Abstract: Methods for forming a protective polymeric coating on a silicon or silicon-carbide electrode of a plasma processing chamber are provided. The polymeric coating provides protection to the underlying surface of the electrode with respect to exposure to constituents of plasma and gaseous reactants. The methods can be performed during a process of cleaning the chamber, or during a process for etching a semiconductor substrate in the chamber.

Abstract: There is provided a soldering apparatus that can supply nitrogen gas to each soldering iron, is low in cost, and can increase the workability. A soldering apparatus 100 includes a soldering iron unit 300 having an iron tip heated by a heater unit and a blowout nozzle for blowing out nitrogen gas from near the iron tip; and a control unit 200 connected to the soldering iron unit 300. The control unit 200 incorporates a nitrogen gas supply mechanism for separating nitrogen gas from compressed air by using a hollow yarn bundle serving as a semipermeable membrane for separating nitrogen, which is formed by bundling a plurality of hollow yarns.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device which enables a reduction in power consumption at low cost, includes: a liquid crystal display panel having signal lines and scan lines arranged in a matrix; a gate driver configured to supply a gate signal to any of the scan lines; a source driver having a shift register which outputs video data during a video display period, a second data storing section configured to store second data which are applied to each of the pixel electrodes and which are independent of the video data, and a D/A converting section configured to execute a D/A conversion on the data acquired from the shift register and the second data storing section and to supply a voltage to the signal line; and a timing control section configured to control a timing at which the video data from an input video signal is inputted to the shift register, a timing at which the D/A converting section acquires the video data from the shift register, and a timing at which the D/A converting section acquires the second data

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device includes an active matrix type liquid crystal display panel using OCB mode liquid crystal, a source/gate driving unit, a backlight and a backlight control unit which controls the backlight to turn on/off periodically, the backlight control unit periodically assigns on and off periods of the backlight, the ON/OFF period of the backlight is controlled such that the relationship between the assigned ON/OFF period TB of the backlight and a switching period TG of a gate line in the liquid crystal display panel is given by TB=(1/n)·TG (n: natural number)

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a signal conversion part (101), a drive pulse generation part (102), a source driver (103), a gate driver (1704), and a multiplexer part (1706). In addition, between the source driver (103) and a display region part (1705) there is provided an intersection part (204) where, when source lines (S1, S2, S3, S4, . . . ) in the display region part are divided into groups each including four source lines, lines that correspond to two source lines (S2 and S3) located the second and third from an end in each group intersect each other. With the liquid crystal display device using the multiplexer part for switching a plurality of source lines in a time-sharing manner, the degradation of the display quality of pixels caused by, for example, an insufficient writing capability to the pixels is improved.

Abstract: A method of forming semiconductor devices on a wafer is provided. An etch layer is formed over a wafer. A photoresist mask is formed over the etch layer. The photoresist mask is removed only around an outer edge of the wafer to expose the etch layer around the outer edge of the wafer. A deposition gas is provided comprising carbon and hydrogen containing species. A plasma is formed from the deposition gas. A polymer layer is deposited on the exposed etch layer around the outer edge of the wafer, wherein the polymer is formed from the plasma from the deposition gas. The etch layer is etched through the photoresist mask, while consuming the photoresist mask and the polymer deposited on the exposed etch layer around the outer edge of the wafer.

Abstract: A chemiluminescence method characterized in that when a 1,2-dioxetane derivative of the formula 1: wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 which are independent of one another, is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, or each pair of R2 and R3, and R4 and R5, which are independent of each other, may form together a cyclic alkyl group, R6 is a hydroxyl group, an alkoxyl group, an aralkyloxy group, a group represented by —OSi(R8R9R10) (provided that each of R8, R9 and R10 which are independent of one another, is an alkyl group or an aryl group), a phosphate group or a group represented by S(C?O)R11 (provided that R11 is an alkyl group or an aryl group), and R7 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxyl group, is let generate chemiluminescence by means of an activator selected from the group consisting of a base, an acid, a salt, a fluorine compound, an enzyme, a catalyst and an amine compound, a cationic surfactant and a fluorescent material are made to coexist.

Abstract: A server performs electronic commerce with a client by using a network. An order receiving unit of the server separates a sales article into information and goods and presents them as an ordering target to the client. An article providing unit of the server selects the separated information, separated goods, or a combination thereof on the basis of an ordering request from the client and provides it to the client. The article providing unit executes a time difference service for providing the separated goods after the separated information was precedently provided. The article providing unit provides a separation service for solely providing the separated information and the separated goods, respectively.

Abstract: A display control circuit includes a vertical timing control circuit that generates first and second start signals, a panel driving unit that sequentially drives OCB liquid crystal pixels in units of one row under the control of the first start signal to hold pixel voltages for gradation display in the pixels of the driven row, and that sequentially drives the pixels in units of at least one row under the control of the second start signal to hold pixel voltages for black insertion in the pixels of the driven row, and a light source driving unit that drives backlight sources, which are arranged substantially in parallel to the rows of the pixels to divide the pixels into groups each including at least two neighboring rows of pixels, and each of which principally illuminates the pixels of the associated group.

