Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises first and second substrates facing each other and including a plurality of pixel regions, each of the plurality of pixel regions including transmissive and reflective areas; a plurality of first electric field distorting units repeatedly arranged in the transmissive area, wherein each of the plurality of first electric field distorting units generates a first domain structure; a plurality of second electric field distorting units repeatedly arranged in the reflective area, wherein each of the plurality of second electric field distorting units generates a second domain structure having less domains than the first domain structure; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display system is provided where a light irradiated onto each pixel provided at a liquid crystal display panel can be divided for each frame interval to selectively transmit and absorb the divided light. A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel and a timing controller that controls switching of a light transmission area and a light absorption area of the plurality of pixels for each frame interval. A liquid crystal shutter selectively absorbs and transmits a light irradiated onto each pixel for each frame interval. Electrode lines provided in a horizontal direction are symmetrically arranged at a front side of the liquid crystal display panel. The electrode lines makes a pair to be positioned at the front side of each pixel in the horizontal direction. A shutter driver alternately supplies a current to the pair of electrode lines positioned at the front side of each pixel in response to a control of the timing controller.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-domain liquid display preventing deviation of a domain boundary using a patterned spacer. The present invention includes a first substrate having a plurality of pixel areas defined by a plurality of data and gate lines and a plurality of pixel electrodes formed in the pixel areas, respectively, a second substrate having a black matrix layer cutting of lights from a portion excluding the pixel areas and an alignment boundary and a color filter layer realizing colors, a first alignment layer formed on the first or second substrate so as to have at least two different alignment states centering around the alignment boundary in each of the pixel areas, and a patterned spacer formed between the first and second substrates at a portion of the alignment boundary.

Abstract: An in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate, gate lines and data lines arranged in a matrix form on the first substrate to define a pixel area, a thin film transistor at a cross portion of the gate and data lines, a common line and a pixel electrode line in the pixel area to define an upper pixel area portion and a lower pixel area portion, first common electrodes and pixel electrodes connected to the common line and the pixel electrode line, a second common electrode disposed to overlap one of the first common electrodes and one of the pixel electrodes adjacent to the data lines, the second common electrode being connected to the first common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for precisely measuring various biological information of a user's body by using a single measuring apparatus enable precisely and effectively measuring biological information including body fat, pulse and a blood vessel aging degree. By measuring an infrared absorbance or infrared rays irradiated to a measurement target according to a modulation and tuning method and obtaining the information with reference to supplementary biological information obtained from a user, the plurality of biological information can be precisely measured at a low driving voltage through the modulation and tuning method by using a single infrared light source. Also, the measuring apparatus can be reduced in size by simplifying its construction and can be effectively integrated into various device.

Abstract: An in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device includes a substrate; at least two gate lines disposed on the substrate; at least two data lines disposed on the substrate crossing the gate lines to define a pixel region; a driving device disposed in the pixel region; a plurality of first electrodes disposed in the pixel region; and a plurality of second electrodes disposed in the pixel region parallel with the first electrodes. At least one first electrode is overlapped with at least one second electrode. Further, each one of the first electrodes and a corresponding one of second electrodes defining an electric field in a direction parallel to a surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate facing the lower substrate, a common electrode and a plurality of data electrodes on the lower substrate to generate an In-Plane switching mode electric field parallel to the lower and upper substrates, and a liquid crystal layer having a helical alignment between the lower and upper substrates.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a lamp to generate light; a light guide panel to convert an incident light from the lamp into a surface light, having a first refractive index; a low refractive index layer fixed on the light guide panel, having a second refractive index, which is relatively lower than the first refractive index, so as to have the light incident to the light guide panel totally reflected on the border area with the light guide panel; and a reflective type of liquid crystal display panel to realize a picture by reflecting the light going out from the low refractive index layer.

Abstract: An in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device including a first substrate and a second substrate, data lines and gate lines arranged in a matrix form on the first substrate to define a pixel, a thin film transistor at a cross portion of the gate and data lines, a black matrix over the gate lines, data lines, and the thin film transistor, a color filter layer in the pixel, at least a pair of a common electrode and a pixel electrode over the color filter layer and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.

Abstract: A transflective liquid crystal display device including a first substrate including a plurality of pixel regions, each of the pixel regions having a transmissive portion and a reflective portion, a gate line on the first substrate along a first direction, a data line along a second direction transverse to the first direction and crossing the gate line, an organic layer formed over the gate line and the data line, a switching device connected to the gate line and the data line, a transparent pixel electrode formed on the transmissive region and connected to the switching device, a reflective layer formed on the reflective region, the reflective layer having an open portion that exposes the pixel electrode on the transmissive region, wherein the reflective layer covers the gate line and the data line, and the organic layer covered by the reflective layer has a step profile at a side portion along a periphery of the organic layer, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and a second substrate.

Abstract: A driving device of a liquid crystal display device includes a timing controller for receiving image information and a control signal from a graphic processor through an interface unit; a gate driver integrated circuit for receiving the control signal from the timing controller and a gate on/off power from a DC/DC converter and for supplying a scan signal to a gate pad area in a periphery of a liquid crystal panel; a data driver integrated circuit for receiving the image information and the control signal and for supplying the image information to a data pad area in a periphery of the liquid crystal panel; a first gamma voltage generator for supplying a first gamma voltage to the data driver integrated circuit in a general driving mode; and a second gamma voltage generator for supplying gamma voltages to the data driver integrated circuit in a halftone gray driving mode.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an array substrate for an IPS-LCD device. The IPS-LCD device according to the present invention implements a multi-domain for a liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal molecules are aligned in various directions with respect to each different domain. Therefore, the different domains compensate for one another such that a color shift is prevented in spite of wide viewing angles. To form the multi-domain, the present invention provides an array substrate having divided common electrode or pixel electrode or both. In another aspect, to form the multi-domain, the present invention provides an array substrate having multi-bar shaped common and pixel electrodes. Each of the common and pixel electrodes has a transverse portion and a perpendicular portion. The transverse portions of the common and pixel electrodes induce a first domain, whereas the perpendicular potions of the common and pixel electrodes induce a second domain.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for driving a liquid crystal display that is capable of improving the viewing angle by converting a gray scale having poor viewing angle characteristics into a gray scale combination having good viewing angle characteristics. A driving method of a liquid crystal display for wide viewing angle of the present invention, time-divides one frame into at least two sub-frames for driving the liquid crystal display such that an arbitrary main grayscale is expressed by the combination of the sub-grayscales expressed at each of at least two sub-frames. Accordingly, the grayscale with poor viewing angle characteristics is time-divided into at least two grayscales with good viewing angle characteristics and the liquid crystal display is driven, thereby improving the viewing angle.

Abstract: A multi-mode stereoscopic image display method and apparatus wherein a plane picture and a stereoscopic picture can be displayed on a single display device. In the method and apparatus, video signals obtained by photographing an object at different angles are displayed on a display unit and a mode signal for assigning a stereoscopic mode or a plane mode is generated. In a stereoscopic mode, a picture displayed on the display unit is separated into a left-eye picture and a right-eye picture being incident to the left eye and the light eye of an observer. In a plane mode, said picture displayed on the display unit is transmitted to the observer without change.

Abstract: A method of displaying a color image for a field sequential liquid crystal display device is provided. The method includes dividing a liquid crystal panel into n numbers of driving areas and turning on each of light sources Red, Green and Blue sequentially for every divided driving area. Furthermore, the method includes providing a time interval between driving sections of a previous light source and a next light source.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; a pixel electrode on an inner surface of the first substrate; a first alignment layer of a ferroelectric liquid crystal material over the pixel electrode, the first alignment layer having a first spontaneous polarization along a first direction; a common electrode on an inner surface of the second substrate; a second alignment layer of the ferroelectric liquid crystal material over the common electrode, the second alignment layer having a second spontaneous polarization along the first direction; a liquid crystal layer in between the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer, the liquid crystal layer including a nematic liquid crystal material and a dye material; and a first polarizer disposed on an outer surface of one of the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an IPS-LCD device. The IPS-LCD device according to the present invention implements a multi-domain for a liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal molecules are aligned in various directions with respect to each different domain. Therefore, the different domains compensate for one another such that a color shift is prevented in spite of wide viewing angles. To form the multi-domain, the present invention provides a plurality of dielectric protrusions.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an array substrate for an IPS-LCD device. The IPS-LCD device according to the present invention implements a multi-domain for a liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal molecules are aligned in various directions with respect to each different domain. Therefore, the different domains compensate for one another such that a color shift is prevented in spite of wide viewing angles. To form the multi-domain, the present invention provides an array substrate having divided common electrode or pixel electrode or both. In another aspect, to form the multi-domain, the present invention provides an array substrate having multi-bar shaped common and pixel electrodes. Each of the common and pixel electrodes has a transverse portion and a perpendicular portion. The transverse portions of the common and pixel electrodes induce a first domain, whereas the perpendicular potions of the common and pixel electrodes induce a second domain.

Abstract: A field sequential liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal panel having an upper substrate, a lower substrate and a liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween, a back light disposed under the liquid crystal panel for irradiating a light to the liquid crystal panel and having 3 different light sources Red, Green and Blue sequentially driven; and an image signal processor controlling a lighting speed of each of the light sources Red, Green and Blue.

Abstract: A multi-domain LCD device includes first and second substrates, gate and data lines defining a plurality of pixel regions on the first substrate, at least one first electric field distortion unit formed at the pixel region, a pixel electrode formed at the pixel region and having at least one second electric field distortion unit, a common electrode formed on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first and second substrates, having liquid crystal molecules symmetrically arranged by the first electric field distortion unit and having a plurality of domains generated by the first and second electric field distortion units.