Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising: a power controller which outputs a voltage select signal for selecting one of at least two types of voltages; a power supply voltage controller which generates and outputs a power supply voltage at an arbitrary voltage change rate on the basis of the voltage select signal; and a circuit portion which receives the power supply voltage and performs processing, wherein said circuit portion keeps operating while said power supply voltage controller is outputting the power supply voltage generated at the arbitrary voltage change rate.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention can provide a method for driving an electro-optical device, an electro-optical device and electronic equipment that can solve the insufficient supply of the data current and current fluctuation. In the driving method, a data current can be applied to a plurality of pixels provided to a display panel unit with same value through the data line regardless of grayscale data. Upon supply of the data current, in the pixel, a transistor selected in reproduction can be turned on such that a drive current corresponding to the data current output from a driving transistor is supplied to an organic EL element, thereby emitting light. A light-off signal can be supplied to the pixel at predetermined timing such that the organic EL element emits light only in the light-emitting period computed based on the grayscale data.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention are intended to stabilize the initial state of an active matrix so as to reduce unnecessary power consumption and stabilize the operation. The driving device can include a selection device that is coupled to any of a plurality of row direction lines and any of a plurality of column direction lines, and by which a selected state and a non-selected state of the row direction lines or the column direction lines are switched to each other. The driving device can also include a device that switches to the non-selected state that switches the selection device coupled to the row direction lines or the selection device coupled to the column direction lines to a non-selected state. Selection by the selection device can be implemented after the selection device is switched to a non-selected state by the device that switches to the non-selected state.

Abstract: A first inverter circuit comprises a first transistor in which one end of a current path is grounded, and a second transistor in which one end of a current path is connected to the other end of the current path of the first transistor. A first signal is supplied to gates of the first and second transistors. A third transistor is connected between the other end of the current path of the second transistor and a node to which a second voltage higher than the first voltage is supplied. A control signal constituted of one of the ground potential and the second voltage is supplied to a gate of the third transistor behind a change of a first signal. A second signal constituted of one of the ground potential and the second voltage is output from an output terminal of the first inverter circuit.

Abstract: In a semiconductor device made by forming functional elements on a first substrate, transferring the element chip onto a second substrate, and connecting first pads on the element chip to second pads on the second substrate, the area or the width of the first is increased. The first pads can be securely connected to the second pads even when misalignment occurs during the separating and transferring processes. Only the first pads are formed on a surface of the element chip at the second-substrate-side. The functional elements are formed to be farther from the second substrate than the first pads. Alternatively, only the first pads are formed on a surface of the element chip remote from the second substrate, and the functional elements are formed to be closer to the second substrate than the first pads. Alternatively, the first pads are formed on both the surface of the element chip at the second-substrate-side and the surface of the element chip remote from the second substrate.

Abstract: A method that enables an image forming device of efficient memory sharing between processes and a kernel in a simple multiple-process-configuration. The image forming device has a real address space including a DMA buffer area and a shared memory area, a virtual address spaces, and job page assurance (JPA) programs. The virtual address spaces of the executing processes are mapped onto the real address space. The DMA buffer area can be accessed by the kernel. The shared memory area stores a job list and a job management list. The processes in the virtual address spaces include identical JPA libraries. Each of the JPA libraries requests the kernel to allocate of one page non-compressed data memory size for the job in the DMA buffer area, and upon completion of the job output, requests the kernel to release the allocated area and alters the contents in the job management list accordingly.

Abstract: An ink cartridge filled with an ink added with an infrared absorption material with a function of absorbing an infrared ray to distinguish the ink from another ink of a same color, the ink cartridge used in a loaded state where the ink cartridge is loaded into a printing apparatus for performing printing, the ink cartridge includes an ink supplying system including a storage portion for storing the ink, an outlet for supplying the ink to the printing apparatus in the loaded state, and a flow path for guiding the ink from the storage portion to the outlet, a light emitter, a sensor including a light receiver disposed in opposition to the light emitter with the ink supplying system intervened therebetween, the light receiver for receiving transmitted light resulting from transmission of emitted light from the light emitter through the ink supplying system, and an ink cartridge-side terminal electrically connected to the sensor, coming in contact with an apparatus-side terminal provided to the printing apparatus

Abstract: An ink cartridge that is filled with ink and, used with the ink cartridge loaded into a printer includes a reservoir that reserves the ink, an outlet through which the ink is supplied to the printer with the ink cartridge loaded, at least one ink supply system that includes a channel that leads the ink from the reservoir to the outlet, and a sensor that detects whether the channel is filled with the ink or gas, an ink cartridge terminal that is electrically coupled to the sensor and makes contact with a printer terminal disposed on the printer upon loading of the ink cartridge. A detection region of the channel where detection is carried out by the sensor is previously filled with gas with the ink cartridge yet to be used. Whether or not the use of the ink cartridge is proper is determined based on information from the sensor.

Abstract: A method that enables a multiple-port print device to perform efficient job management for each job even if the multiple-port print device is provided with parallel-processing-enabled multiple interfaces. The multiple-port print device includes a job boundary detection unit, a spool buffer, and a job management unit. By reading print job data stored in the buffer memory units from the multiple communication interfaces, and detecting the job start and end marks added to the print job data, the print job data is identified by each job boundary. The job management unit stores the print job data identified by the job boundary into the spool buffer as a spool file to spool-process the data between the spool buffer and the image processing unit.

