Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

Tomoo Araki

Ichimatsu Abiko

Mamoru Yoshida

Tsutomu Nomoto

Tsukasa Watanabe

Shintaro Kotani

Mio Chiba

Hiromasa Kanno

Takashi Arae

A thin-film transistor matrix comprises thin-film transistors formed on a dielectric substrate and arranged in rows and columns. Each of the transistors comprises a control electrode, an insulation film formed on the control electrode, a semiconductor film formed on the insulation film, a first main electrode formed on the semiconductor film, and a second main electrode formed on the semiconductor film. Row interconnection layers are provided for the respective rows to interconnect the control electrodes of the transistors of the respective rows. Column interconnection layers are provided for the respective columns to interconnect the first main electrodes in the respective columns. The insulation film and the semiconductor film are formed in the regions where the transistor is formed and in the regions where the column interconnection layer is formed.

Thin-film transistor matrix for liquid crystal display

Disclosed is an erasable display apparatus including a heat-sensitive medium 1 having a hysteresis effect relative to temperature change. This display apparatus comprises an endless broad-width heat-sensitive display medium 1, driving means 2 for rotating and transferring the heat-sensitive display medium 1, a first heating member 3 for thermally recording information to be displayed on the heat sensitive display medium 1, a plane transparent panel heater 4 disposed on the back of the display surface contiguously to the heat-sensitive display medium 1, lighting means 5 disposed on the back of the transparent heat-insulating member 4 to illuminate the display surface, a color filter 6 disposed in front of the display surface and cooling means 7 for erasing the information recorded on the heat-sensitive display medium 1 after display. By this display apparatus, a display can be accomplished at a high density and the displayed picture quality can be enhanced. This display apparatus can be used repeatedly at a high frequency.

Display apparatus utilizing a thermally color reversible display medium

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Tokyo, Japan

Tomoo Araki