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20090079322 | LIGHT-TRANSMITTING METAL ELECTRODE HAVING HYPERFINE STRUCTURE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention provides a metal electrode transparent to light. The metal electrode comprises a transparent substrate and a metal electrode layer composed of a metal part and plural openings. The metal electrode layer continues without breaks, and 90% or more of the metal part continues linearly without breaks by the openings in a straight length of not more than ⅓ of the visible wavelength to use in 380 nm to 780 nm. The openings have an average diameter in the range of not less than 10 nm and not more than ⅓ of the wavelength of incident light, and the pitches between the centers of the openings are not less than the average diameter and not more than ½ of the wavelength of incident light. The metal electrode layer has a thickness in the range of not less than 10 nm and not more than 200 nm. | 03-26-2009 |
20090211783 | LIGHT-TRANSMITTING METAL ELECTRODE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention provides a light-transmitting metal electrode including a substrate and a metal electrode layer having plural openings. The metal electrode layer also has such a continuous metal part that any pair of point-positions in the part is continuously connected without breaks. The openings in the metal electrode layer are periodically arranged to form plural microdomains. The plural microdomains are so placed that the in-plane arranging directions thereof are oriented independently of each other. The thickness of the metal electrode layer is in the range of 10 to 200 nm. | 08-27-2009 |
20090236962 | DISPLAYING DEVICE AND LIGHTING DEVICE EMPLOYING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT - The Present invention provides an organic EL display and a lighting device having high efficiency. The organic EL display comprises a substrate, a pixel-driving circuit unit, and pixels arranged in the form of a matrix on the substrate. The pixel comprises a light-emitting part, and the light-emitting part is composed of a first electrode placed near to the substrate, a second electrode placed far from the substrate, and at least one organic layer placed between the first and second electrodes. The second electrode has a metal electrode layer having a thickness of 10 nm to 200 nm, and the metal electrode layer comprises a metal part and plural openings penetrating through the layer. The metal part is seamless and formed of metal continuously connected without breaks between any points therein. The openings have an average opening diameter of 10 nm to 780 nm, and are arranged so periodically that the distribution of the arrangement is represented by a radial distribution function curve having a half-width of 5 nm to 300 nm. | 09-24-2009 |
20090242925 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention provides a semiconductor light-emitting element comprising an electrode part excellent in ohmic contact and capable of emitting light from the whole surface. An electrode layer placed on the light-extraction side comprises a metal part and plural openings. The metal part is so continuous that any pair of point-positions in the part is continuously connected without breaks, and the metal part in 95% or more of the whole area continues linearly without breaks by the openings in a straight distance of not more than ⅓ of the wavelength of light emitted from an active layer. The average opening diameter is of 10 nm to ⅓ of the wavelength of emitted light. The electrode layer has a thickness of 10 nm to 200 nm, and is in good ohmic contact with a semiconductor layer. | 10-01-2009 |
20100236619 | LIGHT TRANSMISSION TYPE SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a light transmission type solar cell excellent in both power generation efficiency and light transparency, and also provides a method for producing that solar cell. The solar cell of the present invention comprises a photoelectric conversion layer, a light-incident side electrode layer, and a counter electrode layer. The incident side electrode layer is provided with plural openings bored through the layer, and has a thickness of 10 nm to 200 nm. Each of the openings occupies an area of 80 nm | 09-23-2010 |
20100236620 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a thin film solar cell comprising a substrate, a photoelectric conversion layer formed on said substrate, said photoelectric conversion layer having a thickness of 1 μm or less, and said photoelectric conversion layer comprising a p-type semiconductor layer, an n-type semiconductor layer, and are i-type semiconductor layer placed between said p-type semiconductor layer and said n-type semiconductor layer, a light-incident side electrode layer formed on a light-incident surface of said photoelectric conversion layer and a counter electrode layer formed on the surface opposite to the light-incident surface. Said light-incident side electrode layer has plural openings bored though said layer, and the thickness thereof is in the range of 10 nm to 200 nm. Each of said openings occupies an area of 80 nm | 09-23-2010 |
20110220936 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHTING INSTRUMENT EMPLOYING THE SAME AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light-emitting device according to the embodiment includes a substrate, a compound semiconductor layer, a metal electrode layer provided with particular openings, a light-extraction layer, and a counter electrode. The light-extraction layer has a thickness of 20 to 120 nm and covers at least partly the metal part of the metal electrode layer; or otherwise the light-extraction layer has a rugged structure and covers at least partly the metal part of the metal electrode layer. The rugged structure has projections so arranged that their summits are positioned at intervals of 100 to 600 nm, and the heights of the summits from the surface of the metal electrode layer are 200 to 700 nm. | 09-15-2011 |
20110220976 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - Certain embodiments provide a solid-state imaging device including: a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type having a first face and a second face that is the opposite side from the first face; a plurality of pixels provided on the first face of the semiconductor substrate, each of the pixels including a semiconductor region of a second conductivity type that converts incident light into signal charges, and stores the signal charges; a readout circuit provided on the second face of the semiconductor substrate to read the signal charges stored in the pixels; an ultrafine metal structure placed at intervals on a face on a side of the semiconductor region, the light being incident on the face; and an insulating layer provided between the ultrafine metal structure and the semiconductor region. | 09-15-2011 |
20120042946 | SOLAR CELL EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRODE HAVING MESH STRUCTURE, AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The embodiment provides a solar cell and a manufacturing process thereof. The solar cell is equipped with an electrode on the light incident surface side; and the electrode has both low resistivity and high transparency, can efficiently utilize solar light for excitation of carriers, and can be made of inexpensive materials. The solar cell comprises a photoelectric conversion layer, a first electrode layer arranged on the light incident surface side, and a second electrode layer arranged opposed to the first electrode layer. The first electrode layer has a thickness in the range of 10 to 200 nm, and has plural penetrating openings. Each of the individual openings occupies an area in the range of 80 nm | 02-23-2012 |
20120073651 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - A photoelectric conversion element according to an embodiments includes: a first metal layer; a semiconductor layer formed on the first metal layer; a second metal layer formed on the semiconductor layer, the second metal layer comprising a porous thin film with a plurality of openings each having a mean area not smaller than 80 nm | 03-29-2012 |
20120091499 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention provides a semiconductor light-emitting element comprising an electrode part excellent in ohmic contact and capable of emitting light from the whole surface. An electrode layer placed on the light-extraction side comprises a metal part and plural openings. The metal part is so continuous that any pair of point-positions in the part is continuously connected without breaks, and the metal part in 95% or more of the whole area continues linearly without breaks by the openings in a straight distance of not more than ⅓ of the wavelength of light emitted from an active layer. The average opening diameter is of 10 nm to ⅓ of the wavelength of emitted light. The electrode layer has a thickness of 10 nm to 200 nm, and is in good ohmic contact with a semiconductor layer. | 04-19-2012 |
20130057138 | LIGHT-TRANSMITTING METAL ELECTRODE HAVING HYPERFINE STRUCTURE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention provides a metal electrode transparent to light. The metal electrode comprises a transparent substrate and a metal electrode layer composed of a metal part and plural openings. The metal electrode layer continues without breaks, and 90% or more of the metal part continues linearly without breaks by the openings in a straight length of not more than ⅓ of the visible wavelength to use in 380 nm to 780 nm. The openings have an average diameter in the range of not less than 10 nm and not more than ⅓ of the wavelength of incident light, and the pitches between the centers of the openings are not less than the average diameter and not more than ½ of the wavelength of incident light. The metal electrode layer has a thickness in the range of not less than 10 nm and not more than 200 nm. | 03-07-2013 |
20130078449 | TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE LAMINATE - According to one embodiment, the transparent electrode laminate includes a transparent substrate and an optically transparent electrode layer formed on the transparent substrate. The electrode layer includes a three-dimensional network of metal nanowires with a diameter of 20 to 200 nm. Each metal nanowire has a reaction inorganic product of a metal constituting the metal nanowire on a part of a surface thereof. | 03-28-2013 |
20130092219 | SOLAR CELL - The present invention provides a solar cell comprising a laminate of a photoelectric conversion layer, a metal porous membrane and a refractive index adjusting layer. The metal porous membrane is positioned on the light-incident side, is directly in contact with the photoelectric conversion layer, and has plural openings bored though the membrane. The refractive index adjusting layer covers at least a part of the surface of the metal porous membrane and of the inner surfaces of the openings, and has a refractive index of 1.35 to 4.2 inclusive. If adopting a nano-fabricated metal membrane as an electrode, the present invention enables to provide a solar cell capable of realizing efficient photoelectric conversion by use of electric field-enhancement effect. | 04-18-2013 |
