Abstract: A polarizing illuminant apparatus includes a surface emission light source 1 that emits a monochroic and indefinitely polarized light, a tabular photonic crystal 2 arranged on a light emitting surface 1a of the surface emission light source 1 to receive the light emitted from the light emitting surface 1a, a quarter wave plate 3 that receives a light emitted from the surface emission light source 1 and transmitted through the photonic crystal 2 and a reflective polarization plate 4 arranged in substantially-parallel with the photonic crystal 2 to receive a light transmitted through the quarter wave plate 3.

Abstract: Two substrates are placed opposite each other to form a hermetically sealed space between them. A metal-made partition wall is placed between the two substrates to partition the hermetically sealed space into unit light emission areas. Through holes 20Aa are formed in a matrix arrangement in a portion 20A of the metallic partition wall 20 opposite a display area portion of the back glass substrate 4. Dummy through holes 20Ba are formed in a portion 20B of the partition wall 20 opposite a non-display area portion of the back glass substrate 4. An insulating layer 20a covers the outer surface of the partition wall 20.

Abstract: An edge exposing apparatus includes a photo detector and a lighting time measuring circuit for detecting a decrease in performance of light source units. The lighting time measuring circuit detects a ready state ((stabilization of luminous intensity) of the light source units, for example by measuring a lighting time for a startup (switch-on) of the light source units. When the measuring circuit detects a preset lighting time, or when the photo detector detects a luminous intensity below a preset value, the light source units are determined to have lowered performance, and are switched off. When a decrease in performance of one unit is detected, a replacement light source unit is started while continuing edge exposure with one or more other light source unit(s). When a ready state is detected, the edge exposure with the one light source unit is terminated (switch-off), and edge exposure is performed with the replacement light source unit.

Abstract: A booster circuit generates a boosted output by boosting a low voltage output supplied as a target to be boosted and feeds back a part of the boosted output, an output by the booster circuit itself, to the booster circuit as operation energy. An auxiliary booster circuit outputs start-up energy generated based on a low voltage output to the booster circuit as start-up energy that is necessary for starting up the booster circuit.

Abstract: A discharge is initiated in a discharge space defined between the front glass substrate and the back glass substrate, whereby vacuum ultraviolet light is generated from a discharge gas filling the discharge space and excite phosphor layers. Each of the phosphor layers is formed of a firs phosphor having a resistance to an Xe resonance line, and absorbing the Xe resonance line and ultraviolet light in a longer wavelength range than the Xe resonance line and the Xe molecular beam but allowing the Xe molecular beam to pass through, and a second phosphor absorbing the Xe resonance line and the Xe molecular beam and generating ultraviolet light in a longer wavelength range than the Xe resonance line and the Xe molecular beam.

Abstract: A phosphor layer is provided on a back glass substrate placed opposite a front glass substrate with a discharge space in between, and formed in a double-layer structure consisting of a first phosphor layer and a second phosphor layer having its surface covered by the first phosphor layer. The first phosphor layer is formed of materials that permit the passing-through of a xenon molecular beam but absorb a xenon resonance line in the vacuum ultraviolet light generated from a discharge gas by means of a discharge, and have a higher resistance to the resonance line than that of the second phosphor layer. The second phosphor layer is formed of materials that have, as compared with the first phosphor layer, a higher light-emission brightness based on the xenon molecular beam in the vacuum ultraviolet light generated from the discharge gas by means of the discharge.

Abstract: Provided is a substrate processing apparatus that can reduce power consumption, while maintaining throughput. In addition to a normal mode in which all units are activated, the apparatus is provided with an energy saving mode that is selectable. When the energy saving mode is selected, only essential units that are requisites for a substrate processing are activated and used in the substrate processing. If it is necessary to increase process efficiency, any additional unit may be activated and used in the processing. During standby, only an essential unit can be activated and the rest is halted, or alternatively, all units may be halted. The transition to the energy saving mode can occur when the standby state continues for a predetermined period of time after the normal mode is selected.

Abstract: An edge exposing apparatus includes a photo detector and a lighting time measuring circuit for detecting a decrease in performance of light source units. The same lighting time measuring circuit has a function to detect a ready state (i.e. stabilization of luminous intensity) of the light source units capable of performing edge exposure. When the lighting time measuring circuit detects a lighting time having reached a preset value, or when the photo detector detects a luminous intensity below a preset value, the light source units are determined to have lowered in performance, and are switched off. The lighting time measuring circuit measures a lighting time from a startup (switch-on) of the light source units, and when the lighting time reaches a preset value, the light source units are determined to have attained the ready state and edge exposure is started with the light source units.

Abstract: A front glass substrate and a back glass substrate face each other with a discharge space in between. A phosphor layer is provided on the back glass substrate for colored-light emission by means of a discharge produced in the discharge space. The phosphor layer is formed of a phosphor thin film having visible-light transmission properties. A column-electrode protective layer and a partition wall have black- or dark-colored faces in contact with a face of the phosphor layer opposite a face facing toward the front substrate.

