Abstract: A display includes: a display panel including a display surface; a frame including a cover part which partially faces the display surface; and a film whose fixing area is fixed to the cover part and which is arranged between the display surface and the cover part. The cover part includes a flat part and a stepped part which projects toward the display surface, and the film comes in contact with the display surface to be bent.

Abstract: A reflection-type liquid crystal display according to the invention includes two glass substrates, a transparent electrode provided on one glass substrate, an insulator film which is provided on another glass substrate and on which an uneven structure is formed, a reflecting electrode provided on the insulator film, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a side of the transparent electrode and a side of the reflecting electrode. The insulator film includes a first insulating layer in which a large number of depressions isolated as surrounded by protrusions are irregularly arranged and a second insulating layer covering the insulating layer entirely. The protrusions are all connected in a network, so that if some of these protrusions have weaker adherence with an underlying layer, they can be supported by the surrounding protrusions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a backlight unit, including: a case having a frame shape; a light guide plate fixed to the case; a light source located on the side of the light guide plate; a reflective sheet located on the rear of the light guide plate; an EMI protection sheet for covering at least a flexible board located on the rear of the reflective sheet; and a protective sheet located between the reflective sheet and the flexible board, for preventing deformation of the reflective sheet, wherein the EMI protection sheet is bonded to the flexible board and the protective sheet, whereby the flexible board is fixed to the protective sheet.

Abstract: An in-plane switching mode active matrix type liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate located opposing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode each associated to a pixel to be driven, a common electrode to which a reference voltage is applied, data lines, a scanning line, and common electrode lines. Molecular axes of liquid crystal are rotated in a plane parallel with the first substrate by an electric field substantially parallel with a plane of the first substrate to thereby display certain images. The common electrode is composed of transparent material, and are formed on a layer located closer to the liquid crystal layer than the data lines. The common electrode entirely overlaps the data lines except an area where the data lines are located in the vicinity of the scanning line.

Abstract: An LCD device includes first and second compensation polarizing films sandwiching therebetween a homogeneously-oriented liquid crystal layer. The first compensation polarizing film includes a polarizing film having an in-plane retardation of 35 to 245 nm, wherein n1?nz>n2, wherein n1 and n2 are refractive indexes of optical axes extending perpendicular to each other within the first retardation film and nz is a thickness-direction refractive index of the first retardation film. The second compensation polarizing film has a protection layer, a polarizing film and a retardation film having an in-plane retardation of 0 to 10 nm and thickness-direction retardation of 0 to 35 nm.

Abstract: To eliminate or reduce unevenness on a screen display generated due to distortion stresses generated because of small size differences or the like occurred during the time of processing or assembling. A liquid crystal module includes a liquid crystal panel for displaying an image, a backlight for irradiating light to the liquid crystal panel to light up the liquid crystal panel, and a shield plate for shielding electromagnetic waves from inside and outside, wherein the backlight is mounted to a frame-type chassis and a panel holding frame for holding the liquid crystal panel is provided thereto. The frame-type chassis and the panel holding frame are structured to be capable of being displaced in a direction approaching to or isolating from the screen of the liquid crystal panel by a displacement adjusting screw that is engaged either with the frame-type chassis or with the panel holding frame.

Abstract: To provide a semiconductor thin film on which crystal grains with large diameters are formed over a wide range. A beam pattern including a plurality of recessed patterns is scan-irradiated to amorphous silicon in a first scanning direction (first crystallization step). Then, a beam pattern is scan-irradiated in a second scanning direction that is different from the first scanning direction by 90 degrees (second crystallization step). As a result, by having band-shape crystal grains formed in the first crystallization step as seeds, the crystal grain diameters thereof are expanded in the second scanning direction. That is, it is possible to obtain new band-shape crystal grains with the expanded grain diameters.

Abstract: To reduce flickers generated in a liquid crystal display device for allowing the use of a liquid crystal material exhibiting a high response speed so as to improve the light utilizing efficiency of a field sequential type liquid crystal display device. A liquid crystal display device includes: a display panel including a pixel matrix in which pixels each including a switching element and a pixel electrode are arranged in matrix near intersection of data lines and gate lines, and a counter electrode arranged to oppose the pixel matrix; and a control part which divides a period for displaying a color image of one frame into a plurality of sub-frame periods, and lights up light sources of different colors for each of the sub-frame periods to display images on the display panel. A shield electrode layer separated by an insulating film is disposed between the pixel electrode and the data lines.

Abstract: A transflective LCD includes a LC layer sandwiched between a pair of substrates, and a pair of polarizing films. The LCD device includes a reflection area and a transmission area in each pixel, the transmission area having a reflection film. A retardation film has a first portion in the refection area between the reflection film and the LC layer, and a second portion in the transmission area between the LC layer and the rear polarizing film. The retardation film has a slow axis perpendicular to an initial orientation direction of the LC molecules upon absence of an applied voltage and perpendicular or parallel to the optical axis of the front polarizing film. The orientation of the LC molecules upon display of a dark state has a direction different between the reflection area and the transmission area.

