Abstract:
A voice input device includes a first microphone (710-1) that includes a first diaphragm, a second microphone (710-2) that includes a second diaphragm, and a differential signal generation section (720) that generates a differential signal that indicates a difference between a first voltage signal and a second voltage signal, the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm being disposed so that a noise intensity ratio is smaller than an input voice intensity ratio (input voice component intensity ratio), and the differential signal generation section (720) including a delay section (730), and a differential signal output section (740) that generates and outputs a differential signal based on a signal delayed by the delay section.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a memory element array (100) comprising a plurality of memory elements arranged in an array, wherein the memory elements are switching elements (70) each including a gap (71) of nanometer order in which a switching phenomenon of resistance is caused by applying a predetermined voltage between electrodes, and the memory element array is provided with tunnel elements (40) respectively connected to the switching elements in series, each of the tunnel elements preventing generation of a sneak path current flowing to another switching element at a time of applying the predetermined voltage.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a memory cell array (10) including word lines (WL), first bit lines (BL1) and second bit lines (BL2) respectively connected to memory cells (100), wherein each memory cell (100) includes a MOS transistor (110) and a nanogap element (120) having first and second conductive layers and a gap in which a resistance value changes by applying a predetermined voltage, and data is written by specifying the first bit line to connect it to a ground, specifying the word line and supplying a write voltage to the second bit lines, and read by specifying the first bit line to connect it to a sense amplifier (51), specifying the word line and supplying a read voltage lower than the write voltage to the second bit lines, and the word line is specified when the word line voltage becomes a gate threshold value voltage or more and a sum of a drive voltage and the gate threshold value voltage or less.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a fabrication method of an element (1) with nanogap electrodes including a first electrode (20), a second electrode (60) provided above the first electrode, and a gap (70) provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, the gap being in an order of nanometer to allow resistive state to be switched by applying a predetermined voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode, the method comprising: forming the first electrode (20); forming a spacer (30) on an upper surface of the first electrode; forming the second electrode (60) in contact with an upper surface of the spacer; and removing the spacer (30) to form the gap (70).
Abstract:
A voice input-output device includes a voice input section and a voice output section. The voice input section includes a microphone unit, the microphone unit including a housing that has an inner space, a partition member that is provided in the housing and divides the inner space into a first space and a second space, the partition member being at least partially formed of a diaphragm, and an electrical signal output circuit that outputs an electrical signal that is the first voice signal based on vibrations of the diaphragm, a first through-hole through which the first space communicates with an outer space of the housing and a second through-hole through which the second space communicates with the outer space being formed in the housing. The voice output section includes: an ambient noise detection section that detects ambient noise during a call based on the first voice signal; and a volume control section that controls volume of the speaker based on a degree of the detected ambient noise.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an electrochromic display device (100) comprising: a first and a second substrates (10,30); a first and a second electrodes (20,40); and an electrochromic composition layer (50), wherein the device is of a passive matrix drive where a display and an erasion are performed by an energization in reverse directions between the electrodes, the first and the second electrodes respectively comprise a plurality of electrodes, a pixel (60) is formed where the electrodes are in a grade separated crossing, and the display is performed by voltage application processing where: (i) the first electrode is set as negative, and the second electrode is set as positive, to apply a voltage of a first potential difference, immediately followed by (ii) the first electrode being set as positive, and the second electrode being set as negative, to apply a voltage of a second potential difference equal to or more than the first potential difference.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an electrochromic display device (100) comprising: a first substrate (10); a first electrode (20); a second substrate (30); a second electrode (40); and an electrochromic composition layer (50), wherein the device is of a passive matrix drive where the device performs a display by an energization between the electrodes, and performs a erasion of the display, wherein the first electrode comprises electrodes, the second electrode comprises a plurality of transparent display electrodes, a pixel is formed where the electrodes are in a grade separated crossing, at least a surface of the electrodes is respectively oxidized, the electrochromic composition layer (50) comprising insulative partition walls (51) and an electrochromic composition (52) including a supporting electrolyte, a polar solvent, and a leuco dye, and wherein the device displays a selected pixel by applying a voltage of a first potential difference, and applies the voltage of a second potential difference so as not to cause any energization. Adsorbents (53) adsorbing the leuco dyes at the time of energizations for the erasions between the first electrode (20) and the second electrode (40) are added to the electrochromic composition (52).
Abstract:
A voice input device includes a first microphone (710-1) that includes a first diaphragm, a second microphone (710-2) that includes a second diaphragm, and a differential signal generation section (720) that generates a differential signal that indicates a difference between a first voltage signal and a second voltage signal, the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm being disposed so that a noise intensity ratio is smaller than an input voice intensity ratio (input voice component intensity ratio), and the differential signal generation section (720) including a gain section (760) that amplifies the first voltage signal by a predetermined gain, and a differential signal output section (740) that generates and outputs a differential signal that indicates a difference between the first voltage signal amplified by the gain section and the second voltage signal.