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20100291729 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a photoelectric conversion device having a semiconductor substrate, comprises a first step of forming an insulating film on the semiconductor substrate, a second step of forming first holes in the insulating film, a third step of forming, in the insulating film, second holes shallower than the first holes, a fourth step of forming electrically conductive portions by embedding an electrically conductive material in the first holes, and forming planarization assisting portions by embedding the electrically conductive material in the second holes, and a fifth step of polishing the electrically conductive portions, the insulating film, and the planarization assisting portions until the planarization assisting portions are removed, thereby planarizing upper surfaces of the electrically conductive portions and the insulating film. | 11-18-2010 |
20110318873 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a photoelectric conversion device having a semiconductor substrate, comprises a first step of forming an insulating film on the semiconductor substrate, a second step of forming first holes in the insulating film, a third step of forming, in the insulating film, second holes shallower than the first holes, a fourth step of forming electrically conductive portions by embedding an electrically conductive material in the first holes, and forming planarization assisting portions by embedding the electrically conductive material in the second holes, and a fifth step of polishing the electrically conductive portions, the insulating film, and the planarization assisting portions until the planarization assisting portions are removed, thereby planarizing upper surfaces of the electrically conductive portions and the insulating film. | 12-29-2011 |
20120154658 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND CAMERA - An image sensor includes a charge accumulation region of a first conductivity type, an isolating semiconductor region formed from an impurity semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a channel stop region formed from an impurity semiconductor region of the second conductivity type which is located on the isolating semiconductor region, and an insulator arranged on the channel stop region. The insulator includes a first insulating portion arranged above the isolating semiconductor region via the channel stop region, a second insulating portion arranged adjacent to an outside of the first insulating portion, wherein thickness of the second insulating potion decreases with an increase in distance from the first insulating portion, and a third insulating portion formed on the first insulating portion, wherein the third insulating portion has upper and side faces connecting the upper face to an upper face of the second insulating portion. | 06-21-2012 |
20140045292 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A method of manufacturing an image pickup device includes a step of forming a filling member such that the filling member covers a light guiding part and a peripheral part provided in a film. The light guiding part is positioned on an image pickup region of the image pickup device and has openings that correspond to respective photoelectric conversion portions. The peripheral part is positioned on a peripheral region of the image pickup device. The filling member fills in the openings. The method includes a step of processing the filling member. The method includes a step of forming light guiding members, which is performed after the step of processing filling member has been performed, by a polishing process performed on the filling member so that the light guiding part is exposed. The light guiding members are part of the filling member and disposed in the openings. | 02-13-2014 |
20140045294 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A substrate includes a first region having photoelectric conversion portions and a second region having an element included in a signal processing circuit. An insulator including first and second parts respectively arranged on the first and second regions is formed on the substrate. Openings are formed in the insulator and respectively superposed on the photoelectric conversion portions. A first member is formed in the openings and on the second part of the insulator after forming the openings. At least a portion of the first member arranged on the second region is removed. The first member is planarized after removing at least the portion of the first member. A second insulator is formed on the first and second regions after planarizing the first member. A through-hole is formed in a part of the second insulator. No planarization with grinding is performed after forming the second insulator and before forming the through-hole. | 02-13-2014 |
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20080289032 | Computer Control Method and Computer Control System Using an Externally Connected Device - A computer system and appertaining control method allow, when an operation of a computer is controlled in accordance with an authentication result due to biological information using an externally connected device, setting up an authentication authority regarding a plurality of users, and setting up an authority per application and operation. The authentication condition on a biological authentication needed per application or operation is stored in the externally connected device along with the biological information of a plurality of users for whom biological authentication is needed. When using an external computer, it is connected to the externally connected device which performs biological authentication. When a predetermined operation requesting the biological authentication is performed in this computer, a presence of the biometrics is verified according to the authentication condition set to this operation stored in the external device, if the authentication condition is satisfied, the execution of this normal operation is permitted. | 11-20-2008 |
20090055896 | NETWORK CONNECTION CONTROL PROGRAM, NETWORK CONNECTION CONTROL METHOD, AND NETWORK CONNECTION CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention prevents a computer, which is infected by an unauthorized program such as a virus or spyware when the computer is brought out, from being connected with a secure network such as an intracompany LAN. When a user terminal is started, a connection with the intracompany LAN is attempted. Then, a network connection is temporarily stopped and an environment is compared with the one where the user terminal operated at a previous time. When there is no difference between both of the environments, the connection with the intracompany LAN is restored. However, when it is determined that the user terminal is connected with a network other than the intracompany LAN when the user terminal was operated at a previous time, an inspection for a virus or the like is executed by a USB memory where the latest anti-virus software is stored. After it is confirmed that the user terminal is safe, the connection with the intracompany LAN is restored. | 02-26-2009 |
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20100301748 | SELF-BALLASTED LAMP AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT - The invention provides a self-ballasted lamp having high heat radiation performance, which is lightweight and inexpensive. A substrate having LED elements mounted is provided at one edge side of the radiator, and a cap is provided at the other edge side the radiator. A lighting circuit is accommodated between the radiator and the cap. The radiator includes a cylindrical cover member and an annular radiation member fitted to the outer circumferential part of the cover member and is composed by combining the cover member and the radiation member together. The cover member and the radiation member are made of metal and are formed by press-working. | 12-02-2010 |
