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20090035453 | Pattern forming system, pattern forming method, and electronic apparatus - A pattern forming system including a feeding reel for feeding a tape form substrate that is wound up, a winding reel for winding up the tape form substrate that is fed up, and a droplet discharge apparatus for discharging a droplet onto the tape form substrate, between the feeding reel and the winding reel, to form a pattern, wherein the droplet discharge apparatus includes a table that can move while sucking the tape form substrate, with a slack mechanism for the tape form substrate being placed on the both ends of the table in the longitudinal direction of the tape form substrate. | 02-05-2009 |
20110097515 | PATTERN FORMING SYSTEM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A pattern forming system including a feeding reel for feeding a tape form substrate that is wound up, a winding reel for winding up the tape form substrate that is fed up, and a droplet discharge apparatus for discharging a droplet onto the tape form substrate, between the feeding reel and the winding reel, to form a pattern, wherein the droplet discharge apparatus includes a table that can move while sucking the tape form substrate, with a slack mechanism for the tape form substrate being placed on the both ends of the table in the longitudinal direction of the tape form substrate. | 04-28-2011 |
20120086753 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING METHOD - A liquid ejecting apparatus including a group of first nozzle rows composed of a plurality of first nozzle rows and a group of second nozzle rows composed of a plurality of second nozzle rows, both the group of first nozzle rows and the group of second nozzle rows satisfying one of the following requirements (1) through (3): (1) a black nozzle row is included, (2) a yellow nozzle row, a magenta nozzle row and a cyan nozzle row are all included, and (3) the secondary color nozzle row for the secondary color made by mixing any two of yellow, magenta and cyan, and at least one of the nozzle row that ejects liquid of the remaining one of yellow, magenta and cyan and the secondary color nozzle row for the secondary color which includes the remaining one of yellow, magenta and cyan are included. | 04-12-2012 |
20140253621 | PRINTING METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a printing method of creating an image on a medium by discharging a plurality of colored inks each containing a colorant and clear ink containing no colorant from a nozzle toward the medium. Further the colored inks are discharged from the nozzle toward a unit region defined in the medium by an amount determined on the basis of respective amounts of cyan ink and magenta ink included in the colored inks to be discharged to the unit region. | 09-11-2014 |
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20110193448 | LAMINATED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A method for manufacturing a laminated electronic component in which, when first plating layers that respectively connect a plurality of internal electrodes to each other and second plating layers that improves the mountability of a laminated electronic component are formed as external terminal electrodes, the entire component main body is treated with a water repellent agent after the formation of the first plating layers, and the water repellent agent on the first plating layers is then removed before the formation of the second plating layers. The gaps between the end edges of the first plating films on the outer surface of the component main body and the outer surface of the component main body are filled with the water repellent agent. | 08-11-2011 |
20110309718 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - When an external terminal electrode of a ceramic electronic component such as a laminated ceramic capacitor is formed by plating, plating growth may be also caused even in an undesired location. The ceramic surface provided by a component main body is configured to include a high plating growth region of, for example, a barium titanate based ceramic, which exhibits relatively high plating growth, and a low plating growth region of, for example, a calcium zirconate based ceramic, which exhibits relatively low plating growth. The plating film constituting a first layer to define a base for an external terminal electrode is formed in such a way that the growth of a plated deposit deposited with conductive surfaces provided by exposed ends of internal electrodes as starting points is limited so as not to cross over a boundary between the high plating growth region and the low plating growth region toward the low plating growth region. | 12-22-2011 |
20120069489 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - In an electronic component, a laminate includes a plurality of laminated ceramic layers and a mounting surface defined by outer edges of the plurality of laminated ceramic layers, the outer edges being continuously located adjacent to each other. Capacitor conductors are disposed on the ceramic layers and include exposed portions that are exposed at the mounting surface between the ceramic layers. An electroconductive layer defining an external electrode is arranged to directly cover the exposed portions and is formed by plating so as to be made of plated material. Another electroconductive layer covers the above-mentioned electroconductive layer and partially covers surfaces of the laminate, and it is made of a material including metal and one of glass and resin. | 03-22-2012 |
