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20100214611 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus that is capable of executing a process efficiently by reducing a time required for the connection process to a host apparatus that has a high communication frequency among a plurality of host apparatuses connected by the WUSB communication. A generation unit generates connection history information based on information received from a plurality of host apparatuses connected. A detection unit detects a condition in which none of the plurality of host apparatuses is connected. A control unit selects a host apparatus of the highest communication frequency among the plurality of host apparatuses based on the connection history information when the detection unit detects the condition in which none of the plurality of host apparatuses is connected, and to perform a connection process to the selected host apparatus. | 08-26-2010 |
20100220353 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - This invention provides an image forming apparatus for accurately specifying the type of the apparatus without increasing cost, and a method of controlling the same. To accomplish this, an image forming apparatus of the embodiment executes a continuous image formation test to specify the model of the self apparatus when a system control unit is connected to an engine control unit. In the continuous image formation, the image forming apparatus measures the period from synchronization signal output by the engine control unit to output of the next print start request by the system control unit, and specifies the model of the self apparatus in accordance with the measured period. | 09-02-2010 |
20150062619 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - In an image forming apparatus which includes a first memory configured to store a program for executing a specific process, and a second memory configured to store a program read from the first memory, in a case in which the image forming apparatus shifts to a specific state, a content of the program stored in the second memory is verified. In accordance with the verification result, control is made to write the program read from the first memory in the second memory. | 03-05-2015 |
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20110109710 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING METHOD - First humidified gas is supplied from a first supply port to a sheet to be conveyed, thereby increasing the moisture content of the sheet. Simultaneously, second humidified gas is supplied to a space where nozzles of the inkjet recording head are exposed, from a second supply port provided at a position closer to the inkjet recording head than the first supply port, thereby increasing the atmosphere humidity of the space. The part of the sheet of which the moisture content has been increased is made to enter the space where the atmosphere humidity has been increased, and recording is performed by the inkjet recording head. | 05-12-2011 |
20110273496 | RECORDING APPARATUS - Prior to recording, the gap between ink nozzles and a sheet is set to a first gap and a humidified gas is supplied in a short time. After that, the gap is varied from the first gap to a second gap smaller than the first gap and recording is then started. | 11-10-2011 |
20110273505 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND HUMIDIFICATION DEVICE - A humidification unit has a structure in which a first humidification chamber and a second humidification chamber are connected in series. Humidified gas produced in the humidification unit and having a high humidity is supplied to a space where nozzles of a recording head are exposed and produces a flow current. | 11-10-2011 |
20120075366 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus, includes a recording head including ink nozzles configured to record an image on a sheet being conveyed along a direction, a reading unit configured to read the image recorded on the sheet by the recording head at a reading position, a supply unit configured to supply a gas to flow along the direction through a space where the ink nozzles are exposed, and a exhaust unit including an inlet which is placed in the vicinity of a position between the recording position and the reading position, at least a part of the gas flowed through the space being sucked from the inlet. | 03-29-2012 |
20130100198 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus includes a cooling unit configured to actively cool a sheet, a humidification unit configured to increase a moisture content of the sheet by supplying a humidified gas onto the sheet, and an inkjet print head configured to perform printing on the sheet having a moisture content increased by the humidification unit. | 04-25-2013 |
20130101330 | SHEET CUTTING APPARATUS AND PRINTER - A sheet cutting apparatus includes a cutting unit configured to cut a sheet, a discharge unit configured to discharge a fragment of the sheet cut by the cutting unit, a blowing unit configured to blow air on the fragment discharged from the discharge unit, and a storage unit configured to store the fragment discharged from the discharge unit. | 04-25-2013 |
20150055198 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE READING METHOD - An image reading device includes: a sensor unit; a first reading part at which the sensor unit reads a document through a first transparent member; a second reading part at which the sensor unit reads a document through a second transparent member different from the first transparent member; and a color reference, wherein measurement of the color reference is able to be performed through the first transparent member by the sensor unit for calibration for reading at the first reading part, and measurement of the color reference is able to be performed through the second transparent member by the sensor unit for calibration for reading at the second reading part. | 02-26-2015 |
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20080284359 | OSCILLATION DEVICE, OPTICAL DEFLECTION APPARATUS, AND DRIVE-SIGNAL GENERATING METHOD - An oscillation device capable of generating a drive signal waveform with a sufficiently small number of harmonic components is provided. The oscillation device includes an oscillation system, a supporting unit configured to support the oscillation system, a drive unit configured to drive the oscillation system, and a drive control unit configured to control the drive unit by supplying a drive signal. The oscillation system includes a torsion spring and an oscillator. The drive control unit includes a drive-signal generating circuit configured to generate the drive signal using an address generator configured to generate an address to which a predetermined variable is added at a frequency higher than a frequency of the drive signal and using a trigonometric-function table indexed by an output of the address generator. The frequency of the drive signal is adjusted by adjusting the predetermined variable. | 11-20-2008 |
