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To provide a semiconductor device having a circuit with high operating performance and high reliability, and improve the reliability of the semiconductor device, thereby improving the reliability of an electronic device having the same. The aforementioned object is achieved by combining a step of crystallizing a semiconductor layer by irradiation with continuous wave laser beams or pulsed laser beams with a repetition rate of 10 MHz or more, while scanning in one direction; a step of photolithography with the use of a photomask or a leticle including an auxiliary pattern which is formed of a diffraction grating pattern or a semi-transmissive film having a function of reducing the light intensity; and a step of performing oxidation, nitridation, or surface-modification to the surface of the semiconductor film, an insulating film, or a conductive film, with high-density plasma with a low electron temperature.

The present invention generally relates to methods and devices for treatment of spinal deformity, and in particular to the utilization of at least one implant to either maintain the position of at least one vertebra of a patient to prevent increase in abnormal spinal curvature, to slow progression of abnormal curvature, or to impose at least one corrective displacement and / or rotation on at least one vertebra of a patient so as to incrementally correct abnormal spinal curvature.

An electric lifting device includes one driving mechanism and at least two transmission mechanisms, the two transmission mechanisms cooperating mutually and connected through a transmission bar assembly, with one transmission bar assembly driven by the driving mechanism. Each transmission mechanism includes a gearbox, a first driving gear, a second driving gear with axes of the first and second driving gears being crossed vertically, and lifting table legs disposed below at least two of the transmission mechanisms and driven by the second driving gear of the corresponding transmission mechanism to be lifted synchronously. The present invention employs only one driving mechanism, and with respect to the structure employing multiple driving mechanisms, the electric lifting device in the present invention can not only prevent interference to guarantee higher consistency, but also reduce devices to lower the difficult in control, thereby significantly reducing the cost.

A system and method for evaluating cardiovascular performance in real time and characterized by conversion of a surface potential into multi-channels are introduced. The system includes an electrocardiographic signal measuring unit, a reconstruction unit, and a parameter computation and assessment unit. The reconstruction unit reconstructs electrocardiographic signals (ECG signals) recorded by the electrocardiographic signal measuring unit, such that the ECG signals are reconstructed as ones located at different spatial positions but actually not having a channel. The method includes calculating a variation manifested spatially during an interval between a Q wave and a T wave of an ECG signal against time with a parameter computation and assessment algorithm, to evaluate its discreteness degree and thereby diagnose cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and locate lesions thereof.

A power transmission device that includes a clutch that transmits power from a motor to an axle; a first pump that is driven by power from the motor to generate and output fluid pressure; a second pump that receives and is driven by a supply of electric power to generate and output fluid pressure; a pressure regulating valve that regulates a pressure of operation fluid output from the first pump, and delivers at least a portion of operation fluid discharged in connection with the pressure regulation to a lubrication target for use as lubricant; and a switching valve that switches between a first connection state and a second connection state.

An image processing device for generating both of a distance image and a gray image from an electrical output of a light receiving element on the precondition that a light intensity-modulated at a modulation frequency is irradiated into a target space. This device has an image generator for generating the distance image having pixel values, each of which provides a distance value between an object in the target space and the device, in accordance with a phase difference between the irradiated light and the received light, and the gray image having pixel values, each of which provides a gray value of the object, in accordance with an intensity of the received light. By use of an output of the image generator, an outline of the object can be extracted.

Provided are an optical element and a light-emitting device with which the illuminated area can be expanded in spite of a small light-emitting area, and that also enable the device to be downsize. The light-emitting device is equipped with sheet-like light-guide sections (a first light-guide section and a second light-guiding section) for guiding light, and a light-emitting member for emitting light. The second light-guide section has a prism section with a saw tooth-like cross-section for changing the direction of the light guided to one of its surfaces. In the prism section, the angle of incidence at which parallel light guided to the second light guide section enters reflective surface of saw teeth at positions away from the LED is set to be greater than the angle of incidence (δ) at which the light enters the reflective surface of the saw teeth at the side toward the LED. In addition, in the prism section, the angle of protrusion of the saw teeth at positions away from the LED is set to be greater than the angle of protrusion of the saw teeth at the side toward the LED.