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20100315742 | BEARING APPARATUS, SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - In a bearing apparatus, a first cup portion defining a portion of a stationary portion of a bearing apparatus includes a circular plate portion and a cylindrical portion projecting downward from an outer edge portion of the circular plate portion. A rotating portion of the bearing apparatus includes an annular recessed portion arranged to accommodate at least a lower end portion of the cylindrical portion. Accordingly, it is possible to limit the axial dimension of the bearing apparatus while also enabling both a radial dynamic pressure groove array and a pumping groove array to have a sufficient axial dimension. Additionally, one end of a through hole defined in the rotating portion is arranged to open into the annular recessed portion, so that any air bubbles introduced into a lubricating oil by the pumping groove array can be efficiently caused to flow downward through the through hole and out of the bearing apparatus. | 12-16-2010 |
20100321823 | BEARING APPARATUS, SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A bearing apparatus includes a shaft, a thrust cup including an annular potion and a cylindrical portion, a rotating member including a through hole defined therein, and a lubricating oil. A second gap defined between a lower surface of the rotating member and an upper surface of the annular portion of the thrust cup includes a first region in communication with a capillary seal portion, and a second region positioned radially inward of the first region and having an axial dimension smaller than that of the first region. A lower end portion of the through hole is open at a location radially outwardly away from a boundary between the first and second regions, so that a local circulation of the lubricating oil arises within the first region during rotation of the rotating member. | 12-23-2010 |
20110026163 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING, FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING, SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVING APPARATUS - According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a production method of a fluid dynamic bearing including: a shaft arranged along a center axis; an annular portion expanding radially outwards from the shaft; a sleeve having a top surface opposed to an under surface of the annular portion, for supporting the shaft and the annular portion in a relatively rotatable manner; and a lubricating fluid interposed between the shaft and annular portion and the sleeve, includes the step of preparing the annular portion having a substantially annular edge surrounding the center axis on the under surface; the step of applying a forming liquid for forming a solid lubricating film on the radially outer side of the edge of the under surface; and the step of evaporating a solvent of the forming liquid. | 02-03-2011 |
20110123139 | DYNAMIC PRESSURE BEARING AND SPINDLE MOTOR USING THE SAME - A dynamic pressure bearing has a reduced axial dimension and is constructed to ensure smooth feeding of a lubricating oil. The dynamic pressure bearing includes a communicating hole and at least one tapered seal, and is constructed such that an opening angle of one of the at least one tapered seal through which oil feeding is possible is in a range of about 30 degrees inclusive to about 180 degrees exclusive, a tapered seal wall surface depth W | 05-26-2011 |
20120326543 | BEARING APPARATUS, SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A bearing apparatus includes a stationary shaft, a first annular member, and a rotating member. The rotating member includes a first inner circumferential surface arranged opposite to the outer circumferential surface of the stationary shaft, and a second inner circumferential surface arranged opposite to an outer circumferential surface of the first annular member. A lubricating oil is arranged in a gap between a surface of a stationary member and the rotating member. On an upper side of an upper surface of the lubricating oil, the first annular member and the rotating member are arranged radially opposite to each other with a slight gap defined therebetween, so that a labyrinth seal is defined. The labyrinth seal and a fixing range over which the stationary shaft and the first annular member are fixed to each other are arranged to overlap with each other in a radial direction. | 12-27-2012 |
20130003223 | BEARING APPARATUS, SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - In a bearing apparatus, a first cup portion defining a portion of a stationary portion of a bearing apparatus includes a circular plate portion and a cylindrical portion projecting downward from an outer edge portion of the circular plate portion. A rotating portion of the bearing apparatus includes an annular recessed portion arranged to accommodate at least a lower end portion of the cylindrical portion. Accordingly, it is possible to limit the axial dimension of the bearing apparatus while also enabling a radial dynamic pressure groove array. Additionally, one end of a through hole defined in the rotating portion is arranged to open into the annular recessed portion. | 01-03-2013 |
20130077190 | BEARING APPARATUS, SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A bearing apparatus includes stationary and rotating portions. The stationary portion includes a stationary shaft and a first cup portion. The rotating portion includes an annular recessed portion and first and second inner circumferential surfaces. Lubricating oil is arranged in a gap between the stationary and rotating portions. An upper surface of the lubricating oil is located between the second inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface of the first cup portion. A lower surface of the lubricating oil is located between the rotating and stationary portions. The rotating portion further includes a through hole filled with the lubricating oil. One of the first cup portion and the rotating portion includes a pumping groove array arranged thereon to cause the lubricating oil to flow toward one end of the through hole during rotation of the rotating portion. | 03-28-2013 |
