Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130073028 | Co-BASED ALLOYS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS AND STENT - A first object of the present invention is to provide Co-based alloys for biomedical applications which are Ni-free, high intensity and high elastic modulus and are suitable for plastic workability. Moreover, a second object of the present invention is to provide Co-based alloys for biomedical applications having X-ray visibility. Furthermore, a third object of the present invention is to provide a stent using the alloys. The Co-based alloys for biomedical applications according to the present invention is configured by adding alloy elements having biocompatibility and an effect of increasing stacking fault energy of the alloys. | 03-21-2013 |
20130076211 | Piezoelectric Vibration Reed, Piezoelectric Vibrator, Oscillator, Electronic Instrument, and Radio Timepiece - There is provided a piezoelectric vibration reed including a pair of vibrating arm portions arranged in parallel to each other and a base portion integrally fixing proximal end portions in the longitudinal direction of the pair of vibrating arm portions, wherein the pair of vibrating arm portions is formed with first groove portions positioned on the side of the proximal end portions of the vibrating arm portions and second groove portions positioned on the side of distal end portions of the vibrating arm portions with respect to the first groove portions on main surfaces, the width of the first groove portions along the width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the vibrating arm portions on the main surfaces of the vibrating arm portions is formed to be smaller than the second groove portions, and reinforcing ribs projecting from bottom surfaces of the second groove portions are formed in the second groove portions. | 03-28-2013 |
20130082574 | Piezoelectric Vibrator, Oscillator, Electronic Instrument, and Radio Timepiece - There is provided a piezoelectric vibrator including a piezoelectric vibration reed having a pair of vibrating arm portions and a base portion configured to integrally fix proximal end sides of the pair of vibrating arm portions, a base substrate on which the piezoelectric vibration reed is mounted, and a lid substrate joined to the base substrate and configured to accommodate the piezoelectric vibration reed in a cavity defined between the lid substrate and the base substrate, wherein the base substrate is formed with a first engaging portion, and a second engaging portion configured to engage the first engaging portion and guide the piezoelectric vibration reed to a predetermined mount position of the base substrate and position the same is formed on the base portion of the piezoelectric vibration reed. | 04-04-2013 |
20130088557 | THERMAL HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND THERMAL PRINTER - The thermal head includes a support substrate, a glaze layer, heating resistors provided on the surface of the glaze layer, and a pair of electrode portions formed on the surface of the heating resistor. Each of the pair of electrode portions includes a thick electrode portion and a thin electrode portion. The thick electrode portion includes a flat surface having a thickness h | 04-11-2013 |
20130141507 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THERMAL HEAD, AND THERMAL PRINTER - A method of manufacturing a thermal head, comprising the steps of: bonding a support substrate and an upper substrate, which have a flat shape, together in a laminated state, the support substrate and the upper substrate having opposed surfaces, at least one of which includes a concave portion; thinning the upper substrate bonded onto the support substrate; a measurement step of measuring a thickness of the thinned upper substrate; determining a target resistance value of a heating resistor from the following expression based on the measured thickness of the upper substrate; and forming the heating resistor having the target resistance value at a position opposed to the concave portion, Rh=R | 06-06-2013 |
20130141508 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THERMAL HEAD, AND THERMAL PRINTER AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a thermal head, comprising the steps of: bonding a support substrate and an upper substrate, which have a flat shape, together in a laminated state, the support substrate and the upper substrate having opposed surfaces, at least one of which includes a heat-insulating concave portion; thinning the upper substrate bonded onto the support substrate in the bonding step; measuring a thickness of the upper substrate thinned in the thinning step; forming an identifying resistor having a resistance value varied in accordance with the thickness of the upper substrate measured in the measurement step, the identifying resistor including one end grounded; and forming a heating resistor on a surface of the upper substrate thinned in the thinning step at a position opposed to the heat-insulating concave portion. | 06-06-2013 |
20130148444 | DATA READING DEVICE - There is disclosed a data reading device in which data of a nonvolatile storage element is reflected in a circuit to be regulated, with a minimum necessary delay width after turning a power on or after reset cancellation, and wrong writing due to a static electricity is prevented. A delay circuit is additionally disposed to output a delayed data reading signal after a signal of turning the power on or a signal of the reset cancellation is generated. A delay time T | 06-13-2013 |
