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| 20120036144 | INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATION DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, an information recommendation device includes following units. The input unit is configured to input a first document and a second document which has been browsed before the first document. The subject-keyword extraction unit is configured to extract first and second subject keywords from the first and second documents, respectively. The interest-keyword extraction unit is configured to extract first interest keywords from the first and second subject keywords, and to extract second interest keywords based on information specifying the first and second documents, the first interest keywords, and the first and second subject keywords. The second interest keywords are estimated to be keywords in which the user is next interested. The acquiring unit is configured to acquire, based on the second interest keywords, recommendation information on third documents which are candidates to be browsed after the first document. The presentation unit presents the recommendation information. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120036139 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATION DEVICE, METHOD OF RECOMMENDING CONTENT, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, a content recommendation device includes a storage to store metadata; a display unit to display a plurality of pieces of content information corresponding to the contents; a selection unit to select first content information displayed on the display unit and second content information to be displayed after the first content information; an extraction unit to extract a keyword based on a co-occurrence relation between the metadata of the first and second content information; a generation unit to generate a search query based on the keyword; an acquisition unit to acquire third content information from an external database using the search query; a calculation unit configured to calculate similarity between the second and third content information by using the metadata of the second and third content information; and an arrangement control unit to arrange the third content information on the display unit based on the similarity. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120036126 | DATA CREATING APPARATUS AND DATA CREATING METHOD - A data creating apparatus extracts meta data about a topic from a document, the meta data including at least one linguistic expression about a behavior, a plurality of the linguistic expressions having a first modification relation. The data creating apparatus converts the linguistic expressions included in the behavioral meta data into each class, based on a behavior ontology that is expressed by a graph where the linguistic expression about a behavior is an instance and a concept of the instance is a class to create behavior map data that represents each of the classes converted and also representing a second modification relation among the classes as a link. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120036094 | LEARNING APPARATUS, IDENTIFYING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - A learning apparatus acquires a plurality of training samples containing a plurality of attributes and known classes, gives the plurality of training samples to a route node of a decision tree to be learned as an identifier, generates a plurality of child nodes from a parent node of the decision tree, allocates the training samples whose attribute corresponding to a branch condition for classification is not a deficit values at the parent node of the decision tree out of the plurality of training samples, to any of the plurality of child nodes according to the branch condition, gives the training samples whose attribute is the deficit value, to any one of the plurality of child nodes, and executes the generation of the child nodes and the allocating of the training samples until a termination condition is satisfied. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035478 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND AN ULTRASONIC IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises a decomposition unit, a filtering unit, a level control unit and a mixing unit. The decomposition unit hierarchically performs multi-resolution decomposition of the ultrasonic image data and acquires low-frequency decomposed image data with first to n-th levels and high-frequency decomposed image data with first to n-th levels. The filtering unit calculates a filter coefficient using the high-frequency decomposed image data and uses the filter coefficient to perform nonlinear anisotropic diffusion filtering on the low-frequency decomposed image data or output data and generate edge information on a signal. The control unit controls a signal level of the high-frequency decomposed image data. The mixing unit acquires ultrasonic image data by hierarchically performing multi-resolution mixing of output data of the filtering unit or output data from a next lower layer and output data of the high-frequency level control unit. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034876 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION - According to one embodiment, a vehicle-mounted apparatus includes a wireless communication unit, an authentication data acquisition unit, a data transmitting/receiving unit, and a controller. The authentication data acquisition unit is configured to perform an authentication process with a roadside apparatus, through the wireless communication unit, and thereby to acquire authentication data showing that the apparatus is authenticated in a specified area of a road. The data transmitting/receiving unit is configured to transmit and receive information containing the authentication data, to and from the vehicle-mounted apparatus mounted in any other vehicle. The controller is configured to control the data transmitting/receiving unit in accordance with the authentication data, causing the data transmitting/receiving unit to transmit and receive data other than the authentication data. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034875 | RADIO APPARATUS - A radio apparatus capable of correcting a direct current offset with high accuracy in a short time is provided. A radio apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first amplifier amplifying a signal inputted to an input terminal with amplification gain determined by a variable resistor to generate a first amplified signal, and a second amplifier amplifying the first amplified signal to generate a second amplified signal. Further, the radio apparatus includes a first correcting unit correcting a direct current offset of the first amplifier, and a second correcting unit correcting a direct current offset of the second amplifier. The radio apparatus also includes a reference voltage source or reference current source supplying a reference voltage or reference current for referring a direct current offset to the first amplifier and the second amplifier, again controller controlling the amplification gain of the first amplifier; and a correction controller controlling the gain controller to set the amplification gain to maximum and controlling the first and second correcting units to perform correction of the second correcting unit based on the second amplified signal obtained by inputting the reference voltage or the reference current to an input terminal of the second amplifier, and thereafter perform correction of the first correcting unit based on the second amplified signal obtained by inputting the reference voltage or the reference current to an input terminal of the first amplifier. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034789 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: performing modifying a surface of a semiconductor wafer including a silanol group on the surface with an alkylsilyl group; and fluorinating an alkyl group of the alkylsilyl group with which the surface was modified. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034754 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACATURING METHOD AND SILICON OXIDE FILM FORMING METHOD - A semiconductor device manufacturing method has forming element isolation trenches in a semiconductor substrate, forming a silicon compound film in insides of the element isolation trenches in order to embed the element isolation trenches, conducting a first oxidation processing at a first temperature to reform a surface of the silicon compound film to a volatile matter emission preventing layer which permits passage of an oxidizing agent and impurities and which does not permit passage of a volatile matter containing silicon atoms, and conducting a second oxidation processing at a second temperature which is higher than the first temperature to form a coated silicon oxide film inside the element isolation trenches. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034001 | TONER CARTRIDGE - A toner cartridge comprises a toner container which contains toner, a driving member which rotationally drives a conveying member, an agitating member which agitates a toner in the toner container while being rotated, a driven member which rotates in association with the driving member which is for rotationally driving the agitating member, and a rotational body which rotates according to rotation of the driven member, has a plurality of slits in rotational circumference for identifying a type of the toner cartridge, and has 1/K or more of the slits when a ratio of a rotational speed R1 (rad/s) of the driving member and a rotational speed R2 (rad/s) of the driven member is K=R2/R1. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034000 | TONER CARTRIDGE - A toner cartridge provided in an image forming apparatus in a removable manner for supplying toner to the image forming apparatus, the cartridge comprises a toner cartridge main body which contains the toner, a discharging opening for supplying the toner contained in the toner cartridge main body to the image forming apparatus and a shutter which opens the discharging opening when the toner cartridge main body is inserted in the image forming apparatus and closes the discharging opening when the toner cartridge main body is removed from the image forming apparatus, wherein the shutter has a concave part formed therein for engaging with a holding member which holds the shutter provided in the image forming apparatus to open and close the discharging opening when the toner cartridge main body is inserted in or removed from the image forming apparatus. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033976 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE - Provided is an optical communication module including: a surface emitting element configured to convert an electrical signal into an optical signal and emit the optical signal; a lens provided at a predetermined distance from the surface emitting element in a direction along the center of an optical axis of the surface emitting element so that an emission angle from the surface emitting element is 30° or lower, the lens configured to output a first optical signal and a second optical signal; a first polarizing plate provided on the center of an optical axis of the lens, and configured to polarize the first optical signal into a specific direction and pass the first optical signal there through; and a second polarizing plate provided on the center of another optical axis of the lens and adjacently to the first polarizing plate, and configured to polarize the second optical signal at a polarization angle different from that of the first optical signal by approximately 90° and pass the second optical signal there through. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033890 | Backlit Scene Type Detection - Systems and methods for backlit scene detection are described. The method includes performing a pre-test on an electronic image to determine that the electronic image does not include a disqualifying characteristic. Next, the method includes performing a type test on the electronic image to determine an image type of the electronic image from a first set of predetermined backlit image types. Next the method includes performing a post test on the electronic image to determine that the image darkness density does not exceed a predetermined density. Finally, the method includes performing a second post test on the electronic image to determine that the electronic image is one of a second set of predetermined backlit image types or that the edge percentage of the electronic image exceeds a predetermined percentage. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033480 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device according to the embodiment comprises a memory cell array including first line, second line crossing the first line, and memory cell containing variable resistance element provided on the intersection of the first and second lines; a data write unit operative to cause the variable resistance element to make a transition from a first resistance to a second resistance different from the first resistance; and a resistance state detection unit including an abnormality detection circuit operative to detect a transition of the resistance of the variable resistance element to a third resistance when the data write unit causes the variable resistance element to make the transition from the first resistance to the second resistance (where the third resistancethe first resistance>the second resistance). | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033432 | DISPLAY ELEMENT - A display element includes a light source, an optical waveguide, a light-extracting portion. The optical waveguide has two ends and a side surface. One of the two ends is near the light source. The other of the two ends is far from the light source. The side surface extends from the one end to the other end. The light-extracting portion is provided near the side surface to extract light out of the optical waveguide. In addition, the other end changes a light path of forth-traveling light so that an incident angle of back-traveling light is smaller than the incident angle of the forth-traveling light. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033364 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a display apparatus includes a rectangular front glass panel, a mounting fitting bonded to an inner surface of the front glass panel, arranged along a peripheral edge portion of the front glass panel, and including engaging pieces, a display panel superposed on the inner surface of the front glass panel and having a peripheral edge portion thereof held by the mounting fitting, and a decorative frame fitted to the mounting fitting to be mounted on the inner surface of the front glass panel and enclose the display panel. The decorative frame includes an engagement groove in engagement with the engaging pieces of the mounting fittings, an engaging protrusion configured to engage with the mounting fitting, and a slit formed at a bottom of the engagement groove so as to adjoin the engaging protrusion. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033307 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a light flux generation unit | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033143 | TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a glass panel, a first fixing portion including a first portion attached to the glass panel and a second portion configured to face the glass panel, and a display panel configured to be slid up to a position where a portion of the display panel is interposed between the glass panel and the second portion of the first fixing portion and to overlap the glass panel. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033141 | TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a television includes a display panel, a flat plate-shaped cover further includes a margin portion around four sides of the cover, such as to extrude outward from the display panel, a pin extending from the margin portion in a direction crossing the cover and includes a groove portion, and a first metal fitting further includes an opening portion includes a first part and a second part, and a fitting main body which defines surroundings of the opening portion, the display panel being interposed between the cover and the first metal fitting. The first metal fitting is movable between a first position where the pin is put into the first part and a second position where the pin is put into the second part. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033121 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a pixel that outputs a photoelectrically-converted pixel signal, a column ADC circuit that converts the pixel signal output from the pixel into a digital value, a test-signal generating unit that generates a test signal with which the column ADC circuit is tested, and a switching circuit that switches between the pixel signal output from the pixel and the test signal generated in the test-signal generating unit to input to the column ADC circuit are included. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033010 | AQUEOUS INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous inkjet ink includes a color material in an amount of 2 to 20% by mass of the total amount of ink, water in an amount of 41 to 70% by mass of the total amount, and a water-soluble organic solvent in an amount of 20 to 53% by mass of the total amount. The solvent contains a compound represented by the following general formula 1 which accounts for 20 to 50% by mass of the total amount of ink. When the amount of compound is equal to the amount of solvent, the total amount of solvent is the compound, and the sum of the amounts of the color material, the water, and the solvent is 100% by mass or less of the ink. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032864 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND RADIO APPARATUS OPERABLE IN MULTIPLE FREQUENCY BANDS - An antenna device usable in a radio apparatus including a printed board includes a ground conductor of the printed board, a first partial element, a second partial element and a parasitic element. The first partial element is shaped into an area having a first side facing a side of the ground conductor and a second side directed to cross the side of the ground conductor, and is provided with a feed portion around a first end of the first side being closer to the second side. The second partial element branches off from the first partial element around one of two ends of the second side being farther from the feed portion, and is directed almost against a direction from the feed portion to a second end of the first side being farther from the second side. The parasitic element has an end grounded around the second end. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032677 | SPATIAL INTENSITY CORRECTION FOR RF SHADING NON-UNIFORMITIES IN MRI - An MRI MAP prescan data from a predetermined imaged patient volume is decomposed to produce a transmit RF field inhomogeneity map and a receive RF field inhomogeneity map for the imaged patient volume based on a three-dimensional geometrical model of the inhomogeneity maps. At least one of the transmit RF field inhomogeneity map and the receive RF field inhomogeneity map is used to generate intensity-corrected target MRI diagnostic scan image data representing the imaged patient volume. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032676 | Spatial intensity correction for RF shading non-uniformities in MRI - An MRI MAP prescan data from a predetermined imaged patient volume is decomposed to produce a transmit RF field inhomogeneity map and a receive RF field inhomogeneity map for the imaged patient volume based on a three-dimensional geometrical model of the inhomogeneity maps. At least one of the transmit RF field inhomogeneity map and the receive RF field inhomogeneity map is used to generate intensity-corrected target MRI diagnostic scan image data representing the imaged patient volume. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032621 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR DRIVE CIRCUIT AND BRUSHLESS MOTOR DRIVE SYSTEM - A brushless motor drive circuit has a first AD converter which converts a voltage value depending upon a power supply voltage supplied from a power supply to drive a three-phase brushless motor, to a digital signal and outputs the digital signal. The brushless motor drive circuit has an energization timing adjustment circuit which outputs an adjustment signal for adjusting a lead angle value or a lag angle value of energization timing of the three-phase brushless motor, in response to the digital signal which is output by the first AD converter. The brushless motor drive circuit has an energization timing setting circuit which sets the energization timing of the three-phase brushless motor. If a regenerated voltage is generated by decelerating the three-phase brushless motor with sine wave signals and the power supply voltage rises, then the energization timing setting circuit sets energization timing changed by the lead angle value or the lag angle value on the basis of the adjustment signal to further decelerate the three-phase brushless motor. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032533 | ELECTRIC MOTOR CAR CONTROL SYSTEM - An embodiment of an electric motor car control system includes a resistor connected parallel to a main motor cut-off switch, or a switch for grounding terminals of the main motor, to discharge electric charges accumulated in stray capacitances of the main motor, whereby the electric motor car control system can prevent electrical shocks due to electric charges accumulated in main motor stray capacitances. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032288 | MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive element comprises a multilayered structure and insulating film. The multilayered structure is formed on a substrate, and includes a fixed layer which has the invariable magnetization direction, a free layer which contains cobalt or iron and has the variable magnetization direction, and a nonmagnetic layer sandwiched between the fixed layer and free layer. The insulating film is formed on the side surface of the free layer, and contains boron and nitrogen. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032266 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; a memory cell region defined in the semiconductor substrate; and a line-and-space pattern formed in the memory cell region in which the lines constitute an active region and the spaces constitute an element isolation region. The first and the second lines of the active region counted from two opposing ends of the memory cell region are each separated into two or more line segments. The segment ends of the line segments of the first and the second lines are linked to form a loop by a linking pattern. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032253 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory has a semiconductor substrate, a first insulating film formed on a channel region on a surface portion of the semiconductor substrate, a charge accumulating layer formed on the first insulating film, a second insulating film formed on the charge accumulating layer, a control gate electrode formed on the second insulating film, and a third insulating film including an Si—N bond that is formed on a bottom surface and side surfaces of the charge accumulating layer. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032249 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a multilayer body, a semiconductor pillar, a memory layer, a first insulating film and a second insulating film. The multilayer body includes a plurality of interelectrode insulating films and a plurality of electrode films alternately stacked in a first direction. The semiconductor pillar penetrates through the multilayer body in the first direction. The memory layer is provided between each of the electrode films and the semiconductor pillar and extends in the first direction. The first insulating film is provided between the memory layer and the semiconductor pillar and extends in the first direction. The second insulating film is provided between each of the electrode films and the memory layer and extends in the first direction. The second insulating film is projected between the electrode films. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032248 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY ELEMENT, NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY ELEMENT - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a nonvolatile semiconductor memory element including: a semiconductor substrate including: a source region; a drain region; and a channel region; a lower insulating film that is formed on the channel region; a charge storage film that is formed on the lower insulating film and that stores data; an upper insulating film that is formed on the charge storage film; and a control gate that is formed on the upper insulating film, wherein the upper insulating film includes: a first insulting film; and a second insulating film that is laminated with the first insulating film, and wherein the first insulating film is formed to have a trap level density larger than that of the second insulating film. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032247 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell transistor obtained by sequentially stacking the gate insulation film, the floating gate electrode, the interelectrode insulation film, and the control gate electrode over the channel semiconductor layer. The control gate electrode has a structure obtained by sequentially stacking the semiconductor film, the silicide phase-change suppressing layer, and the silicide film. In addition, the silicide phase-change suppressing layer includes a polycrystalline silicon film in which at least one of C, F, and N is doped in a concentration range of 1×10 | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032246 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes a semiconductor substrate, a memory cell transistor formed in a memory cell region, and a field-effect transistor formed in a peripheral circuit region. The memory cell transistor includes: a floating gate electrode; a first inter-electrode insulating film; and a control gate electrode. The field-effect transistor includes: a lower gate electrode; a second inter-electrode insulating film having an opening; and an upper gate electrode electrically connected to the lower gate electrode via the opening. The control gate electrode and the upper gate electrode are formed by a plurality of conductive films that are stacked. The control gate electrode and the upper gate electrode include a barrier film formed in one of interfaces between the stacked conductive films and configured to suppress diffusion of metal atoms. The control gate electrode and the upper gate electrode have a part that is silicided. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032222 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A method for producing a light-emitting device, includes: performing, on a first substrate made of III-V group compound semiconductor, crystal growth of a laminated body including an etching easy layer contiguous to the first substrate and a light-emitting layer made of nitride semiconductor; bonding a second substrate and the laminated body; and detaching the second substrate provided with the light-emitting layer from the first substrate by, one of removing the etching easy layer by using a solution etching method, and removing the first substrate and the etching easy layer by using mechanical polishing method. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032215 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light emitting device of one embodiment includes: a substrate; an n-type layer of an n-type nitride semiconductor on the substrate; an active layer of a nitride semiconductor on the n-type semiconductor layer; a p-type layer of a p-type nitride semiconductor on the active layer. The p-type layer has a ridge stripe shape. The device has an end-face layer of a nitride semiconductor formed on an end face of the n-type semiconductor layer, the active layer, and the p-type semiconductor layer. The end face is perpendicular to an extension direction of the ridge stripe shape. The end-face layer has band gap wider than the active layer. The end-face layer has Mg concentration in the range of 5E16 atoms/cm | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032214 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, a light emitting portion, a first transparent conductive layer, and a second transparent conductive layer. The light emitting portion is provided between the first and second semiconductor layers. The second semiconductor layer is disposed between the first transparent conductive layer and the light emitting portion. The first transparent conductive layer includes oxygen. The second transparent conductive layer is provided between the second semiconductor layer and the first transparent conductive layer. The second transparent conductive layer has a refractive index higher than a refractive index of the first transparent conductive layer, and includes oxygen at a concentration higher than a concentration of oxygen included in the first transparent conductive layer. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032213 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a stacked structural body, a first, a second and a third conductive layer. The stacked structural body includes first and second semiconductors and a light emitting layer provided therebetween. The second semiconductor layer is disposed between the first conductive layer and the light emitting layer. The first conductive layer is transparent. The first conductive layer has a first major surface on a side opposite to the second semiconductor layer. The second conductive layer is in contact with the first major surface. The third conductive layer is in contact with the first major surface and has a reflectance higher than a reflectance of the second conductive layer. The third conductive layer includes an extending part extending in parallel to the first major surface. At least a portion of the extending part is not covered by the second conductive layer. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032209 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes: semiconductor layers; a multilayered structural body; and a light emitting portion. The multilayered structural body is provided between the semiconductor layers, and includes a first layer and a second layer including In. The light emitting portion is in contact with the multilayered structural body between the multilayered structural body and p-type semiconductor layer, and includes barrier layers and a well layer including In with an In composition ratio among group III elements higher than an In composition ratio among group III elements in the second layer. An average lattice constant of the multilayered structural body is larger than that of the n-type semiconductor layer. Difference between the average lattice constant of the multilayered structural body and that of the light emitting portion is less than difference between that of the multilayered structural body and that of the n-type semiconductor layer. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032196 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a light emitting device includes a base substrate, first and second substrates, first and second semiconductor light emitting elements. The first and second substrates are provided on a major surface of the base substrate and include first and second reflection regions, respectively. The first and second semiconductor light emitting elements include first and second structural bodies including first and second light emitting layers, respectively. Each of the first and second semiconductor light emitting elements is inputted with a power not less than 1 Watt. An area of a face of the first semiconductor light emitting element is S | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032190 | PACKAGE AND FABRICATION METHOD OF THE SAME - According to one embodiment, provided are a package utilized for a high frequency semiconductor device and a fabrication method for such the package, the package including: a conductive base plate including a CTE control layer composed of compound material, and a heat conduction layer disposed on the CTE control layer and composed of Cu. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032139 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes: a stacked structural body, a first electrode; and a second electrode. The stacked structural body includes a first semiconductor layer of n-type, a second semiconductor layer of p-type, and a light emitting portion provided therebetween. The first electrode includes a first contact electrode portion. The second electrode includes a second contact electrode portion and a p-side pad electrode. A sheet resistance of the second contact electrode portion is lower than a sheet resistance of the first semiconductor layer. The p-side pad electrode is provided farther inward than a circumscribed rectangle of the first contact electrode portion, and the first contact electrode portion is provided farther outward than a circumscribed rectangle of the p-side pad electrode. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032079 | INSPECTION SYSTEM BY CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICES USING THE SYSTEM - An inspection apparatus by an electron beam comprises: an electron-optical device | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031817 | SHEET HANDLING SYSTEM - A sheet handling system is provided in which sheet handling apparatuses and a central apparatus are network connected and which can set a discrimination level of each of the sheet handling apparatuses from the central apparatus. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031441 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE CLEANING METHOD - A substrate cleaning apparatus, comprises a process tank that holds a mixture containing a hydrogen peroxide solution and sulfuric acid and is used for cleaning a substrate immersed in said mixture; circulation piping that extends between a primary side of said process tank on which said mixture is injected into said process tank and a secondary side of said process tank on which said mixture is discharged from said process tank and has a pump for causing circulation of said mixture; a heater disposed in said circulation piping configured to heat said mixture to a predetermined temperature; a chemical injection pipe configured to inject a hydrogen peroxide solution into said circulation piping at a position between the primary side of said process tank and a secondary side, which is a downstream side, of said heater; and a filter disposed in said circulation piping configured to remove particles in said mixture. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031331 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - In a manufacturing process of a semiconductor device by forming a structure film on a substrate in a reaction chamber of a manufacturing apparatus, cleaning inside the reaction chamber is performed. That is, a precoat film made of a silicon nitride film containing boron is deposited on an inner wall of the reaction chamber, a silicon nitride film not containing boron is formed as the structure film on the substrate in the reaction chamber, and the inner wall of the reaction chamber is dry etched to be cleaned. At this time, the dry etching is terminated after boron is detected in a gas exhausted from the reaction chamber. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120030755 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SECURITY PROTECTION METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an input module to input a password, a biological authentication device including a storage unit for storing biological information and identification information, and an authentication control module which sets and holds identification information to be stored in the storage unit of the biological authentication device, and permits a password input using the input module to be substituted by authentication using the biological authentication device when the identification information held by itself and the identification information stored in the storage unit of the biological authentication device match. The authentication control module includes a setting module to perform a setting for the identification information stored in the storage unit of the biological identification device and held by itself, on both conditions of authentication establishment with a registered password entry using the input module and authentication establishment using the biological authentication device. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120030754 | SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SECURITY - A security management system, comprising: an authentication unit for authenticating an operator of an operating terminal in order to determine whether the operator is permitted to log in or release a lock; a current operator information inquiry unit for inquiring for login status information and current operator information; an authority information inquiry unit for inquiring for authority information regarding the operator and that regarding the current operator; a lock unit for detecting an event, where a predetermined lock condition is satisfied, in the login status to allow the operating terminal to change to a lock status, and for allowing the operating terminal to change to an operable status in response to a login instruction or an instruction for a release; and a lock control unit for transmitting the instruction for a release to the lock unit when a predetermined condition is satisfied. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120030528 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - As a semiconductor storage device that can efficiently perform a refresh operation, provided is a semiconductor storage device comprising a non-volatile semiconductor memory storing data in blocks, the block being a unit of data erasing, and a controlling unit monitoring an error count of data stored in a monitored block selected from the blocks and refreshing data in the monitored block in which the error count is equal to or larger than a threshold value. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120030487 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND POWER CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a first circuit, a second circuit, and a controller. The first circuit is configured to detect consumed power of the information processing apparatus. The second circuit is configured to supply power received from a battery or an external power supply device, to a component in the information processing apparatus. The controller is configured to control the second circuit to receive the power from both of the battery and the external power supply device when the consumed power detected by the first circuit is higher than a capacity of the external power supply device. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120030402 | PCI EXPRESS TLP PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND RELAY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THIS - A PCI Express TLP processing circuit ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120030385 | BUFFER MANAGEMENT DEVICE WHICH MANAGES BUFFER TRANSFER, STORAGE APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME DEVICE, AND BUFFER MANAGEMENT METHOD - According to one embodiment, a table holds buffer transfer information for managing data transfer, specified by each data transfer command, between a transmission FIFO and a buffer or between a reception FIFO and the buffer via a intermediate FIFO. A first sequencer activates buffer transfer for data transfer specified by a data transfer command from the host in units of at least one frame on the basis of corresponding buffer transfer information held in the table. The buffer transfer includes data transfer in sectors between the buffer and the intermediate FIFO. A second sequencer transfers data in frames between the transmission FIFO and the intermediate FIFO or between the reception FIFO and the intermediate FIFO in accordance with the activation of the buffer transfer. A third sequencer transfers data in sectors between the intermediate FIFO and the buffer in accordance with the activation of the buffer transfer. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120030322 | USER TERMINAL AND METHOD OF MANAGING APPLICATION OF THE TERMINAL - According to one embodiment, a data transceiver accepts a new application file, and a setting information processor transfers and copies setting information described in a setting information area of an existent application file, to a corresponding setting information area of the new application file. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029909 | SPEECH PROCESSING DEVICE, SPEECH PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SPEECH PROCESSING - According to one embodiment, a speech processing device includes an utterance error occurrence determination information storage unit that stores utterance error occurrence determination information; a related word information storage unit that stores related word information including words; an utterance error occurrence determining unit that compares each of the divided words with the condition, gives the error pattern to the word corresponding to the condition, and determines that the word which does not correspond to the condition does not cause the utterance error; and a phoneme string generating unit that generates a phoneme string of the utterance error. The one of the error patterns associated with one of the conditions is the speech error, the utterance error occurrence determining unit further gives an incorrectly spoken word from the related word information, and the phoneme string generating unit generates a phoneme string of the incorrectly spoken word. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029861 | SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT TEST METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT TEST SYSTEM - In general, according to one embodiment, a semiconductor circuit test method is disclosed. The method can generate a basic format of a test pattern and store the basic format in a test device. The basic format includes at least one parameter and a test program for testing a test target semiconductor circuit. The method can set a predetermined value for the parameter to generate the test pattern including the test program and the parameter set to the predetermined value and supply the test pattern to the test target semiconductor circuit. The method can have store the test program in a first address of a storing module in the test target semiconductor circuit and store the parameter set to the predetermined value in a second address of the storing module. In addition, the method can execute the test program stored in the first address while referring to the parameter stored in the second address. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029679 | DEFECT ANALYSIS METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A defect analysis method of semiconductor device, wherein defect percentage data for each of inspection units within a wafer and information pieces regarding manufacturing conditions for the wafer are loaded into a computer; statistical testing of the defect percentage data with respect to the manufacturing conditions is performed using the computer; and results of the statistical testing are collected for each of the information pieces on the manufacturing conditions and outputted from the computer. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029337 | Medical image diagnosis apparatus and image data processing apparatus - A medical image diagnosis apparatus and an image data processing apparatus that diagnoses vascular invasion status of a tumor and decides the most appropriate therapy method for the tumor by extracting tumor candidate regions and vascular regions based on extensive volume data derived from covering a therapy target organ, and specifying an adjacent vascular region existing within a prescribed scope from a gravity center of a tumor. The tumor candidate regions and vascular regions are generated as 3D image data or MPR image data for submitting a recommended therapy method for the tumor by adding branch data of the adjacent vascular. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028781 | SHEET FOLDING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND SHEET FOLDING METHOD - A sheet folding apparatus includes: a saddle-stitching unit configured to stitch a center of a sheet bundle; a folding unit configured to fold the sheet bundle at the center to form a fold; a loading base onto which the sheet bundle conveyed from the folding unit is loaded; a nipping plate configured to be pressed to and separated from the loading base in parallel to the loading base and to nip the sheet bundle loaded onto the loading base; and first and second rollers that move along a direction of the fold while nipping and pressing the fold of the sheet bundle nipped by the nipping plate to reinforce the fold. Here, a surface, which faces the loading base, of the nipping plate is provided with an elastic member. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028780 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus includes a reinforce roller to further reinforce the fold of a sheet which has been folded by a fold roller pair, a support portion to move the reinforce roller in a direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction, a motor to drive the support portion, and a control unit to control the motor so that the support portion moves at a faster moving speed at the time of a homeward route than a moving speed at the time of an outward route. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028779 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus includes a reinforce roller to further reinforce the fold of a sheet which has been folded by a fold roller pair, a support portion to move the reinforce roller from a home position in a direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction, a motor to drive the support portion, a sensor to sense a position of the support portion, and a control unit which, in case that the sensor senses a position where the support portion abnormally stops, controls the support portion to move from the abnormally stopped position to a second position which is different from a first position that is a home position. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028643 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO SUPPORT USER-CENTRIC SELECTION OF POINT OF ATTACHMENT THROUGH MOMENTARY INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE CONVEYANCE AND THROUGH CORRELATION OF WEB LINKS TO QUALITY AND EXPERIENCE METRICS - A system and method for improving quality of experience (QoE) of using a mobile device can comprise utilization of stored information relating to RANs of service providers and QoE ratings, receiving an event related to the RANs or to mobile Web browsing actions, receiving requests for QoE metrics based on the event, parsing and interpreting results of the QoE metrics; preparing and beginning an emulation session of the RANs, choosing a presentation style, rendering QoE in accordance with the browser actions and the presentation style which can be purely quantitative comparison, pre-recorded session, limited interaction-emulated session, live interactive session and live automatically controlled non-interactive session, and enabling user input according to the presentation style. The method can comprise standardizing information to allow comparison of the information, rendering network-related information on a display and updating the presentation of the network-related information to maintain a fair representation of the RANs being emulated. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028463 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS - A first conducting layer is formed on a side of a main surface on which an electrode terminal of a semiconductor device is provided in a semiconductor substrate. The first conducting layer is electrically connected to the electrode terminal of the semiconductor device. A mask layer that has an opening at a predetermined position is formed on the first conducting layer. A second conducting layer is formed inside the opening of the mask layer. The mask layer is removed. A relocation wiring that includes the first conducting layer and electrically draws out the electrode terminal is formed by performing anisotropic etching for the first conducting layer using the second conducting layer as a mask. Finally, a bump is formed on the relocation wiring by causing the second conducting layer to reflow. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028460 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A semiconductor device according to one embodiment includes: a semiconductor substrate provided with a semiconductor element; a first conductive member formed on the semiconductor substrate; a first insulating film formed on the same layer as the first conductive member; a second conductive member formed so as to contact with a portion of an upper surface of the first conductive member; a second insulating film formed on the first insulating film so as to contact with a portion of the upper surface of the first conductive member, and including at least one type of element among elements contained in the first insulating film except Si; and an etching stopper film formed on the second insulating film so as to contact with a portion of a side surface of the second conductive member, and having an upper edge located below the upper surface of the second conductive member. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028192 | CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR EXPOSURE APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a control method for an exposure apparatus is disclosed. The method can include retrieving, from a database, a correction amount of alignment correction at a time of exposure of a wafer and an inclination amount of a wafer stage with respect to an optical axis of an exposure optical system at the time of exposure. The method can include making a determination on the inclination amount based on a predetermined condition. The method can include making a determination on the correction amount based on the predetermined condition. In addition, the method can include issuing an alarm when the inclination amount and the correction amount both satisfy the condition. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028076 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, a soft magnetic layer, an underlayer, a magnetic recording layer, and a protective layer, wherein the magnetic recording layer is provided with a pattern including recording portions and non-recording portions, the non-recording portions have a composition that is equal to a composition obtained by demagnetizing the recording portions, the non-recording portions contain at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of vanadium and zirconium and at least one element selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, carbon, boron and oxygen, and the at least one element selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, carbon, boron and oxygen is contained in the non-recording portions at a higher content than the content of the at least one element selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, carbon, boron and oxygen in the recording portions. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028038 | CORROSION-RESISTANT MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A corrosion-resistant member has a composite titanium oxide film for reducing corrosion deposited on a surface of a construction material, where the composite titanium oxide film is represented by a molecular formula MTiO | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027920 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND SOLUTION FOR ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a method is disclosed for manufacturing an organic light emitting device. The organic light emitting device includes an anode layer, a cathode layer, an emission layer provided between the anode layer and the cathode layer, and an intermediate layer provided between the emission layer and the cathode layer. The method can include applying a first solution containing a first organic material and a first solvent on the anode layer to form the emission layer. The method can include applying a second solution on the emission layer to form the intermediate layer, the second solution containing a second organic material with low molecular weight and a second solvent. The second solvent contains an acetylene alcohol-based surfactant and has a solubility parameter smaller than a solubility parameter of the first solvent. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027483 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETERMINING THE TYPE OF PAPER SHEET, AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a sheet type determination apparatus includes a tray, light source, detection unit, database, and operation unit. The tray is configured to hold a sheet bundle formed by stacked sheets. The light source emits illumination light to a first region. The detection unit detects a light intensity distribution of transmitted light emerging from a second region. The transmitted light is generated as the illumination light passes through the sheet bundle, and the second region is different from the first region. The database stores a table describing a relation between reference attenuation rates and types. The operation unit is configured to calculate an attenuation rate of the transmitted light based on the light intensity distribution, and determine a type of the sheets by comparing the attenuation rate with the reference attenuation rates. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027428 | SHEET FINISHER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SHEET FINISHING METHOD - There is provided a sheet finisher including a fold roller which folds the center of a sheet bundle and forms a fold line in the sheet bundle; a roller unit which is provided with an upper roller and a lower roller and which moves the upper roller and the lower roller along a fold line direction, while nipping and pressing the fold line by the upper roller and the lower roller to reinforce the fold line; and a jam release handle which separates the upper roller and the lower roller in a thickness direction of the sheet bundle and weakens or removes pressure between the upper roller and the lower roller when the upper roller and the lower roller stops in a state of pressing the fold line. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027427 | SHEET FINISHER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SHEET FINISHING METHOD - A sheet finisher according to an embodiment includes: a fold roller which folds a central area of a sheet bundle to form a fold line on the sheet bundle; a fold reinforcing roller which moves along a direction of the fold line while pressing the fold line of the sheet bundle to reinforce the fold line; and a drive unit which includes a motor and transmits a drive torque of the motor to the fold reinforcing roller, so that the drive torque can be changed, to move the fold reinforcing roller along the fold line. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027387 | VIDEO CONTROLLER AND VIDEO CONTROLLING METHOD - A video controlling method is for a controller to perform when the controller receives a user instruction that designates a reproduction start position of a video content for reproducing the video content stored in a server device by a display device. The method includes: performing, when the position of the video content at the start time of the reproduction is ahead of the designated position, instructing the display device so that the reproduction of the video content pauses, and instructing the display device to perform reproduction after the instruction designating the reproduction start position is issued to the display device. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027385 | PROGRAM RECORDER, PROGRAM RECORDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND RECORDED PROGRAM MANAGING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a recording management system including, a retaining module configured to independently retain, information on a program recorded by a first recorder and information on a program recorded by a second recorder independent of the first recorder, a list creating module configured to create a combined recorded program list, the combined recorded program list including a combination of the information on the program recorded by the first recorder and the information on the program recorded by the second recorder that are retained by the retaining module, and a managing module configured to create a list of the programs reproducible by a reproducer from the combined recorded program list retained by the list creating module in response to a request from the reproducer for the list of the programs reproducible by this reproducer, the managing module sending back the generated reproducible program list to the reproducer. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027381 | RECORDING/READING APPARATUS, METHOD OF GENERATING TAG LIST FOR RECORDING/READING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL UNIT FOR RECORDING/READING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, there is provided a control block including a read control processor for reading designated content, a time information processor for processing time information. A controller returns, to a user terminal, a response signal, and information indicating a second absolute time point when an operation is executed in response to a request signal generated by the user terminal at a first absolute time point. The controller stores time difference information indicating a time difference between the first and the second absolute time points. When responding to a further request signal sent from the requester via the network, the controller sets, as tag time information, time information obtained by correcting, using the time difference information, a current relative time period for which the designated content is read. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027341 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a light emitting device includes a substrate, a light emitting layer, a first conductivity type layer, a first and a second distributed Bragg reflector layer. The first conductivity type layer is provided between the substrate and the light emitting layer. The first reflector layer is provided between the first conductivity type layer and the substrate. First and second layers are alternately stacked therein. The second layers have refractive index different from that of the first layers. The first reflector layer has a center wavelength substantially same as emission wavelength of emission light. The second reflector layer is provided between the light emitting layer and the first reflector layer. Third and fourth layers are alternately stacked therein. The fourth layers have refractive index different from that of the third layers. The second reflector layer has a center wavelength longer than the center wavelength of the first reflector layer. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027264 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an image processing method for inspecting an image includes creating synthetic image information in which information is synthesized with main image information in a visible state which the human eyes perceive in an invisible state which is hard to perceive with the human eyes, printing the synthetic image information onto a medium, acquiring an image printed on the medium as an inspection image information, extracting information embedded in the main image information from the inspection image acquired, and determining a fault in the image printed on the medium based on an extraction result of information. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027158 | JET PUMP AND METHOD FOR RESTRAINING VIBRATION OF THE SAME - The present invention has an object to provide a jet pump, which can restrain self-excited vibration in a connection portion between an inlet mixer pipe and a diffuser pipe without inhibiting a structural deformation due to thermal expansion and the like. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027127 | AMPLIFIER - An amplifier includes a separating unit, a generator, first to fourth switching amplifiers, and an outputting unit. The separating unit separates a pulse signal into a first separated pulse signal and a second separated pulse signal. The generator generates first to fourth low speed pulse signals by using the first and the second separated pulse signal. The first switching amplifier amplifies the first low speed pulse signal. The second switching amplifier amplifies the second low speed pulse signal by using the output of the first switching amplifier as a power-supply. The third switching amplifier amplifies the third low speed pulse signal. The fourth switching amplifier amplifies the fourth low speed pulse signal by using the output of the third switching amplifier as a power-supply. The outputting unit combines and outputs the first and the second output pulse signal. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027092 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image processing device includes a motion detector, a weight predictor, a reference frame selector, an inter-frame predictor, a subtractor, an orthogonal-transferring-quantization module, and an encoder. The motion detector is configured to generate a motion vector using a luminance component of a first reference frame and a luminance component of an encoding target macro block in an input video signal. The weight predictor is configured to generate a second reference frame. The reference frame selector is configured to select one of the first reference frame and the second reference frame as an optimum reference frame. The inter-frame predictor is configured to generate an inter-frame prediction image based on the motion vector and the selected optimum reference image. The subtractor is configured to calculate a prediction residual image between the encoding target macro block and the inter-frame prediction image. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027078 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a converter, a detector and a first filter processing module. The converter is configured to produce a plurality of decoded pictures at least by decoding and converting a motion picture stream, the motion picture stream generated by encoding a plurality of pixels on a block-by-block basis into pictures. The detector is configured to detect a reference picture from the plurality of decoded pictures, the reference picture comprising a picture that is referred to by another picture of the plurality of decoded pictures at decoding. The first filter processing module is configured to perform image quality improvement processing on the reference picture detected by the detector and not to perform the image quality improvement processing on pictures from the plurality of decoded pictures which are not reference pictures. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027027 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus includes a reception protocol processing unit, a control information queue, and a transmission protocol processing unit. The reception protocol processing unit performs a protocol process using control information included in a received frame, acquires the control information from the received frame, and acquires data when the data is included in the frame. The control information queue stores control information including at least one of a reception window size of other communication apparatus, area information representing an area of data received by the other communication apparatus, the reception window size of the communication apparatus, and area information representing an area of data received by the communication apparatus. The transmission protocol processing unit performs a protocol process using the control information stored in the control information queue, generates a frame of a transmission target, and transmits the frame through the network interface unit. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026804 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device comprises a plurality of memory layers arranged in multilayer, each memory layer including a cell array, the cell array containing a plurality of first parallel lines, a plurality of second parallel lines arranged crossing the first lines, and a plurality of memory cells connected at intersections of the first lines and the second lines; a pulse generator operative to generate pulses required for data access to the memory cell; and a control means operative to control the pulse generator such that the pulse output from the pulse generator has energy in accordance with the memory layer to which the access target memory cell belongs. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026784 | RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR - According to an aspect of embodiments, there is provided a random number generating circuit including at least one magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) element and a control circuit. The MTJ element comes into a high resistance state corresponding to a first logical value and also comes into a low resistance state corresponding to a second logical value different from the first logical value. The control circuit supplies the MTJ element with a first current for stochastically reversing the MTJ element from the high resistance state to the low resistance state when the MTJ element is in the high resistance state, and supplies the MTJ element with a second current for stochastically reversing the MTJ element from the low resistance state to the high resistance state when the MTJ element is in the low resistance state. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026779 | NONVOLATILE MEMORIES AND RECONFIGURABLE CIRCUITS - A nonvolatile memory according to an embodiment includes at least one memory cell including: a variable resistance memory comprising one end connected to a first terminal, and the other end connected to a second terminal, a drive voltage being applied to the first terminal; and a diode comprising a cathode connected to the second terminal, and an anode connected to a third terminal, a ground potential being applied to the third terminal. An output of the memory cell is output from the second terminal, the output of the memory cell depends on a resistance state of the variable resistance memory. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026778 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes: a memory cell array including multiple first lines, multiple second lines crossing the first lines, and memory cells arranged at intersections between the first lines and the second lines and including variable resistive elements; and a control circuit which controls resistance values of the variable resistive elements in a way that a cell voltage is applied to the memory cell arranged at an intersection between a selected first line and a selected second line by applying first and second voltages to the selected first and second lines, respectively. The control circuit applies a voltage gradually raised or lowered from a first initial voltage as the first voltage to the selected first line, and a pulsing voltage as the second voltage to the selected second line. The second voltage includes a voltage pulse which is raised from a second initial voltage to turn the memory cell into a non-selected state to a voltage to turn the memory cell into a selected state, is kept at the raised voltage to thereby cause a cell current to flow into the memory cell, and is lowered to the second initial voltage when the cell current that increases while the voltage of the memory cell is rising with a change in the first voltage reaches a predetermined compliance current. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026775 | METHOD OF OPERATING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a method of operating a semiconductor memory device is disclosed. The method can include storing read-only data in at least one selected from a memory cell of an uppermost layer and a memory cell of a lowermost layer of a plurality of memory cells connected in series via a channel body. The channel body extends upward from a substrate to intersect a plurality of electrode layers stacked on the substrate. The method can include prohibiting a data erase operation of the read-only memory cell having the read-only data stored in the read-only memory cell. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026621 | MAGNETIC DISK APPARATUS AND SLIDER CONTROL METHOD - In one embodiment, there is provided a magnetic disk apparatus. The apparatus includes: a recording medium including a recording surface for recording information; a slider including a head configured to write information to the recording medium or read information from the recording medium; and a controller configured to control moving of the slider so as to remove a substance adhered to the slider and such that the slider is stopped at a position where the slider and the recording surface of the recording medium do not interfere with each other after the slider is moved at a given velocity or acceleration. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026531 | DECOLORING DEVICE AND FUNCTION MANAGEMENT METHOD - When the presence or absence of a malfunction is respectively determined in a decoloring section or a separation device, and it is determined that either the decoloring section or the separation device is malfunctioning, only the other is executable. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026410 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD USED FOR THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a receiver, a connection terminal, a generator and a change module. The receiver is configured to receive operating information wirelessly send from a remote controller. The connection terminal is configured to input and output operating information through a wire. The generator is configured to generate the operating information through the connection terminal. The change module is configured to selectively set the following states. One is a state of inputting operating information through the connection terminal. The other is a state of outputting at least one of operating information received by the receiver and operating information output from the generator through the connection terminal. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026406 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND INPUT-SIGNAL SWITCHING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device receives inputs of video signals from a plurality of input systems. The electronic device includes a priority determination table, a video switching instruction module, a video switching module. In the priority determination table, video display priorities of the video signals from the input systems are determined in advance. The video switching instruction module instructs to switch among the video signals from the input systems on the basis of the priorities determined in the priority determination table. The video switching module switches among the video signals from the input systems according to a switching instruction from the video switching instruction module. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026304 | STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO OUTPUT DEVICE AND BACKLIGHT CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a stereoscopic video output device includes a video display module, a backlight, a first backlight controller, a second backlight controller, a signal converter, and a light controller. The video display module displays stereoscopic video based on a left-eye video frame and a right-eye video frame having disparity output in a time-division manner. The backlight illuminates the video display module. The first backlight controller controls the amount of light emitted by the backlight based on the left-eye video frame, while the second backlight controller controls the amount of light based on the right-eye video frame. The signal converter merges left-eye and right-eye video backlight control signals arranged in order to generate a new backlight control signal. The light controller turns on the backlight synchronously with the left-eye video frame and the right-eye video frame sequentially output from the video display module based on the backlight control signal. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026299 | VIDEO IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video image processing apparatus includes: an input module to which a frame comprising a first left eye image and a first right eye image is inputted; and a display control module configured to allow a display device to display a second left eye image that includes the inputted first left eye image but excludes at least part of an image located around the first left eye image, and a second right eye image that includes the inputted first right eye image but excludes at least part of an image located around the first right eye image, the second left eye image and the second right eye image being displayed with a resolution corresponding to a screen resolution of the display device. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026208 | Image display apparatus - According to one embodiment, a set unit sets a display luminance signal indicating a luminance of a display unit. A first calculation unit calculates a first gamma characteristic signal of an image to be displayed, based on the display luminance signal and gray-scale levels of pixels of the image. A second calculation unit calculates a second gamma characteristic signal of each area of the image, based on gray-scale levels of pixels of each area. A conversion unit converts a gray-scale level of each pixel of the image, based on the first gamma characteristic signal and the second gamma characteristic signal of an area including a pixel to be converted in the image. The display unit displays the image in which the gray-scale level of each pixel was converted, based on the display luminance signal. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026108 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION - According to one embodiment, an information display apparatus includes a display unit, a storage unit, a view point calculation unit, a region estimation unit, and an extraction unit. A scene surrounding the display unit is visible through the display unit. The storage unit is configured to store a location and a guide of each object existing in the scene. The view point calculation unit is configured to calculate a view point of a user observing the scene through the display unit. The region estimation unit is configured to estimate a region observed by the user in the scene, based on the view point. The extraction unit is configured to search an object existing in the region based on the location of the object, and to extract the guide of the object from the storage unit. The display unit displays the guide extracted. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026083 | INTERFACE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DEVICE - A specific site of a user's body is detected from an input image, it is detected on the basis of a moving speed and a moving direction of the specific site whether the specific site makes a feeding motion in which the specific site moves in any direction, and when the feeding motion is detected, a control command for a device is changed. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026057 | ANTENNA DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an antenna device includes a linear first antenna element, a linear second antenna element and a linear third antenna element. One end of the first antenna element is connected to a feeding point. One end of the second antenna element is connected to the feeding point. A length of the second antenna element is shorter than a length of the first antenna element. One end of the third antenna element is connected onto the first antenna element. A length of the third antenna element is shorter than the length of the first antenna element. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025865 | INPUT CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an input circuit includes an input buffer, a control unit, a holding unit, a feedback unit. The input buffer receives a signal input from an outside. The input buffer includes a plurality of CMOS inverters connected in parallel. The plurality of CMOS inverters includes a plurality of PMOS transistors and a plurality of NMOS transistors. The control unit selects one or more PMOS transistors from the plurality of PMOS transistors so as to enter an operable state. The control unit selects one or more NMOS transistors from the plurality of NMOS transistors so as to enter an operable state. The holding unit holds a level of a signal transferred from the input buffer in synchronization with a clock signal. The holding unit outputs the held signal level. The feedback unit feeds the level of the signal output from the holding unit back to the control unit. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025704 | OPTICAL MODULE - According to one embodiment, an optical module includes a light emitting device, a driver IC, a first lead, a ground lead, a second lead, an input lead, and a power supply voltage lead. A second electrode of the light emitting device is supplied with a voltage on a ground side from a second pad through the first lead. A first electrode is supplied with a voltage on a power supply side from the power supply voltage lead or from a first pad through the second lead. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025669 | DRIVE APPARATUS - A drive apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a movable unit configured to include a first sliding surface, and slide along the first sliding surface; a vibration generating unit configured to generate vibrations; a vibration transmitting unit configured to include a second sliding surface in contact with the first sliding surface of the movable unit, and transmit the vibrations generated by the vibration generating unit to the movable unit via the first and second sliding surfaces; a pre-pressure applying unit configured to apply pre-pressure to the movable unit via the vibration transmitting unit; and a driving force generating unit configure to generate a driving force for driving the movable unit in a predetermined direction, the driving force being greater than a friction force between the first sliding surface and the second sliding surface when the vibrations are being transmitted to the vibration transmitting unit, the driving force being smaller than the friction force when the vibrations are not being transmitted to the vibration transmitting unit. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025659 | ARMATURE WINDING OF ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - According to one embodiment, there is provided a 3-phase 2-pole 2-layer armature winding, housed in 72 slots provided in a laminated iron core, a winding of each phase including six parallel circuits separated into two phase belts. Upper coil pieces of first and fourth parallel circuits are placed at 3rd, 4th, 7th, and 12th positions, and lower coil pieces of the first and fourth parallel circuits are placed at 1st, 6th, 9th, and 10th positions, upper and lower coil pieces of second and fifth parallel circuits are placed at 2nd, 5th, 8th, and 11th positions, and upper coil pieces of third and six parallel circuits are placed at 1st, 6th, 9th, and 10th positions, and lower coil pieces of the third and six parallel circuits are placed at 3rd, 4th, 7th, and 12th positions, from the center of a pole. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025630 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided an image forming apparatus including: a load device which performs a copy function, a scan function, a print function and the like; and a power saving mode such as a standby mode and a sleep mode. When the image forming apparatus is in the power saving mode, electric charge charged in an electric storage device such as an electrolytic capacitor which is a low voltage power source is used to execute the power saving mode. When an electric potential of the electric storage device is lower than a predetermined threshold, the electric storage device is charged by a commercial power source. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025456 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - A sheet processing apparatus includes a control section configured to control a rotating speed of a longitudinal alignment roller, which is set on a recording medium stacking surface of a processing tray and configured to align a recording medium in a longitudinal direction, such that acceleration and deceleration of the rotating speed is performed at least twice during one longitudinal alignment operation and a paddle including a striking paddle configured to strike the recording medium, a dropping paddle configured to drop the recording medium, a draw-in paddle configured to draw the recording medium in a direction of a stopper, a dropping-paddle supporting member configured to support the dropping paddle from the back in a rotating direction of the paddle, and a draw-in-paddle supporting member configured to support the draw-in paddle from the back in the rotating direction. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025454 | DECOLORING APPARATUS AND SHEET CONVEYANCE CONTROL METHOD - A sheet conveyance control method in an apparatus including a first conveying path for leading a sheet from a feeing port to a discharge port, a second sheet conveying path for leading the sheet to another conveyance destination, and a decoloring processing section configured to decolor an image formed on the sheet includes: detecting the length of the sheet further on a downstream side than the feeding port and further on an upstream side than a branching point of the first and second sheet conveying paths in a sheet conveying direction of the first sheet conveying path; and changing, if the trailing end of the sheet is not detected in a period after the leading end of the sheet is detected and before the leading end of the sheet reaches the branching point, a first flapper to a state in which the sheet is conveyed to the discharge port. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025448 | PAPER SHEET PICKUP DEVICE - A paper sheet pickup device includes a pickup belt configured to run along one of accumulated paper sheets, which is positioned at the most downstream side with respect to a direction of accumulation, and a negative pressure chamber provided inside the pickup belt. The negative pressure chamber is connected to a pump, and a valve unit is interposed therebetween. Further, an air inlet tube is connected to the negative pressure chamber for supplying air therein. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025442 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - A sheet processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a post-processing unit that post-processes a sheet carried from an image forming apparatus, a sheet discharge unit that discharges the post-processed sheet to an outlet, a storage tray that stacks the sheet discharged from the outlet and can move in the vertical direction, and a first transverse alignment portion that is provided at the storage tray and aligns the sheet discharged from the outlet from the width direction. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025441 | SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a sheet processing device includes a jogger fence configured to carry out a crosswise direction alignment to a stack of image formed sheets ejected from an image forming apparatus, a rear end fence acting as a lengthwise reference edge, a stapling device configured to staple the aligned sheet stack, a discharge belt configured to move the stapled sheet stack to a sheet ejection tray, and a controller to control movement of the jogger fence during the sheet stack being moved by the discharge belt so as to move the jogger fence more than once between a position where the jogger fence does not contact the edge of the sheet stack and a position where the jogger fence pressing contact the edge of the sheet stack. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025439 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus includes a reinforce roller to further reinforce the fold of a sheet which has been folded by a fold roller pair, a support portion to move the reinforce roller in a direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction, a sensor to sense a position of the support portion, a distance sensing portion to sense a distance to a first position and a distance to a second position from a stop position of the support portion, when the sensor senses an abnormal stop of the support portion, and a control unit to compare the distance to the first position and the distance to the second position sensed by the distance sensing portion and to control the support portion to move in a direction where a moving distance is shorter. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025386 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes a cell array block having a plurality of cell arrays stacked therein, each of the cell arrays including a plurality of memory cells and a plurality of selective wirings selecting the plurality of memory cells are stacked, a pillar-shaped first via extending in a stack direction from a first height to a second height and having side surfaces connected to a first wiring, and a pillar-shaped second via extending in the stack direction from the first height to the second height and having side surfaces connected to a second wiring upper than the first wiring, the second wiring being thicker in the stack direction than the first wiring and having a higher resistivity than the first wiring. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025377 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF DESIGNING A WIRING OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device has an LSI chip including a semiconductor substrate, an LSI core section provided at a center portion of the semiconductor substrate and serving as a multilayered wiring layer of the semiconductor substrate, a first rewiring layer provided adjacent to an outer periphery of the LSI core section on the semiconductor substrate and including a plurality of wiring layers, a first pad electrode disposed at an outer periphery of the first rewiring layer, and an insulation layer covering the first pad electrode. The semiconductor device includes a second rewiring layer provided on the LSI chip and including a rewiring connected to the first pad electrode. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of ball electrodes provided on the second rewiring layer. The first rewiring layer is electrically connected to the LSI core section and the first pad electrode. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025307 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a method is disclosed for manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method can include simultaneously forming a first field insulating film and at least one second field insulating film on a front face side of a semiconductor layer. The at least one second field insulating film is separated from the first field insulating film and thinner than the first field insulating film. The method can include forming a drift region of a first conductivity type in a region of the semiconductor layer including the first field insulating film and the second field insulating film. The method can include forming a drain region of the first conductivity type in the front face of the semiconductor layer on a side of the first field insulating film. In addition, the method can include forming a source region of the first conductivity type in the front face of the semiconductor layer on a side of the second field insulating film. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025306 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In general, according to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a first and a second semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a third semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, a fourth semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type in this order. A device region includes a gate electrode inside a first trench. A second trench having a ring-shaped structure forms a first region penetrating through the fourth and third semiconductor layers to the second semiconductor layer and including the device region inside and a second region surrounding the first region outside. A first opening is provided between adjacent ones of the first trenches. A second opening having a wider width than the first opening is provided in the first region outside the device region. A second electrode is electrically connected to the third and fourth semiconductor layers through the first and second openings. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025294 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is provided a semiconductor device in which degradation of reliability originating in the interface between an upper insulating layer and an element isolation insulating layer is suppressed. The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor region; a plurality of stacked structures each of which is disposed on the semiconductor region and has a tunnel insulating film, a charge storage layer, an upper insulating layer, and a control electrode stacked sequentially; an element isolation insulating layer disposed on side faces of the plurality of stacked structures; and a source-drain region disposed on the semiconductor region and among the plurality of stacked structures. The element isolation insulating layer includes at least one of SiO | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025293 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING A FLOATING GATE AND A CONTROL GATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device having a memory cells and word lines is provided. The memory cells are formed in a semiconductor layer and arranged in matrix. Each of the memory cells has a floating gate and a control gate. Each plurality of the memory cells is connected in series in a row direction. Each of the word lines is connected to each plurality of the control gates in a column direction. First and second intervals are provided for the memory cells alternately in the column direction. The second interval is larger than the first interval. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025233 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a light emitting device includes a light emitting layer, a first electrode, a first and second layers, and a cladding layer. The first layer has a first impurity concentration of a first conductivity type, and allows a carrier to be diffused in the light emitting layer. The second layer has a second impurity concentration of the first conductivity type higher than the first impurity concentration, and includes a first and second surfaces. The first surface is with the first layer. The second surface has a formation region and a non-formation region of the first electrode. The non-formation region includes convex structures with an average pitch not more than a wavelength of the emission light. The cladding layer is provided between the first layer and the light emitting layer and has an impurity concentration of the first conductivity type. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025160 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile memory device includes a stacked structure. The stacked structure includes a plurality of first interconnects, a plurality of second interconnects and a functional layer. The plurality of first interconnects extend in a first direction. The plurality of second interconnects are spaced from the first interconnects and extend in a second direction crossing the first direction. The functional layer is provided at each crossing position between the plurality of first interconnects and the plurality of second interconnects and has a transitioning function of transitioning between different resistance states and a rectifying function of rectifying current. The functional layer includes a metal layer, an opposed layer and a semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer is provided between the metal layer and the opposed layer and is in contact with each of the metal layer and the opposed layer. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025159 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile memory device includes a first conductive member and a second conductive member. The first conductive member extends in a first direction. The second conductive member extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction. A portion of the first conductive member connected to the second conductive member protrudes toward the second conductive member. A resistivity of the first conductive member in the first direction is lower than a resistivity of the first conductive member in a third direction of the protrusion of the first conductive member. A resistance value of the first conductive member in the third direction changes. A resistivity of the second conductive member in the second direction is lower than a resistivity of the second conductive member in the third direction. A resistance value of the second conductive member in the third direction changes. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025145 | COATING APPLICATOR, COATING APPLICATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A cylindrical coating nozzle having a flattened end is placed above a coating object being rotated. A coating solution is applied to a surface of the coating object by discharging the coating solution form a nozzle orifice at an end of the coating nozzle while moving the coating nozzle relative to the coating object in a direction intersecting a rotational direction of the coating object. The coating nozzle is formed with an angled notch at a part of the end thereof. A rotation control unit controls the rotation of the coating nozzle in a manner that the notch of the coating nozzle is positioned upstream from a position to feed the coating solution to the coating object being rotated. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025051 | DOCKING STATION AND POSITIONING APPARATUS - A docking station includes a main body, a pin, an operation element, a locking mechanism, and a lock releasing mechanism. An electronic device is mounted on the main body. The pin is supported on the main body in a protrudable-retractable manner. The operation element is supported on the main body in a protrudable-retractable manner. The locking mechanism locks the pin in a protruding position. The lock releasing mechanism unlocks the pin locked by the locking mechanism in response to the pressing of the operation element in a direction in which the operation element is retracted by the electronic device. A tip of the pin in the protruding position is located at a higher level than a tip of the operation element in a protruding position. The operation element is located adjacent to the pin. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024819 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a plasma processing apparatus includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a dielectric member, and a control unit. Plasma is generated between the first electrode and the second electrode. The dielectric member is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The control unit is configured to change relative dielectric constant of the dielectric member in a plane crossing a first direction from the first electrode to the second electrode. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024317 | CLEANING APPARATUS AND CLEANING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a cleaning apparatus includes a removing unit whose tip portion is harder than a constituent material of a surface layer on a back surface side of a semiconductor wafer (wafer) and which is configured to clean a back surface of the wafer held by a holding unit and a moving mechanism that relatively moves the removing unit and the wafer in a direction parallel to the wafer back surface. The removing unit grinds and removes a protrusion that is formed of a material same as the surface layer of the wafer back surface, by the moving mechanism relatively moving the removing unit and the wafer and causing the tip portion of the removing unit to come into contact with the protrusion. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120023539 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTENT RECEIVING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: an input module which receives an address of a content stored in a storage apparatus connected via a network; a managing module which stores the received address of the content and an identifier of the storage apparatus in such a manner that the address of the content and the identifier are correlated with each other; a receiving module configured to receive the identifier and an address of the storage apparatus from the storage apparatus after the input module received the address of the content; and an updating module which updates the address of the content which is correlated with an identifier that coincides with the identifier received by the receiving module among identifiers managed by the managing module, based on the address of the storage apparatus received by the receiving module. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023437 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY REGION ARRANGEMENT METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a CPU, a display, a recording module and an arrangement module. The recording module is configured to record a plurality of position information items each indicating a position on a screen of the display. The position on the screen is a position where a display region of an application program executed by the CPU is arranged. The plurality of position information items is recorded in accordance with the number of application programs simultaneously executed. The simultaneously executed application programs are identical. The arrangement module is configured to arrange display regions on the screen based on the plurality of position information items when the respective application programs are activated. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023374 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH WRITE-BACK CACHE AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR MAIN MEMORY OF THE SAME - The embodiments provide a failure diagnosis method for a main memory in an information processing device equipped with a write-back cache. According to the method, an application program stored in the main memory is divided by the storage size of write-back cache, and the regions are stored in advance. Then, a read signal from the main memory to the write-back cache is detected. It is determined whether the region corresponding to the read signal has yet to be diagnosed. If the region has yet to be diagnosed, a command to diagnose failure of the region is issued. If a write signal (write back) to a particular region is detected during the diagnosis of the particular region, the diagnosis of the particular region is stopped. Thus, the failure diagnosis of the main memory is executed in parallel with the execution of the application program. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023273 | COMMAND MANAGEMENT DEVICE CONFIGURED TO STORE AND MANAGE RECEIVED COMMANDS AND STORAGE APPARATUS WITH THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a command management device includes a command buffer, a free address register and a FIFO unit with entries. The command buffer stores commands received from a host. The entries include address sections configured to store addresses of the areas in the command buffer in which the respective commands are stored. The address sections are connected together like a ring. Each of the address sections includes a substitute module configured to substitute either the free address held in the free address register or a second address stored in the address section preceding the each of the address sections for a first address stored in the each of the address sections. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120022690 | ROBOT CONTROL APPARATUS - In an embodiment of the present invention, with the purpose of more accurately calculating a disturbance torque generated by an external force acting on a robot, friction parameters contained in algorithms, such as a friction coefficient and a dead-zone threshold value, are dynamically changed based on the mode of operation, the operation speed, and the like. In this manner, a drive torque is estimated with high accuracy. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021766 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND DEVICE REGISTRATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a storage module stores device information of a counterpart device generated by an authentication process required for wireless communication, a registration information control module registers location information as either of first location information of a location where the device information of the counterpart device will be stored after termination of wireless communication with the counterpart device and second location information of a location where the device information will not be stored after termination of the wireless communication, and a wireless communication control module receives location information of the wireless communication device at the time of execution of the wireless communication, determines whether the received location information coincides with the first location information or not, and executes an authentication process by use of the device information storied in the storage module to enable the wireless communication when the received location information coincides with the first location information. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021685 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION STATE NOTIFICATION FUNCTION CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a communication module, a communication state notification module, a notification function information obtaining module, and a notification function control module. The communication module executes close proximity wireless transfer. The communication state notification module notifies at least one of a start time and an end time of data transfer executed between the communication module and an external device, the data transfer being executed by the close proximity wireless transfer. The notification function information obtaining module obtains notification function information indicative of a capability relating to a communication state notification function of the external device from the external device. The notification function control module requests the external device to execute or suppress the communication state notification function by the external device, based on the obtained notification function information. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020546 | PATTERN INSPECTION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a pattern inspection apparatus includes a first inspection data creation section, a first delay section, a first recognition section, a first extraction section, a first and a second level difference calculation section, a first and a second determination section, and a first logic OR calculation section. The first extraction section extracts data of a sub-resolution pattern from the first inspection data and the first delay data. The first and second level difference calculation section calculate differences between an average output level of a surrounding region for a target pixel of the extracted data from the first inspection data or the first delay data and an output level of the extracted data. The first and second determination sections determine presence or absence of a defect. The first logic OR calculation section calculates logic OR of determination results of the first and second determination sections. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020474 | RECORDING DEVICE, CONTROLLER, CONTROL METHOD OF RECORDING DEVICE - According to some embodiments, there is provided a recording device. The recording device includes: a recording medium having a plurality of sectors; a first writing module configured to write, on a first sector of the plurality of sectors, a first data encrypted using a first encryption key and first encryption key information indicative of the first encryption key; and a re-encrypting module configured to: read the first data from the recording medium; decrypt the first data using the first encryption key to generate decrypted first data; encrypt the decrypted first data using a second encryption key to generate encrypted second data; and write, on the first sector, the encrypted second data and second encryption key information indicative of the second encryption key. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020453 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS - An X-ray CT apparatus according to the embodiments has a rotation base that includes a plurality of units, including an X-ray generator that irradiates a subject with X-rays, and an X-ray detector that detects X-rays transmitted through the subject. It also has a pathway that communicates between the X-ray detector and at least one other unit excluding the X-ray generator and the X-ray detector. It also has an air supplier that supplies air in the other units to the X-ray detector via the pathway. It also has a temperature measuring part that measures the temperature in the X-ray detector. It also has a controller that performs control of the air supplier based on the measured result from the temperature measuring part. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020204 | PUBLIC LAND MOBILE NETWORK SELECTION PROCEDURES FOR SIMULTANEOUS NETWORK CONNECTIVITY THROUGH MULTIPLE ACCESSES - A system and method for network selection procedures for simultaneous network connectivity through multiple accesses comprises obtaining stored and registered PLMNs, determining whether PLMNs are both stored PLMN for access technology type Ai and registered PLMN, when no PLMNs are both, performing PLMN selection using a standard procedure, when only one PLMN is both, determining whether the PLMN satisfies a condition, and when the PLMN satisfies the condition, attempting to connect to the PLMN, and when more than one PLMN is both, creating a set of PLMNs, selecting one PLMN that satisfies the condition, from the set PLMN, attempting to connect to the selected PLMN, and when attempting to connect fails, removing the selected PLMN from the set, and selecting another PLMN. In one aspect, the PLMN that minimizes changes is selected. In one aspect, the PLMN that provides access to a larger number of access technologies is selected. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020166 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - In one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device includes a plurality of memory cells, and a setting part in which a setting value for prescribing a relation between a program voltage to be applied to the memory cells and a loop number of application processes of the program voltage is set to change the program voltage according to the loop number. The device further includes a voltage controller configured to program data into the memory cells by applying the program voltage depending on the loop number to the memory cells, using the setting value. The device further includes a counter configured to count a maximum value or an average value of final loop numbers in the memory cells, where the final loop numbers are loop numbers in the respective memory cells at time when data programming is completed. The device further includes a setting change part configured to, in response to a change of the counted maximum value or average value from a predetermined maximum value or average value, perform a setting process for canceling the change of the maximum value or average value. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020165 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In one embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor storage device including: a memory cell array; a high voltage generator; and a controller that controls the high voltage generator. When a word line to is selected from word lines, the controller controls the high voltage generator to: apply a first read pass voltage to one or two first adjacent word lines adjacent to the selected word line; apply a second read pass voltage to a second adjacent word line adjacent to the first adjacent word lines, wherein the second read pass voltage is higher than the first read pass voltage; and apply a third read pass voltage to remaining word lines other than the selected word line, the first adjacent word line and the second adjacent word line, wherein the third read pass voltage is higher than the first read pass voltage and lower than the second read pass voltage. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020160 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND WRITING METHOD THEREOF - A control circuit is configured to execute a writing operation for giving a second threshold voltage distribution to a plurality of memory cells formed along one word line. In the writing operation, the control circuit performs a writing operation by executing a voltage applying operation in memory cells to be given the second threshold voltage distribution. While the control circuit executes a voltage applying operation in memory cells to be maintained in an erased state, thereby moving a first threshold voltage distribution to a positive direction to obtain a third threshold voltage distribution representing the erased state. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020158 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A memory cell array includes memory strings arranged in a first direction. Word-lines and select gate lines extend in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The select gate line also extends in the second direction. The word-lines have a first line width in the first direction and arranged with a first distance therebetween. The select gate line includes a first interconnection in the first direction, the first interconnection having a second line width larger than the first line width, and a second interconnection extending from an end portion of the first interconnection, the second interconnection having a third line width the same as the first line width. A first word-line adjacent to the select gate line is arranged having a second distance to the second interconnection, the second distance being (4N+1) times the first distance (N being an integer of 1 or more). | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019960 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, a bit patterned medium includes a substrate, and a magnetic recording layer disposed above the substrate and including patterns of protrusions. Each of the protrusions contains a plurality of crystal grains. An average distance between the crystal grains is 0.5 to 3.0 nm in each of the protrusions. The protrusions include first protrusions each having a length of 1 μm or more in a radial direction of the medium and second protrusions each having a length in the radial direction shorter than the length of the first protrusion in the radial direction. Each of the first protrusions has a nucleation field Hn for magnetization reversal and a coercive force Hc satisfying the inequalities, Hn≧1.5 kOe and 0.5 kOe≦Hc−Hn≦1.5 kOe. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019957 | METHOD OF MEASURING NON-COHERENT RUNOUT FOR A DISK DRIVE - In a disk drive, a modified adaptive runout compensation algorithm is employed to measure non-coherent repeatable runout (RRO) of a track. The adaptive runout compensation algorithm is used to control the transducer head to follow the average RRO of adjacent tracks during the process of computing correction factors for non-coherent RRO for a given track. The adaptive runout compensation algorithm does not completely adapt to both the coherent and non-coherent RRO of a particular track because the transducer head is positioned over any one particular track for only a limited number of revolutions. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019955 | HARD DISK DRIVE, METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BACK ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VELOCITY OF HEAD - According to one embodiment, a hard disk drive includes a head, a voice coil motor, a driving circuit, an identification unit, a storage unit, and an estimation unit. The head is configured to perform write/read of information to a storage medium. The voice coil motor is configured to move the head. The driving circuit is configured to drive the voice coil motor, based on a command signal. The identification unit is configured to identify at least one parameter of a discrete-time model. The discrete-time model represents a transfer function from the command signal to a voltage drop quantity by an inductance of a coil of the voice coil motor. The storage unit is configured to store the parameter. The estimation unit is configured to estimate a back electromotive force of the coil, based on the discrete-time model including the parameter. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019737 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a light source, an optical waveguide, a light-extracting portion, a liquid crystal dispersion layer and a drive circuit. The optical waveguide has two ends to guide light from one of the two ends to the other end. The light is emitted by the light source. The light-extracting portion is provided to a side face of the optical waveguide. The liquid crystal dispersion layer is included in the light-extracting portion and includes liquid crystal droplets whose mean diameter is 100 nm or less. The drive circuit applies a voltage to the light-extracting portion to generate an electric field in the liquid crystal dispersion layer so that the light transmitting through the optical waveguide is scattered to be extracted. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019692 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CAMERA MODULE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a second determining unit performs defect determination according to an illumination light component, which is a component of illumination light irradiated onto an object, of pixel values of a plurality of adjacent pixels. A third determining unit performs defect determination according to a reflectivity component, which is a component based on a unique reflectivity of the object, of the pixel values of the plurality of adjacent pixels. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019691 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CAMERA MODULE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a selection unit selects a pixel value to be assigned to a target pixel according to a determination result of a defect determining unit. The defect determining unit performs defect determination according to the level of a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) estimated by an SNR estimating unit. In the case where the defect determining unit determines that the target pixel is a defect, the selection unit outputs a pixel value according to the level of the SNR. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019630 | IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS AND IMAGE OUTPUT METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image output apparatus includes a counter and an output module. The counter is configured to count a 3D image output time. The output module is configured to output a 3D image and 3D image output time information used to provide notification of the 3D image output time. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019539 | RENDERING APPARATUS, RENDERING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an input unit inputs text data. An existence rank database stores an existence rank of each character included in the text data. The existence rank is a statistical rank of the number of each character among the number of all characters included in the text data. A decision unit decides whether the existence rank of each character of the text data is higher than a predetermined rank, by referring to the existence rank database. A texture generation unit generates a texture of a character having the existence rank higher than the predetermined rank, by using outline data of the character. A texture rendering unit renders the texture. A polygon generation unit generates a polygon mesh of a character having the existence rank lower than the predetermined rank, by using outline data of the character. A polygon rendering unit renders the polygon mesh. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019521 | IMAGE OUTPUT CONTROL APPARATUS AND IMAGE OUTPUT CONTOL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image output control apparatus includes a memory, an input module, and a controller. The memory is configured to store first identification information used to limit output of a 3D image. The input module is configured to input second identification information used to cancel limitation of output of the 3D image. The controller is configured to determine whether or not the second identification information is valid based on the first and second identification information to execute control to limit the output of the 3D image or cancel the output limitation based on a result of the determination. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019355 | PROTECTIVE-CONTROL MEASURING SYSTEM AND DEVICE AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD - According to one embodiment, when sending a transmission target main data | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019283 | SPIN MOSFET AND RECONFIGURABLE LOGIC CIRCUIT - A spin MOSFET includes: a first ferromagnetic layer provided on a semiconductor substrate, and having a fixed magnetization direction perpendicular to a film plane; a semiconductor layer provided on the first ferromagnetic layer, including a lower face opposed to the upper face of the first ferromagnetic layer, an upper face opposed to the lower face, and side faces different from the lower and upper faces; a second ferromagnetic layer provided on the upper face of the semiconductor layer, and having a variable magnetization direction perpendicular to a film plane; a first tunnel barrier provided on the second ferromagnetic layer; a third ferromagnetic layer provided on the first tunnel barrier; a gate insulating film provided on the side faces of the semiconductor layer; and a gate electrode provided on the side faces of the semiconductor layer with the gate insulating film being interposed therebetween. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019251 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL DEVICE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an MRI apparatus includes a signal acquisition unit, an image generating unit, a position acquiring unit, and a correction unit. The signal acquisition unit acquires a magnetic resonance signal produced from an object by applying a gradient magnetic field and an RF pulse in an imaging space where the object is placed. The image generating unit reconstructs image data on the object based on the magnetic resonance signal. The position acquiring unit acquires an imaging region as positional information in the imaging space. The correction unit brings a distribution of the gradient magnetic field close to a target distribution by transforming a waveform of the gradient magnetic field based on “the positional information and a time constant of an eddy-current magnetic field” to cancel the eddy-current magnetic field. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018946 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a technique in which in a sheet processing apparatus including a switchback portion in a sheet transport path, a contribution can be made to the improvement of maintenance in the case where a sheet jam occurs in the vicinity of a switchback position. In a sheet processing method of a sheet processing apparatus for performing a specified process to a sheet, the sheet processing apparatus includes a first sheet transport path for transporting the sheet, and a second sheet transport path that is for performing switchback transport of the sheet transported in the first sheet transport path and includes at least one of a hole, a projection and a recess in the vicinity of a meeting position between the second sheet transport path and the first sheet transport path, and the first sheet transport path and the second sheet transport path are enabled to be integrally pulled out to the outside of the sheet processing apparatus. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018920 | RESIN SUPPLY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a resin supply device is configured to supply granular resins to a resin mold device including a first mold provided with a cavity and a second mold mated to the first mold. The resin supply device includes a first mechanism and a second mechanism. The first mechanism is configured to juxtapose multiple granular resins on an adsorption surface by adsorbing the multiple granular resins on the adsorption surface larger than the granular resins, and form an adsorbed resin body with a uniform thickness. The adsorbed resin body is made of the adsorbed multiple granular resins on the adsorption surface. The second mechanism is configured to drop the multiple granular resins adsorbed on the adsorption surface into the cavity by adsorption-release of the adsorption surface. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018818 | MEMS APPARATUS - According to an embodiment of the present invention, a MEMS apparatus includes a plurality of recesses opened to a surface, a substrate having an insulator, an air gap, or an insulator and an air gap formed in the recesses, an insulating layer formed on the substrate, and a MEMS device having a signal line formed on the insulating layer, wherein the position of the signal line in a direction parallel to the surface of the substrate overlaps the position of the recess in the direction. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018814 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed as follows. A first oxide film in a first region and a second oxide film in a second region are formed on a semiconductor substrate. A high-k insulating film is formed on the first oxide film and the second oxide film. A film containing at least one of elements of Mg, La, Y, Dy, Sc, Al is formed on the high-k insulating film. After forming the film containing the element, thermal treatment is performed, so that the element in the film is diffused into the first oxide film and the second oxide film via the high-k insulating film. A metal gate electrode containing a metal material is formed on the high-k insulating film on the first oxide film and on the high-k insulating film on the second oxide film. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018805 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to embodiments, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and an element isolation insulating film which isolates a element formation region in a surface portion of the semiconductor substrate. A depletion-type channel region of a first conductivity type is formed in an inner region which is in the element formation region of the semiconductor substrate and is a predetermined distance or more away from the element isolation insulating film. A gate electrode is formed above the element formation region with a gate insulating film located in between in such a manner as to traverse over the channel region and to overlap with portions of the element isolation insulating film which are located on both sides of the element formation region. Source/drain regions of the first conductivity type are formed in the channel region respectively on both sides of the gate electrode. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018796 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes first and second stacked structures, first and second semiconductor pillars, first and second memory units, and a semiconductor connection portion. The stacked structures include electrode films and first inter-electrode insulating films alternately stacked in a first direction. The second stacked structure is aligned with the first stacked structure in a second direction perpendicular to the first. The first and second semiconductor pillars pierce the first and second stacked structures, respectively. The first and second memory units are provided between the electrode films and the semiconductor pillar, respectively. The semiconductor connection portion connects the first and second semiconductor pillars and includes: an end connection portion; and a first protrusion having a side face continuous with a side face of the first semiconductor pillar. The semiconductor connection portion does not include a portion smaller than a diameter of the first semiconductor pillar. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018752 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate and a stacked body on the substrate via a joining metal layer. The stacked body includes a device portion and a peripheral portion. The device portion includes from a bottommost layer to a topmost layer included in the stacked body. The peripheral portion surrounding and provided around the device portion; the peripheral portion is a portion of the bottommost layer to the topmost layer included in the stacked body and includes a portion of a semiconductor layer in contact with the joining metal layer. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018697 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device in accordance with an embodiment comprises first lines, second lines, and a memory cell array including memory cells. Each of the memory cells is disposed at each of intersections of the first lines and the second lines and is configured by a rectifier element and a variable resistor connected in series. The rectifier element comprises a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type including an impurity of a first impurity concentration, and a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type including an impurity of a second impurity concentration lower than the first impurity concentration. The first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region are formed by silicon. A junction interface of the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region is a pseudo-heterojunction formed by two layers that have different band gap widths and are formed of the same material. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018208 | COUPLER APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a coupler apparatus includes a coupling element and a ground plane. The coupling element comprises a conductive material and configured to be subjected to power feeding to a feeding point. The ground plane comprises a conductive material and faces the coupling element. The coupling element has one or more through holes along an alignment direction of the coupling element and the ground plane. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120017116 | MEMORY CONTROL DEVICE, MEMORY DEVICE, AND MEMORY CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a memory control device includes a first controller, a second controller, an access module, and a response sort module. The first controller controls processing of a data access command to a nonvolatile memory from a host. The second controller controls processing assigned to the second controller between the first controller and the second controller. The access module performs data access to the nonvolatile memory in response to a command from the first controller or the second controller. When an error occurs in the data access by the access module, the response sort module returns a response to the second controller instead of the first controller. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120017019 | IN-VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE, EXTENSION DEVICE, AND INDIVIDUAL FUNCTIONAL DEVICE - The in-vehicle display device includes a central information display device | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120016619 | DELAY FAULT TEST QUALITY CALCULATION APPARATUS, DELAY FAULT TEST QUALITY CALCULATION METHOD, AND DELAY FAULT TEST PATTERN GENERATION APPARATUS - A delay fault test quality calculation apparatus for calculating delay fault test quality to be achieved by a test pattern to be applied to a semiconductor integrated circuit includes a defect distribution extraction unit, a delay fault-layout element information extraction unit, and a weighting unit. The delay fault test quality calculation apparatus further includes a delay fault test quality calculation unit which calculates the delay fault test quality on the basis of delay design information of the semiconductor integrated circuit, detection information of the test pattern to test the semiconductor integrated circuit, execution conditions of the test, a physical defect distribution extracts the defect distribution extraction unit, and a weights adds the weighting unit. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015687 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND MOBILE DEVICE USING THE SAME - According to an embodiment, a semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip mounted on an interposer board, a encapsulant sealing the semiconductor chip, and a conductive shielding layer covering the encapsulant and at least part of a side surface of the interposer board. The interposer board has plural vias through an insulating substrate. A part of the plural vias has a cutting plane exposing to the side surface of the interposer board and cut in a thickness direction of the interposer board. The cutting plane of the via is electrically connected to the conductive shielding layer. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015214 | MAGNETO-RESISTANCE EFFECT ELEMENT - A magneto-resistance effect element, comprising a first magnetic layer, a first metallic layer, which is formed on said first magnetic layer, mainly containing an element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Au, Ag, a current confined layer including an insulating layer and a current path which are made by oxidizing, nitriding or oxynitriding for a second metallic layer, mainly containing Al, formed on said first metallic layer, a functional layer, which is formed on said current confined layer, mainly containing an element selected from the group consisting of Si, Hf, Ti, Mo, W, Nb, Mg, Cr and Zr, a third metallic layer, which is formed on said functional layer, mainly containing an element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Au, Ag; and a second magnetic layer which is formed on said third metallic layer. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014732 | MOTOR DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Certain embodiments provide a motor driving control device including a motor driver, a storage device, and a control section. The motor driver supplies a motor driving current for driving a motor to the motor. The storage device stores a first data table in which temperature around the motor, a current value of the motor driving current set to prevent the motor from stepping out at the temperature, and a driving voltage set in the motor driver in order to cause the motor driver to output the motor driving current having the current value are associated with one another for each temperature around the motor. The control section controls the motor driver to output the motor driving current having a predetermined current value associated with the temperature around the motor in the first data table. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014731 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide an image forming apparatus that can highly accurately position and convey, even if an inter-sheet distance of sheets to be conveyed is reduced, the sheets from registration rollers to a transfer position when a toner image on an image bearing member moving at process speed is transferred onto the sheet in the transfer position. A sheet fed from a paper feeding cassette by a pulse-motor driven paper feeding roller is conveyed to pulse-motor driven registration rollers by pulse-motor driven conveying rollers. When the sheet is conveyed to the transfer position according to restart of the registration rollers, the sheet is conveyed by the registration rollers at sheet conveying speed different from the process speed before the leading end of the sheet reaches the transfer position and is conveyed at the process speed after that. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014721 | TONER CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING THE SAME - A toner cartridge in a bottle shape for storing toner is composed of a first cylindrical portion having a blocked bottom wall at one end and an opening at the other end and a second cylindrical portion in which one end thereof is connected to the opening, and an opening for ejecting toner is formed at the other end, and the outside diameter thereof is smaller than the first cylindrical portion. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014718 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a developing device includes: a developing roller configured to supply a developer to a photoconductive drum; a first mixer configured to mix a fresh toner supplied from a toner supply section and the developer; a second mixer configured to supply the developer mixed by the first mixer to the developing roller; and a magnet roller including a magnet on an inside thereof and configured to remove foreign matters from the developer collected. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014708 | PRE-FIXING HEATING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes: a heating device which is installed upstream from a fixing device in a recording medium carrying direction and heats an image forming face of a recording medium; a temperature sensor which detects temperature of a heating device; a cooling device which cools a transfer belt; a cooling fan which cools the cooling device, a photoconductive drum temperature sensor which is provided for each photoconductive drum and detects temperature of the photoconductive drum; and a control unit which controls heating temperature of the heating device to higher than a toner outer layer glass transition temperature Tg and lower than a toner melting point Tm and controls the temperature of the photoconductive drum to lower than a threshold temperature. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014664 | RECORDING CONTROL APPARATUS AND RECORDING CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a recording control apparatus includes a setup module and a controller. The setup module is configured to set, in accordance with designation of a device, an adaptive data format which is adaptive to the device. The controller is configured to execute control to record input data by the adaptive data format. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014661 | MEDICAL IMAGE APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE ARCHIVING APPARATUS - A medical image apparatus according to the embodiments has a medical image utilization ,apparatus and medical image archiving apparatus. The former has an acquisition part that acquires a requested frame rate for cases in which medical images are movie displayed on its display, and an designating part that designates an attention point with respect to one of the medical images displayed. The latter has a transmission speed measurement part that measures the data transmission speed between the former and the latter, an extraction part that, based on the requested frame rate, the attention point and the data transmission speed, extracts the region including the attention point for each of the medical images, and a transmission part that transmits an image of the extracted region to the display. The display displays, as a moving image, the images of the region extracted by said extraction part at said requested frame rate. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014638 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE SENSOR CHIP, OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE SENSOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE SENSOR CHIP - According to one embodiment, an optical waveguide sensor chip includes an optical waveguide layer; a pair of optical elements disposed at both ends of the optical waveguide layer so that light enters the optical waveguide layer and the light exits from the optical waveguide layer; a functional film formed on a predetermined region of the optical waveguide layer; a covering layer formed in a planar region on the light entrance surface of the optical waveguide layer, in which at least the optical elements are disposed; a first through hole configured to allow the light entering the entrance-side optical element to pass therethrough; and a second through hole configured to allow the light exiting from the exit-side optical element to pass therethrough. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014513 | MEDICAL BED APPARATUS - A medical bed apparatus of an embodiment includes: a tiltable top board on which to place an examinee; a photographic mechanism configured to radiograph the examinee; an operation unit which is provided to a lateral side of the top board, and through which at least one of the top board and the photographic mechanism is operated by an operator; and a horizontally-holding mechanism configured to hold the operation unit horizontally when the top board tilts. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014346 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - An aspect of the invention provides a wireless communication apparatus that includes a generator configured to generate modulated signals; a mapping unit configured to map the modulated signals on at least one subcarrier in a frequency domain, the subcarrier being in a first subcarrier group corresponding to one of a plurality of subcarrier groups, wherein frequencies of the subcarrier mapped by the mapping unit is predefined by a pattern with slot, each slot including symbols in a time domain, the predefined pattern of the frequencies of each slot depending on a base station; and a transmitter configured to transmit the modulated signals mapped by the mapping unit. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014335 | WIRELESS TERMINAL - There is provided a wireless terminal including: a frame allocating unit performing an allocation process on a frame to be transmitted to another wireless terminal; a first communication unit assigning a sequence number to the allocated frame and transmitting the frame to the another wireless terminal through a first channel or a first mode; a second communication unit assigning a sequence number to the allocated frame and transmitting the frame to the another wireless terminal through a second channel or a second mode, wherein the allocating unit allocates the frame to one of the first and second communication units; when changing the transmission source of the frame from the one to the other communication unit, a change notification frame including a transmission starting sequence number is transmitted to the another wireless terminal; and the frame allocating unit switches the allocation destination of the frame from the one to the other. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014191 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device of an embodiment includes memory cells | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014167 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device comprising: a memory cell array in which memory cells each containing a variable resistive element and a rectifier element connected in series are arranged at intersections of a plurality of first wirings and a plurality of second wirings; and a control circuit for selectively driving said first wirings and said second wirings; wherein said control circuit applies a first voltage to said selected first wiring, and changes said first voltage based on the position of said selected memory cell within said memory cell array to apply a second voltage to said selected second wiring, so that a predetermined potential difference is applied to a selected memory cell arranged at the intersection between said selected first wiring and said selected second wiring. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014083 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing, an outer wall, a rib, a cable, and a stopper. The housing houses at least part of an electronic component. The outer wall constitutes at least part of an outer contour of the housing. The rib is located between the outer wall and the electronic component, and the outer surface of the rib faces the inner surface of the outer wall. The cable is routed between the outer wall and the rib. The stopper is housed in the housing, and engages the rib to prevent the rib from inclining toward the outer wall. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013945 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DATA NOTIFICATION AND PRINTING METHOD BY IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes: a fax receiving unit capable of receiving facsimile data; a printing unit which prints the facsimile data received by the fax receiving unit; a fax data storage unit in which, if the facsimile data received by the fax receiving unit is secure fax data, this secure fax data is stored; and an addition detecting unit which detects that a removable network addition device is connected to the apparatus. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013929 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, there is provided a complex-type image forming apparatus capable of achieving both convenience and power saving by registering necessary functions in advance for each user, reading the registered function when an individual user is authenticated, and feeding power to a device corresponding to the registered function. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013718 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus configured to reproduce video data and additional data for displaying a sub-image, includes a first generator, an arrangement control module, a second generator, and a display control module. The first generator estimates depths of pixels in an image frame of the video data, and generates first left-eye image data and first right-eye image data which correspond to the image frame and have a parallax based on the depths. The arrangement control module sets a depth at which the sub-image is to be displayed, based on a foremost depth of the depths. The second generator generates second left-eye image data and second right-eye image data which correspond to the additional data and have a parallax based on the set depth of the sub-image. The display control module displays an image frame generated by using the generated image data. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013676 | AQUEOUS INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous inkjet ink includes a pigment in an amount of 2 to 20% by mass of the total amount of the aqueous inkjet ink, and a dispersion medium in which the pigment is dispersed. The dispersion medium contains water in the amount of 53 to 94% by mass, with the remainder of the dispersion medium being a compound represented by the following general formula 1. The water accounts for 50 to 80% by mass of the total amount of the aqueous inkjet ink. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013316 | DC-DC CONVERTER - According to one embodiment, a DC-DC converter includes a mounting substrate and a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first switch element, a second switch element, a first interconnect layer receiving an input potential, a second interconnect layer connected with an inductor, a third interconnect layer receiving a reference potential, and a fourth interconnect layer connected with the inductor. These layers are disposed side by side in one direction on one layer. The mounting substrate includes a fifth interconnect pattern receiving an input potential and disposed adjacently on one side of a mounting region of the semiconductor device, a sixth interconnect pattern receiving a reference voltage and disposed adjacently on the one side of the mounting region, and a seventh interconnect pattern disposed adjacently on one other side opposite to the one side of the mounting region. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012935 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device - The disclosure concerns a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including forming a plurality of fins made of a semiconductor material on an insulating layer; forming a gate insulating film on side surfaces of the plurality of fins; and forming a gate electrode on the gate insulating film in such a manner that a compressive stress is applied to a side surface of a first fin which is used in an NMOSFET among the plurality of fins in a direction perpendicular to the side surface and a tensile stress is applied to a side surface of a second fin which is used in a PMOSFET among the plurality of fins in a direction perpendicular to the side surface. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012930 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, and first and second transistors. The substrate has a first conductivity type. The first and second transistors are provided on the substrate. The first and second transistors each include a gate electrode provided on the substrate, a gate insulating film provided between the substrate and the gate electrode, a source and a drain region of a second conductivity type, and a high-concentration channel region of the first conductivity type. The source and drain regions are provided in regions of an upper portion of the substrate. A region directly under the gate electrode is interposed between the regions. The high-concentration channel region is formed on a side of the source region of the region of the upper portion directly under the gate electrode. The high-concentration channel region has an effective impurity concentration higher than that of the upper portion. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012929 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, a third semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, a fourth semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type, a fifth semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, a control electrode, a first main electrode, a second main electrode, and a sixth semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type. The second semiconductor layer and the third semiconductor layer are alternately provided on the first semiconductor layer in a direction substantially parallel to a major surface of the first semiconductor layer. The fourth semiconductor layer is provided on the second semiconductor layer and the third semiconductor layer. The fifth semiconductor layer is selectively provided on a surface of the fourth semiconductor layer. The control electrode is provided in a trench via an insulating film. The trench penetrates through the fourth semiconductor layer from a surface of the fifth semiconductor layer and is in contact with the second semiconductor layer. The first main electrode is connected to the first semiconductor layer. The second main electrode is connected to the fourth semiconductor layer and the fifth semiconductor layer. The sixth semiconductor layer is provided between the fourth semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. An impurity concentration of the sixth semiconductor layer is higher than an impurity concentration of the second semiconductor layer. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012917 | Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same - It is made possible to provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device that has a high-quality insulating film in which defects are not easily formed, and experiences less leakage current. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes: forming an amorphous silicon layer on an insulating layer; introducing oxygen into the amorphous silicon layer; and forming a silicon oxynitride layer by nitriding the amorphous silicon layer having oxygen introduced thereinto. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012916 | Stacked gate nonvolatile semiconductor memory and method for manufacturing the same - A stacked gate nonvolatile semiconductor memory includes at least a memory cell transistor and a selective gate transistor which are formed on a semiconductor substrate. The memory cell transistor includes a floating gate made of a semiconductor material below an interlayer insulating layer and a control gate made of a silicide above the interlayer insulating layer. The selective gate transistor includes a semiconductor layer made of the semiconductor material, a silicide layer made of the silicide and a conductive layer made of a conductive material not subject to silicide process which is formed through the interlayer insulating film so as to electrically connect the semiconductor layer and the silicide layer. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012884 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light emitting device according to an embodiment includes: a substrate; an n-type semiconductor layer formed on the substrate; an active layer formed on a first region of the n-type semiconductor layer, and emitting light; a p-type semiconductor layer formed on the active layer; a p-electrode formed on the p-type semiconductor layer, and including a first conductive oxide layer having an oxygen content lower than | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012874 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a substrate, a first semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a translucent electrode. The substrate includes a first region provided along periphery of a first major surface and a second region provided on center side of the first major surface as viewed from the first region. The first semiconductor layer is provided on the first major surface of the substrate. The light emitting layer is provided on the first semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer is provided on the light emitting layer. The translucent electrode is provided on the second semiconductor layer. A reflectance in the second region is higher than a reflectance in the first region. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012857 | WIDE-GAP SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND METHOD TO FABRICATE WIDE-GAP SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - A wide-gap semiconductor substrate includes a narrow-gap semiconductor layer, a wide-gap semiconductor layer and an alignment mark. The narrow-gap semiconductor layer has a main surface. The wide-gap semiconductor layer is epitaxially grown on the narrow-gap semiconductor layer. The alignment mark is preliminarily carved in a prescribed position on the main surface so that the alignment mark is preliminarily buried in the wide-gap semiconductor substrate. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012842 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING FUNCTION OF TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING - In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes an integrated circuit formed in an area enclosed by dicing lines formed in a matrix manner, and a signal wiring formed on at least one of the dicing lines. The integrated circuit includes a transmitter circuit having a signal output pad, a receiver circuit having a signal input pad and an internal circuit to process data inputted to the transmitter circuit and outputted from the receiver circuit. The signal wiring electrically connects the signal output pad and the signal input pad. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012814 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes an n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, and a light emitting part provided therebetween. The light emitting part includes a plurality of light emitting layers. Each of the light emitting layers includes a well layer region and a non-well layer region which is juxtaposed with the well layer region in a plane perpendicular to a first direction from the n-type semiconductor layer towards the p-type semiconductor layer. Each of the well layer regions has a common An In composition ratio. Each of the well layer regions includes a portion having a width in a direction perpendicular to the first direction of 50 nanometers or more. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012807 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device in an embodiment comprises memory cells, each of the memory cells disposed between a first line and a second line and having a variable resistance element and a switching element connected in series. The variable resistance element includes a variable resistance layer configured to change in resistance value thereof between a low-resistance state and a high-resistance state. The variable resistance layer is configured by a transition metal oxide. A ratio of transition metal and oxygen configuring the transition metal oxide varies between 1:1 and 1:2 along a first direction directed from the first line to the second line. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012805 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile memory device includes a first interconnect, a nanomaterial aggregate layer, and a second interconnect. The nanomaterial aggregate layer is provided on the first interconnect. The nanomaterial aggregate layer includes an aggregation of a plurality of micro conductive bodies. The second interconnect is provided on the nanomaterial aggregate layer. At least a lower portion of the nanomaterial aggregate layer is disposed inside the second interconnect as viewed from above. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012803 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile memory device includes a lower electrode layer, a nanomaterial assembly layer, and an upper electrode layer. The nanomaterial assembly layer is provided on the lower electrode layer and includes a plurality of micro conductive bodies assembled via a gap. The upper electrode layer is provided on the nanomaterial assembly layer. The portion of the micro conductive bodies is buried at least in a lower part of the upper electrode layer. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120011490 | DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a development system includes an instruction set simulator (ISS) and a checker. The ISS includes a central processing unit (CPU) model that simulates an execution program and a memory model as a work area of the processor model. The checker monitors execution of an access instruction, included in the execution program, on the memory model and, when a difference between a data length at the time of writing and a data length at the time of reading on the same spot is detected, notifies an execution spot at the time of detection as an endian dependent spot. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120011468 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A DISPLAY POSITION OF A USER INTERFACE ELEMENT - According to one embodiment, an apparatus which is executable a browser, a player and a first software, the player being plug-in of the browser and configured to play back video content and to output video data to display a video based on the video data in a first sub-window of the browser, the first software being a plug-in of the browser and configured to display a user interface element in a second sub-window of the browser whose layer is higher than a layer of the first sub-window, the apparatus includes a determination module configured to determine whether a third sub-window different from the first sub-window and the second sub-window is displayed in a first area, and a display module configured to display the second sub-window in the first area when it is determined that the third sub-window is not displayed in the first area. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120011369 | DIGITAL SIGNATURE GENERATION APPARATUS, DIGITAL SIGNATURE VERIFICATION APPARATUS, AND KEY GENERATION APPARATUS - A digital signature generation apparatus includes memory to store finite field F | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120011356 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a communication device to be connected with an external device via a network includes a connection unit, a variable resistance unit, and a control unit. The connection unit is connected to the network. The variable resistance unit is connected to the connection unit such that a resistance value is detectable from the external device, the resistance value being variable. The control unit changes the resistance value according to an operation state. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120011303 | MEMORY CONTROL DEVICE, MEMORY DEVICE, AND SHUTDOWN CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a memory control device includes a controller, a command queue module, a plurality of stage processors, and a skip module. The controller controls a data access command to a nonvolatile memory from a host. The command queue module queues a transfer request command corresponding to the data access command. The stage processors each perform stage processing related to the transfer request command queued by the command queue module. The skip module skips the stage processing by the stage processors in response to a shutdown command from the controller. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120010507 | ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER ARCHITECTURE HAVING NON-TRANSITORY LOCAL MEMORY STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING 2D AND OR 3D/4D IMAGE DATA - The embodiments of the probe additionally include at least one non-transitory local memory storage unit or medium for storing 2D and or 3D/4D imaging data that is received at the probe. The term, “non-transitory” memory storage units or medias is synonymous with “non-volatile” memory storage units or media and is used to distinguish the term from volatile electrical devices such as random access memory (RAM) or buffer memory (BF) that hold ephemeral electrical signals. Similarly, the term, “local” memory storage units or medium is used to distinguish the term, “central” memory storage units or media that are located in the processing unit to which the probe is connected. In contrast, the non-transitory local memory storage units or media are directly coupled or connected to the probe independent of the processing unit. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120009786 | PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A plasma processing method in which performing a plasma etching on metal layers formed on a substrate is conducted to form a pattern having the metal layers in a stacked structure, and then a deposit containing a metal that forms the metal layers and being deposited on a sidewall portion of the pattern is removed, the method includes: forming a protective layer by forming an oxide or chloride of the metal on sidewall portions of the metal layers; removing the deposit by applying a plasma of a gas containing fluorine atoms; and reducing the oxide or chloride of the metal by applying a plasma containing hydrogen after forming the protective layer and removing the deposit. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120009744 | SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A semiconductor substrate according to an embodiment includes: a first semiconductor wafer having a first crystal; and a second semiconductor wafer formed of a second crystal substantially same as the first crystal on the first semiconductor wafer, a crystal-axis direction of unit cell thereof being twisted at a predetermined angle around a direction vertical to a principal surface of the second semiconductor wafer from that of the first semiconductor wafer. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120009510 | LITHOGRAPHY MASK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A lithography mask is disclosed. The lithography mask is for use with an exposure apparatus which forms an unpatterned first region and a patterned second region that includes groups of desired patterns in a photosensitive layer. The lithography mask includes a transparent substrate; and a patterned light blocking layer that is formed above the transparent substrate and that is configured to block or partially transmit incident light. The patterned light blocking layer includes a first mask pattern that exposes the first region. The first mask pattern includes a periodic pattern having a sub-resolution pitch that is given by an exposure condition of the exposure apparatus. | 01-12-2012 |