20130321946 | BEARING MECHANISM, MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A bearing mechanism includes a shaft portion, a sleeve portion, and an opposing portion including a surface arranged opposite to an end surface of the sleeve portion on one of upper and lower sides with a thrust gap defined therebetween. The thrust gap includes a thrust dynamic pressure bearing portion defined therein. The sleeve portion includes a sleeve body and a thrust plate fixed to an end portion of the sleeve body on the one of the upper and lower sides. The sleeve body includes an annular surface arranged opposite to the thrust plate, and an annular body projecting portion arranged to project in an axial direction inside of the annular surface. An outer circumferential surface of the body projecting portion and an inner circumferential surface of the thrust plate are arranged to be in direct or indirect contact with each other. | 12-05-2013 |
20130321951 | BEARING MECHANISM, MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A bearing mechanism includes a shaft portion, a sleeve portion, a lower opposing portion, a lower outer annular portion, and an upper opposing portion. The sleeve portion includes a sleeve body and a lower thrust plate. A radial dynamic pressure bearing portion is defined in a radial gap. A lower thrust dynamic pressure bearing portion is defined in a lower thrust gap. A lower seal portion is defined in a lower seal gap located between the sleeve portion and the lower outer annular portion. An upper seal portion is defined in an upper seal gap continuous with an upper thrust gap. The sleeve portion includes a first communicating channel in communication with the upper seal gap, and a second communicating channel located between the sleeve body and the lower thrust plate. A lower mouth portion of the first communicating channel axially overlaps the lower thrust dynamic pressure bearing portion. | 12-05-2013 |
20130321952 | BEARING MECHANISM, MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A bearing mechanism includes a shaft portion, a sleeve portion, a lower opposing portion, a lower outer ring-shaped portion, and an upper opposing portion. A lower seal portion serving as a pumping seal portion is provided in a lower seal gap between the sleeve portion and the lower outer ring-shaped portion. An upper seal portion is provided in an upper seal gap joined to an upper thrust gap. The lower portion of the sleeve portion includes a large-diameter portion and a small-diameter portion positioned below the large-diameter portion. The sleeve portion includes a communication path joined to the upper seal gap. The communication path includes an opening portion opened in a border between the large-diameter portion and the small-diameter portion. The outer peripheral portion of the lower opposing portion includes an outer periphery protrusion portion radially opposed to the small-diameter portion and axially opposed to the large-diameter portion. | 12-05-2013 |
20140010065 | BEARING APPARATUS, SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A bearing apparatus includes a first cup portion defining a portion of a stationary portion of a bearing apparatus includes a first circular plate portion and a first cylindrical portion projecting downward from an outer edge portion of the first circular plate portion. A rotating portion of the bearing apparatus includes an annular recessed portion arranged to accommodate at least a lower end portion of the first cylindrical portion. The stationary portion includes a second cup portion including a second circular plate portion arranged to extend radially outward from an outer circumferential surface of a stationary shaft below the first cup portion and a second cylindrical portion arranged to project upward from an outer edge portion of the second circular plate portion. One of the first and second cup portions is integral with the stationary shaft defining a single monolithic member, and the other is fixed to the stationary shaft. | 01-09-2014 |
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20120212089 | UNIT HOUSING FOR MOTOR UNIT - A unit housing for a motor unit includes a substantially cylindrical housing body, an end housing, and connectors. The end housing has a peripheral wall and an end wall. The connectors include bolts to connect respectively | 08-23-2012 |
20120293027 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND HOUSING FOR ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A housing for a rotating electrical machine includes a first housing block, a second housing block, a seal member, and a positioning pin. The first and second housing blocks define a breathing passage to communicate an inner space defined by the first housing block and the second housing block with an outside space of the first housing block and the second housing block. The breathing passage includes a first end hole and a second end hole. The first end hole is provided at the axial end of the first housing block. The second end hole is provided in the second housing block and faces the first end hole. The positioning pin is inserted in the first and second end holes of the breathing passage. | 11-22-2012 |
20130147293 | MOTOR - A motor includes a motor housing, a terminal holding member, a conducting terminal, a seal member, and a projection. The terminal holding member has a terminal mount hole through which an interior of the motor housing communicates with an exterior of the motor housing. The conducting terminal includes a first end, a second end, and an insertion portion. The first end is connected to a conductor wire of a stator inside the motor housing. The second end is connected to an external electric supply line outside the motor housing. The seal member is provided between the insertion portion of the conducting terminal and an inner peripheral surface defining the terminal mount hole. The projection is provided on the terminal holding member to engage with the conducting terminal to restrict coming-off of the conducting terminal toward the exterior of the motor housing. | 06-13-2013 |
