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20080273387 | Nonvolatile Semiconductor Storage Device and Method for Writing Therein - A hot electron (BBHE) is generated close to a drain by tunneling between bands, and bit data writing is performed by injecting the hot electron into a charge storage layer. When Vg is a gate voltage, Vsub is a cell well voltage, Vs is a source voltage and Vd is a drain voltage, a relation of Vg>Vsub>Vs>Vd is satisfied, Vg−Vd is a value of a potential difference required for generating a tunnel current between the bands or higher, and Vsub−Vd is substantially equivalent to a barrier potential of the tunnel insulating film or higher. | 11-06-2008 |
20090310409 | Nonvolatile Semiconductor Memory - A hot electron (BBHE) is generated close to a drain by tunneling between bands, and it data writing is performed by injecting the hot electron into a charge storage layer. When Vg is a gate voltage, Vsub is a cell well voltage, Vs is a source voltage and Vd is a drain voltage, a relation of Vg>Vsub>Vs>Vd is satisfied, Vg−Vd is a value of a potential difference required for generating a tunnel current between the bands or higher, and Vsub−Vd is substantially equivalent to a barrier potential of the tunnel insulating film or higher. | 12-17-2009 |
20110074045 | INTERPOSER, SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP MOUNTED SUB-BOARD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE - A semiconductor device can be manufactured with a high non-defect ratio, making it possible to easily guarantee the KGD (Known-Good-Die) of semiconductor chips, when configuring one packaged semiconductor device on which a plurality of semiconductor chips is mounted. Utilizing each semiconductor chip is made possible without limits on terminal position, pitch, signal arrangement, and so on. Protrusions provided to a semiconductor chip mounted sealing sub-board are attached to a package substrate. A plurality of semiconductor bare chips is disposed in a space formed between the semiconductor chip mounted sealing sub-board and the package substrate, making wiring possible. | 03-31-2011 |
20120014181 | Nonvolatile Semiconductor Memory - A hot electron (BBHE) is generated close to a drain by tunneling between bands, and it data writing is performed by injecting the hot electron into a charge storage layer. When Vg is a gate voltage, Vsub is a cell well voltage, Vs is a source voltage and Vd is a drain voltage, a relation of Vg>Vsub>Vs>Vd is satisfied, Vg−Vd is a value of a potential difference required for generating a tunnel current between the bands or higher, and Vsub−Vd is substantially equivalent to a barrier potential of the tunnel insulating film or higher. | 01-19-2012 |
20140040536 | STORAGE MEDIUM USING NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE, DATA TERMINAL HAVING THE STORAGE MEDIUM MOUNTED THEREON, AND FILE ERASING METHOD USABLE FOR THE SAME - A storage medium using a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device for erasing data with certainty on a file-by-file basis and preventing an inadvertent file leak as much as possible is provided. A file erasing method includes (a) reading data other than data in a file which is a target of erase from an erase block having the file as the target of erase recorded therein; (b) writing the read data other than the data in the file which is the target of erase to another erase block; and (c) erasing all the data in the erase block in which the file as the target of erase is recorded. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040537 | STORAGE MEDIUM USING NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE, AND DATA TERMINAL INCLUDING THE SAME - A storage medium using a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device for preventing an inadvertent file leak as much as possible is provided. A storage medium using a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device includes a control unit for writing data to memory cells which store data corresponding to files stored on the storage medium, such that all the memory cells are put into the same electronic state, or for erasing data from the memory cells, after a lapse of a set time period. | 02-06-2014 |
20140136579 | FILE STORING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM, COMPUTER SYSTEM USABLE FOR THE FILE STORING METHOD - Provided is a storage media, including a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device, from which data is erasable with certainty on a file-by-file basis so that files leaks are prevented to a maximum possible degree. In a file storing method for storing a file in the storage media including a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device having a plurality of erase blocks each including a plurality of memory cells from which data is erasable as a whole, (a) one file is stored to one erase block, or (b) an overwrite operation of writing prescribed data or random data to a bit of a memory cell, at which a file to be erased is stored, is performed. | 05-15-2014 |
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20110181752 | IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE - A signal processing portion is adapted to perform first signal processing appropriate for extracting luminance components and color components from first picture signals mainly containing signal components corresponding to the visible-light region, and second signal processing appropriate for extracting luminance components and color components from second picture signals mainly containing signal components corresponding to the near-infrared region, by changing over therebetween, when extracting luminance components and color components from picture signals which an imaging element outputs, in response to reception light. | 07-28-2011 |