20080284523 | OSCILLATOR DEVICE, OPTICAL DEFLECTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE OPTICAL DEFLECTOR - An oscillator device includes an oscillation system having an oscillator and an elastic supporting member, a detecting member for detecting oscillation amplitude of the oscillator, a driving member for driving the oscillator, and a control unit for generating a driving signal for driving the oscillator and for supplying the driving signal to the driving member, wherein the control unit reciprocally sweeps a driving frequency of the driving signal so that a resonance frequency of the oscillation system is included within a frequency range swept, wherein the control unit determines a resonance frequency based on at least two frequencies with which an oscillation amplitude value obtainable by the reciprocal sweeping reaches a maximum, and wherein the control unit generates the driving signal based on the determined resonance frequency. | 11-20-2008 |
20080285102 | OSCILLATOR DEVICE, OPTICAL DEFLECTOR AND DRIVING SIGNAL GENERATING METHOD - An oscillator device includes an oscillation system | 11-20-2008 |
20120155706 | RANGE IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS, POSITION AND ORIENTATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, RANGE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING RANGE IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A range image generation apparatus comprises: a generation unit adapted to generate a first range image of a target measurement object at one of a predetermined in-plane resolution and a predetermined depth-direction range resolving power; an extraction unit adapted to extract range information from the first range image generated by the generation unit; and a decision unit adapted to decide, as a parameter based on the range information extracted by the extraction unit, one of an in-plane resolution and a depth-direction range resolving power of a second range image to be generated by the generation unit, wherein the generation unit generates the second range image using the parameter decided by the decision unit. | 06-21-2012 |
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20080219368 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - When performing data communication with a second wireless communication apparatus having a plurality of antennas by using a plurality of transmission channels formed by spatial multiplexing, a first wireless communication apparatus having a plurality of antennas determines whether the second wireless communication apparatus is capable of communication using the plurality of transmission channels, and, on the basis of the determination result, executes a calibration process of forming the plurality of transmission channels with respect to the second wireless communication apparatus. | 09-11-2008 |
20090274133 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF - A communication apparatus that can perform communication with an external apparatus by switching between a plurality of communication methods, the communication apparatus comprises: a detection unit that detects a change in a position and/or orientation of the communication apparatus; and a switching unit that switches a communication method for use in accordance with a detection result by the detection unit. | 11-05-2009 |
20100296503 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING SAME - A communication apparatus communicates by switching between a first communication period in which contention access control is performed and a second communication period in which non-contention access control is performed. The apparatus determines the state of access contention in the first communication period, changes the frequency bandwidth of the first or second communication period in accordance with the determination and changes the time ratio between the first communication period and the second communication period in accordance with the change of frequency bandwidth. | 11-25-2010 |
20110222417 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - This invention provides a communication technique which allows data communication upon setting a proper operation mode for power consumption level control in accordance with a variation in communication rate or a change in the operation state of the communication apparatus due to various factors. This communication apparatus includes a sub-system including a communication unit to transmit and receive data and a main system which performs reception processing of data received by the sub-system and generation processing of data to be transmitted from the sub-system. The main system includes a main system state detection unit to detect the operation state of the main system. The sub-system includes a control unit to control the transmission/reception of data by setting, for the communication unit, an operation mode for controlling the power consumption level of the sub-system which is selected in accordance with the detection result obtained by the main system state detection unit. | 09-15-2011 |
20130301580 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - When performing data communication with a second wireless communication apparatus having a plurality of antennas by using a plurality of transmission channels formed by spatial multiplexing, a first wireless communication apparatus having a plurality of antennas determines whether the second wireless communication apparatus is capable of data communication using the plurality of transmission channels, and, on the basis of the determination result, executes a calibration process of forming the plurality of transmission channels with respect to the second wireless communication apparatus. | 11-14-2013 |
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20110155893 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - An apparatus according to the present invention in which a first substrate including a photoelectric conversion element and a gate electrode of a transistor, and a second substrate including a peripheral circuit portion are placed upon each other. The first substrate does not include a high-melting-metal compound layer, and the second substrate includes a high-melting-metal compound layer. | 06-30-2011 |
20110165503 | METHOD OF GENERATING PHOTOMASK DATA, METHOD OF FABRICATING PHOTOMASK, MEMORY MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR GENERATING PHOTOMASK DATA, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR HAVING MICROLENS ARRAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MICROLENS ARRAY - A method of generating photomask data for fabricating a microlens array, the photomask having a microlens pattern including light-shielding portions and non-light-shielding portions, in each rectangular region including a surrounding region having four sides of the rectangular region as outer edges and a primary region having boundaries that are inner edges of the surrounding region, the surrounding region being configured by four strip regions each including one of the four sides as its part, and a width between the outer edge and the inner edge being not more than 1/2 of a wavelength of exposure light, includes determining a layout of light-shielding portions and non-light-shielding portions in the surrounding region so that a density of light-shielding portions is set to fall within a range from 0% to 15%. | 07-07-2011 |
