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It is an object to provide a flexible light-emitting device with high reliability in a simple way. Further, it is an object to provide an electronic device or a lighting device each mounted with the light-emitting device. A light-emitting device with high reliability can be obtained with the use of a light-emitting device having the following structure: an element portion including a light-emitting element is interposed between a substrate having flexibility and a light-transmitting property with respect to visible light and a metal substrate; and insulating layers provided over and under the element portion are in contact with each other in the outer periphery of the element portion to seal the element portion. Further, by mounting an electronic device or a lighting device with a light-emitting device having such a structure, an electronic device or a lighting device with high reliability can be obtained.

A method and system dynamically calculates confidence levels associated with accuracy of Z depth information obtained by a phase-shift time-of-flight (TOF) system that acquires consecutive images during an image frame. Knowledge of photodetector response to maximum and minimum detectable signals in active brightness and total brightness conditions is known a priori and stored. During system operation brightness threshold filtering and comparing with the a priori data permits identifying those photodetectors whose current output signals are of questionable confidence. A confidence map is dynamically generated and used to advise a user of the system that low confidence data is currently being generated. Parameter(s) other than brightness may also or instead be used.

Aspects of the invention can provide a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor capable of manufacturing a high-performance thin film transistor with a simple process, a thin film transistor manufactured using the method of manufacturing a thin film transistor, and a thin film transistor circuit, an electronic device, and an electronic apparatus each equipped with the thin film transistor. The method of manufacturing a thin film transistor according to the invention can include the first step of forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on a substrate by an electroless plating process, the second step of forming an organic semiconductor layer in at least an area between the source electrode and the drain electrode using a costing method, the third step of forming a gate insulating layer on the organic semiconductor layer using a coating method, and the fourth step of forming a gate electrode using a coating method so as to overlap an area on the gate insulating layer and between the source electrode and the drain electrode.

A radio communication system having a radio base station controller which is connected to a plurality of base stations, and assigns a fixed channel to each of the radio mobile stations. The radio base station controller also controls the beam patterns of the radio base stations to communicate with the radio mobile stations. The radio base station controller, when transmitting to and receiving from the different radio mobile stations to which the same channel is assigned, controls the beam patterns so that the channels do not interfere with each other.

An ideal step-profile in a channel region is realized easily and reliably, whereby suppression of the short-channel effect and prevention of mobility degradation are achieved together. A silicon substrate is amorphized to a predetermined depth from a semiconductor film, and impurities to become the source/drain are introduced in this state. Then the impurities are activated, and the amorphized portion is recrystallized, by low temperature solid-phase epitaxial regrowth. With the processing temperature required for the low temperature solid-phase epitaxial regrowth being within a range of 450° C.-650° C., thermal diffusion of the impurities into the semiconductor film is suppressed, thereby maintaining the initial steep step-profile.

An entity which executes person authentication such as a service provider (SP) and a user device (UC) receives a request for person authentication from an entity which requests person authentication. The entity which requests person authentication can vary in form. The entity which executes person authentication decrypts the template by using a person identification certificate that can be owned by the entity which executes person authentication or provided from the outside, compares the template with sampling information input by a user and notifies the entity which requests person authentication of the result of comparison. The data for person identification is provided as encrypted information that can be decrypted only by the entity which executes person authentication, thereby performing safe authentication in various locations or devices, while preventing the template information from leaking out.

To realize compatibility with an SIM card and adaptation to a high-speed memory access in an IC card module having a microcomputer and a memory card controller. An IC card module includes a plurality of first external connecting terminals and a plurality of second external connecting terminals both exposed to one surface of a card substrate, a microcomputer connected to the first external connecting terminals, a memory controller connected to the second external connecting terminals, and a volatile memory connected to the memory controller. The shape of the card substrate and the layout of the first external connecting terminals are based on a standard of plug-in UICC of ETSI TS 102 221 V4.4.0 (2001-10) or have compatibility. The second external connecting terminals are disposed outside the minimum range of the terminal layout based on the standard for the first external connecting terminals. The first and second external connecting terminals respectively include signal terminals electrically separated from one another.

Disclosed herein is an insulated gate field effect transistor including: (A) a source/drain region and a channel formation region; (B) a gate electrode formed above the channel formation region; and (C) a gate insulating film; wherein the gate insulating film is composed of a gate insulating film main body portion formed between the gate electrode and the channel formation region, and a gate insulating film extension portion extending from the insulating film main body portion to a middle of a side surface portion of the gate electrode, and when a height of the gate electrode is H_Gate and a height of the gate insulating film extension portion is H_Ins with a surface of the channel formation region as a reference, a relationship of H_Ins<H_Gate is fulfilled.