20110298952 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - The image capture device of this invention includes: an optical system for producing a subject image; an imager, which receives the subject image and outputs an image signal representing the subject image; and an image processing section for zooming in on, or out, a given image based on the image signal and in accordance with information about a zoom power specified, to generate a new image signal with the zoom power changed. Until the zoom power specified reaches a predetermined value, the processing section zooms in on the image by interpolating pixels so that degree of sharpness given to the image increases. If a value representing illuminance of the image is a predefined value or more and if the zoom power is the predetermined value or more, the processing section fixes the degree of sharpness given to the image. And if the value representing the illuminance of the image is less than the predefined value and if the zoom power specified is the predetermined value or more, the processing section decreases the degree of sharpness given to the image. | 12-08-2011 |
20130176447 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An exemplary image processing apparatus generates an interpolation frame to be inserted between a first frame and a second frame, contiguous with each other, of a moving picture obtained by an image capturing apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes: a motion vector calculation section configured to calculate a motion vector of an object by performing a block matching operation between the first and second frames; and an interpolation frame generation section configured to generate the interpolation frame through a process performed based on a magnitude of motion of the image capturing apparatus from a point in time when the first frame is obtained to a point in time when the second frame is obtained. | 07-11-2013 |
20130176460 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing section includes: a motion vector calculation section for receiving information representing the magnitude of motion of an image capturing section and calculating a motion vector by performing a matching operation between first and second frames within a search range determined based on the magnitude of motion (a first search range and a second search range different from the first search range); and an interpolation frame generating section for generating an interpolation frame in accordance with the motion vector calculation result. | 07-11-2013 |
20130176487 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing section includes: a repetitive pattern detection section for detecting whether a repetitive pattern is present in at least one of first and second frames; a motion vector calculation section for calculating a motion vector by performing a matching operation between the first and second frames within a search range determined based on a detection result from the repetitive pattern detection section; and an interpolation image generating section for generating an interpolation frame in accordance with a calculation result of the motion vector. | 07-11-2013 |
20130176488 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An exemplary image processing apparatus generates an interpolation frame to be inserted between a first frame and a second frame of a moving picture contiguous with each other. The image processing apparatus includes: a repetitive pattern detection section configured to detect whether a repetitive pattern is present in at least one of the first and second frames; a motion vector calculation section configured to calculate a motion vector of an object in the first and second frames; and an interpolation frame generation section configured to compare a repetition cycle of the repetitive pattern in a first direction with a magnitude of the motion vector in the first direction so as to generate the interpolation frame through a process performed based on a result of the comparison. | 07-11-2013 |
20130177080 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An exemplary image processing apparatus generates an interpolation frame to be inserted between two contiguous frames of a moving picture. The image processing apparatus includes: a motion vector calculation section configured to calculate a first motion vector by performing a matching operation between first and second frames, of a first frame, a second frame and a third frame of the moving picture contiguous with one another, and calculate a second motion vector by performing a matching operation between the second and third frames; and an interpolation frame generation section configured to generate an interpolation frame to be inserted between the second frame and the third frame through a process performed based on a magnitude of a difference vector between the first motion vector and the second motion vector. | 07-11-2013 |
20130177287 | REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - A reproduction apparatus which reproduces more appropriate frames when reproducing a moving picture with interpolation frame images inserted therein. A reproduction apparatus disclosed in this application is a reproduction apparatus for reproducing moving picture data including images of original frames and images of interpolation frames generated from the images of the original frame, the reproduction apparatus including a reproduction section for receiving the moving picture data and outputting the moving picture data to a display section, wherein the reproduction section selectively outputs image data of an original frame from the moving picture data to the display section based on an instruction from a user. | 07-11-2013 |
20130194460 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE - Provided is an image processing device including: a 3D-NR unit that performs, using first image data and second image data obtained by capturing images at temporally different times, 3D noise reduction (NR) processing for reducing noise in the first image data; an edge detection unit that detects an edge strength in an image indicated by the 3D-NR processed image data; and a synthesization unit that determines, based on the detected edge strength obtained by the edge detection unit, a synthesis ratio of the first image data and the 3D-NR processed image data, synthesizes the first image data and the 3D-NR processed image data, using the determined synthesis ratio, and outputs synthesized image data obtained by synthesizing the first image data and the 3D-NR processed image data. | 08-01-2013 |
