Abstract: To provide a transflective liquid crystal display device capable of obtaining a display with a high brightness, a high contrast, and a wide viewing angle, a vertical alignment mode using liquid crystal layer whose initial alignment state represents a vertical alignment is utilized, the reflective display region is provided to surround the periphery of the transmissive display region within a single dot region, and an insulating film for regulating the thickness of the liquid crystal layer is provided in a region corresponding to the reflective display region R in the periphery of the dot. In addition, in the substrate (counter substrate) opposite to the side where the insulating film is formed, an opening is provided in a common electrode at a position corresponding to the boundary between the reflective display region and the transmissive display region.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes first and second substrates facing each other, a plurality of column spacers on at least one of the first and second substrates, each column spacer including first pattern second patterns, the first and second patterns being connected to each other, the second pattern having a contact surface less than the first pattern, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a pair of substrates; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pair of substrates, the liquid crystal layer being composed of liquid crystal having negative dielectric anisotropy in which an initial alignment state thereof is vertical; and an optical compensating plate which is provided outside at least one substrate of the pair of substrates and has negative refractive index anisotropy. The liquid crystal is pretilted in a predetermined direction, and an optical axis direction of the optical compensating plate is substantially parallel to the pretilt direction of the liquid crystal.

Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal display device having a high display quality and an excellent display characteristic and an electronic apparatus using the same. A liquid crystal display device includes color filter portions each having a plurality of colored layers in a unit pixel and a liquid crystal layer for controlling the amount of light passing through the color filter portions. The color filter portion has in the unit pixel first to third colored layers respectively having first and third peak wavelengths in a wavelength selection characteristic and a fourth colored layer having a peak wavelength between the first peak wavelength and the second peak wavelength, and a peak wavelength of a spectral characteristic of light passing through the liquid crystal layer corresponds to the fourth peak wavelength.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an array substrate for an IPS-LCD device. The IPS-LCD device according to the present invention implements a multi-domain for a liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal molecules are aligned in various directions with respect to each different domain. Therefore, the different domains compensate for one another such that a color shift is prevented in spite of wide viewing angles. To form the multi-domain, the present invention provides an array substrate having divided common electrode or pixel electrode or both. In another aspect, to form the multi-domain, the present invention provides an array substrate having multi-bar shaped common and pixel electrodes. Each of the common and pixel electrodes has a transverse portion and a perpendicular portion. The transverse portions of the common and pixel electrodes induce a first domain, whereas the perpendicular potions of the common and pixel electrodes induce a second domain.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a first substrate, a second substrate facing and spaced away from the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates, a switching device formed on the first substrate, a first electrically insulating film randomly patterned on the first substrate, a second electrically insulating film covering the first electrically insulating film therewith, and having a wavy surface, and a reflection electrode formed on the second electrically insulating film, and electrically connected to an electrode of the switching device, wherein a light passing through the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer is reflected at the reflection electrode, and the second electrically insulating film extends outwardly from the first electrically insulating film by a certain length at an end of a display region in which images are to be displayed, such that a step formed by the first and second electrically insulating films in the vicinity of the en

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has a gate line formed on a substrate, and a gate insulating film deposited thereon. On the gate insulating film are provided a source line, and a conductive layer above the gate line. An insulating layer is formed thereon, and a pixel electrode is then provided. The conductive layer does not contact the source line, and at least two portions of the conductive layer are electrically connected with the gate line.

Abstract: The present invention is a substrate for a display device comprising an active matrix substrate and an opposed substrate which are opposed to each other with a display medium layer interposed therebetween, said active matrix substrate including a pixel electrode arranged in a matrix shape on the side of the display medium layer and said opposed substrate including a common electrode opposing to the pixel electrode on the side of the display medium layer, wherein said substrate for a display device includes an electrode slit formed in one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode; and at least one of the electrical connecting portions of said electrode slit is provided outside of a light-blocking region.

Abstract: A reflection type liquid-crystal display device has a reflection type liquid-crystal display panel, at least one illuminator, and an optical path control layer. The reflection type liquid-crystal display panel includes a liquid-crystal cell and a reflector, the liquid-crystal cell having a visual-side substrate, a back-side substrate and a liquid crystal. The visual-side substrate includes a transparent substrate, a transparent layer lower in reflective index than the transparent substrate, and a transparent electrode. The back-side substrate has an electrode, and the liquid crystal is held between the visual-side and back-side substrates so that respective electrode sides of the visual-side and back-side substrates are disposed opposite to each other. The reflector is disposed on the back-side substrate side. The illuminator is disposed on one of side surfaces of the reflection type liquid-crystal display panel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a substrate; a gate electrode over the substrate; a first semiconductor layer over the gate electrode; a second semiconductor layer over the first semiconductor layer; a first metal layer on the second semiconductor layer and patterned the same as the second semiconductor layer such that the first metal layer and second semiconductor layer define a separation region; and source and drain electrodes over the first metal layer. The source and drain electrodes are patterned the same as the first metal layer and the second semiconductor layer in the separation region. The source and drain electrodes include a second and a third metal layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display module and a fabricating method thereof utilizes a reverse direction assembly of the liquid crystal display module to prevent light leakage caused by the movement of a reflector. The liquid crystal display module for the notebook computer includes a liquid crystal display panel in which a liquid crystal is injected between two substrates, a light guide panel converting incident light from a light source to a flat type light and directing the light toward the liquid crystal display panel, a reflector wrapping the bottom surface of the light guide panel, a main support containing the liquid crystal display panel and the light guide panel, and a clamping member disposed in the reflector and the main support for fixing the reflector and the main support.

Abstract: An LCD device and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed, in which a width of a gate line is decreased by forming a storage capacitor of a high capacitance with a small area, and by improving an aperture ratio, thereby obtaining high picture quality.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid crystal display device in which a liquid crystal layer may form a stable transparent state and, in addition, which provides for a black display with an excellent viewing angle characteristic, as well as a high contrast ratio and a high response speed in liquid crystal display. The present invention is directed to a liquid crystal display device comprising an electrode and a liquid crystