LTPS vs oxide backplanes for AMOLED displays: System design considerations and compensation techniques

The two major backplane technologies for AMOLED displays are LTPS and oxides. Despite their similarities, the differences are significant requiring intricate design considerations and compensation techniques to achieve good display uniformity and lifetime while eliminating second order effects associated with IR drop, ground bouncing, and parasitic capacitance. This paper presents a study in contrasts between LTPS and oxide backplane technologies from the standpoint of system design and compensation techniques. © 2014 Society for Information Display

Oxide thin film transistor technology: Capturing device-circuit interactions

This paper presents the current status of oxide semiconductor technology for applications ranging from interactive displays to imaging systems with a strong focus on device-circuit interaction to compensate for material weaknesses and issues related to non-uniformity, instability, and persistent photoconductivity

Physico-Chemical Properties of Steam Treated Sugarcane Pith and some Roughages and Their Role in Ruminants Nutrition

On experiment was designed for evaluating the nutritienal characteristics and physico-chemical properties of steam treated sugarcane pith (19 bar, 3 min.) and some other roughages. Steam treatment resulted in a significant decreased (

Device-Circuit Interactions and Impact on TFT Circuit-System Design

This paper reviews the importance of device-circuit interactions (DCI) and its consideration when designing thin film transistor circuits and systems. We examine temperature- and process-induced variations and propose a way to evaluate the maximum achievable intrinsic performance of the TFT. This is aimed at determining when DCI becomes crucial for a specific application. Compensation methods are then reviewed to show examples of how DCI is considered in the design of AMOLED displays. Other designs such as analog front-end and image sensors are also discussed, where alternate circuits should be designed to overcome the limitations of the intrinsic device properties

Potential use of high-temperature and low-temperature steam treatment, sodium hydroxide and an enzyme mixture for improving the nutritional value of sugarcane pith

The effectiveness of different treatment methods to improve the nutritional value of the sugarcane by-products (pith or bagasse) has been evaluated. The treatment methods included a high-pressure steam treatment (HPST; 19 bar, 3 min), treating the products with sodium hydroxide, sulphuric acid plus an enzyme mixture, or low-temperature steam treatment (LTST) under different conditions. Gas production (GP), two-step in vitro digestibility (IVD) and in situ degradability (ISD) techniques were used to monitor the effectiveness of the treatments. HPST resulted in a significant increased in the total soluble sugar (TSS) content of unsteamed pith (USP), 20 vs. 123.75 mg/100 mL. Except for the enzyme treatment, the other treatments led to a significant improvement in the nutritional value of sugarcane by-products, as measured by the IVD method. LTST resulted in an increase in potential GP (B) at higher temperature, reaction time and amount of acid. The highest potential GP (110.92 mL/300 mg DM) was achieved under the conditions, 134 °C, 18 g acid/kg DM, 120 min, and the lowest (72.4 mL/300 mg DM) under the conditions, 121 °C, no acid, 40 min. In situ dry matter degradability (ISDMD) was unaffected by LTST. Dry matter digestibility results indicated that the optimal treatments for treating pith were HPST and NaOH, but that enzymes were ineffective. Furthermore, considering treatment cost (creating high-pressure are more expensive than low temperature treatments), potential environmental health problems and the relative improvement in the nutritional value of pith achieved by the LTST + acid method, compared to the HPST method (as measured using GP), these results suggested that the methods based on the use of LTST and acid (especially under harsher conditions), have the best potential to improve the nutritive value of sugarcane by-products.Keywords: Saccharum officinarum, steam, bagasse, raw or unsteam-treated pit

TFTs with high overlay alignment for integration of flexible display backplanes

This work reports an integration process for hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) thin-film transistor (TFT) backplanes on flexible plastic substrates that attempts to reduce the large misalignment between the successive patterned layers in fabrication. Here, a double-sided adhesive tape is used to attach the plastic substrate to a rigid carrier. The results indicate a reduction of overlay misalignment from 22 μm on free-standing foil to 2 μm when laminated to a rigid carrier for five consecutive mask layers. Electrical characteristics of the fabricated a-Si:H TFTs on 3″ round plastic substrates show an ON/OFF current ratio of over 10 8 , field-effect mobility of 0.8 cm2/V.s, and gate leakage current of 10 -13 A. © 2006 IEEE

Potential use of high-temperature and low-temperature steam treatment, sodium hydroxide and an enzyme mixture for improving the nutritional value of sugarcane pith

________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract The effectiveness of different treatment methods to improve the nutritional value of the sugarcane byproducts (pith or bagasse) has been evaluated. The treatment methods included a high-pressure steam treatment (HPST; 19 bar, 3 min), treating the products with sodium hydroxide, sulphuric acid plus an enzyme mixture, or low-temperature steam treatment (LTST) under different conditions. Gas production (GP), two-step in vitro digestibility (IVD) and in situ degradability (ISD) techniques were used to monitor the effectiveness of the treatments. HPST resulted in a significant increased in the total soluble sugar (TSS) content of unsteamed pith (USP), 20 vs. 123.75 mg/100 mL. Except for the enzyme treatment, the other treatments led to a significant improvement in the nutritional value of sugarcane by-products, as measured by the IVD method. LTST resulted in an increase in potential GP (B) at higher temperature, reaction time and amount of acid. The highest potential GP (110.92 mL/300 mg DM) was achieved under the conditions, 134 °C, 18 g acid/kg DM, 120 min, and the lowest (72.4 mL/300 mg DM) under the conditions, 121 °C, no acid, 40 min. In situ dry matter degradability (ISDMD) was unaffected by LTST. Dry matter digestibility results indicated that the optimal treatments for treating pith were HPST and NaOH, but that enzymes were ineffective. Furthermore, considering treatment cost (creating high-pressure are more expensive than low temperature treatments), potential environmental health problems and the relative improvement in the nutritional value of pith achieved by the LTST + acid method, compared to the HPST method (as measured using GP), these results suggested that the methods based on the use of LTST and acid (especially under harsher conditions), have the best potential to improve the nutritive value of sugarcane by-products. _______________________________________________________________________________