Abstract: Provided is a plasma display apparatus. The apparatus includes a plasma display panel having a plurality of scan electrode lines and address electrode lines, and supplying a scan signal to the scan electrode lines and supplying an address signal to the address electrode lines. The apparatus includes an inductor forming a resonance circuit together with a capacitance of the panel. Whereby the address signal comprises a gradual rise or fall period. A supply start time point of the address signal precedes a supply start time point of the scan signal.

Abstract: A disk usable with a hard disk drive includes a first texture recessively formed in a surface of a substrate of the disk and textured in a first pattern of a first net shape to have a first cross angle where line patterns of the first pattern cross each other, and a second texture formed on the surface of the disk substrate independently of the first texture and textured in a second pattern of a second net shape to have a second cross angle where second line patterns of the second pattern cross each other, the second cross angle being relatively smaller than the first cross angle. The first and second textures of the disk also have first and second surface roughness created by grooves in the first and second patterns.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bio-sheet material, and a method and an apparatus of manufacturing the bio-sheet, which has pliability or easiness of cutting by unifying a mixture of at least one of healthful natural minerals or plants such as ocher, jade, tourmalin, etc., using fiber material, paper, etc., as a medium, which can be maintained in an original shape at natural or heat drying without generating separation of the mixture, and which can shorten the manufacturing time.

Abstract: A data recording disk, and a hard disk drive provided with the data recording disk, the data recording disk including a clamping zone and a data zone, wherein at least a portion of a surface of the clamping zone varies in height from a surface of the data zone.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bio-sheet material, and a method and a apparatus of manufacturing the bio-sheet, which has pliability or easincss of cutting by unifying a mixture of at least one healthful natural minerals or plants such as ocher, jade, tourmalin, etc., using fiber material, paper, etc., as a medium, which can be maintained in an original shape at natural or heat drying without generating separation of the mixture, and which can shorten the manufacturing time.

Abstract: Disclosed is a microwave oven comprising a power supply part supplying a commercial alternating current (AC) power, a rectifying and filtering part rectifying and filtering the commercial AC power, a high voltage transformer generating a high voltage by means of direct current (DC) power from the rectifying and filtering part; and a magnetron generating electromagnetic waves based on the high voltage from the high voltage transformer, further comprising a control signal generator part generating a control signal; an inverter part converting the DC power from the rectifying and filtering part into a high voltage AC power based on the control signal from the control signal generator part, and a control part blocking the control signal converted through the inverter part from being applied to the magnetron if the converted control signal is not within a predetermined range.

Abstract: An induction cooking apparatus and method for inductively heating cookware is provided. An analog/digital circuit, including a microprocessor, generates a plurality of gating pulses for operating the power inverter circuit and monitors the operation of the power inverter circuit. The microprocessor provides signals to start and stop the inverter circuit, and determines a period of uninterrupted power inverter circuit operation corresponding to a desired cooking temperature. Analog circuitry is provided for sustaining operation of the power inverter circuit after the power inverter circuit is started, and for compensating for variations in cookware materials.