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20080238996 | PRINTER-PLOTTER AND METHOD FOR PRINTING AND CUTTING - A printer-plotter includes first and second heads which are supported by a guide rail and are movable along a longitudinal direction of the guide rail, independently. A driving member is supported by the guide rail and configured to move along the longitudinal direction between the first head and the second head. A first connecting mechanism is configured to connect the first head to the driving member detachably. A second connecting mechanism is configured to connect the second head to the driving member detachably. The first head is connected to the driving member by the first connecting mechanism and the second head is separated from the driving member in order to make the first head operate. The second head is connected to the driving member by the second connecting mechanism and the first head is separated from the driving member in order to make the second head operate. | 10-02-2008 |
20080239332 | PRINTER-PLOTTER - A printer-plotter includes a guide rail, a first head, a second head, a driving device, a first connecting mechanism and a second connecting mechanism. The guide rail extends in a longitudinal direction. The first head is supported by the guide rail and movable along the longitudinal direction. The second head is supported by the guide rail and movable independently of the first head along the longitudinal direction. The driving device includes a driving force transmitting member and a driving mechanism configured to move the driving force transmitting member. The first connecting mechanism is configured to detachably connect the first head to the driving force transmitting member. The second connecting mechanism is configured to detachably connect the second head to the driving force transmitting member. | 10-02-2008 |
20080240834 | MEDIUM TRANSPORT APPARATUS, PRINTER, PLOTTER AND COMBINATION OF PRINTER AND PLOTTER - A medium transport apparatus includes a feeding roller configured to rotate around a rotational axis. A guide rail extends along the rotational axis. A slider is supported by the guide rail and movable along the rotational axis. A rotatable pinch roller is configured to clamp medium between the feeding roller and the pinch roller to move the medium. A lever is connected to the pinch roller and movable to change a clamping state with respect to the medium between the feeding roller and the pinch roller. An arm is connected to the slider and configured to take an engaging position where the arm moves the lever to change the clamping state when the slider moves along the rotational axis and a standby position where the arm is not engaged with the lever when the slider moves along the rotational axis. | 10-02-2008 |
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20080273404 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A clock-generating circuit for forming internal clock signals by comparing a signal obtained by delaying, through a variable delay circuit, an input clock signal input through an external terminal with the input clock signal through a phase comparator circuit, and so controlling the delay time of the variable delay circuit that they are brought into agreement with each other, wherein the clock-generating circuit and an internal circuit to be operated by the clock signals formed thereby are formed on a common semiconductor substrate, and an element-forming region in which the clock-generating circuit is formed is electrically isolated from an element-forming region in which the digital circuit is constituted on the semiconductor substrate relying upon the element-isolation technology. The power-source passages, too, are formed independently of other digital circuits. | 11-06-2008 |
20090046517 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In a semiconductor device having a data input buffer capable of inputting write data to each of memory units, the data input buffer is changed from an inactive state to an active state after the reception of instruction for a write operation effected on the memory unit. The data input buffer is a differential input buffer having interface specs based on SSTL, for example; which is brought to an active state by the turning on of a power switch to thereby cause a through current to flow and receives a signal therein while immediately following a small change in small-amplitude signal. Since the input buffer is brought to the active state only when the write operation's instruction for the memory unit is provided, the data input buffer is rendered inactive in advance, before the instruction for the write operation is provided, whereby wasteful power consumption is reduced. In another aspect, power consumption is reduced by changing from the active to the inactive state in a time period from a write command issuing to a next command issuing. | 02-19-2009 |
20100027369 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A clock-generating circuit for forming internal clock signals by comparing a signal obtained by delaying, through a variable delay circuit, an input clock signal input through an external terminal with the input clock signal through a phase comparator circuit, and so controlling the delay time of the variable delay circuit that they are brought into agreement with each other, wherein the clock-generating circuit and an internal circuit to be operated by the clock signals formed thereby are formed on a common semiconductor substrate, and an element-forming region in which the clock-generating circuit is formed is electrically isolated from an element-forming region in which the digital circuit is constituted on the semiconductor substrate relying upon the element-isolation technology. The power-source passages, too, are formed independently of other digital circuits. | 02-04-2010 |
20100149883 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In a semiconductor device having a data input buffer capable of inputting write data to each of memory units, the data input buffer is changed from an inactive state to an active state after the reception of instruction for a write operation effected on the memory unit. The data input buffer is a differential input buffer having interface specs based on SSTL, for example, which is brought to an active state by the turning on of a power switch to thereby cause a through current to flow and receives a signal therein while immediately following a small change in small-amplitude signal. Since the input buffer is brought to the active state only when the write operation's instruction for the memory unit is provided, the data input buffer is rendered inactive in advance, before the instruction for the write operation is provided, whereby wasteful power consumption is reduced. In another aspect, power consumption is reduced by changing from the active to the inactive state in a time period from a write command issuing to a next command issuing. | 06-17-2010 |
