Abstract: A light-condensing means and a pixel electrode may be formed on the same surface side of a substrate, and a region transmitting visible light in the pixel electrode may be provided so as to overlap with an optical axis of the light-condensing means. An anisotropic light-condensing means having a condensing direction X and a non-condensing direction Y may be used, and the light-condensing means may be provided so that the non-condensing direction Y corresponds to a longitudinal direction of the region transmitting visible light in the pixel electrode.

Abstract: An optical film is provided and has retardations satisfying relations (1) to (3): 0?Re(550)?10;??(1) ?25?Rth(550)?25; and??(2) |I|+|II|+|III|+|IV|>0.5 (nm),??(3) with definitions: I=Re(450)?Re(550); II=Re(650)?Re(550); III=Rth(450)?Rth(550); and IV=Rth(650)?Rth(550), wherein Re(450), Re(550) and Re(650) are in-plane retardations measured with lights of wavelength of 450, 550 and 650 nm, respectively; and Rth(450), Rth(550) and Rth(650) are retardations in a thickness direction of the optical film, which are measured with lights of wavelength of 450, 550 and 650 nm, respectively.

Abstract: To provide a structure for achieving high transmittance in a lateral-electric-field mode liquid crystal display device through stably controlling the domains in the terminal parts of comb-shaped electrodes where the liquid crystal molecules rotate in the reverse direction. In the lateral-electric-field mode liquid crystal display device in which common electrodes and pixel electrodes are formed on a same layer, a protrusion part is provided in a direction in an obtuse angle with the comb-shaped electrode and substantially in parallel to a scan line in the terminal part of the comb-shaped electrode of the pixel electrode or the common electrode, a floating electrode is extended in the extending direction of the comb-shaped electrode to overlap with the comb-shaped electrode in the terminal part, and a liquid crystal reverse rotation locked structure is formed with the protrusion part of the comb-shaped electrode and the floating electrode.

Abstract: A thin backlight system includes: a light emitting section emitting lights that have different dominant wavelengths; and a plurality of light transmitting portions, the thin backlight system deflecting the lights and then converging the lights on the plurality of light transmitting portions. The thin backlight system further includes: an imaging optical system provided to face surfaces, of the plurality of light transmitting portions, on which the lights are converged. The imaging optical system including a plurality of identical lenses arranged in a vertical and/or a horizontal direction at a pitch determined by multiplying a pitch at which the plurality of light transmitting portions are arranged in a vertical and/or a horizontal direction by the number of types of the different dominant wavelengths and being configured to converge the lights from the light emitting section on light transmitting portions to which the different dominant wavelengths of the lights correspond.

Abstract: A pixel structure including a scan line, a data line, an active device, a pixel electrode, a capacitor electrode line, a semi-conductive pattern layer and at least one dielectric layer is provided. The active device is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the active device. The capacitor electrode line is located under the pixel electrode. A first storage capacitor is formed between the capacitor electrode line and the pixel electrode. The semi-conductive pattern layer is disposed between the capacitor electrode line and the pixel electrode, the pixel electrode is electrically connected to the semi-conductive pattern layer. A second storage capacitor is formed between the semi-conductive pattern layer and the capacitor electrode line. The dielectric layer is disposed between the capacitor electrode line and the pixel electrode and located between the semi-conductive pattern layer and the capacitor electrode line.

Abstract: A planar light source, Fresnel lens sheet, and louver are disposed in the stated order in a light source apparatus. The Fresnel lens sheet deflects and focuses in one dimension light that has entered from the planar light source. The louver is disposed in the optical path of the light emitted from the Fresnel lens sheet, and the directivity of the light can be increased by restricting the traveling direction of the light to the focal direction of the Fresnel lens sheet. The light utilization ratio can thereby be increased, the directivity of planarly emitted light can be increased, and the brightness can be made uniform at the point of observation.

Abstract: Provided is a display device in which a frame can be made narrower while preventing connection faults. The present invention is a display device, provided with a display device substrate having an external connection terminal and a lower-layer wiring running below the external connection terminal, an external connection component, and a conductive member that electrically connects the display device substrate and the external connection component.

Abstract: An apparatus for viewing stereoscopic images may include, but is not limited to: a first viewing lens including a first polarization layer; a second viewing lens including a second polarization layer; and one or more birefringence compensation layers. Further, the apparatus may be viewing glasses including a frame wearable by a user.

Abstract: Herein are disclosed methods by which a layer of oriented chromonic material may be transferred from a flexible substrate to a receiving substrate, so as to form a subassembly for use in the assembly of liquid crystal cells. The oriented chromonic material layer may function as an alignment layer for aligning liquid crystal material, and may also incorporate a pleochroic dye so to function as a polarizing layer. An oriented chromonic material layer of relatively large area can be transferred, which enables the production of relatively large liquid crystal cells for use in, e.g., autodarkening filters such as used for eye protection in welding operations. Curved liquid crystal cells are also disclosed.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, the reduction of power consumption is realized by reddening a backlight while maintaining a white balance. An aperture ratio of a red subpixel and an aperture ratio of a blue subpixel are set such that, in a state where an aperture ratio of a green subpixel in each pixel of a liquid crystal panel is fixed to a desired value, white brightness efficiency takes a maximum value which is set based on a balance between light emission efficiency which is increased corresponding to lowering of a color temperature of the backlight and transmissivity of the pixel which is decreased corresponding to the increase of the aperture ratio of the blue subpixel.

