Abstract: The integrated circuit (1) suppresses leakage currents, which usually take place between neighboring transistors (10, 20) through the unpatterned semiconductor layer (5). In its first layer (3), the circuit (10) comprises electrically conductive tracks (4) which are in contact with the semiconductor layer (5), some of which tracks (4) are in use as source and drain electrodes (14, 15, 24, 25) and are preferably fork-shaped and interdigitated. The suppression of leakage currents is achieved by putting neighboring electrodes (14, 24) in different transistors (10, 20) at the same voltage and by excluding the presence of any other electrically conductive tracks between those neighboring electrodes (14, 24). Interconnect lines (39) carrying input or output signals are positioned in a second layer (7) as much as possible, which second layer (7) comprises electrically conductive tracks (8) and is not in contact with the semiconductor layer (5).

Abstract: The display panel has a glass backplate (1) a first surface of which is provided with barrier ribs (3) of glass frit. Electrodes (5) are present between the ribs (3). A front member (10) rests on the barrier ribs (3) and is sealed to the backplate (1). The front member (10) has electrodes (11) which extend transversely to the ribs (3). The glass frit of the ribs (3) mainly consists of ZnO, B2O3 and V2O5 and has a minor content of SiO2, PbO and/or CuO, and BaO and are mechanically strong. The glass frit combines a relatively small thermal coefficient of expansion and a relatively low sintering temperature, which makes the frit particularly suitable for use with a backplate (1) of borate glass, particularly an alkali-free borosilicate glass.

Abstract: A system for coding video data comprised of one or more frames codes a portion of the video data using a frame-prediction coding technique, and generates residual images based on the video data and the coded video data. The system then codes the residual images using a fine-granular scalability coding technique, and outputs the coded video data and at least one of the coded residual images to a receiver.

Abstract: A microblock-level partitioned digital HDTV video decoder for decoding a bit stream consisting of a series of macroblocks of digital video data which are coded in accordance with an MPEG or other predetermined digital compression code. The decoder includes a bit stream parser for identifying boundaries between the macroblocks and producing macroblock boundary information indicative of the identified boundaries, a bit stream formatter for combining the macroblock boundary information with the bit stream to produce a combined bit stream having successive multi-bit portions, a rate buffer for storing and sequentially outputting the successive multi-bit portions, first and second FIFO memories, and a FIFO controller for alternately write enabling the first and second FIFO memories in response to the macroblock boundary information. The FIFO memories thereby alternately store the successive macroblocks in the combined bit stream sequentially outputted from the rate buffer.

Abstract: A table contains codes for consecutive decimally numbered pages and pages whose numbers contain hexadecimal digits. Codes for all the pages having decimal units numbers are arranged in rows and columns such that a column contains codes for pages having a same units number, and codes for pages having a same tens number (whether decimal or hexadecimal) are in the same row. Codes for pages having a hexadecimal units number are arranged in a continuation of the rows and columns, hexadecimal units being arranged in the columns under the corresponding decimal units.