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20110156136 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor component includes: a semiconductor substrate; and a semiconductor device provided thereon, the device being a field-effect transistor that includes: a gate insulating film provided on the substrate; a gate electrode provided via the film; and a pair of source-drain regions provided to sandwich the electrode, the substrate including a patterned surface in a portion where the electrode is provided, the patterned surface of the substrate including a raised portion where the film is formed to cover a surface that lies on the same plane as a surface of the pair of source-drain regions, and the electrode is formed on a top surface of the film, and the patterned surface of the substrate including a recessed portion where the film is formed to cover surfaces of a groove formed toward the interior than the surface of the pair of source-drain regions, and the electrode is formed so as to fill the groove provided with the film. | 06-30-2011 |
20120026822 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A semiconductor device has an electrical fuse element including: a first filament; a second filament connected to the first filament; and a series readout section connected to an end of the first filament opposite to another end of the first filament connected to the second filament, the series readout section reading series resistance of the first filament and the second filament. | 02-02-2012 |
20120243289 | ELECTRIC FUSE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND INFORMATION WRITING METHOD OF ELECTRIC FUSE - An electric fuse includes: a filament having a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer formed on the first conductive layer, wherein at least three discernible resistive states are generated in the filament by changing of a combination of a state of the first conductive layer and a state of the second conductive layer. | 09-27-2012 |
20140204649 | MEMORY ELEMENT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND WRITING METHOD - A memory element includes: an electrical fuse provided to be inserted between a first input node and a second input node; and an antifuse provided to be inserted between the second input node and a third input node. The third input node is configured to be a node to which a voltage is allowed to be applied separately from a voltage to be applied to the first input node. | 07-24-2014 |
20140246711 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY UNIT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A semiconductor device includes: a gate electrode and a wiring; a first insulating film covering the gate electrode and the wiring; a semiconductor film opposed to the gate electrode with the first insulating film in between; a first concave section located in a position adjacent to the semiconductor film; a connection hole, the connection hole being provided in the first insulating film, and the connection hole reaching the wiring, and a first electrically-conductive film, the first electrically-conductive film being electrically connected to the wiring through the connection hole, and the first electrically-conductive film being buried in the first concave section. | 09-04-2014 |
20150021572 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A thin film transistor includes: a gate electrode and a pair of source and drain electrodes; and a semiconductor layer having a channel formed therein, and having a pair of connection sections connected to the pair of source and drain electrodes, respectively, wherein one or both of opposed surfaces of the pair of connection sections is a non-flat surface. | 01-22-2015 |
20150102402 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor component includes: a semiconductor substrate; and a semiconductor device provided thereon, the device being a field-effect transistor that includes: a gate insulating film provided on the substrate; a gate electrode provided via the film; and a pair of source-drain regions provided to sandwich the electrode, the substrate including a patterned surface in a portion where the electrode is provided, the patterned surface of the substrate including a raised portion where the film is formed to cover a surface that lies on the same plane as a surface of the pair of source-drain regions, and the electrode is formed on a top surface of the film, and the patterned surface of the substrate including a recessed portion where the film is formed to cover surfaces of a groove formed toward the interior than the surface of the pair of source-drain regions, and the electrode is formed so as to fill the groove provided with the film. | 04-16-2015 |
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20100013720 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS WITH HOUSING CHANGING BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED STATES - When first and second housings are in an open state, first and second switches are electrically opened, and thus, a first antenna element and a ground conductor operate as a first dipole antenna, and a second antenna element and the ground conductor operate as a second dipole antenna with isolation from the first dipole antenna by the slit. When the first and second housings are in the closed state, the first and second switches are electrically closed, and thus, the first antenna element operates as a first inverted F antenna on the ground conductor, and the second antenna element operates as a second inverted F antenna on the ground conductor with isolation from the first inverted F antenna by the slit. | 01-21-2010 |
