Abstract: A manufacturing method of a microlens array includes the step of forming second light transmitting layers 36 on a first light transmitting layer 26. The first light transmitting layer 26 has a plurality of recessed parts 28 and partitions 32 for delimiting the recessed parts 28, wherein at least a portion of the inner surface of each recessed part 28 is a lens surface 30. The second light transmitting layers 36 are formed in the respective recessed parts 28 in such a manner that the second light transmitting layers 36 avoid the partitions 32 of the first light transmitting layer 26. The second light transmitting layers 36 are formed in such a manner that the surfaces of the second light transmitting layers 36 form lens surfaces 38 for the respective recessed parts 28.

Abstract: A template (12) having a plurality of protrusions (13) in a predetermined arrangement is fabricated to facilitate the formation of ink filling concavities for forming a color pattern layer. An ink filling layer precursor (11) is attached to the template (12) and, after the ink filling layer precursor (11) has solidified to form an ink filling layer (14), the ink filling layer (14) having a plurality of ink filling concavities (15) is transfer-formed by separating the ink filling layer (14) from the template (12). Ink of previously determined colors are filled into these ink filling concavities (15) to form a color pattern layer (16).

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a ferroelectric memory device includes a step of forming a first region (24) having surface characteristics allowing the material for the members of a ferroelectric capacitor section to be preferentially deposited, and a second region (26) having surface characteristics allowing the material for the capacitor section to be less deposited than the first region (24), and a step of providing the material on the base (10) to form a first electrode (32), a ferroelectric film (34), and a second electrode (36) in the first region (24) of the base (10).

Abstract: A microlens array manufacturing method has a first step for forming a master having a plurality of curved surfaces; a second step for forming a duplicate master having a plurality of curved surfaces transferred from the curved surfaces on the master; and a third step for forming a light transmitting layer having a plurality of lenses transferred from the curved surfaces on the duplicate master. The frequency of producing high cost masters is thus reduced, enabling microlens arrays to be manufactured at low cost.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a micro lens array comprising a first step of forming a thin film on a base, a second step of forming a light-transmitting layer having a plurality of lenses on the thin film, and a third step of removing the thin film together with the light transmitting layer from the base.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a microlens array having a flat surface by a simple process, a microlens array fabricated, thereby and an optical device. The method for fabricating the microlens array includes a first step of bringing a lens side of a microlens array substrate 10 having a plurality of lenses 12 formed thereon into close contact with a flat surface 22 of a master plate 20, in which one surface is the flat surface 22, with a light transmitting layer precursor 30 therebetween; a second step of curing the light transmitting layer precursor 30 to form a light transmitting layer 32; and a third step of releasing the master plate 20 from the light transmitting layer 32.

Abstract: A microlens array produced using a simple manufacturing method increases screen brightness in a display apparatus using the microlens array. The manufacturing method forms a light transmitting layer 30 from a light transmitting layer precursor 32 by pressing together a first master 10 and a second master 20 with the light transmitting layer precursor 32 disposed between the first and second masters. The first master 10 has a plurality of first curved surfaces 12, and the second master 20 has a plurality of second curved surfaces 22. The resulting light transmitting layer 30 has on both sides thereof a plurality of first and second lens surfaces 34, 36 formed in the light transmitting layer precursor 32 by the first and second curved surfaces 12, 22 on the masters.

Abstract: A ferroelectric memory device of the present invention includes a memory cell array in which memory cells are arranged in a matrix having first signal electrodes, second signal electrodes arranged in a direction intersecting the first signal electrodes, and a ferroelectric layer disposed at least in intersection regions between the first signal electrodes and the second signal electrodes, and a peripheral circuit section for selectively writing information into or reading information from the memory cell. The memory cell array and the peripheral circuit section are formed in different layers. The peripheral circuit section is formed in a region outside the memory cell array.

Abstract: The present invention relates to: a memory cell array which is capable of decreasing the parasitic capacitance of signal electrodes and has ferroelectric layers making up ferroelectric capacitors and having a predetermined pattern; a method of fabricating the memory cell array, and a ferroelectric memory device. In the memory cell array, memory cells formed of ferroelectric capacitors are arranged in a matrix. The ferroelectric capacitors include first signal electrodes, second signal electrodes arranged in a direction intersecting the first signal electrodes, and ferroelectric layers disposed linearly along either the first signal electrodes or the second signal electrodes. Alternatively, the ferroelectric layers may be disposed only in intersection areas of the first and second signal electrodes.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a micro lens array comprising a step of forming a color pattern layer including a plurality of pixels in a predetermined arrangement on a light transmitting substrate, and a step of curving surfaces of the pixels in the color pattern layer corresponding to lens surfaces, wherein in the step of curving the surfaces of the pixels, the pixels are melted by heating to cause the surfaces of the pixels to be convexly curved by surface tension.

Abstract: A microlens array manufacturing method has a first step for forming a master having a plurality of curved surfaces; a second step for forming a duplicate master having a plurality of curved surfaces transferred from the curved surfaces on the master; and a third step for forming a light transmitting layer having a plurality of lenses transferred from the curved surfaces on the duplicate master. The frequency of producing high cost masters is thus reduced, enabling microlens arrays to be manufactured at low cost.

