Abstract: An IPS LCD device includes a pixel electrode and a common electrode in each of an array of pixels. The pixel electrode and common electrode is of a comb-shape structure, wherein branch electrodes of the pixel electrode oppose respective branch electrodes of the common electrode. One of the pixel electrode and the common electrode includes control electrodes generating a radial electric field between the control electrodes and the other of the pixel electrode and common electrode.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel includes a pixel array region surrounded by a peripheral edge region. Gate driver TAB members are connected to the edge region. A group of lines for gate drivers which connects the gate driver TAB members is formed in the edge region. A shield layer which covers the group of lines for gate drivers is formed in the edge region.

Abstract: In the liquid crystal display device of the present invention, a circular polarizer is provided to each of a pair of substrates that hold a liquid crystal layer, wherein the circular polarizer on the display surface side is composed of a polarizer, ?/2 plate in which Rth>0, and a ?/4 plate in which Rth<0; and the circular polarizer on the backlight side is composed of a polarizer, a ?/2 plate in which Rth<0, and a ?/4 plate in which Rth>0. Rth is a retardation in the thickness direction of a ?/2 plate or a ?/4 plate. A reduction is achieved in the absolute value of the sum of the Rth between the ?/2 plate for which Rth>0 and the ?/2 plate for which Rth<0, and in the absolute value of the sum of the Rth between the ?/4 plate for which Rth<0 and the ?/4 plate for which Rth>0.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided which improves quality of images made up of moving images and images having moving images and still images in a mixed manner. Each frame of an input video signal having a specified frame frequency (60 Hz) is divided into four sub-frames each having a frequency being four times as large as the specified frame frequency and, after an overdriving operation is performed in the first sub-frame on each pixel region of a liquid crystal display panel, a normal driving operation is performed in the second sub-frame and thereafter, and in which a backlight flashes two times at a frequency being two times as large as a frame frequency (120 Hz) of the first frame frequency during one frame period in specified time intervals.

Abstract: A color filter substrate includes a transparent substrate, a lower transparent electrode disposed on the transparent substrate, a colored layer disposed on the lower transparent electrode in a display area, and an upper transparent electrode disposed on the colored layer and electrically connected to the lower transparent electrode.

Abstract: To improve a patterning accuracy of pixel electrodes and common electrodes. The liquid crystal display device includes a reflective display area and a transmissive display area within a pixel that is configured with a pair of opposing substrates and a liquid crystal layer provided between the substrates. The reflective display area achieves display by reflection of light, and the transmissive display area achieves display by transmission of light. A laminated body including a reflective plate, an insulating layer, and a metal electrode for rotating liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer within a surface thereof is provided within the reflective display area.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a moving image display area in which the pixel portions are arranged in a matrix shape and a pictograph display area in which the pixel portions are formed in a fixed pictograph shape. Moreover, first protective elements are inserted between the respective pixel portions in the moving image display area and a drive circuit for the pixel portions and are arranged in an outer periphery of the moving image display area. Second protective elements are inserted between the respective pixel portions in the pictogram display area and a drive circuit for the pixel portions and arranged in an outer periphery of the pictogram display area.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device which includes first and second organic interlaminar insulating films between pixel electrode and wire. The first interlaminar insulating film directly covers source electrode, source wire, drain electrode and back channel. Underlying one of the organic interlaminar insulating films directly contacts a channel part of a TFT. This provides an active matrix type liquid crystal display device with high transmittance and capable of bright displaying, which includes an active matrix wiring substrate having a structure of overlapping wires with a pixel electrode. The device can be prepared at low cost only through 5 photolithographic steps, i.e., without increasing the photolithographic steps as compared with those of the prior liquid crystal display device having high aperture ratio.

Abstract: In a display device including a flexible base panel and a display panel mounted on the base panel, a drive circuit component is arranged on a periphery of and spaced away from the display panel and mounted on the base panel. A deformation suppression member is disposed on the base panel at a predetermined portion between the display panel and the drive circuit component.

Abstract: A connector includes i) a plug including a pair of connecting members configured to connect the plug to a socket, a through-hole formed at a portion between the pair of connecting members, and plug contacts arranged on outer side faces of the respective connecting members, ii) a socket including a recess portion configured to receive the plug, and socket contacts arranged on inner side faces of the recess portion, and iii) a locking member configured to lock the plug into the socket, expanding the pair of the connecting members outward so as to contact each of the outer side faces of the connecting members onto a corresponding one of the inner side faces of the recess portion by inserting between the pair of the connecting members via the through-hole, and thereby bringing the plug contacts into contact with the socket contacts.

