A semiconductor device includes a plurality of IO regions provided in a peripheral region of the semiconductor device. More particularly, hydraulic binders based on mineral silicates are described having greater aging strength, a method for making said binders and their uses and articles obtained from same. An amount of electric current supplied from the current adjuster to the laser diode is controlled to change an intensity of the laser beam, and is adjusted by a feedforward control based on a signal from a temperature sensor in the apparatus to compensate a drift of the laser diode characteristics. An arc tube is fixed between the first and second straps. The copy is registered to the digitized image of the other serial section.