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Patent JP-2009518573-A (JP)
Title: 排気ガス流れ内に配置されている触媒の診断方法および方法を実施するための装置
IPC: F01N3/00
Filed: 2006-11-13
Abstract: 【課題】簡単に実行可能であり且つ確実な診断を可能にする、排気ガス流れ内に配置されている触媒の診断方法および装置を提供する。 【解決手段】排気ガス流れ（ｍｓ＿ａｂｇ）内に配置されている触媒（１５、１６、１７）の診断方法において、触媒診断が触媒（１５、１６、１７）の吸湿特性の評価に基づいて行われる。触媒温度（ｔｅ＿Ｋａｔ）に対する尺度（ｔｅ＿Ｋａｔ１＿ｍｅｓｓ、ｔｅ＿Ｋａｔ２＿ｍｅｓｓ）の測定が行われ、触媒（１５、１６、１７）内に存在する水膜の蒸発の間に発生する測定温度平坦部（Ｐ１、Ｐ２）の特性変数（ｔｅ＿Ｐ、ｔｉ＿Ｐ）の評価が行われる。 【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2009523274-A (JP)
Title: デジタル著作権管理システム間の相互運用性を提供する方法、コンピュータ・プログラム、及びシステム（デジタル著作権管理システム間の相互運用性を提供する方法及び装置）
IPC: G06F21/00
Filed: 2006-12-14
Abstract: 【課題】  コンテンツ管理システム内のデジタル・コンテンツを管理する方法及び装置を提供する。   【解決手段】  前記コンテンツ管理システムは、前記コンテンツ管理システムにインポートされたデジタル・コンテンツの第１の保護フォーマットを自動的に判定するように動作可能なフィルタと、前記デジタル・コンテンツを前記第１の保護フォーマットから第２の保護フォーマットに変換するように動作可能なトランスフォーマと、を含む。前記第２の保護フォーマットは、前記第１の保護フォーマットと異なる。   【選択図】  図１
Patent JP-2009522050-A (JP)
Title: 放射線不透過性マーカ付きステント
IPC: A61F2/82
Filed: 2006-12-21
Abstract: ステントの一部分の留置部に配置された変形放射線不透過性マーカを含むステントであって、マーカが少なくとも部分的にマーカの拡張部分とステントの留置部内の部分の内面との間の締まり嵌めによって該部分に結合され、変形マーカと内面との間の少なくとも幾つかの間隙にポリマ被覆材が充填され、かつマーカが撮像技術によって撮像するのに充分な放射線不透過性を含む、ステント。 【選択図】  図１２Ａ
Patent JP-2009523261-A (JP)
Title: 自動化されたオーディオ・サブバンドの比較
IPC: G10L11/00
Filed: 2007-01-03
Abstract: プラットフォームにおけるアプリケーションのオーディオ・パフォーマンスの自動試験が、オーディオ・データのキャプチャを介して提供される。オーディオ・データには、他のものに加えて、サウンド・カード又は予めレンダリングされたバッファ・データを含む。オーディオ・データは、少なくとも第１の分解能と第２の分解能とにおいて当該オーディオ・データを記述するデータを含む記述データを生じるように処理される。この記述データは、データ・サンプルを比較し、２又はそれよりも多くのデータ・サンプルの類似性を記述するのに用いられる。この比較により、オーディオ・パフォーマンスが満足のいくものであるかどうかを判断することが可能になる。
Patent JP-2009525481-A (JP)
Title: 基準ユニットを備える磁気センサデバイス
IPC: G01N27/72
Filed: 2007-01-25
Abstract: 本発明は、サンプル室1における磁場Bを生成する励起ワイヤ11,13と、サンプル室における磁気粒子2により生成される磁場を感知する、例えばGMR要素といった磁気センサ要素12とを有する磁気センサデバイスに関する。そのデバイスは、線形コンダクタ14と平面コンダクタ15とからなる基準場生成器を更に有する。線形コンダクタと平面コンダクタとの間には、磁気センサ要素12が配置される。上記コンダクタ14,15により生成される基準磁場B ref は、サンプル室1を貫通することはなく、磁気センサ要素12にのみ到達する。従って、基準磁場B ref によるセンサ信号の成分は、分離され、センサゲインを計算するのに使用されることができる。例えば、この値は、測定の間のデバイスの自律較正に使用されることができる。
Patent JP-2009526405-A (JP)
Title: （Ａｌ，Ｉｎ，Ｇａ，Ｂ）Ｎの伝導性制御方法
IPC: H01L21/205
Filed: 2007-02-09
Abstract: （Ａｌ，Ｉｎ，Ｇａ，Ｂ）Ｎ半導体結晶におけるｐ型伝導性の制御方法が開示される。例えば、＜０１１＞方向にミスカットされた｛１００｝ＭｇＡｌ ２ Ｏ ４ スピネル基板上に蒸着された｛１０１１｝ＧａＮ膜を含む。成長する半極性窒化薄膜にＭｇ原子を意図的に内包し、使用可能な電子状態を半導体結晶のバンド構造に導入することによって、ｐ型伝導性をもたらしてもよい。好適な電子状態の同様の内包をもたらすＺｎまたはＣなどのその他の不純物原子を使用してもよい。
Patent JP-2010158923-A (JP)
Title: Tongue stopper structure of seat belt device
Inventor: AKAIKE FUMITOSHI
IPC: B60R22/12
Filed: 2009-01-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To move a tongue up to a position beyond a locking position by a stopper structure for locking the fall movement of the tongue passed through a seat belt webbing without changing the stopper position of the stopper structure.  <P>SOLUTION: This stopper structure relates to the locking of the fall movement of the tongue 13 as a mounting tool passed through the seat belt webbing 11. The stopper structure is constituted to prevent the passing of the tongue 13 and lock the fall movement through the projecting shape of a locking member 15 attached to the seat belt webbing 11. The locking member 15 keeps a state for locking the fall movement of the tongue 13, even if the tongue 13 is pressed under self weight, but is deformed by applying a force in a pushing down direction to the tongue 13 and becomes a state in which the passing movement of the tongue 13 in the fall movement direction can be permitted.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010159162-A (JP)
Title: Paper feeding cassette
Inventor: ASADA TETSUO
IPC: B65H1/28