20110182127 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A clock-generating circuit for forming internal clock signals by comparing a signal obtained by delaying, through a variable delay circuit, an input clock signal input through an external terminal with the input clock signal through a phase comparator circuit, and so controlling the delay time of the variable delay circuit that they are brought into agreement with each other, wherein the clock-generating circuit and an internal circuit to be operated by the clock signals formed thereby are formed on a common semiconductor substrate, and an element-forming region in which the clock-generating circuit is formed is electrically isolated from an element-forming region in which the digital circuit is constituted on the semiconductor substrate relying upon the element-isolation technology. The power-source passages, too, are formed independently of other digital circuits. | 07-28-2011 |
20120069692 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A data input buffer is changed from an inactive to an active state after the reception of instruction for a write operation effected on a memory unit. The input buffer is a differential input buffer having interface specs based on SSTL, for example, which is brought to an active state by turning on a power switch to cause a through current to flow and receives a signal therein while immediately following a small change in small-amplitude signal. Since the input buffer is brought to the active state only when the write operation's instruction for the memory unit is provided, it is rendered inactive in advance before the instruction is provided, whereby wasteful power consumption is reduced. In another aspect, power consumption is reduced by changing from the active to the inactive state in a time period from a write command issuing to a next command issuing. | 03-22-2012 |
20120327723 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A data input buffer is changed from an inactive to an active state after the reception of instruction for a write operation effected on a memory unit. The input buffer is a differential input buffer having interface specs based on SSTL, for example, which is brought to an active state by turning on a power switch to cause a through current to flow and receives a signal therein while immediately following a small change in small-amplitude signal. Since the input buffer is brought to the active state only when the write operation's instruction for the memory unit is provided, it is rendered inactive in advance before the instruction is provided, whereby wasteful power consumption is reduced. In another aspect, power consumption is reduced by changing from the active to the inactive state in a time period from a write command issuing to a next command issuing. | 12-27-2012 |
20130286753 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A data input buffer is changed from an inactive to an active state after the reception of instruction for a write operation effected on a memory unit. The input buffer is a differential input buffer having interface specs based on SSTL, for example, which is brought to an active state by turning on a power switch to cause a through current to flow and receives a signal therein while immediately following a small change in small-amplitude signal. Since the input buffer is brought to the active state only when the write operation's instruction for the memory unit is provided, it is rendered inactive in advance before the instruction is provided, whereby wasteful power consumption is reduced. In another aspect, power consumption is reduced by changing from the active to the inactive state in a time period from a write command issuing to a next command issuing. | 10-31-2013 |
20140140145 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A data input buffer is changed from an inactive to an active state after the reception of instruction for a write operation effected on a memory unit. The input buffer is a differential input buffer having interface specs based on SSTL, for example, which is brought to an active state by turning on a power switch to cause a through current to flow and receives a signal therein while immediately following a small change in small-amplitude signal. Since the input buffer is brought to the active state only when the write operation's instruction for the memory unit is provided, it is rendered inactive in advance before the instruction is provided, whereby wasteful power consumption is reduced. In another aspect, power consumption is reduced by changing from the active to the inactive state in a time period from a write command issuing to a next command issuing. | 05-22-2014 |
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20100038833 | ANNEALING APPARATUS - Provided is an annealing apparatus, which is free from a problem of reduced light energy efficiency resulted by the reduction of light emission amount due to a heat generation and capable of maintaining stable performance. The apparatus includes: a processing chamber | 02-18-2010 |
20100314377 | ANNEALING DEVICE - Disclosed is an annealing device that includes a processing chamber into which a wafer is received, a heating source having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) for emitting a light toward the wafer, which faces the surface of the wafer, and a light transmissive member provided corresponding to the heating source, into which the light from the light emitting elements is transmitted. The heating source has the light emitting elements attached on a support toward the wafer. Each of the light emitting elements is individually covered with a lens layer made of a transparent resin. | 12-16-2010 |
20110033175 | ANNEALING APPARATUS - An annealing apparatus includes heating sources | 02-10-2011 |
