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20130321845 | FUNCTION EXPANSION METHOD USING PRINT DATA, AND FUNCTION EXPANSION DEVICE - A method of expanding the function of an application in a computer that operates under an operating system and executes specific processes by an application has a step that acquires and sends print data that is output from the application to a driver to a communication port before the print data is received by the driver; a step that acquires and relays the transmitted print data, or the print data that is output from the application to the communication port, before the print data is received by the communication port; and a step that expands the function of the relayed print data on the application layer, and outputs the processed data to a communication port. | 12-05-2013 |
20130342854 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PRINTING METHOD - A printer driver 12 has an image data acquisition unit 120 that acquires first image data containing a symbol image or text information at a first resolution, an analyzer 130 that analyzes the symbol image or text information, and an image data generator 160 that generates second image data containing a symbol image or text information at a second resolution based on the result from the analyzer 130. | 12-26-2013 |
20140376009 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF A CONTROL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control device is enabled to separately produce receipts and coupons without modification of the control device. A host computer has a print control unit that generates and outputs a receipt control command causing a receipt printer to produce a receipt; and a data processing unit that determines if a coupon image print instructions command is included in the receipt control command generated by the print control unit, and if a coupon image print instructions command is included, generates and outputs to the receipt printer a receipt control command without the coupon image print instructions command, and generates and outputs to a coupon printer a coupon control command to print a coupon image based on the coupon image print instructions command. | 12-25-2014 |
20140376031 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF A CONTROL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control device suppresses modifying a program related to printer control when a connected printer is replaced with a printer having a different structure. A host computer has a print controller that can execute processes based on status data; a virtual second printing device that outputs response data when a control command output from the print controller is input; and a data processing unit that converts the input control command to a control command compatible with an inkjet printer and outputs to the inkjet printer when a control command output from the print controller is input, and when status data from the inkjet printer is input, converts the status data to data compatible with a thermal printer based on the structural differences between the inkjet printer and the thermal printer, and outputs to the print controller. | 12-25-2014 |
20150022853 | Communication Control Method, Data Processing Device, and Storage Medium - Communication performance can be appropriately and easily improved without changing an application on the host side when controlling communication between electronic devices. A computer that operates according to an operating system on an OS kernel layer, has an application on an application layer that outputs a first unit of command data causing a connected electronic device to perform an operation, and has a communication port on a physical layer that sends data output from the application to the electronic device: receives data output from the application on the OS kernel layer before the data is received by the communication port; accumulates the received data and generates a second unit of data that is larger than the first unit; and outputs the generated second unit of data to the communication port. | 01-22-2015 |
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20110161711 | Control Device, Control Method, and Recording Medium - Power consumption by an external device can be reduced while controlling the external device by a generic device driver even when the generic device driver does not have a power management function for the external device. When a command generated by operation of a POS application | 06-30-2011 |
20110216346 | Control Device, Control Method For A Control Device, And Recording Medium - When a communication port is occupied by a recording control unit, the communication port can be released as needed without causing an error or problem. A communication control unit | 09-08-2011 |
20120239791 | Network System, Network Configuration Method, And Network Configuration Device - A storage unit stores configuration information of a first network device connected to a network. An acquisition unit acquires information related to the operating status of the first network device. A detection unit detects if a second network device is connected to the network. A network configuration unit instructs/commands the second network device to configure itself using the configuration information of the first network device stored in the storage unit if the first network device is not operating when connection of the second network device to the network is detected. | 09-20-2012 |
20130128300 | POS System, POS System Control Method, and Recording Media Processing System - A host device includes an application unit that outputs a first command or a second command, a receiving unit that receives the output first command or second command, a command control unit that converts the received first command to a third command, and converts the second command to a fourth command, and a host communication unit that transmits the converted third command or fourth command. A device includes a device reception unit that receives the third command or fourth command, a first operating unit that performs the first operation based on the third command, and a second operating unit that receives the fourth command and performs the second operation. | 05-23-2013 |
20140022576 | Printing Device, Printing System, and Printing Method - A first printer | 01-23-2014 |
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20140285844 | Print Control Method, Print Control Device, and Storage Medium - A print control method executes a process of adding a command to print data output from an application to a communication port in a computer having a communication port and executing a specific process by an application installed on an application layer and operating under an operating system on the OS kernel layer, the method including: the computer acquiring the print data at the OS kernel layer before the print data is received by the communication port; determining on the application layer if each command of the acquired print data is a print instruction command for an object that should be printed at a different print speed than the standard speed; and adding and outputting to the communication port a command that changes the print speed before the print instruction command when the command is determined to be a print instruction command for printing an object at a different speed. | 09-25-2014 |
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20090237717 | Printer and information managing system - A printer includes: a print unit performing a printing operation; and a control unit having an operating system and a device driver installed in an operating system layer, a first application installed in an application layer other than the operating system layer so as to transmit and receive information to and from the print unit through the device driver, a transmission information acquiring module installed in the operating system layer so as to acquire transmission information which is information based on the information transmitted and received between the first application and the print unit through the device driver, and a second application installed in the application layer so as to receive the transmission information and to output processing information which is information based on the input transmission information. | 09-24-2009 |
20090248904 | USB host, control method thereof, computer program, USB hub and USB device - A USB host is provided which is configured to be capable of connecting thereto a USB device via a USB hub, the USB host including, a combination storage unit that stores therein an upgrade allowable combination, for which upgrading of a capability of the USB device is allowed, among a combination of hub identification information for identifying the USB hub and device identification information for identifying the USB device; an identification information acquisition unit that acquires the hub identification information from the USB hub in compliance with the USB standards when the USB hub is connected thereto and that acquires the device identification information from the USB device in compliance with the USB standards when the USB device is connected to the USB hub; and a command transmission unit that transmits an upgrade command to the USB device when a combination of the acquired hub identification information and the acquired device identification information is identical with the combination stored in the combination storage unit. | 10-01-2009 |
20100198995 | HOST APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - In an information processing system, a host apparatus and a device are communicatively connected such that the host apparatus serves as a master and the device serves as a slave. The device is configured to establish a power-saving mode, when any command is not received from the host apparatus for a prescribed time period. A device driver is provided in the host apparatus. The device driver is configured to transit from a normal state to a suspended state when an operation command for operating the device is not received from an application running in the host apparatus for a prescribed time period, and to transmit a dummy response to the application, when an inquiry command is received from the application while the device driver is placed in the suspended state, without notifying the inquiry command to the device. | 08-05-2010 |
20120057184 | FUNCTION EXPANSION METHOD USING PRINT DATA, FUNCTION EXPANSION DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Various functions can be easily added using print data output from an existing application without modifying the existing application program. A function expansion method for executing a process that expands the functions of an application runs on a computer that operates according to an operating system on the operating system kernel layer, executes a specific process according to an application on an application layer, and has one or more communication ports, includes a step of acquiring print data output from the application on the operating system kernel layer, and a step of performing at the application layer a process expanding the function of the acquired print data, and outputs the print data after processing to a suitable communication port. | 03-08-2012 |
20120057202 | DISTRIBUTION PROCESSING METHOD, DISTRIBUTION PROCESSING DEVICE, PRINT DATA PROCESSING METHOD, PRINT DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Data output from an existing application to specific devices can be easily distributed to plural devices. A method of distributing device-specific data output from an application on a computer that executes a specific process according to an application and has two or more communication ports causes the computer to execute a step of acquiring device-specific data output by an executed program to one specific communication port at the operating system kernel layer before the device-specific data is received at the communication port; and a step of analyzing the device-specific data acquired at the application layer, determines the device to which the device-specific data, and outputs the device-specific data to the communication port to which the device is connected. | 03-08-2012 |
20120069404 | METHOD OF ADDING VALUE TO PRINT DATA, A VALUE-ADDING DEVICE, AND A RECORDING MEDIUM - Various kinds of value can be easily added to print data output from an existing application without modifying the existing application program. A value-adding method executes a process of adding value to print data output from an application on a computer that has one or more communication ports and executes a specific process by means of an application, and includes a data acquisition step of acquiring the print data at the operating system kernel layer before the print data is received at the communication port, and a data processing step that applies at the application layer a process of adding and/or deleting print content in the print data based on previously registered information, and outputs the data after processing to the specified communication port. | 03-22-2012 |
20130024711 | HOST APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - In an information processing system, a host apparatus and a device are communicatively connected such that the host apparatus serves as a master and the device serves as a slave. The device is configured to establish a power-saving mode, when any command is not received from the host apparatus for a prescribed time period. A device driver is provided in the host apparatus. The device driver is configured to transit from a normal state to a suspended state when an operation command for operating the device is not received from an application running in the host apparatus for a prescribed time period, and to transmit a dummy response to the application, when an inquiry command is received from the application while the device driver is placed in the suspended state, without notifying the inquiry command to the device. | 01-24-2013 |
20130314727 | FUNCTION EXPANSION METHOD USING PRINT DATA, FUNCTION EXPANSION DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Various functions can be easily added using print data output from an existing application without modifying the existing application program. A function expansion method for executing a process that expands the functions of an application runs on a computer that operates according to an operating system on the operating system kernel layer, executes a specific process according to an application on an application layer, and has one or more communication ports, includes a step of acquiring print data output from the application on the operating system kernel layer, and a step of performing at the application layer a process expanding the function of the acquired print data, and outputs the print data after processing to a suitable communication port. | 11-28-2013 |
20140198334 | PRINTER AND INFORMATION MANAGING SYSTEM - A printer includes: a print unit performing a printing operation; and a control unit having an operating system and a device driver installed in an operating system layer, a first application installed in an application layer other than the operating system layer so as to transmit and receive information to and from the print unit through the device driver, a transmission information acquiring module installed in the operating system layer so as to acquire transmission information which is information based on the information transmitted and received between the first application and the print unit through the device driver, and a second application installed in the application layer so as to receive the transmission information and to output processing information which is information based on the input transmission information. | 07-17-2014 |
