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This seminar provides an overview of the fundamentals of microwave heating technology and its engineering applications, focusing on drying and chemical synthesis. It aims to help researchers in materials and chemistry understand the basic knowledge necessary to utilize microwave heating for the first time. Various challenges observed in microwave processes will be introduced, along with countermeasures from the perspectives of heating engineering and electromagnetics. The seminar will also present indicators for assessing the potential for the practical application of microwave heating processes, as well as introduce the non-equilibrium effects in micro-regions generated by microwave heating and the academically unknown microwave effects. 【Target Audience】 - Engineers and researchers from companies considering applications of microwave chemistry - Engineers and researchers contemplating the adoption of microwave heating technology in their own companies - Individuals engaged in chemical engineering processes such as heating and drying who wish to overcome current challenges - Those looking to reduce process costs by accelerating firing and chemical reactions 【Knowledge Gained from the Seminar】 - Fundamentals of microwave heating - Basics of microwave chemistry (fundamentals of chemical reactions using microwaves) - Applications of microwave processes - Design of microwave heating furnaces

Chiplets are a technology that integrates multiple chips into a single package, necessitating new testing methods not only for traditional chip-level testing but also specifically for chiplets. This course will introduce the fundamental technologies of electronic circuit testing, followed by an overview of chiplets, the concepts of chiplet testing, testing methods for true KGD (Known Good Die) selection, challenges and latest trends in wafer probing, testing of interposers, system-level testing, SDC (Silent Data Corruption), boundary scan for chiplet interconnect testing and the IEEE 1838 standard, TSV connection failure repair methods and the UCIe standard, as well as new measurement methods to evaluate ultra-narrow pitch TSV connections such as hybrid bonding. Target Audience for the Seminar: Individuals interested in the implementation and testing of chiplets. Knowledge Gained from the Seminar: - Basic knowledge of electronic circuit testing - Overview of chiplets - Concepts and trends in chiplet testing - Basic knowledge of boundary scan and chiplet testing standard IEEE 1838 - TSV connection failure avoidance technologies and UCIe standard - New evaluation techniques for TSV connections using analog boundary scan

The non-contact power supply system is a technology that spans multiple fields, making it impossible to address with fragmented knowledge from individual areas. Measured data and simulation results will be handled uniformly and shared among stakeholders from various fields. This will facilitate an easier understanding of the development challenges and product trends related to non-contact charging technology using the MIT method. 【Target Audience for the Seminar】 Technical sales representatives and product planners, as well as product developers for non-contact charging systems (MIT method). 【Knowledge Gained from the Seminar】 Participants will understand the technical positioning of non-contact charging technology (MIT method) based on resonance and will be able to explain why the MIT method enables high-efficiency energy transfer. Additionally, they will be able to consider countermeasures for electromagnetic noise associated with non-contact charging.

To assist new entrants to the industry, stakeholders who have recently begun research, as well as experienced researchers and planners, this presentation will thoroughly explain the fundamentals of lithium-ion secondary batteries (LIB), including basic property evaluation, understanding operating conditions, battery performance degradation and its mechanisms, evaluation methods for degradation and lifespan prediction, and securing battery performance. Special attention will be given to information obtained from charge-discharge curves, evaluation and analysis methods using response measurements of applied pulses and impedance measurements, all based on electrochemical methods. The presentation will also introduce the basic characteristics of LIBs commonly used in the market, the latest measurement and evaluation methods, and material development, clarifying the surrounding research trends. Additionally, new diagnostic and analytical evaluation methods for high-speed and high-precision inspection of multiple cells during shipping, operation, and reuse will be proposed. Evaluation methods for the issue of lithium plating in LIBs will also be introduced. After the lecture, questions related to the content will be answered to the best of our ability. **Keywords of the Lecture Content** 1) Basic characteristics of battery reactions 2) Charge-discharge characteristic evaluation 3) Various DC evaluation methods 4) AC impedance measurement methods 5) Characteristics of current general-purpose batteries 6) Battery performance degradation and its mechanisms 7) Evaluation methods for degradation and lifespan prediction 8) Securing battery performance