20140339934 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric motor includes a housing, a rotor, a stator, a storage tank, and a communication passage. The stator has a stator core provided coaxially with the rotor to surround the rotor. The storage tank is provided at a lower portion of the housing to store lubricating oil and divided by the stator core into a first storage tank and a second storage tank. The communication passage is provided to communicate the first storage tank with the second storage tank. The communication passage, as seen in an axial direction, extends above an oil level of the lubricating oil stored in the first storage tank and the second storage tank such that an air flows between an upper portion of the first storage tank and an upper portion of the second storage tank. | 11-20-2014 |
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20090321920 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same - A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a plurality of connection pads provided on the substrate; a semiconductor chip; a plurality of electrode pads provided on the semiconductor chip; a plurality of wires electrically connecting the connection pads and the electrode pads; and a seal covering the semiconductor chip and the wires. The semiconductor chip is distanced from the substrate while being placed inside a periphery of the substrate. The seal intervenes between the semiconductor chip and the substrate. | 12-31-2009 |
20110088257 | MOUNTING APPARATUS - The purpose of the invention is to provide a mounting apparatus that can mount a part such as a chip, etc. on a substrate effectively and precisely. A wafer is placed on the upper surface of turntable, which has opening section, and a backup section and a head section that hold a chip are lifted up and lowered respectively, at opening section. The wafer and the chip are contacted, pinched and held locally, and then they are heat-bonded. After that, the backup section and the head section are removed. Lift arms equipped on a holding table are inserted between the wafer and turntable, the wafer is lifted up, and opening section is moved relative to the wafer when turntable is rotated. The wafer is placed on turntable again and the bonding process is performed. | 04-21-2011 |
20110217826 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to one embodiment includes preparing a wafer having a plurality of chip areas, each chip area to become semiconductor chip, bonding the first side of the wafer to a support substrate through a removable adhesive, dividing the wafer into individually separate semiconductor chips, applying adhesive tape to the second side of the separate semiconductor chips, the second side being opposite to the first side bonded to the support substrate, and the adhesive tape being softer than the support substrate, removing the support substrate from the semiconductor chips, and picking up the separate semiconductor chips that are on the adhesive tape. | 09-08-2011 |
20130137216 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING PLURAL SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS STACKED ONE ANOTHER - Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that includes stacking a plurality of semiconductor chips to form a first chip laminated body, providing an underfill material to fill gaps between the semiconductor chips so that a fillet portion is formed around the first chip laminated body, and trimming the fillet portion to form a second chip laminated body. | 05-30-2013 |
20130141498 | INK JET INK, INK CARTRIDGE, INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND POLYMER PARTICLE - An ink jet ink containing a coloring material and a polymer particle, wherein the polymer particle has a core portion and a shell portion, the shell portion contains a copolymer A having a unit derived from a compound (a1) represented by a general formula (1) of R | 06-06-2013 |
20130141503 | IMAGE RECORDING METHOD, AND SET OF INK JET INK AND LIQUID COMPOSITION - An image recording method including applying an ink containing a coloring material and a polymer particle to a recording medium from a recording head of an ink jet system and applying a liquid composition which destabilizes a dispersed state of the polymer particle in the ink to at least a part of a region of the recording medium where the ink is applied, wherein the polymer particle in the ink has core and shell portions, the shell portion contains a copolymer A having a unit (50-90% mass) derived from a compound (a1) represented by a general formula (1) or (2) and a unit (10-50% mass) derived from an α,β-unsaturated hydrophobic compound (a2), and the core portion contains a polymer of an α,β-unsaturated hydrophobic compound (b). | 06-06-2013 |
20130344658 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: preparing a semiconductor wafer including a plurality of semiconductor chips arranged in the shape of a matrix, the semiconductor wafer having a first bump electrode formed on one face thereof; forming a depressed portion on a first face of the semiconductor wafer, the depressed portion partitioning the semiconductor wafer into respective semiconductor chips; placing the first face of the semiconductor wafer onto a support tape; and cutting the semiconductor wafer along the depressed portion from a second face opposite to the first face of the semiconductor wafer by the use of a dicing blade having a width smaller than the width of the depressed portion to thereby divide the semiconductor wafer into a plurality of semiconductor chips. | 12-26-2013 |
20140024763 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PIGMENT-ENCAPSULATING RESIN DISPERSION AND INK JET INK - The invention provides a process for producing a pigment-encapsulating polymer dispersion, comprising the steps of dispersing a liquid containing a monomer, a hydrophobe and a polymerization initiator into a water medium with a dispersant to obtain a monomer emulsion, and mixing the monomer emulsion with a pigment dispersion containing a self-dispersible pigment to which a hydrophilic group is bonded directly or through another atomic group and which is dispersed by the hydrophilic group, subjecting the resultant mixture to a shearing treatment and then polymerizing the monomer. | 01-23-2014 |
