Abstract: The present invention provides a horizontal alignment mode liquid crystal display device capable of achieving high resolution, high speed response, and high transmittance. The liquid crystal display device of present invention sequentially includes a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules, and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a first electrode, a second electrode provided closer to the liquid crystal layer than the first electrode is, and an insulating film provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. An opening portion (15) is formed in the second electrode in each of a plurality of units of display (50) arrayed in a matrix pattern. The liquid crystal molecules are aligned parallel to the first substrate in a voltage non-applied state in which no voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode.

Abstract: A production control system for liquid crystal panels includes a general design circuit board producing section configured to produce general design circuit boards, a frame processing section configured to process frames of the general design circuit boards based on an outline of the liquid crystal panels in an order from a customer, a customer terminal, a processor, and information and communication lines. At least the outline of the liquid crystal panels and an order quantity are input to the customer terminal by the customer. The processor is configured to control the general design circuit board producing section to produce the general design circuit boards and the frame processing section to process the frames of the general design circuit boards for an order quantity based on the outline of the display panels and the order quantity entered in the customer terminal.

Abstract: A method of driving a display device including a display panel that includes a color filter board is provided. The color filter board includes a light blocking section formed in a grid and color sections that are formed in areas surrounded by a pattern of the light blocking section in different colors from area to area. The color sections form display pixels on a combination basis. The display panel includes a light blocking area in at least a section of an edge along an outline of the display panel. The method includes setting the color sections that do not form the display pixels among the color sections adjacent to the light blocking area in a plan view of the display panel constantly in the black state.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device (100) includes a liquid crystal display panel (1) and an illumination element (2), and is capable of switching between: a first mode of displaying in which displaying is performed by using a plurality of color rays emitted from the illumination element; and a second mode of displaying in which the background is allowed to be perceived, with no color rays being emitted from the illumination element.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mirror display that sufficiently prevents a decrease in the screen luminance in the display mode while sufficiently increasing the reflectance in the mirror mode, and also gives excellent production efficiency.

Abstract: A touch panel includes: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed on a viewer side of the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes and a common electrode for applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer; and a plurality of detection electrodes and a plurality of driving electrodes for a touch sensor. The first substrate includes: a first transparent substrate; and the plurality of pixel electrodes, which are formed on the liquid crystal layer side of the first transparent substrate. The second substrate includes: a second transparent substrate; and the plurality of driving electrodes and the plurality of detection electrodes formed on the liquid crystal layer side of the second transparent substrate. The touch panel does not include a conductive layer on the viewer side of the second transparent substrate.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of reducing power consumption when switching a gate line between a selected state and a non-selected state, and of providing a narrower frame for an active matrix substrate. A gate driver (11) that scans each gate line is formed inside a display area in an active matrix substrate (20a) having gate lines (13G) and data lines formed therein. The gate driver (11) switches the gate line to either a selected state or a non-selected state, in accordance with a control signal supplied via a line (15L). The gate driver (11) includes a high-charge drive circuit (11a), a low-charge drive circuit (11b), and a shift register (11c). The high-charge drive circuit is supplied with a first DC voltage signal corresponding to the selected state via the line (15L), and charges the gate line to the potential of the first DC voltage signal.

Abstract: The optical device (100) includes a first substrate (10), a second substrate (20), and an optical layer (30). The first substrate includes a first electrode (11) and a second electrode (12) configured to be provided with mutually different electrical potentials within a pixel. The optical layer may include a medium (31) and a plurality of shape-anisotropic particles (32) dispersed in the medium. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode may include a plurality of comb teeth portions (11a, 12a) arranged at predetermined intervals along the first direction (D1). When an electric potential difference is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, the pixel may be configured to have an electrical field distribution in which a strong electric field region having a stronger field intensity than another region is periodically formed parallel to the surface of the optical layer along a second direction (D2) orthogonal to the first direction.

Abstract: A production control system for liquid crystal panels includes a general design circuit board producing section configured to produce general design circuit boards, a frame processing section configured to process frames of the general design circuit boards based on an outline of the liquid crystal panels in an order from a customer, a customer terminal, a processor, and information and communication lines. At least the outline of the liquid crystal panels and an order quantity are input to the customer terminal by the customer. The processor is configured to control the general design circuit board producing section to produce the general design circuit boards and the frame processing section to process the frames of the general design circuit boards for an order quantity based on the outline of the display panels and the order quantity entered in the customer terminal.