Abstract: An active matrix type liquid crystal display device in the lateral electric field system is disclosed, in which a high aperture factor is ensured even in a narrow pitch case, while also ensuring high contract and reduced vertical stroke is disclosed. In a liquid crystal display device, in which substantially bank-like third insulating film 208 is formed a video signal line 204 and covered by a common electrode 210, a light shield electrode 213 is formed underneath an extension of a common electrode 210 from an edge of a video signal line 204. With this arrangement, a liquid crystal display device is realized, which shields light from the sides of a step part as well as ensuring high aperture factor and high contrast.

Abstract: A color filter substrate is provided with a transparent substrate and color filters of three colors with a bored part provided at every pixel on the transparent substrate. Color filters neighboring to each other in one direction are connected to each other. A thin film transistor is to oppose to the bored part. Data lines are to be aligned along said one direction.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, which uses post-like spacers for eliminating local gap irregularity generation and permitting improvement of black view non-uniform irregularities and lower part gap irregularities, is disclosed. On an array side substrate 201 opposing first group post-like spacers, for each pixel, a step film 100 is formed by adequately combining by one or more floating inorganic film layers (for instance chromium layers 41 and 43, an aluminum layer 42 and am amorphous silicon layer 31). The first gap post-like spacers 304 are each in contact with the step film 100 at all times. The inorganic step film 100 is not formed on each of parts of the array side substrate 201 corresponding to second group port-like spacers 304, respectively, thus providing a gap. The thickness of the step film 100 is preferably set to 2,000 ? to 5,000 ?.

Abstract: A plurality of LEDs are arrayed in a single row between the opposing end faces of a pair of first and second light guide plates that are disposed so that the end faces thereof face each other. A reflective sheet is disposed on the lower surfaces of the pair of first and second light guide plates, and a separation plate is disposed so as to cover the upper surfaces of the first and second light guide plates and the gap therebetween. A reflecting body for guiding light emitted upward from the LEDs to the first and second light guide plates is disposed in the area immediately above the LEDs on the lower surface of the separation plate. A diffusion plate is disposed with a fixed gap above the separation plate, and a hollow area is formed between the diffusion plate and the separation plate.

Abstract: An auxiliary plate (10) is fixed to a rear plane of a housing for fixedly holding a lamp unit (6) having a plurality of lamps. In the auxiliary plate (10), a convex portion and a concave portion are combined. The convex portion has a space between the housing and itself, which is formed by protruding a sheet metal, and the concave portion contacts with the housing by denting the sheet metal. In the auxiliary plate 10, an area for mounting a board vulnerable to heat is formed with the convex portion and an air layer performs as heat insulation. The convex and concave portions are arrayed in a direction where heated air easily flows in another area. Thus, rigidity can be remarkably increased compared to a flat-shaped sheet metal, and heat generated by a backlight is effectively dissipated, as well as a temperature rise and an occurrence of a temperature gradient are suppressed.

Abstract: A semiconductor film, which is located over a gate electrode for forming a channel region between a source electrode and a drain electrode, has a width greater than a width of the source electrode and a width of the drain electrode located over the gate electrode. Irregularities are formed in a width direction of the semiconductor film on both edge portions in the channel region.

Abstract: A device includes a chassis and a flexible printed circuit. The flexible printed circuit has a terminal portion which is disposed so as to overlap with a mounted area of a circuit board mounted on a surface of the chassis. The device includes a connection auxiliary member which is disposed on the surface of the chassis at a position close to the terminal portion. The connection auxiliary member includes a fixed portion fixed to the surface of the chassis and a deformed portion connected to the fixed portion. The deformed portion deforms so that a part thereof rises from the surface of the chassis by pushing the deformed portion toward the fixed portion to lift up the terminal portion of the flexible printed circuit from the surface of the chassis.

Abstract: A photoresist pattern is formed on an insulating substrate so that it has a reverse tapered cross section and a reverse pattern of a wiring pattern to be formed. Next, a nanoparticles-containing ink is injected on a wiring region using an inkjet system, followed by a leveling process, a drying process, a resist separation process and a baking process. Thus a wiring pattern is formed.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display device including a display screen comprised of a plurality of areas in each of which a pixel pattern is formed, wherein any two areas located adjacent to each other, among the areas, have at least two stitches therebetween.

Abstract: A housing for holding and fixing components of a liquid crystal display device is composed of a pair of frame members each having the same shape. Four sides of the side face of each frame member are formed such that an outer face section positioned at the outer side when combined and an inner face section positioned at the inner side when combined are stepped to each other, and a cut section is formed between the outer face section and the inner face section. The side face section of the frame member of the housing is formed to be stepped as described above, so that the strength and assembling property are enhanced, thereby being capable of preventing deterioration in display quality caused by the displacement of the position and space of the components.

Abstract: In a reflection type liquid crystal display device having a front light and a reflection type liquid crystal panel including a reflection electrode of uneven structure, average tilt angles of the uneven structure of the reflection electrode are changed to form a high directivity reflective region having a characteristic reflecting an incident light from the front light in a vertical direction and a wide viewing angle reflective region having a characteristic reflecting an outside light incident slantingly from the front in a vertical direction, thereby forming the high directivity reflective region and the wide viewing angle reflective region to be mixed in the reflection electrode in the same display device.