20100195753 | MINO ANTENNA APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DIVERSITY RECEPTION USING ONE RADIATING CONDUCTOR - A MIMO antenna apparatus is provided with: an upper housing having slits; first feed points through which the upper housing itself is excited as first antennas; second feed points through which the slits are excited as second antennas; switch circuits, each of which is connected to one of the first feed points and one of the second feed points, and connects one of the two feed points to an A/D converter circuit-; a signal level detector circuit detecting signal levels of received radio signals; and a controller that controls the switches to change a feed point connected to the A/D converter circuit, when the detected signal level is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value. The slits are located between the first antennas. | 08-05-2010 |
20100207823 | ANTENNA APPARATUS INCLUDING MULTIPLE ANTENNA PORTIONS ON ONE ANTENNA ELEMENT - An antenna apparatus is provided with two feed ports respectively provided at positions on an antenna element, and the antenna element is simultaneously excited through the two feed ports so as to simultaneously operate as two antenna portions respectively associated with the two feed ports. The antenna apparatus is further provided with a slit provided between the two feed ports, for changing a resonant frequency of the antenna element and producing isolation between the feed ports at a isolation frequency, and provided with matching means for shifting an operating frequency of the antenna element from the changed resonant frequency to the isolation frequency. | 08-19-2010 |
20100295741 | ARRAY ANTENNA APPARATUS SUFFICIENTLY SECURING ISOLATION BETWEEN FEEDING ELEMENTS AND OPERATING AT FREQUENCIES - An array antenna apparatus includes a first antenna element resonating at a first frequency and a second antenna element resonating at the first frequency, and includes a first connecting line that connects the first connection point located in the first antenna element with a third connection point located in the second antenna element, and a second connecting line that connects the second connection point located in the first antenna element with a fourth connection point located in the second antenna element. Electrical lengths of the first and second antenna elements and those of the first and second connecting lines are set so that a phase difference, between first and second high-frequency signals respectively propagating through first and second signal paths, becomes substantially 180 degrees at the first feeding point, and then, the array antenna apparatus resonances at the first frequency and the second frequency. | 11-25-2010 |
20110122032 | ANTENNA EVALUATION APPARATUS AND ANTENNA EVALUATION METHOD FOR CREATING DIFFERENT SETS OF MULTIPATH WAVES AROUND RECEIVING ANTENNA - An antenna evaluation apparatus includes receiving antennas to be evaluated, scatterer antennas surrounding the receiving antennas, a signal generator, a divider, a phase-shift circuit, and a computer. The computer generates first and second initial phase vectors each corresponding to a different set of multipath waves, determines a third initial phase vector including arbitrary initial phases each between a pair of corresponding initial phases in the first and second initial phase vectors, adjusts the phases of the radio frequency signals using the phase-shift circuit such that the phases of the radio frequency signals have corresponding initial phases in the third initial phase vector, and makes the adjusted radio frequency signals radiate. | 05-26-2011 |
20110128196 | ANTENNA EVALUATING APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING MULTIPLE WAVE OF RADIO WAVES TRANSMITTED FROM SCATTERER ANTENNAS WITH FUNCTION OF SUBSTANTIALLY SIMULTANEOUS STOP AND START - A transmitting signal from a signal generator is divided in seven transmitting signals in a divider, and the phase and the amplitude of each of divided transmitting signals are changed in a phase shifter circuit and an attenuator circuit. The respective transmitting signals from the attenuator circuit are radiated from scatterer antennas. A receiver receives a multiple wave of radiated radio waves by using a receiving antenna. A computer substantially simultaneously starts operations of a D/A converter, the signal generator, and the receiver by using a trigger generator circuit. | 06-02-2011 |
20110128197 | ANTENNA EVALUATION APPARATUS AND ANTENNA EVALUATION METHOD FOR CREATING MULTIPATH WAVES AROUND RECEIVING ANTENNA - An antenna evaluation apparatus includes receiving antennas to be evaluated, scatterer antennas provided around them, signal generators, delay circuits, dividers, phase-shift circuits, and attenuation circuits. A computer controls the delay circuits to add delay times to radio frequency signals, and controls the phase-shift circuits and attenuation circuits to change phases and amplitudes of the radio frequency signals to produce a first fading. The antenna evaluation apparatus radiates the radio frequency signals from the scatterer antennas, thus creating multipath waves including delay and fading around the receiving antenna. | 06-02-2011 |
20110134001 | ANTENNA EVALUATION APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING MULTIPLE WAVE OF RADIO WAVES TRANSMITTED FROM SCATTERER ANTENNAS WITH FUNCTION OF CALIBRATION FOR THE SAME APPARATUS - A computer measures amplitudes and phases respective received signals S | 06-09-2011 |
