Author: claimsbot

What is claimed is:

1. A slurry distributor, comprising:
a base section;
a main body section on top of the base section;
a distributing structure on top of the main body section for accommodating one or more types of slurry, mixing the slurry and pouring out the well-mixed slurry uniformly, wherein the distributing structure has a plurality of holes close to the main body section; and
a connecting structure inside the base section for joining with a chemical-mechanical polishing device.
2. The slurry distributor of claim 1, wherein the holes are positioned evenly around the distributing structure.
3. The slurry distributor of claim 1, wherein the main body section further includes:
a lower main body section; and
an upper main body section above the lower main body section.
4. The slurry distributor of claim 3, wherein the lower main body section is a cylindrical body.
5. The slurry distributor of claim 3, wherein the upper main body section is a conical body.
6. The slurry distributor of claim 3, wherein the upper main body section is a truncated conical body.
7. The slurry distributor of claim 1, wherein the distributing structure is a cylindrical ring.
8. A slurry distributor, comprising:
a base section having a cylindrical body;
a main body section above the base section, including:
a lower main body section; and
an upper main body section above the lower main body section; and

a sidewall section above the main body section to prevent out-splashing of slurry and channel out well-mixed slurry, wherein the sidewall section is a cylindrical ring and has a plurality of holes close to the main body section.
9. The slurry distributor of claim 8, wherein the holes are positioned evenly around the sidewall section.
10. The slurry distributor of claim 8, wherein the lower main body section is a cylindrical body.
11. The slurry distributor of claim 8, wherein the upper main body section is a conical body.
12. The slurry distributor of claim 8, wherein the upper main body section is a truncated conical body.
13. The slurry distributor of claim 8, wherein the distributor further includes a connecting structure inside the base section for joining with a chemical-mechanical polishing device.

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 dicing tape-integrated wafer back surface protective film comprising:
a dicing tape comprising a base material and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on the base material; and
a wafer back surface protective film formed on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the dicing tape,
wherein the wafer back surface protective film is colored.
2. The dicing tape-integrated wafer back surface protective film according to claim 1, wherein said colored wafer back surface protective film has a laser marking ability.
3. The dicing tape-integrated wafer back surface protective film according to claim 1, which is used for a flip chip-mounted semiconductor device.
4. A process for producing a semiconductor device using a dicing tape-integrated wafer back surface protective film, said process comprising steps of:
attaching a workpiece onto said colored wafer back surface protective film of the dicing tape-integrated wafer back surface protective film according to claim 1,
dicing the workpiece to form a chip-shaped workpiece,
peeling the chip-shaped workpiece from the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the dicing tape together with said colored wafer back surface protective film, and
fixing the chip-shaped workpiece to an adherend by flip chip bonding.
5. A flip chip-mounted semiconductor device, which is manufactured using the dicing tape-integrated wafer back surface protective film according to claim 1, said semiconductor device comprising a chip-shaped workpiece and the wafer back surface protective film of the dicing tape-integrated wafer back surface protective film attached to a back surface of the chip-shaped workpiece.

1. A method for controlling a resolution of a graphic image comprising:
(a) selecting a first resolution value of the graphic image to be displayed on an external display unit, said first resolution value corresponding to first horizontal and vertical resolution values;
(b) additionally selecting a second resolution value corresponding to a valid screen size of the external display unit, said second resolution value being less than the first resolution value, and said second resolution value corresponding to second horizontal and vertical resolution values corresponding to a valid horizontal and vertical frequency so that the graphic image controlled by the first resolution value selected at the step (a) is displayed within the valid screen size;
(c) confirming a source type on the graphic image to be displayed on the external display unit and a screen mode;
(d) referring to at least one from the selected first and second resolution values and reconfiguring the graphic image according to a result of the confirmation; and
(e) shifting a start point of the graphic image controlled by the second horizontal and vertical resolution values selected at the step (b) to within a valid display period contained between horizontal sync signals and excluding part of a rear end of the graphic image from a valid display period such that a number of pixels of the graphic image in a horizontal direction is reduced and a number of lines of the graphic image in a vertical direction is reduced,
wherein if the source type of the confirmed graphic image is a source type other than a video or broadcast image or is a video or broadcast image based on a screen mode other than a full screen mode, the referring step (d) refers to the first and second resolution values, and if the source type of the confirmed graphic image is a video or broadcast image based on a full screen mode, the referring step (d) refers only to the first resolution value, and
wherein the part of the rear end of the graphic image excluded from the valid display period corresponds to an amount the start point of th.e graphic image is shifted to within the valid display period.
2. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the external display unit is a television (TV).
3. The method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the step (a) is carried out by selecting any one of a plurality of first horizontal and vertical resolution values corresponding to horizontal and vertical frequencies capable of being accommodated in the TV.
4. The method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the step (d) is carried out by controlling the first resolution of the graphic image on the basis of the resolution value selected at the step (a) when the source type of the confirmed graphic image is a video image and a screen mode is a full screen mode.
5. The method as set forth in claim 4, wherein the video image is a video image read and reproduced from an optical disc or a broadcast image received through a broadcast.
6. A system for controlling a resolution of a graphic image comprising:
an input device configured to allow a user to select a first resolution value of the graphic image to be displayed on an external display unit, and to select a second resolution value corresponding to a valid screen size of the external display unit, the second resolution value being less than the first resolution value, said first resolution value being first horizontal and vertical resolution values, and said second resolution value being second horizontal and vertical resolution values corresponding to a valid horizontal and vertical frequency so that the graphic image controlled by the first resolution value selected using the input device is displayed within the valid screen size; and
a processing unit configured to confirm a source type on the graphic image to be displayed on the external display unit and a screen mode, and to refer to at least one from the selected first and second resolution values and to reconfigure the graphic image according to a result of the confirmation,
wherein if the source type of the confirmed graphic image is a source type other than a video or broadcast image or is a video or broadcast image based on a screen mode other than a full screen mode, the processing unit refers to the first and second resolution values, and if the source type of the confirmed graphic image is a video or broadcast image based on a full screen mode, the processing unit refers only to the first resolution value, and
wherein the processing unit shifts a start point of the graphic image controlled by the second horizontal and vertical resolution values selected using the input unit to within a valid display period contained between horizontal sync signals and excludes part of a rear end of the graphic image from the valid display period such that a number of pixels of the graphic image in a horizontal direction is reduced and a number of lines of the graphic image in a vertical direction is reduced, and
wherein the part of the rear end of the graphic image excluded from the valid display period corresponds to an amount the start point of the graphic image is shifted to within the valid display period.
7. The system as set forth in claim 6, wherein the external display unit is a television (TV).
8. The system as set forth in claim 7, wherein the first resolution values include any one of a plurality of horizontal and vertical resolution values corresponding to horizontal and vertical frequencies capable of being accommodated in the TV.
9. The system as set forth in claim 7, wherein the processing unit controls the resolution of the graphic image based on the first resolution value when the source type of the confirmed graphic image is a video image and a screen mode is a full screen mode.
10. The system as set forth in claim 9, wherein the video image is a video image read and reproduced from an optical disc or a broadcast image received through a broadcast.

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 method of producing a phenol novolak resin having an ortho ratio of 30% or more according to the following method (2):
(2) a method of reacting a phenol and an aldehyde under pressure while removing the heat of reaction by a condenser with controlling a pressure so that water or an organic solvent present in the reaction system is refluxed.
2-4. (canceled)
5. A method of producing a phenol novolak resin having an ortho ratio of 30% or more wherein a crude phenol novolak resin having an ortho ratio of less than 30% is heated at 110 to 180\xb0 C. in the presence of a strong acidic catalyst.
6. The method of producing a phenol novolak resin according to claim 5 wherein the strong acidic catalyst is sulfuric acid, benzenesulfonic acid or toluenesulfonic acid.
7. The method of producing a phenol novolak resin according to claim 5 wherein the phenol novolak resin is an ortho-cresol novolak resin.
8. The method of producing a phenol novolak resin according to claim 5 wherein the ortho ratio is from 30% to 50%.
9. A method of improving the ortho ratio of a phenol novolak resin wherein a crude phenol novolak resin is heated at 110 to 180\xb0 C. in the presence of a strong acidic catalyst.
10. The method of producing a phenol novolak resin according to claim 6 wherein the ortho ratio is from 30% to 50%.
11. The method of producing a phenol novolak resin according to claim 7 wherein the ortho ratio is from 30% to 50%.