Provided is a storage device which partitions data from a host into multiple partitioned data and distributes, encrypts and stores them together with a parity to and in multiple memory mediums. This storage device executes processing of restoring the partitioned data or the parity stored in a memory medium to be subject to encryption re-key based on decrypted data of the partitioned data or the parity stored in each memory medium other than the memory medium to be subject to encryption re-key among the multiple memory mediums, storing the restored partitioned data or the parity in a backup memory medium while encrypting the restored partitioned data or the parity with a new encryption key, and thereafter interchanging the backup memory medium and the memory medium to be subject to encryption re-key so that the backup memory medium will be a memory medium configuring the parity group and the memory medium to be subject to encryption re-key will be the backup memory medium.

An electronic cigarette includes a mouthpiece, an atomizer assembly, a first connecting assembly, a second connecting assembly, and a power assembly. The atomizer assembly is received in the first housing of the mouthpiece, which includes a liquid reservoir and a heating element. The first connecting assembly includes a first conductive tube, a second conductive tube, and a first sleeve. The first sleeve includes an insulation tube, a convex ring, and a connecting portion. The insulation tube is disposed between the first conductive tube and the second conductive tube; the convex ring is sleeved on the second conductive tube and fixed to the first housing; the connecting portion extends through the second conductive tube and interconnects the insulation tube and the convex ring. The second connecting assembly includes a second sleeve and a flexible conductive ring. The power assembly includes a second housing fixed to the first housing and a battery.

A speed estimation system for watercraft comprising a propulsion unit configured to provide thrust via rotation of a propeller and having an electric motor, a power supply configured to supply electric power to the propulsion unit, and an electronic circuit configured to sense at least one propulsion system parameter from which the propeller torque can be at least implicitly determined, and at least one propulsion system parameter sensed from which the propeller speed can be at least implicitly determined, the electronic circuit configured to determine the watercraft speed based on the sensed parameters.

A photolithography process for forming an island-shaped semiconductor layer is omitted, and a transistor is formed by at least two photolithography processes: a photolithography process for forming a gate electrode (including a wiring or the like formed from the same layer as the gate electrode) and a photolithography process for forming a source electrode and a drain electrode (including a wiring or the like formed from the same layer as the source electrode and the drain electrode). By using electron beam exposure, a transistor in which a distance between the source electrode and the drain electrode (channel length) is short can be formed. For example, a transistor whose channel length is less than 50 nm can be obtained.

A method for optical imaging of retinal function comprises an illuminating observing step (S1) of illuminating the retinal region (2) of the rear surface of an eyeball (1) including the macular area and the optic disk with an invisible light (3) and observing the retinal region (2), a stimulating step (S3) of illuminating the retinal region (2) with a visible flash light (4) to stimulate a retinal function including an optic disk's function, an imaging step (S2) of capturing images (A, B) before and after the stimulation of the retinal region (2) illuminated with the invisible light, and a calculating step (S4) of detecting the change of the retinal function of the retinal region from the images (A, B) before and after the stimulation. In the calculating step, the images (A, B) before and after the stimulation are registered in advance, and the change of the retinal function of the retinal region is displayed with an image from the registered images.

A computer system determines location probabilities for defined sub-areas (41, 43) of a geographical area (4), e.g. for squares arranged in a grid (40), based on field strengths expected in the small sub-areas (41, 43) from the antennas (A1, A2 A3, A4), and based on the antenna used by the mobile communication terminal. The location probabilities indicate for a sub-area (41, 43) the probability that the mobile communication terminal is located in the respective sub-area (41, 43). The computer system determines at least one ellipse defining the location area, based on the location probabilities of the sub-areas (41, 43). The location probabilities make it possible to determine elliptical location areas of mobile users much smaller than the area each antenna does cover physically, but without the need for measuring at the mobile communication terminal signal properties such as signal strength or observed time differences.

A method of transmitting data in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting downlink scheduling information regarding downlink radio resource allocation and uplink scheduling information regarding uplink radio resource allocation on a downlink control channel, transmitting downlink data on a downlink data channel according to the downlink scheduling information, and detecting an acknowledgement (ACK)/negative-acknowledgement (NACK) signal for the downlink data from a radio resource exclusively allocated to the ACK/NACK signal. According to the present invention, when an error occurs in a downlink control channel due to deterioration of a channel condition, the error can be promptly handled using an error detection protocol agreed between a user equipment and a base station. Therefore, data can be transmitted with higher reliability.

A refrigerant system is provided with at least two sequential stages of compression. An intercooler is positioned intermediate the two stages. The refrigerant flowing through the intercooler is cooled by a secondary fluid such as ambient air. A vapor/liquid injection function is also provided for the refrigerant system. The intercooler function and the vapor/liquid injection function are selectively activated on demand depending on environmental conditions and thermal load in a conditioned space. This invention is particularly important for the CO2 refrigerant systems operating in the transcritical cycle.