20110074291 | LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE, SELF-BALLASTED LAMP AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT - A light-emitting module includes a module substrate, semiconductor light-emitting elements and a connection substrate. On one face of the module substrate, a conductive layer is formed. The semiconductor light-emitting elements and the connection substrate are mounted on the conductive layer of the module substrate. Electric wires, which extend from a lighting circuit, are connected to the connection substrate. Power is supplied to the semiconductor light-emitting elements through the connection substrate and the conductive layer of the module substrate. | 03-31-2011 |
20110181198 | LED LIGHTING DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an LED lighting device includes a DC source, a non-insulated step-down chopper and a light emitting diode. The non-insulated step-down chopper includes: a first circuit in which a switching element, a current detecting impedance element and an inductor are connected in series to each other; a second circuit in which the inductor and a freewheel diode are connected in series to each other; and a control portion for controlling the switching element. A power portion including the switching element and the control portion are constituted by a single package IC, and the current detecting impedance element and inductor are attached to the outside of the IC. | 07-28-2011 |
20120056560 | DC POWER SOURCE UNIT AND LED LAMP SYSTEM - A DC power source unit | 03-08-2012 |
20120217899 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LUMINAIRE - According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a control circuit that includes a threshold for a case where a pair of the illumination lamps are connected in series between a positive output end and a negative output end of a power supply circuit, and a threshold for a case where one illumination lamp is connected between the positive output end and the negative output end of the power supply circuit. The control circuit determines the connected lamp number of the illumination lamps to a direct-current power supply device based on a voltage between the positive output end and the negative output end of the power supply circuit and a voltage between a non-potential connection end and the positive output end or the negative output end, and selects the threshold corresponding to the connected lamp number to control the direct-current power supply device. | 08-30-2012 |
20130076262 | Lighting Device, Lighting Equipment, and Lighting Control System - According to an embodiment, a lighting device includes a first to fourth light sources, a control unit, and an operation unit. The first to fourth light sources have a different combination of a relatively high/low correlated color temperature and a relatively high/low general color rendering index from each other. The control unit controls at least two of a light flux, the correlated color temperature, and the general color rendering index of each of the light sources. The operation unit designates at least one of the correlated color temperature and the general color rendering index of each of the light sources, and executes spectral distribution with the designated correlated color temperature, or general color rendering index. | 03-28-2013 |
20130106311 | Power Supply Device and Lighting Device | 05-02-2013 |
20130127346 | Lighting Control Device and Lighting Control Method - In the lighting control device according to the exemplary embodiment, the detection section detects the presence or absence of a person in a lighting area and a movement speed of a person, based on an image data of the lighting area that is lighted by a light source of a plurality of lighting apparatuses and is acquired from an imaging device. A decision section decides whether each of division areas is a stay area or a non-stay area based on the movement speed of a person detected by the detection section. A lighting control section performs different lighting controls on the lighting apparatus of the division area decided as the stay area by the decision section and the lighting apparatus of the division area decided as the non-stay area. | 05-23-2013 |
20130241439 | Lighting Control System, Lighting Control Method, and Storage Medium - A lighting control system includes a plurality of lighting fixtures for ambient lighting, a plurality of lighting fixtures for task lighting, and a smart phone of a worker. The smart phone can execute an application program which controls a corresponding lighting fixture for ambient lighting, and starts up the application program when an ON state of a lighting fixture for task lighting is detected. | 09-19-2013 |
20130247352 | Method for Designing Indoor Lighting - A method for designing indoor lighting includes disposing a first luminaire on a ceiling surface that forms an indoor space, the first luminaire having a luminous intensity distribution characteristic that a luminous flux over a range of luminous intensity distribution angles no smaller than 90 degrees but no greater than 120 degrees with respect to a vertically downward direction, which represents 0 degrees, is 20% of a luminous flux of the luminaire or greater and a luminous flux over a range of luminous intensity distribution angles no smaller than 60 degrees but smaller than 90 degrees is 20% of the luminous flux of the luminaire or smaller; and disposing a second luminaire in the indoor space, the second luminaire illuminating a wall surface present in a region corresponding to the luminous intensity distribution angles of light from the first luminaire no less than 60 degrees but smaller than 90 degrees. | 09-26-2013 |
20130250554 | LUMINAIRE - According to one embodiment, a luminaire is provided which can enhance the feeling of brightness of a space and can reduce glare. The luminaire includes an equipment mounted on a ceiling surface. The equipment includes a light source and a light control unit. When an amount of light emitted outside from the equipment is an equipment luminous flux, and a direction right under the equipment has a luminous intensity distribution angle of 0°, the light control unit controls to cause a luminous flux falling within a range of a luminous intensity distribution angle of 90° to 120° to be 20% or more of the equipment luminous flux and to cause a luminous flux falling within a range of a luminous intensity distribution angle of 60° to 90° to be 20% or less of the equipment luminous flux. | 09-26-2013 |
20130271030 | Road Lamp System - According to one embodiment, a road lamp system includes a light-emitting section configured to irradiate light and an image pickup section. A power supply section operates as a driving power supply for the light-emitting section and performs power line communication with an external management apparatus. A road-lamp control section receives a control signal from the management apparatus via the power supply section and controls the light-emitting section on the basis of the control signal. A camera control section receives the control signal and determines, on the basis of image information transmitted from the image pickup section, whether a control operation instructed by the received control signal is executed. | 10-17-2013 |
20140167645 | Lighting Apparatus and Lighting System - A lighting apparatus (L) includes: a light source section that includes two or more kinds of plural LEDs having different emission colors as light sources; a storage section that stores light color characteristic information that indicates the relation between a light color of an illumination light that is generable by the light source section and an output of each LED; a transmission section through which a light color control command for designating the light color of the illumination light is input; and a control section that converts the light color control command into output information of each LED on the basis of the light color characteristic information, and controls an output level of each LED on the basis of the output information. | 06-19-2014 |
20140191658 | SELF-BALLASTED LAMP AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT - The invention provides a self-ballasted lamp having high heat radiation performance, which is lightweight and inexpensive. A substrate having LED elements mounted is provided at one edge side of the radiator, and a cap is provided at the other edge side the radiator. A lighting circuit is accommodated between the radiator and the cap. The radiator includes a cylindrical cover member and an annular radiation member fitted to the outer circumferential part of the cover member and is composed by combining the cover member and the radiation member together. The cover member and the radiation member are made of metal and are formed by press-working. | 07-10-2014 |
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20110006680 | LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE AND LIGHTING APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to provide a light-emitting module having excellent light emission efficiency and excellent light distribution characteristics and also provide a lighting apparatus using the light-emitting module. The present invention is a light-emitting module | 01-13-2011 |
20110291594 | LAMP DEVICE AND LIGHTING FIXTURE - In a lamp device | 12-01-2011 |
20120153841 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND ILLUMINATING METHOD - An illuminating device includes a plurality of kinds of LEDs that emit light having different color temperatures; a plurality of LED lighting circuits that independently light the LEDs for each color temperature of emitted light; and a control unit that selects a first control changing illuminance of the LEDs as a whole by controlling the lighting of the LEDs and a second control changing the colors of light of the LEDs as a whole by controlling the lighting of the LEDs, and corrects an illuminance difference generated before and after the second control. | 06-21-2012 |
20130063034 | LIGHTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A lighting system according to embodiments includes a first light source, a second light source, a first lighting circuit, a second lighting circuit, a first optical sensor; and a control circuit. The first light source is configured to emit light a half-value width of which is 100 nm or more. The second light source is configured to emit light the half-value width of which is less than 100 nm. The first lighting circuit is configured to light the first light source. The second lighting circuit is configured to light the second light source. The control circuit is configured to perform a lighting control of the first lighting circuit on the basis of a detection value of the first sensor, and perform a lighting control of the second lighting circuit on the basis of a value which is predetermined when operating the first sensor. | 03-14-2013 |
20130063045 | LIGHTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A lighting system according to embodiments includes a first light source, a second light source, a first lighting circuit, a second lighting circuit, a signal input unit, and a control circuit. The first light source has a predetermined color temperature. The second light source has a color temperature which is different from that of the first light source. The first lighting circuit lights the first light source. The second lighting circuit lights the second light source. The signal input unit receives an external signal. The control circuit includes a first light source lighting control cycle which performs a predetermined lighting control of the first light source, and a second light source lighting control cycle which performs a predetermined lighting control of the second light source, controls the first and second lighting circuits so as to start the lighting control. | 03-14-2013 |
20130070460 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment includes a light source including a light emitting element, a reflection portion main body that is formed of an incombustible resin and is provided at an emission side of the light source, and a reflection layer that is formed of resin substantially not containing halogen or phosphorus and is provided on a surface of the reflection portion main body. | 03-21-2013 |
20130082623 | LIGHTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A lighting system according to an embodiment includes a light source unit and a control circuit. The light source unit includes first, second, and third light sources. The control circuit controls an optical output of the light source unit with a predetermined color temperature by controlling the respective optical outputs of the first, second, and third light sources, and sets the optical output of the light source unit when any one of the first, second, and third light sources becomes the minimum optical output to the minimum optical output at the time of reducing the optical output of the light source unit in a state where the optical output of the light source unit maintains the predetermined color temperature. | 04-04-2013 |
20130119860 | Switching Power Supply Apparatus And Luminaire - A switching power supply apparatus according to an embodiment includes a switching element, an inductor, a drive circuit, a mounting substrate, and an insulating substrate. The switching element is connected between a power supply and a lighting load. The inductor is connected in series to the switching element. The drive circuit controls the switching element, converts a voltage supplied from the power supply, and is mounted on the mounting substrate. The insulating substrate is thermally connected to the switching element, and has thermal conductivity higher than the mounting substrate. | 05-16-2013 |
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20110030354 | PARTICULATE COMBUSTION CATALYST, PARTICULATE FILTER AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS - Provided is a particulate combustion catalyst including a carrier formed of Zr oxide, a carrier formed of a Zr—Ce composite oxide, or a carrier formed of a composite oxide containing Zr, Ce, and at least one metal selected from among Nd, La, Fe, Y, Pr, Ba, Ca, Mg, Sn, and Sr; an oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ba, Ca, Mg, and Sr, the metal oxide being supported on the carrier in an amount, as reduced to metal, of 0.5 to 30 mass % with respect to the carrier; and metallic Ag or Ag oxide, which serves as a catalyst component and is supported on the carrier. Also provided are a particulate filter coated with the catalyst; and an exhaust gas cleaning apparatus including a particulate filter coated with the catalyst. | 02-10-2011 |
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20080233450 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes: a membrane electrode assembly having: an electrolyte membrane, anode and cathode catalyst layers, and anode and cathode gas diffusion layers; a cathode porous body provided at an outer side of the cathode gas diffusion layer; and a cathode member provided at an outer side of the cathode porous body, an inner side of the cathode member having a protruded portion facing to the outer side of the cathode porous body, wherein a pressure is applied to the cathode porous body through the protruded portion of the cathode member so as to compress the cathode porous body. | 09-25-2008 |
20080241635 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell include a membrane electrode assembly including an anode, a cathode opposed to the anode, and an electrolyte membrane interposed between the anode and the cathode; a lyophobic porous body in contact with the anode; and an anode passage plate in contact with the lyophobic porous body, the anode passage plate including a gas collection passage and a fuel supplying passage, the gas collection passage collects a gas generated in the anode via the lyophobic porous body, the fuel supplying passage supplies a fuel to the anode via the lyophobic porous body. | 10-02-2008 |
20080248359 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly including an electrolyte membrane, and anode and cathode electrodes sandwiching the electrolyte membrane therebetween; a gas/liquid separation layer provided at an opposite side of the anode electrode with the electrolyte membrane; an auxiliary porous layer provided on the gas/liquid separation layer; and an anode passage plate provided on the auxiliary porous layer, including a fuel passage, wherein the auxiliary porous layer is softer than the gas/liquid separation layer and the anode passage plate, and including lyophobic, electric conductive and gas permeability properties. | 10-09-2008 |
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20080199230 | Apparatus and method for fixing photocurable inks and printing apparatus - An apparatus for fixing photocurable inks includes: a light source for irradiating light for fixation to a recording side of a recording medium printed with photocurable ink; a fixing member which is disposed in a conveyance path of the printed recording medium, is formed in a cylindrical shape, and can transmit the light for fixation; a conveying member disposed so as to face the fixing member over the conveyance path; and a pressurizing unit for nipping the fixing member and the conveying member. The recording medium is conveyed between the fixing member and the conveying member which are nipped by the pressurizing unit, the fixing member and the recording side of the recording medium are made come into tight contact with each other, and a contact part between the fixing member and the recording side of the recording medium is irradiated by the light for fixation which transmits the fixing member to thereby cure/fix the photocurable ink on the recording side of the recording medium. | 08-21-2008 |
20100086338 | Transfer control mechanism for printer and transfer control method - A conveyance control mechanism for a printer including an image forming unit forming an image on a sheet being conveyed on a conveyance route, includes a curl detector configured to detect a curl of the sheet conveyed on the conveyance route, in an upstream of the image forming unit on the conveyance route. The conveyance route controller may drive and stop the conveyance route differently depending on whether the curl detector detects a curl at either a front end or at a position other than the front end. When the curl detector detects a curl of the sheet, an image forming route where the image forming unit performs an image formation may be separated and retreated from the conveyance route and the sheet being conveyed may be discharged onto the retreated image forming route. | 04-08-2010 |
20120159899 | ENCLOSING-SEALING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - An enclosing-sealing device for preparing a sealed matter by sealing an envelope with a content enclosed in the envelope includes a content formation unit, an envelope formation unit, a content delivery unit, a seal unit, a delivery timing determiner, and a delivery controller. The content delivery unit delivers the content delivered from the content formation unit to the envelope formation unit such that the content is enclosed in a sheet of envelope paper while being folded. The seal unit seals the envelope delivered from the envelope formation unit with the content enclosed in the envelope. The delivery timing determiner determines a delivery timing of the content by the content delivery unit based on inputted information about at least one of the content and the envelope. The delivery controller controls the content delivery unit to deliver the content to the envelope formation unit in accordance with the determined delivery timing. | 06-28-2012 |
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20100324249 | POLYMER COMPLEX HAVING CHANNELS AND METHOD FOR CHEMICALLY MODIFYING INNER SURFACES OF CHANNELS OF POLYMER COMPLEX - The present invention is to provide a method for chemically modifying the inner surfaces of channels capable of further regulating characteristics of the internal environment of channels, by forming a polymer complex having a specific channel group B, the channel environmental characteristics of which are regulated by a specific substituent A, followed by utilizing the channels of the channel group B as a reaction field to convert the substituent A to a different substituent, and also to provide a polymer complex having highly specific channel environmental characteristics obtained by the chemical modification method. A method for chemically modifying inner surfaces of channels of at least one kind of channel group in a polymer complex provided with two or more kinds of channel groups each composed of channels identical with one another and having inherent affinity for a guest molecule, wherein the polymer complex comprises an aromatic compound; has two or more coordinating sites as a ligand, a metal ion as a central metal, and an uncoordinating aromatic compound, has a three-dimensional lattice-like structure containing a stack structure comprising the uncoordinating aromatic compound intercalated between aromatic compound ligands in a three-dimensional coordination network formed by coordinating the aromatic compound ligands to the central metal ion, and is provided with two or more kinds of the channel groups in the three-dimensional coordination network, and the uncoordinating aromatic compound has a specific substituent A at a specific position on the aromatic ring thereof, and is arranged regularly such that the substituent A is directed to the inside of a specific channel group B out of the two or more kinds of channel groups, the method comprising the steps of: including the guest molecule in the channel of the channel group B in which the substituent A is arranged; and reacting the guest molecule with the substituent A in the channel to convert the substituent A to a substituent A′, and to arrange the substituent A′ regularly directing to the inside of the channel of the channel group B or any channel of other channel groups. | 12-23-2010 |
20110098414 | Polymer Complex - The invention provides a polymer complex having two or more kinds of channel groups through which specific compounds ranging from gaseous small molecules to large molecules such as proteins and other biomolecules can be selectively incorporated and/or released and/or transported. The polymer complex comprises an aromatic compound having two or more coordinating sites as a ligand, a metal ion as a central metal, and an uncoordinating aromatic compound, wherein the polymer complex has a three-dimensional lattice-like structure containing a stack structure comprising the uncoordinating aromatic compound intercalated between aromatic compound ligands in a three-dimensional coordination network formed by coordinating the aromatic compound ligands to the central metal ion, the three-dimensional lattice-like structure is provided with two or more kinds of channel groups each composed of channels identical with one another and having inherent affinity for guest components, the uncoordinating aromatic compound has a specific substituent A at a specific position on the aromatic ring thereof, and the uncoordinating aromatic compound is arranged regularly such that the substituent A is directed to the inside of a specific channel group B out of the two or more kinds of channel groups. | 04-28-2011 |
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20100266954 | ADAMANTANE DERIVATIVE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND CURING COMPOSITION CONTAINING ADAMANTANE DERIVATIVE - An adamantane derivative capable of affording a cured product which is excellent in optical characteristics such as transparency and light resistance, durability such as long-term heat resistance, and electrical characteristics such as dielectric constant, a process for producing such an adamantane derivative, and a curable composition containing such an adamantane derivative, the adamantane derivative being represented by the general formula (I) shown below and having a group selected from an acrylate group, a methacrylate group and a trifluoromethacrylate group, | 10-21-2010 |
