Abstract: A twist discotic-type liquid-crystal or liquid-crystalline film with negative birefringence is as a compensation film for either single-domain or two-domain liquid crystal display cells to achieve better view-angle characteristics, less color-shift as a function of applied voltage, and faster response times than uncompensated 90°-twist single-domain or two-domain cells.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 19, 1999
Date of Patent:
January 30, 2001
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation