Toray Industries, Inc.

Shota Kawai

Seiichiro Murase

Junji Wakita

Hiroji Shimizu

Kenta Noguchi

Yoshihiro Kariya

Kojiro Naito

A field-effect transistor comprises, on a substrate, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a gate electrode; a semiconductor layer in contact with the source electrode and the drain electrode; wires individually electrically connected to the source electrode and the drain electrode; and a gate insulating layer that insulates the semiconductor layer from the gate electrode, wherein a connecting portion between the source electrode and the wire forms a continuous phase, and a connecting portion between the drain electrode and the wire forms a continuous phase, the portions constituting the continuous phases contain at least an electrically conductive component and an organic component, and integrated values of optical reflectance at a region of a wavelength of 600 nm or more and 900 nm or less on the wires are higher than integrated values of optical reflectance at a region of a wavelength of 600 nm or more and 900 nm or less on the source electrode and the drain electrode.

Field-effect transistor, method for manufacturing same, and wireless communication device

The present invention provides a circuit including a plurality of component parts formed on a substrate and having common functions, wherein the plurality of component parts each includes a detection part which shows responsiveness to moisture; wherein the responsiveness to moisture varies between the plurality of component parts; and wherein the presence or absence of a response to moisture detected by each detection part corresponds to a binary digital signal, and whereby the circuit outputs a sequence of binary digital signals.

Circuit, detector, wireless communication device, moisture sensing system, diaper, notification system, and circuit manufacturing method

The present invention provides a wireless communication device including: a circuit unit; and an antenna which is connected to the circuit unit and which transmits and receives signals to and from a transceiver in a non-contact manner. The wireless communication device transmits different signals to the transceiver, depending on the presence or absence of contact between at least a part of the circuit unit and moisture.

Wireless communication device, diaper and moisture detecting system

A memory array includes: a plurality of first wires; at least one second wire crossing the first wires; and a plurality of memory elements provided in correspondence with respective intersections of the first wires and the at least one second wire and each having a first electrode and a second electrode arranged spaced apart from each other, a third electrode connected to one of the at least one second wire, and an insulating layer that electrically insulates the first electrode and the second electrode and the third electrode from each other, the first wires, the at least one second wire, and the first wires, the at least one second wire, and the memory elements being formed on a substrate.

Memory array, method for manufacturing memory array, memory array sheet, method for manufacturing memory array sheet, and wireless communication apparatus

The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a conductive film; a method for producing a conductive film, which enables the achievement of a conductive film or conductive pattern having good electrical conductivity by means of light irradiation of a short period of time without being accompanied by a long-time heat treatment at high temperatures; a method for producing a field effect transistor, which uses this method for producing a conductive film; and a method for producing a wireless communication device. A method for producing a conductive film according to the present invention for the achievement of the above-described purpose comprises: a step for forming a coating film by applying a conductive paste, which contains conductive particles that have surfaces covered by elemental carbon, onto a substrate; and a step for irradiating the coating film with flashing light.

Method for producing conductive film, method for producing field effect transistor using same, and method for producing wireless communication device

Provided is a method for manufacturing a field-effect transistor, the method including the steps of: forming a gate electrode on the surface of a substrate; forming a gate insulating layer on the gate electrode; forming a conductive film containing a conductor and a photosensitive organic component by a coating method on the gate insulating layer; exposing the conductive film from the rear surface side of the substrate with the gate electrode as a mask; developing the exposed conductive film to form a source electrode and a drain electrode; and forming a semiconductor layer by a coating method between the source electrode and the drain electrode. This method makes it possible to provide an FET, a semiconductor device, and an RFID which can be prepared by a simple process, and which have a high mobility, and have a gate electrode and source/drain electrodes aligned with a high degree of accuracy.

Method for manufacturing field effect transistor and method for manufacturing wireless communication device

An object of the present invention is to provide a ferroelectric memory element which has a low driving voltage and which can be formed by coating. The present invention provides a ferroelectric memory element including at least: a first conductive film; a second conductive film; and a ferroelectric layer provided between the first conductive film and the second conductive film; wherein the ferroelectric layer contains ferroelectric particles and an organic component, and wherein the ferroelectric particles have an average particle size of from 30 to 500 nm.

Ferroelectric memory element, method for producing same, memory cell using ferroelectric memory element, and radio communication device using ferroelectric memory element

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Otsu, Japan

Shota Kawai