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20090020434 | Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus - A substrate processing method makes it possible to fill interconnect recesses, such as trenches, with a defect-free interconnect material by carrying out electroplating directly on a surface of a ruthenium film as a barrier layer. The substrate processing method comprises: providing a substrate having interconnect recesses formed in a substrate surface and having a ruthenium film formed in the entire substrate surface including interior surfaces of the interconnect recesses; keeping the substrate surface in contact with a plating solution for a predetermined time to adsorb an additive in the plating solution onto the ruthenium film, and then carrying out electroplating to form a conductive film on a surface of the ruthenium film. | 01-22-2009 |
20090267664 | PLL CIRCUIT - In an ADPLL composed of a digital circuit, a technique improving phase difference detection in a vicinity of a phase difference of 0 (zero) is provided. A feedback loop comprises a PFD comparing phases and frequencies of a reference signal and a feedback signal, a TDC converting an output of the PFD into a digital value, a DLF removing a high frequency noise component from an output of the TDC, a DCO controlled based on an output of the DLF and a DIV frequency-dividing an output the DCO and outputting the feedback signal. An offset value is added at any portion of the feedback loop, a phase of the feedback signal is controlled and a value other than 0 is inputted to the TDC even when the ADPLL is locked. | 10-29-2009 |
20100097150 | PLL CIRCUIT - A technique for suppressing quantization noise generated due to digitizing an analog circuit in a PLL circuit is provided. The PLL circuit comprises: a digital phase frequency detector which detects (compares) phases and frequencies of a reference signal and a frequency-divided signal and converts the same to a digital value; a digital loop filter which eliminates high-frequency noise components from an output of the digital phase frequency comparator; a digital-analog converter which converts a digital value of an output of the digital loop filter to an analog value; an analog filter which eliminates a high-frequency noise component from an output of the digital-analog converter; a voltage controlled oscillator whose frequency is controlled based on an output of the analog filter; and a frequency divider which divides the frequency of the voltage controlled oscillator and outputs the frequency-divided signal. | 04-22-2010 |
20100163408 | Plating apparatus and plating method - A plating apparatus can form a plated film having a more uniform thickness over an entire surface of a substrate and can securely fill interconnect recesses with the metal without forming voids in the embedded metal even when the substrate has a high sheet resistance in the surface. The plating apparatus includes a substrate holder for holding a substrate, a cathode portion including a cathode for contact with the substrate held by the substrate holder to feed electricity to the substrate, and an anode, partly or wholly having a high resistance, disposed opposite a surface of the substrate held by the substrate holder, wherein plating of the surface of the substrate is carried out while filling between the anode and the substrate held by the substrate holder with a plating solution. | 07-01-2010 |
20100219078 | PLATING APPARATUS AND PLATING METHOD - A plating apparatus securely carries out a flattening plating of a substrate to form a plated film having a flat surface without using a costly mechanism, and without applying an extra plating to the substrate. The plating apparatus includes a substrate holder; a cathode section having a seal member for watertightly sealing a peripheral portion of the substrate, and a cathode electrode for supplying an electric current to the substrate; an anode disposed in a position facing the surface of the substrate; a porous member disposed between the anode and the surface of the substrate; a constant-voltage control section for controlling a voltage applied between the cathode electrode and the anode at a constant value; and a current monitor section for monitoring an electric current flowing between the cathode electrode and the anode, and feeding back a detection signal to the constant-voltage control section. | 09-02-2010 |
20100226712 | APPLIANCE CLAMPING BUSH AND APPLIANCE CLAMPING DEVICE USING THE SAME - In a bush to be used when an appliance is installed on another member, the bush includes an outer peripheral side elastic component | 09-09-2010 |
20110064150 | PLL CIRCUIT WITH IMPROVED PHASE DIFFERENCE DETECTION - In an ADPLL composed of a digital circuit, a technique improving phase difference detection in a vicinity of a phase difference of 0 (zero) is provided. A feedback loop comprises a PFD comparing phases and frequencies of a reference signal and a feedback signal, a TDC converting an output of the PFD into a digital value, a DLF removing a high frequency noise component from an output of the TDC, a DCO controlled based on an output of the DLF and a DIV frequency-dividing an output the DCO and outputting the feedback signal. An offset value is added at any portion of the feedback loop, a phase of the feedback signal is controlled and a value other than 0 is inputted to the TDC even when the ADPLL is locked. | 03-17-2011 |
20130093479 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL MOUNTING THE SAME - A phase detector, which forms a semiconductor device, detects a phase difference between a reference signal and a feedback signal obtained by feeding back an output signal of an oscillator, and generates a phase difference value indicating a value in accordance with the phase difference. An amplifier amplifies the phase difference value at a gain determined in accordance with a control signal from outside the device. A filter smoothes an output value of the amplifier. The oscillator controls a frequency of the output signal in accordance with an output value of the filter. | 04-18-2013 |
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20090186170 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMBINATION-TYPE OPTICAL FILM, APPARATUS FOR THE METHOD, COMBINATION-TYPE OPTICAL FILM AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - This invention provides a method for manufacturing a combination-type optical film comprising a plurality of optical films each having at least one end face at which the optical films are opposed to one another, comprising the steps of:
| 07-23-2009 |
