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20080277733 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; a gate electrode formed on the semiconductor substrate; source and drain extension regions formed in the semiconductor substrate on a first and a second side corresponding to a first sidewall surface and a second sidewall surface, respectively, of the gate electrode; a first piezoelectric material pattern formed on the semiconductor substrate continuously covering the first sidewall surface of the gate electrode from the first side of the gate electrode; a second piezoelectric material pattern formed on the semiconductor substrate continuously covering the second sidewall surface of the gate electrode from the second side of the gate electrode; and source and drain regions formed in the semiconductor substrate outside the source extension region and the drain extension, respectively. | 11-13-2008 |
20100078729 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a transistor configuration including first and second gate electrodes, each of the first and second gate electrodes having at least a bottom layer and an upper layer including polycrystalline silicon grains, wherein the first gate electrode is a nMOS gate electrode formed in an nMOS region of the transistor configuration, wherein the polycrystalline silicon grains included in the bottom layer of the first gate electrode have a greater particle diameter than the polycrystalline grains included in the upper layer of the second gate electrode. | 04-01-2010 |
20100311218 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF EVALUATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device has: a silicon (semiconductor) substrate; a gate insulating film and a gate electrode, which are formed on the silicon substrate in this order; and source/drain material layers formed in recesses (holes) in the silicon substrate, the recesses being located beside the gate electrode. Here, each of side surfaces of the recesses, which are closer to the gate electrode, is constituted of at least one crystal plane of the silicon substrate. | 12-09-2010 |
20150194527 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF EVALUATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device has: a silicon (semiconductor) substrate; a gate insulating film and a gate electrode, which are formed on the silicon substrate in this order; and source/drain material layers formed in recesses (holes) in the silicon substrate, the recesses being located beside the gate electrode. Here, each of side surfaces of the recesses, which are closer to the gate electrode, is constituted of at least one crystal plane of the silicon substrate. | 07-09-2015 |
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20090290200 | DOCUMENT READ APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The document read apparatus according to the present invention has a light source unit that includes a linear first light and second light sources, both light sources aligned parallel to the sub scanning direction (moving direction). When the light source unit is scanning a book document in a second region shifted toward a side of the first light source from a center position for emitting light to the center of the document, a light quantity of the second light source becomes larger than a light quantity of the first light source. When the light source unit is scanning the book document in a third region shifted toward a side of the second light source from the center position, the light quantity of the first light source becomes larger than the light quantity of the second light source. A sum of both light quantities is controlled to be constant. | 11-26-2009 |
20100124439 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE-READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE-FORMING EQUIPMENT - An embodiment of the present invention provides an illuminating device that is disposed in an image-reading apparatus and image-forming equipment, comprising: a light-source portion on one side; a light-source portion on the other side; and a long translucent light-guiding member having a light-discharging face long in a longitudinal direction thereof, and guiding light derived from the one light-source portion from one end face in the longitudinal direction, and light derived from the other light-source portion from the other end face in the longitudinal direction so that the guided light is irradiated to an object through the long light-discharging face; wherein the one and the other light-source portions are arranged such that positions of optical axes thereof differ from each other. | 05-20-2010 |
20100208306 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - In one embodiment, image reading apparatuses | 08-19-2010 |
20100245944 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In regard to a secured original method, an image reading apparatus provided in an image forming apparatus reads a first original guide using an original reading portion and, based on a reading result thereof, changes a reading position of an adjustment sheet in a main scanning direction to enable detection of a difference between a brightness of the first original guide and a brightness of the adjustment sheet. In regard to a moving original method, the image reading apparatus reads a reading member using the original reading portion and, based on a reading result thereof, changes a reading position of an adjustment sheet in a main scanning direction to enable detection of a difference between a brightness of the reading member and a brightness of the adjustment sheet. | 09-30-2010 |
20100290095 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, LIGHT IRRADIATING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME LIGHT IRRADIATING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME IMAGE READING APPARATUS - In one embodiment of a semiconductor apparatus of the present invention, a plurality of light-emitting elements provided with a light-emitting face are disposed at intervals in a line on a surface of a substrate, and serve as a light source apparatus that emits irradiating light forward from the light-emitting face along the surface of the substrate, and on a forward side of the light-emitting face in the surface of the substrate, a light reflection suppression area is formed extending forward with a width less than the width of the light-emitting face from a lower edge of the light-emitting face. | 11-18-2010 |
20110164413 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An illuminating device ( | 07-07-2011 |
20110164899 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE-READING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE ILLUMINATING DEVICE, AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE IMAGE-READING APPARATUS - An illuminating device includes a light-emitting element that is mounted on a base material and a light-guiding member that guides light from the light-emitting element to an irradiation target, and illuminates the irradiation target with the light transmitted through the light-guiding member. The light-guiding member includes an extending portion that extends from the surface of the base material on which the light-emitting element is mounted to a left side end portion of the base material so as to cover the left side end portion. An image-reading includes this illuminating device. Image-forming apparatus includes this image-reading apparatus. | 07-07-2011 |
20110181921 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCUDING THE SAME - An image reading apparatus of the present invention includes a photoelectric transducer that performs reading scanning along a main scanning line and reads an original, the image reading apparatus obtaining a white shading level of pixels based on an output level of the photoelectric transducer obtained when a reference white is read, obtaining a black shading level of the pixels based on an output level of the photoelectric transducer obtained when a black reference is read or obtained in a dark condition, and correcting the output level of the photoelectric transducer obtained when an original image is read with the use of the white shading level and the black shading level, and the image reading apparatus further comprising a correction unit that obtains a variation amount of the white shading level between a pixel and other pixels in the vicinity of that pixel for each of pixels on the main scanning line, determines whether the variation amount exceeds a pre-set threshold value, and when the correction unit determines that the variation amount exceeds the threshold value, corrects the black shading level of the pixel subject to that determination to increase the black shading level. | 07-28-2011 |
20110188092 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a reading glass, a second guide member, and a control section. The reading glass and the second guide member together form a document feed path. The second guide member includes a white reference plate. The control section performs, when it is determined that shading correction image data is affected by a stain, a stain location determination of whether the stain is attached to the reading glass or the second guide member according to a tone value variation in the portion of the shading correction image data that corresponds to the stain edge, the variation being along a predetermined distance in the main scanning direction. | 08-04-2011 |
20110199652 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE-READING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE ILLUMINATING DEVICE, AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE IMAGE-READING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an illuminating device including a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged in a line, the illuminating device illuminates an irradiation target by irradiating the irradiation target with light that is emitted from the light-emitting elements via a first and a second optical paths. In the illuminating device, a light diffusing portion for diffusing light is provided in one of the first optical path and the second optical path, and an irradiation light amount of said one of the first optical path and the second optical path in which the light diffusing portion is provided is larger than an irradiation light amount of the other optical path. | 08-18-2011 |
20110273752 | ILLUMINATING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a light source unit ( | 11-10-2011 |
20110299144 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus comprises: an image reading unit that includes a platen glass and a color contact image sensor configured by a line image sensor for reading red, a line image sensor for reading green, and a line image sensor for reading blue, the line image sensors being disposed in a sub-scanning direction of an original; and an automatic original feeder. In the image reading apparatus, the line image sensor for reading red and the line image sensor for reading green are disposed so that a line gap therebetween is two lines, and in a monochrome mode in which a color original is read and output as a monochrome image, the color original is read using the line image sensor for reading red and the line image sensor for reading green. | 12-08-2011 |
20120008155 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A transparent sheet is attached onto an inclined surface of an original guide plate of an image reading apparatus, and similarly, a transparent sheet is attached onto an inclined surface at an edge portion of a reading guide plate, thereby preventing an original from being chipped by the ground glass-like inclined surfaces and illumination light from being diffused by the ground glass-like inclined surfaces. | 01-12-2012 |