Abstract: The present invention is equipped with a ferroelectric film (13) having concave and convex patterns formed on both sides thereof corresponding to respective electrodes of a plurality of capacitors, a first substrate (14) having one electrodes of the plurality of capacitors formed on one surface thereof, a second substrate (18) having the other electrodes of the plurality of capacitors formed on the other surface thereof, and first and second anisotropic conduction films (16,17) that are provided between one surface of the ferroelectric film and the first substrate and between the other surface of the ferroelectric film and the second electrode film, respectively, to thereby establish conduction between the convex sections of the ferroelectric film of the capacitors and the electrodes of the capacitors.

Abstract: A template (12) having a plurality of protrusions (13) in a predetermined arrangement is fabricated to facilitate the formation of ink filling concavities for forming a color pattern layer. An ink filling layer precursor (11) is attached to the template (12) and, after the ink filling layer precursor (11) has solidified to form an ink filling layer (14), the ink filling layer (14) having a plurality of ink filling concavities (15) is transfer-formed by separating the ink filling layer (14) from the template (12). Ink of previously determined colors are filled into these ink filling concavities (15) to form a color pattern layer (16).

Abstract: An optical substrate for improving contrast in a display device can be easily manufactured. A first step forms a light transmitting layer 30 by pressing tightly together, with a light transmitting layer precursor 32 disposed therebetween, a first master 10 having a plurality of first raised parts 18 dividing a plurality of areas, and a second master 20 having a plurality of second raised parts 28 divided by a plurality of channels 27. The light transmitting layer 30 has a plurality of light shield recesses 38 transferred from a surface profile of the first raised parts 18, and a plurality of color recesses 36 transferred from a surface profile of the second raised parts 28. A second step separates the first master 10 from the light transmitting layer 30. A third step forms a light shield layer 60 by forming, at least around openings to the light shield recesses 38, a top layer 56 for repelling a light shield material 62, and filling the light shield material 62 into the light shield recesses 38.

Abstract: A template (12) having a plurality of protrusions (13) in a predetermined arrangement is fabricated to facilitate the formation of ink filling concavities for forming a color pattern layer. An ink filling layer precursor (11) is attached to the template (12) and, after the ink filling layer precursor (11) has solidified to form an ink filling layer (14), the ink filling layer (14) having a plurality of ink filling concavities (15) is transfer-formed by separating the ink filling layer (14) from the template (12). Ink of previously determined colors are filled into these ink filling concavities (15) to form a color pattern layer (16).

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a micro lens array comprising a step of forming a color pattern layer including a plurality of pixels in a predetermined arrangement on a light transmitting substrate, and a step of curving surfaces of the pixels in the color pattern layer corresponding to lens surfaces, wherein in the step of curving the surfaces of the pixels, the pixels are melted by heating to cause the surfaces of the pixels to be convexly curved by surface tension.

Abstract: In order to manufacture, with high productivity, an information record carrier capable of recording information at a high density, in a method in which a curable resin is coated on a master (1) having a pattern corresponding to the required information, and the master and a substrate of the information record carrier are bonded to transfer the pattern on the master to the substrate of the information record carrier, a projection (2), a hole, a recess, or the like is provided on the surface of the master (1) so as to engage with the substrate of the information record carrier.

Abstract: In an optical recording medium manufacturing method for forming an optical recording medium by hardening photo curing resin between a resin plate (11) and a template in order to provide a technique for manufacturing an optical recording medium that has excellent optical properties and that is not apt to undergo failure during production, the resin plate (11) is produced by a heating step (104) for heating thermoplastic resin (10) to a predetermined temperature to be melted, a feeding step (103, 105) for feeding the melted thermoplastic resin (10) into a mold (1), and a molding step (101, 102) for molding the thermoplastic resin (10), which has been fed into the mold (1), into the resin plate (11) by compression. Since molding is performed by the mold in a low-pressure and low-temperature environment, it is possible to prevent deterioration due to oxidation, and molding strains.

Abstract: In order to realize a compact construction of an apparatus for producing an optical recording medium while shortening the time required for transporting a mold, there is provided an apparatus for producing an optical recording medium by curing a curable resin (102b) between a substrate (101) and a mold (103), including: a mold fixing mechanism (2) for fixing the mold (103); a transporting mechanism (1) for transporting the substrate (101) to which the curable resin (102b) has been applied to a position where the mold (103) is fixed, and placing the substrate (101) on the mold (103) such that the surface of said substrate to which the curable resin (102b) has been applied faces the mold (103); a resin curing mechanism (3) for curing the curable resin (102b) which has been sandwiched between the mold (103) and the substrate (101) by the action of the transporting mechanism (1); and a separating mechanism (4) for separating the resin (102) that has been cured by said resin curing mechanism (3), together with the

Abstract: To provide an optical disk with high mass producibility and excellent optical properties, mechanical precision, and mechanical strength, as well as a method for the simple and efficient manufacturing of this optical disk.Comprises a substrate 101 of an extrusion molded sheet of a material consisting primarily of a polyolefin polymer which has been processed into a disk, and a data recording medium surface which consists of a photocuring resin layer 102 formed on the substrate 101 and on which bumps have been formed based on prescribed data.