20130154604 | REFERENCE CURRENT GENERATION CIRCUIT AND REFERENCE VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUIT - Provided are a reference current generation circuit and a reference voltage generation circuit, which have improved response speed when power supply is activated or fluctuates. In order to reduce a load capacitance of an operational amplifier, a transistor for providing a current to a transistor pair having a common gate-source voltage is provided, and the operational amplifier controls an ON-state resistance of the transistor. | 06-20-2013 |
20130157121 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A high-quality electrochemical cell is provided that can suppress lowering of charge-discharge efficiency, and that can stably maintain the charge-discharge cycle characteristics over extended time periods. The electrochemical cell includes: a sealing container that includes a base member, and a lid member welded to the base member via a weld layer, the base member and the lid member sealing and defining a storage space in between: and a chargeable and dischargeable electrochemical element housed in the storage space and that includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separation member impregnated with a nonaqueous electrolytic solution the positive electrode is electrically connected to the base member. The negative electrode is electrically connected to the lid member by being overlaid on the positive electrode via the separation member, and allows cations and/or anions to move between the positive electrode and the negative electrode through the nonaqueous electrolytic solution. The lid member is formed of a metallic material that contains nickel. The negative elect ode has a greater capacitance than the positive electrode, | 06-20-2013 |
20130162231 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR - Provided is a voltage regulator including a soft-start circuit having a small area and capable of suppressing an inrush current by causing a reference voltage circuit to rise gently with time. In the soft-start circuit, a capacitor is connected to an output of a reference voltage circuit driven by a constant current of a constant current circuit, and hence the soft-start circuit can raise a reference voltage gently to prevent an inrush current with a small area. After the end of a soft-start period, the constant current circuit is disconnected, and the reference voltage circuit is driven by a power source. Thus, the operation becomes stable. | 06-27-2013 |
20130169729 | THERMAL HEAD, PRINTER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THERMAL HEAD - A thermal head including: a laminated substrate including a support substrate and an upper substrate at least one of which has a recess formed in a surface thereof; a heat generating resistor formed on a surface of the upper substrate in the laminated substrate at a position opposed to the recess; and a pair of electrode portions connected to each of both ends of a heat generating resistor, wherein the laminated substrate further includes: an intermediate metal layer sandwiched between the support substrate and the upper substrate and bonded thereto in a laminated state; and a surrounding metal layer formed of a metal material, the surrounding metal layer provided in contact with the intermediate metal layer and formed from a surface of the support substrate extending in a thickness direction thereof to a surface thereof opposite to a portion bonded to the upper substrate. | 07-04-2013 |
20130181777 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR - Provided is a voltage regulator capable of reducing an influence of an offset to obtain an accurate output voltage. The voltage regulator includes: a first stage amplifier for amplifying and outputting a difference between a reference voltage and a divided voltage obtained by dividing a voltage output by an output transistor, to thereby control a gate of the output transistor; and a cascode amplifier circuit, in which the first stage amplifier includes: a first high breakdown voltage NMOS transistor as an input transistor; and an NMOS transistor as a tail current source, and in which the cascode amplifier circuit includes a second high breakdown voltage NMOS transistor as a cascode transistor. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182817 | TIMING GENERATION CIRCUIT - The timing generation circuit includes a binary counter constituted of three T-flip-flop circuits, and a binary state at reset of the binary counter is also used at system reset and in generation of the output pulses, to generate eight output pulses having different timings from eight binary states generated by the binary counter and including the state at the reset. At the system reset, a reset signal to the binary counter is delayed, so that an output of a decoder circuit at the reset of the binary counter is delayed. Therefore, the output of the decoder circuit is masked with a fast reset signal, so that the output of the decoder circuit at the system reset can be prevented from being reflected in an output terminal. | 07-18-2013 |
20130188425 | READOUT CIRCUIT FOR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE - Provided is a readout circuit for a non-volatile memory device, which has a large readout margin for distinguishing between 0 and 1 of data and has a small circuit area. A voltage output from a single bias circuit is applied to a gate of a memory element and a gate of an NMOS transistor serving as a reference current source to be compared with a current flowing through the memory element. Thus, the gates are controlled by the same voltage, and hence characteristics fluctuations in the operating temperature range and the operating power supply voltage range are reduced. Therefore, a large readout margin for distinguishing 0 and 1 of data can be obtained, resulting in a simplified circuit configuration. | 07-25-2013 |
