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Magnetic sensor and production method thereof

A magnetic sensor is disclosed that has plural axes at the same time, able to be fabricated in a small number of steps. The magnetic sensor includes a substrate; and plural sensor bridge circuits each including a pair of magnetic field detectors and a pair of fixed resistors on the substrate, the pair of the magnetic field detectors and the pair of the fixed resistors being connected to form a bridge circuit, each of the magnetic field detectors being formed of a magneto-resistance effect element, and magnetization directions of the magnetic field detectors intersect with each other in a three-dimensional manner. The substrate has plural inclined surfaces, normal directions of the inclined surfaces intersect with each other in a three-dimensional manner, and the pair of the magnetic field detectors in each of the sensor bridge circuits is arranged on the same inclined surface.
Owner:RICOH KK

Fluid Dynamic Bearing Mechanism for a Motor

A fluid dynamic bearing mechanism for a motor (1) suitable for use in a hard disk drive and having a compact and thin shape, high bearing rigidity, and high rotating accuracy, and which securely keeps the rotor member (6) in place against shocks, and allows the inspection of lubricant supply amount easily. A fluid dynamic bearing mechanism having a capillary seal part (12) on one end of lubricant supply part formed by a minute gap including dynamic pressure grooves (10) formed on a shaft member (5) or a bearing member (4) is provided. An annular member (13) is fitted on the shaft member at the location corresponding to the capillary seal part, another annular member (14) is fitted on the bearing member at the location corresponding to the capillary seal part, a taper or step (13a, 14a) is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the annular member on the shaft member side and the inner peripheral surface of the annular member on the bearing member side. These inner and outer peripheral surfaces are arranged to be close to and facing with each other so that the rotor member is prevented from disengaging from the bearing member, and the capillary seal part can be formed at the same time. An axial dynamic pressure bearing unit (1) is formed between the annular member on the shaft member side and one end of the bearing member.
Owner:MINEBEA CO LTD

Piezoelectric Pump

A piezoelectric pump having a first opening in a center portion of a pump body, and a second opening apart from the center. An outer peripheral portion of a metal diaphragm is fixed to the pump body, and a piezoelectric element having a size that covers the first opening and does not cover the second opening is bonded to a back center portion of the diaphragm. By applying a voltage near the resonance frequency to the piezoelectric element, a portion of the diaphragm opposing the first opening and a portion of the diaphragm opposing the second opening are bent in opposite directions so that fluid is drawn in from one of the first opening and the second opening and is discharged from the other opening. Such a piezoelectric pump can increase the discharging pressure, and can reliably discharge the fluid even under a condition where the pressure on the discharging side is high.
Owner:MURATA MFG CO LTD

Projector

InactiveUS20070091276A1Avoid overall overheatingSufficient heat-radiating performanceDigital data processing detailsProjectorsEngineeringHeat spreader
A projector includes: a casing having a surface; a cooling medium flowpath provided inside the casing, through which a cooling medium is allowed to flow; and a radiator in which a part of the cooling medium flowpath is arranged, the radiator being deployable by rotating with respect to the casing, and adapted to be accommodated in the casing and along the surface of the casing.
Owner:COLUMBIA PEAK VENTURES LLC

Antenna Apparatus

The present invention provides an antenna apparatus (60) for use in a non-contact type IC card into and from which data can be written and read by an electronic apparatus having a communication function, by virtue of inductive coupling. The antenna apparatus includes a loop coil (61) and a magnetic member (62). The loop coil (61) is produced by winding a conductive wire in a plane and configured to perform the inductive coupling with the electronic apparatus. The magnetic member (62) covers one region (61a) of the loop coil, provided at one side, from one surface of the loop coil, passes through the loop coil, and covers the other region (61b) of the loop coil, provided at the other side, from the other surface of the loop coil.
Owner:DEXERIALS CORP +1

Fuel cell, electrode for fuel cell, and method producing them

The present invention provides a fuel cell which is small-sized and light-weight for mounting in a mobile device, and has a high output-density. A current-collector 421 of a fuel electrode (or a current-collector 423 of an oxidizer electrode) is bonded to a substrate 104 (or a substrate 110) of a fuel electrode 102 (or an oxidizer electrode 108) in a fuel cell 100, rendering the current-collector 421 (or the current-collector 423) to be thin and light-weight, and making it no longer necessary to use an end plate and a fastener. Fuel or oxidizer is supplied directly to a surface of the current-collector 421 or 423.
Owner:NEC CORP

Concentrating optical member and concentrating solar power generation module

A concentrating optical member (50) concentrates sunlight (Lsa) onto a solar cell (10) that generates power using a solar cell element (11) mounted on a receiver substrate (20). The concentrating optical member (50) includes a first optical member (51) having a first refractive index that is disposed on the side on which sunlight (Ls) is incident and a second optical member (52) having a second refractive index that is disposed on the side on which the solar cell element (11) is disposed. The first refractive index and the second refractive index have different values. A concentrating solar power generation module (40) includes the solar cell (10) and the concentrating optical member (50).
Owner:SHARP KK

