Author: claimsbot

1. A driving circuit for driving a display panel, wherein the display panel includes a plurality of cells arranged in rows, comprising:
a gate electrode driving circuit to provide a gate voltage for driving a row of the cells;
a common electrode driving circuit to provide a common voltage to a common electrode of the row of cells, the common electrode driving circuit including:
a first buffer to provide a first level of the common voltage;
a second buffer to provide a second level of the common voltage;
a first switch to selectively couple the first buffer to an external capacitor;
a second switch to selectively couple the second buffer to the external capacitor; and
wherein only one of the first and second switches is turned ON to couple one of the first and second buffers to the external capacitor; and
wherein the external capacitor is coupled between the gate electrode driving circuit and the common electrode driving circuit, and is charged by a potential difference between the common voltage and the gate voltage.
2. The driving circuit of claim 1, wherein the gate electrode driving circuit further includes a third buffer to provide a first level of the gate voltage and a third switch to selectively couple the third buffer to the external capacitor.
3. The driving circuit of claim 2, the gate electrode driving circuit further including a fourth buffer to provide a second level of the gate voltage and a fourth switch to selectively couple the fourth buffer to the external capacitor, wherein only one of the third and fourth switches is turned ON to couple one of the third and the fourth buffers to the external capacitor.
4. The driving circuit of claim 3, a difference between the first and second levels of the common voltage is substantially the same as a difference between the first and second levels of the gate voltage.
5. A driving method for driving a display panel, wherein the display panel includes a driving circuit and a plurality of cells arranged in rows, the driving circuit comprising:
a gate electrode driving circuit to provide a gate voltage to a row of cells, the gate electrode driving circuit including
a first buffer to provide a first level of the gate voltage,
a second buffer to provide a second level of the gate voltage,
a first switch to selectively couple the first buffer to an output of the gate electrode driving circuit, and
a second switch to selectively couple the second buffer to the output of the gate electrode driving circuit; and

a common electrode driving circuit to provide a common voltage to the row of cells, the common electrode driving circuit including
a third buffer to provide a first level of the common voltage,
a fourth buffer to provide a second level of the common voltage,
a third switch to selectively couple the third buffer to an output of the common gate electrode driving circuit, and
a fourth switch to selectively couple the fourth buffer to the output of the common electrode driving circuit, and

an external capacitor coupled between the output of the gate electrode driving circuit and the output of the common electrode driving circuit to provide an additional gate voltage to the row of cells;
the method comprising:
turning ON the first and the third switches to respectively couple the first buffer and the third buffer to the external capacitor to charge the external capacitor with a difference between the first level of the common voltage and the first level of the gate voltage; and
turning ON the second and the fourth switches to respectively couple the second buffer and the fourth buffer to the external capacitor to charge the external capacitor with a difference between the second level of the common voltage and the second level of the gate voltage;
wherein only one of the first and second switches is turned ON and only one of the third and fourth switches is turned ON.
6. A driving method for driving a display panel, wherein the display panel includes a driving circuit and a plurality of cells arranged in rows, the driving circuit comprising:
a gate electrode driving circuit to provide a gate voltage to a row of cells, the gate electrode driving circuit including
a first buffer to provide a first level of the gate voltage, and
a first switch to selectively couple the first buffer to an output of the gate electrode driving circuit, and

a common electrode driving circuit to provide a common voltage to the row of cells, the common electrode driving circuit including
a second buffer to provide a first level of the common voltage,
a third buffer to provide a second level of the common voltage,
a second switch to selectively couple the second buffer to an output of the common gate electrode driving circuit, and
a third switch to selectively couple the third buffer to the output of the common electrode driving circuit; and

