Abstract: Problems occur in a bead mill due to wear on a sealing member of a sealing device disposed on a contact portion between a rotating portion and slurry, and due to the adhesion of deposits on the sealing device. A bead mill device that stirs a mixture of slurry and beads in a vertical cylindrical container includes a slurry storage vessel disposed above the cylindrical container, and a slurry flow passage through which the slurry flows from the slurry storage vessel into the cylindrical container. A component that causes the slurry in the slurry flow passage to flow downward is disposed on a rotary shaft. Further, a component for suppressing the flow of the slurry is disposed in the slurry storage vessel. This structure obviates the need to dispose a mechanical sealing device on the rotary shaft.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and a metal film. The metal film is located on the semiconductor substrate. The metal film includes a portion to have a Schottky junction with the semiconductor substrate. The metal film is made of an aluminum alloy in which an element is added to aluminum. The metal film includes a lower metal layer and an upper metal layer. The lower metal layer is located on the semiconductor substrate. The upper metal layer stacks on the lower metal layer. The lower metal layer has a thickness of 2.6 micrometers or less in a stacking direction of the lower metal layer and the upper metal layer.

Abstract: A particulate filter for trapping particulate filter which is contained in exhaust gas is arranged in an engine exhaust passage. The particulate filter is provided with exhaust gas inflow passages and exhaust gas outflow passages which are alternately arranged via porous partition walls. Movement promoting control is performed to promote movement of the ash which deposits on the inner circumferences of the exhaust gas inflow passages to the rear parts of the exhaust gas inflow passages. The pressure loss of the particulate filter is detected. When the detected pressure loss is larger than a predetermined upper limit value, PM removal control is performed to remove the particulate matter from the particulate filter.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a SOI substrate; a semiconductor element having first and second impurity layers disposed in an active layer of the SOI substrate, the second impurity layer surrounding the first impurity layer; and multiple first and second conductive type regions disposed in a part of the active layer adjacent to an embedded insulation film of the SOI substrate. The first and second conductive type regions are alternately arranged. The first and second conductive type regions have a layout, which corresponds to the semiconductor element.

Abstract: In a semiconductor device in which a first electrode and a second electrode are disposed on a surface of a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer of a semiconductor substrate and a lateral element is formed to cause an electric current between the first electrode and the second electrode, a scroll-shaped resistive field plate is disposed on the semiconductor layer across an insulation film. The resistive field plate extends toward the second electrode while surrounding a periphery of the first electrode in a scroll shape. A resistance value of a total resistance of the resistive field plate is in a range between 90 k? and 90 M?.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: preparing a wafer formed of a SOI substrate; forming a circuit portion in a principal surface portion; removing a support substrate of the SOI substrate; fixing an insulation member on a backside of a semiconductor layer so as to be opposite to the circuit portion; dicing the wafer and dividing the wafer into multiple chips; arranging a first conductive member on the insulation member so as to be opposite to a part of the low potential reference circuit, and arranging a second conductive member on the insulation member so as to be opposite to a part of the high potential reference circuit; and coupling the first conductive member with a first part of the low potential reference circuit, and coupling the second conductive member with a second part of the high potential reference circuit.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a SOI substrate; a semiconductor element having first and second impurity layers disposed in an active layer of the SOI substrate, the second impurity layer surrounding the first impurity layer; and multiple first and second conductive type regions disposed in a part of the active layer adjacent to an embedded insulation film of the SOI substrate. The first and second conductive type regions are alternately arranged. The first and second conductive type regions have a layout, which corresponds to the semiconductor element.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: preparing a wafer formed of a SOI substrate; forming a circuit portion in a principal surface portion; removing a support substrate of the SOI substrate; fixing an insulation member on a backside of a semiconductor layer so as to be opposite to the circuit portion; dicing the wafer and dividing the wafer into multiple chips; arranging a first conductive member on the insulation member so as to be opposite to a part of the low potential reference circuit, and arranging a second conductive member on the insulation member so as to be opposite to a part of the high potential reference circuit; and coupling the first conductive member with a first part of the low potential reference circuit, and coupling the second conductive member with a second part of the high potential reference circuit.

