Author: claimsbot

1. A semiconductor apparatus comprising:
a shift register adapted to pass a start signal therethrough in synchronization with a clock signal of a large amplitude level to sequentially generate a plurality of latch signals;
a data register adapted to latch sequential data signals of the large amplitude level in synchronization with said latch signals;
a data latch circuit adapted to latch all said sequential data signals latched in said data register in synchronization with a strobe signal; and
a receiver connected to said shift register and said data register, said receiver adapted to convert differential clock signals of a small amplitude level into said clock signal of the large amplitude level from a timing of generation of said strobe signal to a timing of completion of latching all said sequential data signals in said data register, and transmit said clock signal of the large amplitude level to said shift register, and adapted to convert differential data signals of the small amplitude level into said sequential data signals from a timing of generation of said start signal to the timing of completion of latching all said sequential data signals in said data register and transmit said sequential data signals to said data register.
2. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said receiver comprises:
a clock signal receiver adapted to amplify the difference in voltage between said differential clock signals to generate said clock signal;
a data signal receiver adapted to amplify the difference in voltage between said differential data signals to generate said sequential data signal;
a first switch connected to said clock signal receiver and adapted to apply a first bias voltage to said clock signal receiver to activate said clock signal receiver;
a second switch connected to said data signal receiver and adapted to apply a second bias voltage to said data signal receiver to activate said data signal receiver;
a first control circuit connected to said first switch and adapted to turn ON said first switch from the timing of generation of said strobe signal to the timing of completion of latching all said sequential data signals; and
a second control circuit connected to said second switch and adapted to turn ON said second switch from the generation of said start signal to the timing of completion of latching all said-sequential data signals.
3. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, being a data signal driver adapted to drive data lines of a liquid crystal display apparatus.
4. A semiconductor apparatus comprising a plurality of units connected to each other by a cascade connection and adapted to pass a start signal therethrough, each of said units comprising;
a shift register adapted to pass said start signal therethrough in synchronization with a clock signal of a large amplitude level to sequentially generate a plurality of latch signals;
a data register adapted to latch sequential data signals of the large amplitude level in synchronization with said latch signals;
a data latch circuit adapted to latch all said sequential data signals latched in said data register in synchronization with a strobe signal; and
a receiver connected to said shift register and said data register, said receiver adapted to convert differential clock signals of a small amplitude level into said clock signal of the large amplitude level from a timing of generation of said strobe signal to a timing of completion of latching all said sequential data signals in said data register, and transmit said clock signal of the large amplitude level to said shift register, and adapted to convert differential data signals of the small amplitude level into said sequential data signals from a timing of generation of said start signal to the timing of completion of latching all said sequential data signals in said data register and transmit said sequential data signals to said data register.
5. The apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein said receiver comprises:
a clock signal receiver adapted to amplify the difference in voltage between said differential clock signals to generate said clock signal;
a data signal receiver adapted to amplify the difference in voltage between said differential data signals to generate said sequential data signal;
a first switch connected to said clock signal receiver and adapted to apply a first bias voltage to said clock signal receiver to activate said clock signal receiver;
a second switch connected to said data signal receiver and adapted to apply a second bias voltage to said data signal receiver to activate said data signal receiver;
a first control circuit connected to said first switch and adapted to turn ON said first switch from the timing of generation of said strobe signal to the timing of completion of latching all said sequential data signals; and
a second control circuit connected to said second switch and adapted to turn ON said second switch from the generation of said start signal to the timing of completion of latching all said sequential data signals.
6. The apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein each of said units is a data signal driver adapted to drive data lines of a liquid crystal display apparatus.
7. A receiver of a source driver, comprising;
a first receiving circuit receiving a clock signal;
a plurality of second receiving circuits each receiving a data signal;
a bias circuit for producing a bias voltage;
a first switch coupled between said bias circuit and said first receiving circuit and controlled by a first control signal to apply said bias voltage to said first receiving circuit; and
a second switch coupled between said bias circuit and said second receiving circuits and controlled by a second control signal different from said first control signal to apply said bias voltage to said second receiving circuits.