20110187615 | ANTENNA APPARATUS INCLUDING MULTIPLE ANTENNA PORTIONS ON ONE ANTENNA ELEMENT OPERABLE AT MULTIPLE FREQUENCIES - An antenna apparatus includes a slit provided on an antenna element between first and second feed ports; and a series resonant circuit provided at a location along the slit, with a distance from an opening of the slit. When the antenna apparatus operates at a first isolation frequency identical to a resonance frequency of the series resonant circuit, the series resonant circuit is short-circuited, and only a section of the slit from its opening to the series resonant circuit resonates, thus providing isolation between the feed ports at the first isolation frequency. When the antenna apparatus operates at a second isolation frequency lower than the first isolation frequency, the series resonant circuit is open, and the entire slit resonates, thus providing isolation between the feed ports at the second isolation frequency. | 08-04-2011 |
20110254749 | ANTENNA APPARATUS INCLUDING MULTIPLE ANTENNA PORTIONS ON ONE ANTENNA ELEMENT OPERABLE AT MULTIPLE FREQUENCIES - An antenna element has first and second feed ports, and is simultaneously excited through the feed ports so as to simultaneously operate as first and second antenna portions respectively, associated with the feed ports. The antenna element is excited at one of a first frequency and a second frequency higher than the first frequency. An antenna apparatus is provided with: a slit that provides isolation between the feed ports; a trap circuit that allows the slit to provide isolation at the first or second frequency when the antenna element is excited at the first or second frequency; and a reactance element that shifts a frequency at which the slit provides isolation between the feed ports, to the first frequency, when the antenna element is excited at the first frequency. | 10-20-2011 |
20120007785 | ANTENNA APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY TRANSMITTING MULTIPLE RADIO SIGNALS WITH DIFFERENT RADIATION CHARACTERISTICS - An antenna element has a slit including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion extending in a first direction so as to separate first and second feed points from each other, and the second portion extending in a second direction different from the first direction. The slit is configured to resonate at an isolation frequency to produce isolation between the first and second feed points, and configured to form a current path around the slit. A current distribution along the current path generated by exciting through the first feed point is different from a current distribution along the current path generated by exciting through the second feed point, thus providing different radiation characteristics by the different current distributions. | 01-12-2012 |
20120169559 | ANTENNA APPARATUS INCLUDING MULTIPLE ANTENNA PORTIONS ON ONE ANTENNA ELEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIPLE FEED POINTS - An antenna apparatus includes: an extension conductor connected to a first section of an outer perimeter of an antenna element and along an entire length of the first section; connecting conductors connecting the antenna element to a ground conductor between the extension conductor and feed points on the antenna element; and a slit extending from the extension conductor to the antenna element so as to intersect a portion between connecting points of the connecting conductors and to intersect a portion between the feed points on the antenna element. The slit has a short-circuited end on the extension conductor. | 07-05-2012 |
20120176276 | ANTENNA APPARATUS INCLUDING MULTIPLE ANTENNA PORTIONS ON ONE ANTENNA ELEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIPLE FEED POINTS - An antenna apparatus includes: an extension conductor connected to a section of an outer perimeter of an antenna element and along an entire length of the section; and a slit extending from the antenna element to the extension conductor so as to intersect a portion between feed points on the antenna element. The slit has an open end on the extension conductor. | 07-12-2012 |
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20120176059 | STROBE DEVICE AND MOBILE DEVICE - A strobe device of the present invention includes a flash discharge tube; a plurality of external triggering electrodes formed on an outer surface of the flash discharge tube; a trigger circuit that outputs a trigger signal to the external triggering electrodes causing the flash discharge tube to emit light at predetermined timing; and a control unit that controls and directs the trigger circuit to switch between a first mode in which a voltage is applied to any of the plurality of external triggering electrodes having a predetermined attachment area to the flash discharge tube, and a second mode in which a voltage is applied to another of the external triggering electrodes having an area larger than the predetermined area. | 07-12-2012 |
20120242889 | IMAGING DEVICE AND MOBILE APPARATUS - An imaging device according to the present invention includes a light emitting unit for emitting light toward a photographic subject; a lens movable in a movement region corresponding to a focus region; an imaging element for receiving light through the lens; and a lens control unit for acquiring imaging data photoreceived by the imaging element and for controlling the position of the lens. The lens control unit moves the lens in a stepwise manner in order to acquire imaging data for each field of a focus region. The imaging device further includes a light emission control unit for changing the amount of light emitted from the light emitting unit according to the focus position of the lens in each field. | 09-27-2012 |
