Abstract: There is provided an illumination device equipped with a light guide plate having a light emission face and a light incident face, a printed substrate having a first plane and a second plane opposite to the first plane, a plurality of point like light sources for supplying light to the light guide plate, a housing disposed at a opposite side of the light emission face of the light guide plate, and a light source holding member for holding the printed substrate. The light source holding member has a bend portion, and a edge of the bend portion is inserted in between the light guide plate and the housing.

Abstract: A semi-transmissive liquid crystal display device 10 having a first substrate which is partitioned by signal lines 13 and scanning lines 12 provided in a matrix pattern in which a reflective part 15 and a transmissive part 16 are formed on respective positions, a second substrate which is formed with a color filter and a common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer which is provided in between said two substrates, wherein a pixel electrode 19 which is provided on said reflective part 15 and said transmissive part 16 is formed so as to overlap with said signal lines 13 and said scanning lines 12 via an insulating layer when viewed from the upper side, a width L1 of the signal line 13 corresponding to said transmissive part 16 is greater than a width L3 of said signal line 13 corresponding to said reflective part 15, and an overlapping width L2 of said pixel electrode 19 and said signal line 13 corresponding to said transmissive part 16 is greater than an overlapping width L4 of the pixel electrode 19 and said

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device 10 includes: a transparent substrate 11; a plurality of signal lines 17 and scan lines 16 arranged on the transparent substrate 11 in a matrix; a plurality of auxiliary capacitor lines 18 provided between the scan lines 16 so as to be in parallel with the scan lines 16; thin film transistors (TFTs) each provided in a vicinity of an intersection of the signal lines 17 and scan lines 16; and pixel electrodes 20 arranged in respective positions defined by the signal lines 17 and the scan lines 16 and each electrically connected to a drain electrode D of the thin film transistor (TFT); in which the thin film transistor (TFT)'s gate electrode G and the scan line 16 are covered by a gate insulating film formed by an insulating film (a first layer) 25 and an insulating layer (a second layer) 26, and the drain electrode D of the thin film transistor (TFT) extends to overlie an auxiliary capacitor electrode 18a, with the insulating layer (the second layer) 26 interposed between the drai

Abstract: A portion of a protective layer located above a connection portion is removed to expose the connection portion which is formed of the same material as used for a data line DL in this removed portion. Then, a transparent conductive layer made of ITO is further formed on these films. The transparent conductive layer and a bump are then connected via an AFC.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes: a sealant provided between a pair of substrates in a frame shape; an electro-optical material layer formed by sealing an electro-optical material within a region surrounded by the sealant; an insulating layer provided within the region surrounded by the sealant on at least one of the pair of substrates; and an alignment layer provided between the insulating layer and the electro-optical material layer. The region surrounded by the sealant includes an effective display region where display is performed and a peripheral region located between the effective display region and the sealant, and the insulating layer within the peripheral region is formed with a recessed portion to which a material of the alignment layer flows.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display module, fitting parts 19a for fastening the liquid crystal display module are provided in the corners of a rear case 19 provided with pressings close to the corners thereof, the corners being located toward the inner sections of the rear case, and not at its periphery, whereby plastic support elements 25 are installed to the fitting parts 19a, and mounting brackets 20 for fastening are installed to the rear case via screws that are screwed into screw holes 19b formed in the fitting parts 19a. In this manner, a liquid crystal module for use in a car navigation system, etc., is provided whose fitting portions occupy a small space and can be compactly housed in its onboard location.

Abstract: A COG type liquid crystal display panel 10 in which a rectangular chip mounting area MA for mounting an IC chip 14 is provided on one of a pair of substrates 11, 12 on which a plurality of electrodes are provided, a plurality of extraction electrodes 20 that are severally connected to the electrodes are lead out into the chip mounting area, and the terminals for bump 21u to 21z, 31u to 31z connected to bump terminals of the IC chip are formed on the extraction electrodes, from which the extraction electrodes are lead out at least on two sides of the rectangular chip mounting area and further extended into the chip mounting area from the terminals for bump and terminals for inspection 22u to 22z, 32u to 32z are arrayed on extended end portions of the extraction electrodes so as to be drawn up in a line according to a predetermined rule of the electrodes to which the extraction electrodes are connected.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fringe field switching (FFS) mode liquid crystal display panel including a plurality of scanning lines 12 and common lines 13 provided in parallel, a plurality of signal lines 14 provided in a crank manner in a direction perpendicular to the scanning lines 12, and pixel electrodes 181 and 182 each formed between the plurality of scanning lines 12 and signal lines 14 in a delta arrangement. Each of the pixel electrodes 181 and 182 has a plurality of slits 171 and 172, respectively, inclined in different directions to each other with respect to an axis x parallel to the scanning lines 12 and positioned between adjacent scanning lines 12. The pixel electrodes 181 in odd-numbered rows and the pixel electrodes 182 in even-numbered rows are inverted to each other with respect to another axis perpendicular to the axis x.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a liquid crystal panel having a TFT substrate 2, a CF substrate 25, and a liquid crystal layer 14 interposed between the two substrates; a TFT ambient light photosensor having a semiconductor layer 19L for detecting external light; a photodetector unit LS1 having a capacitor Cw in which a predetermined reference voltage is charged and a voltage charged by leakage current of the TFT ambient light photosensor is lowered; and an ambient light photosensor reader unit Re1 for reading a voltage charged in the capacitor for a predetermined read period. The photodetector unit is disposed on a first surface of the TFT substrate 2 that is in contact with the liquid crystal layer, and the surface of the photodetector unit except for the semiconductor layer 19L and its periphery is covered by a light-shielding layer 21.