20150070435 | IMAGE-RECORDING METHOD AND INK SET - An image-recording method includes applying an ink to a recording medium and applying a liquid composition to the recording medium. The ink contains a pigment, and the liquid composition disturbs the dispersion state of the pigment in the ink. The applied liquid composition at least partially overlaps the area where the ink is applied. The ink contains a resin particle, a water-soluble resin, and at least one surfactant selected from fluorinated surfactants and silicone surfactants. The surfactant content of the ink is 2% by mass or more based on the total mass of the ink, and the mass ratio of the water-soluble resin content to the surfactant content of the ink is 0.3 or more and 3.0 or less. | 03-12-2015 |
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20100078072 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell includes a p-n junction formed by joining a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor. The p-type semiconductor is a chalcopyrite compound semiconductor with a band gap of 1.5 eV or more within which an intermediate level exists with a half bandwidth of 0.05 eV or more. The intermediate level is different from an impurity level. The chalcopyrite compound semiconductor includes a first element having first electronegativity of 1.9 or more in Pauling units, the first element occupying a lattice site of the semiconductor. A portion of the first element is substituted with a second element having second electronegativity different from the first electronegativity, the second element being a congeneric element of the first element. The intermediate level is created by substituting the first element with the second element. | 04-01-2010 |
20110278976 | PERMANENT MAGNET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MOTOR AND POWER GENERATOR USING THE SAME - In an embodiment, a permanent magnet includes a composition represented by R(Fe | 11-17-2011 |
20120037199 | THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL AND THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT - Disclosed is a thermoelectric material which is represented by the following composition formula (1) or (2) and comprises as a major phase an MgAgAs type crystal structure: | 02-16-2012 |
20120075046 | PERMANENT MAGNET AND MOTOR AND GENERATOR USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a permanent magnet has a composition represented by (Sm | 03-29-2012 |
20120146444 | PERMANENT MAGNET, MOTOR AND ELECTRIC GENERATOR - In an embodiment, a magnet material includes a composition represented by R(Fe | 06-14-2012 |
20120169170 | MAGNET MATERIAL, PERMANENT MAGNET, MOTOR AND ELECTRIC GENERATOR - In an embodiment, a magnet material includes a composition represented by R | 07-05-2012 |
20120222742 | COMPOUND THIN FILM SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A compound thin film solar cell of an embodiment includes: as a light-absorbing layer a semiconductor thin film which contains Cu, an element A (A is at least one element selected from a group consisting of Al, In and Ga) and Te, and has a chalcopyrite crystal structure, wherein a buffer layer that forms an interface with the light-absorbing layer is a compound which contains at least one element selected from Cd, Zn and a group consisting of In and Ga and at least one element selected from a group consisting of S, Se and Te, and has any crystal structure of a sphalerite structure, a wurtzite structure and a defect spinel structure, and a lattice constant “a” of the buffer layer with the sphalerite structure or a lattice constant “a” of the buffer layer at the time of converting the wurtzite structure or the defect spinel structure to the sphalerite structure is not smaller than 0.59 nm and not larger than 0.62 nm. | 09-06-2012 |
20120227803 | COMPOUND THIN FILM SOLAR CELL - A compound thin film solar cell contains at least: includes a substrate; a back surface electrode provided on the substrate; an extraction electrode provided on the back surface electrode; a light absorbing layer provided on the back surface electrode; a buffer layer provided on the light absorbing layer; a transparent electrode layer provided on the buffer layer; an anti-reflective film provided on the transparent electrode layer; and an extraction electrode provided on the transparent electrode layer, wherein the light absorbing layer is formed from Cu(Al | 09-13-2012 |
20120242180 | PERMANENT MAGNET AND MOTOR AND GENERATOR USING THE SAME - In an embodiment, a permanent magnet includes a composition of R | 09-27-2012 |
20130076184 | PERMANENT MAGNET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND MOTOR AND GENERATOR USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a permanent magnet includes a composition represented by R | 03-28-2013 |
20130082559 | PERMANENT MAGNET AND MOTOR AND GENERATOR USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a permanent magnet includes a composition represented by R(Fe | 04-04-2013 |
20130146142 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND SOLAR CELL - An aspect of one embodiment, there is provided a photoelectric conversion element, including a first electrode having optical transparency, the first electrode including a first compound comprising at least one selected from (Zn | 06-13-2013 |
20130241681 | PERMANENT MAGNET, AND MOTOR AND POWER GENERATOR USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a permanent magnet includes a composition expressed by R | 09-19-2013 |
20130241682 | PERMANENT MAGNET, AND MOTOR AND POWER GENERATOR USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a permanent magnet includes: a composition expressed by R | 09-19-2013 |
