Oki Data Corporation

Hitachi High-tech Corporation

Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi-high-technologies Corporation

Clarion Co

Nec Corporation

Shinichi Murakami

Yoshitatsu Okiyama

Hiroyuki Takahashi

Ken Kikuchi

Wen Zheng Li

Masato Sakai

Takatoshi Shirosugi

Noboru Otaki

Fumiaki Yoshida

Makoto Suzuki

Hisao Ono

Shigeki Nakajima

Yoshiharu Momiyama

Atsushi Kurabayashi

Masato Nagata

Makoto Yabuki

Norio Ebata

Makoto Otake

Hiroyuki Inoue

Hajime Kawano

Minoru Yamazaki

Akio Yamamoto

Yuko Sasaki

Masami Makuuchi

Yasushi Terui

Ryo Kadoi

Kazuki Ikeda

Isao Hoda

Shunsuke Mizutani

Wataru Mori

Yukio Taniji

Koji Ida

Tomoharu Nagashima

Masazumi Tone

Shuichiro Ogata

Syuiti Fujikura

A charged particle beam scanning module, a charged particle beam device, and a computer that can correct an INL error in a DAC circuit in real time. The charged particle beam scanning module includes a scanning controller configured to output a scanning digital signal of a charged particle beam, a DAC circuit configured to convert the scanning digital signal into a scanning analog signal and output the scanning analog signal, and an ADC circuit configured to convert the scanning analog signal into an evaluation digital signal. A sampling frequency at which the DAC circuit samples the scanning digital signal is a first frequency, and a sampling frequency at which the ADC circuit samples the scanning analog signal is a second frequency smaller than the first frequency. The scanning controller determines an output characteristic of the DAC circuit by evaluating the scanning digital signal and the evaluation digital signal.

Charged particle beam scanning module, charged particle beam device, and computer

Provided is a charged particle beam control device having improved signal detection accuracy. The charged particle beam control device (detection block) includes: a detector provided in a charged particle beam device, and configured to detect secondary electrons emitted from a sample by irradiating the sample with a charged particle beam and output an electric signal based on the detected secondary electrons; a signal wiring configured to transmit the electric signal; a noise detection wiring configured to detect a noise signal generated in the charged particle beam device; and an arithmetic circuit configured to generate a signal obtained by subtracting the noise signal from the electric signal.

Charged particle beam control device

Provided is a technique for specifying a medium more simply. A medium sensor device includes an antenna, a storage unit that stores a medium identification table in which a medium corresponding to an antenna impedance has been determined beforehand, and a medium specification unit that specifies the impedance of the antenna and specifies a medium in the vicinity of the antenna by referring to the medium identification table.

Medium sensor device and monitoring system

In a charged particle beam control device, irradiation accuracy of an electron beam can be prevented from deteriorating due to a variation in a ground potential. A current control circuit () includes a current conversion unit () that supplies a constant current (Id) by adjusting an amount of a current flowing through a current detection resistor (R) based on a control signal (V), a differential amplification unit () to which a voltage of a first ground side terminal (G) of the control signal and a voltage of a second ground side terminal (G) of the current detection resistor (R) are input, and that outputs an output signal (V) proportional to a voltage difference between the voltage of the first ground side terminal (G) and the voltage of the second ground side terminal (G), and a correction unit () to which the output signal (V) output from the differential amplification unit () and the control signal (V) are input, and that adds the output signal (V) to the control signal (V) at a predetermined ratio.

A low noise blanking unit corresponds to a wide range of acceleration voltages (from several times higher than related voltages to low acceleration voltages) of an electron beam. A blanking unit of the measurement and inspection device includes a blanking control circuit, in which (i) an upper and a lower blanking electrodes are arranged in the irradiation direction of an electron beam; electrodes on the reverse sides of two opposing electrodes in each of the blanking electrodes arranged in the same direction are connected with the ground, (ii) when blanking is ON, positive voltages are output to remaining electrodes of the upper blanking electrode and negative voltages are output to remaining electrodes of the lower blanking electrode, and (iii) when the blanking is OFF, the same ground reference signal is output to the remaining electrodes of the upper blanking electrode and to the remaining electrodes of the lower blanking electrode.

