374 results about "Design support" patented technology

A flexible blockchain smart-contract deployment design supporting both selective on-chain deployment and remote deployment with verified determinism and other valuable blockchain properties.

A solid-state image sensing element has a photoelectric conversion element which converts incoming light into an electrical signal in accordance with an amount of the light, a microlens which is arranged on an incident surface, a light guide which is arranged between the photoelectric conversion element and the microlens, and an insulating interlayer which is arranged around the light guide. The solid-state image sensing element located at a distance (H) satisfies:H·DL·P<a·NHNL⁢⁢for⁢⁢0<a<1where L is the distance from an exit pupil of an image sensing optical system of an image sensing device, which mounts an image sensor formed by two-dimensionally arranging a plurality of the solid-state image sensing elements, H is the distance from a center of the image sensor to a position of the solid-state image sensing element on the image sensor, D is the height from the photoelectric conversion element to an apex of the microlens, P is the spacing between the plurality of solid-state image sensing elements, NH is the refractive index of the light guide, and NL is the refractive index of the insulating interlayer.

When the convey behavior of a flexible medium conveyed in a conveying path is analyzed by simulation, a design support apparatus of this invention executes 1) processing for approximating a nip on a model to an actual nip, 2) processing for matching a feature point of a drive chart with a calculation step upon making a numerical calculation for solving a motion of a flexible medium using the drive chart, and 3) processing for reflecting velocity variations due to deformation of a convey roller pair, thus implementing a simulation with high accuracy. When the design support apparatus of this invention is used, even a designer who does not have expert knowledge on simulation can analyze the convey behavior of the flexible medium conveyed in the conveying path with relatively higher accuracy.

Various endeffector designs are disclosed for handling semiconductor wafers. For instance, an endeffector for handling wafers at a relatively low temperature is disclosed along with an endeffector for handling wafers at a relatively high temperature. Both endeffectors include uniquely designed support members that are configured to only contact a wafer at the wafer's edge. The endeffectors may also include a wafer detection system. The endeffector for handling wafers at relatively low temperatures may also include a pushing device that is used not only to position a wafer but to hold a wafer on the endeffector during acceleration or deceleration of the endeffector caused by a robot arm attached to the endeffector. As designed, the endeffectors may have a very slim profile making the endeffectors easily maneuverable.

Physical layer structures and access schemes for use in such networks are described and in particular initial access channel (IACH) structures are proposed. A spectrum efficient downlink (DL) IACH design supports different types of User Equipment (UE) capabilities and different system bandwidths. An IACH includes the synchronization channel (SCH) and broadcast-control channel (BCH). A non-uniform SCH for all system bandwidths is provided, as well as scalable bandwidth BCH depending on system bandwidth. An initial access procedure is provided, as well as an access procedure.

In designing integrated circuits such as FPGAs, a design support environment including the quality of design data is improved and the design efficiency is improved. An integrated-circuit design support apparatus that supports designing of an integrated circuit having a plurality of pins is provided. The apparatus includes a processor (a central processing unit) that forms a pin layout matrix (a matrix sheet) by unifying pin layout information of the integrated circuit using a common format and arranging the pin layout information in coordinates. The processor creates an integrated-circuit design library from the pin layout matrix.

There is provided a circuit design supporting device, a circuit board design supporting system, a circuit board design supporting server, a circuit board design supporting client, a circuit design supporting method, and a program for realizing the device for designing a layout of main components such as LSI, etc. on a circuit board such as a printed circuit board wherein unnecessary electromagnetic radiation is suppressed. The circuit design supporting device comprises a noise generating level adding means and a component locating means. The noise generating level adding means adds noise generating level information to a component to be located on a printed circuit board. The component locating means includes a component position detecting section, a voltage distribution detecting section, a noise generating level comparing section, and an error informing section. The component position detecting section detects a position of the component moved on the printed circuit board. The voltage distribution detecting section detects a voltage level on the printed circuit board in the detected position of the component. The noise generating level comparing section compares the detected voltage level with the noise generating level added to the component. The error informing section informs a user of an error when the voltage level on the printed circuit board is equal to or larger than the noise generating level as a result of the comparison.

A nonvolatile memory element which can be initialized at low voltage includes a variable resistance layer (116) located between a lower electrode (105) and an upper electrode (107) and having a resistance value that reversibly changes based on electrical signals applied between these electrodes. The variable resistance layer (116) includes at least two layers: a first variable resistance layer (1161) including a first transition metal oxide (116b); and a second variable resistance layer (1162) including a second transition metal oxide (116a) and a third transition metal oxide (116c). The second transition metal oxide (116a) has an oxygen deficiency higher than either oxygen deficiency of the first transition metal oxide (116b) or the third transition metal oxide (116c), and the second transition metal oxide (116a) and the third transition metal oxide (116c) are in contact with the first variable resistance layer (1161).

A printed circuit wiring board designing support device includes a layout data receiving section receiving printed circuit board layout data through an input / output section, a section for extracting structures of power supply / ground planes, a via hole extracting section for extracting a via hole interconnecting the wirings extending over power supply / ground planes, a capacitor extracting section for extracting a capacitor connected between power supply / ground planes, a distance measuring section for measuring the distance between the via hole and the capacitor, a database where the allowable distance value between the via hole and the capacitor in respect to the distance between the power supply and ground planes is recorded, an examination section for comparing the capacitor / via hole distance with the allowable distance value, and a warning section for issuing a warning when the distance between the via hole and the capacitor is larger than the allowable distance value.

The invention provides a simulation apparatus by which a problem upon designing can be found in the designing stage on the upstream without imposing an unnecessary working time to a designer. The simulation apparatus includes a working means model information storage section for storing information regarding working means models related to standard part models for working the standard part models, a working means model information extraction section for referring to the working means model information storage section based on information regarding a standard part model arranged in a design model to extract information regarding a working means model to be used to work the standard part model arranged in the design model, and a working simulation execution section for executing a simulation of the working for the standard part model with the working means model based on design information of the design model and the extracted information regarding the working means model, and checks the workability of working for a subject designed in a virtual three-dimensional space on a computer.