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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress a phase current generated in winding of a stator over a full speed range of motor when driving a stepper motor in a voltage mode. SOLUTION: A method of driving a stepper motor in feed-forward voltage mode includes (A) a step of setting the amplitude of a sinusoidal phase voltage of the stepper motor to a predetermined value to rotate the stepper motor at a desired speed. The predetermined value is the sum of a back-electromotive force (BEMF) estimated via a function of the desired speed and a product of a desired amplitude of a phase current (Iphase) and an estimated absolute value of the impedance of the stepper motor. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain a non-control perspective (far/near) method for using a virtual camera and variable frame speed. SOLUTION: The method includes a system initialization step 100, a virtual camera definition step 102 for calculating a projection matrix of a desired virtual camera, a projection step 104 which projects all pixels in a frame to the virtual camera as a target, a blending step 106 which makes a relative weighting composition on a viewpoint as a target, a blockade solution step 108 which fills a remained blockade, a border matching step 110 which hides an artificial unnatural portion by matching the border, and a filter processing step 112 which makes a produced frame real. The method concurrently performs free visual point rendering to both eyes of a viewer. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve ESD protection in an electronic element. SOLUTION: A method and circuit structure for improving the effectiveness of ESD protection in circuit structures formed in a semiconductor substrate overlaid with an epitaxial layer (3) include at least one ESD protection lateral bipolar transistor (5) formed on the surface of the epitaxial layer (3). The method and circuit structure consist of formation of a well (4) isolated from the substrate (2) under the transistor (5). The bipolar (5) can be fully isolated from the substrate (2) by first (10) and second (11) N wells which extend from the epitaxial layer (3) down to and in contact with the buried well (4). COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a reduction in the influence of the disturbance components, superimposed on signal components caused by rotation of a gyroscope itself. SOLUTION: A micro-electro-mechanical gyroscope includes a first mass 107, which is able to oscillate along a first axis with respect to a fixed body, and an inertial sensor 6, having a second mass 108, constrained to the first mass so as to oscillate along a second axis, in response to a rotation of the gyroscope. A driving device 103, coupled to the first mass, forms a control loop for maintaining the first mass in oscillation at a resonance frequency. A reading device, which detects displacements of the second mass along the second axis, includes a charge amplifier for converting charge packets (Q RS ) supplied by the inertial sensor into a charge-integration signal, and a low-pass filter. A calibration stage enables modification of the voltage (V B ) between the second mass and the fixed body so as to minimize the component, at a frequency that is twice the resonance frequency in the charge-integration signal. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an integrated microelectromechanical mechanism, having high sensing efficiency and high design possibilities. SOLUTION: A first sensor mass 16a is connected to a drive mass 3 via an elastic support member 20 so as to make a first sensing motion, in the presence of a first external stress. The drive mass 3 is attached to an anchor 7, disposed along a rotation axis, and makes a rotary motion on the rotation axis z. Installed in the drive mass is a through hole 9a, in which the first sensor mass 16a is disposed. The elastic support member and the anchor cause the first sensor mass 16a to be fixed to the drive mass 3 when a rotational motion is made, and cause the sensor mass 16a to be separated from the drive mass, when a sensing motion is made. A second sensor mass 25a is connected to the drive mass so as to make a second sensing motion in the presence of a second external stress. The first sensing motion is a rotational motion, centered about an in-plane axis, and the second sensing motion is a linear motion along the direction of the in-plane axis. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a monolithic integrated high-voltage resistance structure having an IGBT(insulated gate bipolar transistor) device which has structural and functional characteristics capable of suppressing the occurrence of a parasitic transistor and which overcomes a limited condition and defect affecting the above conventional devices. SOLUTION: In the device in which a second conductive semiconductor layer(19) is integrated on a laminated first conductive semiconductor substrate(16) and which includes a resistance structure(17) for voltage control and an IGBT device(18), the resistance structure(17) surrounds a part(22) of the semiconductor layer(19), shows the first conductive type, and includes at least one of substantially ring-like regions(21a). COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means for reducing packaging costs by reducing a memory size when packaging a turbo code / convolution code decoder. SOLUTION: The compound turbo code / convolution code decoder utilizes again an input/output RAM of a turbo code decoding means as an alpha or beta RAM for a convolution code decoding means. Further, command units (SM and LLR) are used for both a turbo code and a convolution code. An effective hardware folding schemer calculate 256 states successively on 8 ACS unit. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image detecting device keeping an optical axis orthogonal to a sensor. SOLUTION: The image detecting device includes a body (26) in which the sensor (21) is housed, a 1st supporting element (22) rigidly coupled with the body (26) and forming a sheet (30), and an objective (23) including at least one optical unit (37) having an optical axis (A). The sheet (30) is engaged to slide to the alignment part (45) of the optical unit (37), and the optical axis (A) is kept orthogonal to the sensor (21). COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
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A system for removing particles from a polishing pad to improve the efficiency of the removal of material by the polishing pad as part of a chemical-mechanical polishing process, the system comprising a polishing pad; a fluid dispenser arranged to dispense a fluid on the polishing pad; and removal means, wherein the removal means include a heater for increasing the temperature of the fluid dispensed on the polishing pad, and/or voltage means for coupling the polishing pad to a voltage source for repelling charged particles from the polishing pad surface while the fluid dispenser is dispensing the fluid on the polishing pad.
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A system for cleaning a conditioning device to improve the efficiency of the conditioning of a polishing pad using the conditioning device as part of a chemical-mechanical polishing process, the system comprising a conditioning device; a fluid dispenser arranged to dispense a fluid on the conditioning device; and an acoustic nozzle arranged to emit a megasonic or ultrasonic signal at the conditioning device while the fluid dispenser is dispensing the fluid on the conditioning device.