20110009661 | COMPOUND HAVING ALICYCLIC STRUCTURE, (METH)ACRYLIC ACID ESTER, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE (METH)ACRYLIC ACID ESTER - Provided are an alicyclic structure-containing compound, a (meth)acrylate, and a method for producing the ester. The compound and the ester are useful as a monomer and the like for a photoresist used in semiconductor manufacturing and excellent in solubility, compatibility, defect reduction, roughness improvement, and the like, realized by using an alicyclic structure-containing compound containing a linking group having an ester bond and/or a linking group having an ether bond, a (meth)acrylate derived from the alicyclic structure-containing compound, and a method for producing the ester. | 01-13-2011 |
20130023693 | COMPOUND HAVING ALICYCLIC STRUCTURE, (METH)ACRYLIC ACID ESTER, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE (METH)ACRYLIC ACID ESTER - Provided are an alicyclic structure-containing compound, a (meth)acrylate, and a method for producing the ester. The compound and the ester are useful as a monomer and the like for a photoresist used in semiconductor manufacturing and excellent in solubility, compatibility, defect reduction, roughness improvement, and the like, realized by using an alicyclic structure-containing compound containing a linking group having an ester bond and/or a linking group having an ether bond, a (meth)acrylate derived from the alicyclic structure-containing compound, and a method for producing the ester. | 01-24-2013 |
20130030212 | COMPOUND HAVING ALICYCLIC STRUCTURE, (METH)ACRYLIC ACID ESTER, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE (METH)ACRYLIC ACID ESTER - Provided are an alicyclic structure-containing compound, a (meth)acrylate, and a method for producing the ester. The compound and the ester are useful as a monomer and the like for a photoresist used in semiconductor manufacturing and excellent in solubility, compatibility, defect reduction, roughness improvement, and the like, realized by using an alicyclic structure-containing compound containing a linking group having an ester bond and/or a linking group having an ether bond, a (meth)acrylate derived from the alicyclic structure-containing compound, and a method for producing the ester. | 01-31-2013 |
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20100142097 | SUSPENSION SUBSTRATE, SUSPENSION, HEAD SUSPENSION AND HARD DISK DRIVE - It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a suspension substrate having reduced strain. The present invention solves the problem by providing a suspension substrate comprising: a fundamental structure in which a metal substrate, a first insulation layer, and a wiring are laminated in this order; a wide wiring laminate structure provided with a wide wiring first insulation part of the first insulation layer, a first wide wiring formed on the wide wiring first insulation part, a second insulation part formed on the first wide wiring, and a second wide wiring formed on the second insulation part; and a narrow wiring-containing structure provided with a narrow wiring first insulation part of the first insulation layer and a first narrow wiring formed on the narrow wiring first insulation part, wherein the narrow wiring-containing structure is provided with a strain-limiting part formed to limit strain generated in relation to the wide wiring laminate structure. | 06-10-2010 |
20110108519 | WET ETCHED INSULATOR AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT COMPONENT - The present invention relates to an insulator as an insulating layer in a laminate which can inhibit dusting at the time of use, more particularly an electronic circuit component to which the insulator has been applied, particularly a wireless suspension. The insulator comprises a laminate of one or more insulation unit layers etchable by a wet process, the insulator having been subjected to plasma treatment after wet etching. The insulator exists mainly as an insulating layer in a laminate having a layer construction of first inorganic material layer-insulating layer-second inorganic material layer or a layer construction of inorganic material layer-insulating layer, and at least a part of the inorganic material layer has been removed to expose the insulating layer. | 05-12-2011 |
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20090032875 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is provided a semiconductor device comprising: a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type provided on the first semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type; a semiconductor region of the first conductivity type selectively provided on a front surface portion of the second semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type; a first main electrode provided in contact with a surface of the semiconductor region; a second main electrode provided on a side of the first semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, the side being opposite to the surface on which the second semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type is provided; a gate wiring provided on the second semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type around an element region in which the semiconductor region is provided; a trench penetrating the second semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type to reach the first semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, and also extending under the element region and the gate wiring; a gate electrode provided inside the trench in the element region with a gate insulating film interposed in between; and a gate electrode lead portion provided inside the trench under the gate wiring with the gate insulating film interposed in between, and contacting the gate wiring and the gate electrode. | 02-05-2009 |
20110186927 | POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a power semiconductor device includes a first insulating film and a second insulating film. The first insulating film has a first dielectric constant and is formed on a bottom surface and a side surface of a trench formed by a second semiconductor layer. The trench is in contact with a fourth semiconductor layer and extends from a surface of the fourth semiconductor layer through a third semiconductor layer to the second semiconductor layer. The second insulating film is formed on a side surface of the trench formed by the third semiconductor layer and a side surface of the trench formed by the fourth semiconductor layer, being connected to the first insulating film. The second insulating film has a second dielectric constant higher than the first dielectric constant. The gate electrode is buried in the trench via the first and second insulating films. | 08-04-2011 |
20130069145 | POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A power semiconductor device according to one embodiment includes a first electrode, a semiconductor substrate provided on the first electrode, and an insulating member. A terminal trench is made in the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate in a region including a boundary between a cell region and a terminal region. The semiconductor substrate includes a first portion of a first conductivity type and connected to the first electrode, a second portion of the first conductivity type, a third portion of a second conductivity type provided on the second portion in the cell region and connected to the second electrode, and a fourth portion of the first conductivity type selectively provided on the third portion and connected to the second electrode. The insulating member is disposed between the third portion and the second portion in a direction from the cell region toward the terminal region. | 03-21-2013 |
