Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a liquid crystal element having a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode which control alignment of liquid crystal molecules by applying an electric field in a direction parallel to a surface of a substrate to a liquid crystal layer, a memory circuit which is disposed in a pixel circuit and which serves as a voltage source of a first voltage and a second voltage, and an application voltage inverting circuit which is disposed in the pixel circuit and which inverts voltages applied to the liquid crystal element by controlling each of the first voltage and the second voltage so as to be supplied to either the first pixel electrode or the second pixel electrode of the liquid crystal element.

Abstract: There is provided a surface light source device having a configuration where light sources are arranged on both of a pair of side surfaces of a light guide plate and allowed to independently form nonuniform light emission intensity distributions in which light emission intensity is lower and higher at places closer to and farther from each of the light sources. Light guide control sections controlling guiding of light from light sources are arranged on a reflection surface of a light guide plate. The light guide control section is configured of concave sections, and the concave sections include inclined surfaces facing the light source and inclined surfaces facing the light source, respectively, and the heights of the concave sections increase with increasing distance from the light source. A nonuniform light emission intensity distribution in which light emission intensity is lower and higher at places closer to and farther from the light source is formed by lighting of the light source.

Abstract: An LCD having pixels arrayed along a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction includes: opposite first and second substrates having facing first and second surfaces, respectively; a first light shielding layer formed along the second direction between the pixels adjacent in the first direction on the first surface; a first electrode formed within each pixel on the second surface and having a first electrode portion; a second electrode positioned between the pixels adjacent in the first direction on the second surface to at least partially overlap the first light shielding layer in plan view and having a second electrode portion extending along the first electrode portion; a third electrode having a third electrode portion formed along the first direction between the pixels adjacent in the second direction on the second surface.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a switchable liquid crystal device uses first and second foils (80,82). A bonding layer (100) is applied to the first foil by a lamination process and bonding takes place at predetermined portions of the bonding layer. These portions define at least one closed boundary (110). Those parts of the bonding layer other than at the predetermined portions are removed. After or during the foils are laminated together, the space enclosed by the closed boundary is filled with liquid crystal material (72) the structure is laminated onto a support substrate (92). The method uses foils as the opposing substrates, so that they can be processed using roll to roll and lamination processes.

Abstract: There are provided a display that can block light so that a display on an image display device is invisible from a wide range of view angles in an oblique direction, and a view angle control element employed therein. In a narrow view angle state, a view angle control liquid crystal panel (2) prevents light in a predetermined wavelength region that has been incident at a polar angle of ?H or more from being transmitted through a polarizing plate (22) by using a phase difference imparted by a liquid crystal cell (21). In the narrow view angle state, a view angle control liquid crystal panel (3) prevents light that has been incident at a polar angle of ?L or more, among light that has been transmitted through the polarizing plate (22), from being transmitted through a polarizing plate (32) by using a phase difference imparted by a liquid crystal cell (31). Consequently, light forming a polar angle of ?L or more is blocked as a whole, which allows the narrow view angle state to cover a wide range.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display that includes: gate lines and data lines arranged on a first substrate; pixel electrodes connected to the gate lines and the data lines, and including a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode separated from each other by a gap; a common electrode arranged on a second substrate, and facing the pixel electrodes; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrodes and the common electrode and including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules, wherein each of the first sub-pixel electrode and the second sub-pixel electrode includes a plurality of fine branch portions, the second sub-pixel electrodes include a connection portion surrounding the fine branch portions of the first sub-pixel electrodes, and a plurality of notches are formed in the connection portion of the second sub-pixel electrode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds represented by the following Formula Ia, in which each R1-R6 can in each case be independently selected from hydrogen or hydrocarbyl (e.g., methyl); R7 is a multivalent linking group, such as L1 is a divalent linking group, such as a bond or divalent optionally substituted hydrocarbyl; each L2 independently represents a flexible segment, such as divalent linear or branched C1-C25 alkyl; each L3 independently represents a rigid segment including, for example, optionally substituted phenylen-1,4-diyl groups; t is from 1 to 4; m and p are each independently from 0 to 4 for each t, provided that the sum of m and p is at least 1 for each t; and E can be hydrogen or optionally substituted hydrocarbyl. The present invention also relates to compositions, such as liquid crystal compositions, and articles, such as optical elements, that include the compound represented by Formula Ia.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device where both improvement in light transmittance of a liquid crystal display panel having a photo alignment film and suppression of occurrence of after image can be achieved. The liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal display panel including pixels each having an active device, a pixel electrode, a common electrode and a liquid crystal layer arranged in a dot matrix array. The liquid crystal display panel has a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate has the active device, the pixel electrode, the common electrode and a first alignment film. The second substrate has a second alignment film. The first alignment film and the second alignment film are respectively a photo alignment film formed by irradiating a photo decomposition type insulating film with light.

Abstract: A video processing circuit replaces an applied voltage designated by the video signal and applied to a first pixel with a predetermined third voltage, in the case that the applied voltage is lower than the third voltage, the first pixel is abutted on a predetermined application boundary, and the first pixel is surrounded by a risk boundary determined in accordance with a tilt azimuth direction of the liquid crystal on at least two sides.

Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other and a rectangular frame-shaped sealing material configured to bond the first and second substrates together. The first substrate has an interconnect layer overlapping a corner of the sealing material, a layered insulating film including an inorganic insulating film and an organic insulating film placed one upon the other on the interconnect layer, and a transparent conductive layer formed on the layered insulating film to be connected to the interconnect layer via a contact hole formed through the layered insulating film. The second substrate has an electrode layer electrically connected to the transparent conductive layer. The inorganic insulating film has an exposed portion exposed from the organic insulating film in the corner of the sealing material. The exposed portion is entirely exposed from the transparent conductive layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to multilayer display connections, display devices using the display connections, and tiled displays, in particular tiled reflective cholesteric liquid crystal displays. The displays include substrates that have integral tabs for bringing the electrical connections from one major surface of the display to the opposite major surface of the display. The inactive region of a tiled display is thereby minimized by making the electrical connections to display drivers on the major surface opposite the viewing area.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an optical device includes an optically variable layer and first and second electrodes. The optically variable layer includes a material having dielectric anisotropy and a solvatochromic dye. The first and second electrodes are configured to apply a voltage to the optically variable layer. According to another embodiment, a display includes an optical device and a driving circuit. The optical device includes an optically variable layer and first and second electrodes. The optically variable layer includes a material having dielectric anisotropy and a solvatochromic dye. The first and second electrodes are configured to driving circuit is configured to put a drive voltage across the first and second electrodes.

Abstract: A transmissive beam steering aperture includes a common superstrate provided from an optical material and having first and second opposing surfaces with at least one of the first and second surfaces having an electrode coating provided thereon to provide the at least one surface as a common electrode surface and having a first plurality of electrically isolated common electrodes. One or more electrode containing substrates is disposed over respective ones of the first plurality of electrically isolated common electrodes to form one or more one liquid crystal (LC) cells. In one embodiment, the transmissive beam steering aperture is used as an aperture in an optical phased array.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal disposed between a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate, a first electrode and second electrode which overlie the first transparent substrate and which are used to drive the liquid crystal, one or more layers overlying the first electrode, and one or more layers overlying the second electrode. The correlation between layers disposed between the first electrode and the liquid crystal agrees with the correlation between layers disposed between the second electrode and the liquid crystal.

Abstract: A dichroic filter column (4) is provided on an incident surface (11). At least one of two end parts of a light guide plate (1) in a thickness direction is divided into a plurality of light guide paths (6), in a width direction of the light guide plate (1) by a plurality of cutout grooves (5). Portions of the plurality of light guide paths (6) on an incident surface (11) side are aligned in accordance with positions of a plurality of dichroic filters (31), respectively. The plurality of dichroic filters (31) are elements of the dichroic filter column (4).

Abstract: A method of driving a bi-stable chiral splay nematic mode liquid crystal display device including first and second substrates, a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, first and second reset electrodes on one of inner surfaces of the first and second substrates, a pixel electrode on the inner surface of the first substrate and a common electrode on the inner surface of the second substrate includes: applying a data voltage and a common voltage to the pixel electrode and the common electrode, respectively, such that a vertical electric field is generated and the liquid crystal layer transitions from a splay state to a ?-twist state during a writing period; and floating the pixel electrode and the common electrode such that the liquid crystal layer keeps the ?-twist state and displays a present image during a memory period.

Abstract: The display device according to the present invention is a display device comprising a thin glass substrate (applied thin glass) and a thin film transistor circuit (TFT circuit layer) formed on the thin glass substrate, wherein the thin glass substrate is gained by forming a transparent resin film (resin thin film) on a support member, applying a glass material to the transparent resin film, baking the glass material, and after that removing the support member.

Abstract: The display device includes a pair of insulating substrates arranged so as to be opposed, a bonding layer, and a strain suppressing plate. The bonding layer is provided on the outer surface side of one insulating substrate. The strain suppressing plate has rigidity higher than that of the insulating substrate to suppress the strain caused by curving the insulating substrate. The strain suppressing plate is fixed to the insulating substrate by the bonding layer.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing a photoluminescent light source is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a light source that emanates light of a particular spectrum, photoluminescent material which converts light from the light source to light of another spectrum, and a selective mirror which reflects light generated by the light source and transmits light generated by the photoluminescent material. The photoluminescent material may be arranged so as to provide a plurality of light sources that emanate light of various colors.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and method includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween, first and second alignment films formed on respective ones of the substrates, at least one first projecting portion which is disposed between the first alignment film and one of the substrates, and at least one second projecting portion disposed between the second alignment film and the other of the substrates, facing the at least one first projecting portion. A height of the at least one first projecting portion is smaller than a height of the at least one second projecting portion, and an area of an upper surface of the at least one first projecting portion is smaller than an area of an upper surface of the at least one second projecting portion.

Abstract: The display device according to the present invention is a display device having a display panel and a front window (FW) provided on a front surface side of the display panel, and has: a colored portion 20 having a thickness of 20 ?m or more printed on a rear surface of the front window and formed around a display region of the display panel; a first adhesive film 31 having approximately the same thickness as the colored portion placed inside the colored portion so as to not overlap the colored portion; and a second adhesive film 32 placed so as to cover the colored portion 20 and the first adhesive film 31.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate at intervals with each other, and a liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and configured to include a vertical alignment liquid crystal. When the interval between the pixel electrodes adjacent to each other is s [?m], the thickness of the liquid crystal layer is d [?m] and the pretilt angle of the vertical alignment liquid crystal is ?[°], a relation equation ?1.6×s/d+4.4????2.6×s/d+5.6 is satisfied.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a lower substrate, a printed circuit board, at least one connection unit and a plurality of readout lines. The connection unit is adapted to connect the printed circuit board to a periphery region of the lower substrate, and has a driver. The readout lines are extended from the lower substrate to the printed circuit board through the connection unit having the driver.

Abstract: A projection type display device is provided to display high quality images. In the device, a WB-PBSW 2 is inclined to liquid crystal display devices 1r, 1b, 1g and has wire grids 2a parallel with a first substrate 11. One of directions of projection lines obtained by projecting the wire grids 2a on a second substrate 12 vertically, the one direction being directed to a direction where one extension surface of the polarization spectroscopic surface intersects with another extension surface of the second substrate when the one direction is turned in the counterclockwise direction by 90°, is defined as X-axis. If the liquid crystal display devices 1r, 1b, 1g are a type of first twist (normal twist), device reference line vectors are located at 225°±10° in the counterclockwise direction in view from the first substrate 11. In case of a second twist (reverse twist) type, the device reference line vectors are located at 315°±10° in the counterclockwise direction in view from the first substrate 11.

Abstract: Provided are a display panel substrate and a display panel which are capable of preventing short-circuiting between wiring electrode terminals. The substrate includes wiring electrode terminals (121) for connecting an external wiring substrate; lead wires (122) electrically connected to the wiring electrode terminals (121); an interlayer insulating film (209) covering the lead wires (122); conductive material films (210) formed to overlap the wiring electrode terminals (121) and electrically connected to the wiring electrode terminals (121); and conductive material films (211) formed to overlap the lead wires (122) through the interlayer insulating film (209) and electrically connected to the lead wires (122).

Abstract: An electro-optical display apparatus includes a display area in which sub-pixel columns formed of sub-pixels of the same color that are linearly arranged in a single direction are disposed in a stripe arrangement together with sub-pixel columns of other colors. An aperture ratio of each sub-pixel in at least one sub-pixel column located at one edge of the display area in an arrangement direction of the sub-pixel columns and at least one sub-pixel column located at another edge of the display area in the arrangement direction of the sub-pixel columns are configured to be lower than those of sub-pixels of the same color located in a center portion of the display area.

Abstract: A four color liquid crystal display (LCD) including red, green, blue, and white sub-pixels are provided. The LCD also includes a plurality of gate lines for transmitting gate signals to the sub-pixels and a plurality of data lines for transmitting data signals to the sub-pixels. The white sub-pixel is smaller than the other sub-pixels, and each of the data lines passes between adjacent two sub-pixels and includes at least one curved portion. Furthermore, the lengths of the data lines are substantially uniform.

Abstract: A method for influencing electromagnetic radiation in a frequency range between 0.1 and 10 terahertz includes providing a planar modulator having a matrix of at least 10×10 individual, active planar elements. Each planar element has a diameter between 5 ?m and 100 ?m. The planar elements are individually controlled using a central control unit such that each planar element assumes a respective one of at least two states in accordance with the control so as to influence the radiation.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: Liquid crystal optoelectronic devices are produced by fabricating a wafer-level component structure and affixing a plurality of discrete components to a surface structure prior to singulating the individual devices therefrom. After singulation, the individual devices include a portion of the wafer-level fabricated structure and at least of the discrete components. The wafer-level structure may include a liquid crystal and controlling electrodes, and the discrete components may include fixed lenses or image sensors. The discrete components may be located on either or both of two sides of the wafer-level structure. Multiple liquid crystal layers may be used to reduce nonuniformities in the interaction with light from different angles, and to control light of different polarizations. The liquid crystal devices may function as optoelectronic devices such as tunable lenses, shutters or diaphragms.

Abstract: The invention relates to a display structure comprising an electrode layer (3) superposed on a sub-layer (5) wherein a surface of the sub-layer facing the electrode layer is roughened. In particular, the display structure may relate to a TFT stack comprising a layer of an electrode metal corresponding to a pixel electrode (3). The pixel pad together with the data line (1) is used for charging of the pixel pad. The gate electrode (4) used is separated from the source and drain electrode (1, 3) by a dielectric layer (6). The structural layers of the TFT may be deposited on a suitable flexible substrate (7). In order to prevent defects in the light modulating layer (9) from being visible, a surface of the sub-layer (5) underlying the electrode layer (3) is roughened. It is desirable to provide such improvement to, among others, electrophoretic-type displays and liquid crystal-type displays.

Abstract: A display device including a substrate, a driving element, a reflective layer and a first auxiliary layer is provided. The substrate has a first area and a second area. The driving element is placed within the first area. The reflective layer is placed above the first area and at least a portion of the second area and coupled to the driving element. The first auxiliary layer is placed on the reflective layer above the first area. The first auxiliary layer improves the electrical characteristic of the reflective layer. A reflectance of the first auxiliary layer is not larger than a reflectance of the reflective layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display substrate including a pixel electrode and a thin film transistor formed thereon. The thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, and the pixel electrode is formed by extending the drain electrode thereby reducing the required number of process steps and photo masks.

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel includes a liquid crystal cell having a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules that are vertically aligned in an absence of a voltage; a first optical compensation layer having a relationship of Nz =1 to 2.5 and a relationship of Re1(380) <Re1(550) <Re1(780); a second optical compensation layer having a relationship of nx =ny >nz and a relationship of Re2(380) >Re2(550) >Re2(780); a first polarizer; a third optical compensation layer having a relationship of Nz =1 to 2.

Abstract: A display device is provided which comprises a first conductive layer in which a first electrode film is formed, a first insulating layer provided over the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer provided over the first insulating layer and in which a second electrode film is formed at a position different, in plane, from the first electrode film, and a second insulating layer provided over the second conductive layer. Over a surface of the second insulating layer, a recess having, in its inside, a first region in which the first electrode film is exposed, a second region in which the second electrode film is exposed, and a third region which connects the first region and the second region is formed, and a conductive film is formed at least in the first through the third regions.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate. The liquid crystal device further has a first light shielding layer of a surface of the first substrate; a first electrode having an electrode portion extending in a predetermined direction; and a second electrode of the surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate. The second electrode is formed such that at least a part thereof overlaps the first light shielding layer in plan view and has an electrode portion extending in a direction along the electrode portion of the first electrode. The device further has a third electrode of the surface of the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates and aligned in an in-plane direction of the first or second substrate.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device with a front face plate having a first section, a second section, and a third section is disclosed. The first section has a light transmissive section and the second section being a light shielding section. The third section may be arranged between the first section and the second section. The third section has a transmittance value which is lower than that of the first section and higher than that of the second section. A method for forming a front face plate assembly of a liquid crystal display device, which may include a front face plate, is also disclosed.

Abstract: A light receiving element 1 has a semiconductor substrate 101; a first mesa 11 provided over the semiconductor substrate 101, and having an active region and a first electrode (p-side electrode 111) provided over the active region; a second mesa 12 provided over the semiconductor substrate 101, and having a semiconductor layer and a second electrode (n-side electrode 121) provided over the semiconductor layer; and a third mesa 13 provided over the semiconductor substrate 101, and having a semiconductor layer, wherein the third mesa 13 is arranged so as to surround the first mesa 11.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a first optical unit, and a second optical unit. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer is operated in a vertical alignment mode. The first optical unit includes a C-plate and a first polarization plate having a first absorption axis. The second optical unit includes a positive A-plate, a negative A-plate, and a second polarization plate having a second absorption axis substantially perpendicular to the first absorption axis. The positive A-plate and the negative A-plate may gather dispersed polarization states of a colored light.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, common voltage wiring disposed on the first substrate and transmitting a common voltage, a first insulating layer disposed on the common voltage wiring, a common electrode disposed on a whole surface of the second substrate, a first conductive member disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and electrically connecting the common electrode and the common voltage wiring to each other, and a sealant combining the first substrate and the second substrate. The first insulating layer includes a first contact hole exposing a first portion of the common voltage wiring and a plurality of a second contact hole exposing a second portion of the common voltage wiring, the second contact hole having a smaller area than the first contact hole.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display or other light modulator is provide with an alignment layer with a pretilt that is better than is currently available with rubbing technology. The liquid crystal cell consumes less electrical power to operate. The pretilt can be programmed using suitable field and recorded in the alignment layer.

Abstract: Provided are an LCD device that can control a viewing angle freely and a manufacturing method thereof. The LCD device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and an LC layer interposed between the first and second substrates. The LCD device further includes red, green, blue, and viewing angle controlling subpixels. These subpixels are driven in a VA mode. The red, green, and blue subpixels have a transflective structure. The viewing angle controlling subpixel has a transmissive or transflective structure.

Abstract: An optical element is arranged in such a manner that a screen thereof can be hardly observed from a predetermined direction, and a deterioration of an image quality caused by moire does not occur. The optical element is constituted by a first polarizing layer, a second polarizing layer, and a liquid crystal layer arranged between these two polarizing layers. In the optical element, absorption axes of the first polarizing layer and the second polarizing layer are located parallel to each other; the liquid crystal layer is made of hybrid-aligned discotic liquid crystal; and an alignment axis of the liquid crystal layer is located parallel to, or perpendicular to both absorption axes of the first polarizing layer and of the second polarizing layer.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a cell is disclosed wherein sealing bodies (500, 600) are formed on a color filter mother substrate (102), and the color filter mother substrate (102) and a TFT mother substrate (202) are so assembled that the sealing bodies (500, 600) are interposed between the color filter mother substrate (102) and the TFT mother substrate (202). Seal making portions (501, 511; 503, 509; 505, 507) are deformed so that gap portions (G) are closed.

Abstract: A method of patterning a transparent conductive film adaptive for selectively etching a transparent conductive film without any mask processes, a thin film transistor for a display device using the same and a fabricating method thereof are disclosed. In the method of patterning the transparent conductive film, an inorganic material substrate is prepared. An organic material pattern is formed at a desired area of the inorganic material substrate. A thin film having a different crystallization rate depending upon said inorganic material and said organic material is formed. The thin film is selectively etched in accordance with said crystallization rate.

Abstract: A display device includes a pixel group having first to fourth pixels in a 2×2 matrix, wherein the areas of the first and second pixels is greater than the areas of the third and fourth pixels, so that, when a storage bridge which connects storage electrodes is formed between the first and second pixels, an opening area through which light is transmitted in each of the first and second pixels has the same area as the opening areas in each of the third and fourth pixels.

Abstract: A pixel structure is disclosed. The pixel structure includes a substrate, a first data line having at least one end formed on the substrate, a first insulation layer overlying the first data line and exposing a part of the end of the first data line, a shielding electrode disposed on the first insulation layer and overlapped with the first data line, a second data line formed on the first insulation layer and electrically connected to the exposed end of the first data line, a second insulation layer overlying the shielding electrode and the second data line, and a pixel electrode formed on the second insulation layer and overlapped with the shielding electrode. The invention also provides a method for fabricating the pixel structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is light-receiving device (1) comprising semiconductor substrate (101), a light-receiving layer arranged on semiconductor substrate (101), and filter layer (103) arranged between semiconductor substrate (101) and the light-receiving layer to absorb light other than reception light. First mesa (11) serving as the light-receiving layer is surrounded by third mesa (13) for absorbing at least light other than reception light. Consequently, even when filter layer (103) is too thin to sufficiently absorb light other than reception light, third mesa (13) absorbs the light, thereby preventing the light from reaching first mesa (11).

Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprising: a brightness enhancing film, polarizing plate (A), a liquid crystal cell, polarizing plate (B) laminated in that order, Wherein (i) polarizing plate (A) has a polarizing plate protective film facing the brightness enhancing film; (ii) the polarizing plate protective film is a cellulose ester film; (iii) an in-plane retardation value Ro(550) of the of the cellulose ester film represented by Formula (I) is 0 to 5 nm; and (iv) a retardation value in a thickness direction Rt(550) of the of the cellulose ester film represented by Formula (II) is ?15 to 15 nm, Ro(550)=(Nx?Ny)×d??Formula (I) Rt(550)={(Nx+Ny)/2?Nz}×d.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) having high luminance and color renditions is provided. The liquid crystal display includes a first insulating substrate, a gate line and a data line crossing each other on the first insulating substrate to define a pixel. First and second sub-pixel electrodes divide the pixel into two parts. A first switching element drives the first sub-pixel electrode and a second switching element drives the second sub-pixel electrode. A second insulating substrate faces the first insulating substrate. A color pattern is arranged on the second insulating substrate and overlaps the first sub-pixel electrode. A contrast pattern overlaps the second sub-pixel electrode.