Measurement and inspection device

An object of the invention is to provide a mass spectrometry device and an ion detection method therefor in which an ion amount can be detected with high accuracy. In order to achieve the object described above, a mass spectrometry device is provided which performs a channel scan measurement by changing a voltage to be applied to a mass separation unit to selectively extract a desired ion. The mass spectrometry device includes: an ion detection unit which detects an ion separated by the mass separation unit and outputs an electric signal; an ion amount measuring unit which measures an ion amount from the output of the ion detection unit; and an ion amount correction unit which corrects a detection amount of ion from an output of the ion amount measuring unit. In a process of a channel scan, the ion amount correction unit performs correction of a detection amount of ion detected in a present channel based on a detection amount of ion in a previous channel.

Mass spectrometry device and ion detection method therefor

Provided is a receiving device that without interrupting a program being viewed is capable of switching the channel to the program in a destination reception area. When reception is good, a plurality of receiving units select the same channel and receive a program; and when reception worsens, the plurality of receiving units is divided into units for program reception and units for channel searching. The receiving units for program reception continue receiving the program, and the receiving units for channel searching search for a relay station and switch to a relay station channel having better reception than the channel being viewed. In a case where a relay station channel with good reception cannot be found, series broadcast stations in the same network are searched and a switch is made to a channel of a series broadcast station in the same network that has better reception than the channel being viewed.

Receiving device

Receiver apparatus comprises: first and second receiving systems; a demodulation/diversity combining means for combining demodulated signals of first and second receiving systems; a selection means for selecting and outputting an output of either one of first and second receiving systems; and a control means for controlling the operations of the whole receiver apparatus. Control means causes to execute a first composite operation, either one of the receiving systems is caused to continue reception operation while the other receiving system is caused to perform channel search to search a channel satisfying a predetermined condition, further the selection means is caused to select output of the resulting receiving system for performing continuous reception operation. If no channel to be received is found, the control means controls to interchange the receiving system for performing continuous reception operation and the receiving system for performing channel search, and to perform a second composite operation.

Receiver apparatus for receiving a program and searching a channel simultaneously

The present invention provides a method for providing an optimal wireless communication method according to a change in a wireless communication environment. When the reception status is degraded while an HD stream signal, which uses a first wireless method, is transmitted and received, the method scans channels for which radar wave monitoring is not required and switches the transmission/reception to a second wireless method using free channel A. The method further scans channels for which radar wave monitoring is required and, if free channel B has a bandwidth wider than that of channel A is found, monitors channel B and if channel B is not used by a radar wave, switches the channel from channel A to channel B.

Transceiver

A toner cartridge includes a housing and a shutter inserted therein. The housing has a first partially cylindrical wall and a box-like portion that communicates with the first partially cylindrical wall. The shutter has a second partially cylindrical wall inserted inside the first partially cylindrical wall such that the second partially cylindrical wall is slidable on and concentric with an inner surface of the first partially cylindrical wall. The shutter has a supporting member that engages the housing to support the shutter such that the second partially cylindrical wall is in pressure contact with the first partially cylindrical wall. The supporting member may be in the shape of an arcuate member or ring that engages a part of the box-like portion so that the shutter is rotatably supported in the housing by the part and the first partially cylindrical wall. The housing has a projection or rib that inwardly projects toward the first partially cylindrical wall. The projection abuts the arcuate member so that the shutter is rotatably supported in the housing by the arcuate member and the first partially cylindrical wall.

