Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a storage system capable of shortening the recovery time from failure while ensuring the reliability of data when failure occurs to a storage device. When failure occurs to a storage device, a recovery processing corresponding to the content of failure is executed for the blocked storage device. The storage device recovered via the execution of the recovery processing is subjected to a check corresponding to the operation status of the storage system or the failure history of the storage device.

Abstract: A storage apparatus and program update method for reducing tediousness and complications of drive inventory management. A storage apparatus 10 includes a disk unit 400 composed of a plurality of first drives 420 storing first firmware of the same type, a controller 100 for controlling data during operation of the first firmware, a relay device 300, and a second drive 520. Then, the second drive 520 stores second firmware of the same type as that of the first firmware and third firmware of a type different from that of the first firmware. The controller 100 includes: a firmware comparison unit for comparing the first firmware with the second firmware; a firmware comparison unit for deciding firmware to operate on the storage apparatus 10 based on the comparison result; and a firmware update unit for updating the firmware operating on the first drive 420 or the second drive 520 with the decided firmware.

Abstract: Provided is a solid-state imaging device including: a first-conductivity-type substrate; a second-conductivity-type well formed in a surface side of the first-conductivity-type substrate; a photoelectric conversion area configured with a first-conductivity-type-impurity area formed in the second-conductivity-type well to convert incident light to charges; a first-conductivity-type-charge retaining area configured with the first-conductivity-type-impurity area formed in the second-conductivity-type well to retain the charges converted by the photoelectric conversion area until the charges are read out; a charge voltage conversion area configured with the first-conductivity-type-impurity area formed in the second-conductivity-type well to convert the charges retained in the charge retaining area to a voltage; and a first-conductivity-type-layer area configured by forming a first-conductivity-type-in a convex shape from a boundary between the first-conductivity-type substrate and the second-conductivity-type wel

Abstract: A storage apparatus and program update method for reducing tediousness and complications of drive inventory management. A storage apparatus 10 includes a disk unit 400 composed of a plurality of first drives 420 storing first firmware of the same type, a controller 100 for controlling data during operation of the first firmware, a relay device 300, and a second drive 520. Then, the second drive 520 stores second firmware of the same type as that of the first firmware and third firmware of a type different from that of the first firmware. The controller 100 includes: a firmware comparison unit for comparing the first firmware with the second firmware; a firmware comparison unit for deciding firmware to operate on the storage apparatus 10 based on the comparison result; and a firmware update unit for updating the firmware operating on the first drive 420 or the second drive 520 with the decided firmware.

Abstract: Provided is a solid-state imaging device including: a first-conductivity-type substrate; a second-conductivity-type well formed in a surface side of the first-conductivity-type substrate; a photoelectric conversion area configured with a first-conductivity-type-impurity area formed in the second-conductivity-type well to convert incident light to charges; a first-conductivity-type-charge retaining area configured with the first-conductivity-type-impurity area formed in the second-conductivity-type well to retain the charges converted by the photoelectric conversion area until the charges are read out; a charge voltage conversion area configured with the first-conductivity-type-impurity area formed in the second-conductivity-type well to convert the charges retained in the charge retaining area to a voltage; and a first-conductivity-type-layer area configured by forming a first-conductivity-type-in a convex shape from a boundary between the first-conductivity-type substrate and the second-conductivity-type wel

Abstract: The present invention provides a measurement method of measuring a wavefront aberration of an optical system to be measured, the method including arranging a measurement reticle on an object plane of the optical system to be measured, forming an image of the wavefront measurement mark on an image plane of the optical system to be measured, and calculating the wavefront aberration based on a position shift amount of the image of the wavefront measurement mark from an ideal position, the image being formed on the image plane of the optical system to be measured, wherein the wavefront measurement mark includes a first mark having a longitudinal direction in a first direction, and a second mark having a longitudinal direction in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and spaced apart from the first mark.

Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic fluid which comprises a magnetic fluid comprising magnetic fine particles coated with a fatty acid in an oily medium, and at least one selected from the group consisting of sulfonate surfactants and animal waxes, has an excellent stability even when used at a high temperature and high humidity and having the fluidity maintained for a long period, and is suitable for use particularly in a severe environment as a bearing, magnetic damper, magnetic seal, specific gravity separator, liquid damper, switch, acceleration sensor, tilt sensor, or heat exchanger for heat pipe or heat sink, and further a magnetic fluid-stabilizing additive allowing the magnetic fluid to have an excellent stability for a long period while maintaining the magnetic fluid's own performance even when used at a high temperature and high humidity for a long period, and a method of stabilizing the magnetic fluid.

Abstract: A process for curing a resin composition for the manufacture of plastic thin films by radiation curing with radioactive rays comprising mixing a radical-polymerizable resin with a filler, characterized in that at least a part of the filler is composed of a powdery ferromagnetic substance and in that said powdery ferromagnetic substance is incorporated in an amount of 1.5 to 998 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the radical-polymerizable resin.