Abstract: A front glass substrate is opposite a back substrate with a discharge space in between. On the rear-facing face of the front glass substrate are provided a plurality of row electrode pairs each extending in the row direction and regularly arranged in the column direction to individually form display lines; and a plurality of column electrodes each extending in a direction at right angles to the row electrode pairs and separated from the row electrode pair by a first dielectric layer. A partition wall partitions the discharge space into discharge cells each opposite the opposed transparent electrodes of the row electrode pair. In the plasma display panel structured in this manner, the back substrate is constituted of a metal plate having the surface covered with an insulation layer.

Abstract: Provided is a substrate processing apparatus that can reduce power consumption, while maintaining throughput. In addition to a normal mode in which all units are activated, the apparatus is provided with an energy saving mode that is selectable. When the energy saving mode is selected, only essential units that are requisites for a substrate processing are activated and used in the substrate processing. If it is necessary to increase process efficiency, any additional unit may be activated and used in the processing. During standby, only an essential unit can be activated and the rest is halted, or alternatively, all units may be halted. The transition to the energy saving mode can occur when the standby state continues for a predetermined period of time after the normal mode is selected.

Abstract: Two substrates are placed opposite each other to form a hermetically sealed space between them. A metal-made partition wall is placed between the two substrates to partition the hermetically sealed space into unit light emission areas. Through holes 20Aa are formed in a matrix arrangement in a portion 20A of the metallic partition wall 20 opposite a display area portion of the back glass substrate 4. Dummy through holes 20Ba are formed in a portion 20B of the partition wall 20 opposite a non-display area portion of the back glass substrate 4. An insulating layer 20a covers the outer surface of the partition wall 20.

Abstract: An ATM having a guide capability in which even a visually handicapped person who can not read braille type can positively operate a customer operating touch panel. An automatic teller machine includes a customer operating touch panel 2 having a plurality of operating keys which are touched for actuation. Guide icons 3 which are embossed to represent the icons of the operating keys are provided in the periphery of the customer operating touch panel at positions corresponding to said plurality of operating keys.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for exposing a substrate to light perform the steps of inputting position data of a peripheral region along an outline of a chip region on a substrate, which has been placed on a spin chuck, detecting a reference position at an outer edge of the substrate inputting axial directions of the position data and aligning axial directions of an orthogonal shifting mechanism. Based on the position data inputted, light of an irradiator is shifted along the peripheral region to expose the peripheral region in a staggered way along the outline of the chip region. The method and apparatus may also perform the steps of inputting a shape of the chip region on the substrate as image information, deriving position data of the peripheral region along the outline of the chip region from the image information, and exposing the peripheral region to light based on the position data derived.

Abstract: A projection lens for a projection television is made to match different inch sizes of the screen. The kind of coolant material constituting a liquid lens which is attached to the front surface of a projection tube is changed or the coolant is constructed by a plurality of kinds of liquid materials and a mixing ratio of the coolant materials is changed, thereby matching to the inch size of each screen is made.

Abstract: A switching means is provided in a power source line for supplying the A.C. power source of a main power source circuit. A lock switch is separately provided. In the normal state, the lock switch is in a locked off state, thereby controlling the on-off operation of the switching means by the automatic on-off function based on a power source operating switch and timer etc. By turning the lock switch off, the switching means is locked, thereby overriding the automatic on-off function and the power source operating switch.

Abstract: An image reading device applies a series of image reading processing steps to an original cassette. Each original cassette can accommodate a plurality of originals, and has its own cassette identification signal. A plurality of the original cassettes are inserted into an automatic original feeding device, and they are delivered in succession to or from the image reading device. A cassette code identification unit detects the cassette identification signal of the original cassette to be supplied. Original data corresponding to an original identification signal, the cassette identification signal, and image processing conditions that correspond to each original are stored into an original data storage unit. An original code identification unit searches and extracts the original data relating to each original in the original cassette identified by the cassette identification signal. An image reading unit reads the image-bearing original according to the extracted original data.

Abstract: A rear projection television set is disclosed which includes a screen assembly, a reflector mirror located behind the screen assembly, and a projection source having a lens system for projecting rays of light to a rear side of the screen assembly through the reflector mirror. The projection source is arranged below the reflector mirror. A ray of light emitted along an optical axis of the lens system of the projection source is reflected by the reflector mirror. A positional relationship among the screen assembly, the projection source and the reflector mirror is determined so that the reflected ray of light is incidental from an upper side to a lower side relative to the screen.

Abstract: A rear projection television set is of the construction in which an image light projected from a projection cathode ray tube is reflected by a mirror onto the rear surface of a screen comprising a Fresnel lens and the light passes through the front surface of the screen to be viewed by viewers. The condensing distance of the Fresnel lens is selected to be less than four meters for radii of up to 300(S/40) millimeters of the Fresnel lens when the mirror is positioned relative to the screen such that A.ltoreq.200+(S-40).times.10 millimeters, where S is the diagonal distance of the screen in inches and A is the shortest distance between the mirror and the screen.

Abstract: A six-element projection lens system for use in a projection television is disclosed which comprises, in order from the screen side, a positive first lens, a positive meniscus second lens, a negative third lens having a stronger concave surface directed toward the CRT side than on the other side, a biconvex positive fourth lens, a positive meniscus fifth lens, and a negative sixth lens having a concave surface directed toward the screen side, with each of the second and sixth lenses being a plastic lens having at least one aspheric surface.