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 flexible wired circuit board having a plurality of layers formed in a generally rectangular, flat, strip-shape, and having a generally narrow central portion and relatively rectangular, flat, widened end portions, for temperature measurement said layers comprising:
a conductor layer; and
a base insulating layer formed on one side of said conductor layer;
wherein the conductor layer is formed from a metal foil having a proportional relation between temperature and specific electric resistance;
wherein said conductor layer includes a temperature detecting portion formed when said conductor layer is formed as a wiring portion and arranged in a predetermined pattern on said base insulating layer; and
wherein the temperature detecting portion is formed on the base insulating layer at one of the generally rectangular, flat, widened end portions of the base insulating layer.
2. The flexible wired circuit board for temperature measurement according to claim 1, wherein the conductor layer is a stainless foil.
3. The flexible wired circuit board for temperature measurement according to claim 1, wherein said wiring portion includes a wiring folded in such a continuous form that adjacent parts of the wiring extending in parallel are spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval.
4. The flexible wired circuit board for temperature measurement according to claim 3, wherein the wiring in the temperature detecting portion has an entire length of 50 mm or more.
5. The flexible wired circuit board for temperature measurement according to claim 3, wherein the adjacent parts of the wiring in the temperature detecting portion are spaced apart from each other at a pitch of 100 \u03bcm or more.
6. A flexible wired circuit board having a plurality of layers formed in a generally rectangular, flat, strip-shape, and having a generally narrow central portion and relatively rectangular, flat, widened end portions, for temperature measurement, said layers comprising:
a conductor layer formed from a stainless foil;
a base insulating layer formed from a polyimide film formed on one side of said conductor layer;
a cover insulating layer from a polyimide film, and formed on another side of said conductor layer;
wherein said conductor layer, comprising a main wiring portion for wiring and a sensor-wiring portion, including a temperature detecting portion, is formed in one piece in a form of a predetermined pattern; and
wherein the temperature detecting portion is formed on the base insulating layer at one of the generally rectangular, flat, widened end portions of the base insulating layer.

We claim:

1. A method for controlling estrogen production comprising administering a ring system compound comprising a sulphamic acid ester group; wherein said compound is an inhibitor of an enzyme having steroid sulphatase activity (EC 3.1.6.2); and wherein if the sulphamic acid ester group of said compound is replaced with a sulphate group to form a sulphate compound and incubated with a steroid sulphatase enzyme (EC 3.1.6.2) at a pH 7.4 and 37 C. it provides a Km value of less than 50 M.
2. A method to target the estrogen metabolic pathway comprising administering a ring system compound comprising a sulphamic acid ester group; wherein said compound is an inhibitor of an enzyme having steroid sulphatase activity (EC 3.1.6.2); and wherein if the sulphamic acid ester group of said compound is replaced with a sulphate group to form a sulphate compound and incubated with a steroid sulphatase enzyme (EC 3.1.6.2) at a pH 7.4 and 37 C. it provides a Km value of less than 50 M.

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. An electromagnetic wave shielding thermoplastic resin composition, comprising
a) a continuous thermoplastic polymer phase comprising from about 30 wt % to about 75 wt % of a blend of a polycarbonate and an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS);
b) a dispersed phase comprising a plurality stainless steel fibers and glass fibers dispersed within the continuous thermoplastic polymer phase;
i. wherein the high strength stainless steel fibers are present in an amount from about 5 wt % to about 30 wt %; wherein the high strength stainless steel fiber has a single fiber strength of greater than or equal to about 20 cN and an elongation of greater than or equal to about 2%;
ii. wherein the glass fibers are present in an amount from about 0 wt % to about 30 wt %;