20120026562 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A document reading section includes a document load table, a document load tray, a first document receiving tray, a linear conveyance path, a first guide member and a first reading section. The linear conveyance path, inclining downward from the document load tray, reaches the first document receiving tray. The first guide member is disposed in the linear conveyance path, and its top surface inclines downward along the linear conveyance path toward a downstream side in a document conveying direction in relation to the document load table. The first guide member is disposed in such a manner that part of its top surface intersects with a plane containing a top surface of the document load table. | 02-02-2012 |
20140240797 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE ILLUMINATING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An illuminating device capable of stably illuminating an irradiated object such as a document while suppressing light loss with a simply structure is provided. | 08-28-2014 |
20140285857 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An illuminating device ( | 09-25-2014 |
20140286046 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE ILLUMINATING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An illuminating device capable of stably illuminating an irradiated object such as a document while suppressing light loss with a simply structure is provided. | 09-25-2014 |
20140376068 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes an image scanning unit that is provided with a holding portion holding a flexible flat cable. The holding portion is protruded toward an upstream side in a sub scanning direction, and provided with a second wall part. The flexible flat cable that is extended from a connector is brought into contact with the second wall part. As for the flexible flat cable, a downward movement is regulated by a lower holding portion and an upward movement is regulated by an upper holding portion. Accordingly, the flexible flat cable does not rise. | 12-25-2014 |
20150369998 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE ILLUMINATING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An illuminating device capable of stably illuminating an irradiated object such as a document while suppressing light loss with a simply structure is provided. | 12-24-2015 |
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20120206779 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE ILLUINATING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An illuminating device capable of stably illuminating an irradiated object such as a document while suppressing light loss with a simply structure is provided. | 08-16-2012 |
20130108309 | IMAGE READER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | 05-02-2013 |
20150022843 | IMAGE READER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reader is provided, in its housing, with a first scanning unit made up of an LED array of a plurality of LED elements that are arranged in a row in the horizontal scanning direction and that emit light to a document. An air intake port and an air exhaust port are disposed on the housing of the image reader. An imaginary line of an air flow path coupling the air intake port and the air exhaust port to one another is configured to pass adjacent a center of the LED array of the first scanning unit in the horizontal scanning direction with the first scanning unit stopped at a reading position of the document transferred by a document transfer device. | 01-22-2015 |
20150055195 | LIGHT GUIDING BODY, ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light guiding body includes a long translucent body, a light incident surface formed at an end of the body in a longitudinal direction of the body, a light emitting surface formed on one side surface of the body along the longitudinal direction of the body, and a light emitting quantity adjusting portion formed on the other side surface of the body along the longitudinal direction of the body so as to be opposite to the light emitting surface. The light guiding body guides, in the body, light incident to the light incident surface, reflects the light by the light emitting quantity adjusting portion, and emits the light from the light emitting surface. A width of the light emitting quantity adjusting portion of the body in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the body is varied according to a position in the width in the longitudinal direction. | 02-26-2015 |
20150098744 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image reading unit, an image forming unit, a discharge unit, and a discharge tray. The image reading unit is configured to read a document placed on a document placement table by moving and scanning of a scanning body in a sub-scanning direction. The image forming unit is configured to form an image read by the image reading unit on a paper sheet. The discharge unit is configured to discharge the paper sheet on which an image is formed by the image forming unit to a direction perpendicular to the sub-scanning direction. The discharge tray is on which the paper sheet from the discharge unit is to be placed with a space portion at a lower side of the image reading unit. A bottom surface of a housing of the image reading unit facing the discharge tray is constituted of a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is a surface at a front side of the discharge unit in a discharging direction and high with respect to the discharge tray. The second surface is a surface at a back side of the discharge unit in the discharging direction lower than the first surface with respect to the discharge tray. A pulling member and/or a movable wiring are/is arranged at an upper side of the second surface inside the housing. The pulling member is configured to move the scanning body back and forth in the sub-scanning direction. One end portion of the movable wiring is secured to the scanning body. | 04-09-2015 |
