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20130170669 | STRAIN AND PRESSURE SENSING DEVICE, MICROPHONE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRAIN AND PRESSURE SENSING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICROPHONE - According to one embodiment, a strain and pressure sensing device includes a semiconductor circuit unit and a sensing unit. The semiconductor circuit unit includes a semiconductor substrate and a transistor. The transistor is provided on a semiconductor substrate. The sensing unit is provided on the semiconductor circuit unit, and has space and non-space portions. The non-space portion is juxtaposed with the space portion. The sensing unit further includes a movable beam, a strain sensing element unit, and first and second buried interconnects. The movable beam has fixed and movable portions, and includes first and second interconnect layers. The fixed portion is fixed to the non-space portion. The movable portion is separated from the transistor and extends from the fixed portion into the space portion. The strain sensing element unit is fixed to the movable portion. The first and second buried interconnects are provided in the non-space portion. | 07-04-2013 |
20140069200 | PRESSURE SENSOR DEVICE - A pressure sensor device comprises a support substrate including a thin film area which is bendable by a pressure, a sensor film comprising a first electrode provided on the thin film area, a second electrode provided on the first electrode, a reference layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, a free layer provided between the reference layer and the first electrode or between the reference layer and the second electrode, a spacer layer provided between the reference layer and the free layer, a shield provided on a side of the support substrate. | 03-13-2014 |
20140090486 | PRESSURE SENSOR, AUDIO MICROPHONE, BLOOD PRESSURE SENSOR, AND TOUCH PANEL - According to one embodiment, a pressure sensor includes a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic, a spacer layer, a third magnetic layer. The substrate includes a first region and a second region. The first electrode is provided on the first region. The second electrode is provided on the first electrode. The first magnetic layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second magnetic layer is provided between the first electrode and the first magnetic layer or between the first magnetic layer and the second electrode. The spacer layer is provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer in a stacking direction of layers from the first electrode to the second electrode. The third magnetic layer is provided continuously with the second magnetic layer on the second region. | 04-03-2014 |
20140137658 | MICROPHONE PACKAGE - According to one embodiment, a microphone package includes: a pressure sensing element including a film and a device; and a cover. The film generates strain in response to pressure. The device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; and a first magnetic layer. The first magnetic layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and has a first magnetization. The cover includes: an upper portion; and a side portion. The side portion is magnetic and provided depending on the first magnetization and the second magnetization. | 05-22-2014 |
20140137668 | PRESSURE SENSOR, MICROPHONE, BLOOD PRESSURE SENSOR, AND TOUCH PANEL - According to one embodiment, a pressure sensor includes a base unit, a film unit, and a plurality of sensing elements. The plurality of sensing elements is provided on the film unit radially with respect to a centroid of the film unit. The plurality of sensing elements has a first side and a second side intersecting the first side. Each of the plurality of sensing elements includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, and an intermediate layer. Each of the plurality of sensing elements has a shape anisotropy characterized by a length of the first side being longer than a length of the second side intersecting the first side. The plurality of sensing elements is provided at lines having radial configurations extending from the centroid to have a prescribed angle between the first side and the line. | 05-22-2014 |
20140369530 | PRESSURE SENSOR, ACOUSTIC MICROPHONE, BLOOD PRESSURE SENSOR, AND TOUCH PANEL - According to one embodiment, a pressure sensor includes a film part, and a sensing unit. A circumscribing rectangle circumscribing a configuration of a film surface of the film part has a first side, a second side, a third side connected to one end of the first side and one end of the second side, a fourth side connected to one other end of the first side and one other end of the second side, and a centroid of the circumscribing rectangle. The circumscribing rectangle includes a first region enclosed by the first side, line segments connecting the centroid to the one end of the first side, and to the one other end of the first side. The sensing unit includes sensing elements provided on a portion of the film surface overlapping the first region. Each sensing element includes a first, second magnetic layers, and a spacer layer. | 12-18-2014 |
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20090295429 | BIDIRECTIONAL BUFFER CIRCUIT AND SIGNAL LEVEL CONVERSION CIRCUIT - A bidirectional buffer circuit includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a first output buffer to which a signal from the first terminal is input and which outputs the signal to the second terminal, a first one-shot buffer control circuit outputting a first control signal according to an earlier arriving signal out of a signal from the first terminal and a signal from the second terminal, a first one-shot buffer temporarily driving the second terminal by the first control signal, a second output buffer to which a signal from the second terminal is input and which outputs the signal to the first terminal, a second one-shot buffer control circuit outputting a second control signal according to an earlier arriving signal out of a signal from the first terminal and a signal from the second terminal, and a second one-shot buffer temporarily driving the first terminal by the second control signal. | 12-03-2009 |
