Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device fabrication method that comprises a fabrication process, wherein device structural patients are formed in a device formation area inside a chip formation area and wherein inspection patterns are formed in multiple inspection areas inside the aforementioned chip formation area, on the film-side of a semiconductor wafer that has a film for pattern formation, and an inspection process. The aforementioned inspection patterns have a repeating pattern with identical lines and identical spaces formed in a first inspection area among the aforementioned multiple inspection areas, and a uniform pattern without spaces formed in a second inspection area among the multiple inspection areas.

Abstract: Provided is an illuminating device wherein generation of luminance nonuniformity is suppressed, while suppressing deterioration of light use efficiency. An illuminating device (10) is provided with an FPC (8), which has at least a part (8a) perpendicularly arranged to a light incoming surface (3a) of a light guide plate (3) and has an LED (7) mounted on the part (8a). The FPC (8) is also provided with a part (8b) positioned below a region between the LED (7) and the light incoming surface (3a), and the part (8b) is tilted in a diagonally downward direction toward the light incoming surface (3a).

Abstract: A light source device and a display device in which wrinkle or warpage of sheet-shaped or film-shaped optical members is prevented or minimized. A light source device (2b) includes sheet-shaped or film-shaped optical members (26a, 26b, 26c) arranged to control properties of light that passes therethrough and a chassis (11b) to which the sheet-shaped or film-shaped optical members (26a, 26b, 26c) are attached, the chassis (11b) includes a plurality of fitting protrusions (hooks) (114a, 114b, 114c) that are vertically movable and are pushed upward by pushing mechanisms in a normal usage state, a plurality of fitting holes (261) each having a through hole shape are disposed adjacent to upper sides of the sheet-shaped or film-shaped optical members (26a, 26b, 26c) in the normal usage state, and the optical members (26a, 26b, 26c) are hung on the fitting protrusions (114a, 114b, 114c) of the chassis (11b) in the fitting holes (261).

Abstract: A communication terminal includes: an output unit including a display; an input unit for inputting first operation information; a communication device for transmitting the first operation information to the other communication terminal via the network and receiving second operation information from the other communication terminal via the network; a first output control unit for causing the display to output first information, based on the first operation information, in a first area of the display when the first operation information is input, and for causing the display to output second information, based on the second operation information, in the first area of the display when the second operation information is received; and a comparison unit for comparing a time at which the first operation information is input plus a predetermined period of time with a time at which the second operation information is received, and causing the output unit to output third information based on a result of the comparing.

Abstract: In an illuminating device (3) provided with a light-emitting face (15a) for emitting light, first cold cathode fluorescent tubes (discharge tubes) (20) and second cold cathode fluorescent tubes (discharge tubes) (21) sequentially provided in positions increasingly distant from the light-emitting face (15a) are installed, and these first and second cold cathode fluorescent tubes (20, 21) are set so as to have substantially the same light-emitting luminance as each other at the light-emitting face (15a).

Abstract: A backlight (2) (illumination device) of this invention includes: a plurality of light sources (5), a plurality of light guide bodies (7) for causing surface emission of light emitted from the light sources; a diffusing plate (8) (flat plate) provided so as to face light-emitting surfaces (7a) of the light guide bodies (7) while maintaining a predetermined distance between the diffusing plate (8) and the respective light-emitting surfaces (7a). Maintaining sections (10) (distance maintaining sections) are provided between the respective light guide bodies (7) and the diffusing plate (8) and provided on the side of the diffusing plate (8), the maintaining sections (10) maintaining the predetermined distance between the diffusing plate (8) and the respective light-emitting surfaces (7a) of the respective light guide bodies (7).

Abstract: In at least one embodiment of the present invention, display is performed with high color reproducibility by a display device that performs area active drive. An LED output value calculating unit obtains LED data representing the luminances upon light emission of LEDs provided for respective areas, based on an input image. A display luminance calculating unit calculates a luminance image including display luminances for the respective areas, based on the LED data and a luminance spread filter.

Abstract: Each of a plurality of displays transmits an operation state of the display to a management device. The management device stores the operation states corresponding to the plurality of displays in a memory. Based on the operation states corresponding to the plurality of displays and stored in the memory, the management device transmits a command for causing the display to perform the same operation as the other displays. Each of the plurality of displays changes the operation state of the display based on the command provided from the management device.

Abstract: At least one of a first control circuit (60) for controlling a liquid crystal display component (30) and a second control circuit (64) for controlling a light source unit (40) is provided in an area (R1) demarcated by a plane including a front face (32) of the liquid crystal display component (30) and a plane including a rear face (44) of the light source unit (40).

Abstract: A sound signal processing apparatus (100) includes: an equalizer (110L) for enhancing an 8 kHz band of a sound signal (#1L); an equalizer (110R) for enhancing an 8 kHz band of a sound signal (#1R); and a filter (120) for delaying a phase of a sound signal (#2L). The filter (120) decreases correlation between the sound signals (#3L) and (#2R). This sufficiently moves a sound image upward, without use of a technique of pseudo surround.