Abstract: A direct backlight device including a light source arranged on the rear surface of a light-guiding plate and a liquid crystal display apparatus including the backlight device are provided, in which light extracting efficiency from the light-guiding plate is improved and luminance can be prevented from lowering or can be improved. The backlight device includes a light source arranged on the rear surface opposite to a light-emitting surface, and a reflective-angle modified portion, for example, a concave-convex portion formed by sandblast to modify a reflective angle of light emitted from the light source is provided at least on the light-emitting surface and/or the rear surface. A light reflective angle equal to or smaller than the critical angle is modified to improve the light extracting efficiency from the light-emitting surface.

Abstract: A pixel structure for a display device is provided. The pixel structure utilizes light entering from the ambient environment of the display as a light source. The pixel structure comprises a first substrate, a light obstructing layer, an active element and an adjustable light shielding layer. The light obstructing layer is disposed on the first substrate and has a transparent area and an opaque area. The active element is disposed on the opaque area of the light obstructing layer and has a first state and a second state. The adjustable light shielding layer is disposed on the light obstructing layer and the active element. When the active element is in the first state, the adjustable light shielding layer is adapted to cover the transparent area to shield the light from emitting out from the first substrate.

Abstract: This invention provides a liquid crystal display device that makes it possible to ground the conductive film provided on the display side of the liquid crystal display panel without fail while making the frame narrower. The device has a liquid crystal display panel where a liquid crystal layer is provided between two facing substrates; a mold frame for holding the liquid crystal display panel in a predetermined position; a lower frame made of a metal for containing the mold frame; and first and second conductive members, and characterized in that a conductive film is formed on the display side of the liquid crystal display panel, the first conductive member is provided so as to make contact with the conductive film and an upper surface of the mold frame, and the second conductive member is provided so as to make contact with the first conductive member and the lower frame.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes preparing first and second substrates, at least one of the first and second substrates being a transparent substrate; forming a plurality of the column spacers on the first substrate for maintaining a cell gap between the first and second substrates and a sidewall on the first substrate for sealing the periphery of the substrates; applying an adhesive solution including an adhesive diluted with an organic solvent onto the first substrate having the column spacers and the sidewall thereon; positioning the second substrate on the first substrate so that the first and second substrates face each other; adhering the column spacers to the second substrate by drying the organic solvent from the adhesive solution; and providing a liquid crystal material between the first and second substrates.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides an array substrate for a liquid crystal display comprising a substrate and a gate scanning line, a thin film transistor, a data line, and a passivation layer on the substrate, the passivation layer covering the gate scanning line, the thin film transistor, the data line, and a through hole being formed in the passivation layer. A pixel electrode is formed on the passivation layer and comprises a transmissive part and a reflective part, the transmissive part comprises an amorphous-type indium tin oxide film and a poly-type indium tin oxide film below the amorphous-type indium tin oxide film, and the reflective part comprises the poly-type indium tin oxide film and a metal film covering the poly-type indium tin oxide film.

Abstract: A display panel comprises a first and a second substrates and a BP liquid crystal layer. A first electrode is provided on the first substrate, a second electrode is provided on the second substrate, and reflection portions each having a first and a second reflection surfaces are provided between the first and second substrates. When light is transmitted to the panel, the light is reflected on the first reflection surface of the reflection portion and the light after the first reflection is transmitted to an adjacent reflection portion through the liquid crystal layer and is reflected on the second reflection surface of the adjacent reflection portion. When different voltages are applied, the liquid crystal layer will shift the phase position of the light passing therethrough, while when there is no voltage, the liquid crystal layer will not shift the phase position of the light passing therethrough.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a first substrate and a second substrate that are arranged so as to face each other, a liquid crystal layer that is pinched between the first substrate and the second substrate, one pair of polarizers that are arranged on both outer sides of the first substrate and the second substrate, a first optical element having a polarization separation function that is disposed in at least one spot of the first substrate, and a display area that contributes to display. The first optical element is arranged outside the display area.

Abstract: According to the insulated gate transistor, a gate electrode (11A) is provided on a main surface of a glass substrate (2); a first part of an insulating layer (gate insulating layer (30) and transparent inorganic insulating layer (60)) is thicker than a second part of the insulating layer (gate insulating layer (30)), the first part being between (i) the gate electrode (11A) and (ii) a source electrode (12) and a drain electrode (21) of the insulated gate transistor, and the second part being between (i) the gate electrode (11A) and (ii) a channel section (31A) of the insulated gate transistor. This makes it possible to reduce parasitic capacitor without deteriorating characteristics of the transistor.

Abstract: Thermochromic liquid crystal filters are fabricated by providing two polarizers oriented at offset polarity with respect to each other; providing alignment structures adjacent the inner surfaces of the polarizers; placing a plurality of spacers between the polarizers; and filling a space created by the spacers with a thermotropic liquid crystal that acts as a depolarizer in a nematic state. The filter acts as a wave block when the liquid crystal is in an isotropic state. Alternatively, the filters can be created by encapsulating a thermochromic liquid crystal with a polymer material to form a flexible film and orienting the thermochromic liquid crystal in the polymer material to create a structure that functions as a thermochromic optical filter. Such filters can control the flow of light and radiant heat through selective reflection, transmission, absorption, and/or re-emission. The filters have particular application in passive or active light-regulating and temperature-regulating films and materials.

Abstract: Described herein is an LCD device in which retardation may be removed from a glass substrate when stress is applied to a display screen, thereby minimizing light leakage from the display screen. In the LCD device, a film having a negative photo-elastic constant (NPEC) is arranged to adjoin glass substrates so as to remove photo-elasticity. Specifically, in the LCD device, the NPEC films having negative photo-elasticity are respectively arranged at upper and lower sides of a liquid crystal cell, wherein the liquid crystal cell includes opposing glass substrates with a liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween.