Abstract: A transflective liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate divided into a pixel part and first and second pad parts; a gate electrode and a gate line formed at the pixel part of the first substrate; a first insulation film formed on the first substrate; an active pattern formed as an island at an upper portion of the gate electrode and having a width smaller than the gate electrode; an ohmic-contact layer and a barrier metal layer formed on the first substrate and on source and drain regions of the active pattern; source and drain electrodes formed at the pixel part of the first substrate and electrically connected with the source and drain regions of the active pattern via the ohmic-contact layer and the barrier metal layer; a data line formed at the pixel part of the first substrate and crossing the gate line to define a pixel region including a reflective portion and a transmissive portion; a pixel electrode formed at the transmissive portion of the pixel region and electrically connected with the

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes pixel cells that can be dot-inverted by a row-inversion driving scheme. According to an embodiment of the invention, a liquid crystal display device includes a first data line, a second data line, a first gate line, a second gate line, a third gate line, at least three of the sub-pixels arranged immediately adjacent along one of the data lines and corresponding to different colors to form a pixel, and a driving integrated circuit for sequentially driving the first, second and third gate lines in a horizontal period. During the horizontal period, a first signal supplied to a first sub-pixel of the pixel has a polarity opposite from a second signal supplied to a second sub-pixel of the pixel and the same as a third signal supplied to a third sub-pixel of the pixel.

Abstract: A display device includes a waveguide with a light propagating therein, and a panel including a first organic light-emitting device in a sub-pixel region and a second organic light-emitting device in a sensing region adjacent to the sub-pixel region, the first organic light-emitting device for displaying a data on the panel, and the second light-emitting device responsive to a scattering of the light from the waveguide for outputting a signal indicative of a contact on the waveguide.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and driving method thereof is disclosed, which is capable of removing afterimages from a screen when a power source is turned-off, the liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of pixels defined by a plurality of gate and data lines crossing each other; a gate driver for driving the gate lines; a data driver for charging the pixels with analog video signals through the data lines; and a discharging unit for discharging voltage from the pixels by controlling the output of gate driver to make all the gate lines being divisionally driven or to make all the gate lines being driven at the same time when a power source is turned-off.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an organic electroluminescent device includes forming a first electrode and a first carrier transport layer on a substrate having sub-pixels that include a first light emitting area for a first color, a second light emitting area for a second color, and a third light emitting area for a third color, forming a first color light emitting layer in the first light emitting area using a first hydrophobic material, forming a second color light emitting layer in the second light emitting area using a second hydrophobic material, forming a third color light emitting layer in the first, second and third light emitting areas or in the third light emitting area, forming a second carrier transport layer on the third light emitting area; and forming a second electrode on the second carrier transport layer.

Abstract: A multi-domain LCD device includes first and second substrates opposing each other, gate and data lines formed on the first substrate and crossing each other, thereby defining pixel regions, pixel electrodes formed on the first substrate in the pixel regions, each pixel electrode having one or more slits in the pixel region, dielectric patterns formed on the second substrate and spaced apart from the slits, compensation patterns formed below the pixel electrodes corresponding to the dielectric patterns, a concave portion formed on the first substrate below the slits, and a liquid crystal layer filled between the first and second substrates.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for driving a liquid crystal display wherein a picture quality can be clearly kept upon conversion of a resolution mode of the liquid crystal display. In the method and apparatus, a reset signal is generated at an enable initiation time of a data enable signal, and a source shift clock for sampling video data is reset in response to the reset signal.

Abstract: A display device fabricating apparatus includes a radio frequency generator and a vacuum chamber. A first electrode and a second electrode that receive power from the radio frequency generator form a plasma using a gas inside the vacuum chamber. A power supply line supplies power to the first electrode from the radio frequency generator. A refrigerating part uses a refrigerant other than air in order to remove the heat generated from the power supply line. The refrigerant is circulated through a system that cools the refrigerant below the ambient external temperature before the refrigerant is used to cool the power supply line and re-cool or re-liquefy the refrigerant that has been heated by the power supply line.

Abstract: A dual LCD device includes a liquid crystal panel having a liquid crystal layer interposed between a first substrate and a second substrate, first and second polarizing plates attached to opposing surfaces of the liquid crystal panel, a first front light unit attached to a front side of the liquid crystal panel, and a second front light unit attached to a rear side of the liquid crystal panel.

Abstract: A backlight unit for a display device includes a frame; a first circuit board extending along one end of and on a first surface of the frame; lamps over the frame, one end of each of the lamps disposed on the first circuit board; a first line on the first circuit board and connected to the one end of each of the lamps; and a first inverter on a second surface of the frame and connected to the first line via a first hole through the frame.