20110287368 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of manufacturing an electronic device, comprises forming a material layer, forming an anti-halation layer on the material layer, forming a resist layer on the anti-halation layer, forming a resist pattern including a plurality of island patterns by patterning the resist layer through an exposure step and a development step, forming a mask layer having a plurality of moderate convex shape portions by annealing the resist pattern to change shapes of the island patterns to moderate convex shapes, and plasma-processing the mask layer, the anti-halation layer, and the material layer so as to remove the mask layer and the anti-halation layer and change the material layer to a microlens array including a plurality of microlenses, wherein the anti-halation layer reduces halation in the exposure step. | 11-24-2011 |
20110300662 | METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - Provided is a method of forming a pattern including the steps of forming a first pattern including a depressed or protruding alignment mark on a substrate; forming a flattening layer on the first pattern; removing a part of the flatting layer above the alignment mark; forming a processed layer on the flattening layer to cover the alignment mark; performing alignment by optically detecting a position of the alignment mark from above the processed layer, using light; and forming a second pattern by patterning the processed layer on the basis of the alignment. | 12-08-2011 |
20120100662 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR - A method of manufacturing a solid-state image sensor, includes forming a color-filter layer including a plurality of color filters on a wiring structure arranged on a semiconductor substrate on which a plurality of photoelectric converters are formed, forming a photosensitive microlens material layer on the color-filter layer, and forming microlenses by forming a latent image on the microlens material layer by exposing the microlens material layer using a photomask having a transmitted light distribution corresponding to a density of light-shielding portions each having a size smaller than a resolution limit of an exposure apparatus, and developing the microlens material layer, wherein the color-filter layer has a surface step, and the microlens material layer has a surface step corresponding to the surface step of the color-filter layer. | 04-26-2012 |
20120248293 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A solid-state image pickup device includes a pixel region including photoelectric conversion units, FDs, and transfer transistors, reset transistors, amplifier transistors, and a reference voltage supply line used to supply reference voltages to the photoelectric conversion units. In the device, the pixel region and the reference voltage supply line are disposed on a first semiconductor substrate, and at least the reset transistors or the amplifier transistors are disposed on a second semiconductor substrate. Furthermore, power supply lines used to supply voltages to the reference voltage supply line are disposed on the second semiconductor substrate. The device further includes second electric connection units which electrically connect the reference voltage supply line to the power supply line. The first electric connection units are disposed in the pixel region whereas the second electric connection units are disposed outside the pixel region. | 10-04-2012 |
20120267690 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a solid-state image pickup device. The device includes a first substrate including a photoelectric conversion element and a transfer gate electrode configured to transfer charge from the photoelectric conversion element, a second substrate having a peripheral circuit portion including a circuit configured to read a signal based charge generated in the photoelectric conversion element, the first and second substrates being laminated. The device further includes a multilayer interconnect structure, disposed on the first substrate, including an aluminum interconnect and a multilayer interconnect structure, disposed on the second substrate, including a copper interconnect. | 10-25-2012 |
20120286140 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - Dark current from a transfer transistor is suppressed and power-supply voltage in a second semiconductor substrate is lowered. A solid-state image pickup device includes a pixel array, a plurality of common output lines receiving signals read out from a plurality of pixels, a transfer scanning unit sequentially driving the plurality of transfer transistors, a signal processing unit processing the signals output to the common signal lines, and a level shift unit making amplitude of a pulse supplied to a gate of the transfer transistor larger than amplitude of a pulse supplied to a gate of a transistor constituting the signal processing unit. The pixel array and the level shift unit are arranged on a first semiconductor substrate, whereas the plurality of common output lines and the signal processing unit are arranged on a second semiconductor substrate. | 11-15-2012 |
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20130175652 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - In a solid-state imaging device, a photoelectric conversion unit, a transfer transistor, and at least a part of electric charge holding unit, among pixel constituent elements, are disposed on a first semiconductor substrate. An amplifying transistor, a signal processing circuit other than a reset transistor, and a plurality of common output lines, to which signals are read out from a plurality of pixels, are disposed on a second semiconductor substrate. | 07-11-2013 |
20130248953 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - An apparatus according to the present invention in which a first substrate including a photoelectric conversion element and a gate electrode of a transistor, and a second substrate including a peripheral circuit portion are placed upon each other. The first substrate does not include a high-melting-metal compound layer, and the second substrate includes a high-melting-metal compound layer. | 09-26-2013 |
20140199803 | SOLID STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - When forming a hollow portion between each color filter, in order to realize the formation of the hollow portions with a narrower width, a plurality of light receiving portions are formed on the upper surface of a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of color filters corresponding to each of the light receiving portions are formed above the semiconductor substrate, a photoresist is formed on each color filter, side walls are formed on the side surfaces of the photoresist, and a hollow portion is formed between each color filter by performing etching using at least the side walls as a mask. | 07-17-2014 |
