Abstract: A method for displaying an image on a liquid crystal display that includes a plurality of light emitting elements and a light valve. A image signal is received and a first light emitting element is illuminated based upon a substantial maximum of a non-uniform image signal in a first region. A second light emitting element is illuminated based upon a substantial maximum of a non-uniform image signal in a second region including, where the first and second light emitting elements are simultaneously illuminated.

Abstract: A waste developer collecting device included in a color tandem image forming apparatus which forms an image using K (black), C (cyan), M (magenta), and Y (yellow) developers includes a collecting container which can be attached to a developing device storing the C developer, a developing device storing the M developer, and a developing device storing the Y developer at the same time and which collects the C, M, and Y developers discharged from the respective developing devices. With this, it is possible to efficiently discharge and collect the developers.

Abstract: Provided is a toner not undergoing the effect of change of temperature and humidity, with high charging stability and having good fixing property and releasability. This is an electrophotographic toner containing at least a binder resin, a colorant, a charge controller and a wax in which the binder resin comprises a polyester resin having an aromatic alcohol ingredient, the charge controller comprises an organic bentonite and the wax comprises a non-polar paraffin wax.

Abstract: In a multilayer circuit board of the present invention, a plurality of circuit substrates configured by forming a circuit pattern on an insulating base material are stacked via an insulating layer, a through-hole and a via hole are formed in the layering direction, and laser processability and laser processing speed for a processing laser beam used in formation of the through-hole and the via hole are about the same for the insulating substrate material and the insulating layer.

Abstract: Each of a gate driver and a source driver periodically receives a clock signal and a start pulse, where the start pulse has a certain width and is shifted as shift data in the gate driver or source driver in synchronism with the clock signal. A logic circuit composed of an NAND gate and an inverter receives the start pulse and the shift data, the shift data being the output that is supplied after a predetermined delay from the last stage with respect to the shift direction. The output of the inverter is used to test scanning circuits. This provides a display device and a scanning circuit testing method, which enable the scanning circuits to be judged both surely and quickly, without increasing the area or complexity of the circuit.

Abstract: An evaluation apparatus of a liquid crystal display device in accordance with the present invention is provided with a signal section for supplying a signal to a liquid crystal panel to be evaluated; a display detection section for sensing a display state on the liquid crystal panel; an analysis section for analyzing a detection result of the display detection section. The signal section supplies to the liquid crystal panel a signal corresponding to an original tone and then, in accordance with tone transition from the original tone to an attainment tone, either (i) an overshoot test signal or (ii) both an overshoot test signal and an undershoot test signal in test driving, while sweeping either a level of the signal (i) or levels of both the signals (ii).

Abstract: A light source device includes: at least four rod-shaped lamps; an attachment plate to which the at least four lamps are attached substantially parallel to one another in a condition where the pitches between the lamps are different from one another; and a plurality of lamp clips each having two holding portions holding adjoining two lamps at middle parts thereof. The separation distance between the two holding portions of a first lamp clip holding two lamps and the separation distance between the two holding portions of a second lamp clip holding two lamps adjoining the two lamps are substantially the same.

Abstract: A semiconductor device has a semiconductor (e.g., a silicon substrate), an electrically conductive region (e.g., a source region and a drain region) which is in contact with the semiconductor to form a Schottky junction, and an insulator. The insulator is in contact with the semiconductor and the electrically conductive region, and has a fixed-charge containing region which contains a fixed charge and extends across a boundary between the semiconductor and the electrically conductive region.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus for executing image forming process on a page by page basis including: a toner image forming section for producing a visible image formed of toner as a toner image on an image carrier; a transfer section which performs a transfer process for transferring the formed toner image onto a recording medium; a cleaning section which removes toner remaining on the image carrier after the transfer process; a waste toner storing section in which the removed toner is accumulated; and a waste toner amount detecting section which detects an amount of the toner accumulated in the waste toner storing section on the basis of at least three detection levels.

Abstract: In a variable resistance element having a variable resistor between first and second electrodes and changing its electric resistance when a voltage pulse is applied between both electrodes, data holding characteristics can be improved by increasing a programming voltage and programming in a high current density. Therefore, a booster circuit for supplying a high voltage is needed when the variable resistance element is applied to a nonvolatile memory. When the smaller of the areas of the contact regions between the first electrode and variable resistor and between the second electrode and variable resistor is set to the electrode area of the variable resistance element, it is set within a specific range not larger than the predetermined electrode area. Thereby the programming current density can be increased without raising the programming voltage, and the variable resistance element having preferable data holding characteristics even at a high temperature can be provided.

Abstract: The droplet applying apparatus includes a base 11 having a mounting surface 11a on which a substrate 10 is to be mounted, beam members 41, 42 which are fitted to the base 11 so as to be movable relative to the base 11 in an arrow A direction, a plurality of droplet ejecting sections 6 which are fitted to the beam members 41, 42 so as to be movable in an arrow B direction and which eject droplets to the substrate 10, and a control section 13 for controlling movement or stop of the plurality of droplet ejecting sections 6. The control section 13, during ejection operation of one of the droplet ejecting sections 6, performs such control as to effectuate gentle acceleration changes in speed changes of the other droplet moving ejecting section proximate to the one droplet ejecting section 6 while the movable other droplet ejecting section.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electromagnetic field generating element, an information recording/reproducing head, and an information recording/reproducing apparatus. The electromagnetic field generating element makes it possible to restrain magnetic field attenuation or magnetic field delay in a high frequency recording/reproducing head for use in thermally assisted magnetic field recording/reproduction using a near field. The information recording/reproducing head and the information recording/reproducing apparatus can carry out high frequency magnetic recording/reproducing. The electromagnetic field generating element of the present invention includes: (i) a substrate, (ii) conductors each provided on the substrate and each serving as a supporting section, (iii) a plate-like-shaped conductor provided on the conductors and (iv) a semiconductor laser element provided on the substrate.

Abstract: A semiconductor device has an IC chip with a thickness of equal to or less than 100 ?m and includes a semiconductor substrate. A device forming region is within the depth of approximately equal to or less than 5 ?m from a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a total thickness of the semiconductor substrate is from 5 ?m to 100 ?m. A BMD layer for carrying out gettering of metal impurities is provided immediately under the device forming region. Since a gettering site is provided immediately under the device forming region, in a device or the like of which extreme thinness is required, degradation of device characteristics and reliability due to contamination of metal impurities can be prevented, and stabilize and improve the device yield.

Abstract: A display is switchable between a first display mode with a first viewing angle range, a second display mode having a second viewing angle range smaller than the first viewing angle range and a multiple view directional display mode. The display includes an image display layer and a control element that is switchable between a first state in which it cooperates with the image display layer to provide the first display mode, a second state in which it cooperates with the image display layer to provide the second display mode, and a third state in which it cooperates with the image display layer to provide the multiple view directional display mode.

Abstract: A simulation apparatus according to an embodiment performs an electromagnetic field circuit coupling analysis on a first substrate and a second substrate electrically coupled via a circuit element having a finite delay time. A first coupling analysis unit carries out a time domain electromagnetic field analysis and also a circuit analysis on a circuit element at a first analytical domain including the first substrate. The second coupling analysis unit carries out a time domain electromagnetic field analysis and also a circuit analysis on a circuit element at a second analytical domain including the second substrate.

Abstract: In an odd-shaped display whose display area is not rectangular in shape, a defect such as a reduction in the display quality due to the bright line or the like caused by the pixels that are located in a specific portion can be prevented. In an active matrix substrate used as a substrate of such an odd-shaped display in which the distribution area of the pixel electrodes corresponding to the display area has a shape other than rectangular, at least one dummy gate line is formed outside the gate line that is located at the outermost edge on the scanning start side. For peripheral pixels connected to the gate line and the gate line that lies on the scanning end side of the gate line, the gate lines located one row above the respective gate lines are extended on the opposite side of each of the peripheral pixels from the gate line to which the TFT of each of the peripheral pixels is connected. It is preferable that dummy pixels are located on the upper side of the individual peripheral pixels.

Abstract: To provide a chassis for a light source unit, a light source unit including the chassis, and a display device including the chassis, the chassis being capable of holding a light source placed on the chassis so as to prevent the light source from falling off the chassis without attaching side holders to the chassis. A backlight chassis 11, on a wall surface of which the light source 12 is to be placed, includes holding members 111a and 112a arranged to hold a holder 121a attached to the end of the light source 12 so that the light source 12 does not easily fall off the backlight chassis 11.

Abstract: A light source device includes a shade that is capable of reflecting light from both of its front and back surfaces and is wider than a hot-cathode tube. The shade is disposed between the hot-cathode tube and the optical member so as to maintain a certain distance from the optical member. Light radiated from the hot-cathode tube to the optical member side is reflected by the shade, and thereby prevented from directly illuminating the optical member. Further, the shade functions as a pseudo light source wider than the hot-cathode tube due to the reflectivity of the optical member side surface of the shade, and thereby formation of lamp images can be suppressed.

Abstract: An information display apparatus includes a touch panel, and a storage/management unit for storing objects input from the touch panel and other information. The storage/management unit includes a memory space (22) for temporarily storing a display object among the input objects, a memory space (24) for temporarily storing a print object, and a memory space (20) for temporarily storing other information (28). In the information display apparatus, at the time of printing, objects (30, 32) to be printed can be selected from input objects (30, 32, 34, 36), by designating a color of the object. The information display apparatus forms print information by combining pieces of information stored in memory spaces (20) and (24).

Abstract: In waste water treatment apparatus and method, a mineral mixing tank receives biologically treated water, sludge which is generated by biological treatment, and mineral sludge which contains calcium and so on from a settling tank. A mineral pump returns the sludge and the treated water from the mineral mixing tank to a raw water tank. An air-lift pump circulates treatment water between a reaeration tank having a semi-anaerobic section and a denitrification tank. In circulation of the treatment water between the reaeration tank and the denitrification tank, the semi-anaerobic section alleviates the change of environment for microorganisms and thereby realizes the environment easy to propagate for the microorganisms. The air-lift pump allows the agitation with low energy consumption even when the microorganisms are cultured up to a high concentration thereof.