1. A process for transitioning from a first polymerization reaction conducted in the presence of a first catalyst, to a second polymerization reaction conducted in the presence of a second catalyst, wherein the first and second catalysts are incompatible, the process comprising:
a) discontinuing the introduction of the first catalyst into a reactor wherein the first catalyst comprises a metallocene catalyst;
b) introducing and dispersing in the reactor the second catalyst in an amount sufficient to substantially halt the first polymerization reaction, wherein the second catalyst comprises a traditional Ziegler-Natta catalyst and wherein the second catalyst is introduced in the absence of any significant amount of an activator or co-catalyst for the second catalyst; and
c) after the first polymerization reaction is halted by introduction of the second catalyst, introducing into the reactor an activator or co-catalyst for the second catalyst in an amount sufficient to effectively activate the second catalyst.
2. The process of claim 1 wherein the first polymerization reaction and the second polymerization reaction comprise a gas phase process.
3. The process of claim 1 wherein the first polymerization reaction and the second polymerization reaction are conducted in a fluidized bed reactor.
4. The process of claim 1 wherein the process is continuous.
5. The process of claim 1 wherein the activator or co-catalyst for the second catalyst comprises an organometallic compound represented by the formula BX3 or AlR(3-a)Xa, where R is a branched or straight chain alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or a hydride radical having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, x is a halogen, and a is 0, 1, or 2.
6. The process of claim 1 wherein the activator or co-catalyst for the second catalyst comprises triethylaluminum.
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. An inspection device for an active matrix panel for inspecting an active matrix panel prior to formation of an organic light emitting diode, comprising: voltage changing means for changing a voltage applied to inspection wiring for a driving thin film transistor constituting the active matrix panel; and measuring means for measuring a transient current flowing on wiring on a source side of the driving thin film transistor when the voltage on the inspection wiring is changed by the voltage changing means, and for measuring variation in parasitic capacitance between an off state and an on state of the driving thin film transistor.
2. The inspection device for an active matrix panel according to claim 1, wherein the measuring means measures the variation in the parasitic capacitance in all pixels constituting the active matrix panel and finds the number of pixels having any of open and short defects in the driving thin film transistors thereof.
3. The inspection device for an active matrix panel according to claim 1, wherein the measuring means measures the transient current by use of an integration circuit connected to the source side wiring and takes an output from the integration circuit into a computer after converting the output into digital data.
4. An inspection device for an active matrix panel for inspecting an active matrix panel prior to formation of an organic light emitting diode according to claim 1, further comprising: off-state parasitic capacitance measuring means for measuring said parasitic capacitance through a pixel electrode in the off state of a driving thin film transistor constituting the active matrix panel; on-state parasitic capacitance measuring means for measuring the parasitic capacitance through the pixel electrode in the on state of the driving thin film transistor; and inspecting means for inspecting any of open and short defects of the driving thin film transistor based on the parasitic capacitance measured by the off-state parasitic capacitance measuring means and the parasitic capacitance measured by the on-state parasitic capacitance measuring means.
5. The inspection device for an active matrix panel according to claim 4, wherein the on-state parasitic capacitance measuring means performs charge pumping through the parasitic capacitance when a gate voltage of the driving thin film transistor has a low initial voltage.
6. The inspection device for an active matrix panel according to claim 4, wherein the on-state parasitic capacitance measuring means estimates the parasitic capacitance on each line of inspection wiring constituting the active matrix panel while setting the driving thin film transistor of a pixel subjected to alternating-current coupling directly with a corresponding line of the inspection wiring to an on state, and the inspecting means estimates the number of pixels having open defects in the driving thin film transistors thereof by use of a difference between a maximum value of the estimated parasitic capacitance and individual parasitic capacitance.
7. The inspection device for an active matrix panel according to claim 4, wherein the off-state parasitic capacitance measuring means estimates the parasitic capacitance on each line of inspection wiring constituting the active matrix panel while setting the driving thin film transistor of a pixel subjected to alternatingcurrent coupling directly with a corresponding line of the inspection wiring to an off state, and the inspecting means estimates the number of pixels having short defects in the driving thin film transistors thereof by use of a difference between a minimum value of the estimated parasitic capacitance and individual parasitic capacitance.
8. The inspection device for an active matrix panel according to claim 4, wherein the off-state parasitic capacitance measuring means estimates the parasitic capacitance on each line of inspection wiring constituting the active matrix panel while setting the driving thin film transistor of a pixel subjected to alternating-current coupling directly with a corresponding line of the inspection wiring to an off state, the on-state parasitic capacitance measuring means estimates the parasitic capacitance on each line of the inspection wiring constituting the active matrix panel while setting the driving thin film transistor of the pixel subjected to alternating-current coupling directly with the corresponding line of the inspection wiring to an on state, and the inspecting means estimates the number of open and short defects on each line of the inspection wiring by use of differences among a minimum value and a maximum value of the estimated parasitic capacitance and individual parasitic capacitance on each line of the inspection wiring.
9. An inspection device for an active matrix panel for inspecting an active matrix panel prior to formation of an organic light emitting diode, comprising:
voltage changing means for changing a voltage on inspection wiring for a driving thin film transistor constituting the active matrix panel;
measuring means for measuring a transient current flowing on wiring on a source side of the driving thin film transistor when the voltage on the inspection wiring is changed by the voltage changing means, and for measuring variation in parasitic capacitance between an off state and an on state of the driving thin film transistor; and
unevenness estimating means for estimating unevenness caused upon formation of pixel circuits constituting the active matrix panel based on the variation in the parasitic capacitance measured by the measuring means.
10. An inspection device for an active matrix panel for inspecting an active matrix panel prior to formation of an organic light emitting diode, comprising: off-state parasitic capacitance measuring means for measuring parasitic capacitance through a pixel electrode in an off state of a driving thin film transistor constituting the active matrix panel; on-state parasitic capacitance measuring means for measuring the parasitic capacitance through the pixel electrode in an on state of the driving thin film transistor; and inspecting means for inspecting any of open and short defects of the driving thin film transistor based on the parasitic capacitance measured by the off-state parasitic capacitance measuring means and the parasitic capacitance measured by the on-state parasitic capacitance measuring means.
11. The inspection device for an active matrix panel according to claim 10, wherein the on-state parasitic capacitance measuring means performs charge pumping through the parasitic capacitance when a gate voltage of the driving thin film transistor has a low initial voltage.
12. The inspection device for an active matrix panel according to claim 10, wherein the on-state parasitic capacitance measuring means estimates the parasitic capacitance on each line of inspection wiring constituting the active matrix panel while setting the driving thin film transistor of a pixel subjected to alternating-current coupling directly with a corresponding line of the inspection wiring to an on state, and the inspecting means estimates the number of pixels having open defects in the driving thin film transistors thereof by use of a difference between a maximum value of the estimated parasitic capacitance and individual parasitic capacitance.
13. The inspection device for an active matrix panel according to claim 10, wherein the off-state parasitic capacitance measuring means estimates the parasitic capacitance on each line of inspection wiring constituting the active matrix panel while setting the driving thin film transistor of a pixel subjected to alternating-current coupling directly with a corresponding line of the inspection wiring to an off state, and the inspecting means estimates the number of pixels having short defects in the driving thin film transistors thereof by use of a difference between a minimum value of the estimated parasitic capacitance and individual parasitic capacitance.
14. The inspection device for an active matrix panel according to claim 10, wherein the off-state parasitic capacitance measuring means estimates the parasitic capacitance on each line of inspection wiring constituting the active matrix panel while setting the driving thin film transistor of a pixel subjected to alternating-current coupling directly with a corresponding line of the inspection wiring to an off state, the on-state parasitic capacitance measuring means estimates the parasitic capacitance on each line of the inspection wiring constituting the active matrix panel while setting the driving thin film transistor of the pixel subjected to alternating-current coupling directly with the corresponding line of the inspection wiring to an on state, and the inspecting means estimates the number of open and short defects on each line of the inspection wiring by use of differences among a minimum value and a maximum value of the estimated parasitic capacitance and individual parasitic capacitance on each line of the inspection wiring.