20130180661 | MICROWAVE INTRODUCING MECHANISM, MICROWAVE PLASMA SOURCE AND MICROWAVE PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - The microwave introducing mechanism includes an antenna unit having a planar antenna radiating a microwave into a chamber; a tuner for performing impedance matching; and a heat dissipation device for dissipating a heat from the antenna unit. The tuner has a tuner main body including a tubular outer conductor and a tubular inner conductor to serve as a part of a microwave transmission line; slugs provided between the outer conductor and the inner conductor to be movable along a longitudinal direction of the inner conductor; and a driving device for moving the slugs. The heat dissipation device has a heat pipe configured to transfer the heat of the antenna unit from its heat input end to its heat dissipation end. | 07-18-2013 |
20140361684 | MICROWAVE EMISSION MECHANISM, MICROWAVE PLASMA SOURCE AND SURFACE WAVE PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A microwave emission mechanism includes: a transmission path through which a microwave is transmitted; and an antenna section that emits into a chamber the microwave transmitted through the transmission path. The antenna section includes an antenna having a slot through which the microwave is emitted, a dielectric member through which the microwave emitted from the antenna is transmitted and a closed circuit in which a surface current and a displacement current flow. A surface wave is formed in a surface of the dielectric member. The closed circuit has at least: an inner wall of the slot; and the surface and an inner portion of the dielectric member. When a wavelength of the microwave is λ | 12-11-2014 |
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20080295770 | Liquid substance supply device for vaporizing system, vaporizer, vaporization performance appraisal method - In a liquid substance supply device, a three port two valve directional control valve is provided in a transfer line, and a substance container and the transfer line are connected together by a four port three valve directional control valve in such a way that the four port three valve directional control valve and the substance container can be removed from the transfer line as a unit. Furthermore, in a vaporizer, an orifice member is provided to surround the end portion of an internal conduit in which flows a mixture substance consisting of a gas and a liquid substance mixed therewith, and gas for atomization is spouted into a vaporization chamber through a gap defined between the internal conduit and the orifice member. Yet further, the temperature of a vaporization surface in the vaporization chamber can be controlled independently in correspondence with the nature of the liquid substance. | 12-04-2008 |
20090045531 | Liquid substance supply device for vaporizing system, vaporizer, vaporization performance appraisal method - In a liquid substance supply device, a three port two valve directional control valve is provided in a transfer line, and a substance container and the transfer line are connected together by a four port three valve directional control valve in such a way that the four port three valve directional control valve and the substance container can be removed from the transfer line as a unit. Furthermore, in a vaporizer, an orifice member is provided to surround the end portion of an internal conduit in which flows a mixture substance consisting of a gas and a liquid substance mixed therewith, and gas for atomization is spouted into a vaporization chamber through a gap defined between the internal conduit and the orifice member. Yet further, the temperature of a vaporization surface in the vaporization chamber can be controlled independently in correspondence with the nature of the liquid substance. | 02-19-2009 |
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20110242177 | PRINTING DEFVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A printing device includes a nozzle row for chromatic ink comprising K nozzles and a nozzle row for achromatic ink comprising (n·K) nozzles. In a color region, an image-forming operation is performed m times in which the movement direction of the nozzle rows switches alternately between forward and reverse directions, whereby a region of the image having a predetermined width is foamed along a first direction of an image. The image-forming operation performed m times includes the image-forming operation performed once in which both of the nozzle rows for chromatic ink and for achromatic ink are used, and the image-forming operation performed (m−1) times in which only the nozzle row for chromatic ink is used. In a monochrome region, the image-forming operation is performed once in which only the nozzle row for achromatic ink is used, whereby a region of the image having a predetermined width is formed. | 10-06-2011 |
20110261099 | PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing device is configured to print a first band in a first pass and to print a second band in a second pass so that the second band partially overlaps the first band for from an overlap printed area. The overlap printed area is divided by a single continuous boundary line into a first area that is printed during the first pass and a second area that is printed during the second pass. The boundary line includes a first boundary line portion where a parallel line extending parallel to a sub-scanning direction crosses the boundary line from the first area into the second area and a second boundary line portion where the parallel line crosses from the second area into the first area. | 10-27-2011 |
20110261100 | PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD - A first pseudo band is printed, a second pseudo band is printed so as to partially overlap the first pseudo band, and the overlap printed area is divided by a single continuously boundary line into a first area first area printed by the first pseudo band, and a second area printed by the second pseudo band. | 10-27-2011 |
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20110239824 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING METAL FROM TARGET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TARGET - A target consisting essentially of a CoCrPt-based metal or a CoCrPtRu-based metal, and one or more metal oxides selected from the group consisting of SiO | 10-06-2011 |
20110243784 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING METAL FROM TARGET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TARGET - In the method for recovering a metal from a target that contains a metal and a metal oxide, the target contains a sintered body of the metal oxide after being heated under a condition of melting the metal without melting or decomposing the metal oxide. The target is heated in an upper crucible of a two-level crucible that includes the upper crucible with a through hole-formed in a bottom surface thereof, and a lower crucible disposed below the through hole, the size of the through hole being set such that it does not allow the sintered body of the metal oxide contained in the target to pass therethrough, and the melted metal is caused to flow into the lower crucible, so that the metal is separated from the metal oxide. | 10-06-2011 |
20110256013 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING REGENERATED TARGET - A sintering method with uniaxial pressing includes: a powder filling step of disposing a spent target in an inner space of a frame jig having the inner space piercing in a uniaxial direction, and filling the inner space with a raw material powder for a target to cover an erosion part side of the spent target with the raw material powder for a target, a cushioning-material disposition step of disposing a deformable cushioning material so that the raw material powder for a target with which the inner space has been filled in the powder filling step is sandwiched between the spent target and the deformable cushioning material; and a sintering step of pressing the raw material powder for a target with which the inner space has been filled and the spent target in the uniaxial direction through the cushioning material and sintering them. | 10-20-2011 |
20130115125 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING REGENERATED TARGET - A sintering method with uniaxial pressing includes: a powder filling step of disposing a spent target in an inner space of a frame jig having the inner space piercing in a uniaxial direction, and filling the inner space with a raw material powder for a target to cover an erosion part side of the spent target with the raw material powder for a target, a cushioning-material disposition step of disposing a deformable cushioning material so that the raw material powder for a target with which the inner space has been filled in the powder filling step is sandwiched between the spent target and the deformable cushioning material; and a sintering step of pressing the raw material powder for a target with which the inner space has been filled and the spent target in the uniaxial direction through the cushioning material and sintering them. | 05-09-2013 |
20130175166 | MAGNETRON SPUTTERING TARGET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A magnetron sputtering target containing a ferromagnetic metal element includes a magnetic phase containing the ferromagnetic metal element; a plurality of non-magnetic phases containing the ferromagnetic metal element, the plurality of non-magnetic phases containing a different constituent element from each other or containing constituent elements at different ratios from each other; and an oxide phase. Regions of the magnetic phase and the plurality of non-magnetic phases are separated from each other by the oxide phase. | 07-11-2013 |
20140021043 | FEPT-C-BASED SPUTTERING TARGET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An FePt—C-based sputtering target contains Fe, Pt, and C and has a structure in which an FePt-based alloy phase and a C phase containing unavoidable impurities are mutually dispersed, the FePt-based alloy phase containing Pt in an amount of 40 at % or more and 60 at % or less with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The content of C is 21 at % or more and 70 at % or less based on the total amount of the target. | 01-23-2014 |
20140301887 | FEPT-C-BASED SPUTTERING TARGET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An FePt—C-based sputtering target contains Fe, Pt, and C and has a structure in which an FePt-based alloy phase and a C phase containing unavoidable impurities are mutually dispersed, the FePt-based alloy phase containing Pt in an amount of 40 at % or more and 60 at % or less with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The content of C is 21 at % or more and 70 at % or less based on the total amount of the target. | 10-09-2014 |
20140306144 | MAGNETRON SPUTTERING TARGET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A process for producing a magnetron sputtering target includes: mixing and dispersing an oxide powder and a magnetic metal powder, the magnetic metal powder containing a ferromagnetic metal element, to obtain a magnetic powder mixture; mixing and dispersing an oxide powder and each of a plurality of non-magnetic metal powders, the plurality of non-magnetic metal powders containing the ferromagnetic metal element, the plurality of non-magnetic metal powders containing a different constituent element from each other or containing constituent elements at different ratios from each other, to obtain a plurality of non-magnetic powder mixtures; and mixing and dispersing the magnetic powder mixture and the plurality of non-magnetic powder mixtures to obtain a powder mixture for pressure sintering. | 10-16-2014 |
20140311901 | MAGNETRON SPUTTERING TARGET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a magnetron sputtering target having a ferromagnetic metal element. This magnetron sputtering target includes: a magnetic phase containing the ferromagnetic metal element; a plurality of non-magnetic phases that each contain the ferromagnetic metal element and that are different in constituent elements or a content ratio of constituent elements; and an oxide phase. At least one of the plurality of non-magnetic phases is more finely interdispersed with the oxide phase than the magnetic phase. | 10-23-2014 |
20140318954 | FEPT-BASED SPUTTERING TARGET - An FePt-based sputtering target has a structure in which an FePt-based alloy phase, a C phase containing unavoidable impurities, and a metal oxide phase containing unavoidable impurities are mutually dispersed, the FePt-based alloy phase containing Pt in an amount of 40 at % or more and 60 at % or less with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein C is contained in an amount of more than 0 vol % and 20 vol % or less based on the total amount of the target, the metal oxide is contained in an amount of 10 vol % or more and less than 40 vol % based on the total amount of the target, and the total content of C and the metal oxide is 20 vol % or more and 40 vol % or less based on the total amount of the target. | 10-30-2014 |
