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A method of manufacturing a gate in a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method forms a TiAlN film as a barrier layer between a gate insulating film and a metal gate by CVD method or PVD method resulting in the prevention of a leakage current and the obtaining of a low threshold voltage.

A center beam which is formed out of a thin film constituted to be combined with a light reflection film provided on one surface of the center beam, which has both ends fixed and which is deformed by an electronic force; a substrate electrode which is opposed to the center beam through a gap formed on the other surface of the center beam; an opposed surface which is a surface of the substrate electrode opposed to the center beam modulating the incident light on the light reflection film, the opposed surface restricting deformation of the center beam due to application of a driving voltage to the substrate electrode by abutting on the center beam; and a substrate which has the substrate electrode having the opposed surface, formed in a concave section, and which holds a to-be-held section of the center beam, are provided. As a result, the structure of modulating light by changing the reflection direction of the incident light is simple, response is fast, the wavelength of the incident light to be used is not limited, operation is stable, reliability is high, the number of manufacturing steps is small and cost reduction can be achieved.

A power supply control system for a vehicle that is provided with a lead-acid battery with comparatively high output density and low energy density, and a lithium-ion battery with comparatively low output density and high energy density. On an engine start that accompanies an ignition operation of a vehicle operator, power is supplied to a starter from the lead-acid battery and the engine is started. On an engine restart that accompanies an idling stop control, power is supplied to the starter from the lithium-ion battery and the engine is started.

The device includes a rolling bearing unit supporting a radial load and a magnetic bearing unit supporting an axial load and/or a bearing preload; an electromagnet fitted to a spindle housing so as to confront, on a non-contact basis, a flange shaped thrust plate mounted on a main shaft; a motor rotor of a motor for driving the shaft, and a motor stator opposed to the rotor, the shaft being driven by magnetic or Lorentz forces developed between the rotor and the stator; and a sensor detecting an axial force acting on the bearing unit, and a controller controlling the electromagnet. In this device, the stiffness of a composite spring formed by the bearing unit and a support system for the bearing unit is chosen to be higher than the negative stiffness of a composite spring of a motor part comprised of the electromagnet and the motor.

A non-invasive method of monitoring a biological parameter concerning a bodily fluid of a subject, e.g., blood glucose of a human subject. The method includes: placing an electrode against a site of the skin of the subject; measuring impedance of the skin and determining the parameter therefrom; and using substantially the same site in another determination. Another non-invasive monitoring method includes: exposing a skin site to an aqueous salt solution for a pre-determined first period of time; removing excess of the solution from the site; measuring impedance at the site; exposing the site to the solution for a pre-determined second period of time and repeating the removing and measuring steps. It is determined whether the impedance measured falls within a pre-determined range. The latter exposure and removal steps are repeated, if necessary, until two consecutive impedance measurements within the pre-determined range are obtained.

A data transmission method and device are provided in a wireless communication system with user equipment (UE). A UE transmits uplink data through sounding reference signals (SRS) and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) in a SRS subframe. A single carrier-frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) symbol allocated to said SRS and the

SC-FDMA symbol do not overlap within said SRS subframe.

This invention relates to a process for fabricating ZnO nanowires with high aspect ratio at low temperature, which is associated with semiconductor manufacturing process and a gate controlled field emission triode is obtained. The process comprises providing a semiconductor substrate, depositing a dielectric layer and a conducting layer, respectively, on the semiconductor substrate, defining the positions of emitter arrays on the dielectric layer and conducting layer, depositing an ultra thin ZnO film as a seeding layer on the substrate, growing the ZnO nanowires as the emitter arrays by using hydrothermal process, and etching the areas excluding the emitter arrays, then obtaining the gate controlled field emission triode.

The invention provides a variable focus liquid lens using electrowetting, comprising a conductive first liquid and an insulating second liquid. At least one of the first liquid composed of electrolyte and the second liquid composed of insulating liquid contains a surfactant for reducing interfacial energy between the first and second liquids. An interfacial portion between the first and second liquids is gathered by surfactant to reduce driving voltage. The variable focus liquid lens according to the invention has about 50% lower driving voltage required for changing focus, ensuring stability of the two fluids.