Abstract: A remote site managing system for centrally managing computers and peripheral devices of a customer, is provided. In the event that there is trouble with equipment in the office to be serviced, and a customer in the office notifies the maintenance service company of the trouble by telephone (i.e., a center call), the remote site managing system deals with the trouble in an appropriate manner, and dispatches maintenance (either dispatching service personnel or commissioning the maintenance to another service company) in a smooth manner.

Abstract: This disclosure concerns a semiconductor integrated circuit that includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of well regions formed on one surface of the semiconductor substrate and electrically isolated from each other, a plurality of MOS transistors formed in the well regions and a substrate bias generator that applies substrate biases to the individual well regions based on actually measured process-derived variance of the MOS transistors in threshold voltage to bring the threshold voltages of the respective MOS transistors into conformity with a normal threshold voltage.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of write scan lines including a predetermined number of the plurality of pixels as a unit, and a drive device driving the plurality of write scan lines non-sequentially and adjusting a light-emission period of the plurality of pixels in accordance with a luminance ratio of an image.

Abstract: The information processing apparatus of the present invention comprises alarm means for informing an alarm to expedite the delivery of an expendable to a communication address assigned to a person in charge of distribution, in response, after the instruction for delivery according to the information on the expendable of predetermined type included in the inventory absence information received from a user base side and information for specifying the user, to reception of information indicating a decrease or absence of the inventory of the expendable of the predetermined type.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device includes a substrate that is conductive at least on a first surface; a first insulating film located on the first surface of the substrate and including a portion of a first opening, a portion of a second opening, and a portion of a third opening; a semiconductor film located on the first insulating film and receiving a current from the first surface of the substrate via the portion of a first opening; a second insulating film located on the semiconductor film and in contact with the substrate via the portion of a second opening; a capacitance electrode located on the second insulating film; a gate electrode located on the second insulating film and overlapping the semiconductor film; an intermediate insulating film located on the gate electrode and capacitance electrode; a pixel electrode located on the intermediate insulating film and receiving a current via the semiconductor film; a light-emitting layer located on the pixel electrode; a common electrode located on the l

Abstract: This disclosure concerns semiconductor integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of well regions formed on one surface of the semiconductor substrate and electrically isolated from each other; a plurality of MOS transistors formed in the well regions; and a substrate bias generator applying substrate biases to the individual well regions based on actually measured process-derived variance of the MOS transistors in threshold voltage to bring the threshold voltages of the respective MOS transistors into conformity with a normal threshold voltage.

Abstract: To lower the cost of manufacturing a display device, the present invention comprises a step of forming on a first substrate a release layer that releases when subjected to a specific energy, a step of forming on the release layer a plurality of pixel circuits for driving the pixels of the electro-optical device, a step of causing at least one of the pixel circuits formed on the first substrate to face the position on a second circuit, used for disposing the pixel circuits, where the pixel circuits are to be disposed, and electrically connecting that pixel circuit to the second substrate, and a step of imparting energy to a part of the release layer where the pixel circuits to be released are provided, and releasing the one pixel circuit from the first substrate along with the second substrate.

Abstract: A first logic circuit has its supply voltage controlled. A second logic circuit operates in response to an external clock signal. An adjustment circuit includes a first delay circuit supplied with the external clock signal, and a detection circuit which detects a skew between timing of a first clock signal output from the first logic circuit and a second clock signal output from the second logic circuit section. The adjustment circuit adjusts the delay time of the first delay circuit according to the result of the detection by the detection circuit and applies an output signal of the first delay circuit to the first logic circuit as a third clock signal.

Abstract: An optical sensor for identifying a subject includes a light absorption member with light absorption characteristics adjusted independently from the subject so that the optical sensor identifies the subject by optically identifying the light absorption member, a light emitting device for radiating reference light having a peak wavelength in an absorption wavelength region of the light absorption member to the subject, a light receiving device for receiving the reference light transmitted through the subject, and an integrated circuit board provided with the light emitting device and the light receiving device on a substrate face.

Abstract: A replica in which a bone part and soft tissue are reproduced with physical properties close to those of real organs and tissues in term of shape, color, apparent textures, softness and hardness, and which allows a trainee to practice surgical techniques so that part of the replica can be incised by surgical manipulation, together with a production method for the replica. The bone part and soft tissue are reproduced with physical properties close to those of real tissue. The incisable part is replaceable as a component, whereas the body part of the replica can be used repeatedly.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, capable of enhancing characteristics of each semiconductor element constituting the semiconductor device, while reducing or suppressing non-uniformity in the characteristics thereof. When forming a thin-film circuit constructed by arranging a plurality of pixel circuits on a glass substrate, first, a plurality of concave portions to be seeds in crystallizing a semiconductor film are formed on the glass substrate with a pitch n times an array pitch of a plurality of pixel circuits. Then, an amorphous silicon film is formed on the glass substrate on which the concave portions are formed, and by crystallizing the silicon film by heating, a substantially monocrystalline silicon film is formed within a region centered on the concave portions. Using each of the substantially monocrystalline silicon film formed substantially centered around the respective concave portions, pixel circuits are formed.