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Patent JP-2012121412-A (JP)
Title: Rear body structure
Inventor: SETO KOJI
IPC: B62D25/08
Filed: 2010-12-07
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rear body structure capable of efficiently improving the torsional rigidity of a vehicular body and a rear body structure efficiently improving body weight reduction by thinning using a high-tensile steel sheet.SOLUTION: The rear body structure includes a floor panel, right and left rear pillars, seat back side panels 40L, 40R formed between a cabin and a trunk room, and a rear cross member 16. The rear body structure further includes a first reinforce member 71 arranged at the cabin side of the seat back side panels 40L, 40R, connecting members 75A, 75B connecting the seat back side panels 40L, 40R and the first reinforce member 71, and a second reinforce member 72 arranged at the trunk room side of the seat back side panels 40L, 40R. The second reinforce member 72 is configured so that the lower part thereof is supported by the rear cross member 16.
Patent JP-2012124299-A (JP)
Title: Back irradiation type solid-state imaging device and method of manufacturing the same
Inventor: SATO MAKI
IPC: H04N5/374
Filed: 2010-12-08
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a vertical overflow drain structure in which the substrate potential is stabilized.SOLUTION: The back irradiation type solid-state imaging device comprises a semiconductor substrate 1 having a first conductivity type, a plurality of photodiodes 3 having a second conductivity type and arranged on the surface side of the semiconductor substrate 1, a diffusion layer 6 having the first conductivity type and arranged between the plurality of photodiodes 3 in order to impart a potential to the semiconductor substrate 1, an overflow drain layer 17 having the second conductivity type and arranged on the rear surface side of the semiconductor substrate 1, an overflow drain electrode 18 extending from the surface side of the semiconductor substrate 1 to the overflow drain layer 17 and imparting a bias potential Vb to the overflow drain layer 17 from the surface side of the semiconductor substrate 1, and a wiring layer 9 arranged on the surface side of the semiconductor substrate 1.
Patent JP-2012123162-A (JP)
Title: Image display device
Inventor: YAMASHITA MASASHI
IPC: H04N5/64
Filed: 2010-12-08
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To keep the easily visible state of an image regarding an image display device for displaying an image.SOLUTION: An image display device for displaying an image includes a body 11B in which a visible window 111B for visibility of a displayed image is formed, a window member 12B which is positioned on the outermost surface of the visible window 111B and forms the outer shape of the image display device 10B together with the body 11B, a fan 13B, and a duct 18B which converts air sent from the fan 13B into airstream flowing along the outer face of the window member 12B.
Patent JP-2012125279-A (JP)
Title: Leg orthosis
Inventor: FUJIKAKE SACHINORI
IPC: A61F2/70
Filed: 2010-12-13
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a leg orthosis configured to prevent the skin or clothes from being caught between a thigh link and a lower thigh link.SOLUTION: The leg orthosis 100 includes: a thigh link 20 to be attached to the thigh of a user; and a lower thigh link 30 to be attached to the lower thigh of the user, and swingably connected to the thigh link 20 at the sides of a knee joint. The leg orthosis 100 is configured such that, when the leg orthosis 100 mounted on the standing user is observed from the side, the angle made by the thigh link 20 and the lower thigh link 30 at the connection part 12 behind the knee is 180 degrees or larger. Even when a user bends the knee, the angel made by the thigh link 20 and the lower thigh link 30 behind the knee is 90 degrees or larger, thereby preventing the skin or clothes from being caught therebetween.
Patent JP-2012127557-A (JP)
Title: Heating cooking device
Inventor: MIZUNO TATSUHIKO
IPC: F24C15/20
Filed: 2010-12-14
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heating cooking device that is properly interlocked with a ventilator, even if resetting is made for some reason.SOLUTION: When heating of food is started by a heating means after a heating change-over switch is turned on by a user, a ventilation switch signal which means starting of ventilation is issued to the ventilator. Alternatively, if the heating change-over switch is turned off to stop heating, a ventilation switch signal meaning interruption of ventilation is issued. When the ventilation switch signal is issued, a content instructing either start or stop of ventilation is stored in a nonvolatile manner. In the case of re-triggering from a reset state, it is determined whether the ventilator is correctly interlocked based on a setting state of the heating change-over switch as well as the content stored in the nonvolatile manner. If it is not interlocked, the ventilation switch signal is issued to restore the state to a correctly interlocked state.