Filed: 2009-01-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper feeding cassette capable of securing sufficient rigidity capable of storing a plurality of paper of a larger size, even if a paper placing surface is largely expanded still in a structure capable of storing the plurality of paper of a high use frequency, without causing a size increase and a weight increase.  <P>SOLUTION: This paper feeding cassette 78 can be inserted into and extracted from a printer part 11. The paper feeding cassette 78 has a main tray 20, a second tray 21 and a cover 79, and the main tray 20 can slide a slide tray 83 to a tray body 82. The cover 79 moves in response to a slide of the slide tray 83. In a state of extracting the second tray 21 from the inside of the cover 79, a first projection 68 of the cover 79 engages with a second projection 69 of the second tray 21. In a state where the slide tray 83 and the cover 79 are in an extension position, the movement in the extracting direction of the second tray 21 is regulated, and the second tray 21 cannot move to a paper feeding position.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010165757-A (JP)
Title: Wet processing device
Inventor: MATSUI ATSUSHI
IPC: H01L21/3205
Filed: 2009-01-13
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wet processing device and a wet processing method for suppressing galvanic corrosion in a conductive member formed on the surface of a workpiece and removing nano-level particles in a sheet type wet processing feeding processing liquid while rotating the workpiece.  <P>SOLUTION: The wet processing device includes a coating means 13 coating at least a part of a surface Wa to be processed of the workpiece W, and feeds the processing liquid in the deoxidized condition by means of a processing liquid supply means 14 while a clearance g is formed between the surface Wa to be processed of the workpiece W held by a holding means 11 and the coating means 13. A voltage is applied between a counter electrode 31a disposed to face the processing surface Wa of the workpiece W, and a processing workpiece electrode 32 connectable to the workpiece W.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010165779-A (JP)
Title: Solid-state imaging apparatus and method of manufacturing the same
Inventor: UENISHI SHINJI
IPC: H04N5/369
Filed: 2009-01-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solid-state imaging apparatus for easily recognizing a metal layer for alignment with higher accuracy.  <P>SOLUTION: The solid-state imaging apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate, a pixel part formed on the front surface of the semiconductor substrate for photoelectric conversion, a metal wiring layer and a metal layer for alignment connected to the pixel part, an external connecting terminal formed at the rear surface of the semiconductor substrate, a through-hole for electrically connecting an external connecting terminal which is formed penetrating the semiconductor substrate toward the metal wiring layer, and a non-translucent sealing material layer laminated to uniformly cover the front surface of the semiconductor substrate except for the pixel part and the metal layer for alignment.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010163267-A (JP)
Title: Door device for elevator
Inventor: FUJI DAIJIRO
IPC: B66B13/08
Filed: 2009-01-16
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a door device for an elevator, capable of reducing a burden in the maintenance-inspection work.  <P>SOLUTION: This door device 1 for the elevator includes: hall doors 17a and 17b, to which self-closing force is applied; a header case 16 supporting the hall doors 17a and 17b freely to open/close; and a door speed reducing mechanism 61. The door speed reducing mechanism 61 includes: a first member 62 fixed in position thereof relative to the header case 16 or the hall doors 17a and 17b; and a second member 25 movable relative to the first member 62 with the door opening/closing operation of the hall doors 17a and 17b. When the hall doors 17a and 17b close with the self-closing force, the second member 25 is brought into contact with the first member 62 to reduce the speed of the hall doors 17a and 17b.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010166769-A (JP)
Title: Ground distance relay device
Inventor: MATSUMOTO SHIGEO
IPC: H02H3/40
Filed: 2009-01-19
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ground distance relay device, capable of markedly shortening ground fault removing time, in a balance two-line power transmission line of a resistance grounding system.  <P>SOLUTION: A trip signal generating circuit 20, provided on a first power supply end ground distance relay device 10<SB>1</SB>, includes: an own line Z comparison circuit 22 for outputting an output signal, when a first impedance Z<SB>1</SB>obtained by dividing a bus bar voltage Va by a first line current I<SB>1</SB>becomes a first threshold or lower; a both-line Z comparison circuit 23 for outputting an output signal, when a both line impedance Z<SB>a</SB>obtained by dividing the bus bar voltage Va by the sum of first and second line currents I<SB>1</SB>, I<SB>2</SB>becomes a second threshold or lower ; an inverter circuit 26 for inverting the polarity of the output signal of own line Z comparison circuit 22; a fourth logical product circuit 24<SB>4</SB>for calculating the logical product between the output signal of the both-line Z comparison circuit 23 and the output signal of the inverter circuit 26; and a delay circuit 27 for delaying the time axis of the output signal of the fourth logical product circuit 24<SB>4</SB>by the delay time DL.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010167866-A (JP)
Title: Chain adjustment apparatus for motorcycle
Inventor: MORI YOTARO
IPC: B62M9/16
Filed: 2009-01-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase coupling rigidity of an adjustment piece to an end piece.  <P>SOLUTION: A substantially U-shaped recessed part opened on the outer side is formed in the end piece 8 installed on the rear end of an arm part 1a of a rear fork, and the adjustment piece 10 composed of a projecting member 20 and a recessed member 30 is fitted in this recessed part, and is freely moved in the longitudinal direction. A substantially V-shaped projecting inclined face 27 is arranged in the projecting member 20, and a substantially V-shaped recessed inclined face 35 is arranged in the recessed member 30, and the projecting member 20 is fitted to the recessed member 30. When fastening the tip to the adjustment piece 10 and the end piece 8 by a nut via a rear wheel axle 3, the projecting member 20 is brought into wedge engagement with the recessed member 30 by axial force of the rear wheel axle 3, and an upper side divided body 30A and a lower side divided body 30B of the recessed member 30 vertically divided into two parts in advance, are vertically moved, and the coupling rigidity to the end piece 8 of the adjustment piece 10 increases due to contacting in a surface by being brought into pressure contact with an upper surface wall 8a and an under surface wall 8c of the end piece 8.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010167124-A (JP)
Title: Structure for sealing board protective case and game machine
Inventor: ENOMOTO SHUJIN
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2009-01-23
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To hardly allow an RFID to restore a communication function even if an attempt to repair a seal sticker is made when a board protective case sealed by the sealing sticker is illegally opened and the RFID included in the sealing sticker is broken or disconnected.  <P>SOLUTION: A structure for sealing the board protective case includes: the board protective case 1 having two openable/closable case pieces 10 and 20 for storing a control board by sandwiching; a cutting member 30 supported by one of the case pieces in a sealing sticker adhesion part A formed on the case pieces in a closed state; the sealing sticker 50 adhering to at least one of the case pieces in the sealing sticker adhesion part; and a cap 40 removably attached to the sealing sticker adhesion part so as to enclose the sealing sticker when the cap is attached. The cap includes an engaging part 42 which is engaged with the cutting member when the cap is attached to the sealing sticker adhesion part. When the cap is removed from the sealing sticker adhesion part, the cap is removed while the sealing sticker is broken by the cutting member.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010173216-A (JP)
