Abstract:
A thin film transistor formed on an insulating sulstrate is disclosed in which metal silicide layers are formed in a thin film made of a monocrystalline, polycrystalline, or amorphous semiconductor material, to be used as source and drain regions, and further a gate electrode includes a metal silicide layer.
Abstract:
A process for producing L-tryptophan or a derivative thereof is disclosed, wherein an indole compound is reacted with serine, or with pyruvic acid and/or its salt and ammonium ion, in the presence of a culture or treated culture of a particular microorganism of genus Enterobacter having a special ability to produce L-tryptophan or a derivative thereof from an indole compound and serine, or from an indole compound, pyruvic acid and/or its salt, and ammonium ion.
Abstract:
A dielectric insulator separated substrate comprises a plurality of monocrystalline semiconductor island regions in which circuit elements are to be formed and a support region for supporting the island regions while a dielectric film formed on the supporting region electrically separates the island regions from each other. The supporting region comprises crystalline semiconductor layers and at least one oxygen diffusion preventive film laminated alternately.The extreme outer polycrystalline semiconductor layer of the supporting region is polished to such a thickness as to prevent the substrate from being curved greatly by the wedge action due to the oxygen diffusion. Since the extreme outer polycrystalline semiconductor layer thus polished has a flat surface, the handling of the substrate is easy. The substrate devoid of any curveness deformation assures a highly accurate formation of the circuit elements in the island regions.
Abstract:
A simple and convenient method of manufacturing a CMOS TFT semiconductor circuit device wherein a doping layer doped into a first conductivity type without a mask is compensated with a dopant of a second conductivity type having a high density so that the conductivity type of the doping layer of first conductivity type is inverted into the second conductivity type, and further, in order to carry out the inversion of the conductivity type by the compensation easily and reliably, the surface density of the dopant of the doping layer of first conductivity type is reduced prior to compensating with the dopant of second conductivity type.
Abstract:
According to this invention, pulps can be produced in high yields while saving energy by previously fiberizing wood chips used as the original material and then treating with a microorganism having a high lignin-degrading activity and a low fiber-degrading activity upon the wood.In addition, new lignin-degrading enzymes produced by a microorganism used in this invention were identified.
Abstract:
According to this invention, pulps can be produced in high yields while saving energy by previously fiberizing wood chips used as the original material and then treating with a microorganism having a high lignin-degrading activity and a low fiber-degrading activity upon the wood.In addition, new lignin-degrading enzymes produced by a microorganism used in this invention were identified.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating an active matrix substrate is disclosed which includes the following steps: forming an island region of a first semiconductor film on a prescribed insulating substrate; forming a first insulating film and a second semiconductor film on said first insulating film; forming a second insulating film on said second semiconductor film and thereafter forming a prescribed pattern of the second insulating film; depositing prescribed metal on the pattern and thereafter forming a compound of the second semiconductor film and the metal; removing unreacted portion of the metal; and etching said second semiconductor film and said first insulating film using said compound as a mask.
Abstract:
Pitch is produced continuously by heat treating a heavy hydrocarbon oil at a temperature of 350.degree. to 500.degree. C successively in two or more reactors connected in series, outlet to inlet, recirculating, at the same time, one portion of the liquid output substance from at least one reactor into that reactor, and introducing the output substance (molten pitch) of the final reactor into an after-treatment chamber of duct shape with an inactive atmosphere sealed therewithin thereby to cool the output substance.
Abstract:
A crystalline semiconductor having an even surface and a large crystal grain size is formed on an economical glass substrate using a laser crystallizing technology. A series of processes, including forming an insulation film on a glass substrate; forming a semiconductor film in the first layer; crystallizing the semiconductor film in the first layer by irradiating laser light stepwise from weak energy laser light to strong energy laser light; forming a semiconductor film in a second layer having a film thickness thinner than that of the semiconductor film in the first layer; performing laser crystallization of the semiconductor thin film in the second layer by irradiating laser light stepwise from weak energy laser light to strong energy laser light, are continuously performed without exposing the workpiece to the atmosphere.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a novel compound tetrahydrocurcumin and a substance containing the same, which are produced from curcumin or a substance containing it as a material. This substance has characteristic properties such as strong antioxidative activity and yellowish color generated from reducing the original color of curcumin. The curcumin is being produced from a Zingiberaceae plant classified into Curcuma longa as a tropical product and is used for a spice and a yellow pigment for curry powder and pickles. The present invention further relates to the production method.