Patent JP-2012128144-A (JP)
Title: Production method of optical film
Inventor: IIDA TOSHIYUKI
IPC: G02B5/30
Filed: 2010-12-15
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for obtaining a broad optical film including a birefringent layer excellent in accuracy of an orientation axis.SOLUTION: An optical film including a birefringent layer having a slow axis in a TD direction is obtained by the production method of an optical film of the present invention. The method includes: a coating film forming step of applying a birefringent layer forming material on a shrinkable film 1 that can shrink in a MD direction so as to form a coating film 3 on the shrinkable film 1, the birefringent layer forming material containing a non-liquid crystalline material giving a birefringent index Δnxz in a thickness direction, which is represented by a formula Δnxz=nx'-nz', of 0.0007 or more; and a birefringent layer forming step of forming a birefringent layer by shrinking the shrinkable film 1 in the MD direction as well as broadening the film in the TD direction.
Patent JP-2012129878-A (JP)
Title: Synchronization signal generation device and synchronization signal generation method
Inventor: TONAI HIRONARI
IPC: H04L7/00
Filed: 2010-12-16
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a synchronization signal generation device and a synchronization signal generation method that can recover an internal pulse and an internal frequency signal synchronized with a GPS reference pulse in accordance with a temperature change in a holdover state.SOLUTION: The synchronization signal generation device includes: a GPS receiver 11 for generating a GPS reference pulse from a signal received from a GPS satellite; an oscillator 15 for generating an internal frequency signal; a frequency divider 12 for dividing the internal frequency signal to generate an internal pulse; a temperature sensor 16 for measuring a temperature about the oscillator 15; a synchronization section 14 for comparing the internal pulse with the GPS reference pulse and synchronizing the internal pulse with the GPS reference pulse; and a control section 13 for calculating a temperature gradient from the measured temperature, and deciding a loop time of the synchronization section 14 for recovery from a holdover state to a GPS lock state in accordance with the calculated temperature gradient.
Patent JP-2012127475-A (JP)
Title: Positioning mechanism and flying object loading device
Inventor: SHIMA SOICHIRO
IPC: F16B19/02
Filed: 2010-12-17
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a positioning mechanism and a flying object loading device that position an object to be loaded on a loading device promptly and easily.SOLUTION: The positioning mechanism includes: a cylindrical shaft body that has a tapered part at one end in the direction of the object to be loaded and a hemispherical aligning projection on the other end; a sliding mechanism that includes a spherical bearing for turnably supporting the shaft body and reciprocates and slides in the direction of the object to be loaded; an elastic support that includes an elastic body and supports the shaft body to be moved up/down; and a supporting mechanism that includes an aligning hole fitting to the aligning projection on the bottom and has a storage for storing the sliding mechanism and the elastic support.
Patent JP-2012132607-A (JP)
Title: Heat treatment furnace and method of operating the same
Inventor: WADA TOMOHIRO
IPC: F27D7/06
Filed: 2010-12-21
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat treatment furnace and a method of operating the furnace which reduce various costs necessary for heat treatment by reducing the amount of the use of argon gas without using a gas refining means.SOLUTION: A part of argon gas charged into a heat treatment furnace 11 is recovered as recovered argon gas into variable capacity gas containers 26a and 26b. When the concentration of impurities in the recovered argon gas is equal to or below a preset management concentration, the recovered argon gas in the variable capacity gas containers is introduced as gas replacement argon gas into atmosphere replacement chambers 16a and 16b provided in the inlet and the outlet of the heat treatment furnace, respectively. When the concentration of impurities exceeds the management concentration, the recovered argon gas in the variable capacity gas containers is discharged to the outside of a system.
Patent JP-2012133564-A (JP)
Title: Medicine prescription support system
Inventor: HOSOKAWA MASAHIRO
IPC: G16H10/60
Filed: 2010-12-21
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medicine prescription support system capable of determining a contraindication of a medicine with improved accuracy.SOLUTION: A medicine prescription support system 1 includes a management server 2. The management server 2 includes: a medicine-categorized contraindication symptom information database 4 which stores contraindication symptom information described in an attachment document of a medicine for each medicine; a curative medicine information database 10 which stores information about a curative medicine corresponding to the contraindication symptom information stored in the medicine-categorized contraindication symptom information database 4; a patient information database 5 which stores patient information which is the information about a patient including information of a medicine being taken; determination means 6 which specifies contraindication symptom information from the information of the medicine being taken stored in the patient information database 5 and the information of the curative medicine stored in the curative medicine information database 10, and determines whether the medicine is a contraindication or not based on the specified contraindication symptom information.