Abstract: An EL display device 1 includes a display portion 2 having unit pixels 10 arranged in a matrix, a source line driver circuit 6, and a gate line driver circuit 4. Each of the unit pixels 10 has an EL element 11, a switching transistor Tr1, a driver transistor Tr2, and an auxiliary capacitor 13. The auxiliary capacitor 13 has electrodes, one connected to a gate electrode of the transistor Tr2 and the other to a next gate line GL. The gate line driver circuit 4 outputs, via the next gate line GL, blanking signals for forcibly stopping a light-emitting state of the EL elements 11, within hold times in which the voltages written to the gate electrodes of the transistors Tr2 are held. With such a configuration, a blanking period where the EL elements do not emit light, is inserted in one frame.

Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device has a plurality of unit pixels being arranged in a matrix configuration, each unit pixel being divided into a plurality of subpixels. Each of the subpixels has a subpixel electrode, a pixel transistor connected to the subpixel electrode, and a voltage controlling capacitor connected to the subpixel electrode. A voltage controlling capacitor line for supplying a compensation voltage signal is connected to the voltage controlling capacitor so that after the writing to the subpixel has been completed, the potential of the compensation voltage signal is varied to modulate the potential of the subpixel electrode to be a predetermined voltage, using the voltage controlling capacitor. Such combining of spatial dithering attained by a pixel-dividing technique and a capacitively-coupled driving method eliminates the need for digital-to-analog converter circuits, attains gray scale display based on a digital image signal, and achieves a reduction in power consumption.

Abstract: A unit pixel (10) includes a plurality of current controlling elements (Tr2a–Tr2d) having controlling terminal and connected to a single EL element (11), and switching elements (Tr1a–Tr1d) provided to the respective current controlling elements in order to switch between application and cutoff of a digital image signal with respect to the controlling terminals in accordance with the condition of a scanning signal. Each of the current controlling elements is controlled by a voltage of the digital image signal so as to take an OFF state for cutting off a supply of a driving current to the EL element or an ON state for supplying the EL element with a driving current corresponding to the voltage of the digital image signal, and a value of the current flowing in the EL element is the sum value of currents supplied from the respective current controlling elements in the ON state.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal display portion, a gate driver circuit, a source driver circuit, and a power supply circuit, where the liquid crystal display portion includes unit pixels with pixel switching elements and pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix. The pixel switching elements are thin film transistors that are made of polycrystalline silicon semiconductor formed on an insulating substrate. The power supply circuit is a charge pump-type power supply circuit, is made of a polycrystalline silicon semiconductor, and is a built-in circuit integrally formed on an insulating substrate. With such a configuration, a liquid crystal display device that greatly reduces power consumption is realized.

Abstract: A unit pixel (10) includes a plurality of current controlling elements (Tr2a-Tr2d) having controlling terminal and connected to a single EL element (11), and switching elements (Tr1a-Tr1d) provided to the respective current controlling elements in order to switch between application and cutoff of a digital image signal with respect to the controlling terminals in accordance with the condition of a scanning signal. Each of the current controlling elements is controlled by a voltage of the digital image signal so as to take an OFF state for cutting off a supply of a driving current to the EL element or an ON state for supplying the EL element with a driving current corresponding to the voltage of the digital image signal, and a value of the current flowing in the EL element is the sum value of currents supplied from the respective current controlling elements in the ON state.

