has: a first reference voltage source generating a first reference voltage; a second reference voltage source generating a second reference voltage having a temperature response different from that of the first reference voltage; a first comparator comparing the first and second reference voltages to generate a first comparison signal; and a selector selectively outputting one of the first and second reference voltages as a reference voltage according to the first comparison signal.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of IP cores, a plurality of storage devices, a configuration information acquiring unit that acquires configuration information for specifying a timing when the IP core accesses the storage device, and an allocation determining unit that determines the storage device allocated to the IP core. The configuration information acquiring unit acquires configuration information regarding a first IP core and configuration information regarding a second IP core. The allocation determining unit determines, based on the configuration information, whether an access timing by the first IP core is the same as an access timing by the second IP core, and when it is determined that the access timings are the same, determines allocation in such a way that the storage device allocated to the first IP core becomes different from the storage device allocated to the second IP core.

Abstract: As one example of the invention disclosed herein, a reference voltage generation circuit has: a first reference voltage source generating a first reference voltage; a second reference voltage source generating a second reference voltage having a temperature response different from that of the first reference voltage; a first comparator comparing the first and second reference voltages to generate a first comparison signal; and a selector selectively outputting one of the first and second reference voltages as a reference voltage according to the first comparison signal.

Abstract: In a radio communication system performing radio communications using multiple antenna ports, a radio base station apparatus transmits a reference signal from each of the antenna ports in multiple patterns corresponding to a plurality of antenna port configurations formed of single antenna elements or groups of antenna elements, and determines the antenna elements that form the respective antenna ports based upon feedback information supplied from a mobile device that has received the reference signal in the multiple patterns.

Abstract: A sink node forming a sensor network system with one or more sensor nodes includes a communication time period allocation means for allocating, to a target sensor node, a communication time period for measurement information transmission by the target sensor node, to not overlap a communication time period for measurement information transmission by a node related to a wireless communication environment between the target sensor node and sink node, concerning measurement information transmission by a sensor target sensor node other than the target sensor node among the one or more sensor nodes. The communication time period allocation means adjusts a communication time period allocated for subsequent measurement information to be transmitted by the target sensor node, based on a predetermined wireless communication parameter related to the wireless communication environment between the target sensor node and sink node, concerning measurement information transmission by the target sensor node.

Abstract: A tin-plated copper alloy terminal material in which an Sn-based surface layer is formed on a surface of a base material that is made of copper or a copper alloy, and a Cu—Sn alloy layer and an Ni layer or an Ni alloy layer are sequentially formed between the Sn-based surface layer and the base material from the Sn-based surface layer side: the Cu—Sn alloy layer is a layer that is formed only of an intermetallic compound alloy which is obtained by substituting some of Cu in Cu6Sn5 alloy with Ni; and parts of the Cu—Sn alloy layer are exposed from the Sn-based surface layer, thereby forming a plurality of exposed portions; an average thickness of the Sn-based surface layer is from 0.2 ?m to 0.6 ?m (inclusive); and an area rate of the exposed portions of the Cu—Sn alloy layer relative to a surface area of is 1% to 40% (inclusive).

Abstract: When using a plurality of antenna elements, calibration is performed appropriately, while preventing processing time from increasing. A base station apparatus has a plurality of antenna elements; a combiner configured to receive and combine downlink transmission signals, each including a reference signal, from monitor ports provided corresponding to the antenna elements; a channel estimator configured to estimate a channel of the reference signal for each of the antenna elements; and a calibration controller configured to calculate a calibration correction value to be applied to each of the antenna elements based upon channel estimation result.

Abstract: The present invention provides a noninvasive discrimination method of chromosomal heteroploidy of a fetus, the method including a step of analyzing DNA of a candidate cell of a nucleated red blood cell isolated from maternal blood, in which the fetuses are fetuses classified into any one case selected from monotocous, monochorionic monoamniotic twin fetuses, monochorionic diamniotic twin fetuses, and dichorionic diamniotic twin fetuses based on results of ultrasonic inspections and the number of candidate cells of nucleated red blood cells to be used for analyzing the DNA is optimized based on the classification, and a noninvasive discrimination system of chromosomal heteroploidy of a fetus.

Abstract: The present invention is designed to reduce the increase in the amount of the calculation process in a mobile station and the amount of CSI feedback data, and also prevent the amount of overall system capacity from decreasing. This radio communication system (1) has a radio base station (200) which can form a plurality of beams that are vertically sectorized. The radio base station (200), using an array antenna (10), forms at least the first beam that is directed to the cell edge side and a second beam that is directed to the cell center side, in parallel. A mobile station (100) measures channel quality by extracting reference signals from each of the first beam and the second beam, generates a communication quality feedback signal including channel quality measured from at least one of the beams, and feeds this back to the radio base station (200) via the uplink.

Abstract: In a semiconductor device, a load of CPU required for arbitration when using a shared resource is reduced. The semiconductor device includes a CPU section. and a. hardware IP. In the CPU section, software modules are executed. The hardware IP includes a storage unit, an arbitration unit, and a calculation unit. The storage unit includes control receiving units that receive operation requests transmitted by the software modules, respectively. The calculation unit performs processing based on an operation request transmitted from the control receiving units. The arbitration unit controls information transmission between the control receiving units and the calculation unit so that the calculation unit receives only an operation request from any one of the control receiving units.

Abstract: A method for detecting the presence or absence of heteroploidy of fetal chromosomes includes: obtaining a primary amplification products by amplifying chromosomal DNA obtained from a biological sample collected from a pregnant mother; performing multiplex amplification of a plurality of target regions to obtain a secondary amplification product using the primary amplification product as a template; adding a label to both terminals of the secondary amplification product to obtain the labeled secondary amplification product; performing amplification using a primer pair annealing to the label using the labeled secondary amplification product as a template to obtain a tertiary amplification product; and determining the amplification amount and base sequences of the plurality of target regions from the tertiary amplification product. The primary amplification amplifies the total amount of DNA by 6000 to 30000 times, and the secondary amplification step amplifies the total amount of DNA by 3 to 150 times.

Abstract: When a status of communication between a first transmission module and a second transmission module that is located downstream of the first transmission module on a predetermined transmission path is output, received signal strength information is output for each piece of send target information in order of transmission, and regarding this output, an interval between output of received signal strength information associated with send target information transmitted immediately before transmission of one piece of send target information and output of received signal strength information associated with the one piece of send target information corresponds to a transmission period of the one piece of send target information from the first transmission module to the second transmission module.