20130069146 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a plurality of trenches; forming a gate insulating film; burying a gate electrode; burying an insulating member; projecting the insulating member; forming a base layer; forming a mask film; forming a first semiconductor layer; forming a carrier ejection layer; forming a first electrode; and forming a second electrode. The projecting includes projecting the insulating member from the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate by removing an upper layer portion of the semiconductor substrate. The mask film is formed so as to cover the projected insulating member. The forming the first semiconductor layer includes forming a first semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type in an upper layer portion of the base layer by doping the base layer with impurity, the upper layer portion having a lower surface below an upper end of the gate electrode. | 03-21-2013 |
20130069147 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductive type, a base region of a second conductive type provided on the semiconductor layer and a first contact region of a second conductive type provided on the base region. The device includes a gate electrode provided in a trench piercing through the first contact region and the base region, and an interlayer insulating film provided on the gate electrode and containing a first conductive type impurity element. The device further includes a source region of a first conductive type provided between the interlayer insulating film and the first contact region, the source region being in contact with a side face of the interlayer insulating film and extending in the base region. | 03-21-2013 |
20130221431 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first insulating film on inner surfaces of trenches arranged in parallel in a semiconductor layer, forming a control electrode on the first insulating film, and forming a second insulating film on the control electrode, where the upper surface of the second insulating film is lower than the upper end of the first insulating film. In addition, the method includes etching the semiconductor layer to a depth near the upper end of the control electrode and forming a first semiconductor region. The method further includes forming a conductive film and then a second semiconductor region in the upper portion of the first semiconductor region by diffusion of impurities from the conductive film into the upper portion of the first semiconductor region, and forming a contact hole by etching back the conductive layer. | 08-29-2013 |
20130248995 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a base layer of a second conductivity type placed above the first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type placed above the base layer, multiple gate electrodes having upper end is positioned above the upper surface of the base layer, a lower end positioned below the bottom of the base layer, and contacting the first semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer, and the base layer through a gate insulating film, insulating component arranged above the gate electrode in which the upper surface is positioned below the upper surface of the second semiconductor layer, and a conductive layer covering the second semiconductor layer from the upper end to the bottom end. | 09-26-2013 |
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20090109188 | INPUT PROCESSING DEVICE - An input processing device includes an input member having an input pad and a detecting section that detects a position where an indicator touches the input pad and a processing section that controls a display state on a display screen on the basis of an input signal obtained from the input member, and while an input tool for drawing at least one of character, symbol, and figure is being displayed on the display screen, the processing section displays a limited frame having a predetermined area on the display screen so as to overlap the input tool, and writes movement locus of the indicator touching the input pad within the limited frame and transfers the movement locus to the input tool such that at least one of the character, symbol, and figure is input to the input tool when the indicator touches the input pad. | 04-30-2009 |
20090116745 | INPUT PROCESSING DEVICE - An input processing device includes an input member having an input pad and a detecting section that detects a position where an indicator touches the input pad and a processing section that inputs a character or a figure on the basis of an input signal obtained from the input member, a document tool board and a handwriting tool board are displayed on a display screen and an input locus display region where a locus drawn with the input pad is displayed and a character display region where a character or a symbol recognized from the locus is displayed are displayed when a document tool and a handwriting tool are started by a processing operation of the processing section, and the character or the symbol displayed in the character display region is transferred to the document tool by a predetermined operation. | 05-07-2009 |
20100271301 | INPUT PROCESSING DEVICE - An input processing device includes an input pad; a detector which detects a position of an indicating object coming into contact with the input pad; and a processor which controls a display state of an image displayed on a display on the basis of an input signal obtained from the detector, wherein an input surface of the input pad is provided with a detection region for detecting a specific input operation, and wherein when the processor receives the input signal corresponding to the specific input operation given from the indicating object onto the detection region, the processor rotates the image. | 10-28-2010 |
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20110090150 | INPUT PROCESSING DEVICE - An input processing device includes a touch pad that detects a touch position of a finger, at least two button operation units that are provided around the touch pad, a pad signal processing unit that processes a detection signal from the touch pad to generate a pad signal and processes a detection signal from the button operation units to generate a button signal, a stick pointer that is provided at a position farther away from a user than the touch pad and detects an operation in the tilting direction, a stick signal processing unit that processes a detection signal from the stick pointer to generate a stick signal, and, an operation signal generating unit that receives the pad signal, the button signal, and the stick signal. | 04-21-2011 |
20130169600 | INPUT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An input device includes an input operation surface that includes one or more specific regions, can be operated by an indicator, and is provided separately from a display screen; a detection unit that detects an operation position of the indicator; a region creating unit that creates a discrimination region while using the operation position as a base point when it is detected that the operation position of the indicator is positioned in the specific region; and a discrimination unit that uses a fact that a moving direction of the indicator from the base point, when the indicator moves within the discrimination region, is positioned on at least a line, which traverses the specific region substantially in parallel or obliquely, as conditions that allow a predetermined function to be performed on the display screen. When the discrimination unit discriminates that the conditions are satisfied, a performance signal is output. | 07-04-2013 |
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20090126670 | AIR INTAKE APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A housing has an intake passage extending substantially in a vertical direction of a vehicle. A valve is configured to open and close the intake passage. A shaft supports the valve. A bearing supports the shaft. A hose is connected with an upper side of the housing in the vertical direction and configured to lead intake air into the intake passage. A communication passage configured to communicate an inside of an internal combustion engine of the vehicle with the hose. The communication passage has an opening in the vicinity of a point directly above the bearing. The hose has a wall surface defining a condensate passage, which connects the opening with a target location from which condensate is to be dropped. | 05-21-2009 |
