Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided which has low power consumption, and which prevents horizontal stripes from occurring without the circuitry becoming more complex. When the write voltage polarity is inverted every plurality of lines, in the n line where the polarity is inverted, the rise in the drain line waveform dulls due to the charging of the drain line. In the n+1 line, because the drain line has been charged by the writing of the n line, waveform dullness does not occur. A difference between the write states in the two lines causes horizontal stripes. Consequently, the output enable signal is activated at the rise of the clock signal, and the gate line is activated after a predetermined time to start the writing. Therefore, writing is not performed during the period of waveform dullness, and the write state is the same across all scan lines.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes (a) a first substrate, (b) a second substrate spaced away from and facing the first substrate, (c) a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates, (d) a transistor formed on the first substrate, (e) a wiring layer formed on the first substrate and electrically connected to the transistor, (f) a reflection electrode formed on the first substrate, an external incident light being reflected at the reflection electrode towards a viewer, and (g) a compensation layer formed directly on the wiring layer. The reflection electrode does not cover the wiring layer therewith, and the compensation layer has almost the same height as a height of the reflection electrode, the height being measured from a surface of the first substrate.

Abstract: A first substrate, a second substrate opposing to the first substrate, and liquid crystal provided in a space between the first substrate and second substrate are provided to an IPS mode liquid crystal display. A plurality of gate lines and a plurality of drain lines, thin film transistors, pixel electrodes, and common electrodes are formed on a transparent substrate in a first substrate. Each of the thin film transistors is provided in a vicinity of the intersection of the gate line and drain line. Each of the pixel electrodes is formed within a pixel region enclosed with an adjacent pair of the gate lines and an adjacent pair of the drain lines. Each of the common electrodes develops an electric field within each of the pixel regions between the pixel electrode and itself. The second substrate includes color layers provided for each of the pixel regions. The color layers are spaced apart from the gate lines and drain lines when seen on a plane.

Abstract: In connecting a connecting substrate 4 to a flexible substrate 5 connected to a terminal portion of one of substrates constituting a liquid crystal display panel through an anisotropic conductive film (ACF) 20, a bonding assist member 17 formed of the same material as that of an internal wiring or a connecting terminal of the connecting substrate and having substantially the same height as that of the connecting terminal is provided between adjacent terminal groups each including a plurality of connecting terminals 4b in a terminal forming region of a non-coating portion 14 in the vicinity of the connecting substrate 4, to absorb a difference in height between the terminal groups and the non-coating portion by the bonding assist member 17 to thereby make the ACF in an intimate contact with the terminal groups as well as the exposed regions uniformly throughout thereof during a temporary press-bonding step of the ACF and prevent a peeling-off and/or breakage of the ACF between the terminal groups and improve t

Abstract: A shift register outputs at a terminal C1 to a data register a timing pulse which is active only for one clock in synchronization to the first rise of a clock CLK after a shift signal STH is received as a start pulse, and thereafter outputs timing pulses at terminals C2 through C64 one after another to the data register. Further, a logical multiplication gate AND2 yields the logical multiplication of a Q-output of an SR-type flip flop SRFF3 and a superimposed signal, whereby an inversion signal intPOL2 is generated. This inversion signal is outputted to the data register. As an OR gate OR1 yields the logical addition of an output of a logical multiplication gate AND3 and a Q-output of a D-type flip flop DFF64, which causes rising of a superimposed signal of an inversion signal POL2 and the shift signal STH which is shifted to a subsequent-stage source driver.

Abstract: A slit portion is provided at the center of a shield common electrode which is overlapped with a drain wire as a different layer. When an interlayer short-circuiting occurs between the drain wire and the shield common electrode, it induces a critical defect on a screen display, however, a line defect can be repaired/extinguished by cutting both the sides of the slit at the short-circuited portion with laser repair and separating the short-circuited portion.

Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a color liquid crystal display device, a first conductive film is formed on a transparent insulating substrate to form a gate electrode and a gate bus line (first PR process). A gate insulating film, a semiconductor layer, an ohmic layer, and a second conductive film are deposited to form an island of a thin film transistor and a drain bus line (second PR process). Then, color filters in respective three colors are formed in their respective predetermined regions on the transparent insulating substrate in succession (third through fifth PR processes). A black matrix is formed, and a drain electrode and a source electrode are formed in the island by removing the second conductive film and ohmic layer on a region corresponding to the channel region by using the black matrix as a mask (sixth PR process). Then, a planarization film and a pixel electrode are formed (seventh and eighth PR processes).

Abstract: An in-plane switching mode active matrix liquid crystal display panel includes a substrate structure having a black matrix defining openings and color filter layers disposed in the openings, another substrate structure formed with thin film transistors, pixel electrodes and common electrodes for generating local lateral electric fields and liquid crystal filling the gap between the substrate structures, wherein a highly resistive layer is inserted in the gap between the black matrix and the color filter layers for blocking the color filter layers from electric charges induced in the black matrix due to a potential variation on the pixel electrodes, thereby preventing the visual images from an after image and irregularity in colors.

Abstract: In order to improve processing steps of fabricating an active-matrix addressed reflective liquid crystal display, a lower substrate, which is positioned at one side with respect to a liquid crystal layer, is provided with two electrodes in parallel with each other and in parallel with the liquid crystal layer. One of the two electrodes is electrically coupled to a source electrode of a switching element assigned to one pixel, and the other electrode is electrically couple to a constant potential source. Each of the two electrodes has characteristics of light reflectivity, which is able to reduce the intensity of exposing light when an insulating layer provided above the electrodes is patterned.