20140024165 | SOLAR CELL EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRODE HAVING MESH STRUCTURE, AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A solar cell having on a light incident surface side an electrode with both low resistivity and high transparency to promote efficient excitation of carriers using inexpensive materials. The solar cell includes a photoelectric conversion layer, a first electrode layer arranged on the light incident surface side, and a second electrode layer arranged opposed to the first electrode layer. The first electrode layer has a thickness in the range of 10 to 200 nm, and plural penetrating openings, each of which occupies an area in the range of 80 nm | 01-23-2014 |
20140145232 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHTING INSTRUMENT EMPLOYING THE SAME AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light-emitting device according to the embodiment includes a substrate, a compound semiconductor layer, a metal electrode layer provided with particular openings, a light-extraction layer, and a counter electrode. The light-extraction layer has a thickness of 20 to 120 nm and covers at least partly the metal part of the metal electrode layer; or otherwise the light-extraction layer has a rugged structure and covers at least partly the metal part of the metal electrode layer. The rugged structure has projections so arranged that their summits are positioned at intervals of 100 to 600 nm, and the heights of the summits from the surface of the metal electrode layer are 200 to 700 nm. | 05-29-2014 |
20140151326 | LIGHT-TRANSMITTING METAL ELECTRODE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention provides a light-transmitting metal electrode including a substrate and a metal electrode layer having plural openings. The metal electrode layer also has such a continuous metal part that any pair of point-positions in the part is continuously connected without breaks. The openings in the metal electrode layer are periodically arranged to form plural microdomains. The plural microdomains are so placed that the in-plane arranging directions thereof are oriented independently of each other. The thickness of the metal electrode layer is in the range of 10 to 200 nm. | 06-05-2014 |
20140182677 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - A photoelectric conversion element according to an embodiments includes: a first metal layer; a semiconductor layer formed on the first metal layer; a second metal layer formed on the semiconductor layer, the second metal layer comprising a porous thin film with a plurality of openings each having a mean area not smaller than 80 nm | 07-03-2014 |
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20090080022 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PROVISIONAL RESERVATION - A print-request controlling unit requests a print-reservation executing unit to execute provisional reservation of a print job and requests a server communicatable over a network to print a document if the result of the provisional reservation in response to the request received from the print-reservation executing unit indicates that the print job has been provisionally reserved. The print-reservation executing unit receives the request to execute the provisional reservation from the print-request controlling unit, provisionally reserves the print job in response to the received request to execute the provisional reservation, and notifies the print-request controlling unit of the result of the provisional reservation indicating that the print job has been provisionally reserved when the print job is provisionally reserved. | 03-26-2009 |
20100103453 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE PRINTING SYSTEM - In a printing system that registers a schedule of print jobs before printing and that executes the print jobs in order of registration, a print server receives a print request of print jobs and requests a print device to register the print jobs. The print server abandons the print jobs after the request of the registration of the print jobs. Meanwhile, the print device that has received the registration of the print jobs registers the print jobs in the schedule, and the print device instructs the print server to execute the print jobs according to the schedule. The print server acquires the instructed print jobs, generates print data based on the print jobs, and transfers the print data to the print device. | 04-29-2010 |
20110157631 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NETWORK DEVICE, SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus which stores a job generated by a printer driver in memory unit, and specifies a printer to execute a print process of the stored job in accordance with a request from a client, comprises: determination unit for determining whether a job for which a print instruction is issued by the request is generated by a generic driver; device type specification unit for specifying a device type of a printer capable of printing the job for which the print instruction is issued, based on setting information of the job, when the determination unit determines that the job is generated by the generic driver; and printer specification unit for specifying, as the printer capable of printing the job for which the print instruction is issued, a printer corresponding to the printer information which is managed by a management unit and matches the device type specified. | 06-30-2011 |
20110157632 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - The request management server receives a print data acquisition request received from the client device located at an external access-limited site, and specifies the print server disposed in the site to which the user device belongs as a device that prints the print data. Then, the request management server provides an instruction to the specified print server about the acquisition of the print data via the client device which has made the print data acquisition request. | 06-30-2011 |
