Abstract: A control method of an electro-optical device includes: performing a first supply process for supplying an electric potential corresponding to the changed gray level to a pixel electrode of a first pixel; performing a second supply process for supplying the same electric potential as an electric potential of a counter electrode to a pixel electrode of a second pixel; extracting a contour image from a difference between an image before the image rewriting and an image after the image rewriting; determining whether or not the first supply process is being performed, in units of a pixel, for contour display pixels that display the contour image; and performing a contour elimination process for supplying an electric potential for eliminating the contour image to the pixel electrode of a pixel, for which it is determined that the first supply process is not being performed, among the contour display pixels.

Abstract: A method of driving an electrophoresis display device having a displaying portion which includes an lectrophoresis element containing electrophoresis particles and disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode opposing to one another and which consists of a plurality of pixels, the driving method including a step of performing an image writing step in which an image is written into the displaying portion by applying a first potential or a second potential to the first electrode separately provided for the pixel and applying a reference pulse in which the first potential and the second potential repeatedly alternate at a predetermined interval to the second electrode which is a common electrode shared by all the pixels, and a step of performing at least one contrast maintaining step including a short term interval step in which the second electrode and all the first electrodes fall in a high impedance state for five or less seconds and an auxiliary pulse inputting step in which at least one cycle o

Abstract: An electrophoretic display device includes M×N numbers (M, and N are integers more than two) of pixels. The M×N numbers of pixels include M numbers of pixel groups having N numbers of pixels. Further, an image on the electrophoretic display device is displayed by making some of the M×N numbers of pixels switched at least from a bright display to a dark display, and vice versa. A period for displaying one piece of an image on the electrophoretic display is defined as period for forming an image and a period for introducing an image signal to each of the M×N numbers of pixels with sequentially selecting each of the pixels is defined as a frame period. Then, the time for forming an image includes a plurality of frame periods (a numbers of L: L is integers more than two.

Abstract: A Group III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device includes a sapphire substrate having an embossment on a surface thereof; and an n-type layer, a light-emitting layer, and a p-type layer, which are sequentially stacked on the embossed surface of the sapphire substrate via a buffer layer, and each of which is formed of a Group HI nitride semiconductor. The embossment has a structure including a first stripe-pattern embossment which is formed on a surface of the sapphire substrate, and whose stripe direction corresponds to the x-axis direction; and a second stripe-pattern embossment which is formed atop the first stripe-pattern embossment, and whose stripe direction corresponds to the y-axis direction, the y-axis direction being orthogonal to the x-axis direction.

Abstract: An electrophoretic display device includes M×N numbers (M, and N are integers more than two) of pixels. The M×N numbers of pixels include M numbers of pixel groups having N numbers of pixels. Further, an image on the electrophoretic display device is displayed by making some of the M×N numbers of pixels switched at least from a bright display to a dark display, and vice versa. A period for displaying one piece of an image on the electrophoretic display is defined as period for forming an image and a period for introducing an image signal to each of the M×N numbers of pixels with sequentially selecting each of the pixels is defined as a frame period. Then, the time for forming an image includes a plurality of frame periods (a numbers of L: L is integers more than two.

Abstract: Control powers of a first definition group corresponding to pulse trains to form recording marks, and levels of second definition groups corresponding to the control powers of the first definition group for respective states on a recording medium are set. The laser is driven with drive values corresponding to the control powers selected from the first definition group in the selected level of the second definition group, and emission power detection values are detected. The detection values are stored for respective levels of the second definition groups, and an occurrence of obtaining the detection value is counted for each level of the second definition groups. When any of counter values exceeds a predetermined value, using the detection values stored for one level of the second definition groups corresponding to the counter value, corrected drive values are determined collectively for all the levels of the second definition groups.

Abstract: An electrophoretic display device includes M×N numbers (M, and N are integers more than two) of pixels. The M×N numbers of pixels include M numbers of pixel groups having N numbers of pixels. Further, an image on the electrophoretic display device is displayed by making some of the M×N numbers of pixels switched at least from a bright display to a dark display, and vice versa. A period for displaying one piece of an image on the electrophoretic display is defined as period for forming an image and a period for introducing an image signal to each of the M×N numbers of pixels with sequentially selecting each of the pixels is defined as a frame period. Then, the time for forming an image includes a plurality of frame periods (a numbers of L: L is integers more than two.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of driving an electrophoresis display device including a display unit having a plurality of pixel electrodes, a common electrode opposite to the plurality of pixel electrodes, and a first and second electrophoresis particles that are disposed between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the common electrode, the method including applying a first or second potential to each of the pixel electrodes, and applying the first or second potential, which is periodically switched, to the common electrode, when an image displayed on the display unit is rewritten, wherein, when the first and second potentials are periodically applied to the common electrode, the application of the first potential for a first application time and the application of the second potential for a second application time different from the first application time are repeatedly performed.