20130257209 | PERMANENT MAGNET, AND MOTOR AND POWER GENERATOR USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a permanent magnet includes a magnet main body and a surface portion provided on a surface of the magnet main body. The magnet main body has a composition expressed by a composition formula 1: R(Fe | 10-03-2013 |
20140053902 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND SOLAR CELL - A photoelectric conversion element of an embodiment includes a p-type light absorbing layer containing Cu, at least one or more Group IIIb elements selected from the group including Al, In and Ga, and at least one or more elements selected from the group including O, S, Se and Te; and an n-type semiconductor layer formed on the p-type light absorbing layer and represented by any one of Zn | 02-27-2014 |
20140053903 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND SOLAR CELL - A photoelectric conversion element of an embodiment includes: a light absorbing layer containing copper (Cu), at least one Group IIIb element selected from the group including aluminum (Al), indium (In) and gallium (Ga), and sulfur (S) or selenium (Se), and having a chalcopyrite structure; and a buffer layer formed from zinc (Zn) and oxygen (O) or sulfur (S), wherein the molar ratio represented by S/(S+O) of the buffer layer is equal to or greater than 0.7 and equal to or less than 1.0, and the crystal grain size is equal to or greater than 10 nm and equal to or less than 100 nm. | 02-27-2014 |
20140053904 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND SOLAR CELL - A photoelectric conversion element of an embodiment includes: a light absorbing layer containing Cu, at least one Group IIIb element selected from the group including Al, In and Ga, and S or Se, and having a chalcopyrite structure; and a buffer layer formed from Zn and O or S, in which the ratio S/(S+O) in the area extending in the buffer layer up to 10 nm from the interface between the light absorbing layer and the buffer layer, is equal to or greater than 0.7 and equal to or less than 1.0. | 02-27-2014 |
20140083496 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND SOLAR CELL - A photoelectric conversion element includes a photoelectric conversion layer, a transparent electrode, an intermediate layer, and a window layer. The photoelectric conversion layer includes a homojunction of a p-type compound semiconductor layer and an n-type compound semiconductor layer. The p-type and n-type compound semiconductors include group I-III-VI | 03-27-2014 |
20140139063 | PERMANENT MAGNET, AND MOTOR AND POWER GENERATOR USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a permanent magnet includes a sintered compact including: a composition expressed by a composition formula: R | 05-22-2014 |
20140139064 | PERMANENT MAGNET, AND MOTOR AND POWER GENERATOR USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a permanent magnet includes: a composition expressed by R | 05-22-2014 |
20140139305 | PERMANENT MAGNET, AND MOTOR AND POWER GENERATOR USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a permanent magnet includes a sintered compact having a composition expressed by a composition formula: R | 05-22-2014 |
20140144502 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, AND SOLAR CELL - A photoelectric conversion element of an embodiment includes: a back electrode; a heterojunction-type light absorbing layer on the back electrode, containing Cu, selected from Al, In and Ga, and selected from Se and S, and having a chalcopyrite structure; a transparent electrode on the light absorbing layer, wherein aback electrode side-part of the light absorbing layer is of p-type, and a transparent electrode-side part of the light absorbing layer is of n-type, the light absorbing layer has a part with an average crystal grain size of 1,000 nm to 3,000 nm in the vicinity of the back electrode, and the light absorbing layer has apart with an average crystal grain size of at most 500 nm in the vicinity of the transparent electrode or the light absorbing layer has an amorphous part in the vicinity of the transparent electrode. | 05-29-2014 |
20140144510 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND SOLAR CELL - A photoelectric conversion element of an embodiment includes: a p-type light absorbing layer having a chalcopyrite structure; an n-type semiconductor layer on the p-type light absorbing layer; an oxide layer on the n-type semiconductor layer; and a transparent electrode on the oxide layer. | 05-29-2014 |
20140166078 | LIGHT CONCENTRATOR AND A SOLAR CELL - A light concentrator of an embodiment includes: a first high refractive index layer, a first low refractive index layer, and a second high refractive index layer stacked in sequence, wherein a surface on the first low refractive index layer side of the first high refractive index layer has a periodic concavoconvex region. | 06-19-2014 |
20140290727 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell of an embodiment has a first solar cell, a second solar cell, and an intermediate layer between the first and second solar cells. The first solar cell has a Si layer as a light absorbing layer. The second solar cell has as a light absorbing layer one of a group I-III-VI | 10-02-2014 |
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20090241761 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT - Each of a plurality of pad devices that can be moved independent of each other includes: a sensor section for detecting a strike; and a transmitting section for transmitting operation information according to an output of the sensor section with wireless communication. A receiving section is provided in connection with a sound generating device to receive the operation information transmitted from each of the pad devices with wireless communication. The sound generating device generates a musical tone signal in accordance with the received operation information. A pad location detecting section detects a location of each of the pad devices. The sound generating device carries out tone generation control, for example, sound image localization control, for the musical tone signal generated in correspondence with each of the pad devices in accordance with the location of each of the pad devices detected by the pad location detecting section. | 10-01-2009 |
