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20080205111 | Semiconductor memory device and defect remedying method thereof - A semiconductor memory device formed on a semiconductor chip includes first memory arrays, a plurality of second memory arrays, a first voltage generator, and first bonding pads. The semiconductor chip is divided into first, second and third rectangle regions and the third rectangle region is arranged between the first rectangle region and the second rectangle region. The first memory arrays are formed in the first rectangle region. The second memory arrays are formed in the second rectangle region. The voltage generator and first bonding pads are arranged in the third rectangle region. The first bonding pads are arranged between the first rectangle region and the voltage generator and no bonding pads are arranged between the voltage generator and the second memory arrays. | 08-28-2008 |
20100079210 | POWER AMPLIFICATION DEVICE - Provided is a power amplification device including: a DC power supply that outputs a drain voltage; a Doherty amplifier including a carrier amplifier and a peak amplifier, which are connected in parallel, and amplifies an RF signal; a voltage control circuit that outputs a first instruction to output a low voltage when an output power is equal to or lower than a given value, and outputs a second instruction to output a high voltage when the output power is larger than the given value; and a voltage converter circuit that converts the drain voltage to a voltage lower than the drain voltage and applies the converted voltage to drain terminals of the carrier amplifier and the peak amplifier according to the first instruction, and applies the drain voltage directly to the drain terminals of the carrier amplifier and the peak amplifier according to the second instruction. | 04-01-2010 |
20100271707 | OPTICAL PULSE MULTIPLEX UNIT - A mirror unit consists of a half mirror and a mirror unit. The half mirror generates a transmitted light and a reflected light. A pair of the mirror units is arranged on one side and the other side of the half mirror so that the transmitted light and the reflected light split by the half mirror are deflected and are combined again at a common place on the half mirror. | 10-28-2010 |
20110260771 | POWER COMBINER/DISTRIBUTOR AND TRANSMITTER USING THE POWER COMBINER/DISTRIBUTOR - The power combiner/distributor for performing one of power combination and power division, includes: a first branch circuit ( | 10-27-2011 |
20140088363 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system includes: an endoscope that has a light guiding member that guides an illuminating light, an optical system that irradiates the illuminating light onto an object, and a drive portion that rocks the light guiding member so that the illuminating light is irradiated along a predetermined scanning pattern; a coordinate information acquisition portion that can identify an irradiation position; a storage portion in which information regarding chromatic aberration of magnification caused by the optical system, is previously stored a correction information acquisition portion that, upon detecting that light of the predetermined wavelength band is irradiated onto a position corresponding to a predetermined image height, detects an aberration amount of the light of the other wavelength band and outputs image correction information that corrects chromatic aberration of magnification based on the aberration amount; and an image processing portion that performs image correction processing based on the image correction information. | 03-27-2014 |
20140114131 | SCANNING TYPE ENDOSCOPE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SCANNING TYPE ENDOSCOPE - A scanning endoscope includes an optical fiber that illuminates a living body, a holding member that holds the optical fiber, in which the optical fiber is provided so as to extend from a distal end face by a predetermined length, and a concave portion that communicates with the insertion hole is formed on the distal end face, a drive portion that is provided in the holding member, and causes a free end of the optical fiber that extends from the distal end face of the holding member to scan, and an adhesive portion that is coated on or filled in the concave portion to firmly fix the optical fiber and the holding member to each other, and has a plane which is flush with the distal end face of the holding member formed thereon. | 04-24-2014 |
20140140606 | X-RAY IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING X-RAY GENERATION DEVICE - In order to follow the ABS conditions when the movement of the object position, such as the movement of an object or the movement of an X-ray tube, occurs during fluoroscopy, an X-ray image diagnostic apparatus includes a histogram generation unit | 05-22-2014 |
20140184768 | SCANNING ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - A scanning endoscope system has a light guide portion that guides an illuminating light, a drive portion capable of causing the light guide portion to swing so that an irradiation position of the illuminating light draws a locus corresponding to a predetermined scanning pattern, a light detecting portion that receives a return light of the illuminating light and outputs a signal, a control portion that drives the drive portion to perform scan so that the irradiation position of the illuminating light becomes a locus in a spiral shape, and an image generating portion that generates an image of an object based on a signal outputted from the light detecting portion in a predetermined timing, wherein the control portion further performs control for driving the drive portion so that the irradiation position of the illuminating light circles on a same circumference in the predetermined timing. | 07-03-2014 |
20140296639 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An endoscope apparatus includes: an insertion portion to be inserted into a living body, an optical fiber that is inserted through the insertion portion and emits light from a light source, a fixing member that holds the optical fiber in the insertion portion in a state where the optical fiber is protruded in a distal end direction of the insertion portion, an actuator that causes the distal end of the optical fiber to swing, and a distal end optical system having an optical characteristic in which a focal point position of the light is behind a distal end of the insertion portion when the optical fiber protruded from the fixing member is shortened by a predetermined length. | 10-02-2014 |
20140303441 | SCANNING ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION OF SCANNING ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - A scanning endoscope system includes: a fiber that guides illuminating light from a light source; a first actuator provided on a side of the fiber and expands/contracts according to an applied voltage, thereby swinging the fiber; a second actuator disposed at a position facing the first actuator across the fiber and expands/contracts according to an applied voltage, thereby swinging the fiber; a drive signal output section applying a first voltage for setting a reference position of the fiber where the first actuator is in a contracted state, to the first actuator, and applying a second voltage for setting the reference position of the fiber where the second actuator is in a contracted state, to the second actuator; and a controller that in order to change the reference position of the fiber, controls the drive signal output section to change at least one of the first voltage and the second voltage. | 10-09-2014 |
20140354790 | SCANNING ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - A scanning endoscope system includes a fiber, a first actuator that is provided laterally of the fiber to swing the fiber, a second actuator that is arranged at a position opposite to the first actuator with the fiber intervened in between to swing the fiber, and a driver unit that outputs, to the first actuator, a first drive signal having either a first waveform such that a minimum value of a voltage value, which varies periodically with a positive voltage value as a center, is not less than zero, or a second waveform such that a maximum value of a voltage value, which varies periodically with a negative voltage value as a center, is not more than zero, and configured to output, to the second actuator, a second drive signal having the same waveform as the first drive signal and different phase from the first drive signal. | 12-04-2014 |
20150038786 | SCANNING ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - A scanning endoscope system includes: a fiber that guides illuminating light emitted from a light source; a first actuator provided on a side of the fiber, the first actuator expanding/contracting according to an applied voltage, thereby swinging the fiber; a second actuator disposed at a position facing the first actuator across the fiber, the second actuator expanding/contracting according to an applied voltage, thereby swinging the fiber; and a drive signal output section that applies a first drive signal that varies with reference to a first voltage that brings the first actuator into a contracted state to the first actuator and applies a second drive signal that varies with reference to a second voltage that brings the second actuator into a contracted state to the second actuator. | 02-05-2015 |
20150071406 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING X-RAY IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND X-RAY GENERATION DEVICE - To provide a method for controlling an X-ray image diagnostic apparatus and an X-ray generation device equipped with an ABS system tracking movement of an object position without an operator performing setting operation for a region of interest (ROI), the determination condition storage unit ( | 03-12-2015 |
20150201899 | IMAGING SUPPORT SYSTEM AND MEDICAL IMAGE IMAGING APPARATUS - In order to provide a technique for simplifying pre-examination input tasks for a medical image imaging apparatus, an imaging support system includes the medical image imaging apparatus | 07-23-2015 |