Abstract: Methods for forming a protective polymeric coating on a silicon or silicon-carbide electrode of a plasma processing chamber are provided. The polymeric coating provides protection to the underlying surface of the electrode with respect to exposure to constituents of plasma and gaseous reactants. The methods can be performed during a process of cleaning the chamber, or during a process for etching a semiconductor substrate in the chamber.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises a display panel including a pair of electrode substrates and a liquid crystal layer that is held between the electrode substrates and contains a liquid crystal material whose molecules are transferred in advance from a splay alignment to a bend alignment, and a display panel control circuit that controls transmittance of the display panel by a liquid crystal driving voltage. In particular, the display panel has a voltage-transmittance characteristic that a minimum value and maximum value of the transmittance are obtained in a state where the liquid crystal driving voltage exceeds a transfer threshold level at which an energy of the splay alignment is balanced with an energy of the bend alignment, and the display panel control circuit is configured to vary the liquid crystal driving voltage in a range corresponding to the minimum and maximum values of transmittance.

Abstract: A signal converting section increases a transfer rate of an input image signal to be supplied to a liquid crystal panel and, at the same time, also inserts a non-image signal for applying a predetermined voltage to liquid-crystal cells in a space of the input image signal and supplies it as a picture-element signal to a source driver. To each picture cell, an input image signal and a non-image signal are sequentially written with positive or negative polarity. For all picture elements, after the input image signal is written, the non-image signal equal in polarity to the input image signal is always written. Furthermore, after the non-image signal is written, an image signal opposite in polarity to the non-image signal is always written. Thus, when an image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel in OCB mode, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of back transition and carry out image display evenly.

Abstract: A display control circuit includes a vertical timing control circuit that generates first and second start signals, a panel driving unit that sequentially drives a plurality of OCB liquid crystal pixels in units of one row under the control of the first start signal to hold pixel voltages for gradation display in the pixels PX of the driven row, and that sequentially drives the pixels in units of at least one row under the control of the second start signal to hold pixel voltages for black insertion in the pixels of the driven row, and a light source driving unit that drives a plurality of backlight sources arranged substantially in parallel to the rows of pixels. In particular, the light source driving unit is configured to start, in synchronism with the first start signal, an operation for sequentially blinking the backlight sources with a predetermined duty ratio.

Abstract: A gate line driving circuit includes a shift register section that selects gate lines for gradation display and for black insertion, and an output circuit that outputs a driving signal to the gate line which is selected by the shift register section. In particular, the output circuit is configured to obtain an overlap between an output period of a driving signal to each selected gate line and an output period of a driving signal to a gate line that is driven in precedence to the selected gate line, and independently control a first preliminary driving period corresponding to the overlap for gradation display and a second preliminary driving period corresponding to the overlap for black insertion.

Abstract: A gate line driving circuit includes a shift register section that selects gate lines for gradation display in units of one gate line, and selects the gate lines for black insertion in units of a group including at least two adjacent gate lines, and an output circuit that outputs driving signals to the gate lines selected by the shift register section. In particular, the output circuit is configured such that an output period of a driving signal to an odd-numbered gate line, which is included in the group selected for black insertion by the shift register section and extends along a row of liquid crystal pixels that are capacitive-coupled to a non-selected gate line other than the gate lines of the group, is set to be shorter than an output period of a driving signal to an even-numbered gate line of the group.

Abstract: A gate line driving circuit includes a shift register for gradation display, which shifts a first start signal in response to a first clock signal such that the gate lines are selected for gradation display in one vertical scanning period, and a shift register for black insertion, which shifts a second start signal in response to a second clock signal synchronous with the first clock signal such that the gate lines are selected for black insertion in a period substantially equal to the vertical scanning period, and an output circuit that outputs, under control of a first output enable signal, a driving signal to the gate line selected by the shift register for gradation display, and outputs, under control of a second output enable signal, a driving signal to the gate line selected by the shift register for black insertion.

Abstract: A gate line driving circuit includes a plurality of OR gate circuits which selects each of at least two groups obtained by dividing gate lines, and a level shifter which outputs driving signals to the gate lines of a group that is selected by the OR gate circuits. The OR gate circuits are configured such that the groups of gate lines are selected at different timings in an initialization for transferring the OCB liquid crystal pixels from a splay alignment to a bend alignment upon supply of power.

Abstract: A display panel driving device for an OCB-mode liquid crystal display panel comprises gate and source drivers which are connected to the liquid crystal display panel, and a voltage supply circuit which supplies video signal reference voltages and black insertion reference voltages to the source driver. In particular, the voltage supply circuit is configured to independently generate the video signal reference voltages and the black insertion voltages.

Abstract: A signal converting section increases a transfer rate of an input image signal to be supplied to a liquid crystal panel and, at the same time, also inserts a non-image signal for applying a predetermined voltage to liquid-crystal cells in space of the input image signal and supplies it as a picture-element signal to a source driver. To each picture cell, an input image signal and a non-image signal are sequentially written with positive or negative polarity. For all picture elements, after the input image signal is written, the non-image signal equal in polarity to the input image signal is always written. Furthermore, after the non-image signal is written, an image signal opposite in polarity to the non-image signal is always written. Thus, when an image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel in OCB mode, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of back transition and carry out image display evenly.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel provided with source signal lines and gate signal lines arranged in matrix form and liquid crystal display elements using OCB mode liquid crystal provided at intersections between the source signal lines and gate signal lines, a gate driver which supplies a gate signal to the gate signal lines and a source driver which supplies a voltage corresponding to gradation of the display data to the source signal lines during a display period and supplies a voltage to prevent counter-transfer to the source signal lines during a counter-transfer prevention drive period, and the source driver supplies a voltage lower by a predetermined value than the voltage corresponding to the black color as the voltage to prevent counter-transfer.