Abstract: Provided is a resistance film type input device including: a first light transmission substrate and a second light transmission substrate which face each other; a first light transmission planar electrode formed on the surface of the first light transmission substrate, which faces the second light transmission substrate, in an input region, and first band-shaped electrodes having a sheet resistance value lower than that of the first planar electrode and electrically connected along both ends which face each other in a first direction of the first planar electrode; and a second light transmission planar electrode formed on the surface of the second light transmission substrate, which faces the first light transmission substrate, in the input region, and second band-shaped electrodes having a sheet resistance value lower than that of the second planar electrode and electrically connected along both ends which face each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction of the second planar electro

Abstract: A metallic back case (40) arranged on the back side of a main liquid crystal panel (20) included in a double-sided display liquid crystal module has an opening (42) that corresponds to a sub liquid crystal panel (60). A resin frame (50) is removably fitted in the opening (42), and the sub liquid crystal panel (60) is fitted to the resin frame (50). Thus, the sub liquid crystal panel (60) is kept out of direct contact with the back case (40).

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an upper electrode and a lower electrode interposing an insulation layer therebetween, wherein an electric field opening part for passing an electric field is formed in the upper electrode and liquid crystal molecules are driven by applying a voltage between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, wherein a window-shaped opening part formed by partially removing the lower electrode for connecting an upper electrode wiring and the upper electrode, which interpose an interlayer insulation film therebetween, together is disposed in a lower part of the lower electrode, and wherein one end portion of the electric field opening part in the longitudinal direction around the window-shaped opening part is disposed to be overlapped with the window-shaped opening part in a plan view.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device 10A according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: forming a pixel electrode 19a for each sub-pixel on the surface of a planarization film 18, forming an insulator 20 over the whole surface, simultaneously forming first to third contact holes 21a to 21c so that a drain electrode D, a connection portion 161 of a common line, and the pixel electrode 19a are exposed from the surface of the insulator 20, forming a film of a transparent conductive material over the whole surface, forming a common electrode 22a including a plurality of slits for each sub-pixel, and connecting the common electrode 22 and the connection portion 161 via the first contact hole 21a and connecting the pixel electrode 19a and the drain electrode D via an interface-structured conductive path 23 formed via the second contact hole 21b, the surface of the insulator 20, and the third contact hole 21c.

Abstract: A relaxation time in a common inversion drive of a liquid crystal display device is minimized.

Abstract: There is provided a solid-state image pickup device that has a plurality of scanning lines that extends in a predetermined direction, a plurality of data lines that extends in a direction for intersecting the scanning lines, and a plurality of bias lines within an image pickup area on a substrate. For each of a plurality of pixels disposed in positions corresponding to intersections of the plurality of scanning lines and the plurality of data lines, a field effect transistor that is controlled by the scanning line and a photoelectric conversion element that has a electrode electrically connected to the data line through the field effect transistor and a electrode electrically connected to the bias line are formed, and a constant electric potential line for electrostatic protection is formed on the substrate. For each of bias lines, a bias line electrostatic protection circuit having a protection diode.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device including: a first liquid crystal panel including a first liquid crystal layer; a second liquid crystal panel arranged to overlap the first liquid crystal panel and including a second liquid crystal layer; and color filters provided on the first liquid crystal panel, wherein color filters are not provided on the second liquid crystal panel, the first liquid crystal panel includes a plurality of first pixels, the second liquid crystal panel includes a plurality of second pixels, each of the first pixels of the first liquid crystal panel includes a plurality of sub pixels, and the second pixels are provided such that one second pixel corresponds to the plurality of sub pixels.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes three sub-pixels each having a transmitting region and a reflecting region in which a coloring layer having one color among three colors is respectively included and corresponding to the three respective colors and at least one sub-pixel in which a coloring layer having one color other than the three colors is disposed in the transmitting region. In the transmitting region, transmission display is performed and in the reflection region, reflection display is performed. A color display is performed by the reflection display or the transmission display, and one pixel is formed as a display unit by using the transmitting regions of the three sub-pixels corresponding to the three colors and at least one sub-pixel and the reflecting regions of the three sub-pixels corresponding to the three colors.

Abstract: The invention prevents the reduction of a display quality caused by a light leak current of a thin film transistor used in a display device. A lower metal layer is formed on a substrate, and a buffer film, a semiconductor layer, a gate insulation film, and a gate wiring are formed thereon in this order. An interlayer insulation film having contact holes is formed on the gate wiring. A source wiring and a drain wiring connected to a source and a drain of the semiconductor layer through the contact holes respectively extend onto the interlayer insulation film. The source wiring, the drain wiring, and the lower metal layer extend from contact hole side respectively to cover a region that does not extend over an end of the gate wiring in the width direction on or under the semiconductor layer and the gate wiring.

Abstract: The invention is directed to the higher contrast in a display device with a lighting device as a front light and a reflective LCD. A lighting device is disposed, being opposed to a front surface of a reflective electrode of a reflective LCD. An organic EL element layer including an anode, a cathode patterned into stripes, and an organic layer is formed in the lighting device. A region of the organic layer corresponding to the cathode serves as an emissive region. A light shield layer is formed covering the cathode. Furthermore, a diffraction grating made of an aluminum layer and having a plurality of fine slits formed by patterning is disposed on the reflective LCD, as a polarizing layer that can be formed thinner as much as possible.

Abstract: An illumination device is provided which includes: an illumination light source that emits an illumination light; a first position-detecting light source that emits a first position detecting light; a second position-detecting light source that emits a second position detecting light; a first light guide plate which is provided with a first light incident surface that introduces the illumination light and the first position detecting light to an inside thereof and a first light emitting surface that is disposed to cross the first light incident surface while being disposed to be adjacent thereto and that emits therefrom the illumination light and the first position detecting light propagating through the inside; and a second light guide plate which is provided with a second light incident surface that is disposed to overlap with the first light guide plate in plan view and that introduces the second position detecting light to an inside thereof and a second light emitting surface that is disposed to cross the

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a plurality of sub-pixels each having a light transmission region and a light reflection region, wherein coloration layers of a same color are disposed on each of the light transmission region and light reflection region of each sub-pixel, the coloration layers being constituting a plurality of colors, and color display is implemented for either transmission display or reflection display, the transmission display being implemented by the light transmission region and the reflection display being implemented by the light reflection region, and wherein the number of colors of the coloration layers disposed in the light transmission regions is more than that of the coloration layers in the light reflection regions, whereby a reproducible color range in the transmission display is set to be wider than the reproducible color range in the reflection display, with respect to the xy chromaticity diagram.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a pair of substrates; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates; an insulating layer provided for a first substrate of the pair of substrates; an upper electrode provided for the first substrate; and a lower electrode provided for the first substrate. The upper electrode is formed on the surface of the insulating layer adjacent to the liquid crystal layer. The upper electrode includes a plurality of branches each having a slit therebetween. The insulating layer has irregularities.

Abstract: In an active matrix type liquid crystal display panel of the invention, an inner shorting line that is thicker than the scan lines and picture lines is disposed so as to surround the periphery of a display area included in the liquid crystal display panel; the scan lines are each connected to first electrostatic prevention circuits and bundled by a first shorting wire; the first shorting wire is connected to the inner shorting line via at least one among second electrostatic prevention circuits; a common potential line that is thicker than the inner shorting line is disposed around the outer periphery of the inner shorting line; and at least one connection is provided between the inner shorting line and common potential line, electrically connecting each to the other.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a panel formed so that an electro-optical material is held between a first substrate and a second substrate, a lighting unit that irradiates light to a surface of the first substrate or the second substrate of the panel, a light detecting portion that detects an illuminance of ambient light, and a light control portion that controls the lighting unit on the basis of result detected by the light detecting portion. The light detecting portion is provided on the first substrate or on the second substrate and includes a first optical sensor, a second optical sensor, a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electric potential applying portion. The first optical sensor is irradiated with ambient light. The second optical sensor is shielded against irradiation of ambient light. The electrodes are configured to overlap the respective optical sensors through an insulating layer.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes an element substrate having a plurality of pixel regions; thin-film transistors, arranged in the pixel regions, including gate electrodes, portions of a gate insulating layer, and semiconductor layers; pixel electrodes electrically connected to drain regions of the thin-film transistors; and storage capacitors including lower electrodes and upper electrodes that are opposed to the lower electrodes with insulating layers disposed therebetween, the insulating layers being made of the same material as that for forming the gate insulating layer. The upper electrodes overlap with some of end portions of the lower electrodes. The gate insulating layer has thin portions located in inner portions of regions overlapping with the lower and upper electrodes and thick portions which are located in regions overlapping with the upper electrodes and the end portions of the lower electrodes and which have a thickness greater than that of the thin portions.

Abstract: A test circuit for detecting an output signal from a driving circuit includes a judging circuit which outputs a detection signal when the output signal output from the driving circuit has one polarity, but does not output the detection signal when the output signal has the other polarity, and an amplifying circuit which amplifies the signal from the judging circuit.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display 10 of the invention has a transparent substrate 11 on which are provided multiple signal lines 17, scan lines 16 and auxiliary capacity lines 18, plus TFTs and pixel electrodes 20 that are electrically coupled to the TFTs' drain electrodes D. The auxiliary capacity lines 18 are formed with an Al—Nd alloy layer coated with a layer of molybdenum. Each pixel region, except for the auxiliary capacity lower electrode 18a on the auxiliary capacity line 18, is coated over by a first insulating film 25 and by a second insulating film 26 that is thinner than the first insulating film 25. Further, the auxiliary capacity lower electrodes 18a are coated over by the second insulating film 26, and auxiliary capacity upper electrodes 18b are provided on the surface of the second insulating film 26 at the auxiliary capacity lower electrodes 18a.

Abstract: Provided is an electro-optical device including: a display unit including a plurality of display areas in which pixels are arranged; common electrodes provided in correspondence with the plurality of display areas; pixel electrodes provided in correspondence with the pixels and facing the common electrodes with an electro-optical material interposed therebetween; a driving control unit which controls writing of an image signal to the pixel electrode in each of the plurality of display areas; and a voltage applying control unit which controls applying of a predetermined voltage to the common electrode in each of the plurality of display areas; wherein the driving control unit is configured to stop the writing of the image signal to the pixel electrode during a predetermined period in a period close to at least one of a start time point or an end time point of the applying of the predetermined voltage, when the predetermined voltage is applied to the common electrode of the display area adjacent to one display

Abstract: A lateral electric field liquid crystal display panel is provided which includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal enclosed between the pair of substrates, liquid crystal-drive electrodes provided on one of the pair of substrates, a translucent electrostatic shielding layer provided on an exterior surface of at least one of the pair of substrates, and a polarizer disposed on the translucent electrostatic shielding layer, and in this liquid crystal display panel, the translucent electrostatic shielding layer has properties not to disappear by a chemical reaction with a material forming the polarizer.