20110046852 | POWER STEERING DEVICE - A power steering device includes an oil-hydraulic pump, an electric motor to drive the pump, an inverter, a control valve, a power cylinder to produce a steering assist, and a control unit to control the drive signal of the inverter. The control valve includes a pump port supplied with oil from the pump, a first and second cylinder ports connected to first and second cylinder chambers on sides of the piston, and a discharge port. Communication between the first cylinder port and the pump port and communication between the second cylinder port and the discharge port, and communication between the first cylinder port and the discharge port and communication between the second cylinder port and the pump port are established in steered status in the other direction. Communication among the pump port and first and second cylinder ports, and isolation of the discharge port from the pump port and first and second cylinder ports are established when the control valve is in neutral status. | 02-24-2011 |
20110132532 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING COMBINED OPTICAL FILM, COMBINED OPTICAL FILM, IMAGE DISPLAY, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LAMINATED OPTICAL FILM - It is an object of the invention to provide a method for producing a combined optical film that includes opposing the end faces of a plurality of optical films to one another and can narrow the gap between the opposed end faces. A method for producing a combined optical film comprising a plurality of optical films each having at least one end face at which the optical films are opposed to one another, comprising the steps of: ( | 06-09-2011 |
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20080289464 | Cutting method and manufacturing method of sheet member, sheet member, optical element, and image display device - Problem to be Solved: To provide a cutting method for a laminated sheet to have excellent accuracy and an excellent surface state when cutting and finishing a cutting surface of the laminated sheet. | 11-27-2008 |
20120135204 | CUTTING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SHEET MEMBER, SHEET MEMBER, OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An end face of a sheet member is cut while rotating a cutting member having a rotation axis extending along a vertical direction of the end face of the sheet member and a cutting blade projecting to a side of the end face of the sheet member around the rotation axis. The cutting member is moved relatively to the sheet member along a longitudinal direction of the end face to be cut. The part separated from a virtual line parallel to the sheet face and passing the rotation center in a cutting region formed by the rotating cutting blade is made to contact the end face of the sheet member. | 05-31-2012 |
20130243957 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING COATING SOLUTION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COATED PRODUCT - The invention is a method, an apparatus, and a coated product-manufacturing method each capable of applying a coating solution to a flexible backing sheet using a die coater while preventing contaminants from forming defects. A virtual line L is drawn to pass through the discharge port | 09-19-2013 |
20140084276 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC EL DEVICE - Provided are a method and an apparatus for manufacturing an organic EL device which enable deposition of a vaporized material from an evaporation source onto a substrate in a desired pattern, while eliminating the need for a conventional strip-shaped shadow mask. A shielding portion | 03-27-2014 |
20140134762 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC EL DEVICE - Provided are a method and an apparatus for manufacturing an organic EL device which enable deposition of a vaporized material onto a substrate in a desired pattern, while eliminating the need for a conventional strip-shaped shadow mask. A shielding portion is configured to be switchable between a shield position where the shielding portion is arranged between an evaporation source and a substrate so as to shield the substrate and a shield release position where the shielding portion is withdrawn from between the evaporation source and the substrate so as to release the shielding of the substrate. The shielding portion is moved in a transportation direction at the same speed as the substrate when the shielding portion is located at the shield position, whereas the shielding portion is moved in a direction opposite to the transportation direction when the shielding portion is located at the shield release position. | 05-15-2014 |
20140186985 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAUFACTURING ORGANIC EL DEVICE - Provided is a method and an apparatus for manufacturing an organic EL device which make it possible to manufacture organic EL devices capable of suppressing quality degradation. The method for manufacturing an organic EL device, in which constituent layers of an organic EL element are formed over a substrate in the form of a strip by deposition, while the substrate is being moved in the longitudinal direction, includes: a constituent layer-forming step of performing deposition over one surface of the substrate, while the substrate is being moved in the longitudinal direction, sequentially in an upward deposition unit and a lateral deposition unit provided along the moving direction of the substrate by discharging a vaporized material from an evaporation source. The constituent layer-forming step includes an upward deposition step, a laterally deposition step, and a direction changing step. | 07-03-2014 |
20140220722 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC EL DEVICE - Provided are a method and an apparatus for manufacturing an organic EL device, which makes it possible to manufacture organic EL devices capable of suppressing quality degradation. The method for manufacturing an organic EL device, in which constituent layers of an organic EL element are formed by deposition over a substrate in the form of a strip, while the substrate is being moved in the longitudinal direction, includes a constituent layer-forming step of performing deposition over one surface of the substrate, while the substrate is being moved in the longitudinal direction, sequentially in first and second deposition units arranged along the moving direction of the substrate by discharging a vaporized material from an evaporation source. The constituent layer-forming step includes a plurality of upward deposition steps and a direction changing step. | 08-07-2014 |
