摘要:
A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device having a MOS structure includes preparing a substrate made of silicon carbide, and forming a channel region, a first impurity region, a second impurity region, a gate insulation layer, and a gate electrode to form a semiconductor element on the substrate. In addition, a film is formed on the semiconductor element to provide a material of an interlayer insulation layer, and a reflow process is performed at a temperature about 700° C. or over in an wet atmosphere so that the interlayer insulation layer is formed from the film and an edge portion of the gate electrode is rounded and oxidized.
摘要:
A liquid crystal panel brightness controller notifies a backlight controller that an illuminance of ambient light is equal to or less than a threshold value. Upon notification, the backlight controller causes invisible light emitted, for example. The invisible light passes through a liquid crystal panel and is reflected by an imaging target and is received by photosensors. Accordingly, the decrease in the amount of the visible light received by photosensors is compensated. As a result, an image with a high S/N ratio is obtained.
摘要:
A SiC semiconductor device includes: a SiC substrate having a drain layer, a drift layer and a source layer stacked in this order; multiple trenches penetrating the source layer and reaching the drift layer; a gate layer on a sidewall of each trench; an insulation film on the sidewall of each trench covering the gate layer; a source electrode on the source layer; and a diode portion in or under the trench contacting the drift layer to provide a diode. The drift layer between the gate layer on the sidewalls of adjacent two trenches provides a channel region. The diode portion is coupled with the source electrode, and insulated from the gate layer with the insulation film.
摘要:
An optical encoder comprising a light-receiving part having photodiodes equal in number to the common multiplier of a number of slits facing the light-receiving part and a number of movement information signals. Output terminals of the photodiodes are connected so that the movement information signals are respectively obtained by adding output signals of the plurality of photodiodes out of the photodiodes equal in number to the common multiplier. The twelve photodiodes are balancedly arranged corresponding to three slits and a light-receiving area of each photodiode is made smaller by subdiving each photodiode. The optical encoder suppress difference, distortion and variance of the movement information signals or the like obtained from the light-receiving part with the result that accurate movement information is obtained.
摘要:
An air conditioning system has a compressor that compresses a refrigerant and is capable of changing a flow rate of the refrigerant to be discharged, and an evaporator for evaporating the refrigerant to cool air. The evaporator is arranged in a casing that forms a passage to direct air into a vehicle cabin. When the refrigerant flow rate remains smaller than or equal to a predetermined flow rate substantially over a first predetermined time from when the refrigerant discharge flow rate falls to or below the predetermined flow rate, the compressor is operated so that the refrigerant discharge flow rate becomes greater than the predetermined flow rate at least over a second predetermined time that is shorter than the first predetermined time. In intermittent operation mode, the discharge flow rate is made greater than the predetermined flow rate for only a second elapsed predetermined time at every elapsed time.
摘要:
In a semiconductor laser holder for holding a frame-type semiconductor laser composed of a frame plate formed of metal and having a laser element mounted on the top face thereof and a frame package formed of resin, formed so as to surround the laser element from the front, rear, left, and right sides thereof, and having a light-exit opening formed at the front end thereof to let laser light from the laser element exit therethrough, the semiconductor laser holder has an upper holder member and a lower holder member formed of metal, fitted together from above and below, having housing depressions formed in the fitting faces thereof to house the semiconductor laser, and having an opening at the front end thereof to let the laser light exit therethrough. The lower holder member has depressions formed in the fitting face thereof to accommodate heat-sink projections of the frame plate protruding from the left and right edges of the frame package of the semiconductor laser, and the upper holder member has elevations formed on the fitting face thereof to fit into the depressions so as to hold the heat-sink projections against the floor faces of the depressions.
摘要:
A semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate having a grid-line area and a chip area, the chip area having a circuit area and a dummy area surrounding the circuit area, circuit patterns formed on the substrate in the circuit area, a first dummy pattern which is formed of the same material as the circuit pattern, formed in the dummy area, the dummy pattern encompassing the circuit area, a first insulating layer formed on an entire surface of the semiconductor substrate, a second insulating layer formed only on the first insulating layer which is formed on the semiconductor substrate and on the circuit patterns; and a third insulating layer formed on the exposed first insulating layer and the second insulating layer.
摘要:
A light receiving element, comprising a semiconductor structure comprising at least a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, a first, second conductivity type semiconductor layer provided on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer in the semiconductor structure, a second, second conductivity type semiconductor layer having an impurity concentration lower than that of the first, second conductivity type semiconductor layer, a second, first conductivity type semiconductor layer provided on the second, second conductivity type semiconductor layer, or a second, first conductivity type semiconductor layer provided within the second, second conductivity type semiconductor layer.
摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a center area where an IC is formed and a peripheral area surrounding the center area, a first wiring pattern formed on the substrate in the center area, a second wiring pattern formed in the peripheral area wherein the second wiring pattern encompasses the center area, a first insulating layer formed over the center and peripheral areas, and a second insulating layer formed on the first insulating layer which is formed on the semiconductor substrate wherein the second insulating layer is not formed over the second wiring pattern.
摘要:
An air conditioner for a vehicle having a passenger compartment has an electric-powered hot water pump in addition to a mechanical hot water pump driven by an engine mounted on the vehicle. The electric-powered hot water pump is activated while the engine is stopped. However, the electric-powered hot water pump is kept in a non-activation state while an air mix door is positioned in a low temperature side as compared to a predetermined value and an elapsed time after the engine is stopped is within a predetermined time so that power consumption by the electric-powered hot water pump can be decreased suitable for a hybrid vehicle having a driving motor in addition to the engine.