Abstract: The display panel of this invention includes a pair of glass substrates each with a thickness not less than 0.15 mm and not more than 0.3 mm and a sealing material for bonding the pair of glass substrates to each other. A resin layer is formed on the outer face of at least one of the pair of glass substrates.

Abstract: A technique for preventing erroneous writing or erasing on a nonvolatile memory at a low cost without an external circuit when an arithmetic processing device operates erroneously.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a transmission time interval signal in a cellular network is described. A multiplexed data signal is received. A demultiplexer is applied to the data signal. The data signal from the demultiplexer is encoded. A linear transform is applied to the data signal. A plurality of uplink transmission time interval signals, which include the data signal, are reformatted. The placement of one or more reference signals are staggered within each of the plurality of transmission time interval signals. Each of the plurality of uplink transmission time interval signals are transmitted.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a sampling signal to each data signal line is generated by using an output signal outputted from each flip-flop, and a precharge signal by which the data signal line to which the sampling signal is to be outputted is precharged is generated by using an output signal outputted from an output terminal of the flip-flop. Further, by providing a NOR circuit, an active period of the precharge signal and an active period of the sampling signal are prevented from overlapping each other. With this, in an embodiment of a display device driving circuit, including a precharge circuit, which causes a precharge power supply to precharge signal supply lines, the number of shift registers and the size of a circuit can be reduced.

Abstract: A support system for installing a photovoltaic power generator includes: display means for displaying an installation surface image including an installation surface on which photovoltaic modules are to be installed and a gauge disposed on the installation surface and whose actual dimensions are known, the installation surface being a region of a finite area; installation surface input means for receiving inputs for specifying the installation surface on the installation surface image displayed on the display means; installation surface shape specification means for specifying an installation surface shape on the basis of the dimensions of the gauge in the installation surface image; and module determination means for determining a type and layout of the photovoltaic modules suitable for the installation surface shape.

Abstract: A carrier and a two-component developer are provided. A coating resin layer for coating a core material contains fine particles of titanium oxide which comprise an anatase-type crystal and a rutile-type crystal, and a carrier coating amount of the coating resin layer falls in a range of from 5% by weight to 20% by weight. In addition, a content rate of the rutile-type crystal falls in a range of from 5% to 20% on the basis of the total amount of crystal, and the weight of the fine particles of titanium oxide falls in a range of from 5% by weight to 50% by weight relative to the weight of the core material. Further, the primary particle size of the fine particles of titanium oxide falls in a range of from 40 nm to 80 nm.

Abstract: A clearance between a metal electrode and a sidewall portion (sidewall) of an approximately U-shaped dielectric is adjusted by, for example, partially inserting a heat insulator, a heat shield or an insulating material. Temperature difference in the Z direction (vertical direction) of the sidewall portion of approximately U-shaped dielectric is made smaller than temperature difference between front and rear sides at the bottom (bottom portion) of approximately U-shaped dielectric, to reduce warp in the Z direction of the sidewall portion of approximately U-shaped dielectric. This curbs warp in the Z direction of the bottom portion of approximately U-shaped dielectric coupled to the sidewall portion. The warp in the Z direction, which would be generated if the temperature difference only between the front and rear surfaces at the bottom were considered, can be curbed by utilizing the sidewall portion of approximately U-shaped dielectric.

Abstract: An electronic component according to the present invention includes a land 112 having a flat reference surface p1 and having a solder joint p3 to be solder bonded, wherein the solder joint p3 as a concave 113 recessed from the reference surface, and a nickel plate layer 114 is laminated on a surface of the land 112, and a position of an interface between (a) a tin-containing alloy layer 116 formed on the solder joint p3 of the nickel plate layer 114 in solder bonding the nickel plate layer 114 and (b) the nickel plate layer 114 deviates from a plane including the reference surface p1. This makes it possible to provide an electronic component including a solder joint which hardly cracks.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes an LCD panel 10 including a liquid crystal layer, electrodes for applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer, and a pixel, of which the luminance varies according to a display signal voltage supplied through a transistor. The pixel includes a first subpixel to have a first luminance and a second subpixel to have a second luminance, which is different from the first luminance, in response to at least one display signal voltage supplied.

Abstract: Even if similar images which are similar to specific images exist in image data, the influence of the similar images is eliminated so that restriction of processing can be executed without fail. There are provided a detection section 70 for detecting specific images and similar images in a form similar to the form of the specific images in the image data, a judgment section 71 for judging whether or not the specific images are included in the image data on the basis of a threshold, an identification section 72 for identifying a target area in which the similar images exist, and a threshold determination section 73 for determining the threshold. The threshold determination section 73 determines the threshold on the basis of the size ratio of the target area to a predetermined range.

