Sony Corporation

International Business Machines Corporation

Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Nec Corporation

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited

Nikon Corporation

Hirose Electric Company, Ltd.

Fci Americas Technology Inc.

Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Sony Group Corporation

Saturn Licensing LLC

Berg Technology, Inc.

Hiroshi Masuda

Tomoaki Shibata

Kazuhiro Mochizuki

Tomonori Tanoue

Atsushi Takahashi

Ichiro Fujisawa

Katsuhiko Mitani

Masayuki Numao

Hirofumi Matsuzawa

Yoshizo Mihara

Yoshiharu Yamashita

Susumu Takahashi

Hiroshi Koyama

Shinichi Morishima

Tohru Nakamura

Kazuhito Saito

Ryosuke Takahashi

Tatsuya Makino

Toshihiko Takasaki

Yasushi Sugimoto

Shuji Suzuki

Chushirou Kusano

Masakazu Murata

Masami Ochiai

Kazuo Kamiyama

Makoto Tabuchi

Masaki Aono

Masahiko Kawata

Masao Kinoshita

Tatsuo Tsukida

Ryutarou Ohbuchi

Motomo Kajiura

Tadao Fukatani

Koji Motonami

Koji Hirata

Akira Ishibashi

Hiroyuki Uchiyama

Takayuki Shimamune

Tetsuro Goto

Kenji Suzuki

Yoshinori Nishiki

Keizo Suzuki

Tetsuo Ono

Katsuyoshi Washio

Keisuke Inoue

Kazuhiko Kurata

Shuichi Shimizu

Akira Katsuyama

Yoshihisa Fujisaki

Masaru Miyazaki

Kenji Shimada

Tatsuya Sakata

Junichi Sasaki

Osamu Date

Yoshinori Ejiri

Yoichi Masuda

Takahiro Onai

Hideo Nakako

Tomoyoshi Mishima

Shuji Nakamatsu

Masaki Ohmura

Toshihiro Kuroda

Shinichi Nakatsuka

Keita Sone

Yuki Kawana

Isao Sawamoto

Shuichi Nagano

Nobuo Matsukawa

Mitsuhiro Mori

Tetsuya Hoshino

Masaya Toba

Junji Shigeta

Masaki Ando

Shigeru Yoshino

Shigeo Goto

Daisuke Yamaoka

Takashi Koya

Naoki Endo

Takashi Kanai

Takashi Ishizuka

Susumu Hiraoka

Hidekazu Okuhira

Toshiyuki Haruna

Keiichi Asakura

Shigeki Wakatani

Vincent D DiMondi

Shinichirou Sukata

Tamotsu Saito

Masataka Yoritate

Hiroaki Maeshiba

Masami Ishikawa

Nobuei Takai

Norikazu Takayama

Motoki Yonekura

Takahiro Hirai

Yoshinobu Kudou

Yoshiaki Kurihara

Takuma Tanimoto

Akira Okano

Junji Hagio

One aspect of the present invention is a method for manufacturing an electronic component, the method including: a first step of applying a metal paste containing metal particles onto a polymer compact in a prescribed pattern to form a metal paste layer; a second step of sintering the metal particles to form metal wiring; a third step of applying a solder paste containing solder particles and a resin component onto the metal wiring to form a solder paste layer; a fourth step of disposing an electronic element on the solder paste layer; and a fifth step of heating the solder paste layer so as to form a solder layer bonding the metal wiring and the electronic element, and so as to form a resin layer covering at least a portion of the solder layer.

Electronic component and method for manufacturing electronic component

Provided is a display device that includes a display on which an image is displayed on a display surface, a rear cover arranged on a back surface side of the display, and an upper speaker and a lower speaker arranged between the display and the rear cover and located so as to be separated vertically from each other, in which an upper slit functioning as a passage hole for sound output from the upper speaker is located above the display, a lower slit functioning as a passage hole for sound output from the lower speaker is located below the display, and a vertical width of the lower slit is larger than a vertical width of the upper slit.

Display device

A first device according to one embodiment includes, but is not limited to, receiver circuitry, determinator circuitry, and transmitter circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured and/or programmed to receive from a second device, first information for controlling a third device. The determinator circuitry is configured and/or programmed to determine whether or not the first information is to be transmitted to the third device, based on whether or not the first information is associated with second information stored in the first device. The second information includes at least a first operation command for controlling a first operation of the third device. The transmitter circuitry is configured and/or programmed to, in a case that the first information is determined to be transmitted to the third device, transmit the first information to the third device.

Device, method, and system for managing device control

An audiovisual apparatus includes: a display section configured to display a picture; and one or a plurality of main speakers and a plurality of sub-speakers each having a sound output surface generating sound corresponding to the picture. The sound output surfaces of one or more of the plurality of sub-speakers are arranged to be inclined toward outside of the display section as compared with the sound output surfaces of the main speakers.

Audiovisual apparatus

The present invention relates to an optical waveguide comprising a lower cladding layer, a patternized core layer and an upper cladding layer, wherein a striking part for positioning is provided in one end part thereof, and an optical path turning mirror face is formed in a position different from a striking part-forming end part in the above core layer. Capable of being provided are an optical waveguide and an optoelectronic circuit board each having a simple configuration in which an optical device is not mounted on an optical wiring part or an optoelectronic composite wiring part and capable of connecting an optical device with a core of an optical waveguide in an optical wiring part (optical waveguide) or an optoelectronic composite wiring part (optoelectronic circuit board) at a high position accuracy and an optical module comprising an optical waveguide or an optoelectronic circuit board and a connector.