Abstract: An EL display device 1 includes a display portion 2 having unit pixels 10 arranged in a matrix, a source line driver circuit 6, and a gate line driver circuit 4. Each of the unit pixels 10 has an EL element 11, a switching transistor Tr1, a driver transistor Tr2, and an auxiliary capacitor 13. The auxiliary capacitor 13 has electrodes, one connected to a gate electrode of the transistor Tr2 and the other to a next gate line GL. The gate line driver circuit 4 outputs, via the next gate line GL, blanking signals for forcibly stopping a light-emitting state of the EL elements 11, within hold times in which the voltages written to the gate electrodes of the transistors Tr2 are held. With such a configuration, a blanking period where the EL elements do not emit light, is inserted in one frame.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal display portion, a gate driver circuit, a source driver circuit, and a power supply circuit, where the liquid crystal display portion includes unit pixels with pixel switching elements and pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix. The pixel switching elements are thin film transistors that are made of polycrystalline silicon semiconductor formed on an insulating substrate. The power supply circuit is a charge pump-type power supply circuit, is made of a polycrystalline silicon semiconductor, and is a built-in circuit integrally formed on an insulating substrate. With such a configuration, a liquid crystal display device that greatly reduces power consumption is realized.

Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device has a plurality of unit pixels being arranged in a matrix configuration, each unit pixel being divided into a plurality of subpixels. Each of the subpixels has a subpixel electrode, a pixel transistor connected to the subpixel electrode, and a voltage controlling capacitor connected to the subpixel electrode. A voltage controlling capacitor line for supplying a compensation voltage signal is connected to the voltage controlling capacitor so that after the writing to the subpixel has been completed, the potential of the compensation voltage signal is varied to modulate the potential of the subpixel electrode to be a predetermined voltage, using the voltage controlling capacitor. Such combining of spatial dithering attained by a pixel-dividing technique and a capacitively-coupled driving method eliminates the need for digital-to-analog converter circuits, attains gray scale display based on a digital image signal, and achieves a reduction in power consumption.

Abstract: A moving member 2 is rotatably and slidably arranged in a holder 11 having a spherical inner surface 11a. An inertia body 5 is connected to the moving member 2 via a supporting member 4. At a location opposite the inertia body 5, an arm 3 extends so that it is directed outwardly via an opening of the holder. A piezo electric actuator 63 is arranged between the rotating member 2 and the supporting member 4. An elongation of the actuator causes a relative swing movement between the inertia body 5 and moving member to occur in one direction such that a reaction force in the moving member 2 due to the inertia of the inertia body 5 exceeds the frictional force between the moving member 4 and the holder 11, which allows the moving member 4 to be displaced with respect to the holder 11.

Abstract: An article information printer is composed of a printing head having a row of dot printing elements, for performing a printing on paper by the dot printing elements. Particularly, the print controller has a mode setting section for setting one of a page selection mode and a line selection mode, a first image producing section for performing in the page selection mode a process of converting print data for one page supplied from an external device as article information into dot images and storing the dot images in the memory as the print image data, and a second image producing section for performing in the line selection mode a process of converting print data for one line supplied from the external device as article information into dot images and storing the dot images as the print image data. The second image producing section includes a printing height changing section for changing the number of dot lines for the print image data according to the maximum height of the dot images obtained for one line.

Abstract: An article information printer is composed of a feeding mechanism for feeding continuous paper in which a series of label regions are provided, a SRAM for storing size data regarding a length of the label region, a printing head section for printing article information on the continuous paper fed by the feeding mechanism, and a control circuit for controlling the feeding mechanism on the basis of the size data stored in the SRAM to print the article information in the label region. Particularly, the control circuit has a feed sensing section for sensing ends of the label region from the continuous paper fed by the feeding mechanism, and a processing unit, responsive to start of power supply, for driving the feeding mechanism, measuring the length of the label region on the basis of a sensing signal from the sensing section which is obtained each time the continuous paper is fed by a preset distance, and setting a result of measurement in the SRAM as the size data.

Abstract: Bodies of at least one material are held in a contacting holder 12 in a vacuum chamber. The surfaces of the bodies are cleaned by a low energy ion etching. Water vapor from a pure water bottle is supplied through a nozzle as a water molecule beam so that water molecules and hydroxide groups are chemically adsorbed on the surfaces of the bodies. A plasma beam or microwaves are applied to the surfaces of the bodies to remove the water molecules and leave only hydroxide groups remaining on the surfaces. The holder is operated to bring the surfaces of the bodies into contact with each other, to thereby obtain direct bonding of the bodies.