Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) substrate optimized for protection against the build up of static electricity defines a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area. The TFT substrate includes a substrate and an electrostatic protection structure on the substrate and in the non-display area. The electrostatic protection structure includes a transparent conductive layer and a discharge metal layer on the transparent conductive layer. The discharge metal layer partially overlaps with the transparent conductive layer. The discharge metal layer is in direct contact with the transparent conductive layer. The transparent conductive layer has a width that is greater than a width of the discharge metal layer.

Abstract: A flat panel display is provided. The flat panel display comprises: two substrates disposed opposite to each other, a display medium disposed between the substrates, and a photo spacer region, wherein a plurality of layout units are distributed on the photo spacer region, and the layout units are disposed between the substrates. The layout units comprise a plurality of layout subunits disposed in rows and columns, and in one of the layout units, a portion of the layout subunits is provided with at least one photo spacer, and one of the columns or one of the rows of layout subunits is provided without the photo spacer.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method include a first display device having a first set of pixels adapted to output light; a second display device having a second set of pixels adapted to output light; a first transparent plate spaced apart from each of the first display device and the second display device. The first transparent plate includes a first set of photonic crystal structures arranged in a first direction and adapted to deviate a first path of the light transmitted from the first and second set of pixels at a first angle. A second transparent plate is spaced apart from the first transparent plate and includes a second set of photonic crystal structures arranged in a second direction different from the first direction and adapted to deviate a second path of the light transmitted through the first transparent plate at a second angle to create a third path of light.

Abstract: A backlight unit for a display device comprising a chassis, a reflector affixed to the chassis, optical sheets affixed to the chassis, one or more light emitters affixed to the chassis, and optically-calibrated internal support structures. There is an air gap between the reflector and the optical sheets. The optically-calibrated internal support structures are disposed within the air gap and affixed to the chassis. The optically-calibrated internal support structures are configured to increase rigidity of the chassis, and to substantially not alter the uniformity of light emitted by the one or more light emitters through the optical sheets.

Abstract: A display device including: a display panel; a light source providing light to the display panel; and a color conversion unit converting a color of the light incident from the light source into a different color. The color conversion unit includes: a first color converting member, a second color converting member, and a third color converting member, located on a substrate, which convert the color of the light incident from the light source into different colors from each other, respectively, and output the lights having converted colors; and a blue light blocking filter located to overlap the second color converting member and the third color converting member. The blue light blocking filter is thicker at a boundary portion than at a center portion thereof.

Abstract: An optical film for improving contrast ratio, a polarizing plate including the same, and a liquid crystal display including the same are disclosed. The optical film for improving contrast ratio includes: a base layer and a contrast ratio improvement layer formed on the base layer, wherein the contrast ratio improvement layer includes a high refractive index resin layer including a patterned portion composed of one or more engraved patterns and a flat portion formed between the engraved patterns and a low refractive index resin layer directly formed on the patterned portion, the engraved patterns have a base angle of 75° to about 90°, and the patterned portion has a P/W value of greater than about 1 to about 10 or less (P is the cycle of the patterned portion (unit: ?m) and W is the maximum width of the engraved pattern (unit: ?m)).

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: an active matrix substrate; an opposite substrate facing the active matrix substrate; and a liquid crystal layer provided between the active matrix substrate and the opposite substrate. The liquid crystal display includes a plurality of pixels. The active matrix substrate includes: a first substrate; a base coat layer; a plurality of TFTs; a plurality of scanning wirings; and a plurality of signal wirings. The active matrix substrate further includes a plurality of second light-shielding layers provided between the first substrate and the base coat layer. The base coat layer includes a silicon nitride layer.

Abstract: A projection display unit includes: an illumination optical system including one or more light sources; a reflective liquid crystal device that generates image light by modulating light from the illumination optical system, based on an input image signal; a polarizing beam splitter disposed on an optical path between the illumination optical system and the reflective liquid crystal device; a polarization compensation device disposed on an optical path between the polarizing beam splitter and the reflective liquid crystal device, and the polarization compensation device that provides a phase difference to light incident thereon to change a polarization state of the light; and a projection optical system that projects image light generated by the reflective liquid crystal device and then being incident thereon through an optical path, the optical path passing through the polarization compensation device and the polarizing beam splitter.

Abstract: A first organic insulating film is arranged in a circumference area outside an active area on a first substrate. A circumference color filter is arranged in the circumference area on a second substrate. A second organic insulating film covers the circumference color filter. A seal material is arranged between the first and second organic insulating films to attach the first substrate and the second substrate. The seal material extends up to a position in which end portions of the first and second substrates overlap. A first spacer is arranged between the first and second organic insulating films in the circumference area. The first spacer is arranged on an active area side in the seal material. A second spacer is formed between the first and second organic insulating films in a position in which the end portions of the substrates overlap.

Abstract: A liquid crystal waveguide (LCW) can include actively controlled incoupling of light into a LCW, such as by using a voltage-controlled electrode to actively vary a property of an LC material arranged to affect the incoupling of light into the LCW. Actively varying light incoupling into the LCW can be used, for example, such as for calibration or compensation or to provide closed-loop feedback such as to stabilize the amount of light into the LCW while accommodating or reducing sensitivity of the LCW to variations in one or more of: input laser light incidence angle, input laser wavelength, LCW or input laser temperature, input laser optical power level, or the like. This can advantageously help improve or maximize light incoupling efficiency, which can improve performance and robustness of the LCW under actual operating conditions. The LCW can be used for, among other things, beamsteering in in-plane and out-of-plane directions.

