Seiko Epson Corporation

Kogo Endo

Yasuhito Aruga

Eiji Oishi

Satoru Miyashita

Satoshi Kubota

Mikito Nakajima

Hisanori Kawakami

Takao Mogami

Etsuo Okaue

Kanechika Kiyose

Yasunori Onishi

Tomoaki Nakamura

Satoshi Yatabe

Akira Sato

Takeshi Kurashima

Takeyoshi Ushiki

Eiji Muramatsu

Kazuki Yoshida

Norihito Harada

Masaki Takahashi

Hideya Saito

An ultrasonic measurement device includes a substrate, an ultrasonic element array, an ultrasonic transducer device, and an integrated circuit device. The ultrasonic element array has a plurality of ultrasonic elements arranged on the substrate. The ultrasonic transducer device is formed on the substrate and having a plurality of signal electrode lines electrically connected to the ultrasonic element array. The integrated circuit device has a plurality of terminals to output a transmission signal to the ultrasonic element array. Each of the signal electrode lines includes an electrode layer in which at least one signal electrode among some of the ultrasonic elements is formed to extend on the substrate. The integrated circuit device is mounted on the substrate, and each of the terminals of the integrated circuit device is connected to a corresponding one of the signal electrode lines.

Ultrasonic measurement device, head unit, probe, and diagnostic device

An ultrasonic measuring apparatus includes an ultrasonic transducer device having a substrate and an ultrasonic transducer element array that has a first channel group and a second channel group that are arranged on the substrate, a first integrated circuit apparatus that is mounted on the substrate, at one edge portion of the ultrasonic transducer element array in a first direction, such that a long-side direction coincides with a second direction that intersects the first direction, and performs at least one of signal transmission to the first channel group and signal reception from the first channel group, and a second integrated circuit apparatus that is mounted on the substrate, at the other edge portion of the ultrasonic transducer element array in the first direction, such that the long-side direction coincides with the second direction, and performs at least one of signal transmission to the second channel group and signal reception from the second channel group. In the ultrasonic transducer element array, the first group of channels and the second group of channels are arranged alternately every channel in the second direction.

Ultrasonic measurement apparatus, ultrasonic head unit, ultrasonic probe, and ultrasonic imaging apparatus

An ultrasonic measuring apparatus includes an ultrasonic transducer device having a substrate and an ultrasonic transducer element array that is arranged on the substrate, a first channel terminal group arranged at one edge portion of the ultrasonic transducer element array in a first direction, a second channel terminal group arranged at the other edge portion of the ultrasonic transducer element array in the first direction, a first flexible substrate provided on the one edge portion side and having arranged thereon a first wiring group that is connected to the first channel terminal group, a first integrated circuit apparatus that is mounted on the first flexible substrate and performs at least one of signal transmission to the first channel terminal group and signal reception from the first channel terminal group, a second flexible substrate provided on the other edge portion side and having arranged thereon a second wiring group that is connected to the second channel terminal group, and a second integrated circuit apparatus that is mounted on the first flexible substrate and performs at least one of signal transmission to the second channel terminal group and signal reception from the second channel terminal group. In the ultrasonic transducer element array, channels that are connected to the first channel terminal group and channels that are connected to the second channel terminal group are arranged alternately every channel in a second direction that intersects the first direction.

An ultrasonic transducer device includes a substrate on which a plurality of openings are arranged; a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements, each of the ultrasonic transducer elements being provided to each of the openings of the plurality of openings, on a first surface of the substrate; and a member fixed to a second surface of the substrate, which is a surface on the opposite side of the first surface of the substrate. Provided to the member are a plurality of first groove sections, and a second groove section for bundling together the plurality of the first groove sections.

Ultrasonic transducer device, probe head, ultrasonic probe, electronic machine and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus

An ultrasonic measurement device includes an ultrasonic transducer device, a flexible substrate and an integrated circuit device. The ultrasonic transducer device has a substrate, an ultrasonic element array, a plurality of signal electrode lines formed on the substrate and electrically connected to the ultrasonic element array, and a plurality of signal terminals arranged on the substrate. In the flexible substrate, a plurality of signal lines are formed along a first direction. Each of the signal electrode lines has an electrode layer in which at least one signal electrode among some of the ultrasonic elements extends on the substrate. A long side direction of the integrated circuit device extends along a second direction which intersects with the first direction, and each of terminals of the integrated circuit device is connected to a corresponding one of the signal lines of the flexible substrate.

An optical position detection system includes a light output unit that outputs lights toward a first detection target and a second detection target, and a first light receiving unit that receives a first reflected light from the first detection target and a second light receiving unit that receives a second reflected light from the second detection target having different wavelengths, wherein the first detection target has a first reflection filter that reflects the first reflected light and the second detection target has a second reflection filter that reflects the second reflected light.

