Abstract: A piezo-TFT cantilever microelectromechanical system (MEMS) and associated fabrication processes are provided. The method comprises: providing a substrate, such as glass for example; forming thin-films overlying the substrate; forming a thin-film cantilever beam; and simultaneously forming a TFT within the cantilever beam. The TFT is can be formed least partially overlying a cantilever beam top surface, at least partially overlying a cantilever beam bottom surface, or embedded within the cantilever beam. In one example, forming thin-films on the substrate includes: selectively forming a first layer with a first stress level; selectively forming a first active Si region overlying the first layer; and selectively forming a second layer overlying the first layer with a second stress level. The thin-film cantilever beam is formed from the first and second layers, while the TFT source/drain (S/D) and channel regions are formed from the first active Si region.

Abstract: One picture element of a liquid crystal panel is divided into a region I where a cell gap is set to 4 ?m and a region II where a transparent insulating film is formed and a cell gap is set to 2 ?m. In the region I, there occurs a phenomenon (overshoot) that, when a voltage is applied, luminance becomes high immediately before an alignment of liquid crystal molecules becomes stable, and in the region II, no overshoot occurs. Response characteristics of an entire picture element are those obtained by synthesizing the response characteristics in these regions. Parameters such as an area ratio of the regions I and II, and cell gaps are set so that a maximum luminance value is not greater than 110% of the luminance at a stable time.

Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.

Abstract: A thin-film transistor (TFT) with a multilayer gate insulator is provided, along with a method for forming the same. The method comprises: forming a channel, first source/drain (S/D) region, and a second S/D region in a Silicon (Si) active layer; using a high-density plasma (HDP) source, growing a first layer of Silicon oxide (SiOx) from the Si active layer, to a first thickness, where x is less than, or equal to 2; depositing a second layer of SiOx having a second thickness, greater than the first thickness, overlying the first layer of SiOx; using the HDP source, additionally oxidizing the second layer of SiOx, wherein the first and second SiOx layers form a gate insulator; and, forming a gate electrode adjacent the gate insulator. In one aspect, the second Si oxide layer is deposited using a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) process with tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) precursors.

Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.

Abstract: When the transistor Q3 is OFF, a predetermined potential is supplied to a potential wire Ui such that a switching transistor Q2 becomes ON. This changes a gate potential of a driving transistor Q1 from an ON potential to a threshold potential. Thereafter, the transistor Q2 is turned OFF, with the result that the potential of the potential wire Ui is changed (in cases where the transistor Q1 is a p-type transistor, the potential is decreased). With this, the transistor Q1 allows a current to constantly flows therethrough, irrespective of the threshold potential. This shortens time for setting an output current of the driving TFT for driving a current driving type display element.

Abstract: A developing device is provided having a simple configuration by which a desired amount of developer can be delivered to an image bearing member, and there is provided an image forming apparatus having the developing device. A developing device includes a developing roller by which two-component developer is borne and delivered to a photoreceptor drum, a layer thickness-regulating member for regulating a layer thickness of the developer, and a magnetism-generating member for generating magnetism, and a control unit for controlling an amount of displacement of the magnetism-generating member. The control unit 23 controls an amount of displacement of the magnetism-generating member relative to the development sleeve.

Abstract: In a communications device, a terminal machine transmits/receives data over a network and makes a request for a response to a data transmission from a receiving-end machine. In the terminal machine, an e-mail message identifying unit determines whether data to be received over the network is response data to the response request, and a main control unit controls so as to preferentially receive data identified as the response data by the e-mail message identifying unit over other data. Thus, if an e-mail message is transmitted with a request for a disposition verification, a reply message to the disposition verification request can be quickly received from the receiving-end machine.

Abstract: A system for image enhancement and, more particularly, a system for enhancing the quality of a quantized image.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of the formula I: (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, X, n and the dashed line are defined herein) which are useful as modulators of chemokine receptor activity. In particular, these compounds are useful as modulators of the chemokine receptor CCR-2. The present invention is also directed to intermediates useful in the preparation of formula I compounds.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a thin film transistor matrix device which includes forming a transparent insulating substrate, arranging a plurality of thin film transistors on the substrate in a matrix, arranging a plurality of picture element electrodes on the substrate in a matrix and connecting the picture element electrodes to sources of the thin film transistors. The method also includes forming a plurality of bus lines for commonly connecting gates or drains of the thin film transistors, forming a plurality of bus line terminals on the ends of the bus lines, respectively, with each bus line terminal being provided for each bus line, and forming one connection line on the substrate in a region outer of plurality of the bus line terminals and commonly connecting the plurality of bus lines. The method further includes the step of electrically disconnecting the bus lines from the connection line by laser melting.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element for emitting primary light, and a wavelength conversion unit for absorbing part of the primary light and emitting secondary light having a wavelength longer than that of the primary light, wherein the wavelength conversion unit includes plural kinds of phosphors having light absorption characteristics different from each other, and then at least one kind of phosphor among the plural kinds of phosphors has an absorption characteristic that can absorb the secondary light emitted from at least another kind of phosphor among the plural kinds of phosphors.

