Abstract: The discharge space defined between the front glass substrate and the back glass substrate is filled with a discharge gas including 10 or more vol % of xenon. A MgO layer including MgO crystals causing a cathode-luminescence emission having a peak within a wavelength range of 200 nm to 300 nm upon excitation by an electron beam is provided in a position facing the discharge cell formed in the discharge space.

Abstract: A plasma display device which comprises a magnesium oxide layer formed on a plane in contact with the discharge space in each display cell of a plasma display panel, having magnesium oxide crystals that perform cathode luminescence light emission with a peak in a wavelength band of 200 to 300 nm as a result of excitation caused by electron-beam irradiation. Each of the display cells is set in a lit cell state or an unlit cell state by selectively inducing an address discharge, and only the display cells set in the lit cell state are caused to perform a sustain discharge by applying a sustain pulse after the selective scanning has ended.

Abstract: A plasma display device having a plasma display panel in which, each display cell contains a magnesium oxide layer including magnesium oxide crystals that are excited by an electron beam to emit cathode luminescence light having a peak in a wavelength range of 200 to 300 nm. In an addressing period, a row electrode driving circuit applies a scanning pulse to one row electrodes of row electrode pairs in turn, while a column electrode driving circuit supplies column electrodes with data pulses corresponding to one row electrode which is applied with the scanning pulse.

Abstract: There are provided a plasma display device in which dark contrast can be enhanced without deteriorating an image quality and a method of driving a plasma display panel. In a case of driving a plasma display device in which a magnesium oxide layer containing a magnesium oxide crystal to be excited by the irradiation of an electron beam and performing a cathode luminescence having a peak in a wavelength range of 200 to 300 nm by a sub-field method, in order to initialize all display cells, reset discharge is caused in each of the display cells in M sub-fields of N consecutive sub-fields (0<M<N).

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus and a driving method of a plasma display panel which can improve a gradation expressing ability at low luminance. A magnesium oxide layer containing a magnesium oxide crystal which is excited by irradiation of an electron beam and performs a cathode luminescence light emission having a peak in a wavelength range of 200 to 300 nanometers is provided in each of display cells formed on the plasma display panel. When driving for a plurality of subfields having different luminance weights is performed, a sustaining discharge is caused only once in the subfield having the minimum luminance weight.

Abstract: A plasma display device and a method of driving a plasma display panel are provided for improving the contrast without degrading the image quality. Each of display cells formed on the plasma display panel has a magnesium oxide layer containing magnesium oxide crystals. The magnesium oxide crystals are excited by an electron beam irradiated thereto and emit cathode luminescence light having a peak in a wavelength range of 200 to 300 nm. In order to trigger a rest discharge in all the display cells, each row electrode pair of the plasma display panel is applied with a reset pulse which has a particular pulse waveform. The voltage value of this reset pulse slowly changes over time to reach a peak voltage value.

Abstract: A method for driving an LCD apparatus in which a predetermined image is displayed by applying a predetermined column signals on pixels for constituting selected rows of a plurality of the pixels arranged in rows and columns pattern includes steps of: dividing the pixels into a plurality of groups each composing of at least two pixels in a direction of the columns; and changing polarity of the column signals for each group.

Abstract: Wiring between output terminals of a source driver IC (output terminals of a TCP for source driver IC) and picture elements is equalized when number of the picture elements is not an integer multiplied by number of outputs of the source driver IC in the liquid crystal display. By giving a start pulse for indicating a start timing of drive sections to a predetermined drive section at a timing different from an originally set start timing, a part of output terminals of the drive section is made unavailable.

Abstract: A method for driving an LCD apparatus in which a predetermined image is displayed by applying a predetermined column signals on pixels for constituting selected rows of a plurality of the pixels arranged in rows and columns pattern includes steps of: dividing the pixels into a plurality of groups each composing of at least two pixels in a direction of the columns; and changing polarity of the column signals for each group.

Abstract: A method for driving an LCD apparatus in which a predetermined image is displayed by applying a predetermined column signals on pixels for constituting selected rows of a plurality of the pixels arranged in rows and columns pattern includes steps of: dividing the pixels into a plurality of groups each composing of at least two pixels in a direction of the columns; and changing polarity of the column signals for each group.