A visual restoration aiding device for restoring vision of a patient, comprises: a substrate which will be placed on or under a retina, a choroid or a sclera of a patient's eye; a plurality of electrodes arranged on the substrate for applying electrical stimulation pulse signals to cells constituting the retina; a photographing unit which photographs an object to be recognized by the patient; and a control unit which controls output of the electrical stimulation pulse signals from each electrode based image data captured by the photographing unit. The number of the electrodes placed on the substrate is less than the number of electrodes that can simultaneously output the electrical stimulation pulse signals based on the image data corresponding to one frame. The control unit is configured to sequentially output the electrical stimulation pulse signals at predetermined time interval based on the divided image data corresponding to one frame so as to allow the patient to recognize the image corresponding to one frame by joining two or more divided sections of the image corresponding to one frame.

The present invention generally relates to methods and devices for treatment of spinal deformity, and in particular to the utilization of at least one implant to either maintain the position of at least one vertebra of a patient to prevent increase in abnormal spinal curvature, to slow progression of abnormal curvature, or to impose at least one corrective displacement and / or rotation on at least one vertebra of a patient so as to incrementally correct abnormal spinal curvature.

Developing devices are provided adjacent to a light sensitive element. An intermediate transfer drum is provided adjacent to the light sensitive elements. After exposure of the light sensitive element, a first color or third color image is formed on the light sensitive element. On the other hand, after exposure of the light sensitive element, a second color or fourth color image can be formed on the light sensitive element. The first color image is transferred from the transfer unit to the intermediate transfer drum at the first transfer portion, and the second color image is transferred from the transfer unit at the second transfer portion so as to be superimposed on the first color image. Similarly, the third color image is transferred so as to be superimposed on the second image and the fourth color image is transferred so as to be superimposed on the third color image to the intermediate transfer drum. Accordingly, the first to fourth color images are superimposed. Thereby, downsizing of the device and cost reduction are achieved and image formation speed is facilitated.

An electronically-controlled throttle body includes a throttle valve having a valve disc, fixed on a valve shaft rotatably supported in a body inside which an air-intake passage is formed, for varying an opening area of the air-intake passage; a reduction gear mechanism connected to the valve shaft of the throttle valve; and a motor connected to the reduction gear mechanism; rotational drive power from the motor is transmitted to the valve shaft via the reduction gear mechanism, and the opening area of the air-intake passage is varied by rotatably moving the valve disc. The reduction gear mechanism includes a planetary gear mechanism and a spur gear reduction gear mechanism, rotational drive power from the motor is decelerated by the planetary mechanism, and the decelerated rotational drive power is further decelerated by the spur gear reduction gear mechanism, and then transmitted to the valve shaft.

A stationary blade (31) is disposed on a downstream side in a transporting direction of a sheet material (5) with respect to a movable blade (41). A sheet cutting device (12) includes a stationary blade frame 33 supporting the stationary blade (31), a movable blade frame (43) supporting the movable blade (41), and a main frame (13) which movably supports the stationary blade frame (33) and to which the movable blade frame (43) is fixed. The stationary blade frame (33) is movably provided with the main frame (13) such that the stationary blade (31) is moved to a release position where a press contact state between the stationary blade (31) and the movable blade (41) is released while retaining a position of a printing device (1).

Durability of cutting performance of a fixed blade and a movable blade is increased to downsize a device as a whole and to reduce manufacture costs thereof. The device includes a flat fixed blade (21), a flat movable blade (22) having a blade edge allowed to perform horizontal movement with respect to the fixed blade (21) in directions approaching and departing from a blade edge of the fixed blade (21), a drive mechanism (23) for moving the movable blade (22) with respect to the fixed blade (21), and spacers (28) for forming a predetermined gap according to a thickness of a sheet material (5) between the blade edges (21a) and (22a) in a thickness direction of those when the blade edges (21a) and (22a) of the fixed blade (21) and the movable blade (22), respectively, intersect with each other.

Provided are an electric power steering device which is capable of determining a failure without using a motor current, and an electric power steering device which removes any motor current detecting unit for detecting the motor current such as a shunt resistor, and suppresses the heat generation and the power loss in the device, thereby making it possible to realize the downsized device, a reduction in the costs, and the higher efficiency. An electric power steering device according to the present invention includes: a motor coupled with a steering system; a drive control unit for controlling a drive of the motor; a motor impression voltage detecting unit for detecting an applied voltage of the motor; and an abnormality determining unit for determining abnormality based on a comparison result of the detected motor impression voltage and an output voltage of the drive control unit.

Provided are an optical element and a light-emitting device with which the illuminated area can be expanded in spite of a small light-emitting area, and that also enable the device to be downsize. The light-emitting device is equipped with sheet-like light-guide sections (a first light-guide section and a second light-guiding section) for guiding light, and a light-emitting member for emitting light. The second light-guide section has a prism section with a saw tooth-like cross-section for changing the direction of the light guided to one of its surfaces. In the prism section, the angle of incidence at which parallel light guided to the second light guide section enters reflective surface of saw teeth at positions away from the LED is set to be greater than the angle of incidence (δ) at which the light enters the reflective surface of the saw teeth at the side toward the LED. In addition, in the prism section, the angle of protrusion of the saw teeth at positions away from the LED is set to be greater than the angle of protrusion of the saw teeth at the side toward the LED.

An electromagnetic wave detecting device is provided, which comprises: a detecting unit for transforming an electromagnetic wave into an electric charge for detection, a reset unit for resetting the potential of the detecting unit, a storing unit for storing a signal electric charge generated in the detecting unit by the electromagnetic wave, a first reading unit for reading the signal electric charge, and a second reading unit for reading the potential of the signal electric charge stored in the storing unit in a nondestructive manner.

A display device includes first and second displays, first and second display control circuits which respectively control the displays, and a signal transmission path which is shared between the first and second displays and has one system of signal lines. The display device further includes a switching circuit for the signal transmission path and a switching control circuit for the switching circuit. The switching control circuit performs switching control of the switching circuit in synchronism with display control by the first and second display control circuits. The first display and first display control circuit, and the second display and second display control circuit are alternately connected by the signal transmission path.

A data storage device executes sector guarantee processing at an unexpected power supply disconnection. The sector guarantee processing can be accurately performed even if the fluctuation of power supply voltage during normal operation is high. The voltage of the power supply is monitored via an A / D converter. The control unit calculates a voltage change value, which is a relative value of the detected voltage of the power supply, and judges power supply disconnection by the level of the voltage change value, to perform sector guarantee processing. The voltage fluctuation during normal operation and the voltage fluctuation at power supply disconnection can be distinguished, power supply disconnection can be accurately detected, and write disable status can be judged.

An electronically-controlled throttle body includes a throttle valve having a valve disc, fixed on a valve shaft rotatably supported in a body inside which an air-intake passage is formed, for varying an opening area of the air-intake passage; a reduction gear mechanism connected to the valve shaft of the throttle valve; and a motor connected to the reduction gear mechanism; rotational drive power from the motor is transmitted to the valve shaft via the reduction gear mechanism, and the opening area of the air-intake passage is varied by rotatably moving the valve disc. The reduction gear mechanism includes a planetary gear mechanism and a spur gear reduction gear mechanism, rotational drive power from the motor is decelerated by the planetary mechanism, and the decelerated rotational drive power is further decelerated by the spur gear reduction gear mechanism, and then transmitted to the valve shaft.

An image processing device for generating both of a distance image and a gray image from an electrical output of a light receiving element on the precondition that a light intensity-modulated at a modulation frequency is irradiated into a target space. This device has an image generator for generating the distance image having pixel values, each of which provides a distance value between an object in the target space and the device, in accordance with a phase difference between the irradiated light and the received light, and the gray image having pixel values, each of which provides a gray value of the object, in accordance with an intensity of the received light. By use of an output of the image generator, an outline of the object can be extracted.

