Abstract: Silicon nitride is formed on a supporting substrate by chemical vapor deposition using an antenna outside a vacuum reaction chamber to apply RF power to form an inductively coupled plasma from a reactant gas.

Abstract: A color adjustment circuit in LCDs, comprising: an R data adjusting portion for externally receiving an R data of selected bits, which has a predetermined color level, for adjusting the color level of the received R data to a desirable color level and for generating the color level adjusted-R data; a G data adjusting portion for externally receiving a G data of selected bits, which has a predetermined color level, for adjusting the color level of the received G data to a desirable color level and for generating the color level adjusted-G data; and a B data adjusting portion for externally receiving a B data of selected bits, which has a predetermined color level, for adjusting the color level of the received B data to a desirable color level and for generating the color level adjusted-B data.

Abstract: A plasma display panel and the manufacturing method thereof. Forming partition wall structures on the back substrate of the paste display panel and forming the column-shaped protrusions at the positions corresponding to the cuts on the rib on the front substrate of the plasma display panel. The manufacturing process is simple and the alignment of the front and back substrate is easy. In addition, the size of the opening of the rib and the size of the cut can be easily adjusted according to the needs of the application during the manufacturing process.

Abstract: A plasma display device is disclosed. The plasma display device includes a plasma display panel having a display area and a non-display area, driving circuits, comparator control circuits, and heating elements mounted on the non-display area of the plasma display panel. The non-display area surrounds the display area. A part of the driving circuit and a corresponding heating element may be a Wheatstone bridge circuit. Each comparator control circuit is coupled to the Wheatstone bridge circuit so as to control the heating element. When a portion of the display area is lit, a heating element located on the adjacent non-display area is then activated through the current balance of the Wheatstone bridge circuit and under the control of the driving circuit and the comparator control circuit. Thus, the temperature difference between the display area and the non-display area is reduced.

Abstract: A PDP driving method, at the first timing point of a reset period, a global voltage difference is applied between the sustaining electrodes and the scanning electrodes, wherein the gaseous discharge occurs only in the non-display areas, called the dark areas. Because the discharge during reset period does not occur in the display areas, the picture quality is assured from avoiding the emission of over-brightness in the reset period which enables the sequential gaseous discharge operations to proceed with smaller driving voltage.

Abstract: Electroluminescent devices and materials including an electroluminescent organo-siloxane polymer. The main chain of the organo-siloxane polymer comprises an organic component that can be alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, aryl, heteroaralkyl, and heteroaryl which can be substituted optionally with hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, heteroaralkyl, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, thio, alkylthio, arylthio, amino, halogen, dialkylamino, diarylamino, diaralkylamino, arylamino, alkylamino, arylalkylamino, carbonyloxy, carbonylalkoxy, carbonylalkyloxy, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, alkoxylcarbonyloxy, sulfonyl, or sulfonyloxy. The organic component includes at least two covalent bonds coupling the organic component to the main chain of the organo-siloxane polymer. Such devices provide superior performance and mechanical stability compared with conventional organic electroluminescent materials and devices made from such materials.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a fringe field switching mode liquid crystal display device which can simplify process by reducing mask number. According to the present invention, a first transparent metal layer and a first metal layer are sequentially deposited on a transparent insulating substrate and patterned using a first mask. Next, a gate insulating layer, an amorphous silicon layer and a silicon nitride layer are sequentially deposited on the overall substrate and the silicon nitride layer is patterned using a second mask. The pattern portion is then patterned using a third mask so as to be exposed in the shape of a plate. Thereafter, a doped amorphous silicon layer and a second metal layer are sequentially deposited on the overall substrate and the second metal layer is patterned using the fourth mask. The doped amorphous silicon layer and the amorphous silicon layer are then etched using the source and drain as a mask.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for manufacturing a fringe field switching mode liquid crystal display.

Abstract: A mode detection circuits in LCDs is disclosed, comprising: a first mode signal detection means for detecting an enable/synchronous signal mode in response to a vertical synchronous signal and for generating a first mode detection signal; a second mode signal detection means for detecting an enable mode signal based on a data enable signal and a clock signal and for generating a second mode detection signal; a mode selection means for selecting one of a first mode detection signal and a second mode detection signal from the first mode signal detection means and the second mode signal detection means in response to a mode selection signal and for providing the selected mode detection signal as a mode determining signal.

Abstract: A backlight device with an easily replaced lamp. The backlight device includes a frame, a lighting guide and at least one lamp assembly. The frame has an inner surface. The lighting guide is disposed inside the frame. The lamp assembly is disposed inside the frame and besides the lighting guide. A gap is provided between the inner surface of the frame and the lamp assembly to decrease the friction applied onto the lamp assembly.

Abstract: An energy recovery circuit of a plasma display panel is disclosed, which can drive the sustain electrode of the plasma display panel during the sustain period. The energy recovery circuit includes a voltage source which can store electrical energy, a first channel for raising the voltage of the sustain electrode to high potential, a second channel for pulling the voltage of the sustain electrode down to ground, and other auxiliary circuits. When the first channel is turned on, the voltage source can transmit electrical energy to the sustain electrode. When the second channel is turned on, the voltage source retrieves the electrical energy from the sustain electrode. Thereby the sustain electrode is driven between high potential and ground. Moreover, the first channel and the second channel can share a part of common channel.

Abstract: A process for preparing a conjugated polymer, which comprises polymerizing in a reaction mixture (a) an aromatic monomer having at least two reactive boron derivative groups selected from a boronic acid group, a boronic ester group and a borane group, and an aromatic monomer having at least two reactive halide functional groups; or (b) an aromatic monomer having one reactive halide functional group and one reactive boron derivative group selected from a boronic acid group, a boronic ester group and a borane group, wherein the reaction mixture comprises a catalytic amount of a palladium catalyst, and an organic base in an amount sufficient to convert the reactive boron derivative groups into —B(OH)3− anions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reflective liquid crystal display having high transmittance and a method for manufacturing the same.

Abstract: Organic electroluminescent materials having desirable efficiency, weight, and durability properties, as well as devices made from such materials. In one aspect, an organic electroluminescent material is electroluminescently conductively coupled directly with an anode and cathode such that the organic electroluminescent material emits light upon the application of a voltage across the anode and cathode. The organic electroluminescent material includes an organo-siloxane polymer having a main chain comprising anthracene and/or pentacene.

Abstract: A plasma display panel device which can enlarge the bright region of a PDP with a given pixel size is provided. The auxiliary electrode of the plasma display panel device contacts not only the transparent electrode but also the substrate in order to avoid the auxiliary electrode being peeled off during the manufacturing process. Furthermore, the position of the auxiliary electrode is changed so the bright region between the pair of auxiliary electrodes is enlarged.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprising: a first charge-carrier injecting layer for injecting positive charge carriers and a second charge-carrier injecting layer for injecting negative charge carriers, at least one of the charge-carrier injecting layers being patterned so as to comprise spaced-apart charge-injecting regions; an organic light-emitting layer located between the first and second charge-carrier injecting layers; and an unpatterned conductive polymer layer located between the organic light-emitting layer and the patterned charge-carrier injecting layer, the resistivity of the conductive polymer layer being sufficiently low to allow charge carriers to flow through it from the charge-injecting regions to generate light in the organic light-emitting layer but sufficiently high to resist lateral spreading of charge carriers beyond the charge-injecting regions.

Abstract: The invention concerns optically absorptive photonic devices and in particular photovoltaic and photoconductive devices. It is particularly concerned with devices formed from multiple semiconducting layers, e.g., organic semiconducting polymers. Such a device has two central semiconductive layers which have been laminated together so as to form a mixed layer between the first and second semiconductive layers, while retaining at least some of the first and second semiconductive layers on either side of the mixed layer.

Abstract: Provided is a method for synthesizing a poly(arylene vinylene), which method comprises selecting a vinyl monomer by controlling the ratio of cis isomer to trans isomer in the monomer, and forming the poly(arylene vinylene) from the resulting vinyl monomer, such that the desired cis vinylene to trans vinylene ratio is obtained in the poly(arylene vinylene) product.

Abstract: A manufacturing method and the structure of a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) are disclosed. The TFT-LCD uses metal electrodes as a mask to thoroughly remove the unwanted semiconductor layer during the etching process for forming the source and drain electrodes. This manufacturing method can reduce the problems caused by the unwanted semiconductor layer, hence improving the quality of the TFT.

Abstract: An apparatus for securing a tag to a pair of eyeglasses is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tag having a body and at least one prong extending longitudinally across the body so as to define an aperture between the body and the at least one prong and a tube constructed from a material which shrinks when subjected to heat. The prong and the temple piece are disposed within the tube and the tube is subjected to heat, thereby shrinking the tube to secure the prong to the temple piece of the eyeglasses.