Author: claimsbot

1. A method for realizing a vacuum in at least one vacuum chamber, wherein the method comprises:
providing an arrangement comprising a plurality of vacuum chambers, wherein each vacuum chamber is connected to a shared vacuum system comprising:
a plurality of turbo molecular pumps, each turbo molecular pump being separately connected to a corresponding vacuum chamber;
at least one common fore pump, and
a piping system comprising one or more common pipes for connecting the at least one common fore pump to each of the plurality of turbo molecular pumps, the piping system further comprising flow regulators for controlling a flow within the piping system;

selecting at least one vacuum chamber for pump-down; and
separately pumping down the at least one selected vacuum chamber by means of the shared vacuum system, comprising:
activating, in a first pumping stage, the at least one common fore pump for jointly pumping down selected vacuum chambers to a pressure with a first pressure value, and
activating, in a second pumping stage, a turbo molecular pump of the at least one selected vacuum chamber for separately pumping down the selected vacuum chambers to a pressure with a second pressure value, the second pressure value being lower than the first pressure value;
wherein the method further comprises:
de-activating the at least one common fore pump at a predetermined time after activating the turbo molecular pump.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first pumping stage comprises removing gas and vapor directly from the selected vacuum chambers by means of the at least one common fore pump.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second pumping stage comprises maintaining an outlet pressure of the turbo molecular pumps of the selected vacuum chambers below a predetermined pressure value by means of the at least one common fore pump.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein requirements of a component for servicing more than one vacuum chamber correspond to requirements for such components if only a single vacuum chamber was to be serviced.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum system further comprises a shared cryogenic pump system for cooling cryogenic cooling surfaces included in or against each chamber.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the method further comprises activating the cryogenic pump system in a third stage of operation towards vacuum when the pressure in a chamber in evacuation has reached a pressure value below a predetermined threshold value.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising closing a flow regulator for isolating the turbo molecular pump from a selected vacuum chamber, and deactivating the turbo molecular pump.
8. A lithography system comprising:
a plurality of vacuum chambers;
a shared vacuum system connected to each vacuum chamber, and arranged for evacuating the vacuum chambers, wherein the vacuum system comprises:
a plurality of turbo molecular pumps, each turbo molecular pump being separately connected to a corresponding vacuum chamber;
at least one common fore pump;
a piping system comprising one or more common pipes for connecting the at least one common fore pump to each of the plurality of turbo molecular pumps, the piping system further comprising flow regulators for controlling a flow within the piping system, and
a control system in signal communication with the flow regulators, the fore pump, and the plurality of turbo molecular pumps, wherein the control system is configured for controlling a selection of at least one vacuum chamber for pump-down and a separate pumping down of the at least one selected vacuum chamber;
wherein the control system is configured for:
activating, in a first pumping stage, the common fore pump for jointly pumping down selected vacuum chambers to a pressure with a first pressure value;
activating, in a second pumping stage, turbo molecular pumps of the selected vacuum chambers for separately pumping down the selected vacuum chambers to a pressure with a second pressure value, the second pressure value being lower than the first pressure value, and
de-activating the at least one common fore pump at a predetermined time after activating the turbo molecular pumps.
9. The system of claim 8, wherein the shared vacuum system further comprises a cryopump system, the cryopump system comprising one or more cooling fluid reservoirs or cooling units, a plurality of cryogenic surface structures and cooling lines connecting the cooling fluid reservoirs or cooling units with the cryogenic surface structures, and wherein the cryogenic surface structures are distributed among the plurality of vacuum chambers of the lithography system.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the cryopump system further comprises one or more flow regulation devices for controlling transfer of cooling fluid through the cooling lines to or away from one or more cryogenic surface structures.
11. The system of claim 9, wherein each vacuum chamber comprises a cryogenic surface structure of the cryopump system.
12. The system of claim 8, wherein at least one vacuum chamber comprises a further flow regulation device for isolating the vacuum pump system from the vacuum chamber.
