Failure prediction method for magnetic disk devices, and a magnetic disk device using the same
    51.
    发明申请
    Failure prediction method for magnetic disk devices, and a magnetic disk device using the same 失效
    磁盘装置的故障预测方法以及使用其的磁盘装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060034008A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-16

    申请号:US11193925

    申请日:2005-07-28

    IPC分类号: G11B5/09

    摘要: A warning against the possible failure is accurately sent from the magnetic disk device to a host device. In one embodiment, error indices per unit time are stored discontinuously/continuously for each magnetic head, and if the new index (partial integral error rate) updated with the stored multiple error indices as the items to be monitored satisfies required conditions, this state is diagnosed as an abnormality or a pseudo-abnormality, and reported to the host device. The partial integral error rate is updated with an increase in the number of sets of error indices. Each time a new set of error indices per unit time are stored, the oldest of the existing error indices to be monitored is discarded and one of the new error indexes is added. In this way, a new partial integral error rate is calculated from the fixed number of new sets of error indices to be monitored. When the partial integral error rate increases above a second required threshold, this state is reported as an abnormality to the host device since a failure is most likely to occur in the magnetic disk device.

    摘要翻译: 从磁盘装置向主机装置准确地发送可能发生故障的警告。 在一个实施例中,对于每个磁头,每单位时间的误差指数被不连续/连续地存储,并且如果作为被监视项目的所存储的多个误差索引更新的新索引(部分积分误差率)满足所需条件,则该状态为 诊断为异常或伪异常,并报告给主机。 部分积分误差率随误差指数集合数量的增加而更新。 每次存储每单位时间新的一组错误索引时,将丢弃要监视的最旧的现有错误索引,并添加一个新的错误索引。 以这种方式,从要监视的新的误差指数集合计算新的部分积分误差率。 当部分积分误差率增加到高于第二所需阈值时,该状态被报告为主机设备的异常,因为在磁盘设备中最可能发生故障。

    Method for producing semiconductor crystal
    52.
    发明授权
    Method for producing semiconductor crystal 失效
    半导体晶体的制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US06964705B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-15

    申请号:US10620970

    申请日:2003-07-17

    摘要: A seed layer as a laminate of a GaN layer (second seed layer) and an AlN buffer layer (first seed layer) is formed on a sapphire substrate. A front surface thereof is etched in the form of stripes with a stripe width (seed width) of about 5 μm, a wing width of about 15 μm and a depth of about 0.5 μm. As a result, mesa portions each shaped like nearly a rectangle in sectional view are formed. Non-etched portions each having the seed multilayer as its flat top portion are arranged at arrangement intervals of L≈20 μm. Part of the sapphire substrate is exposed in trough portions of wings. The ratio S/W of the seed width to the wing width is preferably selected to be in a range of from about ⅓ to about ⅕. Then, a semiconductor crystal A is grown to obtain a thickness of not smaller than 50 μm. The semiconductor crystal is separated from the starting substrate to thereby obtain a high-quality single crystal independent of the starting substrate. When a halide vapor phase epitaxy method is used in the condition that the V/III ratio is selected to be in a range of from 30 to 80, both inclusively, a semiconductor crystal free from cracks can be obtained.

    摘要翻译: 在蓝宝石衬底上形成作为GaN层(第二种子层)和AlN缓冲层(第一种子层)的叠层的种子层。 其前表面以条纹宽度(种子宽度)约5μm,翼宽度约15μm,深度约0.5μm的条纹形式蚀刻。 结果,形成了截面图中形状为大致矩形的台面部。 每个具有种子多层作为其平坦顶部的非蚀刻部分以L≈20μm的排列间隔布置。 蓝宝石衬底的一部分暴露在机翼的槽部分。 种子宽度与机翼宽度的比率S / W优选选择在约1/3至约1/5的范围内。 然后,生长半导体晶体A以获得不小于50μm的厚度。 半导体晶体与起始衬底分离,从而获得独立于起始衬底的高质量单晶。 在V / III比选择在30〜80的范围内的情况下使用卤化物气相外延法的情况下,均可以获得不含裂纹的半导体结晶。

    Management method for reproduction error and a disk drive making use of the management method
    53.
    发明授权
    Management method for reproduction error and a disk drive making use of the management method 失效
    再现错误的管理方法和使用管理方法的磁盘驱动器

    公开(公告)号:US06943973B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-13

    申请号:US09714554

    申请日:2000-11-17

    摘要: Heretofore, when an error occurs during data reproduction, a retry is repeated until the error is corrected, which leaves a possibility of data transfer being not completed within a specified time. Only one piece of error information on uncorrected errors is informed to a host system even if the errors have occurred in a plurality of unit data. To solve the problem, a magnetic disk drive is provided which can transfer data within a specified time because the number of retries executed when errors occur is limited to a range that data transfer can be finished within a specified time. The disk drive generates error information regarding all errors caused in reproduction and communicates error information along with reproduced data to a host system. The disk drive is capable of concurrent execution of data processing that allows of errors and data processing that does not allow of errors without demanding that the disk drive be furnished with high performance.

