Abstract: An apparatus and method for manufacturing a display device substrate are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a clamp for clamping an edge of a plastic substrate, and a tension member applying tension along a surface of the plastic substrate by interacting with the clamp to strain the plastic substrate. Advantageously, the flexible plastic substrate is substantially prevented from deflecting in a manufacturing process thereby reducing defects in the display device substrate.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for driving a display device, as well as a display device incorporating such method and apparatus, are presented. The method includes determining a first difference ?1, wherein ?1 is a difference between gray signals of two consecutive frames, comparing ?1 to a predetermined value to obtain a comparison result, and using the comparison result to determine a modified current gray signal. The modified current gray signal is applied to a current frame to improve image quality. In another aspect, the invention includes a method of driving a display device by determining the gray signal levels for a first frame, a second frame that follows the first frame, and a third frame. A modified current gray signal is determined based on the relative magnitudes of the three gray signal levels, and applied to the current frame.

Abstract: A passivation layer assembly and a display substrate having the same are presented. The passivation layer assembly is positioned on a substrate having a thin film assembly and protects the thin film assembly. The thin film assembly includes a first passivation layer and a second passivation layer. The first passivation layer contacts the thin film assembly. The first passivation layer has a first etching rate with respect to an etching agent. The second passivation layer is on the first passivation layer. The second passivation layer has a second etching rate that is higher than the first etching rate with respect to the etching agent. The passivation assembly decrease the malfunction rate of the display device.

Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of signal lines having different length, and a driving circuit for supplying signals to the signal lines. Each signal line includes a connecting portion, and the driving circuit includes a plurality of output terminals electrically connected to the connecting portions of the signal lines and a plurality of resistors connected to the output terminals. The resistors have resistance depending on length of the signal lines connected thereto.

Abstract: A flat-type fluorescent lamp includes a lamp body and a first external electrode. The first external electrode is positioned on an end portion of the lamp body. The first external electrode includes a main electrode portion and a first auxiliary electrode portion. The main electrode portion crosses end portions of the discharge spaces. The first auxiliary electrode portion protrudes from the main electrode portion. The first auxiliary electrode portion corresponds to an outer discharge space adjacent to a side of the lamp body. Therefore, a luminance of the flat-type fluorescent lamp may be made more uniform, thereby improving an image display quality. In addition, operation of the flat-type fluorescent lamp at a low temperature may be improved.

Abstract: A folding, retractable dome for protecting a feature, such as a docking mechanism, a hatch or other equipment at an exterior surface of a space vehicle, includes a plurality of arcuate ribs, each having opposite ends respectively pinioned at opposite sides of the feature at the surface of the vehicle for rotational movement about an axis of rotation extending through the opposite ends and through an arcuate path of revolution extending over the feature, and a flexible cover attached to each of the ribs such that, in a deployed configuration of the dome, in which adjacent ribs are rotated apart from each other at a maximum relative angle therebetween, the cover is stretched generally tangentially between the adjacent ribs to form a generally arcuate shield over the feature, and in a retracted position of the dome, in which adjacent ribs are rotated together at a minimum relative angle therebetween, the cover is collapsed to define folded pleats between the adjacent ribs.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal layer and a light supply part providing light to the liquid crystal layer, and the liquid crystal layer and the light supply part are disposed between a first base substrate and a second base substrate. The light supply part is located inside the liquid crystal display to reduce a distance between the light supply part and the liquid crystal layer. Thus, the liquid crystal display may have reduced thickness and weight and enhanced brightness, thereby improving the display characteristics of the display.

Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) array panel with signal lines that have low resistivity is presented. The TFT array panel includes an insulating substrate, a gate line formed on the insulating substrate, a gate insulating layer formed on the gate line, a drain electrode and a data line having a source electrode formed on the gate insulating layer, the drain electrode facing the source electrode with a gap, and a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode. In one embodiment, at least one of the gate line, the data line, and the drain electrode includes a first conductive layer made of a Mo-containing conductor, a second conductive layer made of a Cu-containing conductor, and a third conductive layer made of a MoN-containing conductor.

Abstract: A holder 1 is formed by laminating support members 3, 4 and 5 and passing holder holes 2 through them. A pair of needle members 9 and 10 are provided on either end of the coil spring 8. Each of the needle members 9 on one side is prevented from coming off by one of the support members 3. The length L between the flange portion 9b received in a large diameter hole 2b of the holder hole and the tip of the needle portion 10a is made substantially equal to the depth D of the large diameter hole 2b of the holder 1. Because the coil springs are thus placed substantially in an unstressed state, when at least one of the needle members is prevented from projecting from a corresponding end of the holder hole, the part that prevents the needle members from coming off is not subjected to a compressive load of the coil springs.