20100018381 | ACCESSORY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND TEACHING APPARATUS - In an electronic musical instrument, an interface part obtains user information from a dedicated accessory device logically connected to the electronic musical instrument. An access part accesses a server using the user information obtained through the interface part. A character information acquisition part obtains character information which represents a character and which corresponds to the user information, from the server or the dedicated accessory device. A lesson information acquisition part obtains, from the server, lesson information which represents a lesson work to be practiced. A control part performs control operation to display the character created based on the character information obtained by the character information acquisition part while the electronic musical instrument is logically connected to the dedicated accessory device through the interface part, and to display the lesson information when the lesson information has been obtained by the lesson information acquisition part. | 01-28-2010 |
20110033061 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - An audio signal processing device includes multiple input reception units to which analog audio signals, on which watermark information indicating identification information is superimposed, are input, an extraction unit that is adapted to extract the identification information from each of the analog audio signals input to the multiple input reception units, and a display unit for performing display depending on the identification information extracted by the extraction unit in correspondence with the input reception unit to which the analog audio signal, from which the identification information is extracted, is input, or signal processing unit for performing signal processing depending on the identification information extracted by the extraction unit for the analog audio signal, from which the relevant identification information is extracted, and outputting the processed analog audio signal. | 02-10-2011 |
20110182439 | LOOP GAIN ESTIMATING APPARATUS AND HOWLING PREVENTING APPARATUS - A pseudo noise superimposing unit superimposes a pseudo noise (M-sequence) to an audio signal picked up by a microphone and outputs the superimposed signal to an amplifying system. An calculating unit calculates a correlation value between the audio signal picked up by the microphone and the pseudo noise. The calculating unit estimates a gain of a closed loop based on the correlation value. A gain control unit suppresses a gain of the audio signal based on the estimated gain of the closed loop. | 07-28-2011 |
20130279300 | INFORMATION-PROVIDING SYSTEM, PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE, SERVER, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an information-providing system whereby a variety of information can be provided using a sound to a portable terminal device used by a user. The information-providing system includes a sound output device outputting, as a sound wave, identifying information modulated into a sound signal, an identifying-information resolution server, connected to an information-communication network, for identifying, based on the identifying information, address information for accessing a content server connected to an information-communication network; and a portable terminal device including a sound receiving section for receiving the sound wave outputted by the sound-emitting device, a demodulating section for demodulating the identifying information from the received sound wave, a resolution section for sending the demodulated identifying information to the identifying-information resolution server and acquiring the address information, and an accessing section for accessing the content server using the acquired address information. | 10-24-2013 |
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20090156007 | Polishing slurry and polishing method - The present invention relates to polishing slurry and polishing method used for polishing in a process for forming wirings of a semiconductor device, and the like. There are provided polishing slurry giving a polished surface having high flatness even if the polished surface is made of two or more substances, and further, capable of suppressing metal residue and scratches after polishing, and a method of chemical mechanical polishing using this. The polishing slurry of the present invention is polishing slurry containing at least one of a surfactant and an organic solvent, and a metal oxide dissolving agent and water, or polishing slurry containing water and abrasive of which surface has been modified with an alkyl group, and preferably, it further contains a metal oxidizer, water-soluble polymer, and metal inhibitor. | 06-18-2009 |
20090165396 | Method of Producing Oxide Particles, Slurry, Polishing Slurry, and Mehod of Polishing Substrate - The present invention provides a method of producing oxide particles, comprising a step of mixing a metal carbonate with an acid to give a mixture, a step of heating the mixture to give a metal oxide and a step of pulverizing the metal oxide, and slurry wherein metal oxide particles obtained by the above method of producing are dispersed in an aqueous medium, a polishing slurry, and a method of polishing a substrate. | 07-02-2009 |
20090283715 | POLISHING SLURRY FOR CMP - The invention relates to a polishing slurry for CMP containing abrasive and a fang and seam restrainer, wherein the fang and seam restrainer is at least one selected from polycarboxylic acids, polycarboxylic acid derivatives, or carboxylic-acid-containing copolymers. According to this, provided is a polishing slurry for CMP which restrains a fang phenomenon or a seam phenomenon that an insulated film near wiring regions is excessively polished, thereby giving a high flatness to a polished face. | 11-19-2009 |
