Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Akitsugu Hatano

Sayuri Fujiwara

Hiroshi Hamada

Naofumi Kimura

Yoshihiro Izumi

Yutaka Ishii

Katsuki Furukawa

Akira Suzuki

Atsuko Uemoto

Yoshitaka Yamamoto

Tsuyoshi Okazaki

Yukihiro Sumida

Osamu Sakai

Hidehiko Yamashita

Takayuki Shimada

Masaru Yoshida

Kenji Nakanishi

Yozo Narutaki

Hirohiko Nishiki

Hisao Ochi

Yasunobu Tagusa

Katsumi Adachi

Mitsuhiro Shigeta

Hiroshi Nakanishi

Takashi Hayakawa

Masataka Matsuura

Shiro Narikawa

Yoshihisa Fujii

Yoshiki Nakatani

Takashi Shibatani

Kenichi Nakagawa

Hiroshi Torihara

Takashi Nojima

Yoshihiro Isumi

Shinpei Higashida

Atsushi Miyazaki

A base material processing device includes a first base material conveying section which receives from a first line and conveys a to-be-processed flexible base material, a base material dividing section which divides the flexible base material conveyed by the first base material conveying section, a route changing section which receives the flexible base material from its start edge formed by division by the base material dividing section and changes its conveyance route to a second line, and a second base material conveying section which is provided before the second line and holds and conveys to the second line a to-be-processed flexible base material.

Base material processing device and base material processing method using the same

Substrate material processing equipment includes: a substrate material conveying section receiving a substrate material from a first line and conveying it to a second line; a first substrate material dividing section dividing the substrate material; a substrate material recovery section recovering the substrate material from its start edge formed by division; a substrate material supply section supplying a substrate material to an end edge of the substrate material which is formed by division; a first substrate material joining section joining the end edge of the substrate material to a start edge of the substrate material supplied from the substrate material supply section; a second substrate material dividing section provided between the substrate material supply section and the first substrate material joining section; a third substrate material dividing section provided between the first line and the substrate material recovery section; and a second substrate material joining section joining a start edge of the substrate material which is formed by division by the third substrate material dividing section to an end edge of the substrate material which is formed by division by the second substrate material dividing section.

Substrate material processing equipment and substrate material processing method using the same

An active-matrix substrateincludes multiple function linesa structure for fixing up the arrangement of the function lines, a first conductive layera second conductive layermultiple transistorsand multiple pixel electrodesEach of the function linesincludes: a coreat least the surface of which has electrical conductivity; an insulating layerthat covers the surface of the core; and a semiconductor layerthat covers the insulating layer. Some portions of the first and second conductive layersandoverlap with the respective semiconductor layers of the function lines but the others not. The transistorsare provided so as to have their channel defined as a regionin the semiconductor layer by the first and second conductive layers. The pixel electrodesare electrically connected to the first conductive layer

Function line and transistor array using the same

A plasma process apparatus for performing a plasma process on a target substrateincludes a process chamberin which the target substrateis installed, a gas inletfor introducing a gas into the process chamber, and a plasma discharge production sectionprovided in the process chamber. The plasma discharge production sectionincludes a first electrodeand a second electrodethat is closer to the target substratethan the first electrodeis. Only surfaces of the first electrodeand the second electrodewhich can be seen in the normal line direction of the target substratefunction as plasma discharge surfaces. Thus, a high quality film is realized even at a low target substrate temperature, and the film formation is performed with high gas dissociation efficiency.

Electronic device, production method thereof, and plasma process apparatus

The liquid crystal display device of this invention includes: a plurality of pixels including right-eye pixels and left-eye pixels; a display screen constructed of the plurality of pixels; a first substrate including a first display electrode; a second substrate including a second display electrode arranged to oppose the first display electrode; a polarizing layer disposed in at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate; and a reflection film disposed in one of the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the polarizing layer has first regions arranged to correspond to the right-eye pixels and second regions arranged to correspond to the left-eye pixels, the first regions selectively transmitting first polarized light while the second regions selectively transmitting second polarized light which is different from the first polarized light.

Liquid crystal display device

The transmission type liquid crystal display device of this invention includes a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. One of the substrates includes: scanning lines and signal lines crossing each other; switching elements formed at crossings of the scanning lines and the signal lines; an insulating film of a light-transmitting organic material which cover the scanning lines and the signal lines and the switching elements; and pixel electrodes formed on the insulating film. The insulating layer has at least a polarizing property. The other substrate also includes a layer having at least the polarizing property. At least one of the layers having the polarizing property formed on the substrates is arranged inside of the liquid crystal display device.

Liquid crystal display device with contact holes extending through

A liquid crystal display apparatus which includes: a light-addressed liquid crystal light valve including a photoconductive layer and a liquid crystal layer between a pair of light transmitting substrates, each of the light transmitting substrates having an electrode for applying a voltage across the photoconductive layer and the liquid crystal layer; a writing unit for writing an image of a display medium in the light-addressed liquid crystal light valve with writing light from the display medium through a writing lens; a projecting unit for projecting the image written in the light-addressed liquid crystal light valve by irradiating reading light from a projection light source to the light-addressed liquid crystal light valve; and a controlling unit for controlling at least one of operational characteristics of the light-addressed liquid crystal light valve and a luminance of the writing light in accordance with a luminance of the display medium, is disclosed.

