Abstract: The present invention is directed to a liquid crystal display including: a plurality of electrode terminals arranged on one of end faces of a TFT glass substrate in such a manner as to be aligned on an imaginary line; and a plurality of lead terminals of a tape carrier package aligned on the electrode terminals, said plurality of lead terminals connected through an anisotropic conductive film; wherein the electrode terminals near the end face of the glass substrate is formed obliquely in such a manner as to be extended in the direction of both right and left with respect to the plurality of electrode terminals.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a liquid crystal panel in which two substrates are faced to each other with spacers interposed therebetween, applied with heat and pressure in an overlapped condition, and adhesive arranged between the two substrates is cured for fixing, characterized in that at least one of a pair of pressurizing plates for applying pressure to the two substrates is a graphite plate and in that upper and lower pressurizing plates are made to be of different rigidity. The graphite plate of low rigidity is made to stick to the substrate, and shifts between substrates can be prevented while securing uniformity in gaps between substrates.

Abstract: A backlight assembly for a liquid crystal display device comprising lamp units each including a lamp reflector, a lamp portion attached within the lamp reflector and lamp rubbers provided on both ends of the lamp portion, and a frame for holding the lamp units. The lamp units are arranged to include means for maintaining a predetermined clearance between at least end portions of the lamp units and the frame. It is possible to easily perform assembly and exchange of lamp units and to further achieve improvements in reliability.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal display panel and a light guide plate arranged in a rear side of the liquid crystal display panel. The liquid crystal display panel is of a substantially spherical shape, and the liquid crystal display panel is fitted at a front side of the light guide plate such that a proximity of a central portion of the liquid crystal display panel is outwardly bulged. There can be prevented display deficiencies (paddling) owing to interference between the liquid crystal display panel and the backlighting unit or between the former and the casing. Moreover, since no interference exists between the liquid crystal display panel and the backlighting unit or between the former and the casing, sheets such as the diffusing sheet will not be wrinkled, and the brightness of the backlighting unit can be maintained to be uniform.

Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) device including a first electrode including at least one of a gate, a source and a drain formed on a transparent insulating substrate, an insulating film layer covering both the first electrode and the transparent insulating substrate, and a transparent film electrode formed on the insulating film layer. The first electrode includes a first layer made of pure Al or Al alloy and a second layer, formed by an impurity selected from one of N, O, Si and C, added to the Al or Al alloy. The second layer of the first electrode is provided at an interconnection between the transparent film electrode and the first layer of the first electrode.

Abstract: A TFT of the present invention includes an insulating substrate, a first conductive film layer which is to be a gate electrode provided on the insulating substrate, a first insulating film layer which is to be a gate insulating film layer provided on the first conductive film layer, a non-doped semiconductor layer formed on the first insulating film layer, and a second conductive film layer which is to be a source electrode formed on a source region of the semiconductor layer and a drain electrode formed on a drain region of the semiconductor, wherein a junction is formed by implanting an n-type impurity in the source region of the semiconductor layer and the drain region of the semiconductor.

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel module includes a liquid crystal panel unit on a backlight unit. The backlight unit preferably has a holding member for holding the liquid crystal panel unit in a specific position on the backlight unit with no gap therebetween. Preferably, the backlight unit comprises a light guide; a lamp for emitting illumination from one side of the light guide; and a reflector for collecting light from the lamp on the light guide. The reflector has a polygonal cross section, a thickness greater than the thickness of the light guide, and is open to only the thickness of the light guide on the light guide side of the reflector.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a liquid crystal panel in which two substrates are faced to each other with spacers interposed therebetween, applied with heat and pressure in an overlapped condition, and adhesive arranged between two substrates is cured for fixing, characterized in that at least one of a pair of pressurizing plates for applying pressure to the two substrates is a graphite plate and in that upper and lower pressurizing plates are made to be of different rigidity. The graphite plate of low rigidity is made to stick to the substrate, and shifts between substrates can be prevented while securing uniformity in gaps between substrates.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display apparatus in which a thin film transistor formed by successively depositing on a glass substrate a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, an active layer made of amorphous silicon, a source electrode and a drain electrode is used for driving liquid crystal. The method includes steps of: forming the gate electrode by patterning a gate metal layer coating the glass substrate by a wet etching process using an etchant containing cerium ammonium nitrate; removing an etching reaction product adhering on the substrate by washing it with a hydrofluoric acid solution; and forming the gate insulating film.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus of the present invention includes an array substrate, a counter substrate, and liquid crystal that is interposed and held by a space formed by maintaining the array substrate and the counter substrate at a specified interval in a parallel manner, the liquid crystal display apparatus being of in-plane switching in which voltage is impressed on a pair of electrodes disposed on the array substrate to generate an electric field substantially parallel with respect to the array substrate surface and in which liquid crystal is driven through in-plane switching of liquid crystal molecules, wherein the array substrate is formed with a conductive film layer on a surface opposite to the surface on which the pair of electrodes are disposed. Providing a liquid crystal display apparatus with no electric charged being stored on the substrate surface thereof and no afterimages appear.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display apparatus of present invention includes a TFT array substrate on which there are formed scanning signal lines, image signal lines, thin film transistors, liquid crystal driving electrodes, common electrodes and common signal lines, a counter substrate which opposes the TFT array substrate, primary spacers for maintaining a gap between both substrates constant, secondary spacers for maintaining a gap in peripheral portions of both substrates constant, a seal member which is interposed in the gap between both substrates together with the secondary spacers and which adhere peripheral portions of both substrates, and a liquid crystal layer, wherein the in-plane retardation of the display apparatus (.DELTA.n).multidot.(d.sub.max -d.sub.min) is not less than 0 nm and not more than 20 nm, whereby variations in colors occurring in liquid crystal display apparatuses of IPS type which are due to unevenness of liquid crystal layers can be eliminated.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal panel, in which there are formed on opposing faces of a pair of substrates a light shield film or a wiring which do not transmit light, a seal member is applied onto the opposing faces for forming an injection port for liquid crystal, and the pair of substrates are adhered together. A sealing material for sealing the injection port is resin that is curable by ultraviolet light or by visible radiation. At least one of the substrates is formed with a transmitting portion through which the ultraviolet light or visible radiation can transmit at a portion in the proximity of the injection port of the light shield film or wiring. Even if sealing material has penetrated between a pair of substrates, it can be cured by irradiated ultraviolet light or visible radiation by the provision of a transmitting portion, and dispersion of uncured sealing material into liquid crystal can be prevented.