20140362412 | METHOD OF ADDING VALUE TO PRINT DATA, A VALUE-ADDING DEVICE, AND A RECORDING MEDIUM - Various kinds of value can be easily added to print data output from an existing application without modifying the existing application program. A value-adding method executes a process of adding value to print data output from an application on a computer that has one or more communication ports and executes a specific process by means of an application, and includes a data acquisition step of acquiring the print data at the operating system kernel layer before the print data is received at the communication port, and a data processing step that applies at the application layer a process of adding and/or deleting print content in the print data based on previously registered information, and outputs the data after processing to the specified communication port. | 12-11-2014 |
20140362413 | FUNCTION EXPANSION METHOD USING PRINT DATA, FUNCTION EXPANSION DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Various functions can be easily added using print data output from an existing application without modifying the existing application program. A function expansion method for executing a process that expands the functions of an application runs on a computer that operates according to an operating system on the operating system kernel layer, executes a specific process according to an application on an application layer, and has one or more communication ports, includes a step of acquiring print data output from the application on the operating system kernel layer, and a step of performing at the application layer a process expanding the function of the acquired print data, and outputs the print data after processing to a suitable communication port. | 12-11-2014 |
20150116751 | FUNCTION EXPANSION METHOD USING PRINT DATA, AND FUNCTION EXPANSION DEVICE - A method of expanding the function of an application in a computer that operates under an operating system and executes specific processes by an application has a step that acquires and sends print data that is output from the application to a driver to a communication port before the print data is received by the driver; a step that acquires and relays the transmitted print data, or the print data that is output from the application to the communication port, before the print data is received by the communication port; and a step that expands the function of the relayed print data on the application layer, and outputs the processed data to a communication port. | 04-30-2015 |
20150220287 | METHOD OF ADDING VALUE TO PRINT DATA, A VALUE-ADDING DEVICE, AND A RECORDING MEDIUM - Various kinds of value can be easily added to print data output from an existing application without modifying the existing application program. A value-adding method executes a process of adding value to print data output from an application on a computer that has one or more communication ports and executes a specific process by means of an application, and includes a data acquisition step of acquiring the print data at the operating system kernel layer before the print data is received at the communication port, and a data processing step that applies at the application layer a process of adding and/or deleting print content in the print data based on previously registered information, and outputs the data after processing to the specified communication port. | 08-06-2015 |
20150220903 | FUNCTION EXPANSION METHOD USING PRINT DATA, FUNCTION EXPANSION DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Various functions can be easily added using print data output from an exist lag application without modifying the existing application program. A function expansion method for executing a process that expands the functions of an application runs on a computer that operates according to an operating system on the operating system kernel layer, executes a specific process according to an application on an application layer, and has one or more communication ports, includes a step of acquiring print data output from the application on the operating system kernel layer, and a step of performing at the application layer a process expanding the function of the acquired print data, and outputs the print data after processing to a suitable communication port. | 08-06-2015 |
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20080263273 | Storage subsystem that connects fibre channel and supports online backup - A disk array connected to a storage area network via a fibre channel has one or more ports each controlled by a processor. Even the disk array with one port and one processor executes online processing and backup processing at the same time while considering an online processing load. A port controller not only accepts a request from a host computer but issues a request to other storage controllers to allow online processing and backup processing to be executed at the same time. In addition, the disk array, if provided with a plurality of ports, selects ports or schedules processing depending upon the load to prevent backup processing from affecting online processing performance. | 10-23-2008 |
20090100146 | Storage System Managing Data Through A Wide Area Network - In a storage system, a server apparatus and a storage apparatus are provided, while the server apparatus is connected via a LAN to one, or plural sets of computers so as to accept an access request of file data issued from the computers, whereas the storage apparatus is connected via a wide area network to the server apparatus so as to store thereinto the file data. A communication between the computers and the server apparatus is carried out by employing a network file protocol, whereas a communication between the server apparatus and the storage apparatus is performed by employing a block device protocol. The server apparatus and the storage apparatus are connected via the respective security protecting apparatus to the wide area network. | 04-16-2009 |
20090231750 | DISK ARRAY UNIT - A disk array unit connected to a host unit to give information thereto and receive information therefrom. The disk unit includes a plurality of disk units for storing information transmitted from the host unit and a management information recording device, formed by utilizing information storage areas in the disk units, for causing information relating to a logical unit for storing information from the host unit to correspond to information relating to the units. The invention further includes a control unit, when there is no access from the host unit to the logical unit for a predetermined time, for determining the disk units corresponding to the logical unit based on information recorded in the management information recording device and performing power saving of power supply for the disk units. | 09-17-2009 |
20100241898 | ARRAY-TYPE DISK APPARATUS PREVENTING DATA LOST AND PROVIDING IMPROVED FAILURE TOLERANCE - Disclosed is storage system, that is, an array-type disk apparatus which is provided with an error monitor section which monitors the status of error occurrence in a disk drive and instructs initiation of mirroring between the disk drive and a spare disk drive when the number of errors occurred of the disk drive exceeds a specified value, and a mirror section which performs mirroring between the disk drive and spare disk drive. Storage system, that is, the array-type disk apparatus may be provided with an error monitor section which monitors the status of error occurrence in a disk drive and gives such an instruction as to set the status of the disk drive in a temporary blocked state, and a data restoring section which executes data restoration by reading data from the temporary blocked disk drive when reading from another disk drive constituting a disk array group is not possible during data restoration. | 09-23-2010 |