Liquid crystal projector using a spatial light modulator and two

A light-writing-type liquid crystal element which is provided with carrier-blocking layers that are installed on the transparent electrode side and on the light-shielding layer side of a photoconductive layer and that prevents carriers from entering the photoconductive layer. By adjusting the width of a depletion layer that is formed by the carrier-blocking layers and other factors, the energy-band structure of the photoconductive layer is kept asymmetric so that when a voltage is applied onto the photoconductive layer, the area on the writing-light incident-side of the photoconductive layer receives a higher voltage than that of the area on the liquid-crystal-layer side. Consequently, the photosensitivity of the photoconductive layer is improved, and the resolution as well as the contrast of the element can be improved.

Light-writing-type liquid crystal element having a photoconductor

The light information device of the invention includes a semiconductor having a photoconductive effect or a photovoltaic effect. In the light information device, a photoconductivity and a dark conductivity of the semiconductor are varied by an aging process using an external stimulus, and the photoconductivity and the dark conductivity after the aging process have values which are equal to or lower than 20% of respective initial values thereof before the aging process.

Light information device and method for producing the same

A display apparatus includes two substrates having electrodes, respectively, and a liquid crystal layer arranged between the two substrates. One of the two substrates includes a plurality of linear luminous sources ranged in parallel each other, a plurality of linear electrodes ranged in parallel each other and the linear electrodes being crossed with the plurality of linear luminous sources, and a plurality of photoconductive layers provided at crossed positions of the plurality of linear luminous sources and the plurality of linear electrodes, the photoconductive layers serving to perform switching operation in response to light applied from the plurality of linear luminous sources. The liquid crystal has pixels to be driven by a signal applied through the plurality of linear electrodes and the plurality of photoconductive layers.

Liquid crystal display device with a photoconductor at each intersection

An image display device is arranged to have a liquid crystal light valve, a liquid crystal display panel, a backlighting unit, and a rod lens array. The liquid crystal light valve serves to form an image from the light applied thereto. The liquid crystal display panel serves to form a light pattern to be written to the liquid crystal light valve. The backlighting unit serves to apply light to the panel. The rod lens array is located between the liquid crystal panel and the liquid crystal light valve so that each of the light acceptance angle .theta. (half angle) and the degree of parallelization .alpha. (half angle) of light are not less than tan.sup.-1 {P/(3.sup.1/2.multidot.L)} (P is a pitch and L is a distance between the incident end of light and the pixel of the matrix type liquid crystal display panel) and at least one of the light acceptance angle .theta. (half angle) and the degree of parallelization a of light is 20.degree. or less.

Projection type image display device maintaining resolution of an image

A liquid crystal light valve and a various information processors is provided. The processors have the liquid crystal light valve in which information formed in a liquid crystal layer and corresponding to address light can be read as an optical signal and can be directly read as an electric signal. A liquid crystal light valve has a glass substrate, an antireflection film, a transparent electrode, an opposite electrode, an optical waveguide, a photoconductive layer, a light interrupting layer, an orientational film, a spacer and a liquid crystal layer. The optical waveguide is composed of a lower clad layer, a core layer and a clad layer. A light source and a photodetector are connected to both ends of the optical waveguide. For example, the light source is constructed by a laser, a light emitting diode (LED), etc. The light source is connected to the optical waveguide such that a polarized wave can be guided to the optical waveguide. For example, the photodetector is constructed by an a-Si:H diode, an a-SiGe:H diode, etc. in accordance with a wavelength of the light source. The photodetector is connected to the optical waveguide so as to receive light therefrom.

Liquid crystal light valve with dual function as both

An optical scan type display device is provided to have an excellent display characteristic so that it may achieve a large-screen and high-resolution display. The display device is arranged to have a pair of glass substrates and a liquid crystal material sealed therebetween. On one of the glass substrates, there are formed a plurality of optical waveguides, a plurality of signal wires ranged vertically to the optical waveguides, a plurality of pixel electrodes located on sections defined by the optical waveguides and signal wires, and a plurality of light switching elements located at the crossing spots between the optical waveguides and the signal wires. The pixel electrodes are selectively driven in response to the light signal applied through the signal wires and the light switching elements. The optical waveguides are formed of optical fibers and the surface of the substrate is mirror-finished.

Optical scan type display device with optical fiber melted onto a

A liquid crystal display element of optical writing type is arranged to have a first transparent substrate, a first transparent electrode layer formed on the first substrate, a photoconductive layer formed on the electrode layer, a light absorbing layer formed on the photoconductive layer, a dielectric layer formed on the light absorbing layer, a second transparent substrate, a second transparent electrode layer formed on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the second transparent electrode layer and the dielectric layer. The light absorbing layer is formed of a material having pigment dispersed in an organic material, so as to eliminate the necessity of patterning the light absorbing layer. The pigment may be a carbon black or an inorganic material in an acrylic resin, for example. The liquid crystal display element further includes a leveling layer formed on the light absorbing layer.

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Akitsugu Hatano