Abstract: A gate line is formed on a substrate in a horizontal direction and a data repair line is formed on the same layer as the gate line in a vertical direction. The repair line is divided into two portions with respect to the gate line. A gate insulating film is formed on the gate line and the data repair line, and a data line is formed on the gate insulating film along the repair line having a smaller width than the repair line, a passivation film being deposited thereon. Contact holes are formed in the passivation film, and contact holes to expose both ends of the divided repair line are formed in the passivation film and gate insulating film. A transparent connecting pattern formed on the passivation film contacts the data line and the repair line through the contact holes. Both ends of the repair line are extended from the data line. A pixel electrode is formed on the passivation film, and the pixel electrode overlaps the edges of the repair line at a predetermined width.

Abstract: A dual-gate device is formed over and insulated from a semiconductor substrate which may include additional functional circuits that can be interconnected to the dual-gate device. The dual-gate device includes two semiconductor devices formed on opposite surfaces of a common active semiconductor region which is provided a thickness and material sufficient to isolate the semiconductor devices from electrostatically interacting. In one embodiment, one of the semiconductor devices includes a charge storing layer, such as an ONO layer. Such a dual-gate device is suitable for use in a non-volatile memory array.

Abstract: A method and system for identifying foreign objection (FOD) in items such as aircraft are disclosed. The item may be imaged using x-ray backscatter before and after work is performed thereon. The image taken before work may be subtracted from the image taken after the work to provide a resultant image. The resultant image may indicate the presence of any FOD. Potential FOD in the resultant image may be checked against a database of known FOD to determine the identity thereof. By finding FOD, the occurrence of catastrophes such as aircraft crashes may be mitigated.

Abstract: In a flat panel display device, the display device includes a display panel to display an image, a receiving receptacle and a guiding member. The receiving receptacle has a bottom surface and a first sidewall. The guiding member has a first coupling portion that is positioned higher than the first sidewall and a guiding portion that is positioned higher than the first coupling portion to guide the display panel disposed on the first sidewall. The first coupling portion of the guiding member is disposed between the display panel and the first sidewall of the receiving receptacle, and the guiding portion of the guiding member prevents movement of the display panel.

Abstract: A scalable semiconductor device is formed using control gates formed on opposite sides of a semiconductor layer. A first control gate is formed electrically isolated from a first surface of the semiconductor layer by a first dielectric layer, such that, when a first voltage is applied on the first control gate, a first depletion region is formed in the semiconductor layer opposite the first control gate. A second control gate and a third control gate are also formed, each isolated from the semiconductor region by a second dielectric layer formed on a second surface of the semiconductor layer opposite the first surface.

Abstract: A bonding method of a flexible film is provided, which includes: positioning an anisotropic conductive film on a plurality of first signal lines formed on the flexible film to be bonded to a thin film transistor (TFT) panel; arranging the anisotropic conductive film on the TFT panel to align the first signal lines formed on the flexible film and a plurality of second signal lines formed on the TFT panel; positioning at least one portion of a protection film for protecting the second signal lines of the flexible film to be overlapped with the TFT panel; and pressing the flexible film and the TFT panel.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide reconfiguration techniques for PLDs. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a programmable logic device includes logic blocks, input/output blocks, a volatile memory block, and configuration memory cells to store configuration data for configuration of the logic blocks, the input/output blocks, and the volatile memory block of the programmable logic device. The programmable logic device further includes circuit techniques for preventing loss of data stored in the volatile memory block due to a reconfiguration. Furthermore, for example, the programmable logic device may further prevent the loss of data stored in user registers or loss of input/output personality due to the reconfiguration.

Abstract: A sensor network is attached to a structure and employed to detect and analyze load changes. The sensor network has transducers, capable of acting as both passive sensors and active actuators, integrated within it. In a passive mode, the transducers detect load changes upon the structure, such as impacts. Upon detection of a load change, the transducers are engaged in an active mode to actively scan the impact area to determine the location and size of any resulting damage region. In this manner, passive and active systems are integrated within a single, convenient layer that possesses the best features of both active systems and passive systems.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided, which includes: a first substrate; a first signal line formed on the first substrate; a second signal line formed on the first substrate and intersecting the first signal line; a thin film transistor connected to the first and the second signal lines; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a second substrate; a common electrode formed on the second substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a tilt direction determining member formed on one of the first and the second substrates and having a notch.

Abstract: A method of remotely controlling a client device is provided within a network having a network server coupled to a first side of a firewall from a web server coupled to a second side of the firewall. The network server initiates a service request for the client device through the transmission of an HTTP request through a conventional TCP/IP socket in the firewall to the web server. The web server dynamically alters content that in turn may be accessed by a user, which may either be a human user or an automated user. In response to downloading the altered content, the user transmits an HTTP request to the web server, which causes the web server to alter content that may then be downloaded by the network server. The network server interprets this altered content so as to control the device accordingly.

Abstract: An apparatus for protecting the hull of a watercraft includes a support. A submersible barrier assembly is connected to the support and is displaceable with respect to the support between an inoperative, submerged position and an operative surface position. The barrier assembly is configured to cover at least a submerged portion of the hull in the operative position. A displacement mechanism is operable on the barrier assembly to displace the barrier assembly between the inoperative and operative positions.