20110107029 | STORAGE SUBSYSTEM THAT CONNECTS FIBRE CHANNEL AND SUPPORTS ONLINE BACKUP - The storage system includes first and second disk arrays. The first disk array has a first port coupled to a second port of the second disk array, a port controller controlling the first port, a plurality of disk devices to store data, and a controller managing a plurality of logical units on the plurality of disk drives. The first port controller controls the first port so as to execute, in a time-sharing manner, data transfer corresponding to a initiator task and data transfer corresponding to a target task. The initiator task is generated to execute the data transfer from a first logical unit on the plurality of disk drives of the first disk array to a second logical unit on a plurality of disk drives of the second disk array. The target task is generated to execute the data transfer to receive data from the second disk array. | 05-05-2011 |
20120233400 | DISK ARRAY UNIT - A disk array unit connected to a host unit to give information thereto and receive information therefrom. The disk unit includes a plurality of disk units for storing information transmitted from the host unit and a management information recording device, formed by utilizing information storage areas in the disk units, for causing information relating to a logical unit for storing information from the host unit to correspond to information relating to the units. The invention further includes a control unit, when there is no access from the host unit to the logical unit for a predetermined time, for determining the disk units corresponding to the logical unit based on information recorded in the management information recording device and performing power saving of power supply for the disk units. | 09-13-2012 |
20120271999 | STORAGE SUBSYSTEM THAT CONNECTS FIBRE CHANNEL AND SUPPORTS ONLINE BACKUP - The storage system includes first and second disk arrays. The first disk array has a first port coupled to a second port of the second disk array, a port controller controlling the first port, a plurality of disk devices to store data, and a controller managing a plurality of logical units on the plurality of disk drives. The first port controller controls the first port so as to execute, in a time-sharing manner, data transfer corresponding to a initiator task and data transfer corresponding to a target task. The initiator task is generated to execute the data transfer from a first logical unit on the plurality of disk drives of the first disk array to a second logical unit on a plurality of disk drives of the second disk array. The target task is generated to execute the data transfer to receive data from the second disk array. | 10-25-2012 |
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20100148379 | EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION FOR SEMICONDUCTOR ENCAPSULATION AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PRODUCED BY USING THE SAME - An epoxy resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation, which comprises: (A) an epoxy resin having at least two epoxy groups in a molecule thereof; (B) a compound having at least two phenolic hydroxyl groups in a molecule thereof; and (C) particles of a compound represented by general formula (1), the particles having a maximum particle diameter of not greater than 30 μm and a standard deviation of not greater than 5 μm, the particles being dispersed in the epoxy resin composition: | 06-17-2010 |
20120153508 | THERMOSETTING DIE-BONDING FILM - An object of the present invention is to provide a thermosetting die-bonding film having both storage modulus and high adhering strength that are necessary in manufacturing a semiconductor device and to provide a dicing die-bonding film including the thermosetting die-bonding film. The thermosetting die-bonding film of the present invention is a thermosetting die-bonding film that is used in manufacture of a semiconductor device and includes at least an epoxy resin, a phenol resin, an acrylic copolymer, and a filler, has a storage modulus at 80 to 140° C. before thermal curing in a range of 10 kPa to 10 MPa and a storage modulus at 175° C. before thermal curing in a range of 0.1 to 3 MPa. | 06-21-2012 |
20120208009 | FILM FOR FORMING PROTECTIVE LAYER - The present invention aims to provide a film for forming a protective layer that is capable of preventing cracks in a low dielectric material layer of a semiconductor wafer while suppressing an increase in the number of steps in the manufacture of a semiconductor device. This object is achieved by a film for forming a protective layer on a bumped wafer in which a low dielectric material layer is formed, including a support base, an adhesive layer, and a thermosetting resin layer, laminated in this order, wherein the melt viscosity of the thermosetting resin layer is 1×10 | 08-16-2012 |
20120208350 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention aims to provide a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that is capable of preventing cracks in a low dielectric material layer of a semiconductor wafer, while also suppressing an increase in the number of steps in the manufacturing process. This object is achieved by a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including the steps of pasting a film for forming a protective layer in which a support base, an adhesive layer, and a thermosetting resin layer are laminated, in that order, onto a bumped wafer in which a low dielectric material layer is formed, with the thermosetting resin layer serving as a pasting surface, and further, peeling the support base and the adhesive layer from the thermosetting resin layer, forming a protective layer by thermally curing the thermosetting resin layer, and dicing the bumped wafer and the protective layer together. | 08-16-2012 |
20120326280 | LAMINATED FILM AND USE THEREOF - Provided is a laminated film wherein the space between semiconductor elements that are three-dimensionally mounted can be filled easily and securely. The laminated film of the present invention is a laminated film for filling the space between semiconductor elements that are electrically connected through a member or connection, the film including a dicing sheet in which a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is laminated on a base material and a curable film that is laminated on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the curable film has a lowest melt viscosity at 50 to 200° C. of 1×10 | 12-27-2012 |
20120329250 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device wherein the space between semiconductor elements that are three-dimensionally mounted can be filled easily and securely. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention includes preparing a semiconductor wafer with a plurality of members for connection formed on both first and second surfaces; preparing a laminated film including a dicing sheet with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer laminated on a base material, and a curable film that is laminated on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and has a thickness equivalent to or more than the height of the member for connection on the first surface; pasting the curable film of the laminated film to the semiconductor wafer while facing the curable film to the first surface so that the members for connection are not exposed to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer; and dicing the semiconductor wafer to form a semiconductor element. | 12-27-2012 |
