Abstract:
A semiconductor memory device, wherein a logic level-converting circuit is provided on a chip on which a mask read only memory (M-ROM) is formed; where more than half the number of information bits being stored in the ROM have a logic level of "1", active elements are formed in those cells of the ROM which correspond to information bits having a logic level of "0"; and a connection changeover circuit block is provided by the same process as used in forming the active element in order to connect the logic level-converting circuit to the output terminal of the ROM.
Abstract:
In the production of spiroglycol by the reaction of pentaerythritol and hydroxypivalaldehyde in water in the presence of an acid catalyst, (A) a total content of amines and amine salts in hydroxypivalaldehyde is reduced to 1.5% by weight or lower; (B) seed crystals are added to the reaction system before initiating the reaction and/or during the reaction in an amount from 1.5 to 30% by weight on the basis of the total feed amount of pentaerythritol, hydroxypivalaldehyde, water, the acid catalyst and the seed crystals, each being fed into the reaction system; (C) the pH of the reaction system is kept from 0.1 to 4.0 from initiation of the reaction to completion of the reaction; and (D) the sum of a maximum theoretical amount of spiroglycol to be synthesized from pentaerythritol and hydroxypivalaldehyde to be fed into the reaction system and an amount of spiroglycol contained in the seed crystals to be added to the reaction system is controlled within a range from 5 to 35% by weight on the basis of the total feed amount. The spiroglycol produced has an increased particle size. By washing the spiroglycol with a basic solution, the heat stability is improved.
Abstract:
Provided is a method for producing di-TMP by reacting n-butyl aldehyde (NBD), formaldehyde and a base, said method including a first step of reacting the NBD, formaldehyde (1) and a base (I) to obtain a reaction mixture solution containing trimethylolpropane (TMP), di-TMP and 2-ethyl-2-propenal (ECR); a second step of distilling the reaction mixture solution to recover the ECR therefrom; and a third step of sequentially adding the ECR recovered by distillation, and adding at least one of a base (II) and formaldehyde (2), to the reaction mixture solution from which the ECR has been recovered by distillation, and thereby allowing a reaction for production of the di-TMP to proceed gradually, in which TMP is added in any one of the first to third steps or in plural steps of the first to third steps.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an information provision server comprising: a history information storage which stores, as history information, a user identifier and history element information received from a user terminal; a rule storage which stores a rule that authorizes the stored user history information to be output to a service server that provides a service to the terminal; a rule assessment unit which receives the user identifier and assessment element information from the terminal, assesses the assessment element information on the basis of the rule, and, if the assessment element information conforms to the rule, enters the user identifier corresponding to the assessment element information into an output authorization list; and a filtering unit which extracts from the history information storage, the history information corresponding to the user identifier entered into the output authorization list, and outputs the extracted history information to the service server.
Abstract:
A presentity service client has a presentity that issues presence information to a presence service and a watcher which observes presence information for other presentities; a presence change rule holding part holds a presence change rule; and a presence calculating part changes the presence information for the presentity, using as a trigger a change in presence information of other presentities, based on the presence information of other presentity acquired by the watcher and in accordance with the presence change rule held by a presence change rules holding part.
Abstract:
A digital phase-locked loop circuit includes: a first counter which counts a first clock; a second counter which counts third clocks into which a second clock is divided; a first phase detector which detects a relative phase difference between the first and the third clocks according to a first comparison result that clocks in which the third clock is delayed are compared with the first clock and a second comparison result that clocks in which the first clock is delayed are compared with the third clock; a second phase detector which measures the period of the second clock; a phase error calculating unit which calculates a phase difference between the first and the third clocks according to the value that the result detected by the first phase detector is normalized by the result detected by the second phase detector and the count values of the first and the second counters; and a DCO which outputs the second clock according to the result calculated by the phase error calculating unit.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for producing ditrimethylolpropane including reacting n-butyraldehyde with formaldehyde in the presence of a base catalyst to thereby produce trimethylolpropane and ditrimethylolpropane, wherein the method includes (I) a step of reacting n-butyraldehyde with formaldehyde (1) in the presence of a base catalyst (1), to thereby produce a reaction mixture containing trimethylolpropane, ditrimethylolpropane, and 2-ethyl-2-propenal; (II) a step of recovering 2-ethyl-2-propenal through distillation of the produced reaction mixture; and (III) a step of adding, to a distillation residue obtained through recovery of 2-ethyl-2-propenal, the recovered 2-ethyl-2-propenal and formaldehyde (2), and optionally a base catalyst (2), to thereby allow reaction for production of ditrimethylolpropane to proceed, wherein the amounts of formaldehyde (I) and the base catalyst (1) supplied in step I and formaldehyde (2) and the base catalyst (2) supplied in step II are controlled to specific amounts, to thereby effectively produce ditrimethylolpropane. According to the present invention, the yield of di-TMP is considerably increased, and the amount of bis-TMP by-produced can be considerably reduced with respect to the amount of di-TMP (i.e., a product of interest) produced; that is, di-TMP can be effectively produced in an industrially advantageous manner.
Abstract:
A PLL circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a phase comparing circuit comparing phases of a reference clock signal and a feedback clock signal to output a voltage-up signal and a voltage-down signal based on the phase difference; a first charge pump circuit generating a first current based on the voltage-up signal and the voltage-down signal; a dummy signal generating circuit outputting a dummy signal having substantially the same pulse width as a pulse width of the voltage-up signal or the voltage-down signal in sync with the voltage-up signal or the voltage-down signal; a second charge pump circuit generating a second current based on the dummy signal; and a voltage-controlled oscillator controlling an output clock frequency based on a differential voltage between a first voltage generated in accordance with the first current and a second voltage generated in accordance with the second current.
Abstract:
A PLL circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a phase comparator to output an up signal and a down signal based on a phase difference between a reference clock signal and a feedback clock signal; an offset correcting circuit to correct a pulse width of at least one of the up signal and the down signal to output a modified up signal and a modified down signal; a first charge pump circuit to increase or decrease a charge pump output voltage to be output in accordance with the modified up signal and the modified down signal; a loop filter to filter out noise of the charge pump output voltage and generate a filter voltage; and a voltage-controlled oscillation circuit having an oscillation frequency controlled based on a voltage value of the filter voltage and outputting an output clock signal.
Abstract:
A process of producing 2-(5-ethyl-5-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxane-2-yl)-2-methylpropane-1-ol (DOG) by the acetalization of hydroxypivalaldehyde with trimethylolpropane in water in the presence of an acid catalyst and optional seed crystals. DOG crystals having an increased particle size and containing the trans isomer in a high content are produced by the process in which the reaction temperature, pH of the reaction system and concentration of DOG to be produced in the reaction system are controlled.