20130192762 | ADHESIVE FORCE DEVELOPMENT UNIT, ADHESIVE-LABEL ISSUE DEVICE, AND PRINTER - Provided are an adhesive force development unit, an adhesive-label issue device, and a printer which can develop a stable adhesive force regardless of a thickness of a functional layer made from a resin film or the like while suppressing an occurrence of a blocking phenomenon. A thermal head for adhesive force development having a plurality of heating elements arranged along a width direction of an adhesive label and heating the adhesive label from its adhesive layer side so as to form holes in an functional layer by the heating elements is provided, and heating means for heating at least hole-forming portions in the adhesive label is disposed at an upstream side or a downstream side relative to the thermal head along a carrying direction of the adhesive label. | 08-01-2013 |
20130193806 | VIBRATION DEVICE AND OSCILLATOR - A vibration device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base, a lid body bonded to the base to form a cavity and a vibrating reed housed in the cavity. The vibrating reed includes a main body and an extended portion extending in a short side direction of the main body, and in the vibrating reed, the extended portion is supported by a first connection portion arranged on the base and the main body is supported by a second connection portion in a cantilever manner. Accordingly, when ambient temperature changes and a stress is applied between the first and second connection portions, the stress is alleviated by the extended portion. | 08-01-2013 |
20130193939 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR - Provided is a variable output voltage regulator capable of reducing heat generation during an overcurrent protection operation even when a setting value of an output voltage is high. The variable output voltage regulator can change an output voltage by trimming a resistor of a voltage dividing circuit in response to a trimming signal output from a trimming signal generation circuit. The trimming signal is used to change a limiting voltage of a fold-back type overcurrent protection circuit. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194011 | POWER-ON RESET CIRCUIT - The power-on reset circuit includes: a NMOS transistor having a source connected to a second power supply terminal and a gate connected to a drain thereof; a depletion-type NMOS transistor having a source connected to the drain of the NMOS transistor, a drain connected to a first power supply terminal and a gate connected to the second power supply terminal; a PMOS transistor having a source connected to the first power supply terminal, a gate connected to the drain of the NMOS transistor and a drain; a capacitor having one end connected to the drain of the PMOS transistor and the other end connected to the second power supply terminal; and a waveform shaping circuit having an input terminal connected to the drain of the PMOS transistor and an output terminal from which a power-on reset signal is output. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194878 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY CIRCUIT - The semiconductor device including a memory circuit is configured to include a mode switching circuit additionally provided with a data comparison circuit which detects that a serial signal supplied to an input terminal for communication and a serial signal supplied to an input terminal used for a purpose other than communication are reversed from each other, a decoder circuit which detects that a serial signal carries predetermined data and which outputs a detection signal, a control signal generating circuit which generates a control signal, and a circuit which outputs a signal for switching to a test mode on the basis of the signals. | 08-01-2013 |
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20130076210 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATION REED, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT, AND RADIO TIMEPIECE - A piezoelectric vibration reed which is capable of inhibiting vibrations of a vibrating arm portion in the thickness direction and inhibiting the increase in CI value and a vibration leak, a piezoelectric vibrator, an oscillator, an electronic instrument, and a radio timepiece using the piezoelectric vibration reed is provided. A piezoelectric vibration reed includes: a pair of vibrating arm portions arranged side by side; groove portions formed on both main surfaces of the vibrating arm portions and extending in the Y direction (the longitudinal direction) of the vibrating arm portions; a base portion connecting the pair of vibrating arm portions; and the groove portions are each formed in the interior thereof with a rib extending from a wall surface on a −Y side (proximal end side) to a +Y side (distal end side). | 03-28-2013 |
20130077449 | TERMINAL CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, PACKAGE, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT, AND RADIO TIMEPIECE - To provide a terminal connecting structure for an electronic component which achieves prevention of an increase in the electric resistance value between a through electrode and an electrode connected thereto and ensuring preferable conductive performance, a package, a piezoelectric vibrator, an oscillator, an electronic instrument, and a radio timepiece having a substrate of this terminal connecting structure for the electronic component. There is provided a terminal connecting structure for an electronic component including; a through electrode penetrating through a base substrate: and an external electrode electrically connected to the through electrode, wherein an outer end surface of the through electrode is formed with a coating film of a conductive oxide which covers the outer end surface, and the through electrode and the external electrode are electrically connected via the film of the conductive oxide. | 03-28-2013 |