20160081530 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system includes: an endoscope having a field of view in front of a distal end portion of an insertion portion; an insertion assisting instrument including a conduit having an inner portion through which the insertion portion can be inserted and an angle operation portion that varies an angle of a distal end portion of the conduit; an image generation section that generates an image corresponding to the field of view of the endoscope; a rotation angle calculation section that calculates a rotation angle indicating to what extent the insertion portion inserted through the inner portion of the conduit is rotated with respect to the insertion assisting instrument, based on the image generated by the image generation section; and an image rotation section that rotates the image so as to display the image, with the rotation angle being offset. | 03-24-2016 |
20160081535 | SCANNING ENDOSCOPE - A scanning endoscope includes: an optical fiber that guides illuminating light and emits the illuminating light from a distal end; an actuator for swinging a distal end of the optical fiber; a first tubular member that encloses a distal end of the optical fiber and the actuator; a holding portion that holds the optical fiber so that a distal end of the optical fiber is swung by the actuator; a second tubular member that encloses the first tubular member; a fixing portion that is disposed in an area perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the optical fiber, the area being aligned with a position where the holding portion is disposed, and fixes the first tubular member to the second tubular member; and a distal end fixing portion that is provided at a distal end of the first tubular member. | 03-24-2016 |
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20090168224 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OFFSET CONTROL IN A DISK DRIVE - According to one embodiment, there is provided a disk drive that can perform dynamic offset control (DOC). The disk drive has a magnetic head, a disk, and offset calculating modules. The magnetic head has read head. Offset-measuring position data is written in a non-servo area provided in the disk. The read head reads the offset-measuring position data from the disk. Based on the offset-measuring position data thus read, the offset calculating modules calculate an offset value that changes during a one-rotation period of the disk. | 07-02-2009 |
20090168228 | DISK DRIVE HAVING A DISK OF DISCRETE-TRACK MEDIA TYPE - According to one embodiment, a disk drive has a DTM type disk. The DTM type disk has a servo area on one recording surface. In the servo area, a servo pattern is recorded. The servo pattern is composed of a projection-depression pattern and an N- and P-pole magnetic pattern. The N- and P-pole magnetic pattern is recorded in an address-data region that contains a cylinder code. | 07-02-2009 |
20090168231 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING SERVO DATA FROM A DISCRETE TRACK MEDIA IN A DISK DRIVE - According to one embodiment, disclosed herein is a disk drive that has a disk of discrete-track media (DTM) type. The DTM disk has servo regions. Each servo region has dividing grooves and non-servo data parts. Each dividing grooves extends along the centerline of any projecting region having a width larger than a prescribed value. Each non-servo data part suppresses reproduction noise. The disk drive has a read/write channel that includes a reproduced-signal processing unit. This unit reproduces servo data from each servo region. | 07-02-2009 |
20090231751 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SERVO CONTROL ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATIONAL SPEED OF DISK IN DISK DRIVE - According to one embodiment, a disk drive is disclosed to which a plurality of disk rotational speed modes can be set. The disk drive is configured such that input of servo data from servo sectors is thinned out by thinning out an output of an interrupt request to a CPU in a high-speed rotation mode. At the time, a disk controller obtains servo data reproduced from all the servo sectors at timing of servo gates and stores it to a register. | 09-17-2009 |
20100134917 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OFFSET CONTROL IN A DISK DRIVE - According to one embodiment, a disk drive capable of performing a dynamic offset control (DOC) is provided. The disk drive has an offset module and an updating module. The offset module calculates an offset value that changes during a one-rotation period of a disk, from the offset-measuring position data recorded in the disk. The updating module updates the offset value to a new one if a disk shift has occurred. | 06-03-2010 |
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20090181926 | SKIN EXTERNAL PREPARATION HAVING EXCELLENT STABILITY - Disclosed is an agent for skin external preparation which is hardly reduced in viscosity even when stored for a long period under extreme high temperature storage conditions and is therefore stable. The preparation is in an emulsion form, and comprises (1) an alginic acid polyol ester having an esterification degree ranging from 75 to 95% (e.g., alginic acid propylene glycol ester) and/or a salt thereof; (2) a polyvalent metal ion (e.g., a calcium ion); and (3) a 4-alkylresolcinol (e.g., 4-n-butylresolcinol) and/or a salt thereof. | 07-16-2009 |
