Abstract: An electronic control unit for a vehicle includes a nonvolatile memory that is capable of erasing and writing data electrically, and capable of receiving a program to be written into the nonvolatile memory in units of a predetermined size by means of communication using a communication buffer. The electronic control unit for the vehicle uses communication buffers, the number of which is greater than the number of communication buffers used in an in-vehicle communication environment, to receive the program.

Abstract: A power converter with a simple configuration capable of controlling a rush current is provided. The power converter is installed between an electric power system and a power storage device, includes a harmonic filter in an AC circuit on the electric power system side and a DC capacitor and a DC breaker in a DC circuit on the power storage device side, and performs AC/DC conversion processing using an inverter. The power converter is configured in such a way that, when the power storage device starts running, a current limited by a limiting resistor is given from the electric power system side to the DC capacitor, the difference between the voltage of the DC capacitor and the voltage of the power storage device is monitored, and the power converter is connected to the power storage device by switching on the DC breaker on the basis of the difference.

Abstract: An electronic control unit for a vehicle includes a nonvolatile memory that is capable of erasing and writing data electrically, and capable of receiving a program to be written into the nonvolatile memory in units of a predetermined size by means of communication using a communication buffer. The electronic control unit for the vehicle uses communication buffers, the number of which is greater than the number of communication buffers used in an in-vehicle communication environment, to receive the program.

Abstract: In observation of a sample having a structure in its depth direction, a charged particle beam apparatus that can form an SEM image reflecting a sample shape at a desired depth by a single image acquisition while avoiding enlargement of the apparatus is provided. The apparatus has: an irradiation optical system for irradiating and scanning a charged particle beam generated from a charged particle source on the sample; a detection optical system having a detector that detects charged particles generated from the sample by the irradiation of the charged particle beam, and converts them into an electric signal at a predetermined sampling period; and an image processing unit for forming an image based on the electric signal from the detector, in which the image processing unit detects a peak of wave height values for each pixel from the electric signal at each sampling time, and forms the image based on the peak of the detected wave height values.

Abstract: A physical quantity measuring sensor includes: a joint having a projection; a ceramic sensor module including a diaphragm and a cylindrical portion integrated with the diaphragm and provided to the projection; and an O-ring interposed between a sensor-module flat portion extending in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the cylindrical portion and a joint flat portion extending in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the projection.

Abstract: An electronic control unit for a vehicle includes a nonvolatile memory that is capable of erasing and writing data electrically, and capable of receiving a program to be written into the nonvolatile memory in units of a predetermined size by means of communication using a communication buffer. The electronic control unit for the vehicle uses communication buffers, the number of which is greater than the number of communication buffers used in an in-vehicle communication environment, to receive the program.

Abstract: An automotive electronic control unit receives rewrite data wirelessly transmitted in units of a predetermined size from an external device and rewrites data stored in a nonvolatile memory based on the rewrite data. At this time, the rewrite data is communicated by switching between broadcast communication and unicast communication, or between multicast communication and unicast communication.

Abstract: An electronic control unit for a vehicle including a nonvolatile memory capable of erasing and writing data electrically and two buffers to acquire, by communication, divided data obtained by dividing a program by predetermined size. Then, in parallel with using the two buffers alternately to receive divided data, the electronic control unit for a vehicle uses one buffer that is not used to receive divided data to write the received divided data into the nonvolatile memory.

Abstract: An electronic control unit for vehicle capable of receiving a program by communication expands the received program in a volatile memory and executes the expanded program. As an example of this program, there is a program for changing a communication environment for communicating with another unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides an implantable, artificial ventricular assist device and system employing an undulation pump and methods for the use thereof. The undulation pump has a toroidal-shaped pump chamber with two angled side walls, an arc-shaped outer wall, an inlet port, an outlet port, and an inner circumferential opening and an undulation disk with a diameter that extends to about the arc-shaped outer wall of the pump chamber. The device includes a circumferential, flexible inner wall membrane covering the inner circumferential opening and least one surface of the undulation disk and forming liquid-tight seals to the pump chamber, or alternatively a precession assembly with inner bearings connected in series with an anti-rotation assembly, the anti-rotation assembly disposed within the pump and connected to the undulation disk, and preferably both, and a motor in connected communication with the precession assembly so that the disk undulates when motive force is applied.