Tuner module

There is provided a tuner module used for a television (TV) or a set top box, and more particularly, to a tuner module having a significantly reduce size. The tuner module includes: a tuner including a circuit board having at least one electronic component mounted thereon, and a cover coupled to the circuit board and having an opened bottom portion so as to allow the circuit board to be received therein; and a main board having the tuner mounted on one surface thereof, wherein the main board includes a ground pad formed thereon to correspond to a position in which the tuner is mounted.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS CO LTD

RFID tag

An RFID tag that has a tag antenna and a tag LSI comprising: a power-supply element in which the tag LSI is mounted on a power-supply section; a plurality of patch antennas that function as tag antennas and sizes differs; and a high-frequency coupling section that couples the power-supply element with each of the patch antennas by high-frequency coupling.
Owner:FUJITSU LTD

Pressing direction sensor and input device using the same

A small and thin pressing direction sensor that can continually detect pressing directions in the angle range of 360 degrees is provided. This pressing direction sensor includes a ring-like resistive film pattern, a first electrode pattern, and a conductive member that electrically connects the resistive film pattern and the first electrode pattern when pressed. The voltage of the first electrode pattern represents the pressing direction. This pressing direction sensor may further include a second electrode pattern. A signal representing the pressing force can be obtained from the second electrode pattern when the pressed conductive member is brought into contact with the second electrode pattern.
Owner:FUJITSU COMPONENENT LTD

Reactor and method for upgrading heavy hydrocarbons with supercritical fluids

Heavy hydro-carbonaceous materials such as bitumen are upgraded in supercritical water in a continuous-flow reactor system. The present invention provides a reactor arrangement for and a method of converting bitumen and other highly viscous hydrocarbon containing materials into pumpable liquids to enable further processing of such materials while avoiding production of char. The process can be carried out in an underground reactor based on oil well technology. The reactor design and method facilitates mass transfer to dissolve bitumen in heated water and breaks down heavy hydrocarbons by controlling the temperature and pressure in zones within the flowing stream. The reactor may include an embedded electric heater.
Owner:PYROPHASE

Method of manufacturing thin plate magnet having microcrystalline structure

The present invention is presented with the object of providing a manufacturing method for thin-plate magnets that, as cast, exhibit an intrinsic coercive force iHc of 2.5 kOe or greater and a residual magnetic flux density Br of 9 kG or greater, exhibit a performance-to-cost ratio comparable to hard ferrite magnets, and exhibit a fine crystalline structure with a thickness of 70 to 500 mum wherewith magnetic circuits can be made smaller and thinner. By employing alloy melts to which specific elements have been added, in a process wherein alloy melts of specific composition are continuously cast on a rotating cooling roller or rollers in a reduced-pressure inert or inactive gas atmosphere at 30 kPa or less, and fine crystalline permanent magnets having a fine crystalline structure of 10 to 50 nm are fabricated, fine crystalline permanent magnets having a thickness of 70 to 500 mum can be obtained wherein iHc is improved to 2.5 kOe or greater, and the ideal roller circumferencied speed range wherein hard magnetic properties are manifested can be broadened as compared to the conditions under which Nd-Fe-B ternary magnets are fabricated.
Owner:SUMITOMO SPECIAL METAL CO LTD

Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof

A semiconductor device containing: a semiconductor element; a support substrate; an insulating material layer for sealing the semiconductor element and a periphery thereof; a metal thin film wiring layer provided in the insulating material layer, with a part thereof being exposed on an external surface; and metal vias provided in the insulating material layer and electrically connected to the metal thin film wiring layer. The semiconductor element is provided in a plurality of units and the respective semiconductor elements are stacked via an insulating material such that a circuit surface of each semiconductor element faces the metal thin film wiring layer, and electrode pads of each semiconductor element are exposed without being hidden by the semiconductor element stacked thereabove.
Owner:AMKOR TECH JAPAN INC

Method of manufacturing flat panel detector

Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a flat panel detector such that the surface on the sale of a fluorescent body layer of a scintillator panel which has the fluorescent body layer comprising a column crystal on the supporting body, is coupled to the planar light receiving element surface of a light-receiving element, comprising: a step of manufacturing the scintillator panel which has a larger area than that of the planar light receiving element surface; a step of trimming the edges of the scintillator panel, obtained by the step of manufacturing the scintillator panel, to correspond to the area of the planar light receiving element surface; and a step of coupling the edge-trimmed scintillator panel to the planar light receiving element surface, thus providing a flat panel detector which has an excellent productivity and that can be made small in size without non-image area.
Owner:KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHICS INC

Electronic device and method for non-contact capacitive and optical pin hole fingerprint detection

An electronic device and method are provided having an optical image sensor and a capacitive proximity sensor. A pin hole opening within a ring electrode of the capacitive proximity sensor is integrated into and used by the optical sensor. Inner and outer electrodes of the ring electrode can be centered about the pin hole opening and spaced apart to perform capacitive proximity detection of a live finger. When brought in proximity to the ring electrode, the finger can be imaged using the present integrated capacitive proximity sensor with an optical sensing mechanism that utilizes the pin hole to not only allow for micro-imaging of an object, such as a finger, but also to provide high resolution fingerprint comparison and blood oxyhemoglobin saturation comparison for biometric control and access to an electronic device, such as a mobile phone.
Owner:ULTRESFP LLC

