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20100118046 | METHOD OF DRIVING ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided a method of driving an electrophoretic display device including a display unit that has a plurality of pixels and an electrophoretic element disposed between substrates forming one pair. The method includes setting an area that at least includes a pixel forming an image component that is formed to have a first gray scale and a pixel that is disposed to be adjacent to the pixel forming the contour of the image component and represents a second gray scale as an image removing area and selectively changing the pixels that constitute the image removing area to have the second gray scale. | 05-13-2010 |
20100201677 | METHOD FOR DRIVING ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for driving an electrophoretic display device, which includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrophoretic element disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the method includes: setting a multiplication of a driving voltage and a voltage application time of the electrophoretic element in a unit period, which displays a first gradation with minimum reflectivity, and a multiplication of a driving voltage and a voltage application time of the electrophoretic element in the unit period, which displays a second gradation with maximum reflectivity, so as to be different from each other. | 08-12-2010 |
20110102481 | DRIVING METHOD FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Disclosed is a method for driving an electrophoretic display device including a display unit having an electrophoretic element interposed between a pair of substrates, a pixel, a pixel electrode provided for each pixel and an opposite electrode facing the pixel electrode via the electrophoretic element. A step of performing an intermediate grayscale display of the pixel includes a first display step of changing the grayscale of the pixel to a first grayscale, a discharge step of removing charges of the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode, and a second display step of changing the grayscale of the pixel to an intermediate grayscale by inputting a potential for changing the grayscale of the pixel to a second grayscale to the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode. | 05-05-2011 |
20110141156 | METHOD FOR DRIVING ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for driving an electrophoretic display device that includes a display unit having a plurality of pixels and an electrophoretic element provided between a pair of substrates is provided. The method includes displaying on the display unit a third image that includes an image component of a first image and an image component of a second image before changing the first image displayed on the display unit to the second image. | 06-16-2011 |
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20090189849 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A device includes: first and second substrates; an electrophoretic element between the substrates and including a dispersion medium containing electrophoretic particles; pixel electrodes on the first substrate; a common electrode opposite the pixel electrodes on the second substrate; a unit supplying an image signal having a first or second potentialthe second potential and a fourth potential07-30-2009 | |
20090200609 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The invention provides, as an aspect thereof, a semiconductor device that includes: a substrate; an underlying insulation film that is formed over the substrate; and a plurality of thin-film transistors that is formed over the underlying insulation film, each of the plurality of thin-film transistors having a semiconductor film, wherein the underlying insulation film is formed in separate areas each of which includes, when viewed in plan, at least one of the plurality of semiconductor films. | 08-13-2009 |
20090242890 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ELECTROOPTICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM - A semiconductor device on a flexible substrate includes a semiconductor layer constituting a plurality of bottom-gate thin-film transistors, first wiring lines, second wiring lines, a first insulating layer, and a gate insulating film. The first insulating layer and the gate insulating film are present below the semiconductor layer, the first wiring lines, and the second wiring lines and are partially removed in regions where the semiconductor layer, the first wiring lines, and the second wiring lines are not disposed. | 10-01-2009 |
20100231580 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An electrophoretic display device including a pixel electrode provided in the pixel, a capacitor line provided in the pixel, a storage capacitor provided in the pixel, and a second electrode of the storage capacitor being coupled to a storage capacitor line and a thin film transistor (TFT) provided in the pixel, a source electrode of the TFT being coupled to a first electrode of the storage capacitor and the pixel electrode, a drain electrode of the TFT being coupled to the signal line, and a gate electrode of the TFT being coupled to the scan line. A capacitor line low select signal VSL or a capacitor line non-select signal VSC having a higher electric potential than an electric potential of the capacitor line low select signal VSL is supplied to the storage capacitor line. | 09-16-2010 |
20100265245 | METHOD OF DRIVING AN ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY - An electrophoretic display device includes M×N numbers (M, and N are integers more than two) of pixels. The M×N numbers of pixels include M numbers of pixel groups having N numbers of pixels. Further, an image on the electrophoretic display device is displayed by making some of the M×N numbers of pixels switched at least from a bright display to a dark display, and vice versa. A period for displaying one piece of an image on the electrophoretic display is defined as period for forming an image and a period for introducing an image signal to each of the M×N numbers of pixels with sequentially selecting each of the pixels is defined as a frame period. Then, the time for forming an image includes a plurality of frame periods (a numbers of L: L is integers more than two.) | 10-21-2010 |
20110163456 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUBSTRATE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic device substrate includes a resin layer, a semiconductor layer disposed in a first region on the resin layer, a plurality of insulating films disposed in the first region on the resin layer, and connection terminals disposed in a second region on the resin layer, the connection terminals being used for connection to an external component to be connected. The connection terminals in plan view do not overlap with any insulating films composed of an inorganic material among the plurality of insulating films. | 07-07-2011 |
20120062619 | METHOD OF DRIVING AN ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY - An electrophoretic display device includes M×N numbers (M, and N are integers more than two) of pixels. The M×N numbers of pixels include M numbers of pixel groups having N numbers of pixels. Further, an image on the electrophoretic display device is displayed by making some of the M×N numbers of pixels switched at least from a bright display to a dark display, and vice versa. A period for displaying one piece of an image on the electrophoretic display is defined as period for forming an image and a period for introducing an image signal to each of the M×N numbers of pixels with sequentially selecting each of the pixels is defined as a frame period. Then, the time for forming an image includes a plurality of frame periods (a numbers of L: L is integers more than two.) | 03-15-2012 |