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20100003773 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head provided with a substrate which has a layer made of silicon nitride and with a discharge port forming member which is disposed above the layer made of silicon nitride and has a discharge port for discharging liquid. The method includes providing a photosensitive layer that is to be the discharge port forming member above the layer made of silicon nitride, and forming the discharge port by exposing the photosensitive layer to i-line. The layer made of silicon nitride has a refractive index of 2.05 or more to light of a wavelength of 633 nm and irradiation with the i-line is performed in the exposure. | 01-07-2010 |
20100102473 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A method of manufacturing a liquid discharge head including a flow path member for forming a flow path communicating with a discharge port discharging a liquid forms a mold of the flow path made of a positive photosensitive resin on a substrate; applies a coated layer on the mold for forming the flow path member, which coated layer includes a solvent, an epoxy resin, and a curing agent of the epoxy resin; removes the solvent from the coated layer at a normal temperature under substantially 1 atm. so that the weight of the coated layer may become 93% or less of that of the coated layer at a time of the applying of the coated layer, and then further removes the solvent from the coated layer under a depressurized condition; cures the coated layer; and removes the mold to form the flow path. | 04-29-2010 |
20100212159 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An object of the invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a liquid discharge head in which a distance from a discharge opening and an energy generating element is uniform, simply and with good precision. | 08-26-2010 |
20100321446 | LIQUID DISCHARGE RECORDING HEAD - A liquid discharge recording head comprising a plurality of recording element boards for discharging black ink and color ink, by which image quality of color ink is improved without decreasing image quality of black ink. The liquid discharge recording head including: a first recording element board including a first discharge aperture for discharging liquid; a second recording element board including a second discharge aperture, the second discharge aperture being smaller than the first discharge aperture; and a support member including a face for supporting the first recording element board and the second recording element board. A distance from the face of the support member to the second discharge aperture is longer than a distance from the face of the support member to the first discharge aperture. | 12-23-2010 |
20110107598 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head and a method of forming the same. The liquid ejection head includes a substrate, an ejection port, a liquid channel, and a supply port. The substrate has, above one side thereof, an energy generating element configured to generate energy used to eject liquid. The ejection port, from which a liquid is ejected, is located at a position corresponding to the energy generating element. The liquid channel communicates with the ejection port and penetrates the substrate from the one side to another side of the substrate. The supply port communicates with the liquid channel. The substrate has a projecting layer extending inward of an inner peripheral portion of an opening in the supply port in the one side, and the projecting layer and the energy generating element are formed of the same material. | 05-12-2011 |
20120206535 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head provided with a substrate which has a layer made of silicon nitride and with a discharge port forming member which is disposed above the layer made of silicon nitride and has a discharge port for discharging liquid. The method includes providing a photosensitive layer that is to be the discharge port forming member above the layer made of silicon nitride, and forming the discharge port by exposing the photosensitive layer to i-line. The layer made of silicon nitride has a refractive index of 2.05 or more to light of a wavelength of 633 nm and irradiation with the i-line is performed in the exposure. | 08-16-2012 |
20130206723 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE - A liquid ejection head includes a substrate having an ejection energy generating element formed at a first surface side thereof, a common liquid chamber formed at a second surface of the substrate, and a liquid supply port extending from the bottom of the common liquid chamber to the first surface. The liquid ejection head is manufactured by preparing a substrate having the common liquid chamber formed at the second surface side, then arranging a material to be filled in the common liquid chamber, subsequently forming an aperture in the filled material as corresponding to the liquid supply port to be formed, and thereafter forming the liquid supply port by reactive ion etching, using at least the filled material as a mask. | 08-15-2013 |
20140096385 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID-EJECTION HEAD - A method for producing a liquid-ejection head includes the steps of: forming molds on or above a substrate, the molds being used as molding members for forming liquid chambers; forming a flow-passage-forming member by depositing an inorganic material on or above the substrate and the molds by chemical vapor deposition, the flow-passage-forming member having depressed portions each formed in an area between an adjacent pair of liquid-chamber side walls in which the molds are not formed; forming a photosensitive resin layer by depositing a photosensitive resin on the flow-passage-forming member and in the depressed portions; forming filling members in the depressed portions by grinding the photosensitive resin layer until the upper surface of an orifice plate is exposed; after grinding the photosensitive resin layer, forming ejection ports in the flow-passage-forming member; and, after forming the ejection ports, removing the molds. | 04-10-2014 |
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20100319762 | ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT USING SAME - An electrolyte composition is in solid form, and includes a polymer compound containing a cation structure selected from a group consisting of ammonium, phosphonium and sulfonium structures in either the principal chain or a side chain of the polymer, and a halide ion and/or a polyhalide as a counter anion. | 12-23-2010 |
20100326500 | ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT USING SAME - An electrolyte composition is in solid form, and includes a polymer compound containing a cation structure selected from a group consisting of ammonium, phosphonium and sulfonium structures in either the principal chain or a side chain of the polymer, and a halide ion and/or a polyhalide as a counter anion. | 12-30-2010 |
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20090045490 | POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - Included are a semiconductor package, a first bus bar, a second bus bar and a soldering control unit. The semiconductor package includes a power semiconductor element, a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate. The first bus bar is a conductive member which is soldered onto the main surface of the first electrode plate through a first solder member. The second bus bar is a conductive member which is soldered onto the main surface of the second electrode plate through a second solder member. The soldering control unit is provided on each of the main surface of the first bus bar to which the first electrode plate is soldered and the main surface of the second bus bar to which the second electrode plate is soldered, and controls the solder joint thickness. | 02-19-2009 |