Abstract: In a conventional liquid crystal display, for example, a grayscale display characteristic is changed by providing a plurality of grayscale voltage generation circuits which are selected by a selection circuit, which has resulted in a complicated circuit and consequently in a cost increase. A data conversion circuit 8 utilizing algorithm for performing arbitrary data conversion converts digital image data input from the outside and inputs the resultant data to driving circuits 3 through a control signal generation circuit 1. The source driving circuits 3 select one of a plurality of grayscale voltages generated by the grayscale voltage generation circuit 2 based on the converted digital image data and outputs the same to source lines, thereby changing the grayscale display characteristic.

Abstract: A matrix display panel has scan lines that are selected in consecutive order. An interlaced image signal is displayed by the use of one or more output enable signals that enable only every second selected scan line to be driven. A progressively scanned image signal having a frame rate too high to be handled by the matrix display panel is displayed as an interlaced image, by use of the same output enable signals. Consequently, no frame memory is needed for scanning conversion or frame-rate conversion.

Abstract: Wiring between output terminals of a source driver IC (output terminals of a TCP for source driver IC) and picture elements is equalized when number of the picture elements is not an integer multiplied by number of outputs of the source driver IC in the liquid crystal display. By giving a start pulse for indicating a start timing of drive sections to a predetermined drive section at a timing different from an originally set start timing, a part of output terminals of the drive section is made unavailable.

Abstract: A method is provided for driving an LCD apparatus in which a predetermined image is displayed by applying predetermined column signals to pixels constituting selected rows of an array of pixels arranged in columns and rows. The pixels are divided to form pluralities of groups that each have at least two pixels in either a column direction or a row direction. The column signals associated with each group are provided with a different polarity as to each adjacent group and a group characteristic is changed in different image frames.

Abstract: Method for driving LCD device comprises step of: applying one of upper image signal outputted from an upper liquid crystal drive circuit and lower image signal outputted from a lower liquid crystal drive circuit to a plurality of pixels of a selected line by scanning signal outputted from a scanning signal circuit out of the plurality of pixels disposed in matrix to display a predetermined image; wherein there exist in mixture a case where the polarities of the upper image signal and the lower image signal are inverted every one vertical period and a case where the same polarity is maintained. The driving circuit of LCD device of the present invention includes a vertical synchronization signal converting circuit so as to obtain upper image signal and lower image signal.

Abstract: A control circuit for controlling a driving circuit that provides signals to a displaying means, wherein a function of outputting a plurality of digital signals at different phases is included, and said phases can be set by selective elements.

Abstract: A microwave oven includes electronic components such as a high voltage transformer and a high voltage capacitor constituting a control circuit. These components are provided on a bottom panel of the microwave oven. A filter is fit under the bottom panel of the microwave oven. By removing the filter, the bottom panel can be detached from the main body frame. By detaching the bottom panel from the main body frame, the electronic components such as the high voltage transformer and the high voltage capacitor can be removed from the main body of the microwave oven while the microwave oven is still mounted at a high position. A cooking appliance that can be easily handled is provided.

Abstract: In a magnetic head comprising a read/write head and an erase head constructionally integrated with each other, the closed magnetic circuit of the erase head is arranged to be higher in magnetic reluctance than the closed magnetic circuit of the read/write head, whereby a magnetic flux to be drawn by the erase gap is reduced so as to prevent the leakage of the magnetic flux to the read/write head side.

Abstract: An apparatus and method in which the lateral surface of a sealed container (11) containing a beverage liquid (12) is pressed (21, 22) for deformation to measure the internal pressure (P) of the container, and displacement caused by the pressure and the load (F, 31) applied by the pressure is detected (35) so that the gas density of the beverage liquid may be evaluated from these values. An ultrasonic pressure wave is applied (111) to the sealed container to measure the sugar content of the beverage from the propagation velocity of the pressure wave received by an ultrasonic receiver (112), container surface temperature and the ambient temperature resulting from sensors (121, 122) and a calculation unit (50). For simultaneously measuring the gas density and the sugar content a gas density measuring unit (220, 230, 240) and a sugar content measuring unit (290) are provided.

Abstract: Crosstalk prevention means or short-circuit means is connected in parallel to an erasing coil for erasing part of data prior to recording the data by a read/write coil, whereby a cancelling magnetic flux for erasing a crosstalk magnetic flux is generated to improved an S/N ratio.