An electrical connector (1) comprises an insulative housing (4), a stiffener (6) defined around the housing (4), a clip (7) pivotably engaged on one end of the stiffener (6), and a lever (8) engaged on an opposite end of the stiffener (6) for fastening the clip (7) onto the housing (4). The housing (4) comprises an upper surface (44) and a lower surface (45) opposite to the upper surface (44) and a platform surface (47) projected between the upper surface (44) and the lower surface (45) and a planar sidewall (40) surrounded thereof. The sidewall (1) comprises an upper section (42) and a lower section (48) that is the circumference of the upper sidewall (42) is longer than that of the lower sidewall (48). The lower sidewall (48) is enveloped by the first sidewall (481) and the second sidewall (482) opposite to the first sidewall (481) and configured as a shape similar to that of the opening (603) of the stiffener (6), hence the housing (4) can be interferentially mounted into the opening (603) of the stiffener (6). The housing (4) defines a number of positioning poles (401) on the platform surface (47) adjacent to the outside of the first sidewall (481) of the housing (4). The stiffener (6) defines a number of recesses (69) for receiving the poles (401). In addition, the stiffener (6) defines a number of projections (641) projected toward the platform surface (47) of the housing (4) for engaging with the platform surface (1).

An air conditioning includes a refrigerant circuit and a blower fan. The refrigerant circuit has a compressor, a condenser, a first expansion valve, a second expansion valve, and an evaporator sequentially connected. The blower fan is arranged and configured to supply air as a heat source to the condenser. An air flow rate of the blower fan and an opening degree of the first expansion valve are controlled such that high pressure in a refrigeration cycle operation of the refrigerant circuit becomes a target high pressure.

A side sliding door apparatus for a vehicle includes one of two sliding doors driven by an actuator, and the other moves in conjunction with the one sliding door via a direction converting mechanism. When the sliding door is in a closed condition, a latch rod is inserted into a lock hole to lock the sliding doors in the closed condition. A roller is pushed up on a cam surface when the sliding doors are opened, which releases the locking. An upper level surface of the cam surface forms an inclined surface with a downward gradient, which prevents the roller from unexpectedly going beyond the starting end of the upper level surface and dropping due to vibration or the like being applied to the slider in the unlocked condition, and prevents the locking with the locking mechanism in response to the next sliding door closing command.

A fabrication method for a device having a body having a cavity of dimensions suitable for receiving a module having a microcircuit, the cavity having a bottom and a peripheral wall surrounding the bottom, the method including a step of putting the module into place in the cavity. More precisely, the method comprises, prior to the step of putting the module into place, a step of depositing an adhesive strip at least on a surface of the module that is designed to face the bottom of the cavity, the adhesive strip being suitable for enabling the module to adhere at least to the bottom of the cavity and for limiting a deformation stroke of the module that could occur under the effect of a mechanical compression force urging the module against the bottom of the cavity.

The present invention describes a method and an apparatus for storing electric energy needed in an elevator system into a supercapacitor. Furthermore, the invention can be used as a source of reserve power in emergency situations, such as power failures. The supercapacitor is connected together with three switching branches to a rectified signal of the power supply of the motor. By closing and opening the switches, the supercapacitor can be charged when the motor load is small. When the motor load is large or when the power supply fails, the electric energy contained in the supercapacitor can be discharged for use by the motor. In an emergency, the motor drives the elevator at a speed lower than normal, and therefore a supply voltage lower than normal is sufficient. Also, energy obtained from braking of the elevator can be stored in the supercapacitor, which has a storage capacity of considerable magnitude as compared to an ordinary capacitor. By applying the invention, the energy consumption of the elevator can be reduced because the waste energy obtained from the power supply can be stored and utilized when more energy is needed.

Provided is a method of manufacturing a metal interconnect of a semiconductor device including: forming a interconnect hole by patterning an interlayer insulating film formed on a substrate; performing a nitriding treatment on a surface of the interlayer insulating film by injecting a gas including nitrogen into a deposition apparatus in which the substrate is disposed; forming a diffusion preventing film by injecting the gas including nitrogen and a metal source gas into the deposition apparatus together; filling the interconnect hole with a metal; and removing the metal formed on a part other than the interconnect hole by a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process. Accordingly, the mechanical strength of the interlayer insulating film is increased, thereby preventing scratches or defects that are generated during the chemical mechanical polishing process.

A communications system includes a first communications device cooperating with a second communications device. The first communications device multiplexes a digital speech message and a corresponding text message into a multiplexed signal, and wirelessly transmits the multiplexed signal. The second communications device wirelessly receives the multiplexed signal, de-multiplexes the multiplexed signal digital into the speech message and the corresponding text message, decodes the speech message for an audio output transducer, and operates a text processor on the corresponding text message for display. The corresponding text message is displayed in synchronization with the speech message output by the audio output transducer. A memory is coupled to the text processor for storing the text message, and the text processor is configured to display the stored text message.

There is provided a method of identifying a plurality of moving bodies that are present nearby, wherein each moving bodies includes means for transmitting, as advance information, a movement state including an operation instruction received by the moving body, together with identification information of the moving body and means for monitoring the behavior of other moving bodies, the method including: a step of causing at least one of the plurality of moving bodies to carry out, as a target moving body, a reveal operation that enables the behavior of a target moving body to be differentiated from other moving bodies; and a step of detecting the reveal operation by the means for monitoring of the other moving bodies and identifying the plurality of moving bodies by grasping positions relative to the target moving body. By using this method of identifying, it is possible to precisely identify vehicles moving in the periphery and to control vehicles safely while predicting the behavior of other vehicles.

Disclosed herein are a liquid for a liquid lens and a liquid lens module. The liquid for a liquid lens comprises an electrolyte solution and an insulating solution wherein the electrolyte solution contains H₂O, 1,2-propanediol and LiCl, and the insulating solution is a silicon (Si) oil and optionally contains 1,6-dibromohexane or bromobenzene as an organic additive. The liquid lens module comprises a transparent cover, a case for accommodating an electrolyte solution and an insulating solution, a pair of electrodes for supplying electricity to the electrolyte solution, and an insulating film for covering one of the electrodes in contact with the electrolyte solution wherein the electrolyte solution contains H₂O, 1,2-propanediol and LiCl, and the insulating solution is a silicon (Si) oil. The electrolyte solution and the insulating solution used in the liquid for a liquid lens satisfy the requirements for liquid lenses. In addition, the liquid for a liquid lens ensures superior low- and high-temperature reliability. Therefore, the liquid for a liquid lens is suitable for commercialization.

An efficient test bed of the electric-hydraulic proportional pump control motor system comprises a test bed measurement and control system, a pump control motor system, an electric-hydraulic proportional servo system, an oil replenishing system, a cooling system, a resistance loading system, an engine, an electromagnetic clutch and a speed raising box. The test bed measurement and control system calculates the input power and the output power of the pump control motor system by measuring the rotating speed and the torque at the input end and the output end of the pump control motor system so that the efficiency value of the pump control motor system can be obtained. The efficiency test bed of the electric-hydraulic proportional pump control motor system has the advantages that system oil supply pressure is stable and precise, the static and dynamic performance of the test bed is improved, and the test bed has more operability and the reliability; the resistance loading system is simple and practical, and the controllability is excellent; the oil temperature is adjusted through the test bed measurement and control system, energy consumption can be better lowered, the efficiency is improved, and the precision of test data is also greatly improved.

A monitoring station displaced from a plurality of regional monitoring systems communications therewith via a computer network, such as the Internet. The station can interrogate one or ore selected systems and evaluate responses therefrom. The station can dispatch detector specific messages to a selected alarm system to retrieve data therefrom or forward commands or data thereto.

A belt weighing array system for dispersed material in a transportation process of measurement is mainly composed of a weighing sensor (12), a bearing beam (11), a supporting roller holder (10), and weighing supporting rollers (3). On both ends of the supporting roller holder (10) formed by at least two parallel arms, the weighing supporting rollers (3) are supported respectively, and the middle part of the supporting roller holder (10) is fastened with the bearing beam (11) across both sides, which is connected to a force transfer unit of the weighing sensor (12) fixedly. The sensor belongs to single type weighing sensor, and its base is arranged fixedly on a frame of a belt transporter by both sides.

A flip-chip substrate for bonding with a chip is provided. The chip has an active surface with a plurality of bonding pads and each bonding pad has a bump thereon. The flip-chip substrate has a plurality of contact pads that correspond in positions with the bonding pads on the chip such that the chip pads are aligned to their corresponding contact pads at the melting point of the bump material.

Storage box for storing stacked recording mediums comprises a two-part structure consisting of in-apparatus mounting portion and out-apparatus mounting portion which are coupled via a rotational support mechanism. In-apparatus mounting portion and out-apparatus mounting portion of storage box are kept integrally coupled via lock mechanisms for locking in-apparatus mounting portion and out-apparatus mounting portion of storage box in normal use. On the other hand, when an improper handling is performed such that the whole image forming apparatus is lifted up by gripping the out-apparatus mounting portion of paper feed cassette, lock mechanisms are released to pivot out-apparatus mounting portion thereby to avoid the improper handling so that paper feed cassette which is exposed outside from the image forming apparatus is prevented from damages and the risk of the whole apparatus falling is avoided beforehand.