20090079046 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor device having a first main surface and a second main surface, a first electrode plate provided on the first main surface, a second electrode plate provided on the second main surface, and a wiring substrate provided between the semiconductor device and the first electrode plate, in which a plurality of opening portions in the side surface of a protruding portion provided on the first electrode plate are engaged respectively with a plurality of engaging portions which face the opening portions and which are provided on the inner side surface of an intrusion opening portion in the wiring substrate into which the protruding portion is intruded. | 03-26-2009 |
20100006888 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS - Provided is a method of manufacturing an optical semiconductor device, the method including: providing a resin layer on a light-emitting substrate to cover a principle surface of the light-emitting substrate, the light-emitting substrate including a pair of electrodes in each section of the principle surface, the resin layer including multiple holes each exposing two of the electrodes located adjacent to each other but in the different sections; providing post electrodes respectively on all the paired electrodes formed in all the sections by filling a conductive material in the holes of the resin layer on the principal surface; and forming multiple optical semiconductor devices by cutting the light-emitting substrate into sections, the light-emitting substrate provided with the post electrodes respectively on all the paired electrodes formed in all the sections. | 01-14-2010 |
20100075719 | CELLULAR PHONE - An example of the present invention is a cellular phone including, a plate-like portion of a metallic material having at least one of a display section and an input key unit located on one principal surface side thereof, and a frame side portion including a frame-like elongated member of an insulating material and disposed at an outer peripheral part of the plate-like portion, a dimension of the elongated member constituting the frame side portion in a thickness direction intersecting the principal surface being smaller than a dimension of the elongated member in a width direction intersecting the thickness direction. | 03-25-2010 |
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20100080531 | VIDEO TELOP SELECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A video telop selection apparatus includes a video playback unit which plays back a video, a determination unit which determines appearance positions of telops and appearance intervals of the telops, a frame storage unit which stores frames containing the telops, an index generating unit which generates telop indices having the appearance positions of the telops and the appearance intervals of the telops, an index storage unit which stores the telop indices, an index selection unit which selects a telop index for a preferential telop from the telop indices, wherein the preferential telop is a telop that is given a priority based on an appearance position of the telop and an appearance interval of the telop, and an index display unit which generates an index selection frame, based on the telop index for the preferential telop and a frame containing the preferential telop, and displays the index selection frame. | 04-01-2010 |
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 |
20120210213 | KEYWORD EXTRACTION APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, a keyword extraction apparatus includes a display, a first calculation unit, a scroll unit, a first generation unit, an extraction unit, a scoring unit and a second generation unit. The first calculation unit calculates a partial region indicating a part of the document displayed. The scroll unit scrolls the document to display other than the partial region in a document. The scoring unit calculates scores of the keywords in accordance with positions that the keywords occur within the document. The second generation unit generates a window for selecting the keywords in descending order of the scores from first keywords. | 08-16-2012 |
20120219225 | REGION-OF-INTEREST EXTRACTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a region-of-interest extraction apparatus includes following units. The acquisition unit acquires a structured document including elements. The first extraction unit extracts block regions including specific elements, from the structured document. The second extraction unit extracts, as a display region, parts of the elements being displayed on a display screen, from the structured document. The third extraction unit extracts a region of interest, in which a user is interested, from the structured document, based on relations between the block regions and the display region. | 08-30-2012 |
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20080315280 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING MEMORY CELL UNIT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor memory device includes a silicon substrate including a first region which has a buried insulating layer below a single-crystal silicon layer and a second region which does not have the buried insulating layer below the single-crystal silicon layer, at least one memory cell transistor which has a first gate electrode, the first gate electrode being provided on the single-crystal silicon layer in the first region, and at least one selective gate transistor which has a second gate electrode and is provided on the single-crystal silicon layer in the first region. The one selective gate transistor is provided in such a manner that a part of the second gate electrode is placed on the single-crystal silicon layer in the second region. | 12-25-2008 |
20090090964 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a device isolation insulating film which is buried in a semiconductor substrate, a gate insulation film which is provided on the semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode which is provided on the gate insulation film, a source region and a drain region which are provided in the semiconductor substrate and spaced apart from each other in a manner to sandwich the gate electrode, both end portions of each of the source region and the drain region being offset from the device isolation insulating film in a channel width direction by a predetermined distance, and first and second gate electrode extension portions which are provided in a manner to cover both end portions of each of the source region and the drain region in a channel length direction. | 04-09-2009 |