Abstract: Within a reflective display section R, a part of a light that reaches a reflective electrode through a color filter exits to the outside through slits and a part of a light that reaches the reflective electrode through the slits exits to the outside through the color filter. In addition, a light reaching the reflective electrode through the color filter and exiting to the outside through the color filter, and a light having no opportunity to pass through the slits also can be observed. Therefore, a mean film thickness of color filter through which all lights pass during the time in which they travel the associated distance after they are inputted to the inside until they are outputted to the outside becomes nearly equal to that could be observed in the transmissive section T.

Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a color liquid crystal display device, a first conductive film is formed on a transparent insulating substrate to form a gate electrode and a gate bus line (first PR process). A gate insulating film, a semiconductor layer, an ohmic layer, and a second conductive film are deposited to form an island of a thin film transistor and a drain bus line (second PR process). Then, color filters in respective three colors are formed in their respective predetermined regions on the transparent insulating substrate in succession (third through fifth PR processes). A black matrix is formed, and a drain electrode and a source electrode are formed in the island by removing the second conductive film and ohmic layer on a region corresponding to the channel region by using the black matrix as a mask (sixth PR process). Then, a planarization film and a pixel electrode are formed (seventh and eighth PR processes).

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device capable of canceling out effects of signal charges, even when a columnar spacer bears signal charges, and preventing disturbance in a transverse electric field, includes pairs of columnar spacers that are disposed in two unit pixels adjacent to each other in a row direction or in a column direction. Each pair of columnar spacers is spaced from all other pairs of columnar spacers by at least two pixels of a row or a column.

Abstract: A reflection liquid crystal display is such that a transparent substrate is opposed to the first substrate with a liquid crystal layer placed therebetween, and the transparent substrate is disposed forward to the first substrate in the light-incident direction. A quarter-wavelength plate is disposed in the transparent substrate, and a polarization plate is disposed on the surface at the forward side thereof in the light-incident direction. And, a reflection layer besides acting as a color filter consisting of a cholesteric liquid crystal is disposed inside liquid crystal cells of the first substrate. In the case of a wide field-of-view angle, a scattering film is disposed forward to the polarization plate in the light-incident direction.

Abstract: A flat organic insulating layer is formed on a substrate provided with thin film transistors by coating and baking. Next, a pulse-shaped laser beam is irradiated on the organic insulating layer and a contact hole and an undulation are formed in and on the organic insulating layer by ablation. The undulation is formed in such a way as to have four or more height levels.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display control circuit receives a data enable signal DE in synchronization with per-line based display data from a computer, and thereby controls a liquid crystal display. A gate drive signal outputted from a gate driver 23 is generated according to a vertical clock signal VCK in synchronization with a rise of the signal DE. In order to avoid a variation in the period of charging the pixel electrodes which is caused by a delay in the rise timing of the signal DE and a delay in the signal VCK after the last line, a gate enable signal generation circuit 10 is provided in the liquid crystal display control circuit 1, whereby the extended output of the pulse of the gate drive signal caused by the above-mentioned delays is inhibited. This avoids display inhomogeneity caused by a variation in the data enable signal and the like.

Abstract: A liquid-crystal display device is provided wherein large electrostatic capacitance can be obtained without exposure of a metal film on a surface of a TFT array substrate, and yield in production and stability in images are improved. In the liquid-crystal display device of the present invention, a thin-film transistor section is mounted which is used to selectively connect either of a data wiring formed on a gate insulating film or a transparent electrode by a gate connected to an address wiring placed in each of picture element areas. In each of picture element areas, a capacitor section is formed with a first electrode formed, on the gate insulating film, using the same conductive film as used for the data wiring and a second electrode formed, on an upper layer insulating film formed on the gate insulating film, using the same transparent conductive film as used for a transparent electrode.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate comprises a matrix array of TFTs. A double-layered film includes an under-layer of aluminum-neodymium (Al—Nd) alloy and an over-layer of high melting point metal. The double-layered film forms first interconnection lines for connection to the TFTs. A triple-layered film includes an under-layer of said high melting point metal, a middle-layer of said Al—Nd alloy and an over-layer of the high melting point metal. The triple-layered film forms second interconnection lines for connection to the TFTs.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel, a lamp unit including a lamp and a lamp holder, a light guide plate, and a case assembly. The case assembly includes a rear case behind the liquid crystal display panel. The rear case has the lamp holder and light guide plate on a surface thereof in a manner to hold them in operative relationship, with the lamp holder kept independent from the light guide plate.

Abstract: An in-plane switching type liquid crystal display device includes (a) a first substrate on which a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines are formed such that the gate lines are substantially perpendicular to the data lines, and on which at least one pixel electrode and at least one common electrode are alternately formed in each of pixels defined by the gate and data lines, (b) a second substrate facing the first substrate, and (c) a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates, wherein when a voltage is applied across the pixel electrode and the common electrode, liquid crystal existing on extensions of the data lines are caused to rotate in a plane substantially in parallel with the first substrate. Both the pixel electrode and the common electrode have at least one bending point at which the pixel electrode and the common electrode bend, and are designed to bend such that both an intensity and a direction of a field generated by the voltage successively vary.

Abstract: The invention aims at improving the uniformity in gap between an array substrate and a color filter substrate of a liquid crystal display device to be manufactured by a multi-panel forming process filling liquid crystal by a liquid crystal dripping method. A liquid crystal display device of the invention comprises an array substrate having a plurality of first seal frames each forming a panel area to become a display portion and a second seal frame containing these seal frames thereinside and being of a completely closed shape as a whole outside these first seal frames. The liquid crystal display device of the invention has a structure in which the whole inside of the second seal frame including the insides of the first seal frames of the array substrate is filled with liquid crystal by a liquid crystal dripping method and thereafter the color filter substrate is stuck on the array substrate.