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Light emitted in side surface directions from side-emitting red, green, and blue LEDs which are arranged on an LED array substrate is introduced into a light guide from side surfaces of a groove-shaped recessed portion, and propagates in the light guide. Thus, the three colors are mixed. The light further propagates in the light guide while being reflected at both side end surfaces of the light guide by the function of a reflective sheet and the like. Thus, color mixing progresses. Further, the light is reflected upward by diffuse reflective means provided on the lower surface of the light guide, and emitted as backlight light to the outside through a diffuse sheet.

A semiconductor device including a transistor and a connection portion is provided. The transistor includes a gate electrode, a first insulating film over the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film over the first insulating film and at a position overlapping with the gate electrode, and source and drain electrodes electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film; and the connection portion includes a first wiring on the same surface as a surface on which the gate electrode is formed, a second wiring on the same surface as a surface on which the source and drain electrodes are formed, and a third wiring connecting the first wiring and the second wiring. The distance between an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the second wiring is longer than the distance between an upper end portion and a lower end portion of each of the source and drain electrodes.

A semiconductor device having a through electrode excellent in performance as for an electrode and manufacturing stability is provided. There is provided a through electrode composed of a conductive small diameter plug and a conductive large diameter plug on a semiconductor device. A cross sectional area of the small diameter plug is made larger than a cross sectional area and a diameter of a connection plug, and is made smaller than a cross sectional area and a diameter of the large diameter plug. In addition, a protruding portion formed in such a way that the small diameter plug is projected from the silicon substrate is put into an upper face of the large diameter plug. Further, an upper face of the small diameter plug is connected to a first interconnect.

A clamping assembly having a top and bottom and front and back orientation, at least one optical axis, and a pre-actuated state in which a fiber is not secured to the clamping assembly and a post-actuated state in which a fiber is secured to the clamping assembly, the clamping assembly comprising: (a) a housing; (b) a platform disposed in the housing and being fixed therein both radially and axially, the platform defining a fiber-receiving channel along the optical axis to receive at least one fiber, at least a portion of the fiber-receiving channel being accessible from the top; (c) a first cam member disposed in the housing above and adjacent to the fiber-receiving channel, the first cam member being radially actuateable within the housing, the first cam member having a first cam surface; (d) a second cam member disposed in the housing and axially slidable therein, the second cam member having a second cam surface adjacent the first cam surface and configured such that, upon forward motion of the second cam member relative to the first cam member, the first cam member is urged downward as a result of a camming action between the first and second cam surfaces; and (e) an actuator disposed slidably within the housing behind and adjacent to the second cam member and configured such that, when moved forward, it forces the second cam member forward relative to the first cam member.

A light source device, comprising a light guide block that is provided with an inner wall capable of reflecting light and is shaped as a hollow component to form a light guide, and a point light source array that is located opposite one end face of the light guide block and is capable of emitting light into the light guide.

An inductor includes a first magnetic substance core which has a middle leg, a first outer leg, a second outer leg, and a body portion interconnecting the middle leg, the first outer leg and the second outer leg, and a second magnetic substance core which is arranged to be opposed to the first magnetic substance core. A first conductor is arranged in a first space which is formed by the middle leg, the first outer leg, part of the body portion, and the second magnetic substance core. A second conductor is arranged in a second space which is formed by the middle leg, the second outer leg, part of the body portion, and the second magnetic substance core. The middle leg is formed with a region which is lower in height than the first outer leg, in the same direction as the longitudinal direction of the first outer leg.

A radiation emitting apparatus is disclosed that emits a substantially homogenous beam of radiation from an irregularly shaped output end. As described herein, a radiation emitting apparatus includes a bundled fiberguide coupled to an energy distribution tuner. The bundled fiber guide is coupled to the energy distribution tuner to receive a substantially uniform distribution of high power energy. The bundled fiber guide is configured to distribute the energy to emit a substantially uniform distribution of lower power energy toward a target surface, such as a body surface. The bundled fiber guide may include a plurality of fused optic fibers, a plurality of beam splitting mirror elements, or tapered waveguides.