20140318955 | FEPT-BASED SPUTTERING TARGET - An FePt-based sputtering target contains Fe, Pt, and a metal oxide, and further contains one or more kinds of metal elements other than Fe and Pt, wherein the FePt-based sputtering target has a structure in which an FePt-based alloy phase and a metal oxide phase containing unavoidable impurities are mutually dispersed, the FePt-based alloy phase containing Pt in an amount of 40 at % or more and less than 60 at % and the one or more kinds of metal elements in an amount of more than 0 at % and 20 at % or less with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities and with the total amount of Pt and the one or more kinds of metal elements being 60 at % or less, and wherein the metal oxide is contained in an amount of 20 vol % or more and 40 vol % or less based on the total amount of the target. | 10-30-2014 |
20140322062 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FEPT-BASED SPUTTERING TARGET - A process for producing an FePt-based sputtering target includes adding C powder containing unavoidable impurities and metal oxide powder containing unavoidable impurities to FePt-based alloy powder containing Pt in an amount of 40 at % or more and 60 at % or less with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities so that the C powder and the metal oxide powder are contained to satisfy: | 10-30-2014 |
20140322063 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FEPT-BASED SPUTTERING TARGET - A process for producing an FePt-based sputtering target includes adding metal oxide powder containing unavoidable impurities to FePt-based alloy powder containing Pt in an amount of 40 at % or more and less than 60 at % and one or more kinds of metal elements other than Fe and Pt in an amount of more than 0 at % and 20 at % or less with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities and with a total amount of Pt and the one or more kinds of metal elements being 60 at % or less so that the metal oxide powder accounts for 20 vol % or more and 40 vol % or less of a total amount of the FePt-based alloy powder and the metal oxide powder, followed by mixing the FePt-based alloy powder and the metal oxide powder to produce a powder mixture. | 10-30-2014 |
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20080291370 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate that is disposed facing the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer that is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate and is composed of a liquid crystal exhibiting, in an initial alignment state thereof, a vertical alignment and having negative dielectric anisotropy; a light shielding film that is formed on a side of the liquid crystal layer on the first substrate and that corresponds to a non-display region and defining a display region; a pixel electrode that is disposed, on the first substrate, from the display region with a periphery projecting on the light shielding film; a vertical alignment film that is disposed, on the pixel electrode, only in the display region or from the display region with a periphery projecting in the non-display region; and a horizontal alignment film that is disposed, in an area without the vertical alignment film above the light shielding film, with a periphery projecting on the pixel electrode. | 11-27-2008 |
20090205950 | FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND FILM DEPOSITION METHOD - A film deposition apparatus includes: a direct current power source; a metal target coupled to the direct current power source; a dielectric frame arranged to surround a periphery of the metal target; an electrode arranged at a back side of the metal target; and a magnetic field generator arranged at a back side of the metal target as well as of the dielectric frame. In the apparatus, at least part of the magnetic field generator is arranged to follow the dielectric frame, and the film deposition apparatus employs reactive direct current sputtering. | 08-20-2009 |
20090237605 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal device includes: a circuit substrate; a counter substrate disposed so as to be opposed to the circuit substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the circuit substrate and the counter substrate, the liquid crystal layer showing vertical alignment as an initial alignment state; a first alignment layer manufactured on a side of the counter substrate using a coating process, the side facing the liquid crystal layer, the first alignment layer having a vertical alignment function; and a second alignment layer manufactured on a side of the circuit substrate using a vacuum process, the side facing the liquid crystal layer, the second alignment layer generating a pretilt. | 09-24-2009 |
20100188629 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A manufacturing apparatus for a liquid crystal device having a pair of substrates facing each other, an oriented film formed on an facing surface of at least one substrate in the pair of the substrates, and a liquid crystal held between the pair of substrates, includes: a film formation chamber; an evaporating section having an evaporation source, evaporating an inorganic material on the substrate in the film formation chamber by a physical vapor deposition, and forming an oriented film and a base film arranged under the oriented film; a base film formation area forming the base film and located substantially above the evaporation source in the film formation chamber; and an oriented film formation area located obliquely above the evaporation source in the film formation chamber, forming the oriented film and having a shielding plate having an elongated opening for selectively evaporating an inorganic material. | 07-29-2010 |
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20100236478 | VACUUM PROCESSING SYSTEM - A vacuum processing system includes CVD processing chambers to perform a CVD process on a wafer W under a vacuum, and a transfer chamber having loading/unloading holes to load/unload the wafer W and being connected to the CVD processing chambers via gate valves G capable of opening/closing the loading/unloading holes. The transfer chamber includes a transfer mechanism to load/unload the wafer W to/from the CVD processing chambers via the loading/unloading holes and the inside of the transfer chamber is maintained in a vacuum state. The vacuum processing system also includes purge-gas discharge members provided near the loading/unloading holes. In a state where the transfer chamber and any one of the processing chambers are communicated with each other by opening of the gate valve G, the purge-gas discharge member discharges a purge gas to the communicated CVD processing chamber via the loading/unloading hole. | 09-23-2010 |