Patent JP-2012052218-A (JP)
Title: Spring steel wire, method for producing the same, and spring
Inventor: SHIMIZU KENICHI
IPC: C22C38/00
Filed: 2010-12-21
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spring steel wire having high strength and high toughness, a method for producing the same, and a spring excellent in fatigue resistance and resistance to permanent set.SOLUTION: The spring steel wire includes, by mass%, 0.5%-0.8% C, 1.0%-2.5% Si, 0.20%-1.0% Mn, 0.5%-2.5% Cr, and 0.05%-0.50% V, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein when the wire is subjected to low temperature annealing of 400°C-450°C×20 min, the yield stress after the low temperature annealing is higher by 300 MPa or more as compared with that before the low temperature annealing. This spring steel wire is excellent in machinability and can easily form a spring because it has low yield stress before the spring machining. Further, this spring steel wire provides a spring excellent in fatigue resistance and resistance to permanent set because it has high yield stress after the low temperature annealing assuming the distortion removal heat treatment after the spring machining. This spring steel wire can be produced by subjecting the wire material after the quenching and annealing to wire drawing of a specific reduction of area.
Patent JP-2011149014-A (JP)
Title: Method for producing cyclic polyarylene sulfide
Inventor: ODAJIMA TOMOYUKI
IPC: C08G75/04
Filed: 2010-12-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing cyclic polyarylene sulfide, which is useful in industrial fields, by an economical process efficiently in a short period of time.  <P>SOLUTION: The method for producing cyclic polyarylene sulfide comprises bringing a sulfiding agent into contact with a dihalogenated aromatic compound in an organic polar solvent under a condition of low water content, and is characterized in that: (i) not less than 1.25 L of the organic polar solvent is used with respect to 1 mol of the sulfur atom of the sulfiding agent; and (ii) the reaction mixture contains water in an amount of less than 0.8 mol per 1 mol of the sulfur component.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2012131409-A (JP)
Title: Vehicle seat
Inventor: SUZUKI AKIRA
IPC: B60N2/12
Filed: 2010-12-22
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a largely bringing-down lever and a hand for operating this from interfering with a largely brought-down seat back, while arranging the largely bringing-down lever with excellent operability.SOLUTION: This vehicle seat is provided by setting a pushing-down type lever 8 (the largely bringing-down lever) for operating the seat back 2 so as to bring down to an upper surface part position of a seat cushion 3 into an outside part of a seat body 1. The pushing-down type lever 8 is arranged in a second recessed space 11A recessively formed toward the inside in an outside shield 10 for covering an outside part of the seat cushion 3, and is constituted so as to complete the input movement of operation force applied to the pushing-down type lever 8 in the space.
Patent JP-2012133717-A (JP)
Title: Password input authentication device and portable terminal device using the same
Inventor: FUKUDA EMI
IPC: G06F21/31
Filed: 2010-12-24
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a password input authentication device which prevents authentication using a steal-read password by using a history of an input password and a dummy character.SOLUTION: An input password history comparison part 13 which compares a password 120 with a dummy character input by a password input part 11 with a password stored in an input password history storage part 14 and input in the past, deletes a dummy character 150 stored in a dummy character storage part 16 from the password 120 with the dummy character when they do not match each other, and transmits the resulting password as a regular password 160 to a server side. When a password authentication result 170 as a result of authentication by the server side is received and the authentication is successful, an application is executed, and the password 120 with the dummy character is stored in the input password history storage part 14. Consequently, when a steal-read password is input as it is, authentication ends in failure, so the safety is enhanced.
