Abstract: In a method of removing a component from a wiring board to which the component is attached by heat-softenable resin, the improvement is provided of, after softening of the resin by heat and removal of the component, removing residual resin remaining on the board at the location of the component by application of ultraviolet laser radiation having an intensity sufficient to decompose and disperse said residual resin. This can be done without damaging the wiring on the board so that the wiring is re-usable to attach a further electronic component at the same location. Excessive heating of the board can be avoided by measures such as applying a pre-load to the component during softening so that it moves when sufficiently softened, and monitoring the softening.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal matrix panel for displaying information having a plurality of liquid crystal pixels which are arranged in a matrix and to which driving voltages are applied from X electrodes and Y electrodes, a driving circuit for supplying the driving voltages to the Y electrodes, and a circuit for superimposing a compensating voltage for masking waveform distortion of a liquid crystal driving voltage by constantly changing the waveform thereof on at least one of the X electrode driving circuit and the Y electrode driving circuit.

Abstract: An optical recording sheet includes a plurality of data columns consisting of optical recording dots arranged in a matrix shape and column markers corresponding to the data columns. The data columns and the column markers of the optical recording sheet are detected by an optical line sensor and stored in a memory. On the basis of information stored in the memory, a marker detector detects the column marker and then two memory coordinates having a position known relative to the column marker are calculated. From the two memory coordinates, an inclining angle detector calculates the inclining angle between the optical recording sheet and the optical line sensor. On the basis of the memory coordinates and the inclining angle, an address calculator restores the optical recording dots stored in the memory coordinates.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a projector having an arrangement of polarizers and liquid crystal cells aligned on the axis of light in the order a first color polarizer colored in red, a first twisted nematic liquid crystal cell, a second twisted nematic liquid crystal cell, a second color polarizer colored in a green, a third twisted nematic liquid, a neutral polarizer and Guest-Host type colored in blue. Since, according to this, a polarizer having inferior color characteristics can be replaced by a Guest-Host type liquid crystal cell, the excitation purity and the scope of color reproduction are improved. Further, since the mixture of color is additive, the brightness of the reproduced color is also much improved.

Abstract: An information holding device comprising a pair of substrates whose opposing surfaces are formed with electrodes on one side and electrodes on the other side so that they may oppose and that opposing parts between the electrodes on the one side and those on the other side may form a matrix as a whole, a dielectric which is held between said pair of substrates, means to change a capacitance of the dielectric in any desired one of the opposing parts, and detection means to simultaneously detect the capacitances of at least two of the opposing parts between the electrodes on the one side and those on the other side.

Abstract: An information input/output display device comprising a dielectric which is held in a portion between one electrode and the other electrode opposite to each other and which has at least a first state and a second state of unequal capacitances, means to change the capacitance of the dielectric, capacitance holding means to hold at least temporarily a value of the capacitance of the dielectric in the first state, and means to compare the value of the capacitance of the dielectric with the value of the capacitance held by the capacitance holding means, whereby information can be read out without being affected by fluctuations in a distance d between the electrodes or/and in an ambient temperature T.

Abstract: Disclosed is a matrix display device comprising: a matrix display panel having a plurality rows of row electrodes and a plurality column of column electrodes and a display medium interposed therebetween, crosspoints of the row electrodes and the column electrodes defining picture cells arranged in matrix, each column of the column electrodes opposing to respective one column of the matrix picture cells being divided into a plurality of groups with a predetermined regularity and electrically interconnected within each group, terminals of at least two groups of column electrodes of the plurality of groups of column electrodes being arranged to extend to the same side of the matrix display panel; a row electrode drive circuit for producing row electrode drive signals to be applied to the row electrodes in accordance with a video data; a column electrode drive circuit for producing column electrode drive signals to be applied to the at least two groups of column electrodes in accordance with the video data; a vid

Abstract: A temperature responsive apparatus includes a thermocouple producing a thermoelectric e.m.f. depending on the temperature difference between a temperature to be detected and a circumferential temperature and a first winding supplied with current from the thermocouple to generate a first magnetic field. A second winding is connected to a voltage source to generate a second magnetic field in the opposite direction to that generated by the first winding and a reed switch is positioned in the total magnetic field generated by the first and the second windings so as to respond to the intensity of the total magnetic field to make and break its contacts. A diode is also connected to the voltage source, and the second winding is always excited in accordance with the voltage drop across the diode to maintain said second magnetic field.