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20100059660 | DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device ( | 03-11-2010 |
20100060562 | STRAY LIGHT COMPENSATION IN AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR - A method is provided of compensating for stray light in a light sensor having a detection photosensor ( | 03-11-2010 |
20100110096 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A light shield ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100118237 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device capable of preventing the occurrence of dark currents in photodiodes. Thus, the liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel | 05-13-2010 |
20100181570 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An active matrix substrate in which variations in output characteristics of photodiodes are reduced, and a display device using this active matrix substrate, are provided. An active matrix substrate ( | 07-22-2010 |
20100182294 | SOLID STATE ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An illumination system comprises at least two light sources ( | 07-22-2010 |
20100308345 | LIGHT SENSING SYSTEM - A light sensing system comprises a first light sensor ( | 12-09-2010 |
20110006311 | PHOTOSENSITIVE STRUCTURE AND APPARATUS INCLUDING SUCH A STRUCTURE - A photosensitive structure comprises a plurality of photosenstivie regions ( | 01-13-2011 |
20110012125 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAY - A thin film transistor is formed in a semiconductor island on an insulating substrate. The transistor comprises a source ( | 01-20-2011 |
20110043503 | SPECTRALLY COMPENSATING A LIGHT SENSOR - A light sensor comprises a first photodetector ( | 02-24-2011 |
20110151928 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING AN IMAGE - An apparatus for acquiring an image comprises a display ( | 06-23-2011 |
20110268151 | ARRAY ELEMENT FOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR ARRAY CIRCUIT, TEMPERATURE SENSOR ARRAY CIRCUIT UTILIZING SUCH ARRAY ELEMENT, AND AM-EWOD DEVICE INCLUDING SUCH A TEMPERATURE SENSOR ARRAY CIRCUIT - An array element for a temperature sensor array circuit. The array element includes a switch transistor; and a temperature sensor element having an impedance which varies as a function of temperature, the temperature sensor element being connected in parallel with a source and drain of the switch transistor | 11-03-2011 |
20110298531 | CHARGE STORAGE CIRCUIT FOR A PIXEL, AND A DISPLAY - A charge storage circuit for a pixel comprises a charge storage node. First and second series-connected transistors ( | 12-08-2011 |
20120061802 | BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR - A bipolar junction transistor includes a semiconductor island on an insulating substrate; an emitter and at least one of a collector and sub collector within the semiconductor island, the emitter and the at least one of the collector and the sub collector being of a first conductivity type; a base within the semiconductor island separating the emitter and the at least one of the collector and the sub collector, the base being of a second conductivity type; a base contact region within the semiconductor island, the base contact region being of the second conductivity type; and a connecting base region adjacent the base within the semiconductor island and connecting the base to the base contact region while not directly contacting the emitter, the connecting base region being of the second conductivity type with a doping concentration less than a doping concentration of the base contact region. | 03-15-2012 |
20120194492 | ACTIVE MATRIX DEVICE - An active matrix device is provided which includes N array elements arranged spatially in a sequence of first through Nth array elements (where N is an integer ≧2); the N array elements each including a write input for receiving a corresponding write input signal which controls operation of the array element, and a sense circuit for sensing a property of the array element and providing a sensor output based on the sensed property; and further including a manipulation circuit including logic circuitry connecting the sensor output from an nth array element in the sequence directly to the write input of an (n+1)th array element and configured to provide the write input signal to the write input of the (n+1)th array element based on the sensor output from the nth array element. | 08-02-2012 |
20120268804 | ACTIVE MATRIX DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) device which includes a plurality of array elements configured to manipulate one or more droplets of fluid on an array, each of the array elements including a corresponding array element driver circuit, wherein each array element driver circuit includes: a top substrate electrode and a first drive electrode between which the one or more droplets may be positioned, the top substrate electrode being formed on a top substrate, and the first drive electrode being formed on a lower substrate; and circuitry configured to selectively provide drive voltages to the first drive electrode to move the one or more droplets among the plurality of array elements, and wherein at least one of the plurality of array elements includes: a heater element also formed on the lower substrate and configured to heat the one or more droplets when positioned between the top substrate electrode and the first drive electrode of the at least one array element; and circuitry configured to control the heater element. | 10-25-2012 |
20130062205 | ACTIVE MATRIX DEVICE FOR FLUID CONTROL BY ELECTRO-WETTING AND DIELECTROPHORESIS AND METHOD OF DRIVING - A microfluidic device includes a plurality of array elements configured to manipulate one or more droplets of fluid on an array, each of the array elements including a top substrate electrode and a drive electrode between which the one or more droplets may be positioned, the top substrate electrode being formed on a top substrate, and the drive electrode being formed on a lower substrate; and active matrix drive circuitry arranged to provide drive signals to the top substrate and drive electrodes of the plurality of array elements to manipulate the one or more droplets among the plurality of array elements. With respect to one or more of the array elements the active matrix drive circuitry is configured to provide the drive signals to the top substrate and drive electrodes to selectively manipulate the one or more droplets within the array element both by Electro-wetting-on-Dielectric (EWOD) and by Dielectrophoresis (DEP). | 03-14-2013 |
20130161193 | MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM WITH METERED FLUID LOADING SYSTEM FOR MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - A microfluidic system includes a microfluidic device; and a metered fluid loading system formed integrally with the microfluidic device and configured to load a discrete metered volume of fluid into the microfluidic device upon actuation. | 06-27-2013 |
20130271153 | ACTIVE MATRIX DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An active matrix electrowetting on dielectric (AM-EWOD) device includes a plurality of array elements configured to manipulate one or more droplets of fluid on an array, each of the array elements including a corresponding array element circuit. Each array element circuit includes a top substrate electrode and a drive electrode between which the one or more droplets may be positioned, with an insulator layer being interposed between the one or more droplets and the drive electrode; and write circuitry configured to write data to the array element. At least some of the array element circuits include measure circuitry configured to detect a pinhole defect in the insulator layer. | 10-17-2013 |
20140151232 | ACTIVE MATRIX ELECTROWETTING-ON-DIELECTRIC DEVICE - An active matrix electrowetting on dielectric (AM-EWOD) device includes a plurality of array elements configured to manipulate one or more droplets of fluid on an array, each of the array elements including a corresponding array element circuit. Each array element circuit includes write circuitry configured to write data to the corresponding array element for controlling the manipulation of the droplets of fluid, and sensor circuitry configured to sense an impedance present at the corresponding array element. The sensor circuitry is configured to operate in one of a normal mode of sensitivity for detection of a droplet, or a high mode of sensitivity to detect an electric property of an array element hydrophobic surface. The sensor circuitry includes an active element, such as an active capacitor or active transistor, and a capacitance across the active element is different in the normal sensitivity mode as compared to the high sensitivity mode. | 06-05-2014 |
20140202863 | AM-EWOD DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING WITH VARIABLE VOLTAGE AC DRIVING - An active matrix electrowetting on dielectric (AM-EWOD) device includes a substrate electrode and a plurality of array elements, each array element including an array element electrode. The AM-EWOD device further includes thin film electronics disposed on a substrate. The thin film electronics includes first circuitry configured to supply a first time varying signal V1 to the array element electrodes, and second circuitry configured to supply a second time varying signal V2 to the substrate electrode. An actuation voltage is defined by a potential difference between V2 and V1, and the first circuitry further is configured to adjust the amplitude of V1 to adjust the actuation voltage. V1 may be adjusted to adjust the actuation voltage while V2 remains unchanged. The actuation voltage may be controlled to operate the AM-EWOD device between high and low voltage modes of operation in accordance with different droplet manipulation operations to be performed. | 07-24-2014 |