Abstract: Each of a display panel and a display device includes a display region in which an image with uniform display quality is displayed and a curved line can be displayed in the contour. The display panel includes a shielding member and a plurality of pixels arrayed in a display region, wherein the shielding member includes a shielding curved portion having a curved planar shape, and the shielding curved portion shields the plurality of pixels to form a curved contour of the display region.

Abstract: A display device is provided with a sealing member for sealing a liquid crystal layer between a flexible first substrate and a second substrate, a mounting region provided in a portion of the first substrate outside a display area in which the liquid crystal layer is sealed, the mounting region mounting a circuit component on at least a portion thereof, wherein the second substrate includes an extending region extending to face the mounting region and an adhesive arranged to bond the extending region and the mounting region is provided in at least a portion of a space between the extending region and the mounting region.

Abstract: A data signal line drive circuit is provided with first sampling portions, and second sampling portions operated at a lower speed. By the action of selection circuits, the first sampling portions are operated during a normal display mode, and the second sampling portions are operated during a partial display mode. To ensure a correct sampling operation, one line time and a sampling interval are rendered longer during a display period of the partial display mode than during the normal display mode. During the normal display mode, both the first sampling portions and the second sampling portions may be operated. Thus, power consumption of a liquid crystal display device during the partial display is reduced.

Abstract: A process for producing a liquid crystal display panel with microlens, including: the step of preparing a liquid crystal display panel; forming a resin layer of uncured photo-curing resin, on a surface of a first transparent substrate of the liquid crystal display panel; irradiating a plurality of pixels with light having a property of curing the resin layer with varying incident angle, and partially exposing the resin layer by the light passed through a first sub-pixel; and following the exposure step, the step of development of removing an uncured portion of the resin layer; wherein the exposure step is performed such that the cured portion has a shape of cylindrical microlens, and maximum thickness of the cured portion becomes equal to the thickness of the resin layer.

Abstract: A recording parameter setting device including a trial recording parameter setting section and a reproduced signal quality judging section. The reproduced signal quality judging section judges whether or not a reproduced signal obtained by reproduction of the trial recording carried out in accordance with the trial recording parameter satisfies a predetermined reproduced signal quality. If no, the recording parameters of the predetermined recording mark length or longer are further classified into detailed groups and trial recording is carried out again. If the reproduced signal satisfies the predetermined reproduced signal quality, the reproduced signal quality judging section sets the trial recording parameters as a recording parameter. This makes it possible to form a recording mark capable of surely providing a good reproduced signal quality while the number of recording parameters to be used is reduced.

Abstract: A coating liquid for hole injection and transport layers improves the injecting property of the coating liquid when it is injected by an injection device and light-emitting uniformity of an organic electroluminescent element, reduces leak current, and improves light-emitting efficiency. The coating liquid for hole injection and transport layers is a coating liquid for hole injection and transport layers in an organic electroluminescent element, wherein the coating liquid for hole injection and transport layers contains poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), polystyrene sulfonate, and (poly)alkylene glycol alkyl ether.

Abstract: A semiconductor range-finding element and a solid-state imaging device, which can provide a smaller dark current and a removal of reset noise. With n-type buried charge-generation region, buried charge-transfer regions, buried charge read-out regions buried in a surface of p-type semiconductor layer, an insulating film covering these regions, transfer gate electrodes arranged on the insulating film for transferring the signal charges to the buried charge-transfer regions, read-out gate electrodes arranged on the insulating film for transferring the signal charges to the buried charge read-out regions, after receiving a light pulse by the buried charge-generation region, in the semiconductor layer just under the buried charge-generation region, an optical signal is converted into signal charges, and a distance from a target sample is determined by a distribution ratio of the signal charges accumulated in the buried charge-transfer regions.

Abstract: A display device in which an image with a wide color reproduction range and bright red can be displayed is provided. The display device is a display device such as, for example, a liquid crystal display device, a cathode ray tube, an organic electroluminescent display device, a plasma display panel, and a field emission display. The display device includes a display surface including a pixel having red, green, blue, and yellow sub-pixels, wherein the red sub-pixel preferably has the largest aperture area.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a developer, which can manufacture a developer having a uniform and fine particle shape in a narrow particle size distribution and having a coloring agent highly dispersed therein at the primary particle level, the method and apparatus at the same time enabling continuous and efficient production without opening and closing a reactor. The method comprises the steps of: dissolving a binding resin component in a supercritical or subcritical fluid so that the binding resin component is blended with a coloring agent component; and reducing the solubility of the binding resin component in the supercritical or subcritical fluid so that the binding resin component is precipitated in the form of particles with the coloring agent component dispersed in the interior thereof.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device can achieve reduction in the thickness thereof and the size of its frame while reducing color unevenness even when single color LEDs are incorporated as a light source for a backlight. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel, a light guide plate disposed at the back of the liquid crystal panel and a light source arranged at one side of the light guide plate; the light from the light source illuminates the liquid crystal panel through the light guide plate. The light source is composed of a red, green and blue LEDs emitting red, green and blue light, respectively; the LEDs are arranged along the one side of the light guide plate, and are arranged in three rows in the direction of the thickness of the light guide plate. The colors of the light emitted from the LEDs arranged side by side in the direction of the thickness of the light guide plate are different from each other.

