Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is an electrode including an active material-containing layer. The active material-containing layer contains composite material particles that include active material particles containing a lithium nickel cobalt manganese composite oxide, an electro-conductive agent, and a binder. A strength ratio A/B of a breaking strength A of the composite material particles to a breaking strength B of the active material particles is within a range of 0.01 to 0.1. A density of the active material-containing layer is within a range of 3.2 g/cm3 to 3.8 g/cm3.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode includes an active material-containing layer including single particles of an active material represented by a following formula (1) and a conductive agent. In a cumulative distribution of circularity of unit particles which include the single particles and the conductive agent, an average circularity at 25% in the cumulative distribution is 0.05 to 0.60, and an average circularity at 90% in the cumulative distribution is 0.3 to 0.85. A porosity of the active material-containing layer is 10% to 25%: LiaNi (1-b-c-d) CObMncMdaO2 (1), where 1 ? a ? 1.2, 0 ? b ? 0.4, 0 ? c ? 0.4, 0 ? d ? 0.1, and M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cu, Ti, Mg, Al, W, Y, B, Mo, Nb, Zn, Sn, Zr, Ga, and V.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a nonaqueous electrolyte battery. A positive electrode includes a lithium nickel cobalt manganese composite oxide represented by LixNi1-y-zCoyMnzO2; 0<x?1.2, 0<y<1, 0<z<1, and 0<y+z<1 as a positive electrode active material. A negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material which reacts at a potential higher than a Li reaction potential by 0.5 V or more. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery satisfies following formulas (1) and (2): 3?A/B?15??(1) 1.2?a/b?2.4??(2).

Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is an electrode including an active material that includes a titanium-containing oxide. The active material has an average primary particle size of 200 nm or more and 600 nm or less. A specific surface area SA according to a nitrogen adsorption method and a pore specific surface area SB according to mercury porosimetry of the electrode satisfy a relationship of 0.3?SA/SB<0.6.

Abstract: A light sensor includes a control electrode formed on a substrate and having two edges, and a semiconductor film formed opposite the control electrode with an insulating film interposed therebetween, and including a photoactive layer and electrode regions located in a pair on opposite sides of the photoactive layer. The photoactive layer is arranged in an area that overlaps the control electrode. At least one of the paired electrode regions overlaps proximal one of the edges of the control electrode, and on and along the proximal edge, the at least one electrode region has a length shorter than that of the photoactive layer in a direction along the proximal edge of the control electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including: a display panel having a plurality of picture elements configured to execute display by driving a liquid crystal layer; a backlight configured to illuminate a display surface of the display panel from a backside; a photodetector arranged on the plurality of picture elements and configured to receive a light entered from the side of the display surface of the display panel; and a detection block configured to execute image recognition in the proximity of the display surface from a difference between a photodetection amount in the photodetector in a state where an illuminating light from the backlight is radiated from the display surface and a photodetection amount in the photodetector in a state where the illuminating light is blocked before the display surface.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device that displays a desired image on an effective pixel area in which sub-pixels are arranged in a matrix, the display device including: an ambient light sensor configured to be provided in a predetermined sub-pixel in the effective pixel area, the ambient light sensor receiving ambient light and outputting a result of detection of an ambient light amount for adjustment of luminance of the image; and a hue correction mechanism configured to correct local hue change due to provision of the ambient light sensor in the predetermined sub-pixel.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device having an insulating substrate, an effective pixel area formed on the insulating substrate and having at least pixels arranged in the form of a matrix, and a peripheral circuit formed on the insulating substrate so as to surround the effective pixel area, the pixels being driven by the peripheral circuit to display a desired image in the effective pixel area, the display device including an extraneous light sensor provided in the effective pixel area for detecting extraneous light to output an extraneous light quantity detection result for use in controlling the luminance of the image.

Abstract: A display includes: a substrate having a pixel region and a sensor region in which photo-sensor parts are formed; an illuminating section operative to illuminate the substrate from one surface side of the substrate; a thin film photodiode disposed in the sensor region, having at least a P-type semiconductor region and an N-type semiconductor region, and operative to receive light incident from the other surface side of the substrate; and a metallic film formed on the one surface side of the substrate so as to face the thin film photodiode through an insulator film, operative to restrain light generated from the illuminating section from being directly incident on the thin film photodiode from the one surface side, and fixed to a predetermined potential, wherein in the thin film photodiode, the width of the P-type semiconductor region and the width of the N-type semiconductor region are different from each other.

