Abstract: A stage constituent circuit of a display device drive circuit includes a first-node to a third-node, a thin-film transistor that changes a potential of a scanning signal toward a VDD potential when a potential of the first-node is in a HIGH level, a thin-film transistor that changes a potential of a different stage control signal toward a potential of a clock when a potential of the second-node is in the HIGH level, a capacitor between the first-node and the second-node, and a capacitor between the second-node and the third-node. The potential of the first-node is raised on the basis of a different stage control signal output from the stage constituent circuit in the different stage, and then the potential of the second-node and a potential of the third-node are sequentially raised. Herein, an amplitude of the clock is set to be smaller than an amplitude of the scanning signal.

Abstract: A monolithic gate driver capable of operating with a relatively small number of circuit elements is realized. A stage constituent circuit constituting each stage of a shift register includes two output terminals connected to scanning signal lines, two thin-film transistors each having a drain terminal to which an output control clock signal is supplied and a source terminal connected to the output terminal, a first-node connected to the two thin-film transistors in common, a first-node control circuit, and an input terminal for receiving a set signal. In this configuration, the first-node changes from an OFF level to an ON level based on the set signal. Further, the first-node control circuit changes the first-node from the ON level to the OFF level.

Abstract: There is provided a method for separating an arsenic mineral from a copper-bearing material containing arsenic, such as a copper ore or a copper concentrate, to obtain a copper concentrate with low arsenic grade. The method for separating an arsenic mineral from a copper-bearing material by flotation includes adding a flotation agent containing a depressant, a frother, and a collector to a slurry composed of a copper-bearing material containing arsenic, and blowing air into the slurry to float a copper concentrate, wherein the depressant is sodium thiosulfate. The sodium thiosulfate is preferably added in an amount of 10 kg or more and 200 kg or less in terms of sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate per ton of copper-bearing material to be subjected to flotation. Further, the oxidation-reduction potential of the slurry to be subjected to flotation, as measured against a silver/silver chloride reference electrode, is preferably ?10 mV or more and 50 mV or less.

Abstract: To provide a power generation system that recovers heat from low-temperature exhaust gas of not more than 150° C. and utilizes the heat to increase an amount of generated electric power of a steam turbine, whereby efficiency in thermal use can be improved. A power generation system includes heat exchangers and configured to exchange heat of a heat medium and heat of water, and a vacuum flasher configured to supply steam to a vacuum stage of a steam turbine, wherein heat media are supplied to the heat exchangers and so as to generate a water fluid having a temperature exceeding a water boiling point under vacuum of a vacuum stage, the water fluid is supplied to the vacuum flasher to generate steam under vacuum of the vacuum stage, and the steam is introduced into the vacuum stage of the steam turbine, whereby an amount of generated electric power is increased.

Abstract: Stability of a circuit operation in a monolithic gate driver is improved. A bistable circuit is provided with a charge replenishment circuit (71) including: a capacitor (CAP2); a thin-film transistor (MA) having a first electrode supplied with a first clock for charge replenishment (CKA), a second electrode connected to a third-node (N3) connected to one end of the capacitor (CAP2), and a third electrode connected to a second-node (N2) to be maintained at the high level during a normal operation period; and a thin-film transistor (MB) having a first electrode supplied with a second clock for charge replenishment (CKB), a second electrode supplied with a high-level DC power supply potential (VDD), and a third electrode connected to the third-node (N3).

Abstract: A storage device 101 in one aspect of the present invention records/reproduces data to/from a plurality of exchangeable recording media 105 using a plurality of drive units 111. The plurality of recording media are stored in magazines 104, and are attached/detached to/from the storage device in a magazine-by-magazine manner. The storage device includes a transport section 108 for transporting a plurality of recording media between the magazine attached to the storage device and the plurality of drive units, and a RAID control section 103 for dividing data depending on a predetermined RAID to be formed by a plurality of recording media and recording in parallel the data to the plurality of recording media using two or more of the drive units, wherein one RAID is formed by one magazine.

Abstract: An information recording and reproducing device has a recording section, a reproducing section, and a deterioration detection processor which detects deterioration of a signal quality of information recorded in a recording medium.

Abstract: An integral multiple of a period of wobbling in a portion other than address information of groove tracks (105, 107) is consistent with a length of one circumference of each of the groove tracks (105, 107), an integral multiple of a period of the address information is consistent with the length of one circumference of each of the groove tracks (105, 107), and pieces of information that differ between adjacent groove tracks (105, 107) among the address information is recorded by a predetermined wobble pattern which at least differs between the adjacent groove tracks (105, 107).

Abstract: In an information recording medium in which storage capacity per recording layer has increased so much that the size of an SBM varies with those of spare areas, there is mutual dependence between a DDS and an SBM and it is difficult to retrieve disc management information as intended. In an information recording medium according to the present invention, if the largest space is allocated to an user data area, the number of blocks to store a space bitmap is Ni (where Ni?2). But if the smallest space is allocated to the user data area, the number of blocks to use is smaller than Ni.

Abstract: An information recording and reproducing device has a recording section, a reproducing section, and a deterioration detection processor which detects deterioration of a signal quality of information recorded in a recording medium.

Abstract: Recording failure area information includes information indicating an optical disk having a recording failure area in which data is missing, and indicating a position of the recording failure area in the optical disk, out of the optical disks constituting a disk array. A controller (110) includes a recording controller (121) which records data in data blocks of the optical disks by striping the data, and records, in at least one parity block, at least one parity data for use in recovering data in a data block in which the data is missing, out of the data blocks; and a management information updater (125) which records recording failure area information in a management information area of at least one of the optical disks, in the case where data is missing in at least one of optical disk drives at the time of data recording.