13. The system of claim 8, wherein at least one vacuum chamber comprises one or more light emitting diodes for emitting radiation in the ultraviolet spectrum.
14. The system of claim 8, wherein at least one vacuum chamber is arranged with dedicated wall portions for allowing a coupling of ultraviolet radiation into the chamber.
15. The system of claim 8, wherein at least one vacuum chamber is arranged for accommodating a lithography apparatus comprising:
an illumination source for creating one or more illumination beams;
a projection system for projecting the beams onto a substrate; and
a moveable substrate support structure for carrying the substrate;
wherein the vacuum chamber comprises at least one opening for transferring the moveable substrate support structure carrying a substrate into andor out of the chamber.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the illumination source is a charged particle source, and the one or more illumination beams are charged particle beams.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the lithography apparatus comprises one or more self-contained and removable modules, the one or more removable modules comprising one or more of:
an illumination optics module including an illumination source and beam collimating system;
an aperture array and condenser lens module including an aperture array and condenser lens array;
a beam switching module including a beamlet blanker array; and
a projection optics module including a beam stop array, beam deflector array, and one or more projection lens arrays.
18. A method for realizing a vacuum in a vacuum chamber, wherein the method comprises:
providing the vacuum chamber and a vacuum system, the vacuum system comprising:
a plurality of turbo molecular pumps that are each connected to the vacuum chamber;
at least one common fore pump, and
a piping system comprising:
one or more common pipes for connecting the at least one common fore pump to each of the plurality of turbo molecular pumps, and
flow regulators for controlling flows within the piping system;
wherein the method further comprises:
activating, in a first pumping stage, the at least one common fore pump for pumping down the vacuum chamber to a pressure with a first pressure value;
activating, in a second pumping stage, selected ones of the plurality of turbo molecular pumps, and controlling selected ones of the flow regulators to pump down the vacuum chamber with at least one selected turbo molecular pump and the at least one common fore pump, to a pressure with a second pressure value, the second pressure value being lower than the first pressure value, and
de-activating the at least one fore pump at a predetermined time after activating the selected ones of the plurality of turbo molecular pumps.
19. Method according to claim 18, wherein the vacuum system comprises:
a shared duct for connecting the plurality of turbo molecular pumps to the vacuum chamber, and
further flow regulators for controlling a flow between the vacuum chamber and the shared duct;

wherein the method comprises:
controlling selected ones of the further flow regulators to pump down the vacuum chamber.
20. Method according to claim 18, wherein the vacuum system comprises a second common fore pump, connectable to said plurality of turbo molecular pumps by said one or more common pipes using a flow regulator.

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 vehicle audio system, comprising:
a radio controller;
a data table accessible by said radio controller, said data table capable of storing a unique set of default alignment settings for each of a plurality of vehicle models,
wherein said data table is further capable of storing a unique set of preference alignment settings corresponding to personal listening preferences of a vehicle operator, said preference alignment settings being intended to override said default alignment settings; and
a radio face plate in communication with said radio controller, said face plate providing a human readableoperable interface with said radio controller,
wherein said radio controller is capable of receiving data indicative of a vehicle model from said radio face plate.
2. The vehicle audio system of claim 1, wherein each of said unique sets of default alignment settings comprise values associated with one or more of the following parameters: (i) blend; (ii) roll-off; (iii) radio frequency automatic gain control; (iv) stereomono; (v) time constant; and (vi) noise blanker.
3. The vehicle audio system of claim 1, wherein said data table is further capable of storing a unique set of equalization alignment settings corresponding to at least one equalization mode, said equalization alignment settings being intended to override said default alignment settings when the audio system is operating in said equalization mode.
4. The vehicle audio system of claim 3, wherein said equalization mode corresponds to operation of the audio system such that the primary output is talk.
5. The vehicle audio system of claim 1, wherein said radio controller causes audio signals to be produced based upon said default alignment settings.
6. The vehicle audio system of claim 1, wherein said controller causes audio signals to be produced based upon said set of default alignment settings corresponding to said vehicle model.
7. The vehicle audio system of claim 1, wherein said radio controller causes audio signals to be produced based upon said set of default alignment settings corresponding to said vehicle model.
8. The vehicle audio system of claim 1, wherein said radio controller causes audio signals to be produced based upon said set of default alignment settings corresponding to said vehicle model.
9. The vehicle audio system of claim 1, wherein said radio controller causes audio signals to be produced based upon said set of default alignment settings corresponding to said vehicle model.
10. An audio system for installation in a vehicle, comprising:
a radio controller;
a data table accessible by said radio controller, said data table capable of storing a unique set of default alignment settings for each of a plurality of vehicle models, wherein said data access table is further capable of sorting a unique set of preference alignment settings corresponding to personal listening preferences of the vehicle operator, said preference alignment settings used to override said default alignment settings; and
a means for identifying said vehicle model in which the audio system is installed,
wherein said radio controller is adapted to cause audio signals to be produced based upon at least one of said settings in said unique set of default alignment settings or at least one of said settings in said unique set of preference alignment settings, and

wherein said means for identifying said vehicle model comprises a radio face plate in communication with said radio controller, said face plate providing a human readableoperable interface with said audio system.
11. A method of programming a vehicle radio, comprising:
identifying a type of vehicle in which the radio is installed;
accessing at least one default alignment setting corresponding to said type of vehicle in which the radio is installed, said default alignment setting being stored in the radio; and
using said default alignment setting to affect an audible sound produced by the radio,
wherein said step of identifying a type of vehicle in which the radio is installed comprises communicating vehicle identification information from an internal vehicle body controller to a radio controller,
wherein said internal vehicle body controller controls the general operation of the vehicle.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein said step of accessing at least one default alignment setting comprises accessing a data table, said data table being capable of storing a unique set of default alignment settings for each of a plurality of vehicle models.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein said step of identifying a type of vehicle in which the radio is installed comprises communicating vehicle identification information from an external vehicle diagnostic device to a radio controller.
14. The method of claim 11, wherein said step of identifying a type of vehicle in which the radio is installed comprises communicating vehicle identification information from a radio face plate to a radio controller.
15. The method of claim 11, wherein said step of using said default alignment setting to affect an audible sound produced by the radio comprises adjusting at least one signal-processing technique applied to radio signals received by the radio.

What is claimed is:

1. A method of manufacturing a pad, said method including:
providing a forming screen with at least one outwardly projecting nob;
rotating said forming screen whereby said forming screen has a first tangential velocity;
forming the pad on said forming screen wherein the pad completely encircles said at least one nob, the pad having a first surface disposed in contact with said forming screen and a second surface disposed opposite the first surface;
providing a moving transfer surface adjacent the second surface of the pad, said transfer surface moving in a direction substantially corresponding to the movement of the adjacent second surface, said transfer surface moving at a second velocity which is at least as great as said first velocity;
engaging said transfer surface with the adjacent second surface; and
transferring the pad to said transfer surface wherein a trailing edge of said nob exerts a compressive force on the pad, said compressive force including a component vector directed towards said transfer surface.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the second surface of the pad is intersected by said nob.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said transfer surface is a flat surface.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein said second velocity is greater than said first velocity.
5. The method of claim 3 wherein said second velocity is at least about 102 percent of said first velocity.
6. The method of claim 3 wherein said second velocity is at least about 103 percent of said first velocity.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein said transfer surface is a cylindrical surface.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein said forming screen includes a plurality of outwardly projecting nobs.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one nob is reattachably secured to said forming screen.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein said at least one nob is threadingly attachable.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one nob has a distal end and side walls extending from said forming screen to said distal end, said nob having a first cross sectional area at said forming screen and a second cross sectional area at said distal end, at least a portion of said side walls having an inward inclination of at least about 5 degrees.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein said at least one nob is a frustum.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein said transferring step further includes using a vacuum to attract the pad to the transfer surface.
