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20090200676 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device which includes a first wiring with a via connected to the first wiring, a second wiring connected to the via and a dummy via disposed adjacent to the via at a distance of 100 nm or less and formed on the same layer as the via. | 08-13-2009 |
20100038792 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes an insulating layer formed over a semiconductor substrate, the insulating layer including oxygen, a first wire formed in the insulating layer, and a second wire formed in the insulating layer over the first wire and containing manganese, oxygen, and copper, the second wire having a projection portion formed in the insulating layer and extending downwardly but spaced apart from the first wire. | 02-18-2010 |
20100059828 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A semiconductor device formed by the steps of: forming a dummy electrode | 03-11-2010 |
20110183515 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device has a first insulating film formed over a semiconductor substrate, a first opening formed in the first insulating film, a first manganese oxide film formed along an inner wall of the first opening, a first copper wiring embedded in the first opening, and a second manganese oxide film formed on the first copper wiring including carbon. | 07-28-2011 |
20140353829 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING INSULATING LAYERS CONTAINING OXYGEN AND A BARRIER LAYER CONTAINING MANGANESE - A semiconductor device includes an insulating layer formed over a semiconductor substrate, the insulating layer including oxygen, a first wire formed in the insulating layer, and a second wire formed in the insulating layer over the first wire and containing manganese, oxygen, and copper, the second wire having a projection portion formed in the insulating layer and extending downwardly but spaced apart from the first wire. | 12-04-2014 |
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20100171775 | TRANSFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An IPS-mode transflective LCD device includes an array of pixels each including a reflective region and a transmissive region juxtaposed. The reflective region operates in a normally-white mode, and the transmissive region operates in a normally-black mode. A common data signal is supplied to the reflective region and transmissive region, whereas the common electrode signal in the transmissive region is an inverted signal of the common electrode signal in the reflective region, to thereby obtain similar gray-scale levels. | 07-08-2010 |
20130208199 | TRANSFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An IPS-mode transflective LCD device includes an array of pixels each including a reflective region and a transmissive region juxtaposed. The reflective region operates in a normally-white mode, and the transmissive region operates in a normally-black mode. A common data signal is supplied to the reflective region and transmissive region, whereas the common electrode signal in the transmissive region is an inverted signal of the common electrode signal in the reflective region, to thereby obtain similar gray-scale levels. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208217 | TRANSFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An IPS-mode transflective LCD device includes an array of pixels each including a reflective region and a transmissive region juxtaposed. The reflective region operates in a normally-white mode, and the transmissive region operates in a normally-black mode. A common data signal is supplied to the reflective region and transmissive region, whereas the common electrode signal in the transmissive region is an inverted signal of the common electrode signal in the reflective region, to thereby obtain similar gray-scale levels. | 08-15-2013 |
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20090245522 | MEMORY DEVICE - A method of controlling a memory device connectable to a host for sending out a command to the memory device, has storing a plurality of first keys which are accessible by a plurality of passwords, respectively, encrypting a second key for encrypting and decrypting data to produce an encrypted second key by using one of the first keys, and storing the encrypted second key, decrypting the encrypted second key by using one of the first keys and encrypting or decrypting data by the second key upon receipt of a command from the host to encrypt or decrypt the data, and receiving, upon receipt of a command for renewing the second key from the host, a renewed second key, encrypting the renewed second key with one of the first keys, and storing the encrypted renewed second key. | 10-01-2009 |
20100125908 | STORAGE DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSOR, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a storage device includes a storing module, a determining module, and a releasing module. The storing module stores generated authentication information generated by a host connected to the storage device and set as authentication information for releasing access restriction to a storage module in the storage module. The determining module determines, when the storage device is turned on upon the host resuming from suspend mode and receives generated authentication information from the host in a state where access to the storage module is restricted, whether the generated authentication information matches the generated authentication information stored by the storing module in the storage module. The releasing module releases, when the determining module determines that the generated authentication information received from the host matches the generated authentication information stored by the storing module in the storage module, the access restriction to the storage module. | 05-20-2010 |
20100138670 | STORAGE APPARATUS AND DATA WRITING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a storage apparatus includes: a controller encrypting user data with a key, and writing the encrypted user data in a storage medium; and a key changing module changing the key. The storage medium includes a user data region and a key changing region. When the key is changed, the controller divides the user data written in the storage medium into a plurality of pieces, encrypts a piece of the user data adjacent to the key changing region with the changed key, writes the encrypted piece into the key changing region, sequentially shifts each of the pieces other than the piece of the user data adjacent to the key changing region by one logical block size in a direction toward the key changing region, and writes the shifted pieces. | 06-03-2010 |
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20110314138 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAUSE ANALYSIS CONFIGURATION CHANGE - In a computer system that comprises multiple target computers and an analysis computer, one or more first target computers, in which a predetermined application has been installed and invoked, send a log comprising information of multiple configuration changes that have been made prior to invoking the predetermined application to the analysis computer, and the analysis computer receives the log and computes, for each type of configuration change and based on the log, an invocation failure rate which is a percentage at which the invocation of the predetermined application fails subsequent to the configuration change. Then, a second target computer receives, from the analysis computer, first information comprising an invocation failure rate for each type of configuration change related to the predetermined application, and based on the invocation failure rate, displays the type of configuration change that is the cause of the failure of the predetermined application invocation. | 12-22-2011 |
