Abstract: The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display device having a retardation film. The retardation film is formed in such a way that one of a UV curable polymer and a UV curable liquid crystal is coated.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device (10) according to the present invention, a retardation plate (12) and a polarizer plate (13) are stacked on one side of a liquid crystal panel (11). A second retardation plate (14) and a second polarizer plate (15) are stacked on the other side of the liquid crystal panel (11). The liquid crystal panel (11) has a pair of transparent substrates, i.e., a first transparent substrate (21) and a second transparent substrate (22), and a nematic liquid crystal layer (32) is interposed between the pair of transparent substrates. A semi-transmissive film (26) is provided on an inner surface of the second transparent substrate (22). The semi-transmissive film has both a light reflective property and a light transmissive property. When the liquid crystal display device (10) is operative in the reflective mode, light passing through the liquid crystal layer (32) is reflected on the semi-transmissive film (26).

Abstract: A reflection type liquid crystal display apparatus includes: a first substrate having a plurality of reflecting electrodes; a second substrate having a light transmitting electrode; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes an insulating substrate, a switching device provided on the insulating substrate for supplying a display voltage signal to the reflecting electrode, a drawing-out electrode connected to the switching device and extending under the reflecting electrode, and an insulating resin layer having a contact hole on the drawing-out electrode. The reflecting electrode is provided on the insulating resin layer, corresponding to each pixel, so as to cover the contact hole, and is electrically connected to the drawing-out electrode at the bottom of the contact hole.

Abstract: A vertically aligned type liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal layer disposed between a pixel electrode and a common electrode and containing vertically aligned liquid crystal molecules, the orientation of the liquid crystal molecules being controlled by electric field. An orientation control window is formed in the common electrode located opposite to the pixel electrode and an aspect ration, i.e., a vertical to horizontal length ratio of the pixel electrode is set to at least 2. Alternatively, the pixel electrode is partitioned into at least two electrode regions that each region represents a divided pixel electrode. An orientation control window is formed in the common electrode so as to correspond to each divided pixel electrode, an aspect ratio of each divided pixel electrode is set to at least 2. As such, the influence at the edge sections of the pixel electrode is reduced, viewing angle characteristic and transmittance are improved, and average response time is shortened.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method capable of producing, at a high throughput, a large-area FPD such as a liquid crystal display panel or O-ELD having a horizontal scanning circuit portion including a TFT characteristic having a high drive current (a high mobility), and a pixel portion and a vertical scanning circuit portion each of which contains crystal grains excellent in uniformity.

Abstract: This invention provides achromatic compound retarders, achromatic polarization switches, and achromatic shutters using the liquid crystal compound retarders. It further provides achromatic variable retardance smectic and nematic liquid crystal retarders. The achromatic compound retarders according to the invention are used to create achromatic inverters for display applications. The display comprises one or more retarders having in-plane retardance and in-plane orientation, at least one of the retarders being an actively controlled liquid crystal retarder, and a ferroelectric liquid crystal display, wherein the one or more retarders work in combination with the ferroelectric liquid crystal display to provide four states of brightness.

Abstract: A multi-domain liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates facing each other and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates. A plurality of gate bus lines are arranged in a first direction on the first substrate and a plurality of data bus lines are arranged in a second direction on the first substrate to define a pixel region. A common electrode is formed on the second substrate and a pixel electrode is electrically charged through the data bus line to drive the liquid crystal layer with the common electrode. An auxiliary electrode is formed on a same layer whereon the pixel electrode is formed. A passivation is formed below the pixel and auxiliary electrodes to insulate them from other electrodes and bus lines. An alignment layer is on at least one substrate between the first and second substrates.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device in which a plurality of liquid crystal layers are stacked on a substrate, a method for bonding a film for sealing liquid crystal to supporting members is improved and the fabrication cost is thereby reduced, in order to provide a reflective type liquid crystal display device that achieves a bright display image and causes no parallax problem, and to provide a reducing method of the device. The liquid crystal display device comprises a substrate, a resin film, a multiplicity of columnar supporting members, an adhesive layer, and a liquid crystal layer. The substrate comprises a pixel electrode and a driving element connected to the pixel electrode, both formed on the upper surface of the substrate. The resin film comprises a common electrode provided on the upper surface of the film, and is disposed upwardly with respect to the substrate. The supporting members are provided on the substrate so as to support the resin film.

Abstract: An array substrate 12 is formed with pixel electrodes 14 in the form of a matrix. The pixel electrode 14 is connected to a thin film transistor 155. The thin film transistor 155 is formed with a light shielding film 152 consisting of resin for preventing an entry of light into the thin film transistor 155. A polymer dispersion liquid crystal layer 21 is interposed between a counter electrode 25 and the pixel electrode 14. A substrate 11 is formed with a color filter 151 having red (R), green (G), and blue (B). The color filter 151 is formed from dielectric multilayer film or organic material. The counter electrode 25 is formed above the color filter 155, and the counter electrode 25 and the liquid crystal layer 21 are bonded together by an adhesive layer 371.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device can realize a broad visual field angle comparable to a cathode ray tube and produce a high brightness and a high image quality, with low power consumption and a narrow frame. To achieve these features, in an active matrix system liquid crystal display device, a counter electrode and a pixel electrode are linearly formed so as not to flatly overlap each other, thus enabling generation of an electric field parallel to the substrate surface, and an insulating film having a specific dielectric constant not greater than 4 is formed on a drain line, thus forming the counter electrode on the insulating film to cover the drain line.