20110246867 | FORM CREATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF FORM CREATION APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A form creation apparatus to communicate with a data management service that manages data to be overlaid on a form template may include a management unit, an acquisition unit, an overlaying unit, and a notification unit. The management unit manages the form template. The acquisition unit acquires the data from the data management service. The overlaying unit overlays on the form template, data acquired by the acquisition unit or data changed based on data acquired by the acquisition unit. The notification unit notifies, if data overlaid on the form template is the data changed based on the data acquired by the acquisition unit, that the data has been changed. | 10-06-2011 |
20120105908 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT DATA PROCESSING METHOD THEREIN AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREOF - An information processing apparatus connectable to a server which manages print data, and a printer which prints based on the print data receives the print data from the server, and transfers the received print data to the printer by each first data size. When a disconnection between the server and the information processing apparatus is detected, the information processing apparatus transfers the print data to the printer by each second data size smaller than the first data size. | 05-03-2012 |
20130314746 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - The request management server receives a print data acquisition request received from the client device located at an external access-limited site, and specifies the print server disposed in the site to which the user device belongs as a device that prints the print data. Then, the request management server provides an instruction to the specified print server about the acquisition of the print data via the client device which has made the print data acquisition request. | 11-28-2013 |
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20090080786 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - This invention encodes an image mixed of a character or line-drawing image and a natural image. An extraction unit extracts the color of a pixel, which constitutes a high-frequency component, from the input image data as an extracted color and generates identification information indicating whether each pixel in the image data is a pixel of an extracted color or non-extracted color. A replacement unit replaces a pixel value of an extracted color with an average value of non-extracted colors. Using a window having a size of 2×2 pixels, a reducing unit generates one pixel from the window after replacement. If even one non-extracted-color pixel exists in the window, the average value of non-extracted colors within the window is determined to be a pixel value of the reduced image. A packing unit concatenates the extracted color, the result of lossless-encoded identification information and lossy-encoded data of the reduced image. | 03-26-2009 |
20100107027 | DECODING APPARATUS, DECODING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A decoding apparatus acquires, from encoded data, a piece of additional bits that have been partly cut off, acquires, from the piece of the additional bits, the number of bits that are missing due to the cutting off as the number of missing bits, and restores the additional bits by reproducing the missing bits. | 04-29-2010 |
20110116139 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Directional data representing a pattern which indicates a growing direction of a dot on a scanning line is generated. Coefficients used to distribute the image data of a pixel of interest are set. An edge of an input image is detected. The image data of the interest pixel of the input image is distributed to the interest pixel and a pixel adjacent to the interest pixel based on the coefficients. Image data distributed from the adjacent pixel is added to image data of the interest pixel on which the distribution is performed, and the sum of the image data is as corrected image data of the interest pixel. The corrected image data and the generated directional data are selected for an edge, and the image data of the interest pixel and input directional data are selected for a non-edge to generate an image signal pulse-width modulated. | 05-19-2011 |
20110122451 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An apparatus includes a processing unit configured to perform halftone processing for input image data and output halftone image data, a determination unit configured to determine a mixing ratio based on a difference value between a low frequency component of the halftone image data and a low frequency component of the input image data, and a mixing unit configured to mix the input image data and the halftone image data based on the mixing ratio. | 05-26-2011 |
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20120142286 | RADIO DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a radio device comprises a differential antenna that has a pair of differential power supply terminals, a transmitter that transmits a first signal via the differential antenna, a receiver that has a pair of differential input terminals and receives a second signal via the differential antenna, a first control unit, and a second control unit. The first control unit causes a signal conduction state between the differential antenna and the receiver when the receiver receives the second signal. The second control unit switches from a signal conduction state to a signal block state between one of the differential input terminals and one of the differential power supply terminals based on a reception state when the receiver receives the second signal. | 06-07-2012 |
