摘要:
A thin-film transistor includes a gate layer, a gate insulting layer, a semiconductor layer, a drain layer, a passivation layer (each of which being formed on or over an insulating substrate), and a conductive layer formed on the passivation layer. The conductive layer is connected to the gate layer or the drain layer by way of a contact hole penetrating at least the passivation layer. The passivation layer has a multiple-layer structure comprising at least a first sublayer and a second sublayer stacked, the first sublayer having a lower etch rate than that of the second sublayer. The first sublayer is disposed closer to the substrate than the second sublayer. The second sublayer has a thickness equal to or less than that of the conductive layer. The shape or configuration of the passivation layer and the underlying gate insulating layer can be well controlled in the etching process, and the conductive layer formed on the passivation layer is prevented from being divided.
摘要:
A solid-state imaging device is provided. The imaging device includes an imaging portion which includes light receiving portions and vertical transfer registers, a horizontal transfer portion, an output part for outputting an electrical signal converted from electric charges transferred from the horizontal transfer portion, a first reference potential applying means, and a second reference potential applying means. The imaging portion, the horizontal transfer portion and the output part are formed in a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate having a second conductivity type region, and a reference potential is applied to the second conductivity type semiconductor region. The first reference potential applying means applies a reference potential to the second conductivity type semiconductor region corresponding to an area where the output part is formed. The second reference potential applying means applies a reference potential to the second conductivity type semiconductor region corresponding to an area where the imaging portion is formed.
摘要:
A solid-state imaging device and a charge transfer method are provided. The solid-state imaging device includes light receiving portions arranged in a matrix of rows and columns, vertical transfer portions, and a horizontal transfer portion. The vertical transfer portions are formed for each column of the matrix of the light receiving portions, for transferring charges transferred from the light receiving portions in a vertical direction. The horizontal transfer portion transfers the charges transferred from the vertical transfer portions in a horizontal direction. The vertical transfer portions divide the charges transferred to the vertical transfer portions and transfer the divided charges in the vertical direction. The horizontal transfer portion transfers the divided charges in a mixed state in the horizontal direction.
摘要:
A gas-liquid dissolving apparatus that dissolves an oxygen-containing gas into water taken in from an oxygen-deficient water area, increases a dissolved oxygen concentration of the water, and returns the increased dissolved oxygen concentration water to the oxygen-deficient water area is provided. The apparatus includes a pump 3 that takes in the water from the oxygen-deficient water area, an oxygen supplying unit 4 that supplies the oxygen-containing gas, an elongated cylindrical gas-liquid dissolving chamber 5 that has at least one hole 5b formed in a lower portion and that has a dome-shaped top plate 5a provided in an upper portion, a nozzle 2 that ejects the gas from the oxygen supplying unit 4 and the water from the pump 3 upward so that the gas and the water strike against an inner wall of the top plate 5a of the gas-liquid dissolving chamber 5, that vigorously agitates the gas and the water by forces of the ejected gas and water, and that has a tip end having a tapered inside, a gas-liquid separating chamber 6 that communicates with the gas-liquid dissolving chamber 5 through the hole 5b, and that separates bubbles and the water flowing out from the gas-liquid dissolving chamber 5 through the hole 5b from each other while storing the bubbles and the water, and a water supply port 6b that returns the water separated from the bubbles to the oxygen-deficient water area.
摘要:
The semiconductor device has a collector electrode, a p+ collector region formed on the collector electrode, an n− drift region formed on the collector region, a p− body region formed on the drift region, and a plurality of n+ emitter regions formed within the body region. The emitter regions are connected to an emitter electrode. A plurality of trench gate electrodes is formed within the body region. Each trench gate electrode opposes, via an insulating layer, a portion of the body region separating the drift region and the emitter region. The body region is divided into a plurality of body sections, and the body sections are classified into two groups. One group has the emitter region within the body section, and the other group has no emitter region within the body section. A plurality of first trenches is formed within the body section having no emitter region. A p+ contact region is formed between the first trench and the trench gate electrode.
摘要:
The invention concerns GENSET polynucleotides and polypeptides. Such GENSET products may be used as reagents in forensic analyses, as chromosome markers, as tissue/cell/organelle-specific markers, in the production of expression vectors. In addition, they may be used in screening and diagnosis assays for abnormal GENSET expression and/or biological activity and for screening compounds that may be used in the treatment of GENSET-related disorders.
摘要:
A pressure sensor for detecting a pressure and for outputting a signal based on the piezoresistance effect includes a substrate having a sensor chip on one side in a thin portion and a concave portion on another side, a piezo-resistor in the sensor chip, a pedestal being attached to the substrate and having a through hole for introducing the pressure to the sensor chip and a gel material filled in the concave portion and the through hole for protecting the sensor chip. A ratio of a diameter of the through hole to a thickness of the pedestal is substantially within a range between 1 and 3.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing a pressure sensor includes the steps of: preparing a semiconductor substrate; forming an insulation film on the substrate; forming a first metal film on the insulation film; forming a first protection film on the first metal film and the insulation film; forming a second protection film on the first metal film and the first protection film; performing reduction treatment of adhesive force on the second protection film, the force between the second protection film and a second metal film; forming the second metal film on the first metal film and the first protection film; and removing a part of the second metal film.
摘要:
A pressure sensor includes a sensor chip and a circuit chip. The sensor chip, which is configured to generate an electrical signal representative of a pressure being sensed, has a surface including a sensing area and a plurality of electrical contact pads disposed on the surface. The circuit chip includes a circuit configured to process the electrical signal and has a surface on which a plurality of electrical contact pads of the circuit chip are disposed. The circuit chip is joined to the sensor chip so that the electrical contact pads of the circuit chip are respectively electrically connected to those of the sensor chip, all the electrical contact pads of the circuit chip and the sensor chip are hermetically sealed and isolated from the fluid, and the surfaces of the circuit chip and the sensor chip face each other with the electrical contact pads of the same interposed therebetween.
摘要:
The present invention relates to the field of metabolic research. Metabolic disorders, such as obesity, are a public health problem that is serious and widespread. GSSP4 polypeptides have been identified that are believed to be beneficial in the treatment of metabolic disorders. These compounds should be effective for reducing cholesterol levels, body mass, body fat, and for treating metabolic-related diseases and disorders. The metabolic-related diseases or disorders include, but are not limited to, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, diabetes, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance and hypertension.