14. A method of manufacturing a pad, said method including:
providing a forming screen, said forming screen defining a first cylindrical surface with a first radius and having at least one outwardly projecting nob;
rotating said forming screen whereby said forming screen has a first tangential velocity;
forming the pad on said forming screen whereby the pad completely encircles said at least one nob, the pad having a first surface disposed in contact with said forming screen and a second surface disposed opposite the first surface;
providing a rotatable transfer surface adjacent the second surface of the pad, said transfer surface defining a second cylindrical surface with a second radius;
engaging said transfer surface with the second surface of the pad at a second tangential velocity which is at least as great as said first velocity, said forming screen and said transfer surface having opposite rotational directions; and
transferring the pad to said transfer surface wherein a trailing edge of said nob exerts a compressive force on the pad, said compressive force including a component vector directed towards said transfer surface.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein the second surface of the pad is intersected by said nob.
16. The method of claim 14 wherein said second velocity is greater than said first velocity.
17. The method of claim 14 wherein said second velocity is at least about 101 percent of said first velocity.
18. The method of claim 14 wherein said second velocity is at least about 102 percent of said first velocity.
19. The method of claim 14 wherein said second velocity is at least about 103 percent of said first velocity.
20. The method of claim 14 wherein said at least one nob has a distal end and side walls extending from said forming screen to said distal end, said nob having a first cross sectional area at said forming screen and a second cross sectional area at said distal end, said first cross sectional area being greater than said second cross sectional area, at least a portion of said side walls having an inward inclination of least about 5 degrees.
21. The method of claim 20 wherein said at least one nob is a frustum.
22. The method of claim 14 wherein said forming screen has a plurality of outwardly projecting nobs.
23. The method of claim 14 wherein said at least one nob is reattachably secured to said forming screen.
24. The method of claim 23 wherein said at least one nob is threadingly attachable.
25. The method of claim 14 wherein said first radius is substantially equivalent to said second radius.
26. The method of claim 14 wherein said first radius is larger than said second radius.
27. The method of claim 14 wherein said transferring step further includes using a vacuum to attract the pad to the transfer surface.
28. An apparatus for manufacturing a pad, said apparatus comprising:
a rotatable forming screen, said forming screen having a generally cylindrical surface and at least one outwardly projecting nob, said at least one outwardly projecting nob interiorly positioned on said forming screen whereby said forming screen circumscribes said nob, said forming screen being rotatable at a rate defining a first tangential velocity;
a material source positioned adjacent said forming screen whereby a material layer is depositable on said forming screen and said at least one nob is circumscribable by the material layer, the material layer thereby forming the pad and having a first surface disposed in contact with said forming screen and a second surface disposed opposite said first layer;
a moveable transfer surface, said transfer surface being engageable with the second surface of the material layer, said transfer surface being moveable in a direction substantially corresponding to the movement of the engageable material layer and at a second velocity, said second velocity being at least as great as said first velocity;
a means for attracting the material layer to said transfer surface; and
a thrust surface disposed on a trailing edge of said at least one nob, said thrust surface imparting a compressive force on the engageable material layer as said forming screen and said transfer surface respectively move at said first and second velocities, said compressive force including a component vector directed towards said transfer surface.
29. The apparatus of claim 28 wherein said transfer surface is a substantially flat surface.
30. The apparatus of claim 29 wherein said second velocity is greater than said first velocity.
31. The apparatus of claim 29 wherein said second velocity is at least about 102 percent of said first velocity.
32. The apparatus of claim 29 wherein said second velocity is at least about 103 percent of said first velocity.
33. The apparatus of claim 28 wherein said transfer surface is a substantially cylindrical surface.
34. The apparatus of claim 28 wherein said forming screen includes a plurality of outwardly projecting nobs interiorly positioned on said forming screen whereby said forming screen circumscribes each of said plurality of nobs.