20120193810 | WIRELESS APPARATUS AND WIRELESS SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a wireless apparatus includes an integrated circuit package, a board having a first layer. The integrated circuit package includes an integrated circuit and at least one antenna. The board has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the integrated circuit package is mounted on the board and is electrically connected to the board. The first layer is formed on the second surface, a part of the first layer in a first region is formed of a conductor, the first region is a region on which the antenna is projected in a thickness direction of the board, the part of the first layer in the first region is electrically connected to a particular region included in a third region, the third region is formed of a second region included in the board and the first surface. | 08-02-2012 |
20120235878 | RADIO DEVICE - There is provided a radio device including an antenna, a first impedance converting circuit, a second impedance converting circuit and a differential output unit. The antenna has a first terminal and a second terminal to receive a signal. The first impedance converting circuit and the second impedance converting circuit have a first impedance and a second impedance, respectively. The first impedance and the second impedance each are controllable. One end of the first impedance converting circuit and one end of the second impedance converting circuit are connected to the first terminal and the second terminal of the antenna, respectively. The differential output unit is connected to the other end of the first impedance converting circuit and the other end of the second impedance converting circuit through which the signal received by the antenna is input to the differential output unit, and transform the signal into a differential signal. | 09-20-2012 |
20120319913 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND WIRELESS APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an antenna device includes a feeding portion, first and second wire-like metal portions, third and fourth plate-like metal portions and a fifth metal portion. One ends of the first and second wire-like metal portions are connected to the feeding portion. The third and fourth plate-like metal portions are respectively connected to the other ends of the first and second metal portions and disposed separately from each other with a predetermined distance therebetween. The fifth metal portion is configured to connect the third metal portion to the fourth metal portion. A total electrical length of the first to fifth metal portions is 3/2 wavelength at operating frequency band. | 12-20-2012 |
20130016015 | WIRELESS APPARATUSAANM TSUTSUMI; YukakoAACI Kawasaki-shiAACO JPAAGP TSUTSUMI; Yukako Kawasaki-shi JP - According to one embodiment, a wireless apparatus includes a mounting board, a semiconductor package and a first layer. The mounting board has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The semiconductor package comprises at least one antenna and is mounted on the first surface. The first layer is a conductor formed on the second surface or between the first surface and the second surface, at least one portion of an edge of the first layer being concaved if the antenna is arranged closer to the edge than the center of the first layer when seen in thickness direction of the mounting board. | 01-17-2013 |
20130016029 | WIRELESS APPARATUSAANM TSUTSUMI; YukakoAACI Kawasaki-shiAACO JPAAGP TSUTSUMI; Yukako Kawasaki-shi JP - According to one embodiment, a wireless apparatus includes an antenna, a semiconductor chip and a board. The antenna comprises a radiating element includes a main radiating part. The semiconductor chip is connected with the antenna. The board has a first surface and a second surface, terminals are arranged on the first surface, and the semiconductor chip is arranged on the second surface. The main radiating part is arranged outside a first region and a second region, the first region is defined by imaginary lines passing through centers of peripheral terminals of the terminals, the second region is defined as a region where the first region is orthogonally projected onto the second surface. | 01-17-2013 |
20130222196 | WIRELESS DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE WIRELESS DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a wireless device includes a circuit board, a semiconductor chip, a sealing resin, a conductive film, and an antenna element. The semiconductor chip includes a transmitting/receiving circuit and is mounted on the circuit board. The sealing resin seals the semiconductor chip. The conductive film covers a first surface portion of the sealing resin. An aperture is formed in a portion of the conductive film that corresponds to a second surface portion of the sealing resin other than the first surface portion, and the second surface portion is included in a side surface of the sealing resin and closest to an antenna terminal connected to the antenna element. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222401 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES - According to the embodiments, a semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a power feeder. The semiconductor chip is provided on a substrate, is sealed with a resin, and contains a transmission/reception circuit. The first conductive layer is grounded and covers a first region on a surface of the resin. The second conductive layer is not grounded and covers a second region on the surface of the resin other than the first region. A power feeder electrically connects the semiconductor chip to the second conductive layer. | 08-29-2013 |
20130225102 | WIRELESS DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE WIRELESS DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a wireless device includes a board, a semiconductor chip, a radiation element, a sealing resin, a conductive layer, and a first conductive wall. The semiconductor chip is mounted on the board and includes a transmission/reception circuit. The radiation element is formed on the board. The sealing resin seals the semiconductor chip. The conductive layer covers at least a portion of a surface of the sealing resin. The first conductive wall is provided between the semiconductor chip and the radiation element and is connected to the conductive layer. | 08-29-2013 |
20140055939 | WIRELESS DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE WIRELESS DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a wireless device includes a circuit board, a semiconductor chip, a nonconductive layer, and a conductive film. The semiconductor chip includes a transmitting/receiving circuit and is mounted on the circuit board. The nonconductive layer is to seal the semiconductor chip. The conductive film is to cover a surface of the nonconductive layer, the conductive film being provided with a plurality of apertures serving as radiating elements. At least one aperture of the plurality of apertures is fed with power. | 02-27-2014 |
20140158774 | WIRELESS DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a wireless device is provided with a semiconductor chip, a substrate, an antenna, and a sealing material. The chip includes a wireless circuit. The substrate has a plurality of terminals arranged on a first surface and the chip arranged on a second surface. The antenna includes a radiation element and is electrically connected to the chip. The sealing material seals the chip and the antenna. A distance between a first wall of the sealing material substantially parallel to the second surface and the radiation element is equal to or more than a distance between a second wall of the sealing material substantially perpendicular to the second surface and the radiation element. | 06-12-2014 |
20140170980 | STATIONARY PROXIMITY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, PORTABLE PROXIMITY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, PROXIMITY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND PROXIMITY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A stationary proximity wireless communication apparatus has an electromagnetic-wave transmitting and receiving part comprising a first indicator that indicates a zone to place a portable proximity wireless communication apparatus and an antenna that is installed in the zone to emit electromagnetic waves having directivity in a direction of a recommended optimum position suitable to place the portable proximity wireless communication apparatus in the zone from a position different from the recommended optimum position, and a wireless communication part configured to perform modulation and demodulation processes of electromagnetic waves transmitted and received at the antenna. | 06-19-2014 |
20140246778 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, WIRELESS DEVICE, AND STORAGE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip, and a discrete element part. The first semiconductor chip is arranged on the substrate and includes a first electrode group. The second semiconductor chip is arranged on the substrate and includes a second electrode group, at least one of electrodes included in the second electrode group being connected to at least one of electrodes included in the first electrode group via at least one bonding wire. The discrete element part is arranged on the substrate and under the at least one bonding wire. | 09-04-2014 |
20140246787 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor apparatus includes a substrate, a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip and a first converter. The first semiconductor chip includes a first surface and a second surface and is mounted on the substrate, the first surface is opposed to the substrate, the second surface is opposed to the first surface. The second semiconductor chip includes a first area and is stacked on the second surface. The first converter is arranged in the first area, the first converter is configured to perform at least one of analog-to-digital conversion and digital-to-analog conversion and arranged in the first area. A part of the first area does not overlap the first semiconductor chip when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the second surface. | 09-04-2014 |
20140325150 | WIRELESS APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a wireless apparatus includes a substrate, a first semiconductor chip, a transmission line, a non-conductive layer, a conductive layer and a wire. The first semiconductor chip is arranged on the substrate and includes a circuit which transmits and receives a signal. The transmission line includes a first portion which is formed in at least one of the substrate and the first semiconductor chip. The non-conductive layer seals the first semiconductor chip. The conductive layer covers a surface of the non-conductive layer, an opening being formed in at least a part of the conductive layer. The wire is connected to the first portion so as to extend from the first portion toward the opening and is arranged in a position in which the opening is excited. | 10-30-2014 |