The high-pressure generation device (110) comprises three pressure chambers which pressurize liquid drawn from the outside through the pumping operation of a plurality of pistons (1) having different outer diameters, pressurizes the liquid drawn from the outside, and discharges the liquid pressurized to a constant pressure to the outside in each reciprocating operation of the plurality of pistons (1). The three pressure chambers comprising a first pressure chamber (31) which draws liquid from the outside, a second pressure chamber (32) of which the pressurizing area for pressurizing the liquid is smaller than that of the first pressure chamber (31), and a third pressure chamber (33) of which the pressurizing area is smaller than that of the second pressure chamber (32) and which discharges liquid to the outside. The pressurizing areas of the second pressure chamber (32) and the third pressure chamber (33) are set so that the ratio of the difference between the pressurizing areas of the second pressure chamber (32) and the third pressure chamber (33) to the thrust when the plurality of pistons move in the one direction is equal to the ratio of the pressurizing area of the third pressure chamber (33) to the thrust when the plurality of pistons move in the other direction.

An input device includes an insulation substrate, a switch element, and a detection portion. The switch element includes a fixed electrode portion that is provided on the substrate, and a movable electrode portion that is provided on a main surface side of the substrate, at least part of the movable electrode portion being elastically displaceable toward a direction approaching and leaving the fixed electrode portion. The movable electrode portion is displaceable toward a direction approaching the fixed electrode portion due to pressure from an object to be detected that is an electric conductor. The detection portion is capable of detecting a capacitance change caused by the object to be detected approaching and leaving the movable electrode portion and a capacitance change between the movable electrode portion and the fixed electrode portion produced by displacement of the movable electrode portion due to pressing.

A display device includes first and second displays, first and second display control circuits which respectively control the displays, and a signal transmission path which is shared between the first and second displays and has one system of signal lines. The display device further includes a switching circuit for the signal transmission path and a switching control circuit for the switching circuit. The switching control circuit performs switching control of the switching circuit in synchronism with display control by the first and second display control circuits. The first display and first display control circuit, and the second display and second display control circuit are alternately connected by the signal transmission path.

An acoustic wave element comprising a lithium tantalate substrate having the Euler angles (φ, θ, ψ), a first component φ satisfying 10°≦φ≦50°; and an electrode disposed on the lithium tantalate substrate and configured to excite a main acoustic wave of wavelength λ, the electrode having a density ρM satisfying ρM≧ρTi where ρTi represents a density of titanium (Ti), and a thickness hM of the electrode satisfies 0.141×exp(0.075ρM)λ≦hM≦0.134λ Embodiments of the present disclosure minimize a thickness of the electrode and suppress a spurious Rayleigh wave signal.

A motor is inserted in the axial direction from an opening section into a motor case, one end surface in the axial direction of a stator is butted against an inner wall surface of the case, and the stator is urged toward axially one end surface side from axially the other end surface side and fixed in the motor case.

The invention provides a cable protecting and guiding device with a reduced radius of flexion formed when the device is bent back in a cable longitudinal direction between cable fixing and moving ends and which attains a smooth movement by continuously sliding along slidable-contact bottom portions of shoes disposed on upper and lower parts of the flexed cable inner peripheral side. A slidable-contact bottom portion of a shoe provided on the flexed cable inner peripheral side of a pair of link plates disposed apart in the lateral direction has a parallelogram slidable-contact bottom surface that slidably contacts between upper and lower shoes on the flexed cable inner peripheral side.

The present invention aims at providing an organic EL device that emits light by an alternating current, has a simple structure and provides little increase of production processes, while downsizing an overall configuration and a simplifying a method for producing said organic EL device. The organic EL device includes a power feeding part and an organic-EL-element forming part. The organic-EL-element forming part includes a plurality of unit EL elements formed on a substrate. There is provided a plurality of series-connected parts each formed by a plurality of the unit EL elements that are electrically connected in series in a forward direction. A plurality of the series-connected parts are electrically connected to the power feeding part in parallel. The series-connected parts that are connected in parallel include a series-connected part that is connected to the power feeding part so as to have a reverse polarity.