20130017396 | ADHESIVE FILM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, FILM FOR BACKSIDE OF FLIP-CHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, AND DICING TAPE-INTEGRATED FILM FOR BACKSIDE OF SEMICONDUCTORAANM SHIGA; GojiAACI Ibaraki-shiAACO JPAAGP SHIGA; Goji Ibaraki-shi JPAANM TAKAMOTO; NaohideAACI Ibaraki-shiAACO JPAAGP TAKAMOTO; Naohide Ibaraki-shi JPAANM ASAI; FumiteruAACI Ibaraki-shiAACO JPAAGP ASAI; Fumiteru Ibaraki-shi JP - Provided is an adhesive film for a semiconductor device that is capable of having the same physical properties as these at the time of manufacture even after it is stored for a long time. The adhesive film for a semiconductor device of the present invention contains a thermosetting resin, and in which the amount of reaction heat generated in a temperature range of ±80° C. of a reaction heat peak temperature measured by a differential scanning calorimeter after the adhesive film is stored at 25° C. for 4 weeks is 0.8 to 1 time the amount of reaction heat generated before storage. | 01-17-2013 |
20130137218 | UNDER-FILL MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention provides an under-fill material with which a semiconductor device having a high connection reliability can be provided while securing a usable material by reducing a difference in thermal-responsive behavior between a semiconductor element and an adherend, and a method for producing a semiconductor device using the under-fill material. In the under-fill material of the present invention, a storage elastic modulus E′ [MPa] and a thermal expansion coefficient α [ppm/K] after carrying out a heat-curing treatment at 175° C. for an hour satisfy the following formula (1) at 25° C.: | 05-30-2013 |
20130137219 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is provided a method for producing a semiconductor device, which is capable of suppressing voids during mounting of a semiconductor element to produce a semiconductor device with high reliability. A method for producing a semiconductor device of the present invention includes the steps of: providing a sealing sheet having a base material and an under-fill material laminated on the base material; bonding the sealing sheet to a surface of a semiconductor wafer on which a connection member is formed; dicing the semiconductor wafer to form a semiconductor element with the under-fill material; retaining the semiconductor element with the under-fill material at 100 to 200° C. for 1 second or more; and electrically connecting the semiconductor element and the adherend through the connection member while filling a space between the adherend and the semiconductor element with the under-fill material. | 05-30-2013 |
20130157415 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is provided a method for producing a semiconductor device, capable of suppressing generation of voids at an interface between a semiconductor element and an under-fill sheet to produce a semiconductor device with high reliability. The method includes providing a sealing sheet having a support and an under-fill material laminated on the support; thermally pressure-bonding a circuit surface of a semiconductor wafer, on which a connection member is formed, and the under-fill material of the sealing sheet under conditions of a reduced-pressure atmosphere of 10000 Pa or less, a bonding pressure of 0.2 MPa or more and a heat pressure-bonding temperature of 40° C. or higher; dicing the semiconductor wafer to form a semiconductor element with the under-fill material; and electrically connecting the semiconductor element and the adherend through the connection member while filling a space between the adherend and the semiconductor element using the under-fill material. | 06-20-2013 |
20130217187 | FILM FOR FORMING PROTECTIVE LAYER - The present invention aims to provide a film for forming a protective layer that is capable of preventing cracks in a low dielectric material layer of a semiconductor wafer while suppressing an increase in the number of steps in the manufacture of a semiconductor device. This object is achieved by a film for forming a protective layer on a bumped wafer in which a low dielectric material layer is formed, including a support base, an adhesive layer, and a thermosetting resin layer, laminated in this order, wherein the melt viscosity of the thermosetting resin layer is 1×10 | 08-22-2013 |
20140162434 | DICING TAPE INTEGRATED ADHESIVE SHEET, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING DICING TAPE INTEGRATED ADHESIVE SHEET, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A dicing tape integrated adhesive sheet including a substrate, a dicing tape in which a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is laminated on the substrate, and an adhesive sheet formed on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein a peeling force between the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and the adhesive sheet is 0.02 to 0.5 N/20 mm obtained with a peeling test at a peeling rate of 10 m/minute and a peeling angle of 150°, and an absolute value of a peeling electrification voltage is 0.5 kV or less when the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and the adhesive sheet are peeled off under conditions of the peeling test. | 06-12-2014 |
20140361443 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLIP-CHIP TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a flip-chip type semiconductor device with a simplified process, in which various types of information are supplied in a visually recognizable manner. The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a flip-chip type semiconductor device comprising: a step A of laminating on a semiconductor wafer a film for the backside of a flip-chip type semiconductor, in which the film is to be formed on the backside of a semiconductor element that is flip-chip connected onto an adherend; a step B of dicing the semiconductor wafer; and a step C of laser marking the film for the backside of a flip-chip type semiconductor, wherein the film for the backside of a flip-chip type semiconductor in the step C is uncured. | 12-11-2014 |
20150270188 | Under-Fill Material and Method for Producing Semiconductor Device - The present invention provides an under-fill material with which a semiconductor device having a high connection reliability can be provided while securing a usable material by reducing a difference in thermal-responsive behavior between a semiconductor element and an adherend, and a method for producing a semiconductor device using the under-fill material. In the under-fill material of the present invention, a storage elastic modulus E′ [MPa] and a thermal expansion coefficient α [ppm/K] after carrying out a heat-curing treatment at 175° C. for an hour satisfy the following formula (1) at 25° C.: | 09-24-2015 |
20160035640 | UNDERFILL FILM, SEALING SHEET, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention provides an underfill film and a sealing sheet that are excellent in thermal conductive property and are capable of satisfactorily filling the space between the semiconductor element and the substrate. The present invention relates to an underfill film having a resin and a thermally conductive filler, in which a content of the thermally conductive filler is 50% by volume or more, an average particle size of the thermally conductive filler is 30% or less of a thickness of the underfill film, and a maximum particle size of the thermally conductive filler is 80% or less of the thickness of the underfill film. | 02-04-2016 |
20160040045 | ADHESIVE FILM FOR UNDERFILL, ADHESIVE FILM FOR UNDERFILL INTEGRATED WITH TAPE FOR GRINDING REAR SURFACE, ADHESIVE FILM FOR UNDERFILL INTEGRATED WITH DICING TAPE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention provides an adhesive film for underfill that is capable of increasing a glass transition temperature without losing flexibility. The present invention relates to an adhesive film for underfill containing resin components containing an epoxy resin having a number average molecular weight of 600 or less, a phenol resin having a number average molecular weight exceeding 500, and an elastomer in which a content of the epoxy resin in the resin components is 5 to 50% by weight, and the content of the phenol resin in the resin components is 5 to 50% by weight. | 02-11-2016 |
