Abstract: Apparatuses for providing external terminals of a semiconductor device are described. An example apparatus includes: a pad formation area including a plurality of pads disposed at an edge of the apparatus; a peripheral circuit area including a plurality of circuit blocks coupled to a memory cell array, each circuit block of the plurality of circuit blocks including a via disposed at a side opposite to the pad formation area with respect to each circuit block; and a plurality of conductors, each conductor coupling the via to the corresponding pad, and crossing over, at least in part, an area in the peripheral circuit area that is outside the circuit block comprising the via.

Abstract: Apparatuses for providing external terminals of a semiconductor device are described. An example apparatus includes: a pad formation area including a plurality of pads disposed at an edge of the apparatus; a peripheral circuit area including a plurality of circuit blocks coupled to a memory cell array, each circuit block of the plurality of circuit blocks including a via disposed at a side opposite to the pad formation area with respect to each circuit block; and a plurality of conductors, each conductor coupling the via to the corresponding pad, and crossing over, at least in part, an area in the peripheral circuit area that is outside the circuit block comprising the via.

Abstract: Apparatuses for providing external terminals of a semiconductor device are described. An example apparatus includes: a pad formation area including a plurality of pads disposed at an edge of the apparatus; a peripheral circuit area including a plurality of circuit blocks coupled to a memory cell array, each circuit block of the plurality of circuit blocks including a via disposed at a side opposite to the pad formation area with respect to each circuit block; and a plurality of conductors, each conductor coupling the via to the corresponding pad, and crossing over, at least in part, an area in the peripheral circuit area that is outside the circuit block comprising the via.

Abstract: Apparatuses for providing external terminals of a semiconductor device are described. An example apparatus includes: a pad formation area including a plurality of pads disposed at an edge of the apparatus; a peripheral circuit area including a plurality of circuit blocks coupled to a memory cell array, each circuit block of the plurality of circuit blocks including a via disposed at a side opposite to the pad formation area with respect to each circuit block; and a plurality of conductors, each conductor coupling the via to the corresponding pad, and crossing over, at least in part, an area in the peripheral circuit area that is outside the circuit block comprising the via.

Abstract: A polyacrylic acid (salt), or a polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water-absorbing resin, contains a tracer for detecting various troubles in the water-absorbing resin during the period from the production of the water-absorbing resin to the use and discard thereof by a consumer. The polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water-absorbing resin has a stable carbon isotope ratio, as determined by accelerator mass spectrometry, of less than ?20‰ and a radioactive carbon content of 1.0×10?14 or more. The polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water-absorbing resin has: a CRC of 10 [g/g] or more; an AAP of 20 [g/g] or more; an Ext of 35 wt. % or less; a content of residual monomers of 1,000 ppm or less; a PSD in which the proportion of particles having a particle diameter of 150 ?m or larger but less than 850 ?m is 90 wt. % or more; and an FSR of 0.15 [g/g/s] or more.

Abstract: Disclosed are a polyacrylate (salt) and a polyacrylate (salt) water-absorbent resin containing a tracer which can be verified back to the manufacturing process of the water-absorbent resin when dealing with various problems with the water-absorbent resin which can occur from the manufacturing process of the water-resistant resin, during the use thereof by a consumer, up until the disposal thereof. The disclosed polyacrylate (salt) and the polyacrylate (salt) water-absorbent resin have a carbon stable isotope ratio (?13C) of at least ?20‰ when measured by accelerator mass spectrometry.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes, a semiconductor substrate, a first transistor of a first conductivity type, a second transistor of a second conductivity type, a first capacitor, and a first wiring. The semiconductor substrate includes first, second, and third regions. The third region is sandwiched between the first and second regions. The first transistor of the first conductivity type is disposed in the first region. The second transistor of the second conductivity type is disposed in the second region. The first capacitor is disposed in the third region. The first wiring electrically couples one of main electrodes of the first transistor and one of main electrodes of the second transistor. The first wiring passes above the first capacitor.

Abstract: A semiconductor device with a power wiring system. The device includes a multi-level wiring structure including a lower-level wiring layer and an upper-level wiring layer over the lower-level wiring layer, and the power wiring system includes a first power supply line and a second power supply line provided as the first-level wiring layer and extending in a first direction in substantially parallel to each other, a third power supply line provided as the upper-level wiring layer and extending in the first direction with overlapping the first power supply line, the first and third power supply lines conveying first and second power voltages, respectively, which are different from each other, and a fourth power supply line provided as the upper-level wiring layer and extending in the first direction with overlapping the second power supply line, the second and fourth power supply lines conveying the second and first power voltages, respectively.

Abstract: A device information displaying system for displaying device internal information of one or more information devices includes: information browser means which acquires and analyzes document data described in a markup language, converts the acquired document data into layout data having a prescribed structure based on result of the analysis, and makes a display based on the layout data; and device information providing means which acquires the device internal information of the one or more information devices, generates display data containing the device internal information and having a structure equivalent to the prescribed structure of the layout data generated by the information browser means, and displays the generated display data through the information browser means.

Abstract: A polyacrylic acid (salt), or a polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water-absorbing resin, contains a tracer for detecting various troubles in the water-absorbing resin during the period from the production of the water-absorbing resin to the use and discard thereof by a consumer. The polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water-absorbing resin has a stable carbon isotope ratio, as determined by accelerator mass spectrometry, of less than ?20% and a radioactive carbon content of 1.0×10?14 or mole. The polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water-absorbing resin has: a CRC of 10 [g/g] or mole; an AAP of 20 [g/g] or mole; an Ext of 35 wt. % or less; a content of residual monomers of 1,000 ppm or less; a PSD in which the proportion of particles having a particle diameter of 150 ?m or larger but less than 850 ?m is 90 wt. % or more; and an FSR of 0.15 [g/g/s] or more.

