1. A graphical user interface comprising:
a first pane to display a first ordered series of items, each of the items having an index value indicating a position of the item within the series; and
a scroll bar to scroll through the first ordered series,
wherein items with index values that are outside of a first threshold range around a reference index value corresponding to a position of a slider of the scroll bar are displayed to have an appearance that is different from items having index values inside the first threshold range.
2. The graphical user interface of claim 1, wherein the first threshold range is one of a plurality of threshold ranges around the reference value, wherein items with index values outside of each successive threshold range are displayed to have an appearance that is different from items having index values inside the respective threshold range.
3. The graphical user interface of claim 1,
a second pane to display a second ordered series of items, each of the items having an index value indicating a position of the item within the series, the first ordered series and the second ordered series being ordered according to a same type of index value,
wherein the scroll bar is to further scroll through the second ordered series, the series in each respective pane to independently scroll.
4. The graphical user interface of claim 3, wherein the first threshold range is one of a plurality of threshold ranges around the reference value, wherein items with index values outside of each successive threshold range are displayed to have an appearance that is different from items having index values inside the respective threshold range.
5. The graphical user interface of claim 4, wherein the difference in appearance is a difference in contrast, items having index values outside of each successive threshold range being displayed with less contrast than items having index values inside the respective threshold range.
6. The graphical user interface of claim 3, wherein the type of the index values is time.
7. A method comprising:
displaying a first plurality of items, each item having an index value;
changing a reference index value;
responsive to a change of the reference index value, changing appearances of displayed items so that items having index values outside of the first threshold range around the reference index value have an appearance that is different from items having index values inside the first threshold range.
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:
displaying a second plurality of items, each item having an index value of a same type as the first plurality of items;
simultaneously scrolling through the first and second plurality of items, a pace of scrolling through the first plurality of items being independent of a pace of scrolling through the second plurality of items, wherein the reference index value changes during scrolling.
9. The method of claim 8, further comprising displaying a scroll bar, wherein the reference index value changes in accordance with movement of a slider of the scroll bar.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
determining an extent of the index values of the first and second plurality of items; and
mapping the extent of index values to the scroll bar.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein the first plurality of items is a first ordered series, and the second plurality of items is a second ordered series, each item of a respective series representing an event related to a same task or computer program.
12. The method of claim 8, wherein the first plurality of items is a first ordered series, and the second plurality of items is a second ordered series, each item of a respective series representing an entry in a same file or database corresponding to a different time.
13. The method of claim 7, wherein changing appearances of the displayed items comprises changing the displayed color, shade of color, contrast, font style, or a combination thereof.
14. The method of claim 7, wherein the first threshold range is one of a plurality of threshold ranges around the reference index value, the method further comprising:
responsive to a change of the reference index value, changing appearances of items with index values outside of each successive threshold range to be different from items having index values inside the respective threshold range.
15. The method of claim 12, wherein displayed items outside of each successive threshold range are displayed to have less contrast than items inside the respective threshold range.
16. A machine-readable medium storing instructions adapted to be executed by a processor to perform a method comprising:
displaying a first plurality of items, each item having an index value;
changing a reference index value;
responsive to a change of the reference index value, changing appearances of displayed items so that items having index values outside of the first threshold range around the reference index value have an appearance that is different from items having index values inside the first threshold range.
17. The machine-readable medium of claim 16, the method further comprising:
displaying a second plurality of items, each item having an index value of a same type as the first plurality of items;
simultaneously scrolling through the first and second plurality of items, a pace of scrolling through the first plurality of items being independent of a pace of scrolling through the second plurality of items, wherein the reference index value changes during scrolling.
18. The machine-readable medium of claim 17, the method further comprising displaying a scroll bar, wherein the reference index value changes in accordance with movement of a slider of the scroll bar.
19. The machine-readable medium of claim 18, the method further comprising:
determining an extent of the index values of the first and second plurality of items; and
mapping the extent of index values to the scroll bar.
20. The machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the first threshold range is one of a plurality of threshold ranges around the reference index value, the method further comprising:
responsive to a change of the reference index value, changing appearances of items with index values outside of each successive threshold range to be different from items having index values inside the respective threshold range.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
a bypass capacitor including an MOS structure formed to be extended from a power wiring region of the semiconductor device to a portion provided under an empty region which is adjacent to the power wiring region and has no other functional layer, and having a gate electrode formed through a capacitive insulating film on a diffusion region having a first conductivity type; and
a substrate contact formed under a ground wiring region and fixing a substrate potential, wherein:
the bypass capacitor has a contact to come in contact with a power wiring which is formed on a surface of the gate electrode and includes the diffusion region having the first conductivity type and a diffusion region of the substrate contact connected to each other,
the bypass capacitor has an opening portion for forming a contact region, and
the diffusion region is connected to have a different electric potential from that of the gate electrode through a diffusion contact to come in contact with the diffusion region through the opening portion.
2. A semiconductor device comprising:
a first pattern including a first rod pattern constituted by a lower wiring formed on a surface of the semiconductor device and having first and second lower pads on both ends, and third and fourth upper pads formed in opposite positions to each other through an interlayer insulating film on the first and second lower pads, connected to the first and second lower pads through a contact hole and constituted by an upper wiring in such a manner that each pad is positioned in an almost square corner portion;
a second pattern including a second rod pattern constituted by an upper wiring formed on the lower wiring through an interlayer insulating film, having third and fourth upper pads on both ends and formed opposite in an orthogonal direction to the first rod pattern, and first and second lower pads formed in opposite positions to each other through an interlayer insulating film on the third and fourth upper pads, connected to the third and fourth upper pads through a contact hole and having first and second lower pads constituted by a lower wiring in such a manner that each pad is positioned in an almost square corner portion; and
a capacitor unit pattern constituted to connect one of the pads of each of the first and second patterns to have a different electric potential.
3. The semiconductor device according to claim 2, wherein the first and second rod patterns have almost the same widths and lengths, and the first pattern and the second pattern are constituted to almost overlap with each other.
4. The semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein edges of the pads for layers which are positioned so as not to vertically overlap with each other are protruded from sides of the square and constitute a connecting region, and a shift region between the patterns is formed point symmetrically in such a manner that only one connecting region is protruded from each of the first pattern and the second pattern on each of the sides.
5. The semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the sides of the square is formed along an edge of a metal wiring and is electrically connected to the metal wiring through one of the pads.
6. The semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the sides of the square is formed along an edge of a metal wiring and capacitor unit patterns in plural lines are provided in such a manner that the side is electrically connected to the metal wiring through one of the pads.