Toner cartridge

An image forming apparatus has a waste toner transporting path that includes a substantially vertical first path and a second path. The waste toner falls due to its weight through the first into the second path. A spiral member is in the form of, for example, a coil spring or screw conveyor, and axially extends in the second path and rotates to transport the waste toner along the second path. A resilient agitator is mounted on an inner wall of the first path. The agitator is generally in the shape of a rectangle and has a resilient main body with a first end portion, a second end portion, and an agitating strap that resiliently extends away from the main body. The first end portion is fixedly attached to the inner wall of the first path. When the spiral member rotates, the spiral member slidingly engages the second end portion to cause the second end to move along the second path so that the second end portion finally snaps out of engagement with the spiral member. After the second end portion snaps out of engagement with the spiral member, the second end portion resiliently returns to its original position so that the spiral member again slidingly engages the second end portion as the spiral member rotates. The oscillatory motion of the second end portion of the agitator causes the vibration of the agitating strap, thereby shaking the toner off the first path.

Image recording apparatus

A color image forming apparatus includes a carrier belt which runs along a transport path of a recording medium to transport the recording medium. A number of image-forming sections are aligned in the transport path. Each of the plurality of image-forming sections forms a toner image of a corresponding color included in an image signal. A plurality of transfer units are provided, with each being disposed to oppose a corresponding one of the number of image-forming sections. Each of the number of transfer units transferring the toner image of the corresponding color to the recording medium. A fixing unit is provided that fixes the toner image to the recording medium. A controller is provided that detects a number of colors in the image signal. The controller sets one set of speeds from a plurality of different sets of speeds in accordance with the number of colors. Each set of speeds includes a speed of the carrier belt, a speed at which each of the image-forming sections forms a respective toner image of a corresponding color, and a speed of the fixing unit. The speed of the carrier belt, the speed at which each of the image-forming sections forms a respective toner image of a corresponding color, and the speed of the fixing unit of any one respective set of speeds are substantially equal to each other.

Color image forming apparatus having a controller for setting printing

A color image forming apparatus provides the prolonged life of the photosensitive drums, carrier belt, and toner of the respective colors and improves the quality of the printed color image. A carrier belt transports a recording medium placed thereon so that the recording medium passes through a plurality of printing mechanisms which print images of different colors on the recording medium in superposition. Each printing mechanism prints an image of a corresponding color. The printing mechanism is adapted to be moved into its operative position where the photosensitive drum of the printing mechanism is in contact with the carrier belt to print the image on the recording medium, and into its non-operative position where the photosensitive drum of the printing mechanism is not in contact with the carrier belt. A controller receives print data from a host device such as a personal computer and checks each page of the print data to determine whether any one of a predetermined plurality of colors is missing in the page. If a particular color is missing in the print data, then the controller outputs an UP signal to a positioning mechanism for a corresponding printing mechanism. If the color is not missing, then the controller outputs a DOWN signal. The printing mechanism moves a corresponding printing mechanism into the operative position if the UP signal is received from the controller and into its operative position if the DOWN signal is received.

Color image forming apparatus having a printing mechanism selectively

An image recording apparatus includes a rotating photosensitive drum, a developing unit, a neutralizing device, and a transferring device. An electrostatic latent image is formed on a charged surface of the rotating photosensitive drum, the electrostatic latent image being developed by a developing unit and subsequently transferred by a transferring device to a print medium. The neutralizing device neutralizes the charged surface of the photosensitive drum at the point on the surface disposed downstream of the developing unit and upstream of the transferring device with respect to rotation of the photosensitive drum. A controller controls the neutralizing device according to characteristics of the print medium such as size, material, insulation, and transparency. The neutralizing device may be operated in different modes. For example, the neutralizing device may neutralize an entirety of the charged surface of the photosensitive drum only if the print medium is of a predetermined characteristic, i.e., an insulating sheet such as a transparent OHP sheet or may neutralize only selected parts of the charged surface of the photosensitive drum according to a width of the print medium.

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Shinichi Murakami