20130082576 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATION REED, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATION REED, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT, AND RADIO TIME PIECE - A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric vibration reed is provided. The piezoelectric vibration reed includes a pair of vibrating arm portions and a base portion. The pair of vibrating arm portions is disposed in parallel to each other. The base portion is configured to integrally support proximal end portions of the pair of vibrating arm portions in a longitudinal direction of the vibrating arm portions. The method of manufacturing the piezoelectric vibration reed forms a slit-shaped notched portion at a crotch portion located between the proximal end portions of the pair of vibrating arm portions. | 04-04-2013 |
20130082792 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATION REED, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT, AND RADIO TIMEPIECE - A piezoelectric vibration reed includes a pair of vibrating arm portions arranged in parallel to each other and a base portion. The base portion is integrally coupled to proximal ends of the pair of the vibrating arm portions in a longitudinal direction that the vibrating arm portions extend. The base portion includes a connecting portion, a mount portion, and a narrow portion between the connecting portion and the mount portion. The base portion further includes a pair of notched portions notched respectively inwardly from both sides of the base portion in the width direction and ribs projecting outwardly in the width direction of the base portion and arranged in the interiors of the notched portions. | 04-04-2013 |
20130119472 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a semiconductor device comprising: a PW layer formed at a surface of a semiconductor substrate; an NW layer formed at the surface of the semiconductor substrate to be in contact with the PW layer; a p+ base layer formed at the surface of the semiconductor substrate in the PW layer; an n+ collector layer formed at the surface of the semiconductor substrate in the NW layer; an n+ emitter layer located between the p+ base layer and the n+ collector layer and formed at the surface of the semiconductor substrate in the PW layer; and an n± layer formed between the n+ collector layer and the PW layer to be in contact with the n+ collector layer. | 05-16-2013 |
20130126702 | OPTICAL SENSOR DEVICE - An optical sensor element is mounted in a package which includes a glass lid substrate ( | 05-23-2013 |
20130131520 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING APPARATUS AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING METHOD - A biological information measuring apparatus includes: a measuring apparatus configured to measure biological information, and a display apparatus configured to switch a first frequency that receives first information indicating the biological information transmitted from the measuring apparatus and a second frequency which is a frequency that transmits second information generated on the basis of the received first information and is a frequency higher than the first frequency. | 05-23-2013 |
20130134300 | OPTICAL SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a high-reliability, compact, and low-cost optical sensor device. The optical sensor device includes a glass lid substrate ( | 05-30-2013 |
20130135972 | ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE - An electronic timepiece includes an external case, a pressure sensor provided in the external case for detecting pressure, and a protection case surrounding an outer peripheral surface of the pressure sensor to protect and support the pressure sensor. A sensor housing opening is formed in the external case and houses the pressure sensor and the protection case, and the protection case is arranged near a center portion of the sensor housing opening. A case holding gasket has a cylindrical portion fitted between an inside surface of the sensor housing opening and an outside surface of the protection case through a given interference with respect to the sensor housing opening and the protection case. An inward flange portion is provided in the case holding gasket and regulates movement in a direction in which the protection case falls off the external case toward the outside. | 05-30-2013 |
20130137956 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTION DEVICE - A biological information detection device includes a main body portion, a heartbeat detection portion, forced integrally with the main, body portion, which has electrodes that come into contact with a biological surface, and a fixing band, detachably provided to the main body portion, which mounts the main body portion and the heartbeat detection portion to a user. A sealing portion for securing sealing of an electrical connection portion is provided in the periphery of the electrical connection portion that electrically connects the main body portion to the electrodes of the heartbeat detection portion. | 05-30-2013 |