20100202208 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING CONTACT PLUG HAVING AN ELLIPTICAL SECTIONAL SHAPE - A semiconductor device includes a first MOS transistor, second MOS transistors, first contact plugs, and a second contact plug. The first MOS transistor with a first conductivity is formed on a semiconductor substrate. The second MOS transistors with a second conductivity are formed on the semiconductor substrate. The first contact plugs has a circular planar shape. The second contact plug has an elliptical planar shape and is formed on a source or a drain in one of the second MOS transistors. The first contact plugs are formed on sources or drains in the remaining second MOS transistors and the first MOS transistor. | 08-12-2010 |
20120080741 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a device isolation insulating film which is buried in a semiconductor substrate, a gate insulation film which is provided on the semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode which is provided on the gate insulation film, a source region and a drain region which are provided in the semiconductor substrate and spaced apart from each other in a manner to sandwich the gate electrode, both end portions of each of the source region and the drain region being offset from the device isolation insulating film in a channel width direction by a predetermined distance, and first and second gate electrode extension portions which are provided in a manner to cover both end portions of each of the source region and the drain region in a channel length direction. | 04-05-2012 |
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20120059571 | ENGINE AUTO-STOP VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A controller actuates an electrical oil pump when an idle stop condition or a coast stop condition holds and causes the actuation of the electrical oil pump to continue without being stopped until an accelerated state of a vehicle or a driver's intention to accelerate is determined even if the idle stop condition and the coast stop condition no longer holds thereafter. | 03-08-2012 |
20120060485 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF THEREOF, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A hydraulic control device includes an oil pump for generating a hydraulic pressure by being rotated by power of a driving force source, a driving force source stopping unit that stops rotation of the driving force source when a predetermined condition holds, and a cut-off unit that cuts off transmission of the power from the driving force source to the oil pump when the driving force source rotates in a reverse direction as the rotation of the driving force source is stopped by the driving force source stopping unit. | 03-15-2012 |
20120060486 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF THEREOF, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A hydraulic control circuit includes an oil pump for generating a hydraulic pressure by being rotated by power of a driving force source, a line pressure oil passage in which at least a line pressure generated by adjusting the hydraulic pressure generated by the oil pump is supplied, a driving force source stopping unit that stops the rotation of the driving force source, and a hydraulic pressure reduction suppressing unit that is provided in the line pressure oil passage and suppresses a reduction of the line pressure accompanying reverse rotation of the driving force source when the rotation of the driving force source is stopped by the driving force source stopping unit. | 03-15-2012 |
20120083388 | COAST STOP VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A coast stop vehicle which stops an engine during the travel of the vehicle is provided with a variator including a pair of pulleys and a belt mounted between the pulleys and capable of continuously changing a speed ratio. A controller judges whether or not coast stop conditions to stop the engine during the travel of the vehicle hold, stops the engine when the coast stop conditions hold, and prevents the speed ratio from being upshifted to a higher side than a speed ratio at the time of starting the coast stop control during the coast stop control. | 04-05-2012 |
20120088629 | COAST STOP VEHICLE AND COAST STOP METHOD - A coast stop vehicle includes a variator which continuously changes a speed ratio by changing a winding diameter of a belt mounted on pulleys, a sub-transmission mechanism connected in series with the variator and shifting discrete gear positions by changing engaged states of a plurality of frictional engagement elements, and a coast stop unit which stops the rotation of the drive power source and releases the engaged frictional engagement element when the coast stop condition holds during travel. The coast stop unit includes a coast stop prohibiting unit which prohibits the coast stop regardless of the coast stop condition when it is predicted at the time of determining whether or not the coast stop condition holds that a belt tightening force of the pulley falls below an engaging force of the frictional engagement element in the engaged state by the execution of the coast stop. | 04-12-2012 |
20120135839 | CONTROLLER OF VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD OF VEHICLE - A controller of a vehicle, provided with a coast stop control unit which automatically stops an engine during the travel of a vehicle if coast stop conditions are met during the travel of the vehicle, and the coast stop control unit automatically stops the engine at least if a change amount of acceleration of the vehicle caused by the automatic stop of the engine is predetermined acceleration or less. | 05-31-2012 |
20120135840 | COAST STOP VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR COAST STOP VEHICLE - A coast stop vehicle, includes an engine, a transmission arranged between the engine and drive wheels and having a plurality of gear positions, a coast stop starting unit which automatically stops the engine when a coast stop start condition holds during travel, a coast stop releasing unit which automatically starts the engine when a coast stop release condition holds during a coast stop, and a downshifting unit which starts engagement of a frictional engagement element, which realizes a lower gear position than the one when the coast stop release condition holds, before complete explosion of the engine and causes a downshift of the transmission when the coast stop release condition holds. | 05-31-2012 |
20120135841 | COAST STOP VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR COAST STOP VEHICLE - A coast stop vehicle includes a hydraulic pressure supplying unit which supplies a hydraulic pressure to the transmission while the engine is stopped, a coast stop start condition judging unit which judges whether or not a coast stop start condition holds, a coast stop control unit which stops the engine when the coast stop start condition is judged to hold by the coast stop start condition judging unit and starts the engine when receiving an acceleration request from a driver during the coast stop, a transmission control unit which causes a downshift of the transmission when receiving the acceleration request from the driver during the coast stop, and a hydraulic control unit which supplies the hydraulic pressure to an after-shift frictional engagement element which realizes a gear position after the downshift of the transmission during the coast stop. | 05-31-2012 |
