Abstract: The present invention provides a horizontally transfer type electrophoretic display device that can suppress occurrence of cross-talk and is capable of passive matrix addressing that can obtain a good display. The display device includes a fist display electrode and a second display electrode disposed on a first substrate, a second substrate being disposed in opposed relation to the first substrate via a barrier wall, a first control electrode as one of the two control electrodes disposed on the second substrate, and a second control electrode disposed at the boundary between the first display electrode and the second display electrode on the first electrode. A voltage can be independently applied to each control electrode, a transparent insulation liquid is filled in the space formed by the both substrates and the barrier wall, and colored and charged particles are dispersed in the transparent insulation liquid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a configuration of a display element and forms switching circuits or peripheral circuits for driving pixels by transferring/disposing a semiconductor circuit formed on another substrate and disposes high performance transistors on the display substrate.

Abstract: A method of producing an electron-emitting device includes the steps of forming a pair of electrodes and an electrically-conductive thin film on a substrate in such a manner that the pair of electrodes are in contact with the electrically-conductive thin film and forming an electron emission region using the electrically-conductive thin film, wherein that a solution containing a metal element is supplied in a droplet form onto the substrate thereby forming the electrically-conductive thin film.

Abstract: A method of producing an electron-emitting device includes the steps of forming a pair of electrodes and an electrically-conductive thin film on a substrate in such a manner that the pair of electrodes are in contact with the electrically-conductive thin film and forming an electron emission region using the electrically-conductive thin film, wherein the method is characterized in that a solution containing a metal element is supplied in a droplet form onto the substrate thereby forming the electrically-conductive thin film.

Abstract: A method of producing an electron-emitting device includes the steps of forming a pair of electrodes and an electrically-conductive thin film on a substrate in such a manner that the pair of electrodes are in contact with the electrically-conductive thin film and forming an electron emission region using the electrically-conductive thin film, wherein the method is characterized in that a solution containing a metal element is supplied in a droplet form onto the substrate thereby forming the electrically-conductive thin film.

Abstract: A method of producing an electron-emitting device includes the steps of forming a pair of electrodes and an electrically-conductive thin film on a substrate in such a manner that the pair of electrodes are in contact with the electrically-conductive thin film and forming an electron emission region using the electrically-conductive thin film, wherein the method is characterized in that a solution containing a metal element is supplied in a droplet form onto the substrate thereby forming the electrically-conductive thin film.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing an electron-emitting thin film substrate, comprising a stage on which a substrate on which electrode pairs arranged along plural rows and columns is mounted, and a liquid droplet supplier for supplying, per each of the electrode pairs, a droplet formed from a liquid containing ingredient constituting a thin film member conducting an electron stream according to an electric field applied between the pair of electrodes during a movement relative to the substrate or the stage. The apparatus also comprises a source that provides the liquid containing ingredient constituting the thin film member to the liquid droplet supplier.

Abstract: A method of producing an electron-emitting device including the steps of forming a pair of electrodes and an electrically-conductive thin film on a substrate in such a manner that the pair of electrodes are in contact with the electrically-conductive thin film and forming an electron emission region using the electrically-conductive thin film, wherein a solution containing a metal element is supplied in a droplet form onto the substrate thereby forming the electrically-conductive thin film.

Abstract: A method of producing an electron-emitting device includes the steps of forming a pair of electrodes and an electrically-conductive thin film on a substrate in such a manner that the pair of electrodes are in contact with the electrically-conductive thin film and forming an electron emission region using the electrically-conductive thin film, wherein the method is characterized in that a solution containing a metal element is supplied in a droplet form onto the substrate thereby forming the electrically-conductive thin film.

Abstract: A method of producing an electron-emitting device includes the steps of forming a pair of electrodes and an electrically-conductive thin film on a substrate in such a manner that the pair of electrodes are in contact with the electrically-conductive thin film and forming an electron emission region using the electrically-conductive thin film, wherein the method is characterized in that a solution containing a metal element is supplied in a droplet form onto the substrate thereby forming the electrically-conductive thin film.

Abstract: Spinnable balls each having two surfaces with different optical characteristics can be produced by forming a plurality of balls with the same specific gravity on a thermoplastic film, and softening the thermoplastic film by controlling a heating temperature thereof based on the specific gravity of the balls so that the hemispheres of the balls are embedded into the thermoplastic film by their own weight. A layer having different optical characteristics from those of the balls is then formed on the exposed surface of each ball. Finally, the balls provided with the layers are detached from the thermoplastic film.