35. The apparatus of claim 28 wherein said at least one nob is reattachable on said forming screen.
36. The apparatus of claim 35 further comprising a threaded fastener securing said at least one nob.
37. The apparatus of claim 28 wherein said at least one nob has a distal end and side walls extending from said forming screen to said distal end, said nob having a first cross sectional area at said forming screen and second cross sectional area at said distal end, at a portion of said side walls having an inward inclination of at least about 5 degrees.
38. The apparatus of claim 37 wherein said at least one nob is a frustum.
39. The apparatus of claim 28 further comprising a scarfing device, said scarfing device positioned to remove excess material disposed outwardly of a distal end of said at least one nob.
40. The apparatus of claim 28 wherein said means for attracting the material layer comprises a vacuum source disposed in operative communication with said transfer surface.
41. An apparatus for manufacturing a pad, said apparatus comprising:
a rotatable forming screen, said forming screen defining a first generally cylindrical surface with a first radius and having at least one outwardly projecting nob, said at least one outwardly projecting nob interiorly positioned on said forming screen whereby said forming screen circumscribes said nob, said forming screen being rotatable at a rate defining a first tangential velocity;
a material source positioned adjacent said forming screen whereby a material layer is air layable on said forming screen and said at least one nob is circumscribable by the material layer, the material layer thereby forming a pad and having a first surface disposed in contact with said forming screen and a second surface disposed opposite said first layer;
a rotatable transfer surface, said transfer surface defining a second generally cylindrical surface with a second radius, said transfer surface being engageable with the second surface of the material layer, said transfer surface and said forming screen having opposed rotatable directions, said transfer surface being movable at a second tangential velocity, said second velocity being greater than said first velocity;
a vacuum source disposed in operative communication with said transfer surface whereby said material layer is attractable to said transfer surface; and
a thrust surface disposed on a trailing edge of said at least one nob, said thrust surface imparting a compressive force on the engageable material layer as said forming screen and said transfer surface respectively move at said first and second velocities, said compressive force including a component vector directed towards said transfer surface.
42. The apparatus of claim 41 wherein said first radius is substantially equivalent to said second radius.
43. The apparatus of claim 41 wherein said first radius is larger than said second radius.
44. The apparatus of claim 41 wherein said second velocity is greater than said first velocity.
45. The apparatus of claim 41 wherein said second velocity is at least about 101 percent of said first velocity.
46. The apparatus of claim 41 wherein said second velocity is at least about 102 percent of said first velocity.
47. The apparatus of claim 41 wherein said second velocity is at least about 103 percent of said first velocity.
48. The apparatus of claim 41 wherein said forming screen includes a plurality of outwardly projecting nobs interiorly positioned on said forming screen whereby said forming screen circumscribes each of said plurality of nobs.
49. The apparatus of claim 41 wherein said at least one nob is reattachable on said forming screen.
50. The apparatus of claim 49 further comprising a threaded fastener securing said at least one nob.
51. The apparatus of claim 41 wherein said at least one nob has a distal end and side walls extending from said forming screen to said distal end, said nob having a first cross sectional area at said forming screen and second cross sectional area at said distal end, a portion of said side walls having an inward inclination of at least about 5 degrees.
52. The apparatus of claim 51 wherein said at least one nob is a frustum.
53. The apparatus of claim 41 further comprising a scarfing device, said scarfing device positioned to remove excess material disposed outwardly of a distal end of said at least one nob.

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 conjugated diene-based polymer having a monomer unit based on a conjugated diene, a monomer unit based on a compound represented by the following formula (1), and a monomer unit based on a compound represented by the following formula (2), in which at least one end of the polymer is modified with the following compound (G):
V1-S1\u2003\u2003(1)

wherein V1 represents a hydrocarbyl group having a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond, and S1 represents a substituted silyl group;
V2-A2\u2003\u2003(2)
wherein V2 represents a hydrocarbyl group having a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond, and A2 represents a substituted amino group, or a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group;
Compound (G): at least one kind of compound selected from the compound group consisting of a compound having an amino group optionally having a substituent and a carbonyl group, and a compound having an amino group optionally having a substituent and a thiocarbonyl group.