an external capacitor coupled between the output of the gate electrode driving circuit and the output of the common electrode driving circuit to provide an additional gate voltage to the row of cells;
the method comprising:
turning ON the first and the second switches to respectively couple the first buffer and the second buffer to the external capacitor to charge the external capacitor with a difference between the first level of the common voltage and the first level of the gate voltage; and
turning ON the third switch to couple the third buffer to the external capacitor to charge the external capacitor with the second level of the common voltage;
wherein only one of the second and third switches is turned ON.
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 method in a data processing system, comprising the steps of:
receiving an indication of a drawing event;
assigning a duration to the drawing event;
displaying the drawing event; and
erasing the displayed drawing event after the duration is expired.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:
storing the drawing event.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
receiving one or more indications of one or more other drawings events;
assigning one or more durations to the one or more other drawings events;
displaying the one or more other drawing events; and
erasing the one or more displayed drawing events after the one or more durations have expired.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of displaying further comprises the steps of:
defining a replay rate; and
displaying the drawing events based on the defined replay rate.
5. The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of:
receiving the one or more indications from more than one user.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the duration comprises a drawing event index.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of assigning a duration further comprises the step of:
assigning the duration in response to a user input.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of assigning a duration further comprises the step of:
assigning the duration by a computer.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:
facilitating viewer interaction with the display of the drawing event.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the indicated drawing event is on an existing drawing, and wherein the step of displaying further comprises the step of:
displaying the drawing event on the existing drawing.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying further comprises the step of:
performing, on the one or more drawing events, one of scaling, panning, zooming, translating and transforming.
12. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of:
moving one or more drawing events outside of a border of a drawing area.
13. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of;
moving one or more drawing events to a smaller drawing area.
14. A data processing system, comprising:
a memory comprising a program that receives an indication of a drawing event, assigns a duration to the drawing event, displays the drawing event, and erases the displayed drawing event after the duration is expired; and
a processor for running the program.
15. The data processing system of claim 14, wherein the program further stores the drawing event.
16. The data processing system of claim 14, wherein the program further receives one or more indications of one or more other drawings events, assigns one or more durations to the one or more other drawings events, displays the one or more other drawing events, and erases the one or more displayed drawing events after the one or more durations have expired.
17. The data processing system of claim 16, wherein program further defines a replay rate, and displays the drawing events based on the defined replay rate.
18. The data processing system of claim 16, wherein the program further receives the one or more indications from more than one user.
19. The data processing system of claim 14, wherein the duration comprises a drawing event index.
20. The data processing system of claim 14, wherein program further assigns the duration in response to a user input.
21. The data processing system of claim 14, wherein the program further assigns the duration by a computer.
22. The data processing system of claim 14, wherein the program further facilitates viewer interaction with the display of the drawing event.
23. The data processing system of claim 14, wherein the indicated drawing event is on an existing drawing, and wherein the step of displaying further comprises the step of:
displaying the drawing event on the existing drawing.
24. The data processing system of claim 14, wherein the program further performs, on the one or more drawing events, one of scaling, panning, zooming, translating and transforming.
25. The data processing system of claim 24, wherein the program further moves one or more drawing events outside of a border of a drawing area.
26. The data processing system of claim 14, wherein the program further moves one or more drawing events to a smaller drawing area.
27. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a data processing system to perform a method comprising the steps of:
receiving an indication of a drawing event;
assigning a duration to the drawing event;
displaying the drawing event; and
erasing the displayed drawing event after the duration is expired.
28. The computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the method further comprises the step of:
storing the drawing event.
29. The computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the method further comprises the steps of:
receiving one or more indications of one or more other drawings events;
assigning one or more durations to the one or more other drawings events;
displaying the one or more other drawing events; and
erasing the one or more displayed drawing events after the one or more durations have expired.
30. The computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein the step of displaying further comprises the steps of:
defining a replay rate; and
displaying the drawing events based on the defined replay rate.
31. The computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein the method further comprises the step of:
receiving the one or more indications from more than one user.
32. The computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the duration comprises a drawing event index.
33. The computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the step of assigning a duration further comprises the step of:
assigning the duration in response to a user input.
34. The computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the step of assigning a duration further comprises the step of:
assigning the duration by a computer.
35. The computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the method further comprises the step of:
facilitating viewer interaction with the display of the drawing event.
36. The computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the received drawing event is on an existing drawing, and wherein the step of displaying further comprises the step of:
displaying the drawing event on the existing drawing.
37. The computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the step of displaying further comprises the step of:
performing, on the one or more drawing events, one of scaling, panning, zooming, translating and transforming.
38. The computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the method further comprises the step of:
moving one or more drawing events outside of a border of a drawing area.
39. The computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the method further comprises the step of:
moving one or more drawing events to a smaller drawing area.
40. A data processing system comprising:
means for receiving an indication of a drawing event;
means for assigning a duration to the drawing event;
means for displaying the drawing event; and
means for erasing the displayed drawing event after the duration is expired.