20130081938 | MAGNETRON SPUTTERING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A magnetron sputtering apparatus in which a target is disposed to face a substrate includes a magnet array body including a magnet group arranged on a base body, and a rotating mechanism for rotating the magnet array body around an axis perpendicular to the substrate. In the magnet array body, N poles and S poles constituting the magnet group are arranged to be spaced from each other along a surface facing the target such that a plasma is generated based on a drift of electrons by a cusp magnetic field. Magnets located on the outermost periphery of the magnet group are arranged in a line to prevent the electrons from being released from constraint of the cusp magnetic field and jumping out of the cusp magnetic field. A distance between the target and the substrate during sputtering is equal to or less than 30 mm. | 04-04-2013 |
20140003892 | GATE VALVE UNIT, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF | 01-02-2014 |
20140076494 | PROCESSING SYSTEM - A processing system includes a transfer chamber having therein a transfer unit for transferring a substrate and at least one processing unit connected to the transfer chamber. The transfer chamber is maintained in a vacuum state. The processing unit is configured to perform a processing on a substrate. The processing unit includes a first chamber in which a first processing is performed on a substrate, and a second chamber detachably installed in the first chambers. A second processing is performed on a substrate in the second chamber installed in the first chamber. Wall portions of the first chamber and the second chamber are maintained at different temperatures. | 03-20-2014 |
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20100091213 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optic device includes an electro-optic panel and a mounting case. The mounting case includes a frame, a first cover member and a second cover member. The second cover member has an elastic portion for pressing the electro-optic panel against the first cover member. | 04-15-2010 |
20100123850 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel and a backlight unit. A cover includes a window portion opened in correspondence with a pixel region of the electro-optical panel and a first sidewall provided so as to face the side surfaces of the electro-optical panel and the backlight unit. A frame holds the electro-optical panel and the backlight unit and has a second sidewall provided so as to face the side surfaces of the electro-optical panel and the backlight unit. The first sidewall has an engagement portion engaged with the backlight unit and the second sidewall has a protrusion for guiding the engagement portion to an engagement place. | 05-20-2010 |
20100271782 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electro-optic device includes an electro-optic panel, a first holding member that holds the electro-optic panel, and a second holding member provided with a heat emitting portion on the side opposite to a surface to which the electro-optic panel is adhered. In the electro-optic device, a predetermined gap is provided between the first holding member and the second holding member. | 10-28-2010 |
20100271783 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electro-optic device includes an electro-optic panel and a holding member provided with a heat emitting portion on the side opposite to a surface to which the electro-optic panel is adhered by an adhesive. In the electro-optic device, a groove portion to be filled up with the adhesive is provided in a portion of the holding member to which the electro-optic panel is adhered. | 10-28-2010 |
20110194037 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In at least one embodiment of the disclosure, an electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel including a display area. The electro-optical panel has an incidence face side that faces incident light from a light source and an opposite side which is opposite to the incidence face side. A holding member houses the electro-optical panel. A heat radiation member is provided at the opposite side of the electro-optical panel. A light-shielding plate is formed so as to at least partially surround the display area of the electro-optical panel. The light-shielding plate is provided so as to make contact with the holding member and the incidence face side of the electro-optical panel. | 08-11-2011 |
20120154709 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel and a retaining member. The retaining member includes a first retaining portion that extends along a first side of the electro-optical panel and a second retaining portion that extends along a second side, the first side intersects a direction in which cooling air flows, the first retaining portion is formed to be flush with a panel face of at least one of a light incident side and a light emitting side of the electro-optical panel, and the second retaining portion is formed to protrude from at least one of the panel faces. | 06-21-2012 |
20120242964 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Flexible substrates are drawn from two terminals provided on a TFT substrate, respectively, and IC chips are mounted on both flexible substrates. Both flexible substrates are placed so that positions of the IC chips provided on both flexible substrates overlap with each other. | 09-27-2012 |
20130077058 | ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A first light-transmissive plate is provided on an opposite surface of a first substrate of an electro-optic panel to a second substrate. The first light-transmissive plate is smaller than the first substrate, and an end portion of the first substrate is exposed from the first light-transmissive plate. In addition, a heat radiation member made of a metal material is provided so as to be overlapped with the exposed portion from the first light-transmissive plate of the first substrate. | 03-28-2013 |
