Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device is provided, in which an after image remaining after removing an application of a direct current voltage is suppressed. The active matrix liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal molecule having negative dielectric anisotropy and a dopant having a dissociative group.

Abstract: An image display device according to the present invention comprises a back panel on which a plurality of pixels each having a thin film electron emitter are arranged two-dimensionally, a front panel disposed opposite the back panel on which phosphor layer is formed, and a sealing frame with which the back panel and the front panel are fixed mutually to seal the plurality of pixels and the phosphor layer in a space enclosed by the back panel, the front panel, and the sealing frame, and is characterized in that double-layered signal lines each electrically connected to a group of the plurality of pixels are formed on the back panel, each of the double-layered signal lines consists of a lower-level electrode made from a silver paste and an upper-level electrode covering at least a part of the lower-level electrode laminated in this order on the back panel. The lower-level electrode is shaped e.g.

Abstract: A driver for driving a liquid crystal display includes an input terminal that inputs input data, an output terminal that outputs output data, a bi-directional common driver equipped with a first input/output terminal and a second input/output terminal and an input/output relationship of the first input/output terminal and the second input/output terminal being reversed in accordance with a shift direction controlled by a control signal. The display also includes an input switching unit that is disposed between the input terminal and the first and the second input/output terminals of the bi-directional common driver and that selectively inputs the input data from the input terminal to one of the first input/output terminal and the second input/output terminal and an output selecting unit that is disposed between the output terminal and the first and the second input/output terminals of the bi-directional common driver and that selectively leads and outputs the output data to the output terminal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high-quality image display device which allows scanning line electrodes to exhibit a uniform film thickness and the uniform low resistance over a whole length thereof thus suppressing local resistance irregularities and broken steps of the scanning line electrodes. The present invention provides the stacked structure which is constituted of scanning line lower electrodes which are embedded in grooves formed in a main surface of an insulating substrate which constitutes a first substrate, a first insulating layer, signal line electrodes, a second insulating layer, a third insulating layer, and scanning line upper electrodes. Electron sources are constituted of the signal line electrodes, the second insulating layer and the scanning line upper electrodes.

Abstract: In a display panel each of whose pixels has an electron emission element equipped with a pair of electrodes and an insulation area isolating these electrodes, the present invention specifies that the power supply line (scan line) connected with one of the pair of electrodes shall be formed thicker than the other electrode by screen printing using silver (Ag) paste or the like, and the power supply line and the one of the electrodes shall be connected together through an intermediary of the auxiliary electrode formed thinner than the power supply line, whereby a resistance of the power supply line is decreased, a voltage drop in the one electrode is controlled, and reliability of electrical connection between the power supply line and the one electrode is heightened.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus including one pair of substrates, at least one of said substrates being transparent, one pair of polarizing plates arranged on the paired substrates respectively, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched by the paired substrates, a liquid crystal display panel in which an electrode group is formed on at least one of the paired substrates and is to apply an electric field to the liquid crystal layer, and a light source unit arranged on a rear surface of the liquid crystal display panel, a monoaxial absorption anisotropic layer provided between the paired polarizing plates. In such apparatus, a high contrast ratio can be achieved due to suppression of black luminance. Also, better display qualities can be achieved by reducing a blue changing phenomenon of black representation.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a liquid crystal display which reduces unsatisfactory display caused by distorted initial alignment direction in a liquid crystal alignment layer for IPS type displays, realizes stable liquid crystal alignment, is high in mass-productivity, and produces high-quality images of increased contrast ratio. The liquid crystal display contains alignment layers 109 placed between a pair of substrates 101 and 102, at least one of which is transparent, liquid crystal layer 110? sealed between the alignment layers, common electrode 103 and source electrode 105 for applying an electrical field to the liquid crystal layer, thin-film transistors connected to each of these electrodes, polarizer plate 114 provided on at least one of the substrates, wherein at least one of the alignment layers 109 is composed of a photo-reactive polyimide and/or polyamic acid which can be provided with a liquid crystal alignment capacity by being irradiated with essentially linearly polarized light.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device capable of significantly suppressing an after image is provided. The liquid crystal display device contains substrates arranged as opposed to each other through a liquid crystal; a pixel electrode and a counter electrode for generating an electric field between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode, provided on a pixel region on a surface on a side of the liquid crystal of one of the substrates; and a charge transporting layer provided to cover the pixel electrode and the counter electrode, in which the pixel electrode and the counter electrode are formed in the same layer on one plane, and the liquid crystal has a resistivity of less than 1×1013 ?·cm.