20130138007 | HEARTBEAT MEASURING DEVICE AND HEARTBEAT MEASURING METHOD - Information is stored, and it is determined whether or not a measurement state of a heart rate is normal on the basis of the information. | 05-30-2013 |
20130158380 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTION DEVICE - A biological information detection device includes a main body portion, a heartbeat detection portion, provided integrally with the main body portion, which has electrodes that come into contact with a biological surface, and a fixing band, detachably provided to the main body portion, which mounts the main body portion and the heartbeat detection portion to a human body. The main body portion and the heartbeat detection portion are integrally provided through a mechanical connection convex portion that mechanically connects the main body portion and the heartbeat detection portion to each other, and an electrical connection portion that electrically connect the main body portion and the electrodes of the heartbeat detection portion. A relative positional relationship between the mechanical connection convex portion and the electrical connection portion is set so as not to be arranged alongside a load direction of external force acting on the mechanical connection convex portion. | 06-20-2013 |
20130168763 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An oxide film is formed by STI in a silicon surface region in which a substrate potential heavily doped diffusion layer and a source heavily doped diffusion layer are to be provided later between trenches at predetermined intervals. The oxide film is removed after the trench is formed, to thereby form a region which is lower than a surrounding surface. Thus, in the vertical MOS transistor having a trench structure which includes a side spacer, a silicide on a gate electrode embedded in the trench and a silicide on the substrate potential heavily doped diffusion layer and the source heavily doped diffusion layer can be separated from each other. | 07-04-2013 |
20130170325 | CALENDAR MECHANISM AND TIMEPIECE HAVING THE SAME - A calendar mechanism of a timepiece includes a month cam having a cam surface distinguishing between a long month (31 days) and a short month (30 days or less) and makes one rotation a year. A date indicator driving wheel has a date finger that makes one rotation every 24 hours and engages with a date wheel of a date indicator to rotate the date indicator. An operating lever structure has a proximal portion friction-engaged with an offset shaft to rotate around the offset shaft offset with respect to the rotation center of the date indicator driving wheel. The operating lever structure has a first distal end portion engaged with the month cam and a second distal end portion engaged with a month end tooth of the date indicator to effect additional date feeding by one day with respect to the date indicator at the end of a short month. | 07-04-2013 |
20130170328 | STEPPING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT, MOVEMENT, AND ANALOGUE ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE - A rotation detection unit configured to detect the condition of rotation of a stepping motor on the basis of an induced signal generated in a drive coil of the stepping motor in a detection period in which the condition of rotation of the stepping motor is detected and a control unit configured to rotationally drive the stepping motor by supplying a drive signal to the drive coil of the stepping motor within the driving period in which the stepping motor is rotationally driven are provided. The driving period and part of the detection period are configured to overlap with each other in a first time interval, and the control unit stops supply of the drive signal to the drive coil of the stepping motor in the first time interval. | 07-04-2013 |
20130171782 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Forming a photoresist on a region other than a region on a trench gate electrode for a mask, a third gate insulating film on the trench gate electrode is etched and removed. After that, a non-doped polycrystalline silicon layer is formed on second and third gate insulating films and also on the trench gate electrode, and, N-type and P-type high concentration impurities are introduced by an ion implantation with the use of separate masks on the polycrystalline silicon layer of NMOS transistors and PMOS transistors with a low breakdown voltage and a high breakdown voltage. Then, a second gate electrode is formed by anisotropic etching. With the steps as described above, a first gate electrode inside the trench and the second gate electrode to be used in the lateral MOS transistor are laminated, to thereby reduce fluctuations due to the etching. | 07-04-2013 |
20130172719 | BIOMETRIC INFORMATION DETECTING APPARATUS - A biometric information detecting apparatus including: a pair of electrodes coming into contact with a surface of a living body; and a circuit board to which a pair of the electrodes are connected and configured to detect biometric information on the basis of a potential difference generated between a pair of the electrodes, the circuit board including an electrode connecting pattern Co which a pair of the electrodes are electrically connected, and a detection circuit unit configured to detect the biometric information on the basis of the potential difference; and a GND pattern provided on the circuit board between the electrode connecting pattern and the detection circuit unit. | 07-04-2013 |