20110314193 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND ITS RENEWAL METHOD - A computer system including a management computer for managing the entire system, an integral apparatus, and a high-level connecting device for connecting the management computer and the integral apparatus is designed so that the management computer retains integral apparatus internal configuration information, configuration information about an integral apparatus to be introduced, that indicates the configuration of the integral apparatus that may possibly be introduced to the system, and lifetime information indicating lifetime of the integral apparatus; obtains connectivity guarantee information indicating whether connectivity between the computer and the storage apparatus is guaranteed or not; selects an integral apparatus to be removed from the system by referring to the lifetime information; selects an integral apparatus to be introduced to the system by referring to the integral apparatus internal configuration information, the configuration information about the integral apparatus to be introduced, and the connectivity guarantee information. | 12-22-2011 |
20120215945 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND ITS RENEWAL METHOD - A computer system including a management computer for managing the entire system, an integral apparatus, and a high-level connecting device for connecting the management computer and the integral apparatus is designed so that the management computer retains integral apparatus internal configuration information, configuration information about an integral apparatus to be introduced, that indicates the configuration of the integral apparatus that may possibly be introduced to the system, and lifetime information indicating lifetime of the integral apparatus; obtains connectivity guarantee information indicating whether connectivity between the computer and the storage apparatus is guaranteed or not; selects an integral apparatus to be removed from the system by referring to the lifetime information; selects an integral apparatus to be introduced to the system by referring to the integral apparatus internal configuration information, the configuration information about the integral apparatus to be introduced, and the connectivity guarantee information. | 08-23-2012 |
20120233317 | COMPUTER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT METHOD AND MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - The present invention makes it possible to analyze a problem spanning multiple domains. A management apparatus stores an analysis rule. The analysis rule defines a relationship between a causal event, which constitutes a cause of a problem, and multiple relevant events, which denote problems created by the causal event. A first management apparatus acquires a relevant event related to a prescribed node apparatus, which is not under management of the first management apparatus, from a second management apparatus, which manages the prescribed node apparatus. The first management apparatus analyzes a problem by applying the relevant event acquired from the second management apparatus and another relevant event related to a node apparatus under the management of the first management apparatus to the analysis rule. | 09-13-2012 |
20120297037 | COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATING IP ADDRESS TO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS IN COMPUTER SUBSYSTEM NEWLY ADDED AND METHOD FOR NEWLY ADDING COMPUTER SUBSYSTEM TO COMPUTER SYSTEM - A computer subsystem is provided with a switch apparatus group that is at least one switch apparatus that is coupled to the communication network and a plurality of communication apparatuses that includes an internal management apparatus (an internal apparatus). The internal management apparatus transmits a request of a plurality of IP addresses that are allocated to the plurality of communication apparatuses to an external management apparatus that is disposed outside the computer subsystem. The external management apparatus manages whether or not each of M static IP addresses can be allocated, specifies a plurality of static IP addresses that can be allocated in response to the request, and transmits the plurality of specified static IP addresses to the internal management apparatus. The internal management apparatus allocates the plurality of static IP addresses to a plurality of internal apparatus. | 11-22-2012 |
20130246668 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND ITS RENEWAL METHOD - A computer system including a management computer for managing the entire system, an integral apparatus, and a high-level connecting device for connecting the management computer and the integral apparatus is designed so that the management computer retains integral apparatus internal configuration information, configuration information about an integral apparatus to be introduced, that indicates the configuration of the integral apparatus that may possibly be introduced to the system, and lifetime information indicating lifetime of the integral apparatus; obtains connectivity guarantee information indicating whether connectivity between the computer and the storage apparatus is guaranteed or not; selects an integral apparatus to be removed from the system by referring to the lifetime information; selects an integral apparatus to be introduced to the system by referring to the integral apparatus internal configuration information, the configuration information about the integral apparatus to be introduced, and the connectivity guarantee information. | 09-19-2013 |
20140325015 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND ITS RENEWAL METHOD - A computer system including a management computer for managing the entire system, an integral apparatus, and a high-level connecting device for connecting the management computer and the integral apparatus is designed so that the management computer retains integral apparatus internal configuration information, configuration information about an integral apparatus to be introduced, that indicates the configuration of the integral apparatus that may possibly be introduced to the system, and lifetime information indicating lifetime of the integral apparatus; obtains connectivity guarantee information indicating whether connectivity between the computer and the storage apparatus is guaranteed or not; selects an integral apparatus to be removed from the system by referring to the lifetime information; selects an integral apparatus to be introduced to the system by referring to the integral apparatus internal configuration information, the configuration information about the integral apparatus to be introduced, and the connectivity guarantee information. | 10-30-2014 |