20150079274 | CRUCIBLE FOR VAPOR DEPOSITION, VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND VAPOR DEPOSITION METHOD - Provided are a crucible for vapor deposition, a vapor deposition apparatus and a vapor deposition method capable of detecting a film formation rate using a sensor in vapor deposition by proximity vapor deposition. The crucible according to the present invention includes a storage section that stores a vapor deposition source, a first guide passage that guides a vaporized material emitted from the vapor deposition source toward a substrate to be treated, a wall section for defining the first guide passage and a second guide passage that diverges from a middle part of the first guide passage, penetrates the wall section and communicates with the outside. | 03-19-2015 |
20150104564 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC EL DEVICE - The invention allows evaporation materials discharged from evaporation sources to deposit on a substrate with a desired pattern, while eliminating the need for the conventional strip-shaped shadow mask, and enables correction of the effects due to the substrate being displaced during conveyance. In the apparatus for manufacturing an organic EL device, a first drive section rotates a roller at a specific rotational speed, thereby conveying the substrate that is in contact with the roller. This apparatus performs deposition of evaporation materials discharged from evaporation sources on the substrate with such conveyance. In this apparatus, a shielding section is driven by a second drive section so as to pivot around an axis of the roller at a specific pivot speed, thereby shielding and unshielding the substrate. The second drive section changes the pivot speed of the shielding section so that it is different from the rotational speed of the roller. | 04-16-2015 |
20150111312 | DEPOSITION DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC EL DEVICE - Provided are a deposition data processing apparatus, an apparatus and a method for manufacturing an organic EL device, which make it possible to check deposition states of constituent layers of each of organic EL elements that are continuously formed on a substrate being conveyed. The deposition data processing apparatus includes a scanning section configured to scan at least two of a plurality of constituent layers that constitute each of the organic EL elements; and a processor configured to accumulate data of the constituent layers scanned by the scanning section at a specific position in a longitudinal direction of the substrate as data of a specific one of the organic EL elements. | 04-23-2015 |
20150236263 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE PANEL USING ROLL-TO-ROLL METHOD - An organic electroluminescence panel is produced using a roll-to-roll method. The method includes an element forming step of forming an organic electroluminescence element on a flexible substrate, a protective layer forming step of forming a protective layer on the organic electroluminescence element, and a sealing step of bonding a sealing film onto the protective layer, wherein the element forming step, the protective layer forming step and the sealing step are carried out successively in a vacuum chamber without winding the substrate in the form of a roll. By using such the production method, an organic electroluminescence panel having excellent durability can be produced. | 08-20-2015 |
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20140023950 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module includes a power generating unit including a cell stack having connected therein a plurality of cells that generate power by using a hydrogen-containing gas and an oxidant, and a housing accommodating the power generating unit. The housing includes an accommodation chamber having a power generating unit arrangement surface where the power generating unit is disposed and a first side wall section and accommodating the power generating unit, and an oxidant flow channel that is formed on the outside of the accommodation chamber, with the first side wall section being interposed therebetween, and allows the oxidant to pass therethrough. A through hole is formed that connects the accommodation chamber with the oxidant flow channel and serves to supply the oxidant to the cell stack. | 01-23-2014 |
20140099561 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module includes a vaporizer; a reformer; a cell stack; and a housing which accommodates in inside thereof the vaporizer, the reformer, and the cell stack and includes in inside thereof a wall portion defining an exhaust gas flow channel, wherein the wall portion comprises an inner wall portion; and an outer wall portion, and defines the exhaust gas flow channel communicating to the accommodation chamber between the inner wall portion and the outer wall portion, and the vaporizer is disposed in the exhaust gas flow channel at a position below the reformer and the cell stack so that the vaporizer is spaced from the reformer, and further, spaced from the outer wall portion. | 04-10-2014 |
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20130223455 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is an electronic device capable of performing stable communications between a plurality of electronic devices connected in series. A communication device ( | 08-29-2013 |
20140056336 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA BY SERIAL COMMUNICATION - Provided is an electronic system capable of dynamically switching a communication speed among a plurality of electronic devices connected in series. A first communication device and a second communication device are connected in series to a host controller. After controlling the communication speed of the second communication device to be a communication speed defined in advance, the host controller controls the communication speed of the first communication device to be the same communication speed as the communication speed of the second communication device. | 02-27-2014 |
20150183595 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus includes a containing unit, a lifting and lowering unit, a loosening unit, a feed unit, a sheet-surface detection unit, an aligning member, a trailing-edge detection unit, a double-feed detection unit, and a control unit. Sheets, of a sheet bundle contained in the containing unit and lifted and lowered, are loosened by blowing air into the sheet bundle and fed. An end face of the contained sheet bundle is aligned on a trailing-edge side. The trailing-edge detection unit moves with the aligning member and detects a sheet surface of a top of the sheet bundle on the trailing-edge side. Where double feed from the containing unit is detected, a detection operation detects, in consideration of a trailing-edge detection unit result, whether the aligning member is located at a position at which the end face of the sheet bundle on the trailing-edge side is aligned. | 07-02-2015 |