20160042986 | REINFORCING SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SECONDARY MOUNTED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided are a reinforcing sheet which is capable of forming a secondary mounted semiconductor device excellent in impact resistance and which is capable of enhancing efficiency of a secondary mounting process; and a method for producing a secondary mounted semiconductor device using the reinforcing sheet. The present invention provides a reinforcing sheet for reinforcing a secondary mounted semiconductor device in which a primary mounted semiconductor device with a bump electrode formed on a first main surface is electrically connected to a wiring substrate through the bump electrode, wherein the reinforcing sheet includes a base material layer, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and a thermosetting resin layer in this order, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a breaking strength of 0.07 MPa or more, and a melt viscosity of 4000 Pa·s or less at 60 to 100° C. | 02-11-2016 |
20160056123 | SEALING SHEET, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND SUBSTRATE WITH SEALING SHEET - Provided are a sealing sheet capable of suppressing generation of voids due to satisfactory embeddability in irregularities of a semiconductor element or an adherend and with satisfactory workability before and after the sealing sheet is bonded to the adherend; a method for producing a semiconductor device using the sealing sheet; and a substrate with the sealing sheet bonded thereto. The sealing sheet includes a base material, and an under-fill material provided thereon having the following characteristics: a 90° peel strength from the base material of 1 mN/20 mm or more and 50 mN/20 mm or less; a rupture elongation of 10% or more at 25° C.; a minimum viscosity of 20,000 Pa·s or less at a temperature of 40° C. or more and 100° C. or less; and a minimum viscosity of 100 Pa·s or more at a temperature of 100° C. or more and 200° C. or less. | 02-25-2016 |
20160064297 | UNDER-FILL MATERIAL, SEALING SHEET, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided are an under-fill material which is capable of reducing a difference in thermal response behavior between a semiconductor element and an adherend and which makes it easy and convenient to perform alignment for mounting the semiconductor element, a sealing sheet including the under-fill material, and a method for producing a semiconductor device using the under-fill material. In the under-fill material of the present invention, a haze is 70% or less before a heat curing treatment, and a storage elastic modulus E′ [MPa] and a thermal expansion coefficient α [ppm/K] after the under-fill material is subjected to a heat curing treatment at 175° C. for 1 hour satisfy the following formula (1) at 25° C.: 1000003-03-2016 | |
20160075871 | THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided are a thermosetting resin composition with which a semiconductor device having a high connection reliability can be provided while securing availability of member materials by reducing a difference in thermal-responsive behavior between a semiconductor element and an adherend, and a method for producing a semiconductor device using the thermosetting resin composition. The present invention provides a thermosetting resin composition for producing a semiconductor device, the thermosetting resin composition comprising: an epoxy resin; and a novolak-type phenol resin having a hydroxyl equivalent of 200 g/eq or more. | 03-17-2016 |
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20090209375 | BICYCLE COMPONENT POSITION CORRECTING DEVICE - A bicycle component position correcting device is basically provided with a first sensor, a second sensor, a comparison unit and a position adjuster. The first sensor detects a current absolute value of a positioning angle of a movable part of a bicycle component. The second sensor detects both a movement direction of the movable part and an amount of movement of the movable part. The comparison unit compares the current absolute value of the positioning angle of the movable part to a prestored reference value of the positioning angle of the movable part in response to a component operation command. The position adjuster selectively outputs an adjustment command to the movable part that adjusts the absolute value of the positioning angle of the movable part in accordance with both detected results of the first and second sensors. | 08-20-2009 |
20090210118 | BICYCLE COMPONENT CALIBRATION DEVICE - A bicycle component calibration device and method are provided that assist the user in determining that an adjustment was made. Basically, when a calibration command in inputted to indicate a selected adjustment amount in a selected adjustment direction, the bicycle component (e.g., a derailleur) initially moves farther than the selected adjustment amount in a first direction by an adjustment indicating amount in response to the calibration command, and then subsequently moves the bicycle component in a second direction to the selected adjustment position in which the second direction is opposite to the first direction. The adjustment indicating amount is greater than the selected adjustment amount of the calibration command. Finally, the selected adjustment position is set as an adjusted position of the bicycle component. | 08-20-2009 |
20100218633 | BICYCLE SHIFTING CONTROL APPARATUS - A bicycle shifting control apparatus controls an electrical power supplied from a power supply to first and second gear shifting devices that are operated by first and second gear shift operating devices, respectively. The bicycle shifting control apparatus includes a first power supply sensor and a controller. The first power supply sensor detects a power level of the power supply. The controller receives a power level signal from the first power supply sensor. The controller performs a stopping operation of the first gear shifting device in response to the first power supply sensor detecting the power level of the power supply being below a first prescribed power level, but the controller transmits a second gear shift signal from the second gear shift operating device to the second gear shifting device to perform a second shifting operation of the second gear shifting device. | 09-02-2010 |
20120253601 | BICYCLE COMPONENT CONTROL APPARATUS - A bicycle component control apparatus is basically provided with a power supply sensor and a controller. The power supply sensor detects a power level of a power supply being supplied from the power supply to two electrical bicycle components. The controller operates the two electrical bicycle components in response to receiving at least one signal from at least one input member. The controller operates the two electrical bicycle components at different starting times while the power level is below a prescribed power level. The controller is configured to simultaneously operate the two electrical bicycle components while the power level is above the prescribed power level. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253606 | BICYCLE COMPONENT CONTROL APPARATUS - A bicycle component control apparatus is basically provided with a controller that is configured to operate a first electrical bicycle component in response to receiving a first signal from a first input member, and to operate a second electrical bicycle component in response to receiving a second signal from a second input member. The controller is configured to prohibit operation of the second electrical bicycle component upon starting operation of the first electrical bicycle component. | 10-04-2012 |