20130015883 | CMOS LOGIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITAANM HORI; ChikahiroAACI Kanagawa-kenAACO JPAAGP HORI; Chikahiro Kanagawa-ken JPAANM Takiba; AkiraAACI Kanagawa-kenAACO JPAAGP Takiba; Akira Kanagawa-ken JP - A CMOS logic integrated circuit includes a level shifter and a CMOS logic circuit. The level shifter converts a signal of a first logic level to a signal of a second logic level. The signal of the first logic level changes between a first low potential and a first high potential higher than the first low potential. The signal of the second logic level changes between the first low potential and a second high potential higher than the first high potential. The CMOS logic circuit includes a first N-channel type MOSFET and a second N-channel type MOSFET. The second N-channel type MOSFET is connected in series with the first N-channel type MOSFET. A first signal of the first logic level is input into a gate of the first N-channel type MOSFET. A second signal of the second logic level has an inversion relationship with the first signal. | 01-17-2013 |
20140118049 | LEVEL SHIFT SWITCH AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE SAME - According to one embodiment, in a level shift switch, a first input signal is inputted into a first input-output terminal, a first output signal is outputted from a second input-output terminal, a second input signal is inputted into the second input-output terminal, a second output signal is outputted from the first input-output terminal. The level shift switch includes a transmission circuit, a first MOSFET, a second MOSFET, and a first one-shot pulse generation circuit. | 05-01-2014 |
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20090056749 | LIQUID APPLICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid application apparatus includes: a roller member which is driven so as to rotate in a rotational direction; an application liquid supply device which supplies an application liquid onto a portion of the roller member while the roller member is rotating; a blade member which is arranged so as to abut against a circumferential surface of the roller member at an abutment position that is on a downstream side of the application liquid supply device in terms of the rotational direction of the roller member, the blade member wiping away an excess of the supplied application liquid on the roller member; a substitute fluid spray device which is arranged on a downstream side of the abutment position of the blade member in terms of the rotational direction of the roller member, the substitute fluid spray device spraying a substitute fluid onto a region of the circumferential surface of the roller member so as to remove the application liquid on the region of the circumferential surface of the roller member after the roller member passing the abutment position of the blade member, the substitute fluid including one of gas and liquid that is different from the application liquid; and a substitute fluid spray control device which controls the substitute fluid spray device to spray the substitute fluid. | 03-05-2009 |
20090073222 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus which forms an image includes: an intermediate transfer body which is conveyed in a conveyance direction; a washing liquid application device which applies a washing liquid on the intermediate transfer body; a first wiping device which is arranged on a downstream side of the washing liquid application device in terms of the conveyance direction of the intermediate transfer body, the first wiping device abutting against the intermediate transfer body to wipe away the washing liquid on the intermediate transfer body; a second wiping device which is arranged on a downstream side of the first wiping device in terms of the conveyance direction of the intermediate transfer body, the second wiping device abutting against the intermediate transfer body to wipe away the washing liquid on the intermediate transfer body; and a control device which controls the first and second wiping devices so that the first wiping device abuts against the intermediate transfer body when the image is being formed, and the first wiping device separates from the intermediate transfer body while the second wiping device abuts against the intermediate transfer body when the image is not being formed. | 03-19-2009 |
20090317555 | LIQUID APPLICATION METHOD, LIQUID APPLICATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid application method includes: an application liquid supplying step of supplying an application liquid to an outer circumferential surface of a roller member which is driven to rotate; a blade abutting step of abutting a blade member against the outer circumferential surface of the roller member so as to remove the application liquid supplied in the application liquid supplying step; and a blade abutment and separation control step of controlling an operation of abutting and an operation of separating the blade member in the blade abutting step. | 12-24-2009 |
20090322824 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND HEAD MAINTENANCE METHOD - An inkjet recording apparatus has: an inkjet head which has an ink ejection surface and ejects droplets of an ink from the ink ejection surface onto a recording medium; a pressure drum which is disposed in a position opposing the ink ejection surface of the inkjet head, has a round cylindrical circumferential surface in which a recording medium holding position and a non-holding position are provided, an opening section corresponding to an ink ejection width of the inkjet head in the non-holding position where the recording medium is not held, a suction flow channel that is connected to the opening section and provided integrally with the opening section inside the pressure drum, and holds and rotates the recording medium at the recording medium holding position in such a manner that the recording medium is conveyed in a circumferential direction of the pressure drum; and a suctioning device which suctions the opening section and the suction flow channel at least in a droplet ejection region where the droplets of the ink are ejected from the inkjet head. | 12-31-2009 |
20100208021 | FIXING PROCESSING APPARATUS, INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND FIXING PROCESSING METHOD - The fixing processing apparatus includes: a conveyance device which conveys a recording medium in a prescribed conveyance direction along a conveyance path, a desired image having been recorded in an image formation region on an image formation surface of the conveyed recording medium; a heat and pressure fixing device which is arranged in the conveyance path and carries out heat and pressure fixing process in which the image formation surface of the recording medium is subjected to at least one of heating process, pressing process and non-pressing process, the heat and pressure fixing device applying pressure to the image formation region in the pressing process, the heat and pressure fixing device applying no pressure to the image formation region in the non-pressing process; and a setting device which sets a temperature of the heat and pressure fixing device to be higher in the non-pressing process than in the pressing process. | 08-19-2010 |