Abstract: An IC card includes a capacitance type fingerprint sensor, a display device, and a control unit. The display device displays an encrypted image that is readable by an external device. The control unit controls the capacitance type fingerprint sensor and the display device. The control unit erases the encrypted image that is displayed by the display device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a Group III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device exhibiting improved emission performance without increasing driving voltage. The Group III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device includes at least an n-type-layer-side cladding layer, a light-emitting layer, and a p-type-layer-side cladding layer, each of the layers being formed of a Group III nitride semiconductor. The n-type-layer-side cladding layer is a superlattice layer having a periodic structure including an InyGa1-yN (0<y<1) layer, an AlxGa1-xN (0<x<1) layer, and a GaN layer. The AlxGa1-xN (0<x<1) layer has such a thickness that electrons tunnel through the AlxGa1-xN layer and holes are confined in the light-emitting layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device on a flexible substrate includes a semiconductor layer constituting a plurality of bottom-gate thin-film transistors, first wiring lines, second wiring lines, a first insulating layer, and a gate insulating film. The first insulating layer and the gate insulating film are present below the semiconductor layer, the first wiring lines, and the second wiring lines and are partially removed in regions where the semiconductor layer, the first wiring lines, and the second wiring lines are not disposed.

Abstract: A card case comprises a storage section storing an IC card, which is provided with a finger print sensor and an input unit. The storage section includes a suppressing part suppressing the input unit through insertion of the IC card in the storage section.

Abstract: The invention provides, as an aspect thereof, a semiconductor device that includes: a substrate; an underlying insulation film that is formed over the substrate; and a plurality of thin-film transistors that is formed over the underlying insulation film, each of the plurality of thin-film transistors having a semiconductor film, wherein the underlying insulation film is formed in separate areas each of which includes, when viewed in plan, at least one of the plurality of semiconductor films.

Abstract: An electrophoretic display device includes M×N numbers (M, and N are integers more than two) of pixels. The M×N numbers of pixels include M numbers of pixel groups having N numbers of pixels. Further, an image on the electrophoretic display device is displayed by making some of the M×N numbers of pixels switched at least from a bright display to a dark display, and vice versa. A period for displaying one piece of an image on the electrophoretic display is defined as period for forming an image and a period for introducing an image signal to each of the M×N numbers of pixels with sequentially selecting each of the pixels is defined as a frame period. Then, the time for forming an image includes a plurality of frame periods (a numbers of L: L is integers more than two.

Abstract: The present invention provides a ferritic stainless steel that has excellent strength at high temperature, oxidation resistance at high temperature, and salt corrosion resistance at high temperature and that can be used under high temperatures exceeding 900° C., and a method of producing the same. Specifically, the composition thereof is adjusted, on a % by mass basis, so as to include C: 0.02% or less; Si: 2.0% or less; Mn: 2.0% or less; Cr: from 12.0 to 40.0%; Mo: from 1.0 to 5.0%; W: more than 2.0% and 5.0% or less; wherein the total content of Mo and W: (Mo+W)?4.3%, Nb: from 5 (C+N) to 1.0%, N: 0.02% or less, and Fe and inevitable impurities as residual.

Abstract: A method of driving an electrophoretic display apparatus, wherein during displaying an image on the display unit, executing a pixel electrode pulse driving in which a pulse periodically alternating between first and second potentials is input to the pixel electrode corresponding to the pixel of which a display state is changed, the first or second potential is input to the pixel electrode corresponding to the pixel of which a display state is not to be changed, and a potential equal to that of the pixel electrode corresponding to the pixel of which a display state is not to be changed is input to the common electrode.

Abstract: An electrophoretic display device includes M×N numbers (M, and N are integers more than two) of pixels. The M×N numbers of pixels include M numbers of pixel groups having N numbers of pixels. Further, an image on the electrophoretic display device is displayed by making some of the M×N numbers of pixels switched at least from a bright display to a dark display, and vice versa. A period for displaying one piece of an image on the electrophoretic display is defined as period for forming an image and a period for introducing an image signal to each of the M×N numbers of pixels with sequentially selecting each of the pixels is defined as a frame period. Then, the time for forming an image includes a plurality of frame periods (a numbers of L: L is integers more than two).

Abstract: There is provided a method of driving an electrophoretic display device including an electrophoretic element which contains electrophoretic particles and is interposed between first and second substrates, a first electrode which is formed on the first substrate close to the electrophoretic element, and a second electrode which is formed on the second substrate close to the electrophoretic element. The method includes: detecting ambient temperature every predetermined period, and agitating the electrophoretic particles by applying a voltage to the electrophoretic element on the basis of at least one of a variation of the ambient temperature from a predetermined reference temperature and a maintenance period of the ambient temperature equal to or higher than a predetermined value.

Abstract: An integrated circuit card including: a card body; an input means formed on the card body; and a function part that operates corresponding to the input of the input means; wherein, in the direction of the thickness of the card body, an uppermost part of the input means is located at the same height as that of a surface of the card body, or is located more inwardly than the surface of the card body.

Abstract: A semiconductor device on a flexible substrate includes a semiconductor layer constituting a plurality of bottom-gate thin-film transistors, first wiring lines, second wiring lines, a first insulating layer, and a gate insulating film. The first insulating layer and the gate insulating film are present below the semiconductor layer, the first wiring lines, and the second wiring lines and are partially removed in regions where the semiconductor layer, the first wiring lines, and the second wiring lines are not disposed.