Special Issue on Micromachines and Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
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 . FOREWORD ........................................................ 121
        Hiroyuki FUJITA

PAPERS
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 . 3-Dimensional Specific Thickness Glass Diaphragm Lens for Dynamic
   Focusing ........................................................ 123
        Takashi KANEKO, Yutaka YAMAGATA, Takaharu IDOGAKI, Tadashi
        HATTORI and Toshiro HIGUCHI

 . Electrostatic Actuator with Electret ............................ 128
        Mitsuo ICHIYA, Fumihiro KASANO, Hiromi NISHIMURA, Jacques
        LEWINER and Didier PERINO

 . Dry-Released Nickel Micromotors with Low-Friction Bearing Structure
            ........................................................ 132
        Toshiki HIRANO, Tomotake FURUHATA and Hiroyuki FUJITA

 . AlGaAs/GaAs Micromachining for Monolithic Integration of
   Micromechanical Structures with Laser Diodes .................... 139
        Yuji UENISHI, Hidenao TANAKA and Hiroo UKITA

 . Scanning Force Microscope Using Piezoelectric Excitation and
   Detection ....................................................... 146
        Toshihiro ITOH, Takahiro OHASHI and Tadatomo SUGA

 . Temperature Compensated Piezoresistor Fabricated by High Energy Ion
   Implantation .................................................... 152
        Takahiro NISHIMOTO, Shuichi SHOJI, Kazuyuki MINAMI and
        Masayoshi ESASHI

 . Formation of Black Membrane Using a Microfabricated Orifice ..... 157
        Masao WASHIZU, Seiichi SUZUKI, Osamu KUROSAWA, Hideaki
        KURAHASHI and Akira KATOH

 . Metal Injection Molding (MIM) Processing for Micro Structures; Part
   1 --Vibrational Processing to Improve the Surface Roughness of the
   Forming Molds-- ................................................. 162
        Haruo OGAWA, Yuichiro TAKAHASHI, Jun INAHASHI and Toru SENGA

 . Three-Dimensional Microfabrication of Single-Crystal Silicon by
   Plasma Etching .................................................. 167
        Tomoaki GOTO, Kouji MATSUSHITA and Katsumi HIRONO

 . Fast Atom Beam (FAB) Processing with Separated Masks ............ 174
        Masahiro HATAKEYAMA, Katsunori ICHIKI, Tadasuke KOBATA,
        Masayuki NAKAO and Yotaro HATAMURA

 . Macro- and Micro-Tribological Properties of Polished CVD Diamond
   Films and Trial Processing of Diamond ........................... 180
        Shojiro MIYAKE, Takanori MIYAMOTO, Reizo KANEKO and Toshiyuki
        MIYAZAKI

Regular Section
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PAPERS
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[Semiconductor Materials and Devices]

 . Lateral Scaling Investigation on DC and RF Performances of
   InP/InGaAs Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors ................... 186
        Hiroki NAKAJIMA, Kenji KURISHIMA, Shoji YAMAHATA, Takashi
        KOBAYASHI and Yutaka MATSUOKA

[Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology]

 . Modeling of Curved Conductor Surface in Analysis of Cavity
   Resonators by Spatial Network Method ............................ 193
        Yukio IIDA and Masanobu MORITA

LETTERS
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[Opto-Electronics]

 . Vertical Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Array for 1.3ƒÊm Range
   Parallel Optical Fiber Transmissions ............................ 201
        Toshihiko BABA, Yukiaki YOGO, Katsumasa SUZUKI, Tomonobu KONDO,
        Fumio KOYAMA

and Kenichi IGA
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[Electromagnetic Theory]

 . Reflection and Transmission Phase Characteristics of Inductive
   Discontinuities of Finite Thickness in Rectangular Waveguides ... 204
        Toshihiko SHIBAZAKI, Teruhiro KINOSHITA and Ryoji SHIN'YAGAITO

 . ABSTRACTS�iIEICE Trans., Vol.J78-C-I, J78-C-II, No.2 in Japanese)
            ........................................................ 208