20120142494 | COAST STOP VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A coast stop vehicle which executes coast stop control for stopping an engine during the travel of a vehicle, is provided with a frictional engagement element provided between the engine and a driving wheel, a first deceleration calculating unit which calculates first deceleration, which is rotation deceleration of a rotation shaft on the driving wheel side of the frictional engagement element, and an engagement-state control unit which controls an engagement state of the frictional engagement element so that decrease of the engine rotation speed is suppressed on the basis of the first deceleration while the coast stop control is executed. | 06-07-2012 |
20120245807 | CONTROLLER FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A controller controls a continuously variable transmission including a variator with a primary pulley, a secondary pulley, and a power transmission member mounted therebetween. A torque converter is provided with a rotational speed detector detecting the rotational speed of a rotor located closer to drive wheels than the torque converter, a rotational speed change amount calculator calculating a change amount in the rotational speed per unit time, a limit setting unit that sets a higher absolute value of a limiter for the change amount as a rotational speed difference between an input shaft and an output shaft of the torque converter increases, a final change amount setting unit setting the smaller of the absolute value of the change amount and of the limiter as a final change amount, and a hydraulic controller controlling a hydraulic pressure to the variator based on the final change amount. | 09-27-2012 |
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20090316494 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING PLURALITY OF TYPES OF MEMORIES INTEGRATED ON ONE CHIP - A semiconductor memory device configured to perform a clock synchronous burst read operation includes a plurality of buffer memories having different bank structures, and first and second data latch circuits storing read data read from the plurality of buffer memories. The semiconductor memory device further includes a control circuit that controls a timing of starting counting up addresses and a timing of storing read data in the first data latch circuit at the time of the clock synchronous burst read operation in accordance with the bank structure of the buffer memory as a read operation target. | 12-24-2009 |
20110013452 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a first memory, a second memory and a control circuit. The first memory includes a first bank number. The second memory includes a second bank number larger than the first bank number. The control circuit controls a precharge operation with respect to bit lines provided in the first and second memories. When performing, with respect to the first memory, a synchronous operation that is effected in synchronization with a clock, the control circuit changes over a second precharge operation to an operation time different from a first precharge operation during a period from the end of the initial first precharge operation to the start of the subsequent second precharge operation after receiving an address. | 01-20-2011 |
20110013472 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a memory array, an address counter, an address detecting circuit and a control circuit. The memory array has a plurality of memory cells arranged at crossing positions of word lines and bit lines. The address counter increments an address including a row address and a column address in synchronism with a clock to sequentially output the incremented addresses. The address detecting circuit detects an address previous to an address including a row address to which the row address is switched at the address output from the address counter to output a detection signal. The control circuit performs a precharging operation to the bit lines connected to the memory cells according to the detection signal output from the address detecting circuit. | 01-20-2011 |
20120106254 | MEMORY SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a NAND flash memory, a first unit, and an second unit. Memory cells capable of holding data and management data as a first control signal. Memory cells are arranged in a matrix in the NAND flash memory. The first unit holds a second and a third signal. The second signal is made variable in accordance with an output frequency. The third signal is made variable. The second unit outputs the data to an outside in accordance with the first to third signals. The second unit includes a buffer unit including first to third transistors. The output frequency includes a first frequency and a second frequency. If the first to third transistors output the data to the outside in synchronization with the second frequency, the first to third transistors may be turned on regardless of a value of the first control signal. | 05-03-2012 |
20120155172 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a first memory and a second memory, a data path between the first memory and the second memory, a register configured to store first data transferred through the data path in a first direction, and a comparison circuit configured to compare second data transferred through the data path in a second direction with the first data stored in the register so as to detect a fault location. | 06-21-2012 |
20120206970 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an interface includes first to third input circuits, delay and selection circuits. The first input circuit outputs an active first internal signal in response to an active first control signal received by a memory device. The second input circuit outputs an active second internal signal in response to an active second control signal received by the device while the device is receiving the active first control signal. The delay circuit outputs a selection signal in first or second states after the elapse of a first period from inactivation or activation of the first control signal. The selection circuit outputs the first and second internal signals as an enable signal while receiving the selection signal of the first and second states. The third input circuit outputs an input signal received from the outside from the interface to inside the device while receiving the active enable signal. | 08-16-2012 |
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20080217674 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION OF THE SAME - A semiconductor memory device includes a first memory cell transistor. The first memory cell transistor includes a tunnel insulation film provided on a semiconductor substrate, a floating electrode provided on the tunnel insulation film, an inter-gate insulation film provided on the floating electrode, and a control electrode provided on the inter-gate insulation film. The floating electrode includes a first floating electrode provided on the tunnel insulation film and a second floating electrode provided on one end portion of the first floating electrode, the floating electrode having an L-shaped cross section in a wiring direction of the control electrode. | 09-11-2008 |
