| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 349129000 | With plural alignments on the same substrate | 70 |
| 20080218677 | Liquid crystal display device and fabrication method therefor - The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080252835 | Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same - In applying an alignment material to surfaces of a CF substrate and a TFT substrate, which form a liquid crystal panel, to form alignment films, an alignment film is formed so as to cover at least a display region in which pixels are arranged in a matrix fashion, while a porous alignment film, which has a porous film structure with a higher impurity adsorptive property than the former alignment film, is formed in a region outside the former alignment film, for example, in a region intermediate the display region and a seal region surrounded by a sealing material, whereby the porous alignment film formed in the region outside the display region can efficiently adsorb contaminants, such as residual impurity ions produced from the sealing material and uncured components of the sealing material, to prevent the contaminants from penetrating into the display region and being fixed therein. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080284961 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes opening patterns in the electrodes or protrusions on the electrodes. The opening patterns or the protrusions have a pattern which controls the direction of the liquid crystal molecules. Thus the quality of the LCD can be improved. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080303997 | VERTICALLY-ALLIGNED (VA) LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A vertically alignment mode liquid crystal display device having an improved viewing angle characteristic is disclosed. The disclosed liquid crystal display device uses a liquid crystal having a negative anisotropic dielectric constant, and orientations of the liquid crystal are vertical to substrates when no voltage being applied, almost horizontal when a predetermined voltage is applied, and oblique when an intermediate voltage is applied. At least one of the substrates includes a structure as domain regulating means, and inclined surfaces of the structure operate as a trigger to regulate azimuths of the oblique orientations of the liquid crystal when the intermediate voltage is applied. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090002618 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes a first panel having a pixel electrode, a second panel having a common electrode facing the first panel, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first panel and the second panel and having vertically-aligned liquid crystal molecules, a first alignment layer disposed on the pixel electrode, and a second alignment layer disposed on the common electrode. At least one of the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer divides the pixel electrode into a plurality of domains and is formed to have a plurality of pretilt directions which pretilt the vertically-aligned liquid crystal molecules in a domain of the plurality of domains. A sum of horizontal component directions of a pretilt direction of the plurality of pretilt directions is substantially equivalent to a sum of horizontal component directions of a fringe field at a peripheral boundary of the pixel electrode in the domain. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090002619 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal dripping method has a problem in that an uncured sealant increases in width at the time of attaching a pair of substrates and thus a liquid crystal material enters the sealant and unevenness occurs in the inner periphery of the sealant. A region in which reduced is the speed of diffusion of liquid crystal at the time of attaching a pair of substrates is provided between a sealant and an orientation film. Further, time for diffusing the liquid crystal and coming in contact with the sealant is made long. Accordingly, the sealant is subjected to photo-curing before the liquid crystal comes in contact with the sealant. The region in which reduced is the speed of diffusion of the liquid crystal is formed using a material for forming a vertical orientation film, a silane coupling agent, a substance having a photocatalytic function, or the like. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090040446 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display device, includes a first substrate including a first insulating substrate, a first thin film positioned on the first insulating substrate, and a first alignment layer positioned on the first thin film and including a first exposing area that exposes the first thin film, a second substrate facing the first substrate and including a second insulating substrate, a spacer positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate and including at least a part that corresponds to the first exposing area, and a liquid crystal layer positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090079923 | Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display device comprising, a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer provided between the substrates, a first alignment film provided on the liquid crystal layer side surface of the first substrate, and a second alignment film provided on the liquid crystal layer side surface of the second substrate, wherein the liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules with negative dielectric anisotropy, the first alignment film and the second alignment film align the liquid crystal molecules substantially vertically to the alignment film surfaces and align the liquid crystal molecules near the first alignment film and the second alignment film such that alignment directions of the liquid crystal molecules near the first and second alignment films are perpendicular to each other, and the first alignment film and the second alignment film are photo-alignment films made of a material having a photosensitive group. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090086142 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND ARRAY SUBSTRATE THEREOF - A liquid crystal display panel includes an array substrate, an opposite substrate having an opposite electrode, a liquid crystal layer located therebetween, first alignment patterns and second alignment patterns. The array substrate includes scan lines, data lines and pixel units electrically connecting corresponding scan lines and data lines. Each pixel unit includes a first active device, a first pixel electrode electrically connecting the first active device and a second pixel electrode. The first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are separated to define a first displaying region and a second displaying region. The extending directions of the first alignment patterns in the first displaying region and the second alignment patterns in the second displaying region respectively intersect the extending direction of the scan lines at a smaller first acute angle and a greater acute angle for controlling the arrangements of the liquid crystal molecules. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090122246 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and an LCD device using the same are provided. The LCD panel at least includes a first color pixel and a second color pixel for displaying different colors. The second color pixel is disposed next to the first color pixel. The liquid crystal molecules in the first color pixel have at least four liquid crystal (LC) orientations including a first LC orientation. The liquid crystal molecules in the second color pixel have a plurality of LC orientations including a second LC orientation. The first LC orientation is different from all LC orientations of the second color pixel. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090147201 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An MVA mode liquid crystal display device is configured such that a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules having negative dielectric constant anisotropy is held between a first substrate and a second substrate. The liquid crystal display device includes a structural body which controls an alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules in a manner to form a multi-domain in each of pixels. The structural body includes a first structural body which is disposed in a manner to overlap a light-blocking wiring line, and a second structural body which is disposed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first structural body and is formed to be narrower than the first structural body. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090153786 | Multi-domain liquid crystal display device and method for fabricating the same - A multi-domain liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a first substrate having a plurality of pixel regions each divided into at least first and second domains, a plurality of pixel electrodes each within one of the pixel regions of the first substrate, each of the pixel electrodes having a plurality of protrusions arranged along different directions within the at least first and second domains, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090161055 | PIXEL STRUCTURE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A pixel structure including an active device, a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, a coupling line, a common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode have a plurality of sets of stripped electrode patterns extending along different directions, respectively, and the first pixel electrode is electrically insulated from the second pixel electrode. The coupling line is disposed under the first and the second pixel electrode and electrically insulated from the second pixel electrode. The first pixel electrode is electrically connected to the active device through the coupling line. The common electrode is disposed over the first and the second pixel electrode. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the common electrode and the first and second pixel electrodes. Moreover, the liquid crystal layer has two polymer layers and a liquid crystal molecule layer disposed between the polymer layers. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090168003 | PIXEL STRUCTURE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A pixel structure including an active device and a pixel electrode is provided. The pixel electrode is electrically connected with the active device and has a plurality of alignment domains. Each of the alignment domains of the pixel electrode has one group of alignment slits parallel with one another, wherein each group of the alignment slits includes a plurality of first alignment slits with a first length and the first alignment slits are majority of each group of the alignment slits. At least one group of the alignment slits includes at least a second alignment slit with a second length longer than the first length of the first alignment slits. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090201454 | Liquid crystal display device and fabrication method thereof - The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090207359 | VERTICALLY ALIGNED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes a first signal line disposed on a first substrate, a second signal line disposed on the first substrate and crossing the first signal line, a switching element disposed on the first substrate and connected to the first signal line and the second signal line, a first slope member disposed on the switching element and forming a ridge, a valley, and an inclined surface between the valley and the ridge, a pixel electrode disposed on the first slope member and connected to the switching element, a first alignment layer disposed on the pixel electrode and vertically aligned with respect to the surface of the first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a common electrode disposed on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first alignment layer and the common electrode. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090207360 | VERTICALLY-ALLIGNED (VA) LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A vertically alignment mode liquid crystal display device having an improved viewing angle characteristic is disclosed. The disclosed liquid crystal display device uses a liquid crystal having a negative anisotropic dielectric constant, and orientations of the liquid crystal are vertical to substrates when no voltage being applied, almost horizontal when a predetermined voltage is applied, and oblique when an intermediate voltage is applied. At least one of the substrates includes a structure as domain regulating means, and inclined surfaces of the structure operate as a trigger to regulate azimuths of the oblique orientations of the liquid crystal when the intermediate voltage is applied. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090231530 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of displaying pixel electrodes disposed on a surface of the first substrate close to the liquid crystal layer; a plurality of viewing-angle controlling pixel electrodes disposed adjacent to the plurality of displaying pixel electrodes on the side of the first substrate close to the liquid crystal layer; a viewing angle control area controlling a viewing angle in a direction tilted from a normal line of the first substrate by the use of the plurality of viewing-angle controlling pixel electrodes; and a driving circuit supplying an image signal for displaying a plurality of patterns in the viewing angle control area to the plurality of viewing-angle controlling pixel electrodes. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090244461 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display includes; disposing a thin film transistor having an output terminal on a first substrate, disposing a pixel electrode in connection with the output terminal, disposing an inorganic layer on the pixel electrode, and converting the inorganic layer to a first alignment layer by disposing a mask on the inorganic layer and radiating an ion beam in a plurality of directions. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090244462 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In the liquid crystal display device of this invention, each pixel region has first, second, third and fourth liquid crystal domains that define first, second, third and fourth predetermined tilt directions, respectively, in response to a voltage applied. The first through fourth directions are defined such that an angle formed between any two of the four is approximately equal to an integral multiple of 90 degrees. The first through fourth liquid crystal domains are arranged in two columns and two rows to define a matrix pattern and to be adjacent to each other. A drain extension line defines at least a part of a central opaque portion that selectively shields a boundary area, where each of the first, second, third and fourth liquid crystal domains contacts with another one of them, from incoming light. At least one islanded opaque portion, made of the same layer as a gate bus line, has a portion that overlaps with the drain extension line with a gate insulating film interposed between them. Thus, a VA mode liquid crystal display device with excellent display quality can be provided. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090244463 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - An LCD panel includes a first polarizer, a second polarizer, an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate, a plurality of alignment structures and a liquid crystal layer. The first polarizer has a first absorption axis. The active device array substrate has a plurality of pixel regions. The alignment structures are disposed on a side of the active device array substrate adjacent to the opposite substrate or on a side of the opposite substrate adjacent to the active device array substrate, and respectively correspond to the pixel regions. Within each of the pixel region, a first included angle between an extending direction of a part of the alignment structures and the first absorption axis is not equal to a second included angle between an extending direction of another part of the alignment structures and the first absorption axis. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090279033 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device using nematic liquid crystal material with low power consumption and having a memory characteristic which can be easily fabricated with a high yield. The liquid crystal device using nematic liquid crystal material includes: a pair of substrates ( | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090279034 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In the liquid crystal display device of the present invention, each pixel region includes first, second and third subpixel electrodes | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090284703 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes: a vertical alignment liquid crystal layer; first and second substrates facing each other with the liquid crystal layer interposed; first and second electrodes arranged on the first and second substrates to face the liquid crystal layer; and at least one alignment film in contact with the liquid crystal layer. A pixel region includes a first liquid crystal domain in which liquid crystal molecules are tilted in a first direction around the center of a plane, and approximately at the middle of the thickness, of the liquid crystal layer responsive to a voltage applied. The first liquid crystal domain is close to at least a part of an edge of the first electrode. The part includes a first edge portion in which an azimuthal direction, perpendicular to the part and pointing toward the inside of the first electrode, defines an angle greater than 90 degrees to the first direction. The first or second substrate has an opaque member including a first opaque portion for selectively shielding at least a part of the first edge portion from incoming light. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090296035 | Backlight driving circuit and driving method thereof - A liquid crystal panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. The first substrate includes a plurality of first region-dividing structures; the second substrate includes a plurality of second region-dividing structures. The first substrate, the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer form a plurality of pixel elements, each of the pixel elements is divided into a plurality of regions by the first region-dividing structures and the second region-dividing structures, and the liquid crystal molecules have gradually and continuously changed alignments in at least one of the regions. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090316097 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF - A tunable-focusing liquid crystal lens (TLCL) cell has a liquid crystal layer arranged within a cell gap defined between substrates, a layer of optically transparent material arranged between the first substrate and the LC layer, and a liquid crystal alignment layer arranged between the optically transparent layer and the LC layer. The alignment layer is provided on a third optically transparent substrate having a non-planar shape for giving a non-planar profile to the LC layer, which substrate is obtained from a flexible sheet initially provided with the alignment layer and then formed into the non-planar shape. The lens further has a first optically transparent electrode provided on the second substrate, a second optically transparent electrode provided on either or both of first and third substrates. The electrodes are arranged to generate an electric field acting on the LC layer to change the focal distance of the LC cell. Methods for fabricating such TLCL cell are also provided | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100007833 | Liquid Crystal Display - A liquid crystal display is provided. The liquid crystal display having a plurality of pixel regions includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The second substrate has a patterned electrode layer having a plurality of complete coverage regions and at least one slit distribution region. Each of the complete coverage regions is located in a corresponding pixel region. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. Liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer have various slanting directions, and each of the complete coverage regions is located at a slanting center of the slanting directions of the liquid crystal molecules. The slit distribution region is used for stabilizing the slanting directions of liquid crystal molecules within the liquid crystal layer. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100007834 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first insulating substrate with a top surface and a bottom surface. A pixel electrode is formed on the top surface of the first insulating substrate. The pixel electrode has a first opening pattern at each pixel area. The pixel electrode with the first opening pattern is substantially rectangular in shape with a first long side and a second long side, and first short side and a second short side. The pixel electrode is divided into an upper region defined by the first long side and the second long side and the first short side, and a lower region defined by the first long side and the second long side and the second short side. A second insulating substrate with a top surface and a bottom surface is arranged parallel to the first insulating substrate at a predetermined distance from the same such that the bottom surface of the second insulating substrate faces the top surface of the first insulating substrate. A common electrode is formed on the bottom surface of the second insulating substrate. The common electrode has a second opening pattern at each pixel area, which correspond to each pixel area of the pixel electrode. A liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate while contacting the pixel electrode and the common electrode. The first opening pattern and the second opening pattern each have a plurality of openings, the openings of the first opening pattern and the second opening pattern being alternately arranged parallel to each other. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100014037 | Liquid crystal device and methods thereof - Provided is a liquid crystal (LC) device and method thereof. The device comprises (i) a body of liquid crystal, (ii) a first layer comprising a first material, and (iii) a second layer comprising a second material; wherein the first layer is located between the body of liquid crystal and the second layer; the first layer alone aligns the liquid crystal in a first orientation; the second layer alone aligns the liquid crystal in a second orientation; and the first orientation is different from the second orientation. With optimized first layer thickness, the invention can be used in sensor applications to improve detection sensitivity, and in LCD applications with enhanced control over LC pretilt transition. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100026948 | Liquid Crystal Display - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate has a pixel electrode having many first slits and many second slits, connected to a third slit. Each first and second slit respectively stretches along a first and a second vector with a starting point in a junction with the third slit. Liquid crystal molecules near an alignment layer of the second substrate is aligned by the alignment layer to pre-tilt. Each projection of the long-axis of at least part of the pre-tilted liquid crystal molecules on the second substrate forms a third vector with a starting point at the end of the liquid crystal molecule near the alignment layer. An included angle between the first and the third vector is θ | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100066961 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An alignment film is given a 2-layer structure comprising a photoalignment film that is photoalignable and a low-resistivity alignment film whose resistivity is smaller than that of the photoalignment film. The photoalignment film is formed by a polyimide whose precursor is polyamide acid alkyl ester, the number molecular weight of the photoalignment film is large, and the stability of alignment of the photoalignment film by photoalignment is excellent. The low-resistivity alignment film is formed by a polyimide whose precursor is polyamide acid, the number molecular weight of the low-resistivity alignment film is small, and the resistivity of the low-resistivity alignment film is small. The 2-layer structure alignment film can be maintaining an excellent photoalignment characteristic, so DC afterimages can be controlled. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100118246 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device and a production method of a liquid crystal display device, capable of improving display qualities in a display region close to a frame region without causing any defects. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100118247 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate and including a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode, and a common electrode facing the pixel electrode. The first subpixel electrode comprises a first edge, a second edge disposed opposite the first edge, and two first oblique edges substantially parallel to each other, the first oblique edges making an oblique angle with the first edge and the second edge and meeting the first edge. The second subpixel electrode comprises a first edge, a second edge disposed opposite the first edge, and two first oblique edges substantially parallel to or substantially perpendicular to the first oblique edges of the first subpixel electrode, the first oblique edges of the second subpixel electrode meeting the first edge of the second subpixel electrode. The first edge of the first subpixel electrode is adjacent to the first edge of the second subpixel electrode, and a length of the first edge of the first subpixel electrode is different from a length of the first edge of the second subpixel electrode. The first oblique edges of the first subpixel electrode are offset from the first oblique edges of the second subpixel electrode. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100128213 | MULTI-DOMAIN VERTICALLY ALIGNED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A multi-domain vertically aligned liquid crystal display (MVA LCD) includes an active component array substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The active component array substrate has a plurality of pixel units, and the liquid crystal layer is disposed between the active component array substrate and the opposite substrate. The liquid crystal layer proximal each pixel unit is divided into plural domain sets. Each domain set has plural domains. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100157223 | ALIGNMENT SUBSTRATE FOR ALIGNING LIQUID CRYSTAL MOLECULES, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ALIGNMENT SUBSTRATE - The present invention discloses an alignment substrate that includes a base substrate and an alignment layer arranged on the base substrate. A plurality of unit pixels is defined in the base substrate. The alignment layer includes at least two sub-alignment portions dividing the unit pixel into at least two domains. Each sub-alignment portion is arranged in a different domain of the at least two domains and is aligned to have a different pretilt direction from the other sub-alignment portions. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100265442 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The invention relates to a liquid crystal display used as a display section of an electronic apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same, and it is aimed at providing a liquid crystal display which can achieve high viewing angle characteristics and a method of manufacturing the same. A configuration is employed which includes a pair of substrates provided opposite to each other, a liquid crystal sealed between the pair of substrates, protrusions formed on at least one of the pair of substrates for regulating the alignment of the liquid crystal, and a plurality of pixel regions having both of a first area in which the protrusions are disposed at first intervals a | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100296039 | Photo-aligned liquid-crystal micropolarimeter array and its manufacturing method - A micropolarimeter is described for simultaneously extracting all Stokes parameters from incident light. The micropolarimeter includes at least one superpixel, which further includes three or more subpixels, each exact a different polarization components from the incident light. The micropolarimeter includes a first and second alignment layers and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second alignment layers. The liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are aligned in accordance with the first and second alignment layers to form the superpixel. A method is provided for manufacturing the photo-aligned liquid-crystal micropolarimeter array. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100302491 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes: a liquid crystal layer containing a nematic liquid crystal material; a pair of electrodes opposing each other via the liquid crystal layer; a pair of alignment films respectively provided between the pair of electrodes and the liquid crystal layer; and an alignment sustaining layer formed of a photopolymerized material on each of surfaces of the pair of alignment films which are closer to the liquid crystal layer, the alignment sustaining layer being configured to regulate a pretilt azimuth of a liquid crystal molecule of the liquid crystal layer during the absence of an applied voltage across the liquid crystal layer, wherein the pretilt azimuth of the liquid crystal molecule of the liquid crystal layer is regulated by the alignment sustaining layer during the absence of an applied voltage across the liquid crystal layer. The nematic liquid crystal material contains a liquid crystal compound having a terphenyl ring system as an indispensable component, and the liquid crystal layer further contains part of a photopolymerizable compound which is a source material of the photopolymerized material, a content of the photopolymerizable compound relative to the nematic liquid crystal material being less than 0.015 mol %. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100309417 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - First and second sub-picture element electrodes, a buffer capacitance, and a first to third TFTs are formed in each picture element; the first and second TFTs are driven by a signal supplied to an nth gate bus line; the third TFT is driven by a signal supplied to an (n+1)th gate bus line; the first sub-picture element electrode is connected to the first and third TFTs; the second sub-picture element electrode is connected to the second TFT; a drain electrode of the third TFT is connected to an upper electrode of the buffer capacitance; and a lower electrode of this buffer capacitance is connected to the (n+1)th gate bus line. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100309418 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate; a gate line and a data line on the first substrate that cross each other to define a pixel region; a pixel electrode in the pixel region; a thin film transistor at the crossing of the gate and data lines, and connected to the pixel electrode; at least one first electric field distortion unit in the pixel electrode to control a liquid crystal director by electric field distortion; a second electric field distortion unit between the pixel electrode and the first substrate; and a layer of liquid crystal molecules between the first and second substrates | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100315581 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An orientation controller which divides a pixel into a plurality of different priority alignment regions and an additional orientation controller are provided in a pixel. The additional orientation controller is provided at least at an end of a pixel of a long-side alignment region formed along the long side of the pixel among the divided alignment regions, for example, around a center position of the long side of the pixel. The additional orientation controller can be realized, for example, by forming a cutout pattern in a side of a first electrode (pixel electrode) forming a part of the pixel. Because the alignment direction is also controlled by the additional orientation controller, the alignment of liquid crystal in this region is stabilized. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110032466 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A pixel of a liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes first and second linear alignment control structures | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110037932 | MULTI-DOMAIN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND LC-ALIGNING METHOD OF SAME - In a multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal display, a pixel electrode, a common electrode and liquid crystal molecules are combined to form an LC alignment unit. In the LC alignment unit, at least two slits crossing each other at one point are created in the common electrode; and slanting slits are created in the pixel electrode, extending along diagonals of the pixel electrode. The slits in the common electrode and the slits in the pixel electrode stagger from one another. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110069268 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH WIDE VIEWING ANGLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING IT - The present invention relates generally to the field of electronics and may be used for making displays and, in particular, liquid crystal information displays, panels, cells e.t.c. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110085118 | ACTIVE DEVICE ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel provided with a first region and a second region includes an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate, a display medium between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate and a conductive member. The active device array substrate includes an active device array, a pad located in the second region and a first alignment layer covering the first region and the second region. The opposite substrate includes an electrode layer and a second alignment layer covering the electrode layer. The ratio of a thickness of the first or second alignment layer in the second region to that in the first region is substantially greater than zero and less than or equal to about 0.43. The conductive member is located in the second region and corresponding to the pad and penetrates the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer to connect the electrode layer and the pad. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110085119 | ACTIVE DEVICE ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel having a first region, a second region and a third region is provided. The display panel includes an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate, a display medium between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate, and spacers arranged between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate for maintaining a cell gap. The active device array substrate includes an active device array in the first region, a pad in the second region, a driving circuit in the third region, and a first alignment layer covering the first region, the second region and the third region. A thickness of the first alignment layer in the third region corresponding to the driving circuit is increased to be greater than those in the first region and the second region for buffering the pressure applied by the spacers. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110109856 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRO-PLATING ALUMINUM SPECIES FOR TOP METAL FORMATION OF LIQUID CRYSTAL ON SILICON DISPLAYS - Method and structure for electro-plating aluminum species for top metal formation of liquid crystal on silicon displays. In a specific embodiment, the invention provides a method for fabricating a liquid crystal on silicon display device. The method includes providing a substrate, e.g., semiconductor wafer, silicon wafer, silicon on insulator. The method includes forming a transistor layer (e.g., MOS transistors) overlying the substrate. The method includes forming an interlayer dielectric layer (e.g., PSG, BPSG, FSG) overlying the transistor layer. The method includes forming a first conductive layer overlying the interlayer dielectric layer and forming a second interlayer dielectric layer overlying the first conductive layer. A dual damascene via structure is formed within the second interlayer dielectric layer. The method deposits a barrier metal layer (e.g., TiN, Ti/TiN) within the dual damascene via structure to form a liner that covers exposed regions of the dual damascene via structure. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110109857 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a pair of substrates at least one of which is transparent; a liquid crystal layer arranged between the pair of substrates; a group of electrodes for applying an electric field to the liquid crystal layer, as formed on at least one substrate of the pair of substrates; a plurality of active elements connected to the group of electrodes; and an orientation film arranged on the pair of substrates, wherein at least one orientation film contains a polyimide having a specific chemical structure of any of an anionic organic acid except organic acids in the narrow sense, or an acid ester group of an anionic organic acid except organic acids in the narrow sense. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110128488 | MULTI-DOMAIN LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a liquid crystal layer may be aligned by using an alignment layer including an alignment base layer having a horizontal alignment layer and a vertical alignment layer, and an alignment control agent. Accordingly, a multi-domain liquid crystal display having an excellent viewing angle for all grays may be provided. Also, a multi-domain liquid crystal display having a fast response speed as well as an excellent viewing angle for all grays may be provided. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110134380 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To provide a production method of a liquid crystal display device and a liquid crystal display device, in which generation of a joint line on a display screen is suppressed and yield can be improved even if a substrate is subjected to an alignment treatment by completing exposure for the substrate through several exposures in a liquid crystal display device including pixels each having two or more domains. The present invention is a production method of a production method of a liquid crystal display device, the liquid crystal display device including: a pair of opposed substrates; a liquid crystal layer formed between the pair of opposed substrates; and an alignment film arranged on a liquid crystal layer side surface of at least one of the pair of opposed substrates, and the liquid crystal display device having two or more regions which differ in alignment azimuth in a pixel, wherein the production method comprises an exposure step of exposing the alignment film in such a way that a substrate plane is divided into two or more exposure regions through a photomask in each exposure region, and in the exposure step, exposure is performed in such a way that adjacent two exposure regions have an overlapping exposure region where the adjacent two exposure regions partly overlap with each other, and the photomask has a halftone part corresponding to the overlapping exposure region. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110141420 | MULTI-DOMAIN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND PIXEL STRUCTURE THEREOF - An MVA LCD device includes a first alignment region, a second alignment region, a third alignment region, and a fourth alignment region. The liquid crystal molecules disposed in the first alignment region have a first aligning direction, and the azimuth angle of the first aligning direction is substantially between 70 and 110 degrees. The liquid crystal molecules disposed in the second alignment region have a second aligning direction, and the azimuth angle of the second aligning direction is substantially between 160 and 200 degrees. The liquid crystal molecules disposed in the third alignment region have a third aligning direction, and the azimuth angle of the third aligning direction is substantially between 250 and 290 degrees. The liquid crystal molecules disposed in the fourth alignment region have a fourth aligning direction, and the azimuth angle of the fourth aligning direction is substantially between −20 and 20 degrees. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110164213 | ALIGNMENT FILM, ALIGNMENT FILM MATERIAL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING ALIGNMENT FILM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An alignment film ( | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110242468 | PIXEL ELECTRODE PANEL, A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display panel, including: a pixel electrode formed on a first substrate; an alignment layer formed on the pixel electrode, wherein the alignment layer includes an alignment layer material and aligns first liquid crystal molecules in a direction substantially perpendicular to the pixel electrode; and a photo hardening layer formed on the alignment layer, wherein the photo hardening layer includes a photo hardening layer material and aligns second liquid crystal molecules to be tilted with respect to the pixel electrode, wherein the alignment layer material and the photo hardening layer material have different polarities from each other. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110299020 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Each pixel of a liquid crystal display device | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120019756 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal dripping method has a problem in that an uncured sealant increases in width at the time of attaching a pair of substrates and thus a liquid crystal material enters the sealant and unevenness occurs in the inner periphery of the sealant. A region in which reduced is the speed of diffusion of liquid crystal at the time of attaching a pair of substrates is provided between a sealant and an orientation film. Further, time for diffusing the liquid crystal and coming in contact with the sealant is made long. Accordingly, the sealant is subjected to photo-curing before the liquid crystal comes in contact with the sealant. The region in which reduced is the speed of diffusion of the liquid crystal is formed using a material for forming a vertical orientation film, a silane coupling agent, a substance having a photocatalytic function, or the like. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019757 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The MVA liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a first domain regulating structure formed in a first substrate and a second domain regulating structure formed in a second substrate. The first domain regulating structure includes a first linear component extending in a first direction and a second linear component extending in a second direction different from the first direction by about 90°. The second domain regulating structure includes a third linear component extending in the first direction, and a fourth linear component extending in the second direction. When a voltage is applied across a liquid crystal layer, four domains in which the tilt directions of liquid crystal molecules are mutually different by about 90° are formed. An arbitrary pixel includes at least one first electrode formed in the first substrate and a second electrode formed in the second substrate. Each of the at least one first electrode has a continuous opening pattern, and the first and second linear components of the first domain regulating structure are included in any of the continuous opening patterns included respectively in the at least one of first electrode. According to the MVA liquid crystal display device of the present invention, restoration can easily be performed. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120092603 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device in which a risk of generation of a image sticking is reduced. A liquid crystal display device ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120154727 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel including pixels, wherein at least one of the pixels includes a first sub-pixel charged with a first voltage and a second sub-pixel charged with a second voltage lower than the first voltage, a first substrate including a first sub-pixel electrode of the first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel electrode of the second sub-pixel, a first alignment layer aligned in first and second directions in each of the first and second sub-pixels, a second alignment layer aligned in third and fourth directions in each of the first and second sub-pixels to form a plurality of domains in each of the first and second sub-pixels, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second alignment layers, wherein the first sub-pixel electrode includes a plurality of slits formed substantially parallel to a liquid crystal alignment direction in each of the domains of the first sub-pixel electrode. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120224128 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a first substrate including a first base substrate, a first pixel electrode disposed on the first base substrate, an insulating layer on the first pixel electrode, and a second pixel electrode disposed on the insulating layer and including a plurality of slits; a second substrate including a second base substrate opposite the first base substrate and on the first base substrate, and a reference electrode disposed on the second base substrate and facing the second pixel electrode; and a liquid crystal layer is disposed between the second pixel electrode and the reference electrode, the liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules which are vertically aligned relative to the first and second substrates. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120262656 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a liquid-crystal display apparatus including: a pair of substrates facing each other to sandwich a liquid-crystal layer; signal and scan lines laid out in a matrix form to sandwich a first insulation film on one of the substrates; a lower electrode created in each area enclosed by the signal and scan lines; a second insulation film created on a surface of the lower electrode; an upper electrode on which a plurality of slits are created in parallel all over an entire surface of the second insulation film; and an oriented film created to cover surfaces of the upper electrode and the second insulation film. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120281174 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is provided. A pixel structure of the LCD panel has an asymmetrical liquid crystal alignment. The LCD panel is divided into an array of display blocks. When the LCD panel is in a narrow viewing angle display mode, some of the display blocks are disabled or darkened so that a displayed image is interfered by the disabled or darkened display blocks when it is viewed from the side. Thereby, an anti-peep effect is achieved. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130293815 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal layer extending at least in a display region; first and second substrates affixed to each other so as to sandwich the liquid crystal layer therebetween; and a pair of polarization plates disposed to sandwich these substrates therebetween. The first substrate is provided with a pixel electrode corresponding to each of a plurality of pixels. The second substrate is provided with a counter electrode so as to face the pixel electrode. A first alignment film is disposed on the pixel electrode. A second alignment film is disposed on the counter electrode. The pixels each include a plurality of domains having different combinations of alignment directions of the first and second alignment films. The pixel electrode has a slit group along at least a part of an outline of the pixel electrode and in the vicinity of the outline. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130300994 | PIXEL STRUCTURE AND ARRAY SUBSTRATE - The present invention provides a pixel structure disposed on a substrate, and the pixel structure includes an alignment layer, a common electrode, and a pixel electrode. The alignment layer is disposed on the substrate, and the alignment layer has a first section and a second section. The first section has a first alignment direction, and the second section has a second alignment direction perpendicular to the first alignment direction. The common electrode is disposed between the substrate and the alignment layer, and the pixel electrode is disposed between the substrate and the alignment layer. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20140132901 | DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a recess portion recessed into the first substrate from the surface of a common electrode and a first alignment barrier protruded from the recess portion in an area corresponding to at least a portion of an end portion of a first alignment layer. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20150029455 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display includes a thin film transistor panel including a first alignment layer, an opposing panel including a second alignment layer, and opposite to the thin film transistor panel, and a liquid crystal layer between the thin film transistor panel and the opposing panel, and including liquid crystal molecules, wherein a difference between a pretilt angle provided by the first alignment layer and a pretilt angle provided by the second alignment layer is equal to or greater than about 0.8 degree. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20160091761 | PIXEL STRUCTURE AND ARRAY SUBSTRATE - The present invention provides a pixel structure disposed on a substrate, and the pixel structure includes an alignment layer, a common electrode, and a pixel electrode. The alignment layer is disposed on the substrate, and the alignment layer has a first section and a second section. The first section has a first alignment direction, and the second section has a second alignment direction perpendicular to the first alignment direction. The common electrode is disposed between the substrate and the alignment layer, and the pixel electrode is disposed between the substrate and the alignment layer. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160109767 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a common electrode disposed on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The common electrode includes a first cross-shaped cutout overlapping the pixel electrode, and a second cutout parallel to an edge of the pixel electrode, the second cutout being separated from the edge of the pixel electrode. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160147116 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a liquid crystal display including: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; and an alignment layer disposed at at least one of between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer and between the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer, wherein the alignment layer includes a first region that is hydrophilic and a second region that is hydrophobic are periodically repeated in a direction that is parallel to the first substrate or the second substrate, and the liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules having a helical structure and a self-aligned liquid crystal additive to form a uniform lying helix (ULH) structure. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160170270 | DISPLAY PANEL | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160187731 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC APPRATUS - A liquid crystal display and a method for fabricating the same, an electronic apparatus are provided. The liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; and multiple pixel units disposed between the first and the substrates, where each of the pixel units includes multiple sub-pixels with different colors; where each of the sub-pixels includes a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates, a first alignment film disposed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer and a second alignment film disposed between the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer; where at least two sub-pixels in a pixel unit have different alignment directions relative to the first alignment film; and an alignment direction of a sub-pixel relative to the first alignment film is parallel to an alignment direction of this sub-pixel relative to the second alignment film. | 06-30-2016 |