Abstract: Disclosed are a polyacrylate (salt) and a polyacrylate (salt) water-absorbent resin containing a tracer which can be verified back to the manufacturing process of the water-absorbent resin when dealing with various problems with the water-absorbent resin which can occur from the manufacturing process of the water-resistant resin, during the use thereof by a consumer, up until the disposal thereof. The disclosed polyacrylate (salt) and the polyacrylate (salt) water-absorbent resin have a carbon stable isotope ratio (?13C) of at least ?20% when measured by accelerator mass spectrometry.

Abstract: A method for providing input candidates with respect to a form which is embedded in a content to be displayed, the method comprising a parsing result obtaining step of requesting and obtaining a result of parsing performed by a parsing function which parses a content; an analyzing step of passing the result of the parsing to an analyzing function which analyzes a context of the content, letting the analyzing function execute analysis, and obtaining a result of the analysis from the analyzing function; an input candidate determining step of passing the result of the parsing to an input candidate determining function which determines input candidates, letting the input candidate determining function determine the input candidates, and obtaining the input candidates from the input candidate determining function; and an input candidate displaying step of displaying the obtained input candidates on a display as the input candidates with respect to the form.

Abstract: The imaging device of the present invention includes an image generator that generates an electric image from optical information inputted thereto; an operation portion that receives an instruction for a shooting preparation operation or a shooting operation from a user; a scene discriminator that discriminates a shooting scene on the basis of the image generated by the image generator and a picture quality adjuster that adjusts the picture quality of the image generated by the image generator on the basis of a result of discrimination performed by the scene discriminator. Due to this configuration, it is possible to discriminate an optimum shooting scene on the basis of an image to be captured, and consequently the operability can be improved.

Abstract: A semiconductor device with a power wiring system. The device includes a multi-level wiring structure including a lower-level wiring layer and an upper-level wiring layer over the lower-level wiring layer, and the power wiring system includes a first power supply line and a second power supply line provided as the first-level wiring layer and extending in a first direction in substantially parallel to each other, a third power supply line provided as the upper-level wiring layer and extending in the first direction with overlapping the first power supply line, the first and third power supply lines conveying first and second power voltages, respectively, which are different from each other, and a fourth power supply line provided as the upper-level wiring layer and extending in the first direction with overlapping the second power supply line, the second and fourth power supply lines conveying the second and first power voltages, respectively.

Abstract: An active energy beam-curable ink contains an active energy beam-curable resin and a photocation polymerization initiator; wherein, as the active energy beam-curable resin, a multifunctional epoxy compound, an oxetane compound and 33 to 55% by weight of a monofunctional alicyclic epoxy compound are contained. Accordingly, it is possible to stably discharge the active energy beam-curable ink from an ink jet head, and the ink having a high hardness and high adhesion after curing is provided.

Abstract: An image capture device according to the present invention includes: an image capturing section for capturing a subject's image and generating image data, thereby outputting a moving picture; a first area shifting section for shifting a first area, which is associated with a first kind of feature information that represents a first feature in the image data, based on a result of search for the first kind of feature information through the image data; and a second area shifting section for shifting, independently of the first area, a second area, which is associated with a second kind of feature information that represents a second feature in the image data, based on a result of search for the second kind of feature information through the image data. If unable to detect the second kind of feature information, the second area shifting section shifts the second area with respect to the location of the first area.

Abstract: The method of detecting battery internal resistance detects battery 1 temperature and internal resistance, and computes internal resistance at each temperature. In addition to detecting battery 1 temperature, the method detects battery 1 voltage and current at each detected temperature and computes internal resistance from the measured voltages and currents. Further, internal resistance computed from actual measurements establishes battery internal resistance versus measured temperature to determine internal resistance at a plurality of battery 1 temperatures.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes, a semiconductor substrate, a first transistor of a first conductivity type, a second transistor of a second conductivity type, a first capacitor, and a first wiring. The semiconductor substrate includes first, second, and third regions. The third region is sandwiched between the first and second regions. The first transistor of the first conductivity type is disposed in the first region. The second transistor of the second conductivity type is disposed in the second region. The first capacitor is disposed in the third region. The first wiring electrically couples one of main electrodes of the first transistor and one of main electrodes of the second transistor. The first wiring passes above the first capacitor.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses a recording apparatus comprising: a placing device capable of placing a recording medium; a discharging device that discharges ink; a radiating device that radiates the ultraviolet rays; a driving device that moves said placing device; a batch control portion that controls said discharging device and said radiating device so as to discharge said ink and to radiate ultraviolet rays in a predetermined first radiation amount; a primary control portion that controls said discharging device and said radiating device so as to discharge said ink and to radiate ultraviolet rays in a second radiation amount; a secondary control portion that controls said driving device to a work area; and a tertiary control portion that controls said driving device and said radiating device so as to move said placing device to a processing area, and to radiate said ultraviolet rays till a predetermined curing stage is exceeded.

Abstract: A cationic polymerization ink that can be hardened by cationic polymerization, includes monomers. The monomers include an epoxy monomer having an epoxy group as a functional group and an oxetane monomer having an oxetane group as the functional group. The monomers include a monofunctional monomer having one functional group and a polyfunctional monomer having at least two functional groups. A total functional group equivalent weight, which is a total of a functional group equivalent weight of the monofunctional monomer and a functional group equivalent weight of the polyfunctional monomer, is not less than 130 and not greater than 144. A ratio of the functional group equivalent weight of the polyfunctional monomer to the total functional group equivalent weight is not less than 23 percent and not greater than 38 percent.