Abstract: A method for forming a contact hole in an active matrix substrate, the method comprising steps of: (a) depositing an insulating film covering a first electrode provided on a substrate and the substrate; (b) forming a contact hole by patterning said insulating film by means of dry etching; and (c) forming a second electrode, and contacting the second electrode with the first electrode; wherein in the step (b) after forming a contact hole by dry etching, a surface treatment by plasma etching or reactive ion etching with oxygen gas under a condition in which a pressure P is in a range of 100 Pa to 400 Pa is performed.

Abstract: A method of driving a liquid crystal material in a liquid crystal display apparatus comprising steps of:(1) charging a drain electrodes; (2) retaining a drain voltage; and (3) letting the thin film transistors ON-state, which comprises a step of: reducing a horizontal crosstalkby setting the gate voltage so as to complete charging the drain electrode within the gate selecting period; andby recovering fluctuation of a storage capacitance voltage within the gate selecting period.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing electo-optic elements includes steps of: (a-1) forming gate electrodes of the gate line and the TFT by patterning the first metal thin film by the first photolithography process after forming the first metal thin film on the first insulating substrate, (a-2) patterning by dry etching the semiconductor active film and the ohmic contact film by the second photolithography process in the larger and continuous form than the portion in which the source line and the TFT are formed after forming the first insulating film, semiconductor active film, and ohmic contact film, (a-3) patterning the second metal thin film by the third photolithography process after forming the second metal thin film to form the source electrode and the drain electrode of the source line as well as the TFT and in addition, etch-removing by dry etching the ohmic contact film protruding from the source line, source electrode, and drain electrode, (a-4) patterning the second insulating film and the first insulating f

Abstract: A method of providing a contact hole including (a) depositing a first conductive film on a substrate and patterning the first conductive film to form a first electrode line, (b) depositing an insulating film on the first electrode line and the substrate, (c) forming a contact hole in the insulating film over a top surface of the first electrode line, and (d) depositing a second conductive film on the insulating film and the contact hole and patterning the second conductive film to form a second electrode line, wherein a surface of the first conductive film is subjected to an oxidizing operation in step (a) so that a contact resistance of the contact hole is lowered.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display composed of an array substrate; a color filter substrate; a liquid crystal material interposed therebetween; a plurality of parallely spaced gate bus lines; a plurality of parallely spaced source bus lines; a plurality of pixel electrodes; a plurality of colored layers; and a light shield portion; wherein at a central portion of the first pixel pattern, gravity center of first pixel portion provided at the central portion of the first pixel pattern corresponds to gravity center of second pixel portion provided at a central portion of the second pixel pattern; and wherein at an end portion of the first pixel pattern, with respect to each viewing angle to each pixel, each second distance between any two adjacent gravity centers of pixels provided in the second pixel pattern is reduced to be shorter by prescribed length than each corresponding first distance between any two adjacent gravity centers of pixels corresponding to gravity centers of pixels provided in the first pixel pattern,

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising: gate signal lines, source signal lines, thin film transistors, terminals, an insulating film and auxiliary lines provided to surround a circumference of a displaying section, wherein source signal lines are grouped into groups; and an extended length of the source signal line in an area outside of the displaying section and a surrounding length of the auxiliary line in the area outside of the displaying section are so determined that source signal lines in a group have intersecting portions only with a specified auxiliary line.