wherein all weight percents are based on the total weight of the composition;
wherein the composition exhibits electromagnetic wave shielding performance at least about 10% greater when determined on a 1.5 mm thick sample compared to that of a reference composition consisting of substantially the same proportions of the blend of a polycarbonate and an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS), the same glass fiber, and a standard strength steel fiber instead of a high strength steel fiber; and
wherein the standard strength steel fiber has a single fiber strength of less than or equal to about 19 cN and an elongation of less than or equal to about 1.5%.
2. The composition of claim 1, wherein continuous thermoplastic polymer phase further comprises a polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer.
3. The composition of claim 2, wherein the polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer is present in an amount from about 5 wt % to about 20 wt %.
4. The composition of claim 2, wherein the polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer is present in an amount from about 10 wt % to about 17 wt %.
5. The composition of claim 2, wherein the polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer comprises a polysiloxane block of about 20 wt % of the polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer.
6. The composition of claim 1, wherein the polycarbonate comprises a blend of two or more polycarbonate polymers.
7. The composition of claim 6, wherein the polycarbonate blend comprises a low flow polycarbonate polymer and a high flow polycarbonate polymer.
8. The composition of claim 1, wherein the polycarbonate is present in an amount from about 30 wt % to about 60 wt %.
9. The composition of claim 1, wherein the polycarbonate has a weight average molecular weight from about 18,000 to about 40,000.
10. The composition of claim 1, wherein acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer is present in an amount from about 2 wt % to about 15 wt %.
11. The composition of claim 1, wherein acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer is present in an amount from about 2 wt % to about 5 wt %.
12. The composition of claim 1, wherein acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer is a bulk polymerized ABS.
13. The composition of claim 1, wherein acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer comprises from about 10 wt % to about 20 wt % polybutadiene.
14. The composition of claim 1, wherein acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer comprises from about 12 wt % to about 18 wt % polybutadiene; wherein acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer comprises from about 60 wt % to about 75 wt % styrene; and wherein acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer comprises from about 10 wt % to about 20 wt % acrylonitrile.
15. The composition of claim 1, wherein the high strength stainless steel fiber further comprises a polymer coat layer.
16. The composition of claim 15, wherein the coat layer comprises a polysulfone, a polyester, or both a polysulfone and a polyester.
17. The composition of claim 15, wherein the coat layer comprises a polysulfone.
18. The composition of claim 15, wherein the high strength stainless steel fiber content is from about 70 wt % to about 80 wt %; and wherein the coat layer content is from about 10 wt % to about 20 wt %.
19. The composition of claim 1, wherein the high strength stainless steel fiber further comprises a polymeric sizing composition.
20. The composition of claim 19, wherein the polymeric sizing composition comprises a polyester.
21. The composition of claim 20, wherein the polyester comprises polybutylene terephthalate (PBT).
22. The composition of claim 19, wherein the polymeric sizing composition is present in an amount from about 5 wt % to about 15 wt %.
23. The composition of claims 15 and 19, wherein the high strength stainless steel fiber is present in an amount from about 70 wt % to about 85 wt %; wherein the polymeric sizing composition is present in an amount from about 5 wt % to about 15 wt %; and wherein the coating is present in an amount from about 10 wt % to about 20 wt %.
24. The composition of claim 1, wherein the high strength stainless steel fiber has a single fiber strength of greater than or equal to about 22 cN.
25. The composition of claim 1, wherein the high strength stainless steel fiber has an elongation of greater than or equal to about 2.2%.
26. The composition of claim 1, wherein the high strength stainless steel fiber has a single fiber strength of greater than or equal to about 22 cN and an elongation of greater than or equal to about 2.2%.
27. The composition of claim 1, wherein the electromagnetic wave shielding performance is at least about 52 db when measured according to ASTM D4935 using a 1.5 mm thick sample.
28. The composition of claim 1, wherein the electromagnetic wave shielding performance is at least about 45 db when measured according to ASTM D4935 using a 1.2 mm thick sample.
29. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition further exhibits a Notched Izod Impact strength of greater than or equal to about 58 Jm when as measured according to ASTM D256.
30. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition further exhibits a heat deflection temperature of greater than or equal to about 94\xb0 C. when measured according to ASTM D648.
31. The composition of claim 1, wherein the continuous thermoplastic polymer phase further comprises at least one polymer additive selected from a flame retardant, a colorant, a primary anti-oxidant, and a secondary anti-oxidant.
32. The composition of claim 31, wherein the continuous thermoplastic polymer phase further comprises one or more flame retardants.
33. The composition of claim 32, wherein at least one flame retardant is a phosphorus-containing flame retardant.
34. The composition of claim 33, wherein the phosphorus-containing flame retardant is bisphenol A bis(diphenyl phosphate).
35. The composition of claim 33, wherein the phosphorus-containing flame retardant is present in an amount from about 4 wt % to about 15 wt %.
36. The composition of claim 32, wherein at least one flame retardant is an inorganic flame retardant.
37. The composition of claim 36, wherein the inorganic flame retardant is zinc borate.
38. The composition of claim 36, wherein the inorganic flame retardant is present in an amount from about 0.1 wt % to about 5 wt %.
39. The composition of claim 31, wherein the primary anti-oxidant is selected from a hindered phenol and secondary aryl amine, or a combination thereof.
40. The composition of claim 39, wherein the hindered phenol comprises octadecyl-3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-propionate.
41. The composition of claim 31, wherein the primary anti-oxidant is present in an amount from about 0.01 wt % to about 0.20 wt %.
42. The composition of claim 31, wherein the secondary anti-oxidant is selected from an organophosphate and thioester, or a combination thereof.
43. The composition of claim 31, wherein the secondary anti-oxidant comprises tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) phosphite.
44. The composition of claim 31, wherein the secondary anti-oxidant is present in an amount from about 0.01 wt % to about 0.20 wt %.
45. The composition of claim 1, wherein the continuous thermoplastic polymer phase further comprises an anti-drip agent.
46. The composition of claim 45, wherein the anti-drip agent is present in an amount from about 0.1 wt % to about 5 wt %.
47. The composition of claim 45, wherein the anti-drip agent is styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer encapsulated PTFE (TSAN).
48. An electromagnetic wave shielding thermoplastic resin composition, comprising
a) a continuous thermoplastic polymer phase comprising from about 30 wt % to about 75 wt % of a blend of a polycarbonate and an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS);
b) a dispersed phase comprising a plurality stainless steel fibers and glass fibers dispersed within the continuous thermoplastic polymer phase;
i) wherein the high strength stainless steel fibers are present in an amount of about 15 wt %; wherein the high strength stainless steel fiber has a single fiber strength of greater than or equal to about 20 cN and an elongation of greater than or equal to about 2%;
ii) wherein the glass fibers are present in an amount from about 0 wt % to about 30 wt %;