Abstract: A display device having a multi-touch recognition function includes an integration module having a plurality of cameras integrated at an edge of a display panel; a look-up-table of a plurality of compensation angles in an range of about 0 to about 90 degrees corresponding to each of the plurality of cameras; and processor that detects a touch area using at least first and second images captured by the plurality of cameras, respectively, and compensates the detected touch area with one of the plurality of compensation angles.

Abstract: A display device having a multi-touch recognition function includes an integration module having a plurality of cameras integrated at an edge of a display panel; and a processor that detects a touch area using at least first and second images captured by the plurality of cameras, respectively.

Abstract: A method of driving at least one cell of an electrophoretic display panel through a pixel electrode and a common electrode includes storing at least first data representative of an image currently displayed and second data representative of an image to be displayed; and applying a first AC data waveform and a first AC common waveform for initializing the at least one cell during a first number of frames, applying a second AC data waveform and a second AC common waveform for displaying the second data during a second number of frames, wherein the first number of frames depends on the first data and the second number of frames depends on the second data.

Abstract: Provided are an LCD device that can control a viewing angle freely and a manufacturing method thereof. The LCD device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and an LC layer interposed between the first and second substrates. The LCD device further includes red, green, blue, and viewing angle controlling subpixels. These subpixels are driven in a VA mode. The red, green, and blue subpixels have a transflective structure. The viewing angle controlling subpixel has a transmissive or transflective structure.

Abstract: A TN mode or IPS mode LCD device includes lower and upper substrates that face each other and a liquid crystal disposed therebetween. Pixel regions are defined on the substrates. A multi-layer structure of black matrix layers are formed in regions of one of the substrates other than the pixel regions. The first black matrix layer is formed from an opaque metal while the second black matrix layer is formed from resin. The second black matrix layer completely covers the first black matrix layer. The combined multi-layer black matrix structure has an optical density of about 4.5 to 5.

Abstract: A three-mask horizontal electric field applying type thin film transistor substrate is disclosed in which three conductive layers are formed. The first conductive layer contains a parallel gate and common lines and gate and common electrodes. A semiconductor pattern is formed on a gate insulating film coating the structure. The second conductive layer forms a data line, a source electrode connected to the data line and a drain electrode opposed to the source electrode on the semiconductor pattern. A protective film is coated thereon. The protective film and the gate insulating film are patterned to expose a portion of the drain electrode and a pixel hole. A third conductive layer is patterned to provide a pixel electrode connected to the exposed drain electrode and making an interface with the protective film within the pixel hole.

Abstract: An etchant fume exhaust apparatus is installed in a system performing an etching process during fabrication of LCDs. The etchant fume exhaust apparatus prevents the contamination and corrosion of the etching system by allowing both gaseous and liquid etchant to be discharged safely. The etchant fume exhaust apparatus includes an exhaust hole that provides a passage to discharge gaseous etchant, an exhaust plate located under the exhaust hole that collects condensed etchant dripping from the exhaust hole, a support part that fixes the exhaust plate to the exhaust hole, and an exhaust line connected to the bottom of the exhaust plate through which the etchant collected in the exhaust plate is removed from the etchant plate.

Abstract: A backlight of a liquid crystal display device includes lamps and a conductive board. Each lamp has electrodes, one of which is contacted and retained by a contact terminal on the conductive board. The contact terminals are electrically connected by the conductive board. A bent part located in the conductive board is disposed between adjacent contact terminals such that when heat from the lamps absorbed by the conductive board expands the conductive board, the bent part is resiliently deformed to maintain the distance between the lamps.

Abstract: An in-plane switching mode LCD device includes a first substrate; one or more gate line on the first substrate; one or more data line crossing perpendicularly the one or more data line to define a pixel region; a common electrode module disposed in the pixel region; a pixel electrode module disposed in the pixel region, overlapping the common electrode module; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a first alignment film and a second alignment film disposed at facing surfaces of the first and second substrates, respectively; and a liquid crystal layer between the first alignment film and the second alignment film. The common electrode module includes a plurality of common electrodes and a plurality of protruded common electrodes. The pixel electrode module includes a plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of protruded pixel electrodes.

Abstract: A fabricating method for a flat panel display device having a thin film pattern over a substrate is disclosed. The fabricating method includes depositing a hydrophilic resin over a substrate and patterning the hydrophilic resin to form hydrophilic resin patterns over areas outside where thin film patterns are to be formed over the substrate. The fabricating method also includes depositing a hydrophobic nano powder thin film material over the substrate and between the hydrophilic resin patterns and removing the hydrophilic resin patterns to form hydrophobic nano powder thin film patterns over the substrate. Moreover, the fabricating method includes treating the hydrophobic nano powder thin film patterns to form the thin film pattern.