Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor structure including a semiconductor substrate having an integrated circuit portion, and a plurality of connecting pads connected to the integrated circuit portion. A plurality of distributing lines are formed on the semiconductor structure, connected to the connecting pads, and have connecting pad portions. An encapsulating layer made of a resin is formed on the semiconductor structure and upper surface of the distributing lines. A copper oxide layer is formed on at least a surface of each of the distributing lines except for the connecting pad portion.
Abstract: An LED is mounted on a flexible wiring board, and this flexible wiring board is adhered by a both-surface adhesive tape to a back of a light guiding plate to which a light reflecting film is adhered by an adhesive layer. The LED is kept at a desired set position by retaining the LED by a retaining section formed integrally with the light guiding plate in a state where a light emitting surface of the LED airtightly contacts a light entrance end surface of the light guiding plate, and by adhering a rear surface of the LED to an inner surface of the retaining section by an adhesive agent.
Abstract: This invention reads image data of a subject by performing pre-reading operation while changing the image reading sensitivity at a plurality of stages immediately before the start of normal reading operation of a subject image, calculates the absolute difference value between adjacent pixels of lightness data of the read image data, and sets as an optimal reading sensitivity an image reading sensitivity having a maximum absolute difference value among calculated absolute difference values in a photosensor system having a photosensor array constituted by two-dimensionally arraying a plurality of photosensors, a driver circuit for supplying a drive signal to the photosensors, and a controller for controlling reading operation of a subject image and sensitivity setting. Even when ambient light changes or the characteristics of the photosensor change, an optimal image reading sensitivity can be set in accordance with the changes.
Abstract: A folding type portable information appliance capable of properly arranging an electronic component (camera, microphone, speaker etc.) at a desirable position in response to a use condition is provided, while operation of the folding type portable information appliance can be simplified and use operability thereof can be improved.
Abstract: In response to a jumping operation in which a word appearing in an explanatory description read from a Chinese-Japanese dictionary is specified as a jump word, language information on the jump word is read, and the jump word is converted to the corresponding all-purpose character codes by using an all-purpose character code/Chinese-Japanese dictionary local character code conversion table for the language information on the jump word. Further, the all-purpose character codes of the jump word are converted to the corresponding existing local character codes by using an all-purpose character code/existing local character code conversion table for the language information. Jump-enabled destination dictionaries are then extracted based on the language information, a headword matching the jump word is retrieved in a jump destination dictionary selected from the extracted jump-enabled destination dictionaries, and the corresponding explanatory description is then displayed.
Abstract: Ink for use in an ink-jet color recording apparatus and a plurality of kinds of small microcapsules dispersed in the solvent, each small microcapsule having an outer shell destroyable with ultrasonic waves of a predetermined resonant frequency, each small microcapsule containing a color former within its outer shell with the outer surface of the outer shell covered with a developer. The plurality of kinds of small microcapsules are destroyed selectively with the corresponding predetermined stimuli to thereby produce magenta, cyan, yellow or black. The ink is colorless before producing the color. The ink-jet color recording apparatus irradiates the plurality of small microcapsules with ultrasonic waves of a selected frequency corresponding to a desired color to thereby change the color of the ink on a path through which the ink is fed from a color ink feeding device to an ink cartridge.
Abstract: A semiconductor device includes at least one semiconductor structure having a plurality of external connection portions on an upper surface, and an insulating member which is made of a resin containing reinforcing materials and arranged on a side of the semiconductor structure. An insulating film is formed on the upper surface of the semiconductor structure, except the external connection portions, and on an upper surface of the insulating member. A plurality of upper wirings each of which has a connection pad portion are located on an upper side of the insulating film and electrically connected to a corresponding one of the external connection portions of the semiconductor structure. The connection pad portion of at least one of the upper wirings is arranged above an upper surface of the insulating member.
Abstract: CPU works in accordance with a program stored on program ROM to set a performance evaluation period based on contents of music data for evaluation stored on a music memory. CPU evaluates performance of music data in every predetermined period and displays the evaluation results on a display device. When a user plays a music piece for evaluation, the user's performance technique is evaluated correctly, and it is expected that the user's performance technique is improved efficiently.
Abstract: A display apparatus is provided with a display member which is printed in gradations of color from a first color to a second color from one side of the member to other side, and an electro-optical display device having plural dot display sections disposed on the display member. The plural dot display sections are selectively driven, to display characters, images, etc. in gradations of color. The display apparatus which is simple in structure and low in manufacturing cost advantages to improve image and/or character discrimination and is used for an adornment purpose.
Abstract: When a user selects an initial brightness adjustment quantity setting mode by a mode key operation of a digital camera, an initial brightness adjustment quantity setting screen is displayed on a liquid crystal display in place of an initial screen. When the user inputs and sets an arbitrary initial brightness adjustment quantity by a cursor key operation, the input and set initial brightness adjustment quantity is stored in a non-volatile memory. Thereafter, when a power supply is turned off and then the power supply is again turned on, the brightness adjustment operation relative to an imaging device is executed by using the initial brightness adjustment quantity stored in the non-volatile memory.
Abstract: A graphic data creating and editing system which can create and edit a graphic data to be displayed when playing music, corresponding to an audio data, and which can efficiently store the audio data and the graphic data in a semiconductor memory. The graphic data creating and editing system separates a plurality of audio data corresponding to the music to be played on the digital audio player (wrist audio player 3) and a plurality of graphic data (illustration and animation) to be displayed on the digital audio player, according to the audio data into each individual storage area, respectively, creates a data format wherein the audio data and the graphic data are corresponded to each other by the address, and stores the data format in the MMC 35.
Abstract: A display panel includes an optical element which has a pair of electrodes and exhibits an optical operation corresponding to an electric current flowing between the electrodes, and a switch circuit which supplies a memory current having a predetermined current value to a current line during a selection period, and stops the supply of the memory current to the current line during a non-selection period. A current memory circuit stores current data corresponding to the current value of the memory current flowing through the current line during the selection period and, in accordance with the current data stored during the selection period, supplies a display current having a current value substantially equal to the memory current to the optical element during the non-selection period.
Abstract: Plural keywords for a search character string are searched for through a dictionary-content data memory and displayed in a list form in a left area of the searched-keyword list display screen, and heading data included in explanation contents concerning the keywords are read out from a keyword table to be displayed in a right area of the display screen. When a keyword is designated among the plural keywords displayed in a list form, heading data contained in plural explanation contents concerning the designated keyword are read out from an explanation data table and are displayed in a list form over the heading data displayed in the right area.
Abstract: When an attachment 3 is connected to a connector of a cellular phone terminal 4, the communication system of the relevant cellular phone terminal 4 is judged and image data received from the digital camera 2 is converted to a format along the judged communication system of the relevant cellular phone terminal 4. Accordingly, even if the cellular phone terminal 4 to which the attachment 3 is connected uses any communication system, this can be used for the general purpose, and data received from the digital camera 2 is converted to the format along the communication system of the connected cellular phone terminal 4 to make it possible to upload it to the server via WWW7.
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display apparatus including an optical element having an optical material layer between a first electrode and a second electrode which are formed on a substrate, includes an aligning step of making the substrate oppose a plate which has a wettability changeable layer and to which a droplet of an optical material containing liquid sticks in accordance with a pattern based on a difference in wettability. The substrate and the plate are aligned with each other, and the droplet is bring into contact with the substrate to transfer the droplet to the substrate side, thereby forming the optical material layer.
Abstract: Right end portions of upper half lines in the scanning signal lines are connected to a semiconductor integrated circuit device via leading lines provided on a right side thereof, and left end portions of lower half lines in the scanning signal lines are connected to a semiconductor integrated circuit device via leading lines provided on a left side thereof. Therefore, the size of a liquid crystal display device in a widthwise direction thereof can be reduced. Also, since crossing points of the leading lines connected to the scanning signal lines are arranged outside the right side edge portion and a left side edge portion of a light shielding film, such a drawback can be prevented from occurring that ionic impurities eluted from the sealing member due a potential difference between the leading lines and the light shielding film corrode the leading lines.
Abstract: In a camera having a gamma-correction circuit on an output signal processing path of a CCD, an incident light path leading to the CCD is kept opening in a state where nonlinear gamma-correction processing in the gamma-correction processing circuit is prohibited, first image data (CCD output data; DATA1) are generated based on electric signal output from the CCD, incident light path leading to the CCD is kept closing, second image data (CCD output data; DATA2) are generated based on electric signal output from the CCD and lastly, the second image data DATA2 are subtracted from the first image data DATA1, thereby correcting to eliminate dark voltage component included in the first image data DATA1.
Abstract: A chemical reactor includes a pair of substrates joined to each other, a micro flow path is provided between the pair of substrates. An injection section is provided to inject and supply a material to cause a chemical reaction into the flow path.
Abstract: A field sequential type liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display device in which unit-color image data of different colors are sequentially written in display elements during the period of one frame composed of three continuous fields, and an illuminating unit placed at the back of the liquid crystal display device to sequentially emit light beams having colors corresponding to the colors of the unit-color image data in accordance with the sequential write of the unit-color image data. The illuminating device is selectively controlled to sequential turn-on of colors, total turn-off by which the emission of all the light beams is stopped, or total turn-on. A semitransparent reflecting film is formed between the liquid crystal display device and the illuminating unit.
Abstract: In performing outgoing call log display by a cell phone, when display operation is performed in the order of the outgoing call log display state in FIG. 15A→FIG. 15C→FIG. 15B→FIG. 15D, and a clear key is operated in the detailed display state in FIG. 15B, the displays FIG. 15C in accordance with the operation log stored in a buffer instead of directly returning to FIG. 15A. When display operation is performed in the order of FIG. 15A→FIG. 15B→FIG. 15D, and the clear key is operated in FIG. 15B, FIG. 15A is displayed in accordance with the operation log stored in the buffer.