Abstract: Provided is an illuminating device wherein replacement of a light source is facilitated and generation of luminance nonuniformity is suppressed. An illuminating device (10) is provided with a light source module (5) which is attached to a bottom section (1a) from a rear surface side of a case member (1). On a prescribed section on the bottom section (1a), a through hole (1b) is formed, and a prescribed section of the through hole protrudes to the side of a storing space (10a). An LED (6) is arranged to face a light incoming surface (3a) of a light guide plate (3) by having the LED (6) protrude to the side of the storing space (10a) through the through hole (1b).

Abstract: To provide an electric circuit structure with which the occurrence of sound generation caused by vibration of a circuit element mounted on a flexible substrate connected to a circuit board is suppressed.

Abstract: A backlight (illumination device) (22) of the present invention includes: a plurality of light sources (25) which emit light beams of two or more different colors; and a plurality of light guides (27) each of which mixes colored light beams emitted from the light sources and then converts the colored light beams thus mixed into surface emission, wherein the plurality of light guides (27) are arranged so as not to overlap one another, the plurality of light sources (25) are aligned in a given order along first end parts of each of the light guides, and scatterers (scattering means) (34) for scattering light beams are provided on side surfaces of second end parts (27b) of each of the light guide, which second end parts face a direction where the light sources are aligned (d1).

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal between substrates and alignment layers disposed on the inner surface sides of the substrates. The alignment layer is made from a material including polyamic acid containing a diamine component and polyimide containing a diamine component different from the diamine component of the polyamic acid. The alignment layer is subjected to alignment treatment by irradiation of light. UV light can be irradiated in the oblique direction onto the alignment layer through a mask having openings. A reflecting plate can be arranged between a UV light source and the mask. Also, bank structures having a thickness from 0.1 to 0.15 ?m can be provided on the alignment layer of the TFT substrate.

Abstract: In accordance with a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device including, in a picture element, a first sub-picture-element region where a threshold voltage of the transmittance-applied voltage characteristic is Vth1 and a second sub-picture-element region where a threshold voltage of the transmittance-applied voltage characteristic is Vth2, liquid crystal, which polymerizable components are added to, is filled into the space between a first and a second substrates; thereafter, a voltage V1 slightly higher than the threshold voltage Vth1 is applied to a liquid crystal layer, and is held for a certain length of time; subsequently, a voltage V2 slightly higher than the threshold voltage Vth2 is applied to the liquid crystal layer, and is held for a certain length of time; additionally, a voltage V3 higher than a white-displaying voltage which is applied while the liquid crystal display device is in actual use is applied to the liquid crystal layer, and is held for a certain length of time; then, t

Abstract: This optical encoder includes a light emitting section and a plurality of light receiving elements placed so as to be aligned in one direction in an area where a light beam from the light emitting section may reach. A moving object includes a light-ON section, a light-OFF section and an index pattern section. The light receiving element outputs a first light receiving signal when the light-ON section and the light-OFF section of the moving object pass through a predetermined position corresponding to the light receiving element. The light receiving element outputs a second light receiving signal when the index pattern section of the moving object passes through a predetermined position corresponding to the light receiving element.

Abstract: An image processing system including a processor configured to analyze a color image to determine a set of target colors and a database including factor profiles associated with a set of stored colors. The image processing system further includes a printer controller that assigns the factor profiles to the target colors according to a color space proximity of the target colors with the stored colors. The factor profiles represent a combination of factors including a gray level and a screen angle.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device used as a display part of an electronic apparatus which exhibits high brightness and favorable display quality. The liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates which are arranged to face each other in an opposed manner; vertical-alignment type liquid crystal which is sealed between the pair of substrates; a plurality of pixel regions, each pixel region including a sub pixel having a pixel electrode on one substrate and a sub pixel having a pixel electrode on one substrate, a slit formed between the pixel electrodes; and a singular point control part which includes projecting portions which are formed on end portions of the pixel electrodes on the slit-side and controls singular points of the liquid crystal.

Abstract: A first telephone, which is connected to a network device, can be prevented from becoming communicable with a second telephone, which is connected to the network device over a public network, when the second telephone and a third telephone, which is an Internet telephone, are communicable with each other and a device operating voltage for operating the network device is no longer supplied.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a light emitting element; and a substantially rectangular package body in which the light emitting element is contained and a concave portion is formed. The concave portion has a bottom surface on which the light emitting element is disposed, and is filled with a transparent sealing resin for covering the light emitting element. Further, the sealing resin has a surface serving as an emitting surface, from which light is extracted. The package body includes: a reflection surface being an inclined plane provided along a short side of a depressed region toward the emitting surface, when seen from above the emitting surface; and a die bonding region and a wire bonding region on a bottom surface of the depressed region. Further, the depressed region has a depth being substantially equal to or less than a height of the active layer of the light emitting element.