A clamping assembly having a top and bottom and front and back orientation, at least one optical axis, and a pre-actuated state in which a fiber is not secured to the clamping assembly and a post-actuated state in which a fiber is secured to the clamping assembly, the clamping assembly comprising: (a) a housing; (b) a platform disposed in the housing and being fixed therein both radially and axially, the platform defining a fiber-receiving channel along the optical axis to receive at least one fiber, at least a portion of the fiber-receiving channel being accessible from the top; (c) a first cam member disposed in the housing above and adjacent to the fiber-receiving channel, the first cam member being radially actuateable within the housing, the first cam member having a first cam surface; (d) a second cam member disposed in the housing and axially slidable therein, the second cam member having a second cam surface adjacent the first cam surface and configured such that, upon forward motion of the second cam member relative to the first cam member, the first cam member is urged downward as a result of a camming action between the first and second cam surfaces; and (e) an actuator disposed slidably within the housing behind and adjacent to the second cam member and configured such that, when moved forward, it forces the second cam member forward relative to the first cam member.

The invention provides a power module that is excellent in heat dissipation and suitable for the trend of miniaturization with high density, and provides also a method of manufacturing the same. The power module includes an insulating layer including an inorganic filler and a thermosetting resin composition, a lead formed on the surface of the insulating layer, and a semiconductor chip mounted on a insulating layer side of the lead, and a heat sink formed on the backside of the insulating layer. The semiconductor chip is mounted on the lead by flip-chip bonding and sealed in the insulating layer.

A wholly implantable non-natural heart for humans is a double pump configuration provided with two auricles and two ventricles. Both the said auricles and ventricles are driven by solenoid actuators interacting with high energy magnets; the auricles and ventricles which are hollow chambers are provided with one-way valves in the usual manner, for the purpose of effectively and rhythmically moving blood to and from the said chambers; power generation for driving said solenoid actuators, as well as an electronic control unit is accomplished by a power generating module which could be a simple battery, a miniature spring-driven generator, a mems generator or a redundant self-sustaining generator or a combination of all of the above; the self-sustaining generator has been proposed and designed to power this present artificial heart and will be presented in a separate patent application in the near future as a follow up to this present one; the aforementioned electronic control unit is preferably configured to amplify the signals from the power generating unit as well as utilizing input / output signals from temperature and pressure sensors embedded in the heart to vary contractile force and frequency of beats, based on bodily requirements, thereby mimicking some functions of the natural heart; the electronic unit is also preferably provided with a translator chip that converts signals from the cardiac / vargus trunks (sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves) via electrodes into clear electric currents for varying actuator outputs; the heart would be implanted in the normal position in the chest, atop the diaphragm, while the electronic control unit and the power generation module would preferably be implanted behind the breastbone and lower abdomen respectively; all components of the present invention are amenable to current mass production techniques and miniaturization for the purpose of fitting into individuals of various sizes; as is clearly shown in FIG. 1, this present invention is an integral three-tiered configuration constituted of pumping unit I, the power generating unit II and the controller III. Also, as aforementioned, additional signals from the embedded temperature and pressure sensors, as well as nerve connecting electrodes are used to manipulate instantaneous outputs. The said electrodes are in the form of cuffs and are to be implanted on the vargus nerves (sympathetic and parasympathetic); Texas Instruments (TI) manufactures reliable operational and instrumentation amplifiers which can detect condition, and amplify nerve signals. The VCO in the controller uses the signals to manipulate instantaneous outputs of the actuating solenoids.

In a folding type portable wireless unit, gain deteriorates sharply upon closure, in the case where an upper case is oscillated directly at the time of opening and used as an antenna in order to attain a wide band and a high gain. The folding type portable wireless unit comprises a first case, a second case, a coupling part for coupling the first and second cases to be opened / closed, a conductor element arranged in the first case, and a power supply element arranged in the second case. In the open state brought by the coupling part, the conductor element and the power supply element approach closely to each other and can be coupled electromagnetically at the time of power supply. In the closed state brought by the coupling part, the conductor element and the power supply element separate from each other as compared with the open state and they are not coupled electromagnetically at the time of power supply.