20150229800 | DRIVING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A driving device is used in an image reading apparatus, and reciprocates a scanning unit for reading an image on an original. The driving device comprises a pull member, a driving pulley which transmits driving force to the pull member, a following pulley which applies tension to the pull member and a pulley holder having a pulley axis which holds the following pulley rotatably. Then, the pulley axis has a lock pawl capable of locking an upper end portion of the following pulley and canceling engagement with the following pulley by being tilted toward a side of an axial center by elastic deformation. Furthermore, the lock pawl is arranged at a side of a tension acting direction from the pull member to the following pulley except the farthest position from the driving pulley among positions in a circumferential direction of the pulley axis. It is possible to attach and detach the following pulley easily at a time of maintenance or the like. | 08-13-2015 |
20150365556 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - An image reading apparatus has a light source unit for illuminating an object to be illuminated, a reading unit for reading the object illuminated by the light source unit, a reflective unit, having at least a first reflection mirror, for reflecting reading light reflected by the object toward the reading unit, and a first light blocking portion for partially blocking light except the reading light. The first reflection mirror has a reflecting surface for reflecting the reading light, and an end surface substantially orthogonal to the reflecting surface. The first light blocking portion extends in a longitudinal direction of the first reflection mirror toward the end surface of the first reflection mirror, with a tip end of the first light blocking portion being opposed to the end surface of the first reflection mirror with a gap therebetween. | 12-17-2015 |
20160006897 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE INCLUDING THE ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND THE IMAGE READING DEVICE - In an image forming device, a light-guiding member includes an integrated ridge extending in the longitudinal direction of the light-guiding member. The light-guiding member further includes a protrusion on the ridge. The illuminating device includes an attachment recess that holds the light-guiding member and a holder member that has a fit portion to which a protrusion is fitted. The protrusion is disposed at a position decentered to one end portion of the light-guiding member in the longitudinal direction of the light-guiding member. | 01-07-2016 |
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20110210623 | SWITCH DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL SYSTEM - The switch device includes a control switch that turns on/off an electrical connection between an apparatus and the power supply, a condition judging circuit that judges conditions of driving the control switch, an electric wave reception circuit that receives an electric wave, and a power supply circuit that generates power from the electric wave received by the electric wave reception circuit. An electric wave transmission device that transmits an electric wave for making the switch device operate is arranged in a space, whereby the electric wave can be received by the electric wave reception device in the specific space. The switch device controls the control switch to be turned off/on when the electric wave is received. Alternatively, when the electric wave is not received, the switch device turns on/off the control switch. | 09-01-2011 |
20120146428 | SWITCH DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL SYSTEM - The switch device includes a control switch that turns on/off an electrical connection between an apparatus and the power supply, a condition judging circuit that judges conditions of driving the control switch, an electric wave reception circuit that receives an electric wave, and a power supply circuit that generates power from the electric wave received by the electric wave reception circuit. An electric wave transmission device that transmits an electric wave for making the switch device operate is arranged in a space, whereby the electric wave can be received by the electric wave reception device in the specific space. The switch device controls the control switch to be turned off/on when the electric wave is received. Alternatively, when the electric wave is not received, the switch device turns on/off the control switch. | 06-14-2012 |
20150189597 | SWITCH DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL SYSTEM - The switch device includes a control switch that turns on/off an electrical connection between an apparatus and the power supply, a condition judging circuit that judges conditions of driving the control switch, an electric wave reception circuit that receives an electric wave, and a power supply circuit that generates power from the electric wave received by the electric wave reception circuit. An electric wave transmission device that transmits an electric wave for making the switch device operate is arranged in a space, whereby the electric wave can be received by the electric wave reception device in the specific space. The switch device controls the control switch to be turned off/on when the electric wave is received. Alternatively, when the electric wave is not received, the switch device turns on/off the control switch. | 07-02-2015 |
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20080266227 | METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a driving method of a liquid crystal display device for improvement of image quality and a liquid crystal display device in which the driving method is used. One frame period is divided up into an n (n: integer, n≧3) number of periods (hereinafter referred to as subframe periods). Furthermore, a voltage is applied to a liquid crystal so as to correct for a loss in luminance resulting from response speed of the liquid crystal. The voltage for correction is applied during subframe periods other than the first subframe period. | 10-30-2008 |