Title: Thermal transfer printer and thermal transfer printing method
Inventor: TAKEDA HIROSHI
IPC: B41J2/325
Filed: 2009-01-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printer which automatically performs correcting of print starting position on a printing paper accompanying the change of ribbon consumption.  <P>SOLUTION: In a label printer which is a thermal transfer printer including an ink ribbon 2 wound on a ribbon winding shaft 7 from a feeding shaft, a stepping motor for carrying out the rotary drive of the ribbon winding shaft 7 to wind the ink ribbon 2, and a pulse generation means which revolves as one piece with the ribbon winding shaft 7 and generates the pulse of the number proportional to the rotation angle of the ribbon winding shaft 7, the diameter of winding shaft of the ink ribbon 2 being wound is computed on the basis of the pulse number from the pulse generation means and the step number added to the stepping motor, and print starting position according to the ribbon consumption is corrected.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010175965-A (JP)
Title: Image forming apparatus and method of controlling the same
Inventor: HIDAKA SANETOSHI
IPC: G03G15/01
Filed: 2009-01-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid wasteful degradation of a toner in an image forming apparatus with a plurality of developing units.  <P>SOLUTION: A printer in this mode, uses a Y (Yellow) toner, M (Magenta) toner and C (Cyan) toner for print operation of color images in addition to a K (black) toner. In supplying the Y toner, when the residual quantity of the Y toner is less than a threshold C, the Y toner is supplied. At the same time, a toner supply prohibition request flag is set from Y (YES at step S50, and step S60, step S160). By setting the flag, if the residual quantity of the M toner is not less than the threshold C in supplying the M toner, the M toner is not supplied. Also, if the residual quantity of the C toner is not less than the threshold C, the C toner is not supplied. The flag is cleared when the residual quantity of the Y toner becomes not less than the threshold C (NO at step S50, and step S100).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010181632-A (JP)
Title: Image forming device
Inventor: SATO MITSURU
IPC: G03G15/00
Filed: 2009-02-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming device which hardly causes tacking even if an image forming job to print a large number of sheets in a short period of time is repeated.  <P>SOLUTION: The image forming device includes: a printer part 2; a delivery tray 2a forming a portion of a casing upper part of the printer part 2 and stacking fixed recording sheets; and an image reading part 8 arranged on both sidewalls rising from two adjoining sides on the outer edge of the delivery tray 2a. A cooling unit 19 for cooling the sidewalls and a corner part 21 formed by the sidewalls after performing the image forming job and delivering the last recording sheet onto the delivery tray 2a.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010179779-A (JP)
Title: Pneumatic tire
Inventor: KAMEDA NORIFUMI
IPC: B60C9/20
Filed: 2009-02-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve durability in run-flat traveling while suppressing an increase in weight.  <P>SOLUTION: A pneumatic tire 1 includes reinforcing rubber layers 10, which are arranged on the sidewall parts 4 at both sides in the tire width direction and whose meridian cross section is of roughly a crescent shape; at least one layer of a carcass layer 6, which is bridged between each bead core 51 arranged at the bead parts 5 at both sides in the tire width direction; two layers of belt layers 7 arranged outside the tire radial direction of the carcass layer; and at least one layer of a belt cover layer 8 arranged outside the tire radial direction of the belt layer. In this tire, the belt layer has a cord, which inclines in the range of not less than 10 [degrees] and not more than 35 [degrees] to tire circumferential direction. The belt cover layer has an organic fiber cord, which inclines in the range of not less than 20 [degrees] and not more than 80 [degrees] to tire circumferential direction.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010184350-A (JP)
Title: Mold for tires
Inventor: SAGAWA TAKAMICHI
IPC: B29C33/02
Filed: 2009-02-10
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tire which has a pitch variation type tread pattern and is excellent in uniformity.  <P>SOLUTION: The tread ring 16 of a mold for a tire has an uneven pattern on its inner circumference surface. The uneven pattern comprises many elements including a first element LL, a second element L, a third element M, a fourth element S, and a fifth element SS. Pitches of the first and second elements LL and L are larger than an average pitch Pa. The pitch of the third element M is substantially equal to the average pitch Pa. Pitches of the fourth and fifth elements S and SS are smaller than the average pitch Pa. A tread ring 16 is divided into nine segments by parting planes (22a-22i). The elements (LL, L, and M) having pitches equal to or larger than the average pitch are located at positions of respective parting planes.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010185211-A (JP)
Title: Framed scaffolding
Inventor: KAMATA SEIJI
IPC: F16F15/02
Filed: 2009-02-12
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a framed scaffolding capable of following up the oscillation of an upper skeleton if an earthquake occurs during the construction of a base-isolated structure.  <P>SOLUTION: In this framed scaffold 1, a sliding member 11 is installed on the lower surface of the jack base 10 of one leg 3 of an erected frame 2, a self-standing plate 16 for restricting the movement of the jack base 10 is rotatably attached to a screw shaft 4, and a leg part 18 is attached to the self-standing plate 16. When the leg part 18 is installed on a ground-contact surface by the rotation of the self-standing plate 16, the jack base 10 is raised from the ground-contact surface.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010188244-A (JP)
Title: Sewage treatment apparatus and sewage treatment method
Inventor: KOBAYASHI HIROSHI
IPC: C02F1/44
Filed: 2009-02-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sewage treatment apparatus capable of easily and sufficiently restoring the filtering function of a membrane separation module without taking the membrane separation module out of a purification tank to wash the same, and a sewage treatment method.  <P>SOLUTION: The sewage treatment apparatus 1 has the purification tank 2 for performing the microbial decomposition treatment of organic matter, the membrane separation module 3 arranged in the purification tank 2, the pump means 4 attached to the membrane separation module 3, a stirring means 5 for stirring the sewage thrown in the purification tank 2 to peel the sludge adhered to the membrane separation module 3 and an aeration means 6 for introducing air into the purification tank 2. In a case that the filtering resistance of the membrane separation module 3 is increased during use, the sludge adhered to the membrane separation module 3 by keeping an anaerobic state is liquefied to be subsequently removed by the action of the pump means 4 or stirring means 5. By this constitution, the filtering function of the membrane separation module 3 can easily and sufficiently be restored without taking the membrane separation nodule 3 out of the purification tank 2 to wash the same.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010189218-A (JP)
Title: Carbon fiber-containing coating film and method for producing the same
Inventor: KAWASE SEITO
IPC: C09D201/04