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20080286442 | LIQUID MATERIAL DISCHARGE METHOD, WIRING SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD, COLOR FILTER MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ORGANIC EL ELEMENT MANUFACTURING METHOD - A liquid material discharge method includes positioning a substrate and a discharge head having a plurality of nozzles to face each other, discharging droplets of a liquid material including a functional material onto the substrate in synchronization with a primary scanning for moving the discharge head and the substrate in relative manner, and varying one of a discharge timing and a discharge rate for discharging the droplets from at least one of the nozzles based on landing position information of the droplets that are discharged from the nozzles. | 11-20-2008 |
20080291229 | LIQUID MATERIAL ARRANGEMENT METHOD, COLOR FILTER MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ORGANIC EL DISPLAY DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A liquid material arrangement method includes performing a first pattern generating step, a dot deleting step, and a liquid material arranging step. The first pattern generating step includes generating a first dot pattern in which a first prescribed number of dots is set according to the prescribed region. The dot deleting step includes deleting a second prescribed number of dots from the first prescribed number of dots to generate a second dot pattern. The liquid material arranging step includes arranging a liquid material in a prescribed region on a substrate by causing a nozzle and the substrate to scan in relative manner and discharging the liquid material from the nozzle based on the second dot pattern. The performing of the dot deleting step further includes deleting at least one prohibited dot with priority with the prohibited dot being determined based on discharge information of the nozzle determined in advance. | 11-27-2008 |
20090027430 | METHOD FOR DISCHARGING LIQUID MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COLOR FILTER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC EL ELEMENT - A method for discharging a liquid material includes performing a scan by moving a discharge target having a film formation area and a plurality of nozzles forming a nozzle row with respect to each other, and discharging a liquid material as droplets from the nozzles onto the film formation area by selectively applying one of drive waveforms generated using time division to an energy generation element of each of the nozzles in synchronization with the scan. The discharging of the liquid material includes applying a first drive waveform to a first nozzle of the nozzle row and a second drive waveform having a different discharge timing from the first drive waveform to a second nozzle of the nozzle row with the second nozzle being adjacent to the first nozzle, and changing a combination of the first and second drive waveforms selected from the drive waveforms at least once. | 01-29-2009 |
20090040253 | LIQUID MATERIAL DISCHARGE CONTROL METHOD AND DROPLET DISCHARGE DEVICE - In a liquid material discharge control method, timing signals generated periodically are used to control discharge timing for discharging a liquid material from a plurality of nozzles onto a workpiece during a scan in which the nozzles and the workpiece are moved relative to each other. The liquid material discharge control method includes calculating a first elapsed time in a relative movement between the nozzles and the workpiece by counting a first prescribed number of outputs of the timing signals that define the discharge timing, comparing the first elapsed time with a first predicted time at which the nozzles are predicted to reach intended discharge positions on the workpiece, and discharging the liquid material from the nozzles onto the workpiece upon the first predicted time having elapsed when the first elapsed time is at least shorter than the first predicted time. | 02-12-2009 |
20090195595 | APPARATUS FOR EJECTING LIQUID DROPLET, WORK TO BE APPLIED THERETO, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE, ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - An apparatus for ejecting liquid droplets for drawing a pattern on a workpiece having drawing areas in a longitudinal direction includes: a suction table disposed in a drawing space for holding the workpiece by suction; a delivering unit that intermittently delivers the workpiece onto the suction table in a sagged state; a drawing unit that draws a pattern on the workpiece held by suction by driving the functional liquid droplet ejection head to eject liquid droplets; a workpiece receiving unit that receives the drawn-on workpiece in a sagged state from the suction table; and a flushing unit on a feeding path of the work and including a flushing box provided between a lower surface of the functional liquid droplet ejection head and a sagged portion at least at one of the sagged portions of the workpiece for receiving ejected liquid droplets from the functional liquid droplet ejection head. | 08-06-2009 |
20120171357 | LIQUID MATERIAL ARRANGEMENT METHOD, COLOR FILTER MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ORGANIC EL DISPLAY DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A liquid material arrangement method is a method for arranging a liquid material in a plurality of prescribed regions on a substrate by discharging the liquid material as a droplet from a nozzle. The liquid material arrangement method includes: performing a discharge information acquiring step for acquiring discharge information of the nozzle including a landing position and a discharge quantity of the droplet discharged from the nozzle by a nozzle check; performing a second pattern generating step for generating a second dot pattern, which is an arrangement pattern for arranging a prescribed number of droplets, by selecting at least one non-discharge dot from a first dot pattern, which is an arrangement pattern for arranging more droplets than the prescribed number of droplets, based on the discharge information; and performing a liquid material arranging step for arranging the liquid material in the prescribed regions based on the second dot pattern. | 07-05-2012 |
20120210934 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device includes a plurality of treatment devices, a transporting part, a detection part, a storage unit, a determination part and a controller. Each of the treatment devices is configured and arranged to perform a treatment on a base material. The transporting part is configured and arranged to transport the base material between the treatment devices. The detection part is configured and arranged to perform a detecting action in placement parts in the treatment devices, the detection part being provided to the transporting part. The storage unit is configured and arranged to correlate and store a position and detection data detected by the detection part. The determination part is configured and arranged to determine presence of the base material in the treatment devices based on the data stored in the storage unit. The controller is configured to determine a treatment action based on determination result of the determination part. | 08-23-2012 |