20120012081 | Air intake apparatus for internal combustion engine - A housing has an intake passage extending substantially in a vertical direction of a vehicle. A valve is configured to open and dose the intake passage. A shaft supports the valve. A bearing supports the shaft. A hose is connected with an upper side of the housing in the vertical direction and configured to lead intake air into the intake passage. A communication passage configured to communicate an inside of an internal combustion engine of the vehicle with the hose. The communication passage has an opening in the vicinity of a point directly above the bearing. The hose has a wall surface defining a condensate passage, which connects the opening with a target location from which condensate is to be dropped. | 01-19-2012 |
20120012082 | Air intake apparatus for internal combustion engine - A housing has an intake passage extending substantially in a vertical direction of a vehicle. A valve is configured to open and close the intake passage. A shaft supports the valve. A bearing supports the shaft. A hose is connected with an upper side of the housing in the vertical direction and configured to lead intake air into the intake passage. A communication passage configured to communicate an inside of an internal combustion engine of the vehicle with the hose. The communication passage has an opening in the vicinity of a point directly above the bearing. The hose has a wall surface defining a condensate passage, which connects the opening with a target location from which condensate is to be dropped. | 01-19-2012 |
20140060484 | ELECTRIC ACTUATOR - An electric actuator includes an electric motor, a gear deceleration device, a housing, and a motor attachment plate. The electric motor is configured to convert electric power into rotation output. The gear deceleration device is configured to decelerate the rotation output of the electric motor. The electric motor and the gear deceleration device are attached to the housing. The motor attachment plate is provided for the electric motor and is fixed to the housing. A first positioning hole, which is formed through the motor attachment plate, and a second positioning hole, which is provided for the housing coincide with each other in a state where the electric motor is attached to the housing. | 03-06-2014 |
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20090108806 | ADAPTOR, ASSEMBLY OF BATTERY PACK AND ADAPTOR, AND ELECTRIC TOOL WITH THE SAME - When a battery pack having an output voltage of 14.4 V that is connectable to an electric tool in a sliding manner is used as a power supply source for the electric tool that is connectable to a battery pack in an insertion manner and has a rated voltage of 12 V, the electric tool and the battery pack are connected to each other with an adaptor interposed therebetween. The adaptor has an FET that is switched at a predetermined duty of a predetermined frequency. The battery pack and the electric tool are connected or disconnected to or from each other by the switching operation, thereby dropping the output voltage of the battery pack. The voltage from the battery pack is detected. When the detected voltage is out of a predetermined value range, it is judged that the overcurrent or overdischarge has occurred. Then, the FET is turned off to stop the electric tool. | 04-30-2009 |
20110148332 | POWER TOOL - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a power tool including: a motor; a switching device that switches over, in response to a conduction angle thereof, an AC voltage to be applied to the motor; a rotation speed setting unit that sets a target rotation speed of the motor; a rotation speed detection unit that detects an actual rotation speed of the motor; and a controller that determines the conduction angle by comparing the actual rotation speed with the target rotation speed and that controls the switching device by use of the conduction angle based on a maximum conduction angle, the maximum conduction angle being set in accordance with the target rotation speed. | 06-23-2011 |
20120262035 | ADAPTOR, ASSEMBLY OF BATTERY PACK AND ADAPTOR, AND ELECTRIC TOOL WITH THE SAME - When a battery pack having an output voltage of 14.4 V that is connectable to an electric tool in a sliding manner is used as a power supply source for the electric tool that is connectable to a battery pack in an insertion manner and has a rated voltage of 12 V, the electric tool and the battery pack are connected to each other with an adaptor interposed therebetween. The adaptor has an FET that is switched at a predetermined duty of a predetermined frequency. The battery pack and the electric tool are connected or disconnected to or from each other by the switching operation, thereby dropping the output voltage of the battery pack. When the detected voltage is out of a predetermined value range, it is judged that the overcurrent or overdischarge has occurred. Then, the FET is turned off to stop the electric tool. | 10-18-2012 |
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20090096303 | MOTOR PROVIDED WITH CHUCKING DEVICE AND DISK DRIVING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE MOTOR - A motor includes a rotating body including a magnet, and a fixed body including a stator. The stator includes a stator core having an annular core back portion with an upper and a lower surface, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart tooth portions extending from the core back portion in a direction away from the rotational axis, and a plurality of coils provided by winding a conductive wire around the tooth portions of the stator core with multiple turns. The rotor holder is arranged axially above the stator to cover the stator. Further, an annular or arc-shaped attracting magnet arranged to attract the rotor holder toward the stator is arranged radially inwardly of the core back portion, the attracting magnet having an upper surface axially facing toward the rotor holder, and a lower surface arranged axially below the upper surface of the core back portion of the stator core. | 04-16-2009 |
20090146598 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A brushless motor driven by a sensorless driving circuit includes a rotating body capable of being rotated about a center axis; a rotor magnet arranged coaxially with the rotating body; a stator disposed opposite the rotor magnet; and at least one coil wound around the stator. The brushless motor is driven according to a signal containing a third harmonic component relative to a fundamental wave component in an induced electromotive force. Further, an amplitude ratio of the third harmonic component to the fundamental wave component in the induced electromotive force generated in the coil preferably is about 1% or higher. | 06-11-2009 |
20090252015 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A brushless motor includes a substantially flat attachment plate and a circuit board. The attachment plate includes a plurality of motor attachment portions and a base portion arranged to interconnect the motor attachment portions. The circuit board is arranged on an upper surface of the base portion and includes a first area to which electronic parts are attached. The upper surfaces of the motor attachment portions are arranged higher than the upper surface of the base portion. The height of the upper surface of the circuit board in the first area is substantially equal to or greater than the height of the upper surfaces of the motor attachment portions. | 10-08-2009 |