20140213397 | REAR DERAILLEUR - A rear derailleur is basically provided with a base member, a movable member, a chain guide, a friction element, a one-way clutch and an electric actuator. The base member is configured to be mounted to a bicycle. The movable member is movably coupled to the base member. The chain guide is coupled to the movable member to rotate around a rotational axis with respect to the movable member. The friction element is operatively arranged between the movable member and the chain guide to frictionally provide rotational resistance in a first rotational direction of the chain guide. The one-way clutch is operatively disposed between movable member and the chain guide to engage the friction element as the chain guide rotates in the first rotational direction. The electric actuator is operatively coupled to the one-way clutch to control the one-way clutch between a clutch-on mode and a clutch-off mode. | 07-31-2014 |
20140303857 | BICYCLE DERAILLEUR ADJUSTING APPARATUS - A bicycle derailleur adjusting apparatus for adjusting a bicycle derailleur includes a controller. The bicycle derailleur includes a base member adapted to be mounted to a bicycle, a movable member, a linkage coupled between the base member and the movable member, and an actuator configured to move the movable member of the bicycle derailleur among a plurality of derailleur positions. The controller is configured to control the actuator based on a travel value indicative of a travel distance of the movable member between adjacent derailleur positions to update the derailleur positions of the movable member. | 10-09-2014 |
20150073656 | BICYCLE COMPONENT CONTROL APPARATUS - A bicycle component control apparatus is basically provided with a communication interface and a controller. The communication interface is configured to communicate with at least one electric bicycle component and at least one manually operated input member. The controller is electrically coupled to the communication interface, and programmed to control the at least one electric bicycle component based on operation of the at least one manually operated input member. The controller is programmed to decide an operation mode of the at least one electric bicycle component differently based on a number of manually operated input member coupled to the controller via the communication interface. | 03-12-2015 |
20150367750 | BICYCLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A bicycle control apparatus is configured to control a drive unit having a motor that assist in manual driving. The bicycle control apparatus includes an operating unit and a control unit. The operating unit is configured to be operated in accordance with first and second operating methods that are different from each other. The control unit is configured to change a setting state of a function that is set in advance without driving the drive unit in response to the operating unit being operated in accordance with the first operating method. The control unit is configured to drive the drive unit in response to the operating unit being operated in accordance with the second operating method. | 12-24-2015 |
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20090113056 | COMPUTER RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION METHOD BASED ON PREDICITON - A resource distribution method capable of lending surplus resources among a plurality of services and reducing the maintenance cost of the surplus resources is provided. Computer resources in the standby system have a dead standby state in which at least an application is not installed. A plurality of services or a plurality of users share the computer resources in the standby system. As a result, improvement of the utilization factor of idle computer resources and server integration are implemented, and the cost required to maintain the computer resources is reduced. Furthermore, load prediction is conducted as regards individual services by using past operation history. Idle computer resources secured from services having surplus and maintained are thrown in according to a result of the prediction. | 04-30-2009 |
20120215924 | COMPUTER RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION METHOD BASED ON PREDICTION - A resource distribution method capable of lending surplus resources among a plurality of services and reducing the maintenance cost of the surplus resources is provided. Computer resources in the standby system have a dead standby state in which at least an application is not installed. A plurality of services or a plurality of users share the computer resources in the standby system. As a result, improvement of the utilization factor of idle computer resources and server integration are implemented, and the cost required to maintain the computer resources is reduced. Furthermore, load prediction is conducted as regards individual services by using past operation history. Idle computer resources secured from services having surplus and maintained are thrown in according to a result of the prediction. | 08-23-2012 |
20140019624 | RESOURCE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND MANAGEMENT SERVER - In order to effectively use the resources on a network, there is provided a management server ( | 01-16-2014 |
20140019667 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING I/O SWITCH, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VIRTUAL COMPUTER, AND COMPUTER SYSTEM - The present invention is provided with: computers provided with a processor, a memory, and an I/O interface; an I/O switch for connecting a plurality of the computers with an I/O adapter; a management computer for managing the I/O switch and the computers; and a first network for connecting the computers with the management computer. The I/O switch has a dedicated adaptor connected to the management computer. The management computer selects from the plurality of computers a computer for performing data transfer, commands the I/O switch to connect the I/O interface of the selected computer and the dedicated adaptor, transfers data between the selected computer, senses that data transfer with the selected computer has been completed, and commands the I/O switch to disconnect the dedicated adaptor from the I/O interface of the selected computer after completion of the data transfer with the selected computer has been sensed. | 01-16-2014 |
20140032753 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND NODE SEARCH METHOD - A computer system and node search method capable of reducing node discovery time in the computer system with a large number of nodes and a large number of supported protocols is proposed. The computer system includes a management server which is connected to each of first and second nodes via a network and collects and manages first information for each of the first and second nodes including network addresses of the first and second nodes and a protocol type of a communication protocol to be used when communicating with the first or second node. When the management server searches the first and second nodes over the network and detects the second node, it acquires the network address of each first node managed by the second node and the protocol type of the communication protocol to be used when communicating with the first node. | 01-30-2014 |
20140047083 | ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD, ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION GENERATION PROGRAM, AND ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a management information generation method for a management information generation apparatus ( | 02-13-2014 |