An imaging lens includes a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power; a third lens having positive refractive power; and a fourth and a fifth lens having negative refractive power. The first lens is formed so that a curvature radius of an object-side surface is positive and the second lens is formed so that a curvature radius of an object-side surface and a curvature radius of an image plane-side surface are positive. The third lens is formed so that a curvature radius of an object-side surface is positive, and the fifth lens is formed so that a curvature radius of an object-side surface and a curvature radius of an image plane-side surface are both positive. An Abbe's number from the first and the third to the fifth lens is greater than 45, and an Abbe's number of the second lens is less than 35.

To provide a semiconductor device suitable for miniaturization. To provide a highly reliable semiconductor device. To provide a semiconductor device formed using an oxide semiconductor and having favorable electrical characteristics. A semiconductor device includes an island-shaped semiconductor layer over an insulating surface; a pair of electrodes in contact with a side surface of the semiconductor layer and overlapping with a part of a top surface of the semiconductor layer; an oxide layer located between the semiconductor layer and the electrode and in contact with a part of the top surface of the semiconductor layer and a part of a bottom surface of the electrode; a gate electrode overlapping with the semiconductor layer; and a gate insulating layer between the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode. In addition, the semiconductor layer includes an oxide semiconductor, and the pair of electrodes includes Al, Cr, Cu, Ta, Ti, Mo, or W.

The invention relates to a multilayer ceramic substrate integrated waveguide filter comprising a third metal layer, a second dielectric substrate, a second metal layer, a first dielectric substrate and a first metal layer which are sequentially stacked from the bottom up, wherein a metalized through-hole array runs through the first metal layer, the first dielectric substrate and the second metal layer and then forms a first input / output end and a second input / output end at the openings of two ends of the first dielectric substrate; the first input / output end is connected with a zonal first coplanar waveguide input / output structure; the second input / output end is connected with a zonal second coplanar waveguide input / output structure; and the common cavity wall of the first and second input / output end is provided with a first inductive coupling window introduction source load couple. The multilayer ceramic substrate integrated waveguide filter has the advantage and beneficial effect of being particularly suitable for system miniaturization and integrated application.

The invention provides a drug supply device and a drug inspection method in the drug supply device. The drug supply device provided with: a hopper that collects solid drugs discharged from a tablet case based on specified prescription data; an inspection device that inspects the solid drugs introduced from said hopper; and a packaging device that fills and packages the inspected solid drugs in a wrapping sheet. The inspection device is provided with: an inspection container that holds the solid drugs discharged from the hopper in single doses; a movement mechanism for moving the inspection container; and an imaging device for imaging the solid drugs inside the inspection container. When, as a result of imaging and inspecting the solid drugs using the imaging device, the number of solid drugs inside the inspection container differs from the prescription data, said solid drugs are discarded. When the number of solid drugs matches the prescription data, the solid drugs are packaged by the packaging device.

The invention discloses a tri-axial accelerometer with giant magneto-resistance effect. The tri-axial accelerometer comprises a bonding substrate, giant magneto-sensitive resistors and micro accelerators, wherein the giant magneto-sensitive resistors are arranged on the upper surface of the bonding substrate, and are in positional correspondence to giant magneto-sensitive resistors on the upper surface of a sensitive mass block of the accelerator in each detection direction; the micro-accelerators are arranged above the bonding substrate and are connected with the bonding substrate; and each of the micro-accelerators comprises the sensitive mass block, a ferromagnetic thin film and a cantilever beam. According to the tri-axial micro-mechanical accelerator disclosed by the invention, an overall structural design is adopted, and three accelerators for detection in different directions are integrally manufactured on the same frame, therefore, the tri-axial accelerometer is reasonable in structure, simple in detection circuit, convenient to use, good in reliability and suitable for microminiaturization.

A capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) cell comprising three electrodes: a first electrode coupled to a cell membrane; a second electrode embedded into a cell floor opposing the first electrode and separated therefrom by a gas or vacuum cavity; and a third electrode opposing the second electrode on the cavity side, wherein a dielectric layer is sandwiched between the second electrode and the third electrode to create a capacitive relation between the second electrode and the third electrode. The three electrode CMUT cell provides an ultrasound transducer with two actively driven (controlled) electrodes.

The invention relates to universal serial bus circuits utilized in USB devices and USB hubs. Specifically, the invention relates to circuitry used to detect whether the hub or device is connected td a USB host, i.e. to detect connection status of the device or hub. The present invention provides a USB circuit comprising a microprocessor which receives signaling concerning the connection status of the USB circuit to a USB host circuit, first and second data signal lines which transmit respective first and second data signals to the microprocessor, a USB host power supply signal line which receives USB host power signaling to indicate connection status, and wherein the USB circuit analyzes the USB power supply signal line and change the data signal transmittal down the first and second data lines according to the connection statas of USB circuit to the USB host circuit.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a suspension assembly having a dielectric limiter. According to one embodiment, the suspension assembly includes a load beam and a flexure assembly. The flexure assembly includes a metal layer where there are formed a fixing portion fixed to the load beam, main rings, and extending from the fixing portion, sub-rings, and a flexure tongue having moving-side limiter coupling portions defined thereon. Fixing-side limiter coupling portions are defined at the main rings. Dielectric limiters each have a gross length larger than a between-coupling-portions distance between a fixing-side limiter coupling portion and a moving-side limiter coupling portion, and couple the fixing-side limiter coupling portion to the moving-side limiter coupling portion.

A semiconductor device includes a first oxide semiconductor film, a second oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor film, a source electrode in contact with the second oxide semiconductor film, a drain electrode in contact with the second oxide semiconductor film, a metal oxide film over the second oxide semiconductor film, the source electrode, and the drain electrode, a gate insulating film over the metal oxide film, and a gate electrode over the gate insulating film. The metal oxide film contains M (M represents Ti, Ga, Y, Zr, La, Ce, Nd, or Hf) and Zn. The metal oxide film includes a portion where x / (x+y) is greater than 0.67 and less than or equal to 0.99 when a target has an atomic ratio of M:Zn=x:y.

The invention relates to an ultraviolet double-wavelength absorbance detection device for trace liquid. The device is formed by connecting four parts which are a light source, a liquid core waveguide sample detection tank, a photoelectric detector and a control detection circuit by a light path and a line. The light source comprises two ultraviolet light emitting diodes with different wavelengths. The sample detection tank comprises a liquid core waveguide pipe, and the two pipe orifices of the liquid core waveguide pipe are opened and are used for leading in and leading out a solution to be analyzed. The liquid core waveguide pipe is provided with two turn areas used as an incident light coupler and an emergent light coupler of the liquid core waveguide sample detection tank. The control detection circuit lightens the two light emitting diodes of the light source in a time-sharing way, the intensity of light penetrating through the liquid core waveguide sample detection tank is respectively detected at each lightening moment by the detector, and the absorbance of the liquid to be detected under two wavelengths is obtained. The invention realizes the detection of the ultraviolet double-wavelength absorbance of the trace liquid and has high detection sensitivity of the device, little consumption quantity of a sample, simple and reliable detection operation, low manufacturing cost of the device and easy miniaturization and integration.

Provided is a motor having a magnetic polar unit in which a permanent magnetic polar array having arranged therein alternately a plurality of permanent magnetic polar elements in alternate opposite poles is made to face a plurality of electromagnetic coil arrays alternately excited at opposite poles, and the permanent magnetic polar array is made to move thereby; wherein the motor further comprises a sensor for detecting the periodical magnetic change accompanying the movement of the permanent magnetic polar array, the output of the sensor is directly returned as a direct drive waveform to the electromagnetic coils, and this drive circuit forms the excitation signal based on the return signal.