Abstract: A light-receiving element includes: a first-conductivity-type semiconductor region configured to be formed over an element formation surface; a second-conductivity-type semiconductor region configured to be formed over the element formation surface; an intermediate semiconductor region configured to be formed over the element formation surface between the first-conductivity-type semiconductor region and the second-conductivity-type semiconductor region, and have an impurity concentration lower than impurity concentrations of the first-conductivity-type semiconductor region and the second-conductivity-type semiconductor region. The light-receiving element further includes: a first electrode configured to be electrically connected to the first-conductivity-type semiconductor region; a second electrode configured to be electrically connected to the second-conductivity-type semiconductor region; and a control electrode configured to be formed in an opposed area that exists on the element formation surface.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including: a display panel having a plurality of picture elements configured to execute display by driving a liquid crystal layer; a backlight configured to illuminate a display surface of the display panel from a backside; a photodetector arranged on the plurality of picture elements and configured to receive a light entered from the side of the display surface of the display panel; and a detection block configured to execute image recognition in the proximity of the display surface from a difference between a photodetection amount in the photodetector in a state where an illuminating light from the backlight is radiated from the display surface and a photodetection amount in the photodetector in a state where the illuminating light is blocked before the display surface.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device, including: a first photosensor section; second photosensor section; and signal processing section, wherein the light-shielding film is formed in the same layer as that on the substrate having a light-shielding function so as to be associated with the light-receiving element of the second photosensor section.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device that displays a desired image on an effective pixel area in which sub-pixels are arranged in a matrix, the display device including: an ambient light sensor configured to be provided in a predetermined sub-pixel in the effective pixel area, the ambient light sensor receiving ambient light and outputting a result of detection of an ambient light amount for adjustment of luminance of the image; and a hue correction mechanism configured to correct local hue change due to provision of the ambient light sensor in the predetermined sub-pixel.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device having an insulating substrate, an effective pixel area formed on the insulating substrate and having at least pixels arranged in the form of a matrix, and a peripheral circuit formed on the insulating substrate so as to surround the effective pixel area, the pixels being driven by the peripheral circuit to display a desired image in the effective pixel area, the display device including an extraneous light sensor provided in the effective pixel area for detecting extraneous light to output an extraneous light quantity detection result for use in controlling the luminance of the image.

Abstract: A display includes: a substrate having a pixel region and a sensor region in which photo-sensor parts are formed; an illuminating section operative to illuminate the substrate from one surface side of the substrate; a thin film photodiode disposed in the sensor region, having at least a P-type semiconductor region and an N-type semiconductor region, and operative to receive light incident from the other surface side of the substrate; and a metallic film formed on the one surface side of the substrate so as to face the thin film photodiode through an insulator film, operative to restrain light generated from the illuminating section from being directly incident on the thin film photodiode from the one surface side, and fixed to a predetermined potential, wherein in the thin film photodiode, the width of the P-type semiconductor region and the width of the N-type semiconductor region are different from each other.

Abstract: A light-receiving element includes: a first-conductivity-type semiconductor region configured to be formed over an element formation surface; a second-conductivity-type semiconductor region configured to be formed over the element formation surface; an intermediate semiconductor region configured to be formed over the element formation surface between the first-conductivity-type semiconductor region and the second-conductivity-type semiconductor region, and have an impurity concentration lower than impurity concentrations of the first-conductivity-type semiconductor region and the second-conductivity-type semiconductor region. The light-receiving element further includes: a first electrode configured to be electrically connected to the first-conductivity-type semiconductor region; a second electrode configured to be electrically connected to the second-conductivity-type semiconductor region; and a control electrode configured to be formed in an opposed area that exists on the element formation surface.

Abstract: A light sensor includes a control electrode formed on a substrate and having two edges, and a semiconductor film formed opposite the control electrode with an insulating film interposed therebetween, and including a photoactive layer and electrode regions located in a pair on opposite sides of the photoactive layer. The photoactive layer is arranged in an area that overlaps the control electrode. At least one of the paired electrode regions overlaps proximal one of the edges of the control electrode, and on and along the proximal edge, the at least one electrode region has a length shorter than that of the photoactive layer in a direction along the proximal edge of the control electrode.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate made up of a plastic substrate on which a first electrode for driving liquid crystal is formed, a second substrate made up of a plastic substrate on which a second electrode for driving liquid crystal is formed, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first and second substrates. At least one of the first and second substrates is a plastic substrate. The first and second substrate are glued together, and then the glued substrates are cut out into panels employing laser cutting. An opening for passing through either the first or second substrate is formed on a portion serving as a liquid crystal inlet prior to gluing the first and second substrates, and a notched portion in which at least a part of the opening is employed, is formed on a portion serving as the liquid crystal inlet of the panel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate made up of a plastic substrate on which a first electrode for driving liquid crystal is formed, a second substrate made up of a plastic substrate on which a second electrode for driving liquid crystal is formed, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first and second substrates. At least one of the first and second substrates is a plastic substrate. The first and second substrate are glued together, and then the glued substrates are cut out into panels employing laser cutting. An opening for passing through either the first or second substrate is formed on a portion serving as a liquid crystal inlet prior to gluing the first and second substrates, and a notched portion in which at least a part of the opening is employed, is formed on a portion serving as the liquid crystal inlet of the panel.

Abstract: A process is suited for producing cylindrical silica glass bodies having refractive index gradients. The process involves providing a cylindrical porous body having an initially uniform dopant distribution, heating the porous body in a halogen-containing atmosphere to produce a dopant gradient sufficient to produce a reduction in &Dgr;n of at least 20% from the center of the body to 90% of the distance from the edge of the body, and completely densifying the porous body at an elevated temperature to produce the glass body. The process is more cost-effective than those previously known, and allows for high reproducibility of the refractive index gradients of the bodies produced.