Patent JP-2012132422-A (JP)
Title: Cooling device of internal combustion engine
Inventor: TAKEDA ATSUSHI
IPC: F01P3/18
Filed: 2010-12-24
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooling device of an internal combustion engine, which can flexibly select the usage of heat of cooling water in warm-up operation of the internal combustion engine and improve the usability.SOLUTION: After start of an engine 10, by opening a cooling water valve 38 and circulating cooling water through a cooling water circulation passage 34, the heat of cooling water heated by the engine 10 can be used to exchange heat with a heater 16 and an ATF warmer 14. Further, a warm-up operation period of the engine 10 can be shortened by closing the cooling water valve 38 to stop circulation of cooling water through the cooling water circulation passage 34.
Patent JP-2012135808-A (JP)
Title: Laser beam machining apparatus and laser beam machining method
Inventor: KUDOKORO YUKIO
IPC: B23K26/067
Filed: 2010-12-27
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To irradiate approximately the same position with laser beams, at a temporal difference, while simply scanning a spot by a plurality of laser beams.SOLUTION: A laser beam λa forms an image at an image-forming position P1a by a lens 120a, then is collimated by a lens 121a and enters a dual-wavelength mirror 123. A laser beam λb forms an image at an image-forming position P1b by a lens 120b, then is collimated by a lens 121b, reflected by a total reflection mirror 122, and enters the dual-wavelength mirror 123. The optical paths of the laser beam λa and the laser beam λb are joined together by the dual-wavelength mirror 123, and the laser beamλa and the laser beamλb form images at the image-forming positions P2a, P2b by a dual-wavelength lens 124. A module 131 for housing a total reflection mirror 119 and the lens 120b shifts in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis of the lens 120b by a shift mechanism 132. The present invention is applicable to, for example, a laser beam machining apparatus for machining a thin film solar cell panel.
Patent JP-2012136675-A (JP)
Title: Styrene-based resin extrusion foam body, and method of producing the same
Inventor: FUSHIMI TATSURO
IPC: C08L25/04
Filed: 2010-12-28
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a styrene-based resin extrusion foam body excellent in non-combustibility, heat insulating property and thermal stability.SOLUTION: The styrene-based resin extrusion foam body is obtained by heating and melting a styrene-based resin and adding a foaming agent thereto followed by extrusion foaming. The foam body contains, based on 100 pts.wt. of the styrene-based resin, 1-6 pts.wt. of a mixed bromine-based flame retarder, 0.1-10 pts.wt. of a nitrogen-containing compound, and 0.1-10 pts.wt. of a phosphate-based compound. The mixed bromine-based flame retarder is composed of (A) tetrabromobisphenol-A-bis(2,3-dibromo-2-methylpropylether) and tetrabromobisphenol-A-bis(2,3-dibromopropylether), or of (B) tetrabromobisphenol-A-bis(2,3-dibromo-2-methylpropylether) and tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)isocyanurate. The content of tetrabromobisphenol-A-bis(2,3-dibromo-2-methylpropylether) is 25-75 wt.% relative to 100 wt.% of the entire mixed bromine-based flame retarder.
Patent JP-2012141153-A (JP)
Title: Vehicle position specification device, vehicle position specification method and vehicle position specification program
Inventor: SATO YUJI
IPC: G09B29/10
Filed: 2010-12-28
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle position specification device capable of correcting current position information showing a current position of a vehicle only when accuracy of the current position information can be improved.SOLUTION: A vehicle position specification device 10 comprises: a current position information acquisition section 11a which acquires current position information; an intersection information acquisition section 11b which acquires intersection information including a representative coordinate of an intersection; an intersecting road width specification section 11c which specifies a width of an intersecting road; a position information correction section 11d which corrects the current position information based on the width of the intersecting road and the intersection information on the intersection where the intersecting road intersects; and a correction necessity determination section 11e which determines whether or not to allow the position information correction section 11d to correct the position information at the intersection where a vehicle is passing based on the width of the intersecting road at the intersection where a previous correction is performed, the width of the intersecting road at the intersection where the vehicle is passing, and a travel distance from the intersection where the previous correction is performed to the intersection where the vehicle is passing.