    摘要翻译: 迄今为止,当在数据再现期间发生错误时,重复重试直到错误被校正,这使得在指定时间内没有完成数据传送的可能性。 即使在多个单位数据中发生了错误,也仅向主机系统通知一个关于未校正错误的错误信息。 为了解决这个问题,提供了一种可以在规定时间内传送数据的磁盘驱动器,因为当发生错误时执行的重试次数被限制在可以在指定时间内完成数据传送的范围。 磁盘驱动器产生关于在再现中引起的所有错误的错误信息,并将错误信息与再现的数据一起传送到主机系统。 磁盘驱动器能够并行执行数据处理,允许错误和数据处理不允许错误,而不要求磁盘驱动器具有高性能。

    External storage device for storing update history
    54.
    发明申请
    External storage device for storing update history 审中-公开
    用于存储更新历史的外部存储设备

    公开(公告)号:US20050021882A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-27

    申请号:US10861783

    申请日:2004-06-03

    IPC分类号: G06F3/06 G06F11/14 G06F11/34

    摘要: Embodiments of the invention provide an external storage system having a plurality of magnetic disk units which include a history storing device that automatically stores update information about the magnetic disk units as a history, and that can perform data recovery with a high degree of accuracy whenever a failure occurs. In one embodiment, an external storage system comprises a plurality of magnetic disk units being connected to one another according to a fiber channel protocol. At least one of the plurality of magnetic disk units is a history storing device that monitors each frame being transmitted to the plurality of magnetic disk units, and has an update history storing mode in which update history information is automatically obtained and stored in a storage medium of the history storing device.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例提供了一种具有多个磁盘单元的外部存储系统,该多个磁盘单元包括:历史存储装置,其将磁盘单元的更新信息自动存储为历史,并且每当可以以高精确度执行数据恢复时 发生故障 在一个实施例中,外部存储系统包括根据光纤通道协议彼此连接的多个磁盘单元。 多个磁盘单元中的至少一个是历史存储装置,其监视被发送到多个磁盘单元的每个帧,并且具有更新历史存储模式,其中更新历史信息被自动地获得并存储在存储介质中 的历史存储设备。

    Method for producing group III nitride compound semiconductor and group III nitride compound semiconductor device
    55.
    发明授权
    Method for producing group III nitride compound semiconductor and group III nitride compound semiconductor device 有权
    制备III族氮化物化合物半导体和III族氮化物化合物半导体器件的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06830948B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-12-14

    申请号:US10168629

    申请日:2002-09-26

    IPC分类号: H01L2106

    摘要: By using a mask 4, a first Group III nitride compound semiconductor layer 31 is etched, to thereby form an island-like structure such as a dot-like, striped-shaped, or grid-like structure, so as to provide a trench/post. Thus, without removing the mask 4 formed on a top surface of the upper layer of the post, a second Group III nitride compound layer 32 can be epitaxially grown, vertically and laterally, with a sidewall/sidewalls of the trench serving as a nucleus, to thereby bury the trench and also grow the layer in the vertical direction. The second Group III nitride compound layer 32 does not grow epitaxially on the mask 4. In this case, propagation of threading dislocations contained in the first Group III nitride compound semiconductor layer 31 can be prevented in the upper portion of the second Group III nitride compound semiconductor 32 that is formed through lateral epitaxial growth and a region having less threading dislocations can be formed in the buried portion of the trench.

    摘要翻译: 通过使用掩模4,蚀刻第一III族氮化物化合物半导体层31,从而形成诸如点状,条状或栅格状结构的岛状结构,从而提供沟槽/ 帖子 因此,在不去除形成在柱的上层的顶表面上的掩模4的情况下,第二III族氮化物化合物层32可以垂直和侧向地外延生长,其中沟槽的侧壁/侧壁用作核, 从而埋入沟槽并且还在垂直方向上生长该层。 第二III族氮化物化合物层32不会在掩模4上外延生长。在这种情况下,可以在第二III族氮化物化合物的上部防止包含在第一III族氮化物化合物半导体层31中的穿透位错的传播 通过横向外延生长形成的半导体32和具有较少穿透位错的区域可以形成在沟槽的掩埋部分中。

    Storage apparatus and control method thereof
    56.
    发明授权
    Storage apparatus and control method thereof 失效
    储存装置及其控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US06625755B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-23

    申请号:US09437262

    申请日:1999-11-10

    IPC分类号: G06F1114

    摘要: Retrying processing in access of data having different properties required such as reliability and real time property of the access is optimized. In a magnetic disk apparatus connected to a host computer 10 through a connection interface and including a magnetic disk controller and a magnetic disk, the magnetic disk controller includes a retrying table in which an area address, an area size, a retrying limit value and the like are set for each of a plurality of storage areas A, B and the like of the magnetic disk and the retrying limit value set in the retrying table from the host computer is used to optimize the retrying processing for data having different reliability or real time property of access such as management data and image/audio data stored in each of the storage areas A, B and the like individually.