The electrification of automobiles is significantly changing the sound environment both inside and outside vehicles. One aspect of this is the vehicle approach warning sound that ensures pedestrian safety, but beyond that, I will introduce the various challenges of sound design inside and outside vehicles while providing an overview of related research. 【Target Audience for the Seminar】 There are no specific requirements, but the lecture will be conducted at a level equivalent to that of undergraduate knowledge. For the acoustic specialty area, I plan to explain the basics, starting from an overview of the auditory peripheral system and the correspondence between psychological quantities and physical quantities (acoustic physical properties). 【Knowledge Gained from the Seminar】 Basic knowledge of acoustics, basic knowledge of sound design, regulations regarding external approach warning sounds (AVAS) and their background, the current state and future of external noise countermeasures, evaluation of the in-vehicle sound environment, and design of in-vehicle acoustic information (application of audiovisual integration cognition). 【Program】 1. Basic Knowledge - What is Sound? 2. Sound Design for External Use 3. Sound Design for Internal Use 4. Towards Creative Design of New Sounds

Chemical processes have reaction equipment as their core, but the treatment of unreacted materials and by-products requires separation processes. Typical processes include distillation, extraction, and adsorption. In industrial scale-up, obtaining fundamental data, conducting bench experiments, simulations, and pilot demonstrations are necessary. The speaker has a series of practical experiences in the research and development department of a major chemical company regarding these technology developments, and will share scale-up know-how and energy-saving project implementation, taking into account failure cases, with researchers and engineers who are about to challenge the scale-up of separation processes and energy conservation. Additionally, the speaker will teach the use of the chemical process simulator free software COCO/ChemSep, which is essential for practical considerations, as well as pinch technology as an energy-saving method in process industries.

In recent years, three-dimensional cell culture methods, represented by tissue organoids, have gained attention as a way to replicate the in vivo environment that is considered difficult to achieve with traditional two-dimensional cell cultures. Additionally, three-dimensional culture methods also have advantages as alternatives to animal experiments. In this seminar, we will first explain how three-dimensional culture techniques, which are challenging to replicate in traditional two-dimensional cultures, can mimic the complex structures and physiological environments of human tissues, thereby improving the accuracy and efficiency of research. Next, primarily using videos, the instructor will introduce the process of establishing primary cultures of human oral mucosal cells, which they routinely perform, and how to create a normal oral mucosa three-dimensional in vitro model using these cells. This method also allows for applications in oral cancer cell research. Examples of applications in cancer research conducted in the instructor's lab will also be presented. Finally, we hope to engage in discussions with participating researchers and technicians about the potential of three-dimensional culture techniques in oral mucosa research and their applications in the development of treatments for oral cancer and oral diseases.

This seminar will explain the history of substrate manufacturing and the development of glass composition and properties in relation to the required performance for glass used in FPD (flat panel display) and semiconductor packaging. It will summarize the important processing methods for manufacturing glass substrates for semiconductor packaging, including the characteristics of glass and the processing methods that have been proposed so far, and will discuss the currently proposed processing methods. Additionally, it will evaluate microcracks that lead to strength reduction and provide explanations on strengthening methods regarding the mechanical strength of glass that should be considered. 【Target Audience for the Seminar】 - Individuals involved with glass for flat panel displays - Individuals involved with glass for semiconductor packaging - Those who wish to gain knowledge about glass processing - Those who wish to gain knowledge about glass strength 【Knowledge Gained from the Seminar】 - The development history of glass for flat panel displays, including trends in composition and required properties - The relationship between the required properties for semiconductor packaging glass and those for flat panel display glass - The history of glass processing (mainly drilling) technology and proposed techniques - Glass strength and strengthening methods