Antenna apparatus

An antenna apparatus is disclosed. The antenna apparatus is structured by a ground plate that is shaped like a plate, and a feeding unit that is formed by a plate-like member, the feeding unit extending from the ground plate generally perpendicular to the ground plate at a predetermined angle to the ground plate for a predetermined length.
Owner:FUJITSU COMPONENENT LTD

Module substrate

Provided is a module substrate including an inductor that can be made thinner and smaller. A module substrate according to an aspect of the present invention includes a substrate member having a mounting surface on which electronic components are mounted, a magnetic core disposed within the substrate member, and a conductor coil provided in the substrate member and wound around the magnetic core. The module substrate has a configuration in which an inductor is built into the substrate member, which makes it possible to make the overall module substrate smaller and thinner.
Owner:TAIYO YUDEN KK

Rotary actuator

A rotary actuator (10) is provided with a linear activation mechanism (40a) that causes a pinion (80) to rotate, and a cylinder body (12) in which a cylinder hole (28a) is formed. The linear activation mechanism (40a) comprises a rack (42) on which a plurality of teeth (44) that mesh with the pinion (80) are provided, and pistons (48a, 48b). The pistons (48a, 48b) are each provided with a piston main body (50a, 50b) that has a shape corresponding to that of the cylinder hole (28a). Each of the piston main bodies (50a, 50b) comprises a body (52a, 52b) and an extension section (54a, 54b). The ends of the rack (42) are connected to the extension sections (54a, 54b) of the set of pistons (48a, 48b), and a space (73a) shielded from the cylinder hole (28a) is formed between the bodies (52a, 52b) of the set of pistons (48a, 48b). The linear activation mechanism (40b) is also configured similarly.
Owner:SMC CORP

Mounting component for optical fiber, optical module, and optical module manufacturing method

Provided is a mounting component for an optical fiber that allows a laser device and an optical fiber to be aligned with higher precision while providing protection for the laser device mounted on a substrate. The a mounting component is a component formed from silicon for optically coupling a laser device to an optical fiber by being bonded to a mounting substrate on which the laser device is mounted, and includes a groove portion for fixedly holding the optical fiber so that a core of the optical fiber is positioned at a predetermined depth with respect to a bonding surface to be bonded to the mounting substrate, and a recessed portion, formed continuous with the groove portion, for accommodating the laser device, wherein a thickness of the mounting component, measured in a direction perpendicular to the bonding surface, is chosen so that a position of the laser device can be detected using an infrared transmission image when the laser device is accommodated in the recessed portion by placing the bonding surface in contact with the mounting substrate.
Owner:CITIZEN WATCH CO LTD

Metal bipolar plate with graphene conducting layer and manufacturing method thereof

The invention relates to a metal bipolar plate with a graphene conducting layer and a manufacturing method thereof. The metal bipolar plate is arranged in a fuel cell. The metal bipolar plate comprises two metal flow field plates. The two metal flow field plates are respectively an anode side metal flow field plate and a cathode side metal flow field plate. Each of the metal flow field plates is respectively a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface are respectively provided with a plurality of diversion grooves. Graphene layers are disposed on the first surface and the second surface. The anode side metal flow field plate and the cathode side metal flow field plate are combined by welding or riveting. The invention discloses a light and thin metal bipolar plate with a graphene layer and a manufacturing method thereof, and the metal bipolar plate has good ductility, corrosion resistance, electrical conductivity and high thermal conductivity.
Owner:王琛茜

Physical Quantity Sensor and Lead Frame Used for Same

A lead frame made from a metallic thin plate, comprising: at least two stage portions on which a physical quantity sensor chip is mounted, and which have an area smaller than a mounting surface of the physical quantity sensor chip; a rectangular frame portion which encloses the stage portions; a plurality of leads including connecting leads which extend in a direction of the stage portion from the frame portion and are positioned on the periphery of the stage portion, and which connect the frame portion and each of the stage portions; and an easily deformed portion formed on the connecting leads which inclines the stage portion by becoming deformed; and the physical quantity sensor chip is mounted by superimposing the mounting surface on the stage portion and a portion of the plurality of leads in the direction of thickness of the frame portion.
Owner:YAMAHA CORP

Transmission line and electronic device

A main transmission line includes a substantially elongated dielectric body in which first and second substantially elongated signal conductors are disposed with a distance therebetween in a width direction. A first reference ground conductor and a first auxiliary ground conductor sandwich therebetween the first signal conductor in a thickness direction. A second reference ground conductor and a second auxiliary ground conductor sandwich therebetween the second signal conductor in the thickness direction. The second auxiliary ground conductor includes two substantially elongated conductors and a first bridge conductor, and the second auxiliary ground conductor includes two substantially elongated conductors and a second bridge conductor. The positions of the first and second bridge conductors in a lengthwise direction are different.
Owner:MURATA MFG CO LTD
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