Abstract: Work is irradiated with polarized light generated by configuring in such a manner as to have a polarizer using a grating that separates polarized light from non-polarized light, a lamp and a condenser mirror that allow light to fall on the polarizer, a collimator lens that converts the incoming light into parallel beams, an integrator lens that uniformizes intensity distribution of light radiated from the polarizer, and a diffusion lens with functions to enlarge or contract the irradiated range to the work size, and by forming protrusions and recesses of the shape, material, and size that fit to the desired wavelength on a substrate such as quartz, etc. that transmit ultraviolet light, and by providing the light-polarizing performance by appropriately providing an incident angle. By carrying out this processing, the alignment film in the liquid crystal display element can be photo-aligned at high accuracy and uniformly.

Abstract: A display data RAM has a storage area and a pre-charging circuit section. The storage area has LCD bit lines to be used for reading out display data stored in memory cells. The pre-charging circuit section has pre-charging lines and preset lines. Pieces of information of a particular order bit among the display data stored in the memory cells can be read out by supplying a potential to a selected one of the pre-charging lines. As a result, the power consumption of the display driver can be reduced.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device including a step of irradiating polarized UV light to an orientation film formed on a substrate. A power of the irradiating polarized UV light is set to a value which is less than 10 mJ/cm2.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a pair of substrates including at least one transparent substrate, a liquid crystal layer arranged between the substrates, a plurality of electrodes formed on at least one of the substrates to apply an electric field to the liquid crystal layer, a plurality of active elements connected to the electrodes, an alignment layer formed on the surface of each of the substrates in contact with the liquid crystal layer, and an optical means formed on at least one of the substrates to change the optical characteristics in accordance with the alignment condition of the particles of the liquid crystal layer. The taper angle at the ends of the electrodes is larger than 45 degrees but less than 90 degrees.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device comprising a substrate which has an organic material film (e.g. a leveling layer, or an alignment film) and a conductive oxide film (e.g. an electrode) covering at least a part of the organic material film both formed on an inner surface thereof facing a liquid crystal layer, the present invention provides the conductive oxide film formed at a temperature being neither higher than a thermal decomposition temperature of the organic material film nor lower than a heat deflection temperature of the organic material film, so as to prevent blebs from foaming from the organic material film and appearing in the liquid crystal layer even after a long term storage of the liquid crystal display device or even external force applied to the liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer, a group of electrodes for applying to the liquid crystal layer an electric field substantially parallel to the substrate surface, and a plurality of active elements connected to the electrodes, the group of electrodes and active elements being formed on one of the pair of substrates. An alignment control film is formed between the liquid crystal layer and at least one of the pair of substrates and is made from polyamic acid obtained by reacting a diamine with an acid anhydride.

Abstract: The irregularities of coloring concentration which is generated between dyed media when a color filter substrate which is prepared in a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device is manufactured by supplying ink to dyed media formed on a main surface of the color filter substrate using an ink jet method. In the present invention, as color filter ink which is supplied to the dyed media formed on the color filter substrate using the inkjet method, liquid which contains dye which colors the dyed media, solvent (for example, water) which has an affinity for the dye, a volatility-adjusting agent (for example, glycerin) which lowers the volatility of the ink to a level below the volatility of the solvent, and a dyeing-promoter agent (for example, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone) which exhibits a higher affinity for the dye and the dyed media than the volatility adjusting agent. Then, the dyed media is colored with this ink.

Abstract: A driver for driving a liquid crystal display includes an input terminal that inputs input data, an output terminal that outputs output data, a bi-directional common driver equipped with a first input/output terminal and a second input/output terminal and an input/output relationship of the first input/output terminal and the second input/output terminal being reversed in accordance with a shift direction controlled by a control signal. The display also includes an input switching unit that is disposed between the input terminal and the first and the second input/output terminals of the bi-directional common driver and that selectively inputs the input data from the input terminal to one of the first input/output terminal and the second input/output terminal and an output selecting unit that is disposed between the output terminal and the first and the second input/output terminals of the bi-directional common driver and that selectively leads and outputs the output data to the output terminal.

Abstract: A driver for a liquid crystal device includes a plurality of common drivers having a first common driver and a last common driver for comb-like driving that is coupled in cascade connection and a frequency divider that produces a second clock for interlaced driving by halving a period of a first clock that is provided from outside for serving as a basis of driving the drivers regarding each of the common drivers for comb-like driving aside from the first common driver and the last common driver. A converter circuit converts two periods of output data that are output in response to input data corresponding to one period of the first clock into one period of output data by using the second clock regarding input and output data of each of the common drivers for comb-like driving.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device including a step of irradiating polarized UV light to an orientation film formed on a substrate. A power of the irradiating polarized UV light is set to a value which is less than 10 mJ/cm2.

Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device is provided, in which an after image remaining after removing an application of a direct current voltage is suppressed. The active matrix liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal molecule having negative dielectric anisotropy and a dopant having a dissociative group.

Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device is provided, in which an after image remaining after removing an application of a direct current voltage is suppressed. The active matrix liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal molecule having negative dielectric anisotropy and a dopant having a dissociative group.