A highly rigid ceramic frame (38) is embedded in a layer of a core member (34). An IC chip (42) is held inside (38a) via an elastic member (40). IC chip 42 arranged inside (38a) will not be greatly deformed even when a strong bending, torsional, or pressing force is applied to the IC card (30). An impact, when exerted on the IC card (30), will not be directly conveyed to the IC chip (42). A coil (44) formed by printing and the like is provided at an upper end face (38b) of the ceramic frame (38). The coil (44) is connected to the IC chip (42) by a wire (46). By forming the IC chip (42), the ceramic frame (38) and the coil (44) integrally in advance, the workability in fabrication is improved. Therefore, a circuit chip mounted card of high reliability and low fabrication cost can be provided.

A self-guided system for trenching water bottoms for the installation of a pipeline. The preferred embodiment of the present invention teaches a system which is configured to be mounted about the pipeline to be buried, and which further contemplates a uniquely configured, forward mounted trenching/drive mechanism incorporating a cutter wheel generally about the width of the desired trench, the mechanism configured to propel the system as well as trench the desired area. An alternative embodiment of the contemplates a frontal high pressure jet array in lieu of the cutter head. The trenching/drive mechanism of the preferred embodiment of the present invention further includes a high pressure spray array mounted about the frontal cutter wheel area, and a suction/mud pump assembly to the rear of the cutter wheel. The high pressure spray array provides the dual purpose function of loosening the area to be trenched, as well as cleaning and removing the trenched matter from the cutter wheel. The present invention further includes first and second buoyancy chambers which are configured to be uniformly lowered to the lower periphery of the unit frame, to provide skids for utilization of the present system in shallow water. An alternative embodiment of the present invention teaches the incorporation of a framed system similar to that as taught in the present invention, but without the trenching/drive mechanism, and with the addition of a pipe cutter mounted to the rear of the unit frame, for utilization of pipeline recovery and dismemberment operations. Other features of the present invention which are taught, and which may be implemented, include G.P.S. (global positioning system) receiver/data transmission for precise monitoring of the system during operations, thruster propulsion, and bottom loading of pipe into the frame via hinged bottom rollers, which may be powered.

An interconnecting substrate is provided with a base insulating film having a sunken section in a bottom surface thereof, a first interconnection provided in the sunken section, a via hole formed in the base insulating film, and a second interconnection which is connected to the first interconnection via a conductor within the via hole and is formed on a top surface of the base insulating film, wherein the interconnecting substrate comprises a first interconnection pattern formed of the first interconnection which comprises at least a linear pattern which extends along a second direction orthogonal to a first direction, and a warpage-controlling pattern which is provided in the sunken section in the bottom surface of the base insulating film and is formed in such a manner as to suppress a warpage of the interconnecting substrate toward a bottom side on both sides of the first direction.

In an electrical storage apparatus including an electric storage device connected between a main power supply and a load, a first bypass FET and a bypass diode which are connected in series between the main power supply and the load are provided, and first and second main path FETs connected in series between the electric storage device and the load are provided. A controller judges that the first bypass FET suffers an open-circuit failure if the voltage (Va) of the load is equal to or smaller than the first threshold value Vth1 or if the voltage (Vc) at the connection point between the first bypass FET and the bypass diode is equal to or smaller than the second threshold value Vth2, when the first bypass FET is turned on and the first main path FET and the second main path FET are turned off.

A slurry for forming an insulating layer of the present invention includes heat-resistant insulating fine particles, a thickening agent, and a dispersion medium. The insulating fine particles are dispersed in the dispersion medium. The slurry for forming an insulating layer has a viscosity of 5 to 500 mPa·s. The proportion of particles with a particle size of 1 μm or less in the insulating fine particles is 30 vol % or more and the proportion of particles with a particles size of 3 μm or more in the insulating fine particles is 10 vol % or less. An electrochemical device of the present invention includes a separator for an electrochemical device of the present invention that is produced using the slurry for forming an electrochemical device of the present invention.

If it is determined that accumulation quantity of deposit on an inner wall of an exhaust passage is equal to or larger than a predetermined value, addition quantity of urea solution from a urea solution addition valve is decreased. Thereafter, exhaust gas temperature is increased rapidly when request torque of a diesel engine increases. Thus, the deposit having accumulated on the inner wall of the exhaust passage is decomposed at once and is supplied to a urea SCR as ammonia.