20100178765 | Metal Polishing Slurry and Method of Polishing a Film to be Polished - The present invention provides a metal polishing liquid capable of CMP at a high Cu polishing rate and solving the problems: (a) generation of scratches attributable to solid particles, (b) generation of deteriorations in flatness such as dishing and erosion, (c) complexity in a washing process for removing abrasive particles remaining on the surface of a substrate after polishing, and (d) higher costs attributable to the cost of a solid abrasive itself and to waste liquid treatment, as well as a method of polishing a film to be polished by using the same. Disclosed are a metal polishing liquid which comprises a metal oxidizer, a metal oxide solubilizer, a metal anticorrosive, and a water-soluble polymer having an anionic functional group with a weight-average molecular weight of 8,000 or more and has pH 1 or more to 3 or less, and a method of polishing a film to be polished, which comprises supplying the above metal polishing liquid onto a polishing cloth of a polishing platen and simultaneously relatively moving the polishing platen and a substrate having a metallic film to be polished while the substrate is pressed against the polishing cloth. | 07-15-2010 |
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20100120250 | METAL POLISHING SLURRY AND POLISHING METHOD - The present invention relates to a metal polishing slurry containing abrasive grains, a metal-oxide-dissolving agent, and water, wherein the abrasive grains contain two or more abrasive grain species different from each other in average secondary particle diameter. Using the metal polishing slurry of the present invention, a metal polishing slurry can be obtained which gives a large polishing rate of an interlayer dielectric layer, and is high in the flatness of the polished surface. This metal polishing slurry can provide suitable method for a semiconductor device which is excellent in being made finer and thinner and in dimension precision and in electric characteristics, is high in reliability, and can attain a decrease in costs. | 05-13-2010 |
20110009033 | POLISHING SLURRY FOR METAL FILMS AND POLISHING METHOD - Provided are a polishing slurry for metal films and a polishing method which restrain the generation of erosion and seams, and makes the flatness of a surface polished therewith or thereby high. The slurry and the method are a polishing slurry, for metal films, comprising abrasive grains, a methacrylic acid based polymer and water, and a polishing method using the slurry, respectively. | 01-13-2011 |
20110318929 | CMP POLISHING SOLUTION AND POLISHING METHOD - The CMP polishing solution of the invention comprises (A) a metal corrosion inhibitor containing a compound with a 1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridine skeleton, (B) an abrasive grain having a positive zeta potential in the CMP polishing solution, (C) a metal oxide solubilizer and (D) an oxidizing agent. The polishing method of the invention comprises a first polishing step in which the conductive substance layer of a substrate comprising an interlayer insulating filth having an elevated section and a trench at the surface, a barrier layer formed following the surface of the interlayer insulating film and the conductive substance layer formed covering the barrier layer, is polished to expose the barrier layer located on the elevated section of the interlayer insulating film, and a second polishing step in which the barrier layer exposed in the first polishing step is polished using the CMP polishing solution to expose the elevated section of the interlayer insulating film. | 12-29-2011 |
20120064721 | POLISHING SLURRY AND POLISHING METHOD - The present invention relates to polishing slurry and polishing method used for polishing in a process for forming wirings of a semiconductor device, and the like. There are provided polishing slurry giving a polished surface having high flatness even if the polished surface is made of two or more substances, and further, capable of suppressing metal residue and scratches after polishing, and a method of chemical mechanical polishing using this. The polishing slurry of the present invention is polishing slurry containing at least one of a surfactant and an organic solvent, and a metal oxide dissolving agent and water, or polishing slurry containing water and abrasive of which surface has been modified with an alkyl group, and preferably, it further contains a metal oxidizer, water-soluble polymer, and metal inhibitor. | 03-15-2012 |
20140065825 | POLISHING SLURRY FOR CMP AND POLISHING METHOD - A method including preparing a polishing slurry for CMP for polishing at least a conductor layer and a conductive substance layer in contact with the conductor layer, wherein the absolute value of the potential difference between the conductive substance and the conductor at 50±5° C. is 0.25 V or less in the polishing slurry when a positive electrode and a negative electrode of a potentiometer are connected to the conductive substance and the conductor, respectively. The polishing slurry for CMP preferably comprises at least one compound selected from heterocyclic compounds containing any one of hydroxyl group, carbonyl group, carboxyl group, amino group, amide group and sulfinyl group, and containing at least one of nitrogen and sulfur atoms. | 03-06-2014 |
20140065826 | POLISHING SLURRY FOR METAL FILMS AND POLISHING METHOD - Provided are a polishing slurry for metal films and a polishing method which restrain the generation of erosion and seams, and makes the flatness of a surface polished therewith or thereby high. The slurry and the method are a polishing slurry, for metal films, comprising abrasive grains, a methacrylic acid based polymer and water, and a polishing method using the slurry, respectively. | 03-06-2014 |