Position detection system and projection display system

A projection type display system having a position detection function which projects an image from an image projection device and optically detects a position of a target object between a surface on which the image is projected and the image projection device, includes: a position detection light source unit disposed on the image projection device to emit position detection light toward the target object; alight detector which detects the position detection light reflected by the target object in a detection area; and a position detection unit which detects the position of the target object based on a light reception result obtained by the light detector, wherein an intensity distribution of the position detection light is produced in an area to which the position detection light is supplied.

Projection type display system having position detection function

A wiring substrate is formed of a plurality of metal wiringsformed on a substrate. A guard wiringfabricated of an electrically conductive oxide such as ITO is interposed between at least a pair of adjacent ones of a plurality of metal wirings. When voltages VVVand Vapplied to the metal wiringsare related to be VVVVa guard wiringis present between a metal wiringfunctioning as an anode and a metal wiringfunctioning as a cathode, and the anode metal wiringis prevented from being corroded.

Wiring substrate, display device, semiconductor chip, and electronic equipment

A display device includes a display panel having an electrooptic material provided between a pair of substrates opposed to each other. The display panel has a driver integrated circuit mounted on an extended area in which an edge of one of the substrates extends further than an edge of the other substrate. The extended area is provided in at least a margin of the display panel. A control circuit board is provided above the driver integrated circuit almost within the extended area. The control circuit board is connected to the input terminal portion of the driver integrated circuit.

Display device and electronic apparatus

A composite flexible wiring board comprises a first flexible wiring board and a second flexible wiring board on which a surface-mounted part is provided. The second flexible wiring board is disposed on the first flexible wiring board in its predetermined area. The first flexible wiring board and the second flexible wiring board are electrically connected to each other through an interlayer contact portion provided in a predetermined position. The first flexible wiring board has an input terminal region and an output terminal region with a power IC chip mounted on the first flexible wiring board.

Composite flexible wiring board, method of manufacturing the same, electro-optical device, and electronic equipment

A liquid crystal deviceA includes a main displayA and a sub-displayA. Signals are supplied from a drive circuitto first electrodesand second electrodesincluded in the main displayA and third electrodesand fourth electrodesincluded in the sub-displayA. Some of the first electrodesof the main displayA are electrically connected to the third electrodesof the sub-displayA.

Electro-optical panel, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus

A liquid crystalincludes a pair of substratesandwhich hold a liquid crystal L therebetween, a light guideprovided opposite to one of the substrates, a FPCconnected to one of the substratesand, and a LEDprovided opposite to a light receiving surfaceof the light guide. The LEDis mounted on the FPCand arranged opposite to the light receiving surfaceof the light guide. The LEDis preferably positioned relative to the light guideby engagement between the pines provided on the LEDand the recessesprovided on the light guide

Liquid crystal device and electronic device

A light source deviceA,B orC comprising a lensA,B orC which receives light from a light emitting devicesuch as LED. The lensA is a lens having the property that the directivity of exiting light in the Y direction is higher than the directivity in the X direction perpendicular to the Y direction. Namely, the light emitted from the light emitting deviceis condensed in a narrow angular range in the Y direction, and is scattered in a wide angular range in the X direction. When the light source deviceA is used as a light source of an illumination device of a liquid crystal device, the height direction of a light guide in which the dimension is small coincides with the Y direction, and the width direction of the light guide in which the dimension is large coincides with the X direction.

Light source device, illumination device liquid crystal device and electronic apparatus

A circuit board is manufactured by forming an input wiring , an output wiring , and dummy wiring layer in an IC chip mounting area on a base film having insulation and flexibility without using an adhesive layer, and mounting an IC chip on an intervening anisotropic conductive film of an adhesive resin into which electrically conductive particles are dispersed. The dummy wiring layer is electrically isolated from the input wiring , the output wiring , and IC chip electrodes and , and has a plurality of openings

Circuit board and display device using the same and electronic equipment

A FPC board is manufactured by patterning copper foils which are bonded onto both sides of a base film having insulation and flexibility without an adhesive layer, and forming an input wiring and an output wiring on a mounting surface of an electronic component while forming a dummy wiring layer on the surface opposite the mounting surface. A dummy wiring layer is set to be slightly larger than an area where an IC chip is mounted, and has moisture resistance and light shielding properties. An input electrode of the IC chip is electrically connected to the input wiring and an output electrode 450 is electrically connected to the output wiring through electrically conductive particles dispersed into an adhesive agent , such as an epoxy resin, at an appropriate ratio, and the adhesive agent encapsulates the connection regions.

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