Abstract: A light deflection device includes a deflection member having a sphere body enclosing a deflection face portion for deflecting a light beam, or a segmental sphere body having the deflection face portion and a segmental sphere face opposing to the deflection face portion. The device also includes a supporting member for supporting the deflection member in a turnable manner, and a driver for turning the deflection member. The driver is provided on the sphere face of the deflection member, and at a position opposing the sphere face or the segmental sphere face of the deflection member to apply a driving force to the sphere face or the segmental face. In one embodiment, a light deflection device array includes the arrangement of light deflection devices in a one-dimensional or two-dimensional array.

Abstract: In a display device of the type wherein a display state is selected by rotation of polarized colored balls, the colored balls are formed from a paraelectric material, and the charged state of each colored ball is provided by an electret-forming treatment due to charge-injection to a minute colored ball per se of a paraelectric material or a film of a paraelectric material coating a minute ball. As a result, a colored ball having an increased charge can be produced stably from an inexpensive material.

Abstract: A method of producing an electron-emitting device includes the steps of forming a pair of electrodes and an electrically-conductive thin film on a substrate in such a manner that the pair of electrodes are in contact with the electrically-conductive thin film and forming an electron emission region using the electrically-conductive thin film, wherein a solution containing a metal element is supplied in a droplet form, such as by an inkjet system, onto the substrate thereby forming the electrically-conductive thin film.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device is constituted by a pair of oppositely disposed substrates including a first substrate having a uniaxial alignment characteristic and a second substrate having a non-uniaxial alignment characteristic and a liquid crystal disposed between the first and second substrates. The first and second substrates are controlled to have surface potentials providing a difference therebetween of less than 50 mV in terms of an absolute value at their liquid crystal-contacting surfaces. As a result, the liquid crystal device is provided with an improved symmetry of switching threshold while retaining a good liquid crystal alignment characteristic.

Abstract: A physical action such as voltage or the like is locally applied to a recording medium in accordance with information to be recorded and a physical quantity such as a current, a voltage, and the like of a portion of the recording medium to which the physical action is applied, is measured. Recording of information is confirmed on the basis of the measured physical quantity.

Abstract: An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information to/from a recording medium in a scanning probe microscope comprises a circuit to reproduce recording bits formed on the recording medium on the basis of a physical amount such as tunnel current, interatomic force, electrostatic force, or magnetic force which occurs between the probe and the recording medium, a sensor to detect a state such as film thickness or film quality of the recording medium on the basis of the physical amount before the recording bits are reproduced, and a correcting circuit to correct reproducing conditions such as a magnitude of a voltage which is applied between the probe and the medium on the basis of the detected state of the medium.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device is constituted by a pair of substrates, and a chiral smectic liquid crystal assuming at least two stable states disposed between the two substrates. At least one of the substrates is subjected to a uniaxial aligning treatment in two directions including a normal direction and a reverse direction substantially opposite to the normal direction. The liquid crystal is placed in an alignment state such that the liquid crystal provides an apparent tilt angle .theta.a which is a half of an angle between said two stable states, a tilt angle H and a pretilt angle .alpha. with respect to a substrate surface, and forms smectic layers forming an inclination angle .delta. from a normal to the substrate surfaces satisfying: H/2<.theta.a.ltoreq.H and H>.alpha.+.delta.. According to the liquid crystal device, an undesirable liquid crystal molecular movement along the substrates is effectively suppressed.

Abstract: An information recording/reproduction is performed as follows on a recording medium using a probe. A distance between the probe and a recording layer of the recording medium is controlled, and relative movement of the probe and the medium is effected so that the probe scans a surface of the recording layer. Recording bits corresponding to information is recorded or erased on the recording layer under a predetermined recording/erasing condition. The information is reproduced from the recording bits produced on the recording layer upon detection of a physical quantity such as a tunneling current, an electric field radiation current and the like generated between the probe and the recording layer. A characteristic/state such as an electrical characteristic, a surface state and the like of the recording layer is detected. The recording/erasing condition is corrected on the basis of the detected characteristic/state of the recording layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device is constituted by a pair of substrates each having thereon an electrode and a uniaxial alignment film, and a chiral smectic liquid crystal disposed between the substrates. At least one of the uniaxial alignment films is a film comprising an electroconductive polymer doped with at least two species of dopants, which preferably include a first type dopant capable of dedoping into the liquid crystal due to electric field application or diffusion, and a second type dopant substantially incapable of dedoping into the liquid crystal. The resultant liquid crystal device is alleviated with respect to voltage hysteresis and is suitable for gradational display.