Abstract: Disclosed is a signal distribution device which is provided with: supply lines (5) for supplying input signals to switching elements in signal distribution circuits; and distribution lines (6) for distributing the input signals to output terminals via the switching elements. The corresponding one of the supply lines (5) and at least one of the distribution lines (6) each have an extension section (5a) and an extension section (5b) which extend in an extending direction of a control line (13). A selection signal for switching on/off the associated switching element is applied to the control line (13). The extension sections (5a and 5b) are formed at positions that do not overlap the edge portions of the control line (13) in the extending direction thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a display device capable of preventing a malfunction and a display defect due to an off-leak from occurring even when a circuit in a shift register is configured utilizing thin film transistors of relatively large off-leaks. In at least one embodiment, each of bistable circuits that constitute the shift register includes: a thin film transistor for increasing a potential of an output terminal based on a first clock; a thin film transistor for decreasing the potential of the output terminal; a thin film transistor for increasing a potential of a range netA connected to a gate terminal of the thin film transistor based on a start signal; thin film transistors for decreasing the potential of the range netA; a capacitor for increasing the potential of a range netB connected to a gate terminal of the thin film transistor; and a thin film transistor for decreasing the potential of the range netB.

Abstract: A peripheral region of a display panel includes a signal distribution device (4) for time-dividing and distributing, to output terminals (7), an output signal from a source driver. The signal distribution device (4) includes switching elements (20) for the output terminals (7). Each switching element (20) is controlled by a selection signal supplied to a control line (9) connected with a gate electrode. Each switching element (20) includes a source electrode and the drain electrode each having a comb-like shape having a stem part and branch parts extending therefrom. In at least one switching element (20), only all of or part of the branch parts overlap the control line (9) and a semiconductor layer (10). This suppresses abnormal heat generation of a source driver in a display device including the signal distribution circuit by which an output signal from the source driver is distributed to pixels in time series.

Abstract: A display device of at least one embodiment of the present invention has a connection changeover circuit, including switch elements for time-division driving, formed on a liquid crystal panel, and the switch elements are paired so that two switch elements in each pair are connected in parallel to one video signal line. The paired switch elements are turned on at the same time, and immediately before one of the switch elements is turned off upon completion of a charging period for its corresponding video signal line, only the other switch element is turned off. As a result, while maintaining drive performance, it is possible to solve the impact of fieldthrough phenomenon caused by one of the switch elements, which are transistors, and also reduce parasitic capacitance formed in the other switch element, thereby suppress the impact of fieldthrough phenomenon caused by that switch element.

Abstract: A bistable circuit includes an input terminal (41) for a set signal, an input terminal (42) for a reset signal, an output terminal (48) for a state signal, a thin-film transistor (M2) for increasing a potential of the output terminal (48) based on a first clock, a thin-film transistor (M1) for increasing a potential of a first-node connected to a gate terminal of the thin-film transistor (M2) based on the set signal, a thin-film transistor (M5) for decreasing the potential of the first-node, a thin-film transistor (M7) for increasing a potential of a second-node connected to a gate terminal of the thin-film transistor (M5) based on the reset signal, a thin-film transistor (M6) for decreasing the potential of the output terminal (48) based on the potential of the second-node, a thin-film transistor (M3) for increasing the potential of the second-node based on the set signal, and a capacitor (CAP2) having one end connected to the second-node and the other end connected to the input terminal (41).

Abstract: Each of a plurality of information storage media and an alternative information storage medium record data continuously on tracks, each of a plurality of recording and reproduction devices record data on the information storage medium that is a recording object, of the plurality of information storage media, and the information storage media installed respectively in the plurality of recording and reproduction devices constitute a disk array, and the array controller detects the occurrence of a fault in which the information storage medium installed in any of the plurality of recording and reproduction devices has become unable to perform recording, and the backup recording and reproduction device alternatively records to the alternative information storage medium data that ought to be recorded to a faulty information storage medium where the occurrence of a fault has been detected by the array controller.

Abstract: It is an object to realize a gate driver that can cause a scanning signal to quickly fall after a charge period in each row ends. A gate driver is configured by two shift registers. In an n-th stage bistable circuit (SR(n)) in an entire shift register (410), a region netA connected to a gate terminal of a thin-film transistor that increases a potential of an output node for outputting a state signal (Q) based on a first clock (CKA) is set to an on level based on the state signal (Q) outputted from an (n?2)-th stage bistable circuit (SR(n?2), the region netA is set to an off level based on the state signal (Q) outputted from an (n+2)-th stage bistable circuit (SR(n+2)), and the output node is set to an off level based on the state signal (Q) outputted from an (n+3)-th stage bistable circuit (SR(n+3)).

Abstract: A recording/reproduction device according to the present invention includes a recording/reproduction section for recording or reproducing data on or from an information recording medium; a verification section for checking whether or not the data recorded on the information recording medium can be reproduced normally; a management information recording section for recording, on the information recording medium by use of the recording/reproduction section, only management information which needs to be changed among a plurality of types of management information for managing the data recorded on the information recording medium; and a management information checking section for checking, by use of the verification section, whether or not latest management information including management information which does not need to be changed and is to be reused can be reproduced normally.

Abstract: In a monolithic gate driver, a power consumption is reduced as compared with a conventional one without lowering a voltage of a scanning signal to be applied to a gate bus line as compared with a conventional one. A stage constituent circuit includes first-node to third-node, a thin-film transistor (M7) that changes a potential of a scanning signal toward a VDD potential when a potential of the first-node is in a HIGH level, a thin-film transistor (M6) that changes a potential of a different stage control signal toward a potential of a clock (CKA) when a potential of the second-node is in the HIGH level, a capacitor (C1) that is disposed between the first-node and the second-node, and a capacitor (C2) that is disposed between the second-node and the third-node.