Abstract:
An image processing apparatus includes a conversion unit for scanning an original and converting an original image into image data, a binarization unit for binarizing first image data converted by the conversion unit, a memory unit for storing the first image data binarized by the binarization unit, a synthesizing unit for reading out the binary first image data stored in the memory unit and synthesizing the readout binary first image data and second image data converted by the conversion unit, and a zoom processing unit for performing zoom processing of the binary first image data independently of the second image data before synthesis by the synthesizing unit and after write access of the binary first image data.
Abstract:
In a method of reading an image by dividing it into plural areas and reading these divided areas in succession, continuity is given to the data of plural areas by conducting digitization in overlapping manner over the neighboring areas, in order to avoid formation of a streak at the boundary of the divided areas.
Abstract:
An optical-pickup apparatus includes: a single-wavelength-laser diode to emit a first-laser beam; a two-wavelength-laser diode to emit second- and third-laser beams; an objective lens; a photodetector to be irradiated with first- to third-reflected-light beams of the first- to third-laser beams reflected from the signal-recording layers of first- to third-optical discs; an aberration-correcting plate to guide the second- and third-laser beams toward the lens, and correct astigmatism of the reflected-light beams, and guide the astigmatism-corrected-reflected-light beams toward the photodetector; a semitransparent mirror to guide, toward the lens, the first-laser beam and the second- and third-laser beams having been guided by the aberration-correcting plate, and guide the reflected-light beams toward the aberration-correcting plate; a quarter-wave plate to convert the first- to third-laser beams from linearly-polarized light into circularly-polarized light, and convert the reflected-light beams from circularly-polarized light into linearly-polarized light; and a divergent lens to correct aberration caused by the mirror.
Abstract:
A SiC device includes: a substrate; a drift layer; a base region; a source region; a channel layer connecting the drift layer and the source region; a gate oxide film on the channel layer and the source region; a gate electrode on the gate oxide film; an interlayer insulation film with a contact hole having a barrier layer and a BPSG insulation film on the gate electrode; a source electrode having upper and lower wiring electrodes on the interlayer insulation film and in the contact hole for connecting the base region and the source region; and a drain electrode on the substrate. The barrier layer prevents a Ni component in the lower wiring electrode from being diffused into the BPSG insulation film.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes growing a first GaN layer on a SiC substrate, and forming a second GaN layer on the first GaN layer, the second GaN layer being grown under such conditions that a ratio of a vertical growth rate to a horizontal growth rate is lower than that in the growth of the first GaN layer.
Abstract:
A fluid-filled type vibration damping device wherein a low-frequency orifice passage and at least one high-frequency orifice passage are formed in a partition member, which is supported by a second mounting member member; a valve body is disposed at least at one opening of the high-frequency orifice passage and is provided with a spring member that in a nonloaded state positions the valve body away from the opening of the high-frequency orifice passage to hold the high-frequency orifice passage in an open state; and, at times of vibration input, the valve body is adapted to block the high-frequency orifice passage in opposition to a holding force of the spring member.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a synthetic resin lens, comprising: adjusting a degree of change in transmittance of a lens member made of synthetic resin for a blue violet laser beam with accumulated application of the blue violet laser beam, by applying to the lens member an electromagnetic wave shorter in wavelength than the blue violet laser beam.
Abstract:
An internal combustion engine for a vehicle comprises a pair of intake collectors (3A, 3B) and a communicating pipe (13) connecting the pair of intake collectors (3A, 3B). A negative pressure supply port (15) supplying intake negative pressure of the internal combustion engine to a brake booster is provided at an end of the communicating pipe (13). By providing an air amount deviation compensating arrangement which compensates for a deviation in the amounts of air flowing into the pair of intake collectors (3A, 3B) from the brake booster when braking of the vehicle is released, the amounts of air supplied to the internal combustion engine from the pair of the intake collectors (3A, 3B) are equalized.
Abstract:
A method for actuating active vibration insulators includes the steps of generating an idling control signal in an idling range of a vehicle, generating a running control signal in a running range of the vehicle, and actuating an electromagnetic actuator of an active vibration insulator based on the idling control signal or the running control signal, thereby inhibiting vibrations of a vehicle engine from transmitting by the electromagnetic actuator. The idling control signal is produced by adding a higher order harmonic signal component with respect to a control frequency, based on a cyclic pulsating signal emitted from the vehicle engine, to a fundamental-wave signal component of the control frequency. The running control signal is composed of the fundamental-wave signal component of the control signal. The method can inhibit noises from generating by actuating simple electromagnetic actuators, and can damp vibrations of vehicle engines simply and less expensively.
Abstract:
This invention provides an optical disc device and method for discriminating between DVD and HD-DVD more rapidly. After an optical pickup has been stopped above a data region on the optical disc, a tracking error signal generator acquires amplitude “Vdpp” based on a DPP method and amplitude “Vdpd” based on a DPD method as tracking error signals. A disc discriminator discriminates the kind of optical disc by comparing the acquired “Vdpp” and “Vdpd” data with a threshold level “Vth”. Alternatively, the optical pickup is stopped above the data region and a system lead-in region on the optical disc, and then amplitude values “Vdata” and “Vlead” of tracking error signals are acquired and compared.