20090253663 | SKIN EXTERNAL PREPARATION CONTAINING TRITERPENIC ACID - Disclosed is a skin external preparation containing a triterpenic acid typified by ursolic acid. For obtaining a skin external preparation having excellent storage stability by improving the dissolution stability of the triterpenic acid and the like, 4-alkylresorcinol such as 4-n-butylresorcinol is added into a skin external preparation containing a triterpenic acid and the like such as benzyl ursolate. | 10-08-2009 |
20110317302 | DISK STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MEASURING FLYING HEIGHT OF A HEAD - According to one embodiment, a disk storage apparatus includes a read module, a measuring module, and a compensating module. The read module is configured to read first and second signals recorded on a disk, from which to measure the flying height of a head. The measuring module is configured to calculate the flying height of the head from the first and second measurement signals read by the read module. The compensating module is configured to use the data representing the flying height representing error resulting from superparamagnetic effect, thereby compensating for the flying height measured by the measuring module. | 12-29-2011 |
20120229928 | DISK STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING HEAD FLYING HEIGHT - According to one embodiment, a disk storage device comprises a controller, a recording module, a read module, and a detector. The controller is configured to control a head flying height with respect to a storage medium to a predetermined value. The recording module is configured to record a measurement signal on the storage medium when the controller controls the head flying height to the predetermined value. The read module is configured to read the measurement signal from the storage medium when the controller controls the head flying height to the predetermined value. The detector is configured to detect the head flying height based on the measurement signal read from the read module. | 09-13-2012 |
20130125149 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a data processing apparatus has a magazine, an optical disc drive, a transport mechanism, and an inner shell. The magazine stores a plurality of optical discs. The optical disc drive has an insertion portion to be closed with a tray for holding an optical disc. The transport mechanism transports the optical disc between the magazine and the optical disc drive. The inner shell includes a mounting portion for holding the magazine and a seal mechanism for closing a path communicating exterior and interior. The inner shell isolates at least the loading slot, the insertion portion and the transport mechanism from the exterior while the magazine is inserted in the mounting portion. | 05-16-2013 |
20140043949 | INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PLAYBACK APPARATUS, AND FORMATTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information recording apparatus includes a divider, a generator, and a recorder. The divider is configured to divide recording data into a plurality of recording data blocks for each predetermined recording unit. The generator is configured to set, as a first block set, n recording data blocks recorded in corresponding areas in file system management areas of n, first to nth (n: integer, n≧2) storages, and generate first parity data from the n recording data blocks forming the first block set. The recorder is configured to record the n recording data blocks forming the first block set and the first parity data. | 02-13-2014 |
20140068641 | CASSETTE AND CHANGER APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL DISK - According to one embodiment, the cassette is provided with an outer shell, a plurality of trays, a shutter, and a lock mechanism. The outer shell has an upper wall and a lower wall each including a square shape and a circular shape, a side wall between edges of the square shapes, and an opening portion between edges of the circular shapes. A tray is an annular shape having a concave portion in which an optical disk is placed. The shutter is a semicircular shape, includes a gear on an outer peripheral wall and a plurality of shelves to support each of the trays on an inner peripheral wall, and rotates from a first position for closing an opening portion to a second position for opening the opening portion. The lock mechanism locks the shutter in the first position. | 03-06-2014 |
20140075461 | MEDIUM PROCESSING METHOD AND CASSETTE - According to one embodiment, a medium processing method includes first reading, second reading, and determining. The first reading is configured to read first medium identification information and cassette identification information which are stored in a first medium contained in a cassette. The second reading is configured to read cassette information from the cassette. The determining is configured to determine a cassette contained medium formed of the cassette and the medium as authentic, when the cassette information includes the first medium identification information and the cassette identification information. | 03-13-2014 |