20130114046 | ELECTROOPTIC MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A small-sized first translucent plate overlapped on an image display region and a plate-like cover are provided on a first substrate. Engagement plate portions of the plate-like cover are engaged with a frame so that the plate-like cover is bonded to the frame. The plate-like cover constitutes a ventilation path which extends along an extending direction of a side end surface of the first substrate and is opened at both sides of the extending direction together with a side end surface of the first translucent plate, an exposed portion of an electrooptic panel from the first translucent plate, and the frame. | 05-09-2013 |
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20080204809 | Printing apparatus - When a print pattern setting mode is set and a printing apparatus receives print data including object print data from an external device, all arrangement patterns where the object print data is located in each printing areas defined in template data are produced. A setting capability checking process is executed for each arrangement pattern. Preview data is produced for the arrangement patterns where all the object print data can be printed and displayed on a liquid crystal display. When preview data displayed on the liquid crystal display is selected, the arrangement pattern corresponding to the preview data is set to the template data. | 08-28-2008 |
20080205959 | Printing apparatus and tangible computer-executable medium - A CPU generates time stamp data using a timed result for the present time timed by timer and a set expression pattern. Then, the CPU generates modified time stamp data for a predetermined time period based on the time stamp data. The CPU identifies the maximum time stamp data through the printing range of the above time stamp data. The CPU reduces the font size until the maximum time stamp data becomes printable onto the printing medium. The CPU then sets the reduced font size as the font size for each time stamp data, etc., and carries out printing. | 08-28-2008 |
20090106283 | Text editing apparatus, recording medium - This disclosure discloses a text editing apparatus comprising a display device; an operation device; a conversion candidate creating portion that creates at least one conversion candidate associated with a character and outputs a signal for displaying the created conversion candidate; a finally-determined character string output portion that outputs a signal for displaying the corresponding conversion candidate; and a learning portion that learns and storing character string data for the next creation of said conversion candidate at the time of an input of a learning instruction different from the time of the input of said selective final determination. | 04-23-2009 |
20090244603 | Print data generation apparatus and computer-readable medium storing print data generation progam - A print data generation apparatus generates print data to be used for printing a print result including a plurality of lines on a tape-shaped print medium. The print data generation apparatus includes an input device that inputs a plurality of character strings for the plurality of lines to be printed on the print medium, a storage device that stores the plurality of character strings for the plurality of lines, and a print data generation device that generates the print data in which each of the plurality of character strings are repeatedly arranged in a predetermined character size defined for each of the plurality of lines and at predetermined spacing in each of the plurality of lines until the print result reaches a predetermined length. | 10-01-2009 |
20130120397 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - A display device includes an operation portion, a display portion, a character designating portion, and a display control portion. The display control portion displays the at least one character on the display portion. The display control portion displays, in a case where the at least one character displayed on the display portion includes a predetermined special character and the number of at least one display lines is not less than a threshold value, a dot pattern for an alternate character instead of a dot pattern for the special character. The display control portion changes, in a case where a designated character is the alternate character, the dot pattern for the designated character displayed on the display portion to the dot pattern for the special character. | 05-16-2013 |
20150022614 | Printer and Recording Medium - The disclosure discloses a printer including a housing, a cartridge holder, a display device, a color detecting portion, and a control portion. The cartridge holder removably mounts a tape cartridge including a print-receiving tape roll and an ink ribbon roll. The display device displays a desired content in monochrome. The color detection portion detects first color information representing a color of a print-receiving tape and second color information representing a color of an ink ribbon, in the tape cartridge mounted in the cartridge holder. The control portion controls the display device at appropriate timing with an opening and closing cover closed, to display in text the first color information and the second color information detected by the color detection portion. | 01-22-2015 |
20150022831 | Recording Medium and Printer - This disclosure discloses a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a printed matter production processing program for executing steps. The steps comprise an edition-screen display step, a database display step, a region-specification reception step, and a print-object arrangement step. In the edition-screen display step, an edition screen is displayed for receiving an input operation of the print object to be arranged in each of at least one block. In the database display step, a database that is stored in the memory and includes plurality of records is displayed. In the region-specification reception step, specification of a character-string including region is received. The character-string including region includes a plurality of character strings to be allocated as print objects. In the print-object arrangement step, the plurality of character strings included in the character-string including region are allocated to each of the block in accordance with a desired allocation rule. | 01-22-2015 |