Abstract: A flexible wiring sheet operable to electrically connect with an electronic apparatus includes a flexible sheet, a wiring line formed on the flexible sheet, an electric terminal which connects with the wiring line, the electric terminal being operable to electrically connects with the electronic apparatus, and an island-shaped resin which is formed in an area of the flexible sheet. The area of the flexible sheet overlaps with the electronic apparatus when the flexible sheet electrically connects with the electronic apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed is an active matrix liquid crystal display device, including a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and the second substrates. The first substrate includes: a scan signal line; a common signal line; an image signal line; a thin film transistor; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a common electrode connected to the common signal line; an insulating film sandwiched between the lines and the electrodes; and a concave portion. The second substrate includes: the column-shaped spacers projecting to the first substrate and being almost equal in height to each other. A gap is formed between the first substrate and a tip of the column-shaped spacer at a position corresponding to the concave portion. The column-shaped spacer located at a different position reaches the first substrate.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device capable of improving quality of moving images is provided. Each LED (Light Emitting Diode) block is turned ON according to a response of a liquid crystal corresponding to a light emitting region and the brightest gray level is detected for each of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) of an input video signal in every frame period and an input video signal is converted into a value obtained by being multiplied by an upper limit gray level and then by being divided by the brightest gray level and a gray level voltage corresponding to the converted value is applied to each data electrode and, during a lighting period of LED blocks, each LED block is made to flash at a duty corresponding to a rate of the brightest gray level to the upper limit gray level.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panel has irradiating a position on a substrate used for the LCD panel with ultraviolet rays and performing a process to the position before predetermined time elapses. An LCD panel manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing an LCD panel of the present invention has a process unit including a ultraviolet cleaning unit which irradiates a predetermined position on a substrate with ultraviolet rays and a processing head which performs a predetermined process to the predetermined position on the substrate, the processing head being located at a predetermined distance from the ultraviolet cleaning unit, and a mobile unit which moves at least one of the process unit and the substrate so as to shift the processing head to the predetermined position before a predetermined time elapses.

Abstract: In an in-plane switching active matrix LCD apparatus wherein a liquid crystal layer is sealed between a pair of transparent substrates and pectinate pixel electrodes and common electrodes are formed on the transparent substrates, a transparent continuous solid electrode that evenly covers the pixel is provided via a transparent insulating film to the bottom layers of the pixel electrodes and common electrodes, and this transparent continuous solid electrode is in an electrically floating state. Transmissivity can thereby be improved with a simple configuration.

Abstract: A holding apparatus for a substrate cassette include a support base for holding the cassette with substrates. A tilting device is fixed to the support base for allowing the support base to rotate about a horizontal axis from a horizontal position, wherein top surfaces of the substrates are arranged upwardly, to an over vertical position, wherein the top surfaces of the substrates are arranged downwardly, by rotating the support base over 90 degrees. A storage method for a substrate cassette includes steps of storing a substrate in the cassette for substrates almost horizontally, fixing a cassette on a support base, and rotating the support base around a rotary shaft so that the substrate may rotate to the angle beyond 90 degrees.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided which is capable of preventing occurrence of accidental abnormal flicker control caused by calibrating work being not related to the flicker controlling operation. The liquid crystal display device so configured that its flicker controlling system performs the flicker controlling operations on a liquid crystal displaying section by using a flicker controlling screen corresponding to a driving method for the liquid crystal displaying section is made up of an input signal pattern judging section which outputs a specified signal when judging that data for the flicker controlling screen is contained in a signal input to the liquid crystal displaying section, a COM (Common) potential controlling section which outputs a voltage adjusting signal to control a common electrode potential of the liquid crystal displaying section, and a COM potential outputting section which sets a common electrode potential of the liquid crystal displaying section.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an active matrix liquid crystal display device having an on-chip color filter structure capable of realizing high precision and a high aperture ratio by making a contact hole small in size without deteriorating productivity. A liquid crystal display device with an on-chip color filter structure of the present invention has a structure in which a gate insulating layer and a passivation film on a pixel opening portion for forming a color filter is removed and in which the thickness of the color filter for forming a pattern of the color filter on a stepped portion such as a source of a thin film transistor is set smaller than the film thickness of the color filter on the pixel opening portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides an inspection system with small increase in circuit area and capable of controlling increase in cost to be small. An inspection circuit intervenes between a first circuit and a second circuit. Further, the inspection circuit includes a signaling control portion and an inspection output portion. The signaling control portion controls signaling between the first circuit and the second circuit. Moreover, the inspection output portion outputs an output of the first circuit for inspection through the inspection circuit. In the present invention, the signaling control portion and the inspection output portion share a part of the circuit to realize their own function. Further, the first circuit, the second circuit and the inspection circuit are formed on the same substrate. The inspection circuit switches between the signaling control portion and the inspection output portion to use.

Abstract: A pressing protrusion is provided to a light source. An area of a reflector in the proximity of a color-mixing light guide plate is pressed by the pressing protrusion so as to cause the reflector to securely touch the color-mixing light guide plate. Moreover, the reflector is provided with guides at both ends thereof. Furthermore, the chassis is provided with a reflector support which touches the guide of the reflector on the liquid crystal display panel side. The reflector support of the chassis receives the guides of the reflector to enable the reflector to slide in substantially parallel to the liquid crystal display panel.