Abstract: A tape carrier type semiconductor device comprising: a long flexible insulating tape; and a plurality of semiconductor devices sequentially arranged on one surface of the tape, wherein each semiconductor device has a wiring pattern and a semiconductor element, and wherein each semiconductor device has either a hole or a target mark inside a predetermined region enclosed by an outline of the semiconductor device, the outline being for die-cutting into pieces, the hole being bored through the tape for indicating that the semiconductor device is a non-defective, the target mark not being bored through the tape for indicating that the semiconductor device is a defective.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (Ia) wherein A, B, n, m, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 are defined herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; the compounds are of particular use in the treatment or prevention of depression, anxiety, pain, inflammation, migraine, emesis or postherpetic neuralgia.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display is furnished with: a liquid crystal display element having a pair of substrates, to which alignment members are provided to their respective opposing surfaces, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched by the pair of substrates; an alignment mechanism for providing at least two different director configurations simultaneously on different arbitrary regions used for display in the liquid crystal layer; and a reflection film provided to at least one of the different arbitrary regions showing different director configurations; wherein the different arbitrary regions showing different director configurations are used for a reflection display section for showing reflection display and a transmission display section for showing transmission display, respectively.

Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of signal lines which extend in a zigzag manner in a column direction and to which image signals are supplied, respectively; an insulation film which covers the plurality of signal lines; and a plurality of pixel electrodes which are formed on the insulation film and to which the image signals are input from the plurality of signal lines, respectively. A distance between ones of the pixel electrodes located adjacent to each other in the column direction is equal to or larger than a line width of the signal lines.

Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing an acknowledgement mechanism for transmission of a real-time data stream from a sending system to a receiving system are disclosed. An exemplary method implemented in a sending system involves establishing a connection with a receiving system for transmitting a real-time data stream to the receiving system. The method also involves transmitting a current segment of the real-time data stream to the receiving system. If an acknowledgement of the current segment is not received from the receiving system during a predetermined time period, the method also involves discontinuing any retransmission attempts for the current segment and transmitting a next segment to the receiving system.

Abstract: On an insulating substrate, a first insulating buffer layer, a heat accumulating-light shielding layer having at least a silicon layer on the surface thereof, a second insulating buffer layer and a first silicon layer are laminated in the order recited from the bottom. The lamination structure of the heat accumulating-light shielding layer, second buffer layer and first silicon layer is patterned. A laser beam is applied the patterned first silicon layer to melt and crystallize the first silicon layer. A thin film transistor is formed by using the crystallized first silicon layer. A polysilicon thin film transistor of high performance and small leak current to be caused by light as well as a display device using such thin film transistors is provided.

Abstract: A durable two-component developing agent for electrophotography is provided that can not only suppress scattering of a toner into an inside of an apparatus but also obtain a high image density and can stably obtain a high-quality image even in use for a long period of time. The two-component developing agent for electrophotography includes a toner, and a carrier. The carrier contains a core material and a coating layer formed on a surface thereof. The coating layer is a silicone resin coating layer containing dendritic titanium oxide. Therefore, it is possible to not only suppress scattering of the toner but also obtain a sufficient image density and to form a high-quality image without reducing the image density even in use for a long period of time.

Abstract: The admissibility of periodic traffic to a wireless medium can be estimated using a measurement report format that includes a field indicating the number of bins for a predetermined channel of the wireless medium that were busy during a measurement period, and a field indicating the number of bins for the predetermined channel of the wireless medium that were idle during the measurement period. Additionally, the measurement report format includes a field indicating the granularity in multiples of slot times of the wireless medium and a plurality of Bin Density fields, such that one Bin Density field indicates a density of medium time that the wireless medium is busy, and at least one other Bin Density field indicates a distribution of idle time after the wireless medium was busy for time 0 slots.

Abstract: A toner transport device includes a toner transport path for passing toner, and a toner transport pipe disposed so as to have an up-and-down direction in which the toner transport path extends. Further, the toner transport device includes a pipe supporting member for supporting the toner transport pipe, which is supported so as to move up and down. This allows the toner transport pipe to vibrate up and down, thereby properly preventing retention and solidification of toner inside the toner transport path.

Abstract: In optical two-way communication using a single optical fiber, part of the light transmitted from an apparatus is received as stray light by the apparatus itself. This occasionally hampers accurate detection of disconnection from the partner apparatus and of the start of data communication by the partner apparatus after the establishment of connection. To overcome this, the timing with which an apparatus transmits a tone signal after the establishment of connection is compared with the timing with which the apparatus receives a tone signal from the partner apparatus, and the two apparatuses use different sets of data transmission properties (for example, different wavelengths) to accurately detect disconnection. Moreover, based on the properties of the received light and the characteristics of the receiving amplifier, repetition of the same code for longer than a predetermined period is detected to accurately detect disconnection.