According to the present invention (1), an alicyclic diepoxy compound represented by the following general formula (I): can be produced in high purity and high yields at low cost, by epoxidizing the corresponding alicyclic diolefin compound with an organic percarboxylic acid. As the alicyclic diepoxy compound lacks an ester group in the molecule, it will show high reactivity for a cationic ...

The present invention relates to a coating composition for insulating film production, a preparation method of a low dielectric insulating film using the same, a low dielectric insulating film for a semiconductor device prepared therefrom, and a semiconductor device comprising the same, and more particularly to a coating composition for insulating film production having a low dielectric constant a...

Coatings containing particulate metal alloy are disclosed. The coatings provide corrosion protection to a substrate, such as a metal substrate. The coatings contain zinc-metal-containing alloy in flake form, most particularly an alloy flake of zinc and aluminum. The coating can be from compositions that are water-based or solvent-based. The compositions for providing the coating may also contain a...

An adhesion promotion process and composition for enhancing adhesion between a copper conducting layer and a dielectric material during manufacture of a printed circuit board. The composition contains a corrosion inhibitor, an inorganic acid, and an alcohol which is effective to increase copper-loading in the composition.

The invention relates to a liquid crystal mixed-composition comprising one or more cellulose derivatives and one or more liquid crystal compounds (preferably low-molecular liquid crystal compound) which can be oriented in a specific direction differing from that of the cellulose derivative, wherein the ratio by weight of the both is preferably in a range from 1 : 9 to 9: 1, a retardation film prod...

The present invention relates to the field of hydroprocessing, and more particularly relates to a process directed to fuels hydrocracking and distillate feed hydrofining. This process has at least two stages. A relatively unconverted hydrofined product may be removed prior to the second stage, providing flexibility. In another embodiment, fresh feed may be added prior to the second stage. In both ...

ML-236B is an inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase and useful in preparing another such inhibitor, pravastatin. The preparation of ML-236B using an ML-236B-producing microorganism is enhanced using a polynucleotide encoding a gene related to the polyketide synthase cluster occuring in such a microorganism.

The present invention is a gap junction assay method and provides methods for both characterizing connexins and for identifying compounds that affect gap junctions function.

The present invention relates to prognostic methods which are useful in medicine, particularly cancer chemotherapy. The object of the invention to provide a method for assessing HER2-neu and/or EGFR expression levels in fixed or fixed and paraffin embedded tissues and prognosticate the probable sensitivity of a patient's tumor to treatment with receptor tyrosine kinase targeted chemotherapy by exa...

There is provided a high-stiffness high-strength thin steel sheet having a tensile strength of not less than 590 MPa and a Young's modulus of not less than 230 GPa, which comprises C: 0.02-0.15%, Si: not more than 1.5%, Mn: 1.0-3.5%, P: not more than 0.05%, S: not more than 0.01%, Al: not more than 1.5%, N: not more than 0.01% and Ti: 0.02-0.50% as mass%, provided that C, N, S and Ti contents sati...

Provided is a high density gallium oxide-zinc oxide series sintered body sputtering target for forming a transparent conductive film containing 20 to 2000 mass ppm of zirconium oxide. In a gallium oxide (Ga 2 O 3 )-zinc oxide (ZnO) series sputtering target (GZO series target) for forming a transparent conductive film, trace amounts of specific elements are added to obtain a target capable of impro...

A linear type deposition source capable of improving a heating efficiency and reducing a heating temperature by using a plate-type heating source and/or improving a cooling efficiency by including a cooling jacket having a cooling water line in a housing. The linear type deposition source includes: a crucible arranged in a deposition chamber, the crucible being for evaporating materials included i...

Provided is an optical disk including a Cu alloy recording layer that contains one or more components selected from Zn, Mn, Ga, Ti and Ta in a total amount of 1 to 20at% and the remnants composed of Cu and inevitable impurities, when the optical disk has a structure where a recording layer is sandwiched between ZnS-SiO 2 protective layers. The provided optical disk and sputtering target for a Cu ...

A plasma processing apparatus for generating plasma in a chamber maintained in a vacuum state and processing a substrate using the plasma. The plasma processing apparatus includes a refrigerant channel for circulating a refrigerant formed in a shower head, thereby easily controlling the temperature of the shower head and improving the reproducibility of plasma treatment.

The invention relates to a method for etching substrates (4) received in an etching solution (2). Said method comprises the following steps: A basin (1) which can receive the etching solution (2) is prepared, the substrate (4) is completely immersed in the etching solution (2), a flow which surrounds the substrate (4) is produced and the speed and/or direction of the flow can be periodically alter...

The invention relates to polypropylene-based monofilaments having improved properties, especially an improved abrasion resistance, to a process for manufacturing these monofilaments and to their use. The invention relates more particularly to polypropylene-based monofilaments, the polypropylene being obtained by polymerizing propylene in the presence of a metallocene catalyst.

A textile machine comprising at least one frame ( 2 ) supporting a plurality of healds ( 3 ), a sickle ( 6 ), a needle ( 8 ), a compacting device ( 201 ) and a main shaft ( 12 ) for a synchronized movement of the frames ( 2 ), sickle ( 6 ), needle ( 8 ) and compacting device ( 201 ) and manufacture of a textile product ( 5 ); the machine ( 1 ) further comprises a first feeding member ( 20 ) to sup...