1. A system for manufacturing display objects comprising:
a print controller including at least one driver;
at least one print head coupled to the at least one driver;
a stage controller coupled to the print controller;
at least one motor coupled to the stage controller;
at least one encoder coupled to the at least one motor and the stage controller; and
a host coupled to the stage controller and the print controller,
wherein the host is adapted to transfer pattern parameter data to the print controller, and the print controller is adapted to use the pattern parameter data to trigger the at least one print head to deposit ink into pixel wells on a substrate as the substrate is moved in a print direction by the at least one motor under the direction of the stage controller in response to a command from the host.
2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a real time controller coupled to the controller and the at least one encoder and adapted to provide an enable signal to the print controller when the substrate is in position for printing.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one driver includes logic coupled to a memory and a fire pulse generator circuit.
4. The system of claim 3 wherein the logic is further coupled to the host and the stage controller.
5. The system of claim 3 wherein the logic includes one or more registers adapted to store the pattern parameter data.
6. The system of claim 5, wherein the logic is adapted to:
a) determine a timing for firing the fire pulse generator circuit based on the starting coordinate, motion of the substrate under the direction of the stage controller, and drop spacing information provided in the pattern parameter data; and
b) to transmit logic level signals to the fire pulse generator based on the timing for firing.
7. The system of claim 5 wherein the logic is adapted to store corrective displacement data in the memory and to modify the logic level signals based on the corrective displacement data.
8. The system of claim 5 wherein the pattern parameter data includes drop size information and the logic level signals further indicate an amount of ink to be jetted.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein the fire pulse generator circuit operates based on a fixed current source circuit and the amount of ink to be jetted is varied by the logic.
10. An apparatus for controlling an inkjet printing system comprising:
logic including a processor;
memory coupled to the logic; and
a fire pulse generator circuit coupled to the logic and including a connector to facilitate coupling to a print head,
wherein the logic is adapted to receive pattern parameter data, and the logic is further adapted to trigger the print head to deposit ink into pixel wells on a substrate as the substrate is moved in a print direction based on the pattern parameter data.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the logic is further coupled to communication ports adapted to connect to a host and a stage controller.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the logic includes on ore more registers adapted to store the pattern parameter data.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the logic is adapted to:
a) determine a timing for firing the fire pulse generator circuit based on the starting coordinate, motion of the substrate under the direction of the stage controller, and drop spacing information provided in the pattern parameter data; and
b) transmit logic level signals to the fire pulse generator based on the timing for firing.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the logic is adapted to store corrective displacement data in the memory and to modify the logic level signals based on the corrective displacement data.
15. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the pattern parameter data includes drop size information and the logic level signals further indicate an amount of ink to be jetted.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the fire pulse generator circuit operates based on a fixed current source circuit and the amount of ink to be jetted is varied by the logic.
17. A method of manufacturing an inkjet printing system comprising:
providing logic including a processor;
coupling memory to the logic;
coupling a fire pulse generator circuit to the logic;
coupling a connector to the fire pulse generator to facilitate coupling to a print head; and
adapting the logic to receive pattern parameter data to be used to trigger the print head to deposit ink into pixel wells on a substrate as the substrate is moved in a print direction.
18. The method of claim 15 further comprising coupling the logic to communication ports adapted to connect to a host and a stage controller.
19. The method of claim 18 further comprising storing the pattern parameter information in registers included in the logic.
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising adapting the logic to:
a) determine a timing for firing the fire pulse generator circuit based on the starting coordinate, motion of the substrate under the direction of the stage controller, and drop spacing information provided in the pattern parameter data; and
b) to transmit logic level signals to the fire pulse generator based on the timing for firing.
21. The method of claim 20 further comprising adapting the logic to store corrective displacement data in the memory and to modify the logic level signals based on the corrective displacement data.
22. The method of claim 20 wherein the pattern parameter data includes drop size information.
23. The method of claim 22 further comprising adapting the fire pulse generator circuit to use a fixed current source circuit and adapting the logic to vary the amount of ink to be jetted based on the drop size information.