    摘要翻译: 优化了访问具有不同性质的数据的重试处理,例如访问的可靠性和实时性。 在通过连接接口连接到主计算机10并包括磁盘控制器和磁盘的磁盘装置中,磁盘控制器包括重试台,其中区域地址,区域大小,重试极限值和 对于磁盘的多个存储区域A,B等中的每一个设置类似的设置,并且使用从主计算机设置在重试表中的重试限制值来优化具有不同可靠性或实时数据的重试处理 存储在每个存储区域A,B等中的管​​理数据和图像/音频数据等访问属性。

    Optical scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus having defective light source detection
    59.
    发明授权
    Optical scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus having defective light source detection 有权
    具有缺陷光源检测的光学扫描装置和图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US06376837B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-23

    申请号:US09500731

    申请日:2000-02-09

    IPC分类号: H01J314

    摘要: An optical scanning apparatus is constructed to detect one or more defective or damaged light emitting devices of a light source unit and forms images having substantially the same quality as that of the images formed when all of a plurality of light emitting devices of a light source of the apparatus are functioning normally even when any one of the plurality of light emitting devices are damaged or broken, without decreasing the image forming performance of the apparatus. The optical scanning apparatus detects one or more damaged or broken light emitting devices and then compensates for the light omitted due to the damaged or broken light emitting devices using the normally functioning light emitting devices without decreasing the image forming speed or quality of the optical scanning apparatus. In order to compensate for a defective light emitting device, the optical scanning apparatus uses various solutions such as increasing the rotating speed of the deflector while increasing the modulation speed of the light emitting devices by the same amount, increasing beam spot diameter in the subscanning direction, changing the output power of the light emitting devices on a surface to be scanned in order to increase beam spot diameter in the main scanning direction and the subscanning direction, and changing the focal length of the line image forming optical apparatus and increasing either the rotation speed of the deflector or the rotation speed of the surface to be scanned or photoconductive drum.

    摘要翻译: 光学扫描装置被构造为检测光源单元的一个或多个有缺陷或损坏的发光装置,并且形成具有与所有图像的质量基本相同的图像的图像, 即使当多个发光装置中的任何一个发光装置被损坏或破坏时,装置也正常工作,而不会降低装置的图像形成性能。 光扫描装置检测一个或多个损坏或破损的发光装置,然后补偿由于使用正常功能的发光装置的损坏或破损的发光装置而省略的光,而不降低光学扫描装置的图像形成速度或质量 。 为了补偿有缺陷的发光装置,光扫描装置使用各种解决方案,例如增加偏转器的旋转速度,同时增加发光装置的调制速度相同的量,增加副扫描方向上的光点直径 改变要扫描的表面上的发光装置的输出功率,以增加主扫描方向和副扫描方向上的光点直径,并且改变线图像形成光学装置的焦距并增加旋转 偏转器的速度或待扫描表面或感光鼓的旋转速度。

    Method and apparatus for plasma control
    60.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for plasma control 失效
    等离子体控制的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06255220B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-07-03

    申请号:US09348923

    申请日:1999-07-06

    IPC分类号: H01L21302

    CPC分类号: H01J37/32623 H01J37/32697

    摘要: The present invention provides a method for plasma control, in which an electric field is generated in the direction perpendicular to the surface of an object to be processed in plasma atmosphere generated in a processing chamber and another electric field is generated in the direction parallel to the surface, and the direction of ion or electron in plasma atmosphere is controlled by controlling the composite electric field composed of both the electric fields. The invention provides also an apparatus for plasma control provided with a perpendicular electric field generating means for generating an electric field in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the object, and a parallel electric field generating means for generating an electric field in the direction parallel to the surface of the object.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种等离子体控制方法,其中在与处理室中产生的等离子体气氛中的待处理物体的表面垂直的方向上产生电场,并且在平行于该处理室的方向上产生另一个电场 表面,并且通过控制由两个电场组成的复合电场来控制等离子体气氛中的离子或电子的方向。 本发明还提供了一种用于等离子体控制的装置,其具有用于在垂直于物体表面的方向上产生电场的垂直电场产生装置,以及平行电场产生装置,用于在平行于该物体的方向上产生电场 对象的表面。