Abstract:
The present invention relates to a group environment setting method in a system where plural participants form a group and perform a cooperative operation. Environment setting information for an application environment setting of a cooperative operation is registered in a group unit. When a group is designated by a participant, environment setting information corresponding to the designated group is read from the registered environment setting information, and applied as environment setting information of the participant. A data structure of the environment setting information has a hierarchical structure, and information related to the designated environment setting items is selected from the read environment setting information.
Abstract:
An image processor having a display unit capable of displaying a plurality of color images. The display unit is provided with an administrating section for collectively managing color maps, thereby enabling a color map to be efficiently used in common for display of a plurality of images.
Abstract:
An ECL output circuit comprises a current switching circuit of the differential circuit type including a first transistor having a base connected to receive an input voltage and a second transistor having a base connected to a first reference voltage. A third transistor of an emitter follower has a base connected to a collector of the second transistor and an emitter connected to an output terminal. There is also provided an output level detection and feedback circuit including a differential circuit composed of fourth and fifth transistors having their emitters connected in common to a constant current. The fourth transistor has a base connected to the output terminal and a collector connected to the common-connected emitters of the first and second transistors. The fifth transistor has a base connected to a second reference voltage which determines a low level voltage of an output voltage. A sixth transistor is connected in parallel to the fifth transistor and has a base connected to receive the input voltage. Thus, it becomes unnecessary to lower the low level voltage of the output voltage, and the operating margin is not reduced. In addition, a high switching speed can be obtained.
Abstract:
An apparatus for continuously cooling a metal strip, which comprises: at least one cooling roll, which is freely rotatable and in contact with a metal strip continuously travelling in the longitudinal direction thereof, for continuously cooling the metal strip, a cooling liquid flowing through the interior of the cooling roll to continuously cool same, a contact area between the surface of the cooling roll and the surface of the metal strip being controllable; and a gas cooler, arranged on the exist side of the at least one cooling roll, for continuously cooling the metal strip by blowing a cooling gas onto the surface of the metal strip so as to achieve a uniform temperature distribution in the width direction of the metal strip after the final cooling thereof, the gas cooler comprising a plurality of mutually independent nozzle headers for blowing the cooling gas onto the surface of the metal strip, and the plurality of nozzle headers controlling at least one of a flow rate and a flow velocity of the cooling gas in the width direction of the metal strip.
Abstract:
In a virtual machine system (VMS) capable of concurrently running at least one operating system (OS) under one real computer system and a control program (VMCP) for controlling the VMS, the object is to reduce the overhead produced for simulating VM I/Os by direct I/O execution. A VM information area of a real sub-channel control block has a status field in which a flag indicating that the sub-channel is dedicated or not is contained. When the flag is "0", it means that the sub-channel is dedicated to the VM and the sub-channel scheduling by the VMCP is not necessary. As a real interruption priority order is dedicated to a VM, only I/O interruption requests of the VM are queued into the real interruption request queue of that dedicated priority order, and the mixing of VMs in that real interruption priority order is avoided. When an interruption control mask of an interruption priority order of the OS on the VM is "0" indicating that the interruption is not acceptable by the VM, the interruption control mask of the corresponding dedicated real interruption priority order is also "0" and the hardware interruption does not take place. Accordingly, the interruption is retained by the hardware and the I/O interruption retention for the VM by the VMCP is avoided.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a piezoelectric thin-film resonator comprising a non-piezoelectric film layer formed on a substrate, a lower electrode, a piezoelectric film layer and an upper electrode. An air-gap layer is formed between the non-piezoelectric film and the substrate to facilitate vibration of the piezoelectric film layer at the resonate frequency. The resulting resonating device is mechanically strong while at the same time being capable of operating at high frequency.
Abstract:
A time-switch circuit for use in a primary time switch (PTSW), a secondary time switch (STSW), and a space switch (SSW) of a digital time-division switching system is disclosed. The time switch comprises a plurality of memory circuits (MUC.sub.11 to MUC.sub.15, MUC.sub.21 to MUC.sub.25). Each memory circuit comprises a memory unit (MEM), an address buffer (AB) for a first address, an m-ary counter (T-CTR) for a second address, an address selector (AS) for selecting either the first or second address, an input data buffer (IB), and an output data buffer (OB). In a write cycle, input data from the input data buffer is written into the memory unit by either the first or second address signal, and in a read cycle, output data is read out of the memory unit by either the second or first address. Selection of the first and second addresses is performed by the address selector, which is controlled by an address-selection mode switch circuit (M.sub.0). Further, the write enable mode of the memory unit is controlled by a write mode switch circuit (M.sub.1).
Abstract:
A microelectronic assembly may include a substrate including a rigid dielectric layer having electrically conductive elements, a microelectronic element having a plurality of contacts exposed at a face thereof, and conductive vias extending through a compliant dielectric layer overlying the rigid dielectric layer. The vias electrically connect the substrate contacts respectively to the conductive elements, and the substrate contacts are joined respectively to the contacts of the microelectronic element. The vias, compliant layer and substrate contacts are adapted to appreciably relieve stress at the substrate contacts associated with differential thermal contact and expansion of the assembly.
Abstract:
A component includes a support structure having first and second spaced-apart and parallel surfaces and a plurality of conductive elements extending in a direction between the first and second surfaces. Each conductive element contains an alloy of a wiring metal selected from the group consisting of copper, aluminum, nickel and chromium, and an additive selected from the group consisting of Gallium, Germanium, Indium, Selenium, Tin, Sulfur, Silver, Phosphorus, and Bismuth. The alloy has a composition that varies with distance in at least one direction across the conductive element. A concentration of the additive is less than or equal to 5% of the total atomic mass of the conductive element, and a resistivity of the conductive element is between 2.5 and 30 micro-ohm-centimeter.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a sample substrate for laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry for LDI-MS which substrate enables mass spectrometric analysis of a sample correctly at high sensitivity without generating interference peaks upon irradiation of the sample to laser light and uniform application of the sample onto a base. Another object of the invention is to provide a mass spectrometer (device) employing the sample substrate.In the sample substrate for laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry, the sample substrate is formed of a base and carbon nanowalls having wall surfaces onto which a sample to undergo mass spectrometry is applied, wherein the carbon nanowalls are formed on the base so as to stand on the base. The surfaces of carbon nanowalls serve as an ionization medium and hydrophilized. By use of the sample substrate, mass spectrometry of a sample having a wide range (high to low) molecular weight can be reliably performed at high precision and sensitivity.