20130182542 | STEPPING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT, MOVEMENT, AND ANALOGUE ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE - A control circuit selects a drive pulse group corresponding to the detected voltage of a power cell from among plural drive pulse groups each including plural types of main drive pulses, and selects a drive pulse according to the detected condition of rotation of a stepping motor from among main drive pulses included in the selected drive pulse group or a correction drive pulse having larger energy than the main drive pulses. When the control circuit selects a main drive pulse initially by selecting the drive pulse group, the control circuit selects the main drive pulse having the largest energy in the selected drive pulse group. A drive pulse group selection circuit drives the stepping motor by the main drive pulse in the drive pulse group selected by the control circuit or the correction drive pulse via a main drive pulse output circuit and a correction drive pulse output circuit. | 07-18-2013 |
20130187216 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - Provided is a P-channel non-volatile semiconductor memory device with improved write characteristics. In the P-channel non-volatile semiconductor memory device, a resistive element is formed and connected to a control gate. A delay effect of the resistive element connected to the control gate is utilized to increase a potential of the control gate so as to cancel out a decrease in floating gate potential caused by hot electrons injected by writing. This can prevent the weakening of an electric field between a pinch-off point and a drain, which leads to a decrease in amount of generated DAHEs in writing. Thus, write characteristics can be improved. | 07-25-2013 |
20130187232 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In the semiconductor device including an ESD protection N-type MOS transistor having a sufficient ESD protective function, a drain region of the ESD protection N-type MOS transistor is electrically connected to a drain contact region via a drain extended region. The drain extended region is provided on a side surface and a lower surface of an ESD protection trench isolation region, and is formed of an impurity diffusion region of the same conductivity type as that of the drain region. The drain contact region is formed of an impurity diffusion region of the same conductivity type as that of the drain region. | 07-25-2013 |
20130188460 | ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE - An electronic timepiece of the invention is configured to compare a no-illuminance no-operation period (a period in which no light is incident on a solar panel and a state in which no operation is performed in an operating unit continues), with a predetermined first transfer period (for example, 2 hours) when the time measurement action is not in execution in the chronograph mode or the timer mode, and compare the no-illuminance no-operation period with a predetermined second transfer period (for example, 72 hours) longer then the first transfer period when the time measurement action is in execution in a chronograph mode or the timer mode. The electronic timepiece is transferred to the power save mode when the no-illuminance no-operation period reaches the transfer period and stops a display action on a display unit. | 07-25-2013 |
20130194896 | ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE - According to an electronic timepiece of the invention, when a secondary battery is in an uncharged state and an oscillation circuit, a display unit, and a CPU are restored from an inoperable state to a normally charged state which makes the respective members to be operable, the electronic timepiece activates and oscillates the oscillation circuit when a secondary battery voltage reaches a predetermined first voltage (for example, 0.9 V), and cancels a reset of the CPU when the secondary battery voltage reaches a predetermined second voltage (for example, 1.2 V), and starts a time-of-day display on the display unit when the secondary battery voltage reaches a predetermined third voltage (2.2 V). | 08-01-2013 |
20130194897 | ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE - There is provided an electronic timepiece of the invention that includes a solar panel which receives light to generate electric power, is operated with the electric power supplied from a secondary battery charged with an electromotive voltage of the solar panel, and stops a display operation of a display unit with transition to a power saving mode under predetermined conditions, the electronic timepiece including a control unit (mode control unit) which avoids transition from the normal mode to the power saving mode, when a voltage of the secondary battery is equal to or more than a predetermined voltage value. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194898 | ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE - There is provided an electronic timepiece that includes a solar panel which receives light to generate electric power, is operated with the electric power supplied from a secondary battery charged with output voltage of the solar panel, and includes a normal mode in which clock display is performed on a display unit and a power saving mode in which clock display on the display unit is stopped, based on illuminance detection of the solar panel, the electronic timepiece including: a mode control unit which switches cycles of the illuminance detection, by setting a cycle of the illuminance detection of the normal mode as a first cycle (for example, one minute), and a cycle of the illuminance detection of the power saving mode as a second cycle (for example, two seconds). | 08-01-2013 |