20150055862 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus comprises: a separation unit configured to separate image data into a luminance signal and a color difference signal; a decision unit configured to decide a reference pixel, which is referenced for a pixel of interest included in the image data; a luminance noise reduction unit configured to reduce luminance noise in the luminance signal of the image data; a weight calculation unit configured to calculate a weight of the reference pixel based on similarity of luminance included in the luminance signal having been subjected to noise reduction by the luminance noise reduction unit between a first area containing the pixel of interest and a second area containing the reference pixel; and a color noise reduction unit configured to reduce color noise in the color difference signal for the pixel of interest by using the weight of the reference pixel. | 02-26-2015 |
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20090008604 | Particulate Water Absorbing Agent, Water-Absorbent Core and Absorbing Article - The present invention provides a particulate water absorbing agent for absorbent cores which is excellent in powder conveying property, and achieves sufficient absorption performances for use in absorbent cores in particulate water absorbing agents including a water absorbing resin as a principal component, and which further is suitable for practical applications. In the present invention, characteristics that had not been known conventionally at all, i.e., “permeability potential under pressure (PPUP)” and “frictional charge being a positive charge” of the particulate water absorbing agent are regulated at a time, and furthermore, regulation of the “moisture content of 2 to 10% by weight” is perfected. Also, the particulate water absorbing agent including (A) a water-swelling crosslinked polymer having a constitutional unit derived from an unsaturated monomer containing an acid group and/or a salt thereof; and (B) water fulfills certain requirements. | 01-08-2009 |
20090298685 | WATER ABSORBING AGENT, WATER ABSORBENT CORE USING THE AGENT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR WATER ABSORBING AGENT - A water absorbing agent of the present invention has an internal crosslinking structure obtained by polymerization of a water-soluble unsaturated monomer. The agent satisfies conditions (a) to (d): (a) the agent contains water-insoluble inorganic particles at an amount of from 10 ppm to 1,900 ppm inclusive; (b) the agent contains 5 mass % or less particles which have such a size that they can pass through a sieve having a mesh opening size of 150 μm; (c) the agent has an absorbency against a pressure of 4.83 kPa (AAP) of 18 g/g or more; and (d) the water-insoluble inorganic particles reside on a surface of the water absorbing resin or near the surface. | 12-03-2009 |
20100240808 | WATER-ABSORBING RESIN COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE SAME - An object is to provide a water absorbent resin composition containing a water absorbent resin as a main component, with excellent deodorant property and antimicrobial property without impairing appearance and absorption characteristics of the water absorbent resin. The water absorbent resin composition according to the first aspect includes a water absorbent resin containing a polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water absorbent resin as a main component, and an extract of bamboo and an extract of tea. The water absorbent resin composition according to the second aspect includes a water absorbent resin containing a polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water absorbent resin as a main component, and at least two kinds of compounds selected from a group consisting of hexanoic acid (salt), ethyl butyrate, and 3-methyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one. In addition, the method for producing the water absorbent resin composition according to the third aspect includes the step of adding an alcoholic solution of an extract of bamboo, before or after polymerization of an unsaturated monomer containing an acrylic acid (salt) as a main component. | 09-23-2010 |
20120305842 | WATER ABSORBING AGENT, WATER ABSORBENT CORE USING THE AGENT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR WATER ABSORBING AGENT - A water absorbing agent of the present invention has an internal crosslinking structure obtained by polymerization of a water-soluble unsaturated monomer. The agent satisfies conditions (a) to (d): (a) the agent contains water-insoluble inorganic particles at an amount of from 10 ppm to 1,900 ppm inclusive; (b) the agent contains 5 mass % or less particles which have such a size that they can pass through a sieve having a mesh opening size of 150 μm; (c) the agent has an absorbency against a pressure of 4.83 kPa (AAP) of 18 g/g or more; and (d) the water-insoluble inorganic particles reside on a surface of the water absorbing resin or near the surface. | 12-06-2012 |
20140193641 | Polyacrylic Acid (Salt)-Based Water Absorbent Resin Powder and Method for Producing the Same - Provided is a water absorbent resin having excellent liquid permeability, water absorbent speed, anti-impact stability, and weather resistance. Provided is a polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water absorbent resin powder in which the water absorption capacity without load (CRC) is 30 to 45 [g/g], the water absorption capacity under load (AAP 0.3) is 20 to 35 [g/g], the water absorption capacity under load (AAP 0.7) is 10 to 28 [g/g], and the weight average particle diameter (D50) is 300 to 500 μm, characterized by including p-methoxyphenol; having a degradable soluble component (0.05% L-A (saline) for 2 hours/60° C., one hour extraction rinse/room temperature) of 40% by weight or less; and having a internal gas bubbles ratio of 0.1 to 2.5%, as specified by the following equation. | 07-10-2014 |