24. A method of printing color filters comprising:
receiving pattern parameter data;
controlling a fixed current source fire pulse generator circuit based on the pattern parameter data; and
activating a print head using a fire pulse generated by the fixed current source fire pulse generator circuit.
25. The method of claim 24 wherein the pattern parameter data includes drop size information and wherein controlling a fixed current source fire pulse generator circuit includes sending logic level signals to the fixed current source fire pulse generator circuit that indicate an amount of ink to be jetted.
26. The method of claim 25 wherein sending logic level signals to the fixed current source fire pulse generator circuit includes sending logic level signals that cause an amplitude of the fire pulse to vary linearly with time.
27. The method of claim 25 wherein controlling a fixed current source fire pulse generator circuit includes sending logic level signals to the fixed current source fire pulse generator circuit that indicate when the print head is to jet ink.
28. The method of claim 24 wherein activating a print head includes using a fire pulse having a constant slew rate.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A flat-type antenna apparatus which has a radiating conductor and a reference conductor disposed opposite to each other and performs feeding between said radiating conductor and said reference conductor at a position offset from a center of said radiating conductor center, said antenna comprising:
an insulative material layer which has relative magnetic permeability greater than 1 and less than or equal to 10 and is placed in a gap between said radiating conductor and said reference conductor; and
a short-circuiting conductor which is disposed at a position to suppress unintended excitation and enables electric conduction between said radiating conductor and said reference conductor,
wherein said insulative material layer comprises hexagonal ferrite.
2. The antenna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said insulative material layer is made of an oxide magnetic material comprising a Y-type ferrite compound represented by general formula Ba2Me12Fe12O22 (where Me1 is appropriately selected from one or more of Ni2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Mg2+, Cu2+, Fe2+, and Co2+ to adjust composition).
3. The antenna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said insulative material layer is made of an oxide magnetic material comprising a Z-type ferrite compound represented by general formula Ba3Me12Fe24O41 (where Me1 is appropriately selected from one or more of Ni2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Mg2+, Cu2+, Fe2+, and Co2+ to adjust composition).
4. The antenna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said insulative material layer is made of an oxide magnetic material comprising an M-type ferrite compound represented by general formula BaMe2XFe(12-x)O19 (where Me2 is appropriately selected from one or more of Al3+, Cr3+, Sc3+, and In3+ to adjust composition, or is a mixture of the same amount of(Ti4+, Sn4+, Zn4+) and Me1).
5. The antenna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said insulative material layer is made of oxide magnetic materials as pulverized materials and is complexed with resin to form a resin complex.
6. A flat-type antenna apparatus which has a radiating conductor and a reference conductor disposed opposite to each other and performs feeding between said radiating conductor and said reference conductor at a position offset from a center of said radiating conductor center, said antenna comprising:
an intermediate layer comprising a plurality of layers, the plurality of layers including an insulative material layer and an empty layer in a gap between said radiating conductor and said reference conductor,
wherein said insulative material layer has relative permittivity and relative magnetic permeability both greater than 1 and less than or equal to 10, and
wherein said insulative material layer comprises hexagonal ferrite.
7. The antenna apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said insulative material layer is made of an oxide magnetic material comprising a Y-type ferrite compound represented by general formula Ba2Me12Fe12O22 (where Me1 is appropriately selected from one or more of Ni2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Mg2+, Cu2+, Fe2+, and Co2+ to adjust composition).
8. The antenna apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said insulative material layer is made of an oxide magnetic material comprising a Z-type ferrite compound represented by general formula Ba3Me12Fe24O41 (where Me1 is appropriately selected from one or more of Ni2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Mg2+, Cu2+, Fe2+, and Co2+ to adjust composition).
9. The antenna apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said insulative material layer is made of an oxide magnetic material comprising an M-type ferrite compound represented by general formula BaMe2xFe(l2-x)Ol9 (where Me2 is appropriately selected from one or more of Al3+, Cr3+, Sc3+, and In3+ to adjust composition, or is a mixture of the same amount of(Ti4+, Sn4+, Zn4+) and Me1).
10. The antenna apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said insulative material layer is made of oxide magnetic materials as pulverized materials and is complexed with resin to form a resin complex.