20120262073 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT DRIVE DEVICE AND MOBILE APPARATUS - A light emitting element drive device of the present invention includes a light emitting element; a drive unit for driving the light emitting element; an electricity storage element capable of storing electric power; a battery power supply capable of supplying electric power to the electricity storage element; and a boost chopper circuit having an inductor, for boosting voltage by opening and closing a switching element. The drive unit is switchable between three states: a storing state in which electric power from the battery power supply is stored in the electricity storage element; a first discharging state in which the electric power stored in the electricity storage element is supplied to the light emitting element; and a second discharging state in which electric power from the battery power supply is boosted by the boost chopper circuit and is supplied to the light emitting element. | 10-18-2012 |
20130343047 | STROBE DEVICE - A strobe device of the present invention includes a cylindrical flashtube, a reflector for reflecting light coming from the flashtube, a trigger circuit for applying a trigger voltage to the reflector, and a conductive abutting section that is disposed on at least one of the flashtube and reflector and abuts on at least the other of the flashtube and reflector. The conductive abutting section is disposed in the axial direction of the flashtube. Thus, a strobe device that generates light of stable brightness can be achieved. | 12-26-2013 |
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20090116228 | SHOWCASE - An object is to provide a showcase capable of effectively illuminating commodities displayed on a shelf in a display chamber, especially commodities in shelf foremost parts. In the showcase in which the shelf for displaying the commodities is disposed in the display chamber constituted in a main body and in which a front-surface opening of the display chamber is openably closed by see-through doors and in which an illumination device is vertically attached to the main body on an inner side from the edge of the opening, the illumination device is constituted of LED elements, and light from the LED elements is emitted toward front parts of the shelf. | 05-07-2009 |
20090134802 | SHOWCASE - An object is to provide a showcase in which appropriate illumination can be realized by an LED illumination apparatus having a high durability against turning ON/OFF and capable of securing a predetermined illumination intensity even under an environment at a low temperature. The showcase in which the inside of a display chamber configured to display commodities is illuminated by an LED illumination apparatus includes a person detecting sensor which detects the approaching of any person, and a control apparatus which adjusts the illumination intensity of the LED illumination apparatus, and the control apparatus gradually increases the illumination intensity of the LED illumination apparatus in a case where the person detecting sensor detects the approaching of the person. | 05-28-2009 |
20090207592 | SHOWCASE - An object is to provide a showcase capable of improving the appearance of an illumination apparatus itself and improving the illumination effect produced by the illumination apparatus. In the showcase in which the inside of a display chamber disposed in a main body is illuminated by an illumination apparatus, the illumination apparatus includes an LED illumination member having an LED element, and a holding member attached to the main body to hold the LED illumination member, and the holding member includes a lead wire receiving portion for receiving a lead wire of the LED illumination member. | 08-20-2009 |
20090207593 | SHOWCASE - An object is to provide a showcase capable of improving the appearance of an illumination apparatus and also capable of improving the effects of illumination by the illumination apparatus. In the showcase, the inside of a display chamber formed in a main body thereof is illuminated with the illumination apparatus. The illumination apparatus includes: a plurality of LED illumination components equipped with LED elements; a holding member attached to the main body to hold the LED illumination components; a wiring connector provided between the LED illumination components; and a reflecting plate covering the connector. | 08-20-2009 |
20100195317 | SHOWCASE - There is disclosed a showcase comprising an illumination apparatus which can stably be held by a simple structure and which can illuminate the inside of a display chamber effectively without any unevenness. The illumination apparatus provided in the showcase comprises a shade member constituted of a light-transmitting front wall positioned on the side of the light emitting surfaces of LED elements, and a back wall positioned on the side of a substrate provided with the LED elements, the front wall comprising a curved portion having an arc-like section and a pair of flat portions extended continuously from both ends of the curved portion to intersect with the back wall at an acute angle, corner portions where the flat portions intersect with the back wall being a pair of engaging portions; and a holder provided with a plurality of engagement portions and the like with which the engaging portions are disengageably engaged. | 08-05-2010 |