Abstract: An integrated, artificial heart-lung machine and method for performing extracorporeal blood oxygenation and circulation. The heart-lung machine is a single unit in which a cylindrical artificial lung, preferably with a heat exchanger, is connected in series to an undulation pump and a removable drive unit. The undulation pump is directly connected to the oxygenator which significantly reduces the blood priming volume of the system.

Abstract: An integrated, artificial heart-lung machine and method for performing extracorporeal blood oxygenation and circulation. The heart-lung machine is a single unit in which a cylindrical artificial lung, preferably with a heat exchanger, is connected in series to an undulation pump and a removable drive unit. The undulation pump is directly connected to the oxygenator which significantly reduces the blood priming volume of the system.

Abstract: An electronic competition system has a plurality of shooting bases each comprised of a laser gun for emitting light, a plurality of strike point detectors each for detecting a strike point on a target board on which the light emitted from the laser gun strikes, and a viewing PC for displaying a competition progress including the strike point detected by each of the strike point detectors. A competition site server is provided for displaying, in response to strike points detected by the strike point detectors, competition progresses at the respective shooting bases in an order in which the strike points are detected.

Abstract: The competition progress or competition results of a competition that is held at each of a plurality of competition sites in which electronic competition systems are installed are transmitted to a relay server by way of the Internet. In the relay server, the competition progress or competition results that have been transmitted in are transmitted to electronic competition systems that are installed in competition sites that have been determined in advance by the transmission source of the competition progress or competition results.

Abstract: A copper sulfate plating bath is used which contains

Abstract: There are provided a band-shaped tray 12 having grasping grooves 12a for grasping opposite side ends of wafers 1, and a cleaning tank 20 to which the wafers 1 inserted in the tray 12 are conveyed by a conveyor robot 2 to be cleaned. The cleaning tank 20 is provided with guides 22 for mounting the tray 12 in the tank, a bottom portion 26 formed substantially in V-shape conforming to the bottom-face shape of the wafer 1, and flow ports 24 via which cleaning fluid is supplied into the tank. An outer side face of the cleaning tank 20 is provided with an overflow tank 30 for containing the cleaning fluid overflowing from the cleaning tank 20, and the overflow tank 30 is provided with a circulation line 32 for circulating the cleaning fluid again into the cleaning tank 20.

Abstract: A plating apparatus and plating method for an electronic component substrate or the like which prevent the spread of metal contamination in and out of the plating apparatus, do not dissolve a seed layer, have no defects caused by scattering of a treating liquid and wash only the perimeter of the electronic component substrate or the like are provided. The plating apparatus is a plating apparatus for plating an object to be plated such as an electronic component substrate. The plating apparatus includes appropriate numbers of plating baths and baths used for washing or other purposes therein and carries out plating, edge etching, washing and drying continuously therein.

Abstract: A multi-step flow cleaning method and a multi-step flow cleaning apparatus are provided which effectively clean workpieces with a stream of a cleaning solution and to suppress an increase of foreign matters adhering to the surfaces of the workpieces. A cleaning tank 10 for holding workpieces is provided, a supply line 14 for supplying a cleaning solution such as pure water from the bottom surface of the cleaning tank is provided, and a valve 12 for adjusting the flow of the cleaning solution is disposed in the middle of the supply line 14. The valve 12 is equipped with a switching section 12a for controlling the outflow of the cleaning solution by opening or closing the supply line 14, and a bypass 12b for supplying the cleaning solution, bypassing the switching section 12a.

Abstract: There are provided a wafer cleaning device which prevents the contamination of wafers and which can effectively clean the wafers and a tray for use in the wafer cleaning device.

Abstract: There are provided a wafer cleaning device which prevents the contamination of wafers and which can effectively clean the wafers and a tray for use in the wafer cleaning device.