Filed: 2009-02-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carbon fiber-containing coating film which has extremely high adhesion to a substrate, and highly exhibits wear resistance, thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity, which are originally possessed by the carbon fiber.  <P>SOLUTION: The carbon fiber-containing coating film is obtained by applying a coating composition containing carbon fibers and a binder component to the surface of a substrate to form a coating layer and firing the coating layer at a temperature equal to or higher than the decomposition temperature of the binder component contained in the coating layer. The carbon fiber-containing coating film contains the carbon fibers in a ratio of 1.5-70 mass% based on the total mass of the coating film. The coating film-forming component of the coating film contains thermal decomposition products of a binder resin.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010189533-A (JP)
Title: Energy ray-curable resin composition for optical lens sheet and cured product thereof
Inventor: MIZUGUCHI TAKAFUMI
IPC: C08F2/50
Filed: 2009-02-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resin composition which is excellent in releasability, shape reproducibility and adhesion to a substrate film and is suited for continuous processing of an optical lens sheet.  <P>SOLUTION: The energy ray-curable resin composition for the optical lens sheet includes: an oligomer (A) obtained by reacting an epoxy resin (a-1) which has at least two epoxy groups within a molecule and has an epoxy equivalent of 150-1,000 g/eq with a monocarboxylic acid (a-2) containing an ethylenically unsaturated group; a monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomer (B) having a phenyl ether group; a compound (C) represented by formula (1) (wherein R<SB>1</SB>and R<SB>2</SB>are each independently hydrogen, halogen, carboxyl or 1-3C alkyl; and R<SB>3</SB>is hydrogen or 1-4C alkyl, aminomethyl, hydroxymethyl or alkyl containing an amino group optionally substituted with 1-17C alkyl); and a photopolymerization initiator (D).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010190801-A (JP)
Title: Coagulogen raw material, process for producing the same, and process and apparatus for measuring organism-derived biologically active substance using the same
Inventor: YABUSAKI KATSUMI
IPC: C12Q1/37
Filed: 2009-02-19
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for obtaining a coagulogen raw material which can irreversibly inactivate the activity of a coagulase while retaining the function of coagulogen in an LAL reagent, a LAL reagent contaminated by an organism-derived biologically active substance or the like, and which can be used in a reagent.  <P>SOLUTION: An LAL reagent is heated at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined period of time to irreversibly deactivate only the activity of an enzyme contained in the LAL reagent. At this time, such an activity inherent in coagulogen that coagulogen can be hydrolyzed with an activated coagulase and converted to coagulin to induce gelatinization or an agglutination reaction is retained.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010003397-A (JP)
Title: Semiconductor device
Inventor: KINOSHITA HIROTO
IPC: G11C11/407
Filed: 2009-02-19
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor device which prevents an increase in current consumption and counts various kinds of latency while ensuring an operational margin when a high-speed external clock is used.  <P>SOLUTION: The semiconductor device includes: a latency setting circuit; an input command circuit which outputs normal phase (reverse phase) command signals CMD0 (CMD1); a plurality of latch circuits 21-25 (a first counter circuit) which shift the normal phase command signals CMD0; a plurality of latch circuits 31-35 (a second counter circuit) which shift the reverse phase command signals CMD1; and selectors 41-44 which select and control signal routes according to the latency. In this case, some or all of the latch circuits of the respective counter circuits are started up in response to the input command signals and controlled to stop after a prescribed operational period of time elapses.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT