摘要:
A semiconductor operational circuit conducts real-time analog vector operations to permit the determination of the center of gravity of an image of a moving object. The circuit employs a first processing stage utilizing CMOS source follower circuits to perform weighted linear sum operations on the analog signals. A second processing stage utilizes comparator circuitry to perform comparison operations involving data from the weighted-sum and non-weighted-sum operations. A third processing stage utilizes exclusive OR gates to provide digital data outputs based on the comparison operation results.
摘要:
A gate valve for a thin film forming apparatus. The gate valve includes two adjoining low-pressure chambers and a wall separating the two chambers. The wall includes an aperture and a thin plate for covering the aperture. The thin plate is movable in a direction substantially parallel to the plate surface. The gate valve further includes a voltage supply for applying a direct current between the thin plate and the wall.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, and particularly a method of forming a monocrystalline film on a substrate. The method includes the step of forming a conductor layer having a step portion on the surface of a substrate. The step portion includes a lateral face which surrounds the lower surface of the step portion to form a closed loop. After the conductor layer has been formed on the surface of the substrate, a monocrystalline film is formed directly on the substrate. Specifically, the film is formed on the lower surface of the step portion, while a DC potential is applied to the conductor layer.
摘要:
A semiconductor device of this invention comprises on a substrate a first semiconductor region of one conductive type, first source and drain regions of the opposite conductive type formed in said semiconductor region, a first gate electrode formed in a region separating said source and drain regions, the first gate electrode being electrically floating through an insulating film, and at least two second gate electrodes connected to said first gate electrode by capacitive coupling, wherein an inversion layer is formed under said first gate electrode and said first source and drain regions are electrically connected together only when a predetermined threshold value is exceeded by the absolute value of a value obtained by linearly summing up the weighted voltages applied to said second gate electrodes.
摘要:
The present invention has as an object thereof to provide a semiconductor arithmetic circuit which is capable of conducting edge accentuation processing, edge detection processing, and noise removal by means of averaging processing of an image, using extremely simple circuitry. A semiconductor arithmetic circuit is provided with an amplifier circuit in which an input terminal is connected to the gate electrode of at least one MOS type transistor, a first signal input terminal, which is connected with the input terminal via a first switching element, and a plurality of second signal input terminals, which are connected with the input terminal via a capacity element; wherein a mechanism is provided for opening the first switching element in a state in which a first signal voltage is applied to the input terminal and a predetermined second input signal voltage group is applied to the second signal input terminals, and for thereafter applying a predetermined third input signal voltage group to the second signal input terminals, and wherein the amplifier circuit comprises a source follower circuit or a voltage follower circuit.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes one or more neuron MOS transistors on a substrate. The MOS transistor comprises a semiconductor region of one conductivity type, source and drain regions of opposite conductivity type disposed in this region, floating gate disposed on an insulating film between the source and drain regions, and a plurality of input coupling electrodes making capacitive coupling with the floating gate through the insulating film, wherein the floating gate is connected to at least one switching device.
摘要:
A non-volatile semiconductor memory which is capable of high speed and highly accurate analog data writing. The memory includes a first MOS type transistor having a first floating gate which is electrically isolated. A first electrode is capacitively coupled with the first floating gate. A second electrode is connected via a tunnel junction with the first floating gate. A third electrode is capacitively coupled with the second electrode. A second MOS type transistor interconnects the first and second electrodes. A means is provided for applying a predetermined potential difference between the first and third electrodes to thereby cause a tunnel current to flow in the tunnel junction and to store an electric charge in the first floating gate to thereby cause the second MOS type transistor to conduct when the electric charge has reached a predetermined value.
摘要:
A plasma processing apparatus has a vacuum container which contains a pair of electrodes for causing a discharge for generating a plasma, and a shielding plate for separating a plasma processing region including a space between the electrodes from a region in contact with the inner wall of the vacuum container in such a manner that both the regions communicate with each other. The apparatus includes a means for causing a pressure difference between the plasma processing region and the region in contact with the inner wall of the vacuum container.
摘要:
A semiconductor neural circuit device having a very simple circuit and a self-teaching function, by which a neural network is allowed to learn. The device comprises synapse circuits which output weighted values, and neuron circuits which execute linear addition of the output signals from the synapse circuits, and output the signal voltages of high and low levels with respect to a given threshold value V.sub.TH. In the case of learning of increasing the total value Z, only when V.sub.TH -.epsilon.
摘要:
The present invention offers a piping system for supplying ultra-pure water, which comprises a circulation tank to store primary pure water from a primary pure water producing unit, a pump for sending the primary pure water from said circulation tank, an outward pipe, one end of which is connected to a final purifying unit to purify primary pure water from said pump to ultra-pure water, a plurality of connection pipes, each end of which is connected to the other end of said outward pipe, a branching pipe connected between the middle of said connection pipe and the ultra-pure water using unit and having a branching valve to adjust the water quantity, and a return pipe connected between the other end of said connection pipe and said circulation tank, characterized in that means for controlling the output of said pump is provided to keep the water pressure at constant level by detecting the water pressure in said outward pipe, thereby supplying a constant quantity of ultra-pure water to the ultra-pure water using unit at all times, and that ultra-pure water of ultra-high purity can be stably supplied by preventing counterflow from the return pipe to the ultra-pure water using unit.