20140250214 | COMPUTER SYSTEM, PROGRAM-COOPERATIVE METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A computer system comprises at least one computer having at least one input-output interface that is connectable to at least one external device, at least one storage apparatus having at least one storage area, and a management computer having a computer management part and a storage management part. The computer management part includes a configuration information acquisition part, an allocation control part, and a storage management cooperation part. The allocation control part outputs, as at least one allocation candidate, at least one input-output interface connected to the at least one storage apparatus among the at least one input-output interface of a new computer, and receives at least one input-output interface selected by a user. The storage management part makes it possible to access, from the at least one input-output interface of which the storage management part is notified, the at least one storage area. | 09-04-2014 |
20140259014 | VIRTUAL SERVER PROCESSING CONTROL METHOD, SYSTEM, AND VIRTUAL SERVER PROCESSING CONTROL MANAGEMENT SERVER - Each of hypervisors operates on one of physical servers, and a virtual server operates in accordance with a file image on one of data stores. A management server, when being instructed to execute a task that is configured by a series of steps for a hypervisor on the physical server, gives an instruction for changing the execution place of a step to a temporary execution place and executing the task in a case where there is no restriction on the execution place of the step and instructs a default hypervisor to execute the task in a case where there is a restriction on the execution place of the step. | 09-11-2014 |
20140317625 | CONTROL METHOD OF VIRTUAL MACHINE AND VIRTUAL MACHINE SYSTEM - A method of controlling a virtual machine, including: detecting a predetermined trigger by a management server; acquiring a relationship between a virtualization unit and a virtual machine operated on a physical computer; specifying a virtual machine as a migration target based on preset trigger definition information; determining a physical computer of a migration destination based on a preset first control pattern to generate a first plan to migrate the virtual machine as the migration destination; transforming the first control pattern to a second control pattern; generating a second plan to migrate the virtual machine as the migration destination; performing arithmetic an evaluation value of the first plan and an evaluation value of the second plan; selecting one of the evaluation values meeting a predetermined condition as an execution plan; and migrating by the management server the virtual machine as the migration target based on the selected execution plan. | 10-23-2014 |
20150067401 | COMPUTER RECOVERY METHOD, COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A computer recovery method for a computer system, the computer system having: a management computer having a processor and a memory; and a computer having a processor, a memory, and a monitoring part for notifying, when an abnormality occurs, the management computer of the abnormality, the management computer being configured to instruct recovery from the abnormality, the computer recovery method having: a first step of obtaining, by the management computer, hardware components and software components of the computer as configuration information; a second step of receiving, by the management computer, notification of an abnormality from the monitoring part of the computer; and a third step of generating, by the management computer, after the notification is received, component string information for identifying a component where the abnormality has occurred from the configuration information. | 03-05-2015 |
20150095424 | INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT COMPUTER - An information acquisition method whereby a management computer provided with a processor, a memory, and an interface acquires information of a plurality of computers via a network, the method including: a first step in which the management computer sets, in acquisition group information, a group of computers for acquiring information among the plurality of computers; a second step in which the management computer determines a sequence in which information is acquired for each group, then determines the sequence of computers for acquiring information in the group; a third step in which the management computer outputs an instruction for acquiring information of computers in the determined sequence; and a fourth step in which an information acquisition execution unit acquires the information of the computers of each group in the determined sequence on the basis of the instruction to acquire the information. | 04-02-2015 |
20150205650 | SYSTEM REDUNDANCY VERIFICATION METHOD AND COMPUTER SYSTEM - A system redundancy verification method, which is to be executed in a computer system, the computer system comprising a first computer, a second computer, a storage system, and a management computer, the system redundancy verification method including: a step of obtaining, by the management computer, first hardware information on the first computer and second hardware information on the second computer; a step of obtaining, by the management computer, first storage area information on the storage area; a step of obtaining, by the second computer the second storage area information from the storage system, and a step of comparing, by the management computer, the first hardware information and the first storage area information with the second hardware information and the second storage area information, and determining whether a failover is implementable between the first computer and the second computer. | 07-23-2015 |
20150236975 | VIRTUAL GUEST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND VIRTUAL GUEST MANAGEMENT METHOD - Proposed are a virtual guest management system and a virtual guest management method capable of improving the usage efficiency of resources. | 08-20-2015 |
20150242290 | COMPUTER SWITCHING METHOD, COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT COMPUTER - A computer switching method to be performed by a computer system including a plurality of computers, a storage system, and a management computer, the plurality of computers including: a plurality of first computers and a plurality of second computers, the storage system providing a logical storage device to each of the plurality of first computers, the logical storage device including a first logical storage device which is a storage area for storing data, the computer switching method including: a step of transmitting, by the management computer, a generation request for instructing the storage system to generate a second logical storage device; a step of generating, by the management computer, change information for mapping the first logical storage device to the second logical storage device for the second computer, and transmitting a change request including the generated change information to the storage system. | 08-27-2015 |
20150256621 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - A management system manages a storage system and a server computer. The management system (A) acquires the storage level pool information that includes the information of a capacity of a storage level pool from the storage system, (B) acquires the server level pool information that includes the information of a capacity of a server level pool from the server computer, (C) determines a first risk degree that indicate a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of the storage level pool based on the storage level pool information, (D) determines a second risk degree that indicate a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of a server level pool based on the server level pool information, and (E) displays the information that is associated with the first risk degree that indicate a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of the storage level pool and the second risk degree that indicate a risk of a depletion of a free capacity of the server level pool. | 09-10-2015 |