Patent JP-2010522846-A (JP)
Title: エンジンのオイルストレーナにおける取り外し可能なシールド
IPC: F01M11/03
Filed: 2008-03-31
Abstract: 自動車の内燃機関におけるオイルをろ過するために、オイルストレーナアセンブリが用いられる。このオイルストレーナアセンブリはストレーナ要素およびハウジングを含む。ハウジングは第１外殻および第２外殻を有する。ハウジングは、第１および第２外殻のいずれかに形成される流入部と、第１および第２外殻のもう一方に形成される流入部とを有する。ストレーナ要素は、ハウジングの流入部と流出部との間を通過するオイルからデブリをろ過するために、第１外殻と第２外殻との間に配備される。第１外殻および第２外殻は、それぞれ外壁を有する。第１外殻は、第２外殻の外壁を保持するための第１フランジを有する。第１外殻は、さらに、第２外殻の外壁の一部を第１フランジの反対側において保持するための外方に延びるタブを有する。このタブは、第２外殻の外壁から離すように動かすことができ、それによって、第２外殻の外壁を第１外殻の第１フランジから、概ね半径方向に沿って取り外すことができる。
Patent JP-2010519563-A (JP)
Title: 空気力学試験台
IPC: G01M17/007
Filed: 2008-12-19
Abstract: 本発明は、車両に作用する力を求めるための空気力学試験台（１）であって、静止床（２）と、自動車を支持するための少なくとも２つの支持デバイス（４）と、床領域の流動挙動に影響を及ぼすための、床に対して移動する少なくとも１つのバンド・ユニットとを備える空気力学試験台（１）に関する。車両に作用する力をできるだけ正確に検出する空気力学試験台を提供するために、バンド・ユニットが、走路区域（９、１０、１１、２０、２１、２２、２３、２４、２５、２６、２７、２８）からセグメント状に構成されることが提案される。 【選択図】図３
Patent JP-2010527524-A (JP)
Title: オンライン行動に基づくターゲティングテレビ広告
IPC: H04N21/258
Filed: 2008-02-28
Abstract: オンライン行動に基づいてターティングテレビ広告を配信するための方法において、複数のユーザについて、オンラインアクセスデバイスを指定するオンラインアクセスＩＰアドレスと、テレビのセットトップボックスを指定するセットトップボックスＩＰアドレスとが電子的に関連付けられる。複数のオンラインアクセスＩＰアドレスのうちの１つからのオンライン行動から得られるユーザプロフィール情報を使用してテレビ広告が選択される。テレビ広告は、例えば、行動ターゲティングまたは人口統計学的情報を使用することによって選択される。このテレビ広告は、オンラインアクセスＩＰアドレスと関連付けられたセットトップボックスＩＰアドレスによって指定されるセットトップボックスに自動的に向かうように設定される。ユーザプロフィール情報、及び、オンラインアクセスＩＰアドレスとセットトップボックスＩＰアドレスの電子的関連付け情報のいずれにも、個人識別情報は含まれないことが好ましい。
Patent JP-2010525347-A (JP)
Title: 流動媒体を測定する装置
IPC: G01F1/684
Filed: 2008-04-08
Abstract: 本発明は、主流方向（１１６）において流れる流動媒体、特に内燃機関の吸込み空気質量の少なくとも１つのパラメータを測定する装置（１１０）であって、主流方向（１１６）に対して所定の方向付けで流動媒体に進入可能で長手方向軸線を備えたコネクタ部分（１１２）が設けられており、該コネクタ部分（１１２）が少なくとも１つの流入開口（１２０）と少なくとも１つの流出開口（１２４）と、該流入開口（１２０）と流出開口（１２４）とを接続する少なくとも１つの主通路（１２２）とを有しており、該主通路（１２２）から分岐する少なくとも１つの測定通路（１２８）が、該測定通路（１２８）内に収容されていて少なくとも１つのパラメータを測定するために働く少なくとも１つのセンサエレメント（１３６）を備えており、主通路（１２２）からの測定通路（１２８）の分岐部（１２６）の前に、測定通路（１２８）からの媒体の流れを変向させる少なくとも１つの案内面（１３２）が設けられている形式のものに関する。このような形式の装置において本発明の構成では、案内面（１３２）が少なくとも部分的に、主流方向（１１６）と前記長手方向軸線とを含む平面に対して、９０°とは異なった角度αで配置されている。
Patent JP-2011501397-A (JP)
Title: 極薄チップパッケージング
IPC: H01L25/065