The invention discloses a novel minitype inertial measurement unit assembly. The novel minitype inertial measurement unit assembly comprises a base, wherein two accelerometers of comb tooth type structures (sensitive axles are in a chip plane), an accelerometer of a single-fulcrum pendulum structure (a sensitive axle is perpendicular to the chip plane), two gyroscopes of two-fulcrum angle vibration structures and a gyroscope of a linear structure (a sensitive axle is perpendicular to the chip plane) are welded on the base. Components at three directions of accelerated speed and angular rate are detected by adopting inertial sensors of different structures, so that the positional relationship of the sensitive axle of each sensor is not required to be considered excessively, the structure array is more compact, and the space utilization ratio is maximized; a laminated structure is adopted, so that the novel minitype inertial measurement unit assembly is compact in structure, strong in compact resistance, and suitable for minitype and highly overloaded occasions.

A surface-layer conductive plate having an opening is disposed on a first surface of a dielectric substrate. A radiation electrode is disposed inside the opening on the first surface of the dielectric substrate. A ground conductive plate is disposed on a second surface of the dielectric substrate, the second surface being opposite to the first surface. Interlayer connection members are disposed so as to surround the opening as seen in a plan view. The interlayer connection members electrically connects the surface-layer conductive plate to the ground conductive plate and defines a cavity that causes electromagnetic resonance to occur. A reactance element is configured to cause an impedance that a side face of the cavity exhibits with respect to an electromagnetic wave propagating in the cavity to include a reactance component.

Characteristics of a semiconductor device having a FINFET are improved. The FINFET has: a channel layer arranged in an arch shape on a semiconductor substrate and formed of monocrystalline silicon; a front gate electrode formed on a part of an outside of the channel layer through a front gate insulating film; and a back gate electrode formed so as to be buried inside the channel layer through a back gate insulating film. The back gate electrode arranged inside the arch shape is arranged so as to pass through the front gate electrode.

The air valve includes a valve body for controlling operations to open and close the communication between an air pressure chamber and an air outlet, a piezoelectric element for generating driving force in the form of displacements, and a displacement enlarging mechanism for enlarging the small displacements generated by the piezoelectric element by the principle of a pry and applying the enlarged displacements to the valve body. The enlarged displacements cause a large and sufficient gap to be developed between the air pressure chamber and the air outlet when a voltage is applied to the piezoelectric element. When the applying of voltage to the piezoelectric element is stopped, the resetting force of the piezoelectric element itself causes the gap to be closed quickly.

An aperture shutter device of miniature camera includes a lens assembling body combined by more than one lens for obtaining images of the object to be picked-up; an image sensor for converting images getting to electric power signals; and an exterior circuit part of the image sensor. The aperture shutter device is composed of a base which has a plurality of narrow and long holes and has a light transmission hole in the center part; a cover, wherein, the center part is provided with a light transmission hole, and coils for controlling work of aperture and shutter are installed at one side of the cover; a plurality of shutter baffles which execute axial center rotary in the reciprocal crossing direction, to switch on / off the light transmission hole; a chaining part setting up a support bearing at the base, which allows the shutter baffles to execute axial center rotary; and an aperture shutter drive part which installs magnet at one side, uses the electromagnetic force between the coils and the magnet to have a straight reciprocating motion along the narrow and long of the base, taking the center of the chaining section as the reference, so as to drive the chaining section. The present invention can improve image quality of photograph, and have the features of miniaturization and low-consumption.

The present invention provides a magnetic head including a magnetic flux guide layer for effectively inducing an external magnetic field in a free magnetic layer. A magnetic domain control layer is formed in a space below the magnetic flux guide layer and in front of a multilayer film near a surface facing a recording medium. Therefore, the shape of the magnetic flux guide layer can be made substantially flat to improve flux transmission efficiency. Also, the magnetization of the magnetic flux guide layer is controlled by laminating the magnetic flux guide layer on the magnetic domain control layer. Therefore, the magnetic domain control layer can be formed in a substantially flat thin film to stabilize a bias magnetic field to be supplied to the magnetic flux guide layer. Furthermore, the gap length of the magnetic head can be kept short.