Abstract: Provided is an adapter for an electrical device such as a photographing device. In an embodiment, the adapter includes a base frame, a connector that is disposed in the base frame and can be connected to a power input terminal of the electrical device, and a power input jack that is disposed in the base frame and electrically connected to the connector and can be connected to an external power supply device. In yet another embodiment, the power input jack of the previously-mentioned embodiment is replaced with a power input cord having a plug that is configured to interface with an external power supply device such as an AC power outlet.

Abstract: A plasma display includes a plurality of scan electrodes. A scan voltage is sequentially supplied to the plurality of scan electrodes, and a non-scan voltage that is higher than the scan voltage is supplied to scan electrodes to which the scan voltage is supplied. The non-scan voltage is generated by dividing a voltage that is higher than the non-scan voltage and the scan voltage. Thus, a voltage source for supplying the non-scan voltage can be eliminated.

Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a first receiving container including a bottom plate, at least one sidewall extending from the bottom plate and an opening portion disposed in the sidewall, a printed circuit board disposed contacting an outer surface of the at least one sidewall and including a first side and a second side opposing the first side, a light source disposed on the first side of the printed circuit board and generating light emitted through the opening portion of the sidewall, and a light guide plate disposed on the bottom plate of the first receiving container, and guiding light emitted from the light source and incident to a light incident surface of the light guide plate.

Abstract: A case for a portable terminal includes a case body having a surface provided with a recessed area and a sheet formed of fibers, and is inserted into the recessed area so that end portions of the sheet is covered by the case body. The portable terminal includes the case. A method for manufacturing the case is also discussed.

Abstract: Provided is a plasma display panel that protects both substrates against distortion when assembled, and reduces a halation effect. The plasma display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; address electrodes which are formed on the first substrate to extend in a first direction; barrier ribs which are disposed between the first and second substrates, and define discharge cells; phosphor layers which are formed within the discharge cells; first electrodes and second electrodes which are formed on the second substrate to extend in a second direction crossing the first direction; and a dielectric layer which covers the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the dielectric layer includes grooves formed in correspondence with the barrier ribs, and at least portions of the barrier ribs are inserted into the grooves.

Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a receiving member comprising a bottom plate, a first sidewall portion substantially perpendicularly connected to a first end of the bottom plate, and a second sidewall portion substantially perpendicularly connected to a second end of the bottom plate, the first sidewall portion and the second sidewall portion facing each other, wherein a plurality of through grooves are formed in the first sidewall portion and the second sidewall portion, and a plurality of light source units, each light source unit comprising a light-emitting region and an end region, the light-emitting region disposed between the first end and the second end of the bottom plate, the end region penetrating each of the through grooves, wherein each of the light source units is coupled to the receiving member.

Abstract: A sustain or scan electrode driver for a plasma display device including a power recovery circuit, a voltage storage circuit, and a switching circuit. Power recovery is achieved by a coupling a power source at a minus sustain voltage to the sustain or scan electrode driver circuit that includes a capacitor and an inductor for creating resonance with the panel capacitor and recovering the power used in sustain discharge. Power loss of switches used in the driver circuit may be reduced and power recovery efficiency may be increased by using an additional capacitor in the driver circuit that maintains terminals of the switch at a predetermined level.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) includes; a lower receiving container which includes; a bottom plate, sidewalls extending from the bottom plate, a first through-hole formed in the bottom plate, and a guide pole disposed on the bottom plate and which substantially surrounds the first through-hole, a plurality of light sources disposed within the lower receiving container; an optical sensor printed circuit board (“PCB”) attached to a bottom surface of the bottom plate, wherein the optical sensor printed circuit board covers the first through-hole, and an optical sensor mounted on the optical sensor PCB and inserted into the first through-hole.

Abstract: A driving method for a plasma display panel capable of stabilizing a sustain discharge. The driving method for a plasma display panel according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes applying a signal gradually rising to a first voltage to scan electrodes during a first period of a sustain period, and applying a second voltage to sustain electrodes during the first period.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel; a backlight unit disposed behind the display panel; a panel supporting part; and a first cover. The first cover includes a first cover part disposed along a non-display region of the display panel. The display device further includes a plurality of second cover parts extending downward from the first cover part. The panel supporting part includes a first supporting part disposed between the display panel and the backlight unit. The first supporting part supports the display panel. The panel supporting part also includes a plurality of second supporting parts extending upward from an edge portion of the first supporting part. The second supporting part is disposed alternately with the second cover parts. The second cover parts and the second supporting part face the lateral side of the display panel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to washing machines, and more particularly, to a washing machine having a lamp device with LED (76,78) mounted to a gasket (40) for lighting an inside of the washing machine, and a method for controlling the same. For this the present invention provides a washing machine including a cabinet (2) having a door (8) on a front, a tub (20) in the tub for holding washing water, a drum (30) rotatably mounted in the tub (20), a gasket (40) mounted to connect openings of the door (8) and the tub (20), and a lamp device (50) provided to the gasket (40).

Abstract: A power supply that is employable by a plasma display device for generating and supplying a plurality of voltages, the power supply including a first power source generating and supplying a first voltage, a transistor having a drain electrically coupled to the first power source, a first resistor having a first end coupled to the first power source and a second end electrically coupled to a gate of the transistor, a second resistor having a first end coupled to the second end of the first resistor and a second end electrically coupled to a second power source supplying a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage, and a capacitor having a first end coupled to a source of the transistor and a second end electrically coupled to the second power source. The coupling of the first end of the capacitor to the source of the transistor may form a third voltage supply node having the third voltage when the capacitor is charged.

Abstract: Provided is an adapter for an electrical device such as a photographing device. In an embodiment, the adapter includes a base frame, a connector that is disposed in the base frame and can be connected to a power input terminal of the electrical device, and a power input jack that is disposed in the base frame and electrically connected to the connector and can be connected to an external power supply device. In yet another embodiment, the power input jack of the previously-mentioned embodiment is replaced with a power input cord having a plug that is configured to interface with an external power supply device such as an AC power outlet.

Abstract: An optical disc apparatus, and a method of driving the same, includes a light focusing element disposed to focus light emitted from a light source onto a disc; an actuator to move the light focusing element toward or away from the disc according to a voltage applied to the actuator; a light intensity detection unit to detect the intensity of light reflected from the disc ; a servo unit to generate a gap error signal and a third voltage, the third voltage being the sum of a first voltage and a second voltage, and to apply the generated third voltage to the actuator; and a control unit to control the servo unit to perform a gap pull-in operation when the light focusing element is moved toward the disc according to the gap error signal and the third voltage.

Abstract: The plasma display includes a controller and a driver. The controller divides one frame into a plurality of subfields, and establishes address and sustain periods in the respective subfields according to a subfield load ratio indicating a ratio of light emitting cells in the respective subfields. The driver selects a light emitting cell among the plurality of discharge cells during the established address period and sustain-discharges the light emitting cell during the established sustain period.

Abstract: A connector that is capable of reducing defects in display apparatuses is presented. The connector includes a body, a plurality of terminals and a cover. The body has a base and a sidewall. The terminals are disposed on the body and arranged to make an electrical connection with the electrical circuit when the electrical circuit is received by the body. The cover includes a rotation axis, a fixing portion extending from the rotation axis such that the fixing portion is substantially parallel to the base of the body, and a protrusion portion protruding from the rotation axis substantially perpendicularly to the base of the body. The connector prevents electrical discharge from the flexible printed circuit board to the electrical circuit and prevents physical damage to the electrical circuit. Therefore, defect rate decreases and a yield of a display apparatus increases.

Abstract: Provided is a method of driving a plasma display panel (PDP) that comprises X electrodes, Y electrodes, and address electrodes, wherein a frame, which is a display cycle, comprises a plurality of subfields for time-divisional gray scale display. Each of the subfields includes a reset period, an address period, and a sustain period. The reset period is one of a main reset period during which both a rising pulse and a falling pulse are applied to the Y electrodes and an auxiliary reset period during which one of the rising pulse and the falling pulse is applied to the Y electrodes, and the main reset period comprises a first pulse time during which a pulse rising to a level of a first voltage and then falling to a level of a second voltage is applied to the Y electrodes and a second pulse time during which a pulse rising to a level of a third voltage and then falling to a level of a fourth voltage is applied to the Y electrodes.

Abstract: A connector that is capable of reducing defects in display apparatuses is presented. The connector includes a body, a plurality of terminals and a cover. The body has a base and a sidewall. The terminals are disposed on the body and arranged to make an electrical connection with the electrical circuit when the electrical circuit is received by the body. The cover includes a rotation axis, a fixing portion extending from the rotation axis such that the fixing portion is substantially parallel to the base of the body, and a protrusion portion protruding from the rotation axis substantially perpendicularly to the base of the body. The connector prevents electrical discharge from the flexible printed circuit board to the electrical circuit and prevents physical damage to the electrical circuit. Therefore, defect rate decreases and a yield of a display apparatus increases.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to drive a Plasma Display Panel (PDP) having X electrodes, Y electrodes, and address electrodes includes: dividing a unit frame, which is a display cycle, into a plurality of sub-fields for displaying time ratio gray-scale, each sub-field including a reset period, an address period, and a sustain period; alternately supplying a sustain pulse to the X electrode and the Y electrode based on a reference voltage in the sustain period; and reducing the width of the last sustain pulse of the sustain period in the minimum weighted sub-field, if a load factor of the minimum weighted sub-field to which the lowest gray-scale is allocated among the plurality of sub-fields is lower than the reference load factor.

Abstract: A display device for displaying pictures by sequentially performing an address period and a sustain period. The panel pixels are arranged into groups, and an address period and a sustain period are sequentially performed on the pixels of individual groups. While an address period is being performed on the pixels of a group, the pixels of other groups are idle. While a sustain period is being performed on the pixels of the group subsequent to the address period, a sustain period is selectively performed on the pixels of other groups that have already undergone an address period. Accordingly, a sustain discharge operation is performed within a short time after an address operation is performed on the pixels, so that a stable sustain discharge occurs even though narrow scan pulses and address pulses may be applied during the address operation. Also, the time required to address all pixels is reduced.