What is claimed is:

1. A method of producing a semiconductor device, comprising:
sequentially forming an interlayer insulating film and a barrier film on a semiconductor substrate;
making a contact hole in the barrier film and the interlayer insulating film and forming a plug within the contact hole;
forming an insulation film on the plug and the barrier film and then forming a hole leading to the plug in the insulation film such that an upper surface of the plug is exposed;
forming a first conductive film on the insulation film such that the hole is filled with the first conductive film, and then etching the first conductive film by a chemical mechanical polishing method to thereby form a lower electrode within the hole;
etching the insulation film until the barrier film is exposed, so as to leave the lower electrode in a protuberant manner;
forming a dielectric film that covers the protuberant lower electrode and the barrier film, and then forming a second conductive film that covers the dielectric film, said dielectric film being made of a ferroelectric or high-dielectric-constant substance; and
patterning the dielectric film and the second conductive film simultaneously to thereby form a capacitor dielectric film and an upper electrode.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said barrier film is made of TiO2 or Al2O3 or SiN.
3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising, after forming the insulation film, forming a Ti film or a TiO2 film on the insulation film.
4. A method of producing a semiconductor device, comprising:
sequentially forming an interlayer insulating film and a barrier film on a semiconductor substrate;
making a contact hole in the barrier film and the interlayer insulating film and forming a plug within the contact hole;
forming a first insulation film on the plug and the barrier film and then forming a hole leading to the plug in the first insulation film such that an upper surface of the plug is exposed;
forming a first conductive film over the first insulation film and within the hole such that the first conductive film within the hole does not fill the hole but covers surfaces defining the hole, and then forming a second insulation film on the first conductive film so as to fill the hole;
etching the second insulation film until an upper surface of the first conductive film is reached, and then etching the first conductive film and the second insulation film in the hole by a chemical mechanical polishing method until the first insulation film is exposed, to thereby form a cup-shaped lower electrode within the hole;
etching the first insulation film and the second insulation film within the hole until the barrier film and the lower electrode are exposed;
forming a dielectric film over the cup-shaped lower electrode such that the dielectric film covers inner and outer peripheries and an inner bottom surface of the cup-shaped lower electrode, and then forming a second conductive film that covers the dielectric film, said dielectric film being made of a ferroelectric or high-dielectric-constant substance; and
patterning the dielectric film and the second conductive film simultaneously to thereby form a capacitor dielectric film and an upper electrode.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said barrier film is made of TiO2 or Al2O3 or SiN.
6. The method according to claim 4, further comprising, after forming the first insulation film, forming a Ti film or a TiO2film on the first insulation film.
7. The method according to claim 4, wherein the second conductive film is formed such that a gap defined between opposite surfaces of the dielectric film within the hole is filled with a part of the second conductive film.
8. A semiconductor device, comprising:
an interlayer insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate;
a barrier film formed on the interlayer insulating film;
a contact hole made in the barrier film and the interlayer insulating film;
a plug formed within the contact hole and having a barrier metal buried in an upper portion thereof;
a cup-shaped lower electrode opening upward, said cup-shaped lower electrode being positioned on the barrier film and the contact hole;
a dielectric film made of a ferroelectric or high-dielectric-constant substance, said dielectric film covering inner and outer peripheries and an inner bottom surface of the cup-shaped lower electrode; and
an upper electrode covering the dielectric film,
the lower electrode, the dielectric film and the upper electrode constituting a capacitor.
9. The method according to claim 4, wherein a part of the upper electrode fills a gap defined between opposite surfaces of the dielectric film within the hole.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

We claim as our invention:

1. A golf club head comprising:a face member composed of a vitreous metal material, the face member comprising a face plate for striking a golf ball having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the face plate extending from a heel section of the golf club head to a toe section of the golf club head, a face extension extending laterally rearward from a perimeter of the face plate;a crown secured to the upper portion of the face extension at a distance ranging from 0.2 inch to 1.0 inch from the perimeter of the face plate; and a sole plate secured to the lower portion of the face extension at a distance ranging from 0.2 inch to 1.0 inch from the perimeter of the face plate.
2. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the vitreous metal is selected from the group consisting of iron-boron, nickel-copper, nickel-zirconium and nickel-phosphorous.
3. A golf club head comprising:a face member composed of a vitreous metal material, the face member comprising a face plate for striking a golf ball having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the face plate extending from a heel section of the golf club head to a toe section of the golf club head, a face extension extending laterally rearward from a perimeter of the face plate; a crown secured to the upper portion of the face extension at a distance ranging from 0.2 inch to 1.0 inch from the perimeter of the face plate; and a sole plate secured to the lower portion of the face extension at a distance ranging from 0.2 inch to 1.0 inch from the perimeter of the face plate; wherein the face plate comprises a central circular region having a base thickness ranging from 0.090 inch to 0.110 inch, a first concentric region having a first thickness ranging from 0.082 inch to 0.097 inch wherein the base thickness is greater than the first thickness, a second concentric region having a second thickness ranging from 0.070 inch to 0.94 inch wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness, a third concentric region having a third thickness ranging from 0.0.70 to 0.090 inch wherein the second thickness is greater than the third thickness, and a periphery region having a fourth thickness ranging from 0.061 inch to 0.069 inch wherein the fourth thickness is less than the third thickness.
4. A golf club head comprising:a face member composed of a vitreous metal material, the face member comprising a face plate for striking a golf ball having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the face plate extending from a heel section of the golf club head to a toe section of the golf club head, a face extension extending laterally rearward from a perimeter of the face plate, and an interior tubing for receiving a shaft, the interior tubing engaging an upper portion of the face extension and a lower portion of the face extension;a crown secured to the upper portion of the face extension at a distance ranging from 0.2 inch to 1.0 inch from the perimeter of the face plate; and a sole plate secured to the lower portion of the face extension at a distance ranging from 0.2 inch to 1.0 inch from the perimeter of the face plate; wherein the face plate has concentric regions of varying thickness with the thickest region in the center, and wherein the golf club head has a volume no greater than 400 cubic centimeters and a coefficient of restitution of ranging from 0.80 to 0.93 under standard USGA conditions.
5. A golf club head comprising:a face member composed of a vitreous metal material, the face member comprising a face plate for striking a golf ball having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the face plate extending from a heel section of the golf club head to a toe section of the golf club head, a face extension extending laterally inward from a perimeter of the face plate, and an interior tubing for receiving a shaft, the interior tubing engaging an upper portion of the face extension and a lower portion of the face extension;a crown secured to the upper portion of the face extension at a distance ranging from 0.2 inch to 1.0 inch from the perimeter of the face plate; and a sole plate secured to the lower portion of the face extension at a distance ranging from 0.2 inch to 1.0 inch from the perimeter of the face plate;wherein the lower portion of the face extension has a bore section extending about the interior tubing, the bore section having a width greater than the entirety of the lower portion of the face extension; and wherein the golf club head has a volume no greater than 400 cubic centimeters and a coefficient of restitution of ranging from 0.80 to 0.93 under standard USGA conditions.