20150029287 | Printer - The disclosure discloses a printer including a controller. The controller executes a first control, a second control and a switching control. In the first control, it is achieved that a first coordinated state wherein a pulse/dot ratio when a pulse motor rotates at a first rotation speed is set to a first ratio. In the second control, it is achieved that a second coordinated state wherein the pulse/dot ratio when the pulse motor rotates at a second rotation speed is set to a second ratio that is smaller than the first ratio. In the switching control, the pulse/dot ratio is gradually decreased from the first ratio to the second ratio when the first coordinated state is switched to the second coordinated state, and is gradually increased from the second ratio to the first ratio when the second coordinated state is switched to the first coordinated state. | 01-29-2015 |
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20090247395 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURAL BODY - A honeycomb structural body includes at least one honeycomb unit which has a longitudinal direction. The at least one honeycomb unit includes plural cell walls, an inorganic binder, and inorganic particles. The plural cell walls extends along the longitudinal direction from one end face to another end face of the at least one honeycomb unit to define plural cells. The inorganic particles include ceria particles, and a ceramic material which has a degree of self-sintering lower than a degree of self-sintering of the ceria particles. | 10-01-2009 |
20110116982 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND EXHAUST GAS CONVERTER - A honeycomb structure includes at least one honeycomb unit. The at least one honeycomb unit has a plurality of through holes defined by partition walls along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb unit. The honeycomb unit includes zeolite, an inorganic binder, and a noble metal catalyst. The noble metal catalyst is supported in a region of the honeycomb unit. The region extends from one end portion of the honeycomb unit in the longitudinal direction over approximately 1.5% or more to approximately 20% or less of an overall length of the honeycomb unit in the longitudinal direction. | 05-19-2011 |
20140127088 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND EXHAUST GAS SCRUBBER - A honeycomb structure includes honeycomb units which contain silicoaluminophosphate particles and an inorganic binder and are provided with a plurality of cells that extend in the longitudinal direction from a first end surface to a second end surface of the honeycomb structure and are partitioned by cell walls, in which Si/(Al+P) of the silicoaluminophosphate particles is in a range of 0.16 to 0.33 by molar ratio, a thickness of the cell wall is in a range of 0.10 mm to 0.25 mm, a cell density of the cells is in a range of 93 cells/cm | 05-08-2014 |
20140171292 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A honeycomb structure includes at least one honeycomb unit having a plurality of through holes defined by partition walls extending along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb unit. The honeycomb unit includes zeolite, an inorganic binder, and a noble metal catalyst. The zeolite is ion-exchanged with Cu and/or Fe to reduce NO | 06-19-2014 |
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20090119905 | METHOD OF FABRICATING AN ULTRA-SMALL CONDENSER MICROPHONE - In the present invention, a plurality of ultra-small condenser microphones is formed on a same substrate. Then, charges are fixed to a dielectric film provided in each of the ultra-small condenser microphones. After an amount of deposited charges in each of the dielectric films is inspected, the substrate whereon the plurality of ultra-small condenser microphones is formed is diced so that each of the ultra-small condenser microphones is separated. Thus, at least the step of fixing charges is performed in a substrate state where the plurality of ultra-small condenser microphones is formed on the same substrate. Therefore, the present invention contributes to enhancement of productivity in an assembly process of the ultra-small condenser microphone and reduction in equipment costs. | 05-14-2009 |
20090130783 | METHOD OF FABRICATING AN ULTRA-SMALL CONDENSER MICROPHONE - In the present invention, a semiconductor substrate wherein a plurality of MEMS microphones is formed is disposed opposed to a discharge electrode in a state of being stuck on a sheet. Electretization of a dielectric film provided in the MEMS microphone is performed by irradiating the dielectric film between a fixed electrode and a vibration film provided in the MEMS microphone with ions resulting from a corona discharge of the discharge electrode in a state that a predetermined potential difference is applied to the fixed electrode and the vibration film and fixing charges based on the ions to the dielectric film. The electretization is successively performed to each MEMS microphone on the semiconductor substrate by relatively moving the semiconductor substrate and the discharge electrode. Therefore, electretization of the dielectric film in the MEMS microphone chip is realized using a low-cost and simple fabricating equipment and productivity can be enhanced. | 05-21-2009 |
20110045616 | METHOD OF FABRICATING AN ULTRA-SMALL CONDENSER MICROPHONE - In the present invention, a semiconductor substrate wherein a plurality of MEMS microphones is formed is disposed opposed to a discharge electrode in a state of being stuck on a sheet. Electretization of a dielectric film provided in the MEMS microphone is performed by irradiating the dielectric film between a fixed electrode and a vibration film provided in the MEMS microphone with ions resulting from a corona discharge of the discharge electrode in a state that a predetermined potential difference is applied to the fixed electrode and the vibration film and fixing charges based on the ions to the dielectric film. The electretization is successively performed to each MEMS microphone on the semiconductor substrate by relatively moving the semiconductor substrate and the discharge electrode. Therefore, electretization of the dielectric film in the MEMS microphone chip is realized using a low-cost and simple fabricating equipment and productivity can be enhanced. | 02-24-2011 |