Abstract:
A semiconductor module having one or more silicon carbide diode elements mounted on a switching element is provided in which the temperature rise is reduced by properly disposing each of the diode elements on the switching element, to thereby provide a thermal dissipation path for the respective diode elements. The respective diode elements are arranged on a non-central portion of the switching element, to facilitate dissipation of the heat produced by each of the diode elements, whereby the temperature rise in the semiconductor module is reduced.
Abstract:
A biometric authentication device, which uses biometrics characteristic information to perform individual authentication, prevents declines in verification speed even when numerous biometrics information sets have been registered. A control unit registers broad characteristic quantities for blood vessel image data from an image capture device, together with characteristic data for verification. And at the time of authentication the control unit uses degrees of similarity of characteristic quantities to determine an order of verification, and performs verification of blood vessel image characteristic data in the verification order thus determined. The order of verification is determined based on captured blood vessel images, so that even when numerous characteristic data sets have been registered, verification can be performed in an order of verification based on a blood vessel image of the user, and the speed of verification can be improved.
Abstract:
An FOM (figure of merit) enabling evaluation from a cost aspect, as well as evaluation of electrical performance, is newly proposed to provide a method of manufacturing based on the FOM a semiconductor chip intended for a lower cost production in addition to satisfying electrical performance. An FOMC of a semiconductor chip is defined as the product of a term represented by electrical performance of a substrate S and a term represented by a semiconductor chip cost CC; the FOMC of each of the semiconductor chips on substrates SS, SC of different type is determined by calculation of the product thereof. Based on the magnitudes of the calculation results, a desired substrate is selected from the substrates SS, SC and then a semiconductor chip is fabricated by forming a semiconductor element on the desired substrate selected.
Abstract:
In continuous sign language recognition, reference sign language patterns of good quality are generated. Continuous sign language patterns and reference sign language patterns are efficiently compressed. The compressed continuous sign language patterns are sequentially and directly matched with the compressed reference sign language patterns to recognize the sign language at high speed and with high precision. A reference sign pattern generating unit generates a reference sign language pattern by normalizing sample patterns while taking into consideration of their nonlinear compression/expansion and by calculating an average of the sample patterns. A continuous sign language recognition unit recognizes a continuous sign language at high speed by sequentially matching the continuous sign language of time sequential patterns with reference sign language patterns while allowing nonlinear expansion and compression in the time domain. A sign language translation system is provided in which a sign language as well as the facial expression or emotion of a sign language user is recognized and converted into a spoken language with emotion, and transferred in the form of texts, voices, sign languages of another type to a particular partner among a plurality of unknown system users.
Abstract:
In a sign-language learning system, the data of sign-language desired by a learner can be outputted quickly and accurately and, moreover, in the display method matching the requirements of individual learners, and the individual learners can easily make additional registration. The sign-language data are stored in a sign-language dictionary, and desired sign-language data are searched on the basis of an entry word or contents by a dictionary search device. The searched sign-language data are displayed in a display output device in accordance with a requirement of a learner by image synthesis. The sign-language data are registered by a dictionary registration device.
Abstract:
A first composite substrate including an insulating substrate, a copper pattern, and a copper layer on opposite surfaces is mounted on a metal base plate. A second composite substrate and semiconductor chips are mounted on the first composite substrate and interconnected by wire bonding. The paths of current flowing in the wires and in a copper pattern of the second composite substrate are antiparallel to the paths of current flowing in respective corresponding portions of the first composite substrate. A semiconductor device is produced in which an increasing switching frequency does not increase a surge voltage generated in ON and OFF switching operations.
Abstract:
A patterned first metal plate (310)is joined to an upper surface of a first ceramic substrate (301), and a second metal plate (330) is joined to an emitter electrode (310E) of the first metal plate (310) through a second ceramic substrate (320). Power devices (4) are mounted on a collector electrode (310C) of the first metal plate (310), and control devices (5) are mounted on the second metal plate (330). The emitter electrode (310E) of a metal layer lies between a high-voltage circuit having the first metal plate (310) and power devices (4) and a control (low-voltage) circuit having the control devices (5) and second metal plate (330). The emitter electrode (310E) serves as a shielding material, and the electrostatic shielding effect prevents noises applied to the high-voltage circuit from being led to the control circuit, so that the faulty operations of the control devices (5) are prevented and the reliability of the semiconductor device is improved.
Abstract:
A recording apparatus performs recording on an optical disc recording medium which has a plurality of recording layers and is capable of having data rewritten thereon. The recording apparatus includes recording means for performing data recording on each recording layer of the recording medium and recording controlling means for controlling the recording means so that, among the plurality of recording layers, recording of dummy data is performed preferentially starting from a recording layer intended for the final user data recording operation.
Abstract:
A semiconductor module having one or more silicon carbide diode elements mounted on a switching element is provided in which the temperature rise is reduced by properly disposing each of the diode elements on the switching element, to thereby provide a thermal dissipation path for the respective diode elements. The respective diode elements are arranged on a non-central portion of the switching element, to facilitate dissipation of the heat produced by each of the diode elements, whereby the temperature rise in the semiconductor module is reduced.
Abstract:
An FOM (figure of merit) enabling evaluation from a cost aspect, as well as evaluation of electrical performance, is newly proposed to provide a method of manufacturing based on the FOM a semiconductor chip intended for a lower cost production in addition to satisfying electrical performance. An FOMC of a semiconductor chip is defined as the product of a term represented by electrical performance of a substrate S and a term represented by a semiconductor chip cost CC; the FOMC of each of the semiconductor chips on substrates SS, SC of different type is determined by calculation of the product thereof. Based on the magnitudes of the calculation results, a desired substrate is selected from the substrates SS, SC and then a semiconductor chip is fabricated by forming a semiconductor element on the desired substrate selected.