Abstract:
An ElectroPhoretic Display (EPD) for changing a display is provided. An apparatus having the EPD applies a driving voltage with a periodic pulse to first color particles for a voltage applying period of the first color particles if a current temperature is below a predetermined temperature. The apparatus applies a driving voltage with a pulse that is kept at the same level as applied to second color particles for a voltage applying period of the second color particles. The first color particles have a higher mobility than the second color particles.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a keypad assembly and a method for manufacturing the keypad assembly in which a base film member and a button member of the keypad assembly are integrally formed. The keypad assembly includes a base film member, a button member integrally formed with the base film member, and a processed part formed by recessing a space between buttons keys of the button member in a predetermined depth to be spaced apart from the base film member, the processed part being formed on the base film member. The keypad assembly is manufactured such that the button member and the base film member to be recessed between a button key including a pattern of the button member and an adjacent button key in a predetermined depth of the base film member so as to form a processed part. Therefore, the button member can be formed through UV-molding and the press of the button member is simplified.
Abstract:
A keypad includes a light guide panel, the interior of which light propagates through; at least one key button positioned on the upper surface of the light guide panel; and at least one reflective pattern fixedly positioned with respect to the light guide panel to reflect a part of the light, which propagates through the interior of the light guide panel, towards the key button.
Abstract:
A keypad includes a light guide panel, the interior of which light propagates through; at least one key button positioned on the upper surface of the light guide panel; and at least one reflective pattern fixedly positioned with respect to the light guide panel to reflect a part of the light, which propagates through the interior of the light guide panel, towards the key button.
Abstract:
A keypad assembly using a waveguide for guiding lights emitted from light emitting devices is disclosed. The keypad assembly includes a switch board having a plurality of dome switches. The keypad also includes a plurality of key buttons; a plurality of light emitting devices included in the switch board; a waveguide formed under the key buttons, the waveguide having a predetermined refractive index to allow lights emitted from the light emitting devices to travel according to an internal total reflection condition; a plurality of reflecting patterns formed in the waveguide to reflect the light traveling through the waveguide toward the key buttons; and an auxiliary layer formed on the surface of the waveguide, the auxiliary layer having lower refractive index than that of the waveguide to make a constant total reflection condition.
Abstract:
A keypad assembly for a portable terminal is disclosed. The keypad assembly for the portable terminal includes a light guide plate which has reflection patterns locally formed on a lower surface of the light guide plate for reflecting a part of light transmitted in the light guide plate toward an upper surface of the light guide plate. The keypad assembly also includes at least one key button seated on the light guide plate, for outputting the light reflected by the reflection patterns out of the keypad assembly, upper and lower cases for containing the light guide plate, a switch substrate seated on a bottom surface of the lower case and having at least one switch, and an extension member which extends from an upper case of the portable terminal toward the switch substrate. The extension member has a reflection filter for reflecting the light exiting from the light guide plate toward the light guide plate back. The reflection filter is formed on an inner surface facing a side surface of the light guide plate.
Abstract:
A keypad assembly includes a light guide plate adapted to transmit light and comprising a supporting portion and an elastic portion made of different material than material of the supporting portion, at least one key button disposed on the side of the light guide plate where a first surface of the light guide plate is located, and at least one reflection pattern locally formed on the light guide plate and adapted to reflect light transmitted into the light guide plate toward the key button. The elastic portion is disposed below the key button.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for fabricating planar light waveguide circuits, wherein the circuit has a structure that includes a substrate comprised of a core and under-clad layers, an optical circuit, and a plurality of arrayed waveguides coupled thereon. More specifically, the method includes the steps of layering a hard layer on the core layer for forming a mask pattern of the planar light waveguide circuit; forming the mask pattern on the hard layer; layering a photoresist layer on a branch of the optical circuit and the arrayed waveguides of the mask pattern; forming a vertical taper structure on the photoresist layer using a gray scale mask; and, etching the core layer using the photoresist layer with the vertical taper structure and the mask pattern.
Abstract:
There is provided a metal etching mask fabrication method. Chrome is first sputtered on a silica layer and a photoresist, which is thicker than the chrome layer, is deposited on the chrome layer. The photoresist layer is patterned, a first nickel is sputtered on the photoresist pattern layer and onto a first portion of the chrome layer exposed by the patterning. A second nickel layer is formed on the portions of the first nickel layer in contact with the first portion of the chrome layer by electroplating. The photoresist pattern has side walls having acute angles to prevent contact between the first nickel layer on the photoresist and the second nickel layer on the first portion of the chrome layer. The photoresist pattern layer and the first nickel layer formed on the photoresist pattern layer are removed using a solvent, and the chrome layer is removed by dry etching in plasma using a gas.
Abstract:
An electromagnetic sensing apparatus built in a touch screen having at least one soft key is provided, in which a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) has at least one sub-area corresponding to the at least one soft key, a controller has at least one input/output channel and controls electromagnetic sensing of the electromagnetic sensing apparatus, and a loop unit extends from one of the at least one input/output channel, has at least one sub-loop arranged in the at least one sub-area on the PCB, and outputs current induced by an electromagnetic field. Each sub-loop outputs a different output value with respect to the electromagnetic field.