20080239799 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND DATA ERASE/WRITE METHOD THEREOF - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array which includes a memory cell string including a plurality of memory cells each having a variable resistor element and a switching element having a current path with one end and the other end, between which the variable resistor element is connected, the plurality of memory cells having current paths thereof being connected in series, the memory cell array further including a first select element connected to one end of a current path of the memory cell string, and a second select element connected to the other end of the current path of the memory cell string, a bit line which is electrically connected to one end of a current path of the first select element, and a source line which is electrically connected to one end of a current path of the second select element. | 10-02-2008 |
20080246072 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - In a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including a memory cell column formed by connecting in series a plurality of memory cells each having a structure in which a charge-storage layer and a control gate are stacked via an insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate, a first selection transistor formed on the semiconductor substrate and connected between one end of the memory cell column and a common source line, and a second selection transistor formed on the semiconductor substrate and connected between the other end of the memory cell column and a bit line, a recessed portion is formed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate between the first selection transistor and a memory cell adjacent to the first selection transistor, and an edge at a side of the first selection transistor in the recessed portion reaches an end portion at a side of the memory cell in a gate of the first selection transistor. | 10-09-2008 |
20110097862 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION OF THE SAME - A semiconductor memory device includes a first memory cell transistor. The first memory cell transistor includes a tunnel insulation film provided on a semiconductor substrate, a floating electrode provided on the tunnel insulation film, an inter-gate insulation film provided on the floating electrode, and a control electrode provided on the inter-gate insulation film. The floating electrode includes a first floating electrode provided on the tunnel insulation film and a second floating electrode provided on one end portion of the first floating electrode, the floating electrode having an L-shaped cross section in a wiring direction of the control electrode. | 04-28-2011 |
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20100086370 | SURFACE COATING FILM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF, CUTTING TOOL AND MACHINE TOOL - Provided is a surface coating film having a high degree of hardness and an excellent oxidation-resistance, and a method of manufacturing thereof, a cutting tool and a cutting machine. In the surface coating film, an oxidation-resistance layer containing, as a main component, a complex oxide of Li and at least Al, is coated on the outer surface of a base material, direct thereonto or through the intermediary of a highly hard coating layer. Further, in a method of manufacturing a surface coating film, the base material as it is or a highly hard coating layer coated substance in which a highly hard coating layer is coated on the outer surface of the base material is supported in a hermetic container with the use of a holder arranged in the container, then a complex oxide forming target formed from an Li and at least Al as main components, is arranged in the container into which oxygen is then fed, and en electric discharge is effected between the complex oxide forming target as an anode and the holder as a cathode so as to form an oxidation-resistance layer on the outer surface of the base material or the highly hard coating layer coated substance. | 04-08-2010 |
20100181654 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, INSULATING FILM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF THE SAME - An object to provide an insulating film for a semiconductor device, which has characteristics of low permittivity, a low leak current, and high mechanical strength, undergoes small time-dependent change of these characteristics, and has excellent water resistance, and to provide a manufacturing apparatus of the same, and a manufacturing method of the semiconductor device using the insulating film. The production process comprises a film forming step of supplying a mixed gas containing a carrier gas and a raw material gas, which is a gasified material having borazine skeletal molecules, into a chamber, causing the mixed gas to be in a plasma state, applying a bias to the substrate placed in the chamber, and carrying out gas-phase polymerization by using the borazine skeletal molecule as a fundamental unit so as to form the insulating film on the substrate; and a reaction promoting step of, after the film forming step, bringing the bias applied to the substrate to a different magnitude from the bias in the film forming step, supplying the mixed gas while gradually reducing only the raw material gas, which is the gasified material having the borazine skeletal molecules, treating the insulating film with a plasma mainly comprising the carrier gas. | 07-22-2010 |
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20080316554 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In order to form a high-quality image, upon execution of multi-pass printing using a printing head with a plurality of nozzles, an image processing apparatus calculates, using a scan duty setting unit ( | 12-25-2008 |
20090268240 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus that converts image data into print data is provided. The apparatus includes a conversion unit configured to generate first and second print data from the image data using an error diffusion method, each piece of second print data corresponding to one of the plurality of passes; and a printing unit configured to print the second print data. The conversion unit converts the image data into the first print data using the error diffusion method, generates constraint specifying the non-print pixels in the first print data as non-print pixels in the second print data, and converts the image data into the plurality of pieces of second print data, each piece of second print data being used in one of the plurality of passes, through an error diffusion method with the constraint. The printing unit prints the second print data in each of the plurality of passes. | 10-29-2009 |
20110211208 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In order to form a high-quality image, upon execution of multi-pass printing using a printing head with a plurality of nozzles, an image processing apparatus calculates, using a scan duty setting unit ( | 09-01-2011 |