2. The conjugated diene-based polymer according to claim 1, V2 in the formula (2) is a group represented by the following formula (2-V1):
wherein R21 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group, m is an integer of 0 or 1, and R22 represents a hydrocarbylene group.
3. The conjugated diene-based polymer according to claim 1, wherein the substituted amino group of A2 is a group represented by the following formula (2-A):
wherein R25 and R26 each independently represent a hydrocarbyl group, or a trihydrocarbylsilyl group, or R25 and R26 are bonded to represent a hydrocarbylene group optionally having a R26 nitrogen atom andor an oxygen atom as a hetero atom, or R25 and R26 are one group, and represent a group which bonds to a nitrogen atom with a double bond.
4. The conjugated diene-based polymer according to claim 1, wherein the compound (G) is a compound represented by the following formula (3):
wherein E represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, Z1 and Z2 each independently represent a substituted amino group, a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbyl group optionally having a substituent, or a hydrocarbyloxy group optionally having a substituent, wherein at least one of Z1 and Z2 is a group having a substituted amino group, or Z1 and Z2 are bonded to represent a group in which a ring structure having a substituted amino group is formed by Z1, Z2 and carbonyl carbon.
5. The conjugated diene-based polymer according to claim 4, wherein in the formula (3), E is an oxygen atom, Z1 is a group represented by the following formula (3-Z), and Z2 is a hydrocarbyl group or a group represented by the following formula (3-Z):
-(T)p-A3\u2003\u2003(3-Z)

wherein p is an integer of 0 or 1, T represents a hydrocarbylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a group represented by the following formula (3-Ta), or a group represented by the following formula (3-Tb), and A3 represents a substituted amino group and, when Z2 of the formula (3) is a hydrocarbyl group, A3 of Z1 and a hydrocarbylene group of Z2 may be bonded and, when Z2 of the formula (3) is a group represented by the formula (3-Z), A3 of Z1 and A3 of Z2 may be bonded;
-O-R31-\u2003\u2003(3-Ta)
wherein R31 represents a hydrocarbylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and R31 and A3 are bonded;
wherein R32 represents a hydrocarbylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R33 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and R32 and A3 are bonded.
6. The conjugated diene-based polymer according to claim 1, wherein the group represented by V1 in the formula (1) is a group represented by the following formula (1-V1), and the group represented by S1 in the formula (1) is a group represented by the following formula (1-S):
wherein R11 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group, n is an integer of 0 or 1, and R12 represents a hydrocarbylene group;
wherein X1, X2 and X3 each represent a substituted amino group, or a hydrocarbylene group optionally having a substituent, wherein at least one of X1, X2 and X3 is a substituted amino group.
7. The conjugated diene-based polymer according to claim 6, wherein R11 in the formula (1-V1) is a hydrogen atom, and n in the formula (1-V1) is 0.
8. The conjugated diene-based polymer according to claim 1, wherein the vinyl bonding amount of the conjugated diene-based polymer is 20 mol % or more and 70 mol % or less, relative to the content of 100 mol % of a monomer unit based on a conjugated diene.
9. A conjugated diene-based polymer composition comprising the conjugated diene-based polymer according to claim 1 and a reinforcing agent, wherein the content of the reinforcing agent is 10 to 150 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the conjugated diene-based polymer.
10. The conjugated diene-based polymer composition according to claim 9, wherein the composition comprises silica and carbon black as the reinforcing agent, and the weight ratio of the content of silica to the content of carbon black (content of silica:content of carbon black) is 2:1 to 50:1.