Abstract: In a discharge tube, a conductive ferrule is provided on an end portion of a glass tube. The ferrule includes a body that is to be mounted to the outer circumference of the glass tube and has a contact portion to be electrically conductively fixed to a relay connector (or a bearing device). Further included is a conductive portion that extends from the body so as to have elastic contact with an outer lead. The outer lead will not be under load due to the weight of the discharge tube, but the conductive portion solely has elastic contact therewith. Thus, stress concentration on the outer lead can be prevented.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a transistor, a pixel electrode, a drain lead electrode connected with the drain electrode of the transistor, and a contact hole connecting the drain lead electrode and the pixel electrode. A non-electrode through-bore portion is created on the drain lead electrode, and an opening of the contact hole crosses the through-bore portion. As a result, any changes or decreases in the contact area between the drain lead electrode and the pixel electrode may be prevented or reduced significantly, while the open area ratio can be improved.

Abstract: The present invention provides an organic electroluminescent display device including an electroluminescent element with a reduced leakage current and also provides a production method thereof. The present invention is an organic electroluminescent display device including an electroluminescent element, the electroluminescent element comprising a lower electrode, an organic layer, a light-emitting layer, and an upper electrode, stacked one above the other on and above a substrate in this order, wherein the organic electroluminescent display device further includes a bank formed on the organic layer.

Abstract: A control unit of an image data processing apparatus executes a program including the step (S1030) of calculating a hash value based on image data received from an image processing terminal; the step (S1070) of issuing, if the same document (image) has already been printed by a user of the same group (YES at S1040, YES at S1050 and YES at S1060), a notice to that effect to the user who requested print registration; and the step (S1090) of registering the hash value and a user ID, if continuation of registration is still requested.

Abstract: A display unit (1) includes a lighting apparatus (3) having a light source (5) consisting of a fluorescent tube extending in one direction and a back chassis (4) for covering a rear side of the light source (5) and for holding both ends of the light source (5), and a display panel (2) positioned in opposition to the lighting apparatus (3), which illuminates the display panel (2). On the lighting apparatus (3), provided is an isolation chamber (20) which is arranged at the rear side behind the back chassis (4) in opposition to the end of the light source (5) and has an opening (20b) at its rear side. As a benefit of attachment of the isolation chamber (20), when vibration of the back chassis (4) which is caused by on/off switching of the light source (5) is transmitted into the isolation chamber (20), vibration is partly reflected and vibration components with each phase inverted to each other are combined to be released from the opening.

Abstract: The present invention provides a stage device which does not generate the difference in level between an upper end of a lift pin and a setting surface of a stage in a state where a substrate to be treated is set on the setting surface of the stage, and provides a plasma treatment apparatus which suppresses the occurrence of uneven treatment by using the stage device as an electrode stage. At the center of an electrode stage (2), a spring type lift pin (20) having elasticity in a direction where the pin moves is provided. When the spring type lift pin (20) is at a storage position, a pin upper end (20a) of the spring type lift pin (20) protrudes above the setting surface (11) of the electrode stage (2). When the substrate (4) to be treated is set and adsorbed on the setting surface (11), the upper end of the lift pin is pressed down to the position that is at the same level as that of the setting surface (11) by a load applied by the substrate (4).

Abstract: A control apparatus of the present invention is a control apparatus (i) which controls an image output apparatus that executes a job of outputting an image and a process of displaying a preview of the image on a display section, (ii) which is capable of causing the job to enter a hold state and releasing the job from the hold state, and (iii) which causes the image output apparatus to execute a job that is not in the hold state, in priority to a job in the hold state. The control apparatus includes a job controlling section which selects a control process from a first control process of causing the image output apparatus to execute a job corresponding to a preview displayed on the display section and a second control process of causing the job corresponding to the preview displayed on the display section to enter the hold state, and which performs the selected control process when no operation is performed to the image output apparatus for a predetermined time while the preview is being displayed.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus according to the present invention includes: an encoding section; a modulation section; a variable-SF spreading section that performs spreading with variable SF according to control information A from a control section; an IDFT section that performs IDFT on output from the spreading section; a GI inserting section; a parallel/serial conversion section that converts output from the GI inserting section into a serial data sequence; a digital/analog conversion section; and an RF section that transmits a signal from an antenna after converting the signal to a frequency band for analog signal transmission and controlling it to an appropriate transmission power. The control section is configured to generate control information A for determining the variable SF and input the information A to the variable-SF spreading section and the RF section. In control information A, SF is varied depending on transmission power required.