Filed: 2008-06-20
Abstract: パッケージング方法は、第１チップを安定ベースに取り付けるステップと；安定ベース上の位置に接点パッドを形成するステップと；第１チップの面を電気的に絶縁するように媒体を安定ベース上に適用するステップと；媒体上に電気経路を形成するステップと；第２チップを第１チップに取り付けてアセンブリを形成するステップと；および安定ベースを除去するステップと；を備える。パッケージは、互いに電気的に接続される少なくとも２つのチップと、少なくとも１つの接点パッドと、接点パッドからチップのうちの少なくとも一方のチップ上の接点まで延在する導電経路と、平坦化媒体と、平坦化媒体上のコーティング材とを有する。
Patent JP-2010527959-A (JP)
Title: 光学活性なα−アミノアセタールのラセミ化の方法
IPC: C07C213/02
Filed: 2008-05-21
Abstract: 本発明は、実質的にラセミ形態におけるα−アミノアセタールを調製するための方法であって、光学的に豊富なα−アミノアセタールを、触媒の存在下で、対応するオキシムに酸化するステップ、そしてそのようにして得られたオキシムを還元するステップを含む方法に関する。
Patent JP-2010529652-A (JP)
Title: フレキシブル回路
IPC: F21Y101/02
Filed: 2008-05-07
Abstract: 本出願は多層回路を製造する方法を目的とする。方法は、層を貫く開口を含む第１電気絶縁層を提供することと、第１電気絶縁層を第１導電層と結合することとを含む。第１導電層が、第１電気絶縁層中の開口と見当合わせして、第１電気絶縁層と結合され、及び多層回路が持続速度で製造される。別の実施形態では、方法は、第２電気絶縁層を提供することと、第２電気絶縁層を第１電気絶縁層に向かい合う第１導電層と結合することとを含む。
Patent JP-2010531385-A (JP)
Title: 高温スピンオン仮接合用組成物
IPC: C09J179/08
Filed: 2008-06-25
Abstract: 新規組成物、およびこの組成物を接合用組成物として使用する方法を提供する。組成物は好ましくは熱可塑性であり、（ポリマーまたはオリゴマー形態の）イミド、アミドイミドおよび／またはアミドイミド−シロキサンを溶媒系に分散または溶解したものであり、これを用いて、アクティブウエハをキャリアウエハまたは基板に接合して、その後の処理や取り扱い中にアクティブウエハやその活性部位を保護するのに有用であり得る。組成物は接合層を形成する。接合層は、耐薬品性および耐熱性を有するが、製造工程の適切な段階でウエハをスライドさせて離間させることができるように軟化させることもできる。
Patent JP-2010533974-A (JP)
Title: 電子素子および電子素子の製造方法
IPC: H01L21/768
Filed: 2008-07-16
Abstract: 電子素子、特にＴＦＴ、蓄積コンデンサまたはスタック装置の導電層間の交差部等を備えるものが開示されている。電子素子は、電極を形成する第１の導電層を基板上に備える。第２の導電層により形成された第２の電極は第１の電極から少なくとも誘電体層により隔てられている。この誘電体層は電気絶縁材料の中間層、好ましくは絶縁破壊に対して高い耐性を有する中間層と、光パターニング可能な電気絶縁材料のさらなる層とを包含する。 【選択図】図２
Patent JP-2010537434-A (JP)
Title: 光電池の製造
IPC: G01N21/88
Filed: 2008-09-01
Abstract: 少なくとも１つの半導体光電池またはモジュールを製造し半導体材料を分類する方法（３００）が開示される。一実装形態（５００）において、この方法は、製造工程の複数の段階（３１２〜３２４）各々においてウェーハをルミネセンス撮像するステップと、同じウェーハに関する撮像ステップから獲得される少なくとも２つの画像を比較して製造工程によって誘起された障害の発生または増大を識別するステップと、を含む。所定の許容レベルを超えるプロセス誘起の障害が識別されまたは障害が修復され得る場合には、ウェーハは製造工程（３１０）から除去され（３５１〜３５６）、またはウェーハはその特性に適合する別の製造工程に渡される。別の実装形態において、この方法は半導体材料を分類するステップを含む。例えば、少なくとも２つのウェーハを用意し、各ウェーハのルミネセンス画像を獲得し、画像を比較してウェーハの電気的構造の類似性を判定し、所定のレベルの電気的構造の類似性を有するウェーハを同じ系統にグループ化する。本発明の方法は、様々な形の機械的、電気的、および外見上の異常を判定するのに適する。