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 display capable of inhibiting a logic composition circuit from outputting a signal to a gate line or a drain line at unintentional timing is obtained. This display comprises a shift register circuit including a logic composition circuit portion constituted of a plurality of first conductive type transistors turned on with a first voltage supply source for receiving a first shift signal and a second shift signal and outputting a shift output signal by logically compositing the first shift signal and the second shift signal with each other. At least either a first shift register circuit portion or a second shift register circuit portion includes a reset transistor for resetting the voltage supply source of a node outputting the first shift signal or the second shift signal to a second voltage supply source not turning on the transistors of the logic composition circuit portion in response to a prescribed drive signal.

Abstract: A wide viewing angle is achieved with a liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of this invention, in which alignment directions of liquid crystal molecules are controlled by electric field between electrodes on a substrate. A pixel electrode and an insulating film covering the pixel electrode are formed on a TFT substrate. A plurality of concave portions and convex portions extending in parallel to each other are formed in the insulating film alternately. A common electrode is formed on each of the concave portions. And a CF substrate is disposed facing to the common electrodes. A liquid crystal layer is disposed between the insulating film and the common electrodes and the liquid crystal layer. When a predetermined voltage is applied to the pixel electrode to induce an electric field between the pixel electrode and the common electrodes, liquid crystal molecules are rotated along lines of electric force of the electric field in a plane parallel to the TFT substrate.

Abstract: An image display including light emission controller provided with a transmissive portion and a shielding portion extending in a second direction intersecting with a first direction connecting the left and right eyes of an observer with each other for transmitting and blocking light irradiated from a light source respectively and capable of changing the length of the transmissive portion and the shielding portion in the first direction and a lens including at least one lens portion formed to advance the light received from the light source through the transmissive portion of the light emission controller in a prescribed direction and to extend in the second direction.

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 liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, in which a first electrode and a second electrode are provided on a side of the first substrate opposed to the liquid crystal layer and the liquid crystal layer is driven by means of an electric field generated between the first electrode and the second electrode. A reflective display area for reflective display and a transmissive display area for transmissive display are formed in a sub pixel area. The thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the reflective display area is greater than the thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the transmissive display area. A retardation layer is selectively formed in an area corresponding to at least the reflective display area on a side of the second substrate opposed to the liquid crystal layer.

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 mounting structure is provided. The mounting structure includes: a substrate; a line formed on the substrate; an electronic component in which a terminal having a protrusion protruded to the substrate and made of an elastic material and a conductive member disposed on the protruded surface of the protrusion and electrically connected to the line is disposed on a mounting surface of the electronic component opposed to the substrate; and an adhesive in which metal powders, a part of which is interposed between the conductive member and the line, are mixed and which serves to bond and fix the electronic component to the substrate. Here, the conductive member and the line interpose the metal powders therebetween and come in surface-contact with each other.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device which performs display in a plurality of dot regions includes a first substrate and a second substrate which face each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween; and a first electrode and a second electrode that are provided on a surface of the first substrate facing the liquid crystal layer, and applies an in-plane electric field to the liquid crystal layer in the dot regions. The first electrode and/or a second electrode has a dielectric film that partially covers a surface of the first electrode and/or the second electrode; and an electrode exposure part that exposes the surface of the first electrode and/or the second electrode.

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: A display capable of suppressing breakage of a display panel against an impact resulting from a fall or the like is obtained. This display comprises a display panel, an upper frame having a first opening for exposing a display surface of the display panel, a first flexible printed wiring board for the display panel having a first end connected to the display panel and a second end curvedly arranged on the lower side of the display panel, a reinforcing sheet arranged between the lower side of the display panel and the curvedly arranged first flexible printed wiring board and a lower frame engaging with the upper frame.

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.

Abstract: A color liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate having data lines and scan lines arranged in a matrix, a second substrate having four-color filter segments to provide four sub-pixels forming a pixel, a frame-shaped sealing material through which the first and second substrates are bonded together, and a liquid crystal sealed in a gap surrounded by the first and second substrates and the sealing material. The data lines and the scan lines are drawn out of the sealing material and arranged as inspection data lines having a predetermined length. Among the inspection data lines LR, LG, LB, LC corresponding to the four-color filter segments, at least one pair of the inspection lines for two colors sandwich one inspection data line for one color and have identical lengths.

Abstract: A display 10 according to one embodiment of the invention includes a display panel having an active matrix substrate and a color filter substrate, a lighting unit for the display panel, ambient light photosensors 321 to 326, a controller that controls luminous intensity of the lighting unit based on outputs from the ambient light photosensors 321 to 326, and a spectral sensitivity adjustor provided at a position on the color filter substrate corresponding to the ambient light photosensors 321 to 326 in order to make the spectral sensitivity of the ambient light photosensors 321 to 326 match human visual sensitivity. The spectral sensitivity adjustor may be a color filter or a polarizing filter. The display thus structured automatically and stably controls on/off of its backlights depending on the brightness of the surroundings with a sensitivity corresponding to human visual sensitivity.

Abstract: A wide viewing angle is achieved with a liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of this invention, in which alignment directions of liquid crystal molecules are controlled by electric field between electrodes on a substrate. A pixel electrode and an insulating film covering the pixel electrode are formed on a TFT substrate. A plurality of concave portions and convex portions extending in parallel to each other are formed in the insulating film alternately. A common electrode is formed on each of the concave portions. And a CF substrate is disposed facing to the common electrodes. A liquid crystal layer is disposed between the insulating film and the common electrodes and the liquid crystal layer. When a predetermined voltage is applied to the pixel electrode to induce an electric field between the pixel electrode and the common electrodes, liquid crystal molecules are rotated along lines of electric force of the electric field in a plane parallel to the TFT substrate.

Abstract: Liquid crystal display panel 10 is provided with TFT and pixel electrode 19, between which interlayer insulator 17 is interposed, and with reflective section 15, in each of a matrix of pixels; having first substrate whereon the pixel electrode 19 and the TFT's electrode D electrically connect via contact hole 20 formed in the reflective section 15; second substrate whereon at least one protrusions 311 to 313 are formed on common electrode in positions corresponding to the each pixel; perpendicular alignment layers deposited on each substrate; and liquid crystal 29 with negative dielectric anisotropy disposed between substrates. In position corresponding to base of protrusion 313 provided opposite the second substrate's contact hole 20, light-blocking film 363 is formed so as to cover the base viewed from above. Thus, liquid crystal display panel is provided wherein light leakage from reflective section's contact hole and from protrusions is curbed, with high contrast and display quality.