A method for printing an image on a printing substrate, a number of portions of fluid printing ink being produced on a printing ink carrier (10) through energy input by a number of image spots (810) of an array (84) of individually controllable VCSEL light sources, and the fluid printing ink being transferred to the printing substrate. A device for inputting energy (80) to a printing-ink carrier (10), includes a number (82) of individually controllable laser light sources which have a modular design consisting of subarrays (86) and are disposed in an array (84), and further includes printing-ink carrier (10) with which is associated an axis of rotation (88) and on the surface of which can be produced a number of image spots (810) of the laser light sources. The subarrays of laser light sources are VCSEL bars (84), and rows of image spots (12) of the VCSEL bars are inclined with respect to the axis of rotation (88).

An oxyfuel boiler 1 is equipped with an oxygen separation apparatus 23 to produce oxygen by separating oxygen from the air, a recirculation fan 26 to supply a portion of combustion flue gas branched from the combustion flue gas discharged from the boiler to the oxyfuel boiler 1, a temperature sensor 14a to detect gas temperature at a boiler outlet 1d in the oxyfuel boiler 1, and a control apparatus 150 to calculate gas temperature at a furnace outlet 1c in the boiler from the gas temperature at the boiler outlet 1d detected by the temperature sensor 14a and control the operating condition of the recirculation fan 26 so that the calculated gas temperature at the furnace outlet 1c becomes a desired preset gas temperature.

A highly reliable electronic device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided, the electronic device preventing entry of a plating solution via an external electrode and entry of moisture of external environment inside thereof, and generating no soldering defects nor solder popping defects which are caused by precipitation of a glass component on a surface of the external electrode.

The structure is formed of Cu-baked electrode layers 6a and 6b primarily composed of Cu, Cu plating layers 7a and 7b which are formed on the Cu-baked electrode layers 6a and 6b and which are processed by a recrystallization treatment, and upper-side plating layers 9a and 9b formed on the Cu plating layers 7a and 7b.

After the Cu plating layers 7a and 7b are formed, a heat treatment is performed at a temperature in the range of a temperature at which the Cu plating layers 7a and 7b are recrystallized to a temperature at which glass contained in a conductive paste is not softened (both inclusive), so that the Cu plating layers 7a and 7b are recrystallized.

A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a ceramic body, and external electrodes on opposite side surfaces of the ceramic body. The ceramic body includes an inner layer portion including a plurality of ceramic layers, and first and second internal electrodes each arranged at interfaces between the ceramic layers defining the inner layer portion, and also includes outer layer portions arranged on an upper surface and a lower surface of the inner layer portion. The ceramic layers defining the inner layer portion include as a main component a perovskite-type compound containing Ba and Ti. The amount of Mg contained in the ceramic layers defining the inner layer portion preferably is 0 to about 0.4 part by mole per 100 parts by mole of Ti, for example. The thickness of the ceramic layers defining the inner layer portion preferably is not more than about 0.55 μm, for example.

An optical fiber sensor that can detect a liquid level or detect a property of liquid with high reliability even under a frequently vibrational environment. The optical fiber sensor includes an optical fiber that includes a core having an area where a grating is formed and a clad, and is disposed so that at least a part of the area with the grating is immersed in liquid, a light source for making light incident to the optical fiber so that a cladding mode light having a wavelength band is occurred by the grating, and a light receiving unit for detecting the intensity of light which is incident from the light source to the optical fiber and transmitted through the grating.

It is an object of the present invention to prevent a wire part including a stabilizer hook, a strut or the pulling-back member from separating from a connection part even when a force in a tensile direction is applied to a stent.

A stent 1 having a connection part in which wire parts including a stent main wire 2, a strut 4 and a stabilizer hook 5 are connected to each other through a junction pipe 7, wherein a locking part which is locked to the junction pipe 7 is formed on the wire part which is inserted into the junction pipe 7.

An object of the present invention is to enhance the reliability of an MEMS sensor formed on a semiconductor integrated circuit device.

To achieve this object, a semiconductor device of the present invention comprises: a semiconductor integrated circuit device; a lower passivation film of silicon nitride, etc. formed on the semiconductor integrated circuit device and having high moisture resistance and high chemical resistance; an MEMS portion formed on the lower passivation film and including a cavity 12; and an upper passivation film 11 formed on the top surface of the MEMS portion such that the MEMS portion is hermetically sealed by the upper and lower passivation films.

Disclosed is an organic EL device as an light emitting device according to this application example includes a base material as a substrate, and an organic EL element as a plurality of light emitting elements having a light emitting functional layer as a functional layer in which an organic light emitting layer is included between a pixel electrode as an anode and an opposed electrode as a cathode and a sealing layer sealing the plurality of organic EL elements which are formed on the base material, and the opposed electrode is formed over the plurality of organic EL elements as a common cathode, and the sealing layer is formed so as to cover the common cathode in the same region where the common cathode is formed or inwards from the region.