20130209293 | CEILING FAN MOTOR AND CEILING FAN - A ceiling fan motor includes a stationary unit, a rotary unit, and a bearing unit, wherein the stationary unit includes a shaft arranged along a center axis extending in an up-down direction, and an armature directly or indirectly fixed to the shaft. The rotary unit includes a rotor holder arranged to cover the armature from above and below, the rotor holder including an upper rotor holder member and a lower rotor holder member, and a rotor annularly arranged on an inner circumferential surface of the rotor holder in a radially opposing relationship with the armature. The bearing unit rotatably supports the rotor holder with respect to the armature, and includes an upper bearing member arranged between the shaft and the rotor holder at an axial upper side of the armature, and a lower bearing member arranged between the shaft and the rotor holder at a lower side of the armature. | 08-15-2013 |
20130236340 | MOTOR, DISK DRIVE APPARATUS, AND FAN - There is provided a motor including, a rotating portion and a stationary portion. The mounting plate includes a substantially cylindrical fixing cylindrical portion; an annular upper plate portion; an annular circumferential portion; and a mounting portion. A lower end of the fixing cylindrical portion is arranged at a level lower than that of a lower end of a bushing press-fit area. At least one of a lower end of a sleeve fixing area in which an outer circumferential surface of the sleeve and an inner circumferential surface of the bushing cylindrical portion are in contact with each other and a lower end of a radial gap which supports the shaft is arranged at a level higher than that of an upper end of the bushing press-fit area. | 09-12-2013 |
20140265739 | DC BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A DC brushless motor includes a housing including a plurality of attachment portions each of which is arranged to extend toward an apparatus, a base portion joined to the attachment portions, and a bearing holding portion joined to the base portion; a bearing member held by the bearing holding portion; a shaft supported by the bearing member to be rotatable about a central axis, and including a portion on one axial side to which blades that perform stirring in a heating chamber are joinable; a rotor holder fixed to the shaft; a rotor magnet held on an inside of a cylindrical portion of the rotor holder; a stator arranged radially inside the rotor magnet; and a circuit board electrically connected with the stator, and arranged axially opposite the opening of the rotor holder. | 09-18-2014 |
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20090027046 | MAGNETIC DETECTION DEVICE - A magnetic detection device is provided in which a first signal is outputted in accordance with the mutual phase relationship between the output of a first magnetoelectric conversion output circuit and the output of a second magnetoelectric conversion output circuit that are based on the movement, in forward direction, of a detection subject, thereby generating a pulse of a high level 1 and a low level 1; a second signal is outputted in accordance with the mutual phase relationship between the output of the first magnetoelectric conversion output circuit and the output of the second magnetoelectric conversion output circuit that are based on the movement, in forward direction, of the detection subject; an output signal processing circuit for generating a pulse of a high level 2 and a low level 2 is provided; and not only the pulse of the high level 1 and the low level 1 does not cross the other comparison level, but also the pulse of the high level 2 and the low level 2 does not cross the one comparison level. | 01-29-2009 |
20090302833 | MAGNETIC DETECTION APPARATUS - In a magnetic detection apparatus, a magnetic detection sensor generates a sensor output signal whose high level and low level have different potentials in accordance with the moving direction of a magnetic moving object, and a computer unit includes three comparator circuits and detects the output signal of the magnetic detection sensor with three levels of comparison threshold values, so that the moving direction of the magnetic moving object can be detected accurately without any delay. | 12-10-2009 |
20100106452 | MOVING DIRECTION DETECTOR - In detecting the position and the moving direction of a magnetic moving body, there is provided a moving direction detector that can accurately detect the position, regardless of the moving direction. The moving direction detector is provided with groups of sensor elements that face a moving body ( | 04-29-2010 |
20110101965 | MAGNETIC DETECTION DEVICE - A magnetic detection device includes a signal processing circuit that detects a moving position and a moving direction of a magnetic mobile object using an output of a comparing circuit configured to output a signal by comparing an output signal of a magneto-electric transducer element with a threshold. A duration during which an output of the signal processing circuit is in a high level or in a low level is fixed to a period t | 05-05-2011 |
20110260724 | MAGNETIC DETECTION APPARATUS - A magnetic detection apparatus includes a first comparison circuit that waveform-shapes the amplitude of a detection signal from magneto-electric transducers by DC coupling, a third comparison circuit that waveform-shapes the detection signal by AC coupling, an oscillation circuit having a natural frequency, a control circuit that counts the output of the first comparison circuit by using the oscillation means, and a selection circuit that selects the output of the first comparison means and the output of the second comparison means. The control circuit counts rising from the next rising or falling from the next falling of an output rectangular wave of the first comparison circuit, and provides output to the selection circuit at the time point at which the count value reaches a desired value. The selection circuit selects and outputs the output rectangular wave of the first comparison circuit or the third comparison circuit. | 10-27-2011 |
20120126797 | MAGNETIC POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS - A magnetic position detection apparatus includes a substrate, a magnet, a bridge circuit including first through fourth magneto-electric converting elements formed on the substrate, and a detection circuit. A substrate surface is substantially perpendicular to a magnet magnetization direction. The second and third magneto-electric converting elements are, when viewed along the magnet magnetization direction, disposed to be on or in the vicinity of a straight line passing through a center point of a magnetic pole of the magnet and parallel to a straight line perpendicular to both the magnet magnetization direction and the magnetic mobile object. The first and fourth magneto-electric converting elements are disposed so that, when not opposed to the magnetic mobile object, a component of a substrate of a magnetic field to be applied thereto is substantially same as that of a magnetic field to be applied to the second and third magneto-electric converting elements. | 05-24-2012 |
20120280677 | MAGNETIC POSITION DETECTING DEVICE - A magnetic position detecting device ( | 11-08-2012 |
20140125328 | MAGNETIC DETECTION DEVICE - For the purpose of obtaining a magnetic detection device which accurately detects rotational angle information of an object to be detected in a simpler configuration, the magnetic detection device includes a magnetoresistive element composed of: a magnetization fixed layer, a magnetization free layer, and a nonmagnetic intermediate layer sandwiched between the magnetization fixed layer and the magnetization free layer. A potential difference between both ends of the magnetoresistive element is fixed voltage, and a change in current value of the magnetoresistive element with respect to a change in magnetic field is detected. | 05-08-2014 |
20140354270 | MAGNETIC POSITION DETECTION DEVICE - A distortion of a signal of a magnetic position detection device is reduced so that precise position information at a high degree of accuracy can be obtained. The magnetic position detection device | 12-04-2014 |