Abstract: A method of driving a display device including a display panel that includes a color filter board is provided. The color filter board includes a light blocking section formed in a grid and color sections that are formed in areas surrounded by a pattern of the light blocking section in different colors from area to area. The color sections form display pixels on a combination basis. The display panel includes a light blocking area in at least a section of an edge along an outline of the display pane. The method includes setting the color sections that do not form the display pixels among the color sections adjacent to the light blocking area in a plan view of the display panel constantly in the black state.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device (100) includes a liquid crystal display panel (1) and an illumination element (2), and is capable of switching between: a first mode of displaying in which displaying is performed by using a plurality of color rays emitted from the illumination element; and a second mode of displaying in which the background is allowed to be perceived, with no color rays being emitted from the illumination element.

Abstract: Provided is a display panel that reduces occurrence of display irregularities in a display region even in a case where driving circuits that switch gate lines between selected and non-selected states are provided in the display region. A display panel of the present invention includes an active matrix substrate and a counter substrate, the active matrix substrate being provided with a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of source lines. The active matrix substrate includes, in a display region, a driving circuit provided with respect to each of the gate lines, for switching the gate line between a selected state and a non-selected state.

Abstract: A technique is provided that reduces dullness of a potential provided to a line such as gate line on an active-matrix substrate to enable driving the line at high speed and, at the same time, reduces the size of the picture frame region. On an active-matrix substrate (20a) are provided gate lines (13G) and source lines. On the active-matrix substrate (20a) are further provided: gate drivers (11) each including a plurality of switching elements, at least one of which is located in a pixel region, for supplying a scan signal to a gate line (13G); and lines (15L1) each for supplying a control signal to the associated gate driver (11). A control signal is supplied by a display control circuit (4) located outside the display region to the gate drivers (11) via the lines (15L1). In response to a control signal supplied, each gate driver (11) drives the gate line (13G) to which it is connected.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display panel substrate having a semiconductor element includes a film forming step of forming a thin film, a resist film forming step of forming a positive resist film on the thin film, a first exposure step of selectively exposing a resist film via a photomask including a pattern of the semiconductor element, a second exposure step of selectively exposing the resist film by scanning and irradiating the resist film with light along an outline shape of the display panel substrate, a developing step of developing the resist film to remove the resist film exposed in the first and second exposure steps and form a resist pattern on the thin film, an etching step of etching the thin film using the resist pattern as a mask, and forming a thin-film pattern by selectively removing the thin film, and a peeling step of peeling the resist pattern.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer of a horizontal orientation type that is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first electrode pair that applies a first horizontal electric field to the liquid crystal layer, an insulating layer provided on the first electrode pair, and a second electrode pair that is provided on the insulating layer and that applies a second horizontal electric field to the liquid crystal layer. The first electrode pair includes first and second linear electrodes provided with a gap therebetween. The second electrode pair includes third and fourth linear electrodes provided with a gap therebetween. In a plan view of the first substrate, the third and fourth linear electrodes extend in a direction perpendicular with respect to the first and second linear electrodes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device in a new display mode that is based on the horizontal alignment capable of giving a wide viewing angle and that can achieve high speed response.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including: a light irradiating unit configured to irradiate a photosensitive member charged by a charging unit with light to form an electrostatic latent image; a processing unit configured to generate M-bit (M is an integer not less than 2) density data indicating a density based on the input image data, to generate (M+N)-bit processing data based on the M-bit density data and N-bit (N is an integer not less than 1) correction data, to convert the processing data into a plural-bit binary drive data corresponding to a value of the processing data, and to serially output the plural-bit drive data bit by bit to generate a drive signal; and a drive unit configured to drive the light irradiating unit based on the drive signal.

Abstract: A technique is provided that reduces dullness of a potential provided to a line such as gate line on an active-matrix substrate to enable driving the line at high speed and, at the same time, reduces the size of the picture frame region. On an active-matrix substrate (20a) are provided gate lines (13G) and source lines. On the active-matrix substrate (20a) are further provided: gate drivers (11) each including a plurality of switching elements, at least one of which is located in a pixel region, for supplying a scan signal to a gate line (13G); and lines (15L1) each for supplying a control signal to the associated gate driver (11). A control signal is supplied by a display control circuit (4) located outside the display region to the gate drivers (11) via the lines (15L1). In response to a control signal supplied, each gate driver (11) drives the gate line (13G) to which it is connected.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display panel substrate having a semiconductor element includes a film forming step of forming a thin film, a resist film forming step of forming a positive resist film on the thin film, a first exposure step of selectively exposing a resist film via a photomask including a pattern of the semiconductor element, a second exposure step of selectively exposing the resist film by scanning and irradiating the resist film with light along an outline shape of the display panel substrate, a developing step of developing the resist film to remove the resist film exposed in the first and second exposure steps and form a resist pattern on the thin film, an etching step of etching the thin film using the resist pattern as a mask, and forming a thin-film pattern by selectively removing the thin film, and a peeling step of peeling the resist pattern.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that can improve the response speed from OFF state to ON state. The present invention includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a horizontal-alignment type liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, and pixels.