11. A process for producing a conjugated diene-based polymer comprising the following step A and step B:
(Step A): a step of polymerizing a monomer component comprising a conjugated diene, a compound represented by the following formula (1) and a compound represented by the following formula (2) with an alkali metal catalyst in a hydrocarbon solvent, to obtain a polymer having an alkali metal derived from the alkali metal catalyst, at least on one end of a polymer chain having a monomer unit based on the conjugated diene, a monomer unit based on the compound represented by the following formula (1) and a monomer unit based on the compound represented by the following formula (2):
V1-S1\u2003\u2003(1)
wherein V1 represents a hydrocarbyl group having a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond, and S1 represents a substituted silyl group;
V2-A2\u2003\u2003(2)
wherein V2 represents a hydrocarbyl group having a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond, and A2 represents a substituted amino group, or a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group;
(Step B): a step of reacting the polymer obtained in the step A with the following compound (G):
Compound (G): at least one kind of compound selected from the compound group consisting of a compound having an amino group optionally having a substituent and a carbonyl group, and a compound having an amino group optionally having a substituent and a thiocarbonyl group.
12. The process for producing a conjugated diene-based polymer according to claim 11, wherein the group represented by V2 in the formula (2) is a group represented by the following formula (2-V1):
wherein R21 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group, m is an integer of 0 or 1, and R22 represents a hydrocarbylene group.
13. The process for producing a conjugated diene-based polymer according to claim 11, wherein the substituted amino group is a group represented by the following formula (2-A):
wherein R25 and R26 each represent a hydrocarbyl group, or a trihydrocarbylsilyl group, or R25 and R26 are bonded to represent a hydrocarbylene group optionally having a nitrogen atom andor an oxygen atom as a hetero atom, or R25 and R26 are one group, and represent a group which bonds to a nitrogen atom with a double bond.
14. The process for producing a conjugated diene-based polymer according to claim 11, wherein the compound (G) is a compound represented by the following formula (3):
wherein E represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, Z1 and Z2 represent a substituted amino group, a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbyl group optionally having a substituent, or a hydrocarbyloxy group optionally having a substituent, wherein at least one of Z1 and Z2 is a group having a substituted amino group, or Z1 and Z2 are bonded to represent a group in which a ring structure having a substituted amino group is formed by Z1, Z2 and carbonyl carbon.
15. The process for producing a conjugated diene-based polymer according to claim 14, wherein in the formula (3), E is an oxygen atom, Z1 is a group represented by the following formula (3-Z), and Z2 is a hydrocarbyl group or a group represented by the following formula (3-Z):
-(T)p-A3\u2003\u2003(3-Z)

wherein p is an integer of 0 or 1, T represents a hydrocarbylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a group represented by the following formula (3-Ta), or a group represented by the following formula (3-Tb), and A3 represents a substituted amino group and, when Z2 of the and formula (3) is a hydrocarbyl group, A3 of Z1 and a hydrocarbylene group of Z2 may be bonded and, when Z2 of the formula (3) is a group represented by the formula (3-Z), A3 of Z1 and A3 of Z2 may be bonded;
-O-R31-\u2003\u2003(3-Ta)
wherein R31 represents a hydrocarbylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and R31 and A3 are bonded;
wherein R32 represents a hydrocarbylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R33 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and R32 and A3 are bonded.
16. The process for producing a conjugated diene-based polymer according to claim 11, wherein the group represented by V1 in the formula (1) is a group represented by the following formula (1-V1), and the group represented by S1 in the formula (1) is a group represented by the following formula (1-S):
wherein R11 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group, n is an integer of 0 or 1, and R12 represents a hydrocarbylene group;
wherein X1, X2 and X3 each represent independently a substituted amino group, or a hydrocarbyl group optionally having a substituent, wherein at least one of X1, X2 and X3 is a substituted amino group.
17. The process for producing a conjugated diene-based polymer according to claim 16, wherein R11 in the formula (1-V1) is a hydrogen atom, and n in the formula (1-V1) is 0.