Abstract:
The power generated by a power generating means (1) of a power-generating type electronic clock is measured by a first power generating sensing means (101) and a second power generating sensing means (102). The power generation level required when the operation is changed from a normal mode to a power-saving mode and the power generation level required when the operation is changed from the power-saving mode back to the normal mode are made different to prevent the phenomenon that the operation changes frequently by imparting hysteresis characteristics to the power generation level which causes a change in the mode, thereby improving the power-saving effect.
Abstract:
An actuator includes piezo electric devices which are installed in contact with a drive head and a driven body which is contact-driven by the drive head. Thus, only one mechanism performs coarse motion and micromotion by forming a gap between the drive head and driven body. The high precision positioning mechanism can be miniaturized and constructed at a low price.
Abstract:
An electron microscopic image observing method and an apparatus for carrying out the same enables the observation of an electron microscopic image of a specimen by irradiating the specimen with an electron beam and detecting the electron beam after it has transmitted through the specimen. The electron beam transmitted through the specimen is deflected so that the deflection thereof varies with time, and is allowed to pass through an aperture only when the deflection thereof is within a predetermined range of deflection, whereby the electron beam transmitted through the specimen and passed through the aperture is then detected. Thus, the electron microscopic image observing method and the apparatus for carrying out the same enables the observation of time-resolved electron microscopic images of a specimen having internal physical properties varying with time.
Abstract:
A scanning interference electron microscope includes an electron source, a focusing lens, an electron beam deflection system and a biprism. The biprism separates the primary electron beam emanating from the electron source into two beams. One of the separated beams is controlled by the deflection system to scan the sample surface, thereafter interfering with the other separated beam to generated interference fringes. The phase difference due to interaction of the first electron beam with a sample surface produces changes in the interference intensity of the interference fringes, which represent a microscopic image of the sample.
Abstract:
In a process of forming a film on a surface of a wafer by thermal processing, laser light generated by a light source is depolarized by a depolarizer and the deporlarized light is irradiated upon the surface of wafer. As for the light reflected from the surface of wafer, polarization components in predetermined two directions perpendicular to each other are extracted by a beam splitter, and optical sensors receive the extracted light components to detect each intensity. An analytical processing unit determines a thickness of a formed film based on a change in a difference in intensity.
Abstract:
An optical nanodisplacement producing apparatus is realized by employing an optical parametric oscillator of which cavity length is varied in correspondence with a wavelength or the intensity of the output light signal to achieve a fine-displacement producing mechanism. An optical nanodisplacement producing apparatus having high resolution less than 0.1 nm and a highly stable characteristic is realized as a very fine pattern forming/monitoring apparatus.
Abstract:
A combination apparatus having a scanning electron microscope includes equipment for performing any of observing, measuring and processing operations on a sample placed in a sample chamber. The sample chamber contains a focused electron beam irradiating unit apart from the components for performing the observing, measuring and processing operations. The focused electron beam irradiating unit irradiates a finely focused electron beam onto the surface of the sample for electron microscopic observation in scanning fashion. This setup allows the observing, measuring or processing equipment to combine with the scanning electron microscope without appreciably enlarging the construction of the combination apparatus.
Abstract:
An atomic force microscope is provided for sensing displacement of a cantilever based on scanning tunneling microscopy. The atomic force microscope includes a cantilever moving system which allows the cantilever to be moved or slipped between an STM tip and a sample. This results in the microscope being able to carry out atomic force microscopy and tunneling microscopy without changing a single STM tip and to control the very small force between the sample and the tip to be constant.
Abstract:
A first voltage detector detects whether the voltage of a secondary cell has reached to 1.2V and a first timer counts a time duration for which the voltage is equal to or above 1.2V. If the time counted by the first timer reaches one hour, a second timer starts counting time for one hour. An amount of charge accumulated in the secondary cell is displays after counting of the one hour by the second timer is over. As a result, an accurate display of the amount of charge accumulated in the secondary cell can be achieved.
Abstract:
An electronic timepiece in accordance with the present invention includes a time clocking circuit for counting reference signals from a reference signal generating circuit to provide time information as its output; a warning device for warning the user of a specific time, by use of vibrations or a buzzer, on the basis of time information derived from the time clocking circuit; and a timepiece state detection device for detecting the states of the temperature and the power source voltage of the timepiece and, if the detection values deviate from predetermined values, the detection device operates to stop the warning action of the warning means. The timings of time information derived from the time clocking circuit differ from each other between when the timepiece state detection device has detected a low temperature of the timepiece and when it has detected a low voltage at the power source, and differ from the time information timing at the normal state. This prevents any batteries' consumption which may otherwise be caused by the meaningless warning, and makes it possible to inform the user of the states of the timepiece through the movement of the hands.