20080284720 | Liquid crystal display device, electronic device, and driving methods thereof - An object of the present invention is to provide a driving method by which excellent image quality and high video performance can be obtained as well as liquid crystal display devices and electronic devices with excellent image quality and high video performance. A pixel for monitor use is provided in a liquid crystal display device, and luminance of the pixel is detected using a light sensor. Herewith, because changes in luminance of a backlight with changes in the environment and the amount of time it takes for response of the liquid crystal become able to be calculated, control of the backlight in real time using the calculated information can be performed. | 11-20-2008 |
20090121987 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device is provided, which includes a liquid crystal element including a pixel electrode, a counter electrode, and a liquid crystal disposed between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode, a light source, a comparing circuit configured to compare a potential of the pixel electrode and a reference potential, and supply an output potential in accordance with the result of the comparison, and a control circuit configured to switch turning-on and turning-off of the light source in accordance with the output potential supplied from the comparing circuit. | 05-14-2009 |
20090184911 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided in which a signal line can be shared by a plurality of pixels and data supplied from scan lines can be distributed to a desired pixel selected from the plurality of pixels. The display is characterized in its circuit structure of the plurality of pixels, which allows the signal line to be shared by neighboring three pixels. This circuit structure results in the reduction of the number of signal lines and the simplification of the structure of the signal line driver circuit, which contributes to the reduction of the power consumption and miniaturization of the signal line driver circuit. The detailed structure of the display device is defined in the specification. | 07-23-2009 |
20110030212 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TERMINAL STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - To provide a method for forming an opening with high accuracy in an insulating film obtained by curing a prepreg including a reinforcing material in a step of exposing a terminal portion sealed with the insulating film, with the use of a means other than laser beam irradiation. A protrusion is formed using a conductor. An uncured prepreg including a reinforcing material is closely attached to the protrusion and the prepreg is cured, so that an insulating film including the reinforcing material is formed. A portion of a top surface of the insulating film protrudes due to the protrusion. The protruding portion is preferentially removed together with the reinforcing material to form an opening in the insulating film by grinding treatment or the like, so that an opening which exposes the protrusion is formed in the insulating film. | 02-10-2011 |
20130285698 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device including a PLD which can increase the execution speed of an application with low power consumption is provided. The semiconductor device includes a programmable logic device and a processor which is not dynamically reconfigured. A memory element of the programmable logic device stores a plurality of pieces of configuration data determined to have high frequency of use by a memory module among configuration data corresponding to a thread. The memory element includes a storage element and a switch in each of a plurality of memory cells. The switch is used for supplying charge whose amount is determined by the plurality of pieces of stored configuration data to the storage element, retaining the charge in the storage element, and discharging the charge from the storage element. | 10-31-2013 |
20140240617 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device having a novel structure that can improve reliability is provided. It lowers reliability to form a structure by using a photomask, such as a color filter on a rear side of a substrate. With this display device, a transistor and the color filter is provided over a first substrate, a touch sensor is provided on a first surface of a second substrate, and the structure is not provided on a second surface of the second substrate. Consequently, the display device with the touch sensor can perform high reliability. | 08-28-2014 |
20140253841 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND DRIVING METHODS THEREOF - An object of the present invention is to provide a driving method by which excellent image quality and high video performance can be obtained as well as liquid crystal display devices and electronic devices with excellent image quality and high video performance. A pixel for monitor use is provided in a liquid crystal display device, and luminance of the pixel is detected using a light sensor. Herewith, because changes in luminance of a backlight with changes in the environment and the amount of time it takes for response of the liquid crystal become able to be calculated, control of the backlight in real time using the calculated information can be performed. | 09-11-2014 |
20140285732 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device that is not influenced by a noise in obtaining positional information can be provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate provided with a pixel electrode and a common electrode with a first insulating film interposed therebetween. The pixel electrode and the common electrode partly overlap with each other. The liquid crystal display device further includes a second substrate provided with a pair of electrodes, a resin film covering the pair of electrodes, and a conductive film on the resin film. The pair of electrodes partly overlap with each other with a second insulating film interposed therebetween. The liquid crystal display device further includes a liquid crystal layer between the conductive film on the second substrate side and the pixel electrode and the common electrode on the first substrate side. A predetermined potential is supplied to the conductive film. | 09-25-2014 |