Innovations are crucial to companies’ competitive strength. Functional Product Development (FPD) is a base for a Functional Product Innovation vision, aiming for a new way to design, develop and sell physical products. The purpose in this paper is to discuss relations between the development process for these products, called FPD, and a simulation-driven approach to design these products, calle...

A low power, high speed, but with a large input dynamic range and output swing class-B output buffer circuit which is suitable for the flat-panel display application is proposed. The buffer draws little current during static but has a large driving capability during transients. It has been demonstrated with the TSMC 0.6μm CMOS technology.

Large displays are increasingly being placed in public places to support community and social activities. However, a major problem that has been observed with this new form of public interaction is the resistance by the public to participate. A main reason is due to the prominence of the affective aspect of the user experience. In particular, feelings of social embarrassment often act as a barr...

Digital radiographic flat-panel detectors may operate with direct or indirect manners of converting x-ray photon energy into spatial energy signals. Advances in both technologies have led to radiographic work areas that are faster and lend toward lower patient radiation doses. Superior image quality with an abundance of post-processing capabilities is a benefit as well. Whether based on amorpho...

X-ray breast computed tomography (breast CT) was developed by some research groups to overcome the limitations of mammography. Breast CT is expected to be an effective diagnostic tool because it can generate threedimensional images of a breast. However, the spatial resolution of the existing system is not satisfactory for identifying microcalcifications within the breast. The purpose of this st...

Radiation detection/imaging is the key to understanding the basic mechanism underlying several physical phenomena. X-rays have been used for imaging and detection for over a century starting with medical X-ray imaging to X-ray diffraction, tomography to the recent physical techniques such as EXFAS, X-ray holography. The detectors for X-rays have evolved from film to imaging plate, CCD and flat ...

One of these innovations came to life in 2006 with the first introduction of flatpanel detectors (FD) to a mobile C-arm. Ziehm Imaging started the paradigm shift of innovative detector technologies for mobile X-ray imaging from image intensifiers (I. I.) to flat-panel detectors. Other C-arm competitors followed and reconfirmed the trend of implementing amorphous silicon (aSi) flat-panel detecto...

Effects of early extended child care on children’s functioning from age one year through the end of year six were examined in the Japan Child Care Cohort Study. This longitudinal project sought to assess the developmental and adaptation effects on children. Parents completed a survey on the childrearing environment at home, their feelings of self-efficacy, and the available support for childcar...

Ergophos LLC has developed and tested a new and unique class of illumination devices for mobile LCD displays (including autostereo), microscopy, and medical instruments. The devices are based on semi-planar holograms which deliver laser light with unprecedented accuracy and can be mass produced with conventional technology. The energy efficiency of a laser holographic display panel is a factor ...

This paper attempts to study the usage of the GATT/WTO dispute settlement mechanism and to explain its patterns across different regimes and decades, using a unified theoretical model. This study first explores the role of the degree of legal controversy over a panel ruling in determining countries’ incentives to block/appeal a panel report under the GATT/WTO regime. The model is able to explai...