Abstract: A display system includes a display device mounted on a vehicle, and a controller arranged to control the display of a plurality of pieces of information regarding the vehicle as an image in the display device. If a display fault occurs in a portion of the display device, the controller performs control to display the information displayed in the display fault area having had the display fault, in a normal display area performing a normal display.

Abstract: A method is provided for displaying programming information. A video comprising a plurality of frames is displayed on a portion of a display. A first panel is displayed in response to a first signal from a user interface. The first panel is displayed on another portion of the display simultaneously with the video. The first panel contains information from at least one of a plurality of records, the records containing programming information, each of the records having an associated time and an associated channel, and the first panel having an associated time range and an associated range of channels. A new record is selected in response to a second signal from a user interface. A second panel is displayed simultaneously with the video, the second panel having an associated time range that is different than the associated time range of the first panel and the second panel having an associated range of channels that is the same as the associated range of channels of the first panel.

Abstract: The invention provides a pulse modulation photodetector, which detects, by projecting pulsed light, presence or absence of a physical object based on whether the pulsed light is received or not according to passage of the physical object. The pulsed light has a pulse width modulated according to a light emission pulse, which is generated based on a clock pulse signal and has a modulation cycle. The modulation cycle includes a light emission period during which the light emission pulse is present, and a non light emission period other than the light emission period. Further, the clock pulse signal has a pulse width being shorter in the light emission period than in the non light emission period.

Abstract: An auxiliary capacitance electrode driving circuit outputs an auxiliary capacitance electrode driving signal alternating between high potential and low potential once every horizontal scanning period. A common electrode driving circuit drives a common electrode such that it also alternates between high potential and low potential once every horizontal scanning period. In an auxiliary capacitance potential setting circuit, the anode of a diode is connected to an auxiliary capacitance electrode driving signal line and the cathode of the diode is connected to a ground conductor. A node between the anode of the diode and the auxiliary capacitance electrode driving signal line is connected via a capacitor to the auxiliary capacitance electrode driving circuit. Thus, the auxiliary capacitance potential setting circuit functions as a clamping circuit for setting an upper limit of the potential of the auxiliary capacitance electrode.

Abstract: A nitride semiconductor light-emitting device includes a nitride semiconductor substrate of which at least part of a surface is formed from a nitride semiconductor and a nitride film semiconductor growth layer laid on the surface of the nitride semiconductor substrate. A carved region in the shape of a depressed portion may be formed on the surface of the nitride semiconductor substrate. The carved region may have an inverted tapered shape or a tapered shape in cross-section. Alternatively, or additionally, the nitride film semiconductor growth layer may include a gallium nitride film or an aluminum containing gallium nitride film where the nitride film semiconductor growth layer makes contact with the nitride semiconductor substrate. Alternatively, or additionally, the nitride film semiconductor growth layer may include a light-emitting portion formed at a location 20 ?m or more away from the carved region.

Abstract: A sub-sampling portion (101) sub-samples images of data corresponding to the left and right viewpoints. A joining method selector (104) selects the joining method that minimizes the discontinuity at the boundary in the joined image when the sub-sampled images of data are joined. A joining portion (102) joins the plurality of images data, based on the selected joining method. An encoder (103) encodes the joined image data, and a joining method encoder (105) encodes the information of the joining method. A multiplexer (106) multiplexes these pieces of coded data. In this way, the continuity of the joined image is improved, whereby the coding efficiency is enhanced.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser improved in heat sinkability of portions in the vicinity of a light-emitting end face of a main body in order to prevent occurrence of COD is provided. A main body 150 having a light-emitting end face 150a for emitting laser light is formed on a semiconductor substrate, n-type GaAs substrate. Thickness of a front end portion 112a in the vicinity of the light-emitting end face 150a of a plated metal layer 112 formed on the main body 150 is larger than thickness of a central portion 112b of the plated metal layer 112 in a direction along a cavity.

Abstract: A programmable read-only memory comprises a memory cell or a plurality of such cells arranged as an array. Each memory cell comprises a transistor, such as a MOS TFT. An electronic switch allows the control electrode, such as the gate, to be substantially electrically isolated during a programming mode so that the gate is electrically floating during this mode. During the programming mode, a programming voltage is supplied across the main conductive path of the transistor, such as across the source-drain channel. The programming voltage is sufficiently large to fuse the main conduction path when the control electrode of the transistor is floating but is insufficient to fuse the main conduction path when the control electrode is not floating and is connected to a suitable defined voltage.

Abstract: A polymer electrolyte fuel cell includes a housing provided with an anode-side supply inlet for supplying a material for fuel, an anode and a cathode accommodated in the housing to sandwich a polymer electrolyte membrane, and a layer containing a biochemical catalyst which decomposes the material for fuel to generate fuel, the layer being formed between the anode-side supply inlet and the anode.

Abstract: The invention provides a liquid crystal display device for displaying an image, having a signal processing function and a narrow flame. In the display device of the invention, a signal processing circuit is formed by thin film elements and at least a portion of the signal processing circuit is formed in the region that extended the region where a wiring connection portion is formed along a side of a substrate. By providing the signal processing circuit outside the sealed region of liquid crystal and the like and utilizing regions beside an FPC connected portion which tended to be a dead space conventionally, a display device having a narrow frame can be provided.