Abstract: Provided are a touch sensitive element and a display device including the same. According to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a touch sensitive element, includes: an electroactive layer which is formed of electroactive polymer (EAP); an electrode which is disposed on at least one surface of the electroactive layer; and a hard coating layer which is disposed on the electroactive layer and the electrode and has a negative coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). Therefore, vibration effect in a vertical direction is maximized and impact resistance may be improved.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device capable of displaying an image both in a reflective state in which incident light is reflected and in a transmissive state in which incident light is transmitted, the display device includes: a display panel disposed such that a second direction orthogonal to a first direction on a planar surface of the display panel is closer to parallel to a vertical direction than the first direction is. An azimuth at which the highest reflectance is obtained in the reflective state in which incident light is reflected is at a lower side in the vertical direction and between the first direction and the second direction.

Abstract: An electric response infrared reflection device and a preparation method thereof. The device comprises three light-transmitting conductive substrates which are oppositely arranged. Two adjacent light-transmitting conductive substrates of the three light-transmitting conductive substrates are respectively packaged to form a first adjusting area and a second adjusting area. Both the first adjusting area and the second adjusting area are filled with liquid crystal layers. Each of the liquid crystal layers comprises a mixed liquid crystal material. The mixed liquid crystal material comprises a chiral nematic phase liquid crystal, a monomer, a photoinitiator, and a chiral dopant. The spiral direction of the chiral nematic phase liquid crystal in the first adjusting area is opposite to the spiral direction of the chiral nematic phase liquid crystal in the second adjusting area, so that the total reflection of an infrared band can be implemented.

Abstract: A display panel and a display device are disclosed. The display panel includes: a first color pixel including: a first sub-electrode disposed in a first region of the first color pixel and configured to extend in a first direction; and a second sub-electrode disposed in a second region of the first color pixel and configured to extend in a second direction, a second color pixel including a second electrode configured to extend in a third direction; and a third color pixel including a third electrode configured to extend in a fourth direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display substrate, including a base substrate, and a black matrix pattern and a color filter pattern on the base substrate. The black matrix pattern defines one or more display regions of the display substrate and a non-display region surrounding the one or more display regions. The color filter pattern includes a plurality of color filter sub-patterns, each color filter sub-pattern includes a plurality of color filter units, and each color filter unit includes a body portion. At least one of the color filter units further includes an anchoring portion extending from the body portion, and in a direction perpendicular to an extension direction of the body portion, the anchoring portion has a size greater than the body portion. The present disclosure further provides a method for manufacturing the display substrate, a display device and a mask.

Abstract: A display panel includes: a backlight module configured to generate a visible light; a display module including an array substrate formed on the backlight module, a color filter substrate opposite to the array substrate, and a first liquid crystal layer between the array substrate and the color filter substrate. The color filter substrate includes a plurality of color resist blocks and a black matrix between adjacent color resist blocks, the black matrix having a first layer and a second layer on a side of the first layer facing the array substrate. The second layer is configured to generate an invisible light under excitation of the visible light, and the first layer is configured to block transmission of the visible light and to allow transmission of the invisible light. A light collimating structure is positioned on a side of the color filter substrate away from the array substrate.

Abstract: A printed circuit board includes: a first flexible base member; a first metal line disposed on the first flexible base member; a first plating line disposed on the first metal line and including a first connecting portion, a first interconnection portion extending from the first connecting portion, and a first bending portion extending from the first interconnection portion; a first protective layer covering the first interconnection portion and exposing the first connecting portion and the first bending portion; a connection part disposed on the first bending portion and connected to the first bending portion; a second protective layer extending from a side surface of the connection part; a second plating line disposed on the second protective layer; a second metal line disposed on the second plating line; and a second flexible base member disposed on the second metal line.

Abstract: A display device includes a display module and an optical film. The display module has a through hole. At least one optical film is located on the display module and has an alignment through hole aligned with the through hole and an alignment mark surrounding the alignment through hole.

Abstract: An illumination unit includes a light source section, an optical-path branching device, a photodetector, a control section, and a light-quantity-distribution control device. The light source section includes a laser light source. The optical-path branching device outputs light incident from the light source section, by branching the light into an outgoing optical path of illumination light and other optical path. The photodetector receives a light flux that travels on the other optical path. The control section controls an emitted light quantity in the laser light source, based on a quantity of the light flux received by the photodetector. The light-quantity-distribution control device is disposed between the optical-path branching device and the photodetector on the other optical path. The light-quantity-distribution control device controls a light quantity distribution in the light flux to be incident upon the photodetector.

Abstract: A window may be provided with a light modulator. The light modulator may be dynamically adjusted to control visible light transmission through the window. The window may also have layers that selectively block light with non-visible wavelengths. The light-blocking layers may block ultraviolet light, near infrared light such as light from solar radiation, and far infrared light such as heat produced due to the absorption of visible light by the light modulator. The light modulator may be a guest-host liquid crystal light modulator. The guest-host liquid crystal light modulator may have a layer of liquid crystal material with dye that is interposed between polymer substrate layers. The polymer substrate layers may be thermoplastic layers that are moldable to conform to window shapes with compound curves.