Abstract: A solid-state imaging device including a substrate, a through-hole, a vertical gate electrode, and a charge fixing film. A photoelectric conversion unit generating signal charges in accordance with the amount of received light is formed in the substrate. The through-hole is formed from a front surface side through a rear surface side of the substrate. The vertical gate electrode is formed through a gate insulating film in the through-hole and reads out the signal charges generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to a reading-out portion. The charge fixing film has negative fixed charges formed to cover a portion of the inner circumferential surface of the through-hole at the rear surface side of the substrate while covering the rear surface side of the substrate.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus of the invention includes a distance obtaining unit that obtains a distance between the nozzle of the head and a medium to which the liquid is ejected. The driving signal is a periodical signal including a first pulse-wave capable of ejecting a drop of the liquid having a predetermined volume at a relatively low speed, and a second pulse-wave capable of ejecting a drop of the liquid having the predetermined volume at a relatively high speed, the predetermined volume corresponding to a predetermined level data. The driving-pulse generator is adapted to generate, when the selected level data is the predetermined level data: a driving-pulse including only the first pulse-wave when a distance obtained by the distance obtaining unit is not less than a predetermined value; and a driving-pulse including only the second pulse-wave when the distance is less than the predetermined value.

Abstract: The present apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting head having a nozzle plate with an ejecting hole through which a liquid is discharged, a conductive member disposed behind an object being processed opposite to the liquid ejecting head, a potential difference generating device for generating a potential difference between the nozzle plate and the conductive member, and a switching control device for turning on and off the potential difference generating device. The switching control device decides whether a process to which the object is subjected is a borderless recording process that drops liquid drops on an edge part of the object or a bordered recording process that does not drop any liquid drops on the edge part, and turns off the potential difference generating device when the bordered recording process is executed.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus of the invention includes a distance obtaining unit that obtains a distance between the nozzle of the head and a medium to which the liquid is ejected. The driving signal is a periodical signal including a first pulse-wave capable of ejecting a drop of the liquid having a predetermined volume at a relatively low speed, and a second pulse-wave capable of ejecting a drop of the liquid having the predetermined volume at a relatively high speed, the predetermined volume corresponding to a predetermined level data. The driving-pulse generator is adapted to generate, when the selected level data is the predetermined level data: a driving-pulse including only the first pulse-wave when a distance obtained by the distance obtaining unit is not less than a predetermined value; and a driving-pulse including only the second pulse-wave when the distance is less than the predetermined value.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus of the invention includes a distance obtaining unit that obtains a distance between the nozzle of the head and a medium to which the liquid is ejected. The driving signal is a periodical signal including a first pulse-wave capable of ejecting a drop of the liquid having a predetermined volume at a relatively low speed, and a second pulse-wave capable of ejecting a drop of the liquid having the predetermined volume at a relatively high speed, the predetermined volume corresponding to a predetermined level data. The driving-pulse generator is adapted to generate, when the selected level data is the predetermined level data: a driving-pulse including only the first pulse-wave when a distance obtained by the distance obtaining unit is not less than a predetermined value; and a driving-pulse including only the second pulse-wave when the distance is less than the predetermined value.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus of the invention includes a distance obtaining unit that obtains a distance between the nozzle of the head and a medium to which the liquid is ejected. The driving signal is a periodical signal including a first pulse-wave capable of ejecting a drop of the liquid having a predetermined volume at a relatively low speed, and a second pulse-wave capable of ejecting a drop of the liquid having the predetermined volume at a relatively high speed, the predetermined volume corresponding to a predetermined level data. The driving-pulse generator is adapted to generate, when the selected level data is the predetermined level data: a driving-pulse including only the first pulse-wave when a distance obtained by the distance obtaining unit is not less than a predetermined value; and a driving-pulse including only the second pulse-wave when the distance is less than the predetermined value.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head formed with a nozzle opening from which a liquid droplet is ejected, and having a driving voltage information ID in a reference state specific to each liquid ejecting head, a pressure generating chamber communicating with the nozzle opening, a piezoelectric vibrator, expanding and contracting the pressure generating chamber, a driving signal generator generating a driving signal to displace the piezoelectric vibrator, a switch, selectively applying the driving signal to the piezoelectric vibrator based on liquid ejecting data, and a flexible flat cable transmitting the driving signal to the piezoelectric vibrator. A voltage obtained by adding a correction coefficient to a voltage specified in the driving voltage information ID is used as a reference driving voltage.

Abstract: The present apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting head having a nozzle plate with an ejecting hole through which a liquid is discharged, a conductive member disposed behind an object being processed opposite to the liquid ejecting head, a potential difference generating device for generating a potential difference between the nozzle plate and the conductive member, and a switching control device for turning on and off the potential difference generating device. The switching control device decides whether a process to which the object is subjected is a borderless recording process that drops liquid drops on an edge part of the object or a bordered recording process that does not drop any liquid drops on the edge part, and turns off the potential difference generating device when the bordered recording process is executed.

Abstract: The liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid jet head including a nozzle opening through which a liquid drop is ejected by changing pressure of a liquid in a pressure chamber interconnecting to the nozzle opening; a scanning mechanism including a carriage on which the liquid jet head is loaded, the scanning mechanism moves the liquid jet head in a head scanning direction together with the carriage; a case configured to contain the liquid jet head and the scanning mechanism; and a leading unit for leading a liquid drop, which is ejected from the liquid jet head and not applied to an article to be processed, in a given direction using an air stream generated in the case due to moving of the carriage.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head formed with a nozzle opening from which a liquid droplet is ejected, and having a driving voltage information ID in a reference state specific to each liquid ejecting head, a pressure generating chamber communicating with the nozzle opening, a piezoelectric vibrator, expanding and contracting the pressure generating chamber, a driving signal generator generating a driving signal to displace the piezoelectric vibrator, a switch, selectively applying the driving signal to the piezoelectric vibrator based on liquid ejecting data, and a flexible flat cable transmitting the driving signal to the piezoelectric vibrator. A voltage obtained by adding a correction coefficient to a voltage specified in the driving voltage information ID is used as a reference driving voltage.

Abstract: The liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid jet head including a nozzle opening through which a liquid drop is ejected by changing pressure of a liquid in a pressure chamber interconnecting to the nozzle opening; a scanning mechanism including a carriage on which the liquid jet head is loaded, the scanning mechanism moves the liquid jet head in a head scanning direction together with the carriage; a case configured to contain the liquid jet head and the scanning mechanism; and a leading unit for leading a liquid drop, which is ejected from the liquid jet head and not applied to an article to be processed, in a given direction using an air stream generated in the case due to moving of the carriage.