Optical waveguide, opto-electric hybrid board, and optical module

A reproducing device includes: a storage unit in which data is accumulated; a program control unit controlling first and second programs respectively generating an acquisition request of the data accumulated in the storage unit and generating the acquisition request of the data, which is different from the first program; and a read control unit managing the data on a file basis, selecting one of first and second algorithms in which the file is read using a method suitable for reading the data by the first program and in which the file is read using a method suitable for reading the data by the second program based on storage position information of the file designated in the data acquisition request when the data acquisition request is inputted from the program control unit, and performing readout of the data from the storage unit based on the selected first or second algorithm.

Reproducing device and reproducing method

An audiovisual data transmission system includes the following components. A filesystem module creates a file that contains at least one of video data and audio data stored in a storage unit. A conversion processing unit manages a file created by the filesystem module. A filesystem-in-userspace module provides an interface between the conversion processing unit and the filesystem module. An update detecting unit detects an update of at least one of video data and audio data contained in a file. In response to an instruction to acquire a file managed by the conversion processing unit received in a state where an update of the file is detected by the update detecting unit, a server makes an inquiry to the conversion processing unit and repeatedly performs a read process in which the file is read, via the filesystem-in-userspace module.

Audiovisual data transmission system and audiovisual data transmission method

The present invention relates to a flexible optical waveguide prepared by using a resin film for forming an optical waveguide for at least one of a lower cladding layer, a core layer and an upper cladding layer, wherein a ten point average roughness (Rz) on a surface of either one of the lower cladding layer and the upper cladding layer is 0.5 &#x3bc;m or more and 10 &#x3bc;m or less, a production process for the same and an optical module prepared by using the flexible optical waveguide. Provided are a flexible optical waveguide which is excellent in an adhesive property in compounding with an electric printed wiring board and turning a flexible optical waveguide into a multilayer, a production process for the same and an optical module prepared by using the flexible optical waveguide.

Flexible optical waveguide, method for manufacturing such flexible optical waveguide, and optical module

The present invention provides a production process for a photoelectric composite substrate having an excellent productivity, comprising a step in which a sheet-like adhesive is stuck to an optical waveguide, a step in which a supporting base material of the above sheet-like adhesive is peeled off to prepare the optical waveguide provided with the adhesive, a step in which the above optical waveguide provided with the adhesive is adhered to an electric wiring board to prepare the electric wiring board provided with the optical waveguide and a step in which an optical path conversion mirror is formed in the optical waveguide of the above electric wiring board provided with the optical waveguide, a photoelectric composite substrate produced by using the above production process and a photoelectric composite module produced by using the above photoelectric composite substrate.

Method for producing photoelectric composite substrate, photoelectric composite substrate produced by the method, and photoelectric composite module using the substrate

Disclosed is an information processing device with lighting function that realizes reduced power consumption and cost reductions. The optical connecting memberflexibly connects between a light guide plateof a displaying part side and a light guide plateof a key operating part side, thereby guiding light emitted from a white light LEDof a displaying part side to key operating part side.

Optical connecting member and display apparatus

An optical fiber sheet comprises optical fibers sandwiched between sheet members and fixed thereto. Distal ends of the optical fibers extend from outer peripheral edges of the sheet members with resin coatings applied to the distal ends to produce extensions. The distal ends of the extensions are inserted into fiber holes of connectors with the resin coatings applied to the distal ends to be connected with the connectors.

Optical fiber sheet and its manufacturing method

The present invention relates to a flexible optical waveguide including a core portion and a cladding layer which has an increment of insertion loss of 0.1 dB or less upon subjecting the waveguide to a 360&#xb0; bending test at a radius of curvature of 2 mm, as well as an optical module using the flexible optical waveguide. There are provided a flexible optical waveguide having high flexing property, heat resistance and transparency, as well as an optical module using the flexible optical waveguide.

Flexible optical waveguide and optical module

A data recording and reproducing apparatus has facilities for recording and reproducing, inputting and outputting, and editing data and can perform edits by itself. The data recording and reproducing apparatus records AV data inputted from an input port on HDDs by using a recorder and reproducer, and outputs data reproduced from HDDs by the recorder and reproducer through an output port. In an editor inputted is data inputted from outside and data reproduced by the recorder and reproducer. The editor performs edits on at least either of the data above by using a matrix switcher and an audio mixer provided therein. A special effector is utilized as necessary. The editor can output data obtained through editing processing to a switch.

Data recording and reproducing apparatus and data editing method

An optical backplane includes an optical connector which receives juxtaposed optical signals transmitted in nonparallel to the main surface of a circuit substrate from the circuit substrate or transmits juxtaposed optical signals in nonparallel to the main surface of the circuit substrate to the circuit substrate. The optical connector disposes and accommodates edge portions of a plurality of optical fibers and the disposing direction of the optical fibers in the optical connector is in nonparallel to the main surface of the circuit substrate.

Optical connection structure of optical backplane to circuit substrate

The present invention provides an optical waveguide which comprises a corefor incident light and a corefor outgoing light, wherein the width of the corefor outgoing light is more than 1.5 times that of the corefor incident light. This optical waveguide permits the multiplexing and/or demultiplexing of light rays even when the wavelengths thereof undergo changes within the range of about 10 nm. In addition, the present invention further provides an optical multiplexer-demultiplexer which comprises the combination of an optical waveguide serving as an optical path and a diffraction grating for demultiplexing and focusing light, wherein the absolute value of the difference between the refractive index (nTE) of the core layer of the optical waveguide in the direction parallel to the plane of the film and that (nTM) of the core layer thereof in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the film is not more than 0.007 at the wavelength used. This optical multiplexer-demultiplexer permits the control of the wavelength fluctuation observed for the outputted signal light dependent on the polarization direction of the incident signal light to not more than 5 nm by the reduction of the birefringence index of the core layer of the optical waveguide to a level of not more than 0.007.

Optical waveguide and optical multiplexer-demultiplexer

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