wherein the composition exhibits electromagnetic wave shielding performance of at least about 52 dB when determined on a 1.5 mm thick sample.
49. An electromagnetic wave shielding thermoplastic resin composition, comprising
a) a continuous thermoplastic polymer phase comprising
i) from about 30 wt % to about 75 wt % of a blend of a polycarbonate and an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS);
ii) from about 5 wt % to about 20 wt % of a polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer;

b) a dispersed phase comprising a plurality stainless steel fibers and glass fibers dispersed within the continuous thermoplastic polymer phase;
i) wherein the high strength stainless steel fibers are present in an amount of about 15 wt %; wherein the high strength stainless steel fiber has a single fiber strength of greater than or equal to about 20 cN and an elongation of greater than or equal to about 2%;
ii) wherein the glass fibers are present in an amount from about 0 wt % to about 30 wt %;

wherein the composition exhibits electromagnetic wave shielding performance of at least about 52 dB when determined on a 1.5 mm thick sample.
50. A plastic article comprising the electromagnetic wave shielding thermoplastic resin composition of any of claims 1-49.
51. The article of claim 50, wherein the article is a part of a cellphone, a MP3 player, a computer, a laptop, a camera, a video recorder, an electronic tablet, a pager, a hand receiver, a video game, a calculator, a wireless car entry device, an automotive part, a filter housing, a luggage cart, an office chair, a kitchen appliance, an electrical housing, an electrical connector, a lighting fixture, a light emitting diode, an electrical part, or a telecommunications part.
52. The article of claim 50, wherein the article has a wall with a thickness of at greater than or equal to about 0.3 mm and less than or equal to about 2.0 mm.
53. The article of claim 50, wherein the article has a wall with a thickness of at greater than or equal to about 0.8 mm and less than or equal to about 1.5 mm.
54. An electrical or electronic device comprising the electromagnetic wave shielding thermoplastic resin composition of any of claims 1-49.
55. The electrical or electronic device of claim 54, wherein the electrical or electronic device is a cellphone, a MP3 player, a computer, a laptop, a camera, a video recorder, an electronic tablet, a pager, a hand receiver, a video game, a calculator, a wireless car entry device, an automotive part, a filter housing, a luggage cart, an office chair, a kitchen appliance, an electrical housing, an electrical connector, a lighting fixture, a light emitting diode, an electrical part, or a telecommunications part.
56. A method of preparing a composition, comprising: blending
a) from about 30 wt % to about 75 wt % of a blend of a polycarbonate and an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS);
b) from about 5 wt % to about 20 wt % of a polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer;
c) from about 5 wt % to about 30 wt % high strength stainless steel fibers; and
d) from about 0 wt % to about 30 wt % glass fibers;
wherein the high strength stainless steel fibers have a single fiber strength of greater than or equal to about 20 cN and an elongation of greater than or equal to about 2%; and wherein the composition exhibits electromagnetic wave shielding performance at least about 60 dB when determined on a 1.2 mm thick sample.