Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light reflecting metal wall including a step (a) forming a cavity structure on a metal plate on which back surface a substrate is laminated, the cavity structure including on its side wall a light reflecting wall, the step (a) including the steps of (b) forming a first mask on a surface of the metal plate, the first mask having a mask opening portion corresponding to an opening portion of the cavity structure, and (c) forming the light reflecting wall on a side wall of the metal plate by carrying out wet etching with respect to the metal plate with the first mask, in the step (c), in the middle of the wet etching, the first mask being bent by press working along the light reflecting wall formed by the wet etching. As a result, the light reflecting metal wall is stably formed by securing both (i) an area of an LED chip mounting surface and (ii) a thickness of the light reflecting metal wall even if a packaged light-emitting element has a narrow lateral width of its short side.

Abstract: An optical pickup apparatus includes: an optical pickup actuator including an objective lens for converging an optical beam emitted from a light source to a surface of a recording medium, a lens holder for holding the objective lens, an elastic support member for elastically supporting the lens holder at its one end to be capable of driving the lens holder, and a base member for fixing and holding the other end of the elastic support member; a casing that supports the base member of the actuator; a flexible substrate for taking a signal from the optical beam; a substrate pressing member for restricting floating of the flexible substrate; and an actuator restricting holding part that is mounted integrally with the substrate pressing member and holds the base member while restricting operation of the base member to a predetermined operation.

Abstract: An actuator of the present invention includes a holder 8 for holding a lens 13; an upper guide 3 and a base 9 for supporting the holder 8 so that the holder 8 can move in the optical axis direction of the lens 13; and spherical bodies 2, disposed in spaces between the holder and the upper guide 3 and between the holder 8 and the base 9, which are able to rotate in the spaces, respectively, the upper guide 3 and the base 9 supporting the holder 8 via the spherical bodies 2. This makes it possible to provide a compact and slim actuator excellent in impact resistance.

Abstract: An image sensor is disclosed. The image sensor includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix which detects a pixel signal of each pixel based on a voltage difference between a reset voltage which is a reference voltage of each pixel and a signal voltage generated by a photoelectric conversion at each pixel, and includes a plurality of read lines located for each pixel column, wherein the reset voltage and the signal voltage are read from the pixel of the corresponding pixel column; and a reset current supply section provided for each read line, wherein at the same time a first reset current is supplied from a pixel to the read line when reading the reset voltage from the pixel, the section supplies a second reset current to the read line such that a sum of the first reset current and the second reset current is constant.

Abstract: To provide: a color filter substrate with high display quality in which defective portions of a bank member (black matrix), such as a pin hole, a portion having an insufficient film thickness, a portion having an insufficient width, and a disconnection portion, or color mixing defects of a colored layer are corrected by the simple and inexpensive method; a liquid crystal display device including such a color filter; and production methods thereof. The color filter substrate of the present invention is a color filter substrate comprising a bank member and a colored layer on a substrate, wherein the color filter substrate has a structure in which a color mixing member formed of colored layer materials of two or more colors is formed in a defective portion of the bank member or along the bank member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thin film transistor device formed on an insulating substrate of a liquid crystal display device and others, a method of manufacturing the same, and a liquid crystal display device. In structure, there are provided the steps of forming a negative photoresist film on a first insulating film for covering a first island-like semiconductor film, forming a resist mask that has an opening portion in an inner region with respect to a periphery of the first island-like semiconductor film by exposing/developing the negative photoresist film from a back surface side of a transparent substrate, etching the first insulating film in the opening portion of the resist mask, forming a second insulating film for covering the first insulating film and a conductive film thereon, and forming a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode by patterning the conductive film.

Abstract: An analog-digital converter is provided. The analog-digital converter includes: a comparing section for comparing an input signal voltage and an analog ramp voltage in which a voltage level gradually increases; and a latch section for storing a digital value of a digital ramp signal, in which a digital value of a voltage level gradually increases in synchronization with the analog ramp voltage when the analog ramp voltage or a voltage corresponding to the analog ramp voltage and the input signal voltage are equal. A voltage in which part or all of a plurality of analog ramp signals are added is used as the analog ramp voltage so that a gain is selectable.

Abstract: Mechanism unit(s) functioning as automatic-feed cassette(s) and mechanism unit(s) functioning as manual-feed tray(s) together form a single integral module, constituting a hybrid paper supply module. In such constitution, paper transport path(s) may be formed between or among first guide member(s) provided at automatic-feed cassette mechanism unit(s) and second guide member(s) provided at manual-feed mechanism unit(s), and manual-feed mechanism unit(s) may be pulled outward and to side(s) of apparatus(es) so as to cause paper transport path(s) to be opened up to the exterior, facilitating removal of jammed paper. Furthermore, given such constitution, a plurality of hybrid paper supply modules may be stacked together to constitute a paper supply mechanism. Manual-feed tray(s) with which manual-feed mechanism unit(s) of respective hybrid paper supply module(s) is or are provided may be collapsible so as to permit extension and/or retraction.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention is provided with (a) reduction calculation sections for reducing the number of a plurality of input image data, corresponding to a plurality of images that satisfy azimuth difference relations each other, in a lateral direction, (b) a three-dimensional processing section for combining the image data that have been reduced the number by the reduction calculation sections so as to prepare a three-dimensional image data; and (c) a display switching control section for switching and selecting which one of three-dimensional image data prepared by the three-dimensional processing section and two-dimensional image data prepared by using one of the plurality of input image data should be outputted from the image processing apparatus.

Abstract: A TFT panel includes (i) a plurality of signal electrodes, (ii) a plurality of scanning electrodes which cross the plurality of signal electrodes, (iii) an active element provided in a vicinity of each intersection at which one of the plurality of signal electrodes and one of the plurality of scanning electrodes cross and connected to the one of the plurality of signal electrodes and the one of the plurality of scanning electrodes, (iv) a pixel electrode driven by the active element, and (v) a counter electrode to which an AC signal is applied, and which faces the pixel electrode.

Abstract: In a display device of the present invention, a positive pole voltage and a negative pole voltage at which flicker is less likely to occur are calculated in advance. In memory tables, as voltages to be applied to liquid crystal, data of the positive pole voltage is stored, and, instead of the negative pole voltage, a correction value that allows for calculating the negative pole voltage when used in combination with the positive pole voltage is stored. In this way, it is possible to make appearance of the flicker less likely. In addition, it is possible to reduce memory size (specifically, by (A?B)×27 bits) and thereby reduce packaging area and attain lower cost.

Abstract: A display device is arranged such that a voice device (2) is laminated on a liquid crystal panel (1) so as to be confined in a planar area of the liquid crystal panel (1), and a voice-system circuit block which drives the voice device (2) is formed on the thin film substrate (10) of the liquid crystal panel (1). A signal is inputted into the voice-system circuit block through an FPC (4) which is connected to the thin film substrate (10) and which inputs a video signal, and the signal processed at the voice-system circuit block is conducted through the FPC (4). A connecting terminal part (4a) is provided in a middle portion of the FPC (4) and adhered to an FPC (5). One end of the FPC (5) is connected to the voice device (2). In this way, a multifunctional display device can be achieved at low cost by efficiently using a limited space around the display element without sacrificing the advantages of a lightweight and thin-shaped flat display device.

Abstract: The display system of the present invention includes: a body unit for transmitting display data that has been generated; and a display device for displaying an image in accordance with the display data that has been transmitted from the body unit. The display system is characterized in that the body unit and the display device perform communications via radio communication means, and the body unit and the display device are separately provided. Thus, the radio transmission is used as communication means, and there is no cable connecting the display device and the body unit that transfers the display data, so that the user can operate the system freely while watching the display device.

Abstract: A sheet conveying device that facilitates solution of a jam of a sheet and which is capable of inhibiting shortening of life due to a jam is provided. A sheet having a bent leading end that is very likely to jam is positively made to jam at a blocking portion formed on an upstream side of an image forming station in a sheet conveying direction thereof. Consequently, it is possible to more easily perform an operation of solving a jam than in a case where a jam of the sheet occurs in the image forming station. Moreover, it is possible to prevent deterioration of the image forming station due to a jam, and inhibit shortening of the life of the image forming station resulting from a jam.

Abstract: A spin addition method for catalyst elements is simple and very important technique, because the minimum amount of a catalyst element necessary for crystallization can be easily added by controlling the catalyst element concentration within a catalyst element solution, but there is a problem in that uniformity in the amount of added catalyst element within a substrate is poor. The non-uniformity in the amount of added catalyst element within the substrate is thought to influence fluctuation in crystallinity of a crystalline semiconductor film that has undergone thermal crystallization, and exert a bad influence on the electrical characteristics of TFTs finally structured by the crystalline semiconductor film. The present invention solves this problem with the aforementioned conventional technique.

Abstract: There is provided a sheet holding structure in which a sheet holding force can be increased, and a cleaner having the structure. The sheet holding structure includes a base material made of a flexible material and having main surfaces, and a slit formed in the main surfaces of the base material. The slit includes a curved slit, and a plurality of protruding slits spaced from each other in a direction along the curved slit, connected to a protruding portion-side forming edge of the curved slit, and protruding and extending from the protruding portion-side forming edge of the curved slit. A part of the base material surrounded by the curved slit is bent and a part of the sheet placed on one of the main surfaces of the base material is inserted into the curved slit and the protruding slits and locked to thereby hold the sheet.

Abstract: An image recording system is provided which includes two image recording apparatuses that can independently record images and can sequentially start up the two image recording apparatuses one by one rather than starting up at the same time. A bypass transporting path apparatus is disposed on a color image recording apparatus and a transporting path connecting apparatus is disposed between a front portion of a monochrome image recording apparatus and a rear portion of the color image recording apparatus. This system includes a start-up controlling portion that performs control such that after any one image recording apparatus is started up and put into a recordable state, the other image recording apparatus is started up and put into a recordable state.

Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus comprises: a light input/output portion provided in an upper portion of a semiconductor substrate, the light input/output portion having an opening region for light associated to the light input/output portion to pass through; a transparent film covering the opening region; and an interlayer lens provided on the transparent film, the interlayer lens positioned such that an optical axis of the interlayer lens is parallel to a central axis of the opening region.

Abstract: A digital image processing multifunction apparatus is provided with an apparatus-side communication controlling section to communicate with either of portable terminals. When receiving a demand of the apparatus management information of the electronic apparatus from either of portable terminals, the apparatus-side communication controlling section identifies the portable terminal on the basis of a terminal information controlling section and transmits the apparatus management information in accordance with the portable terminal from an information management table.

Abstract: A method for context-based processing of print data is provided. The method includes partitioning a document to be printed into a plurality of regions of interest. The method also includes determining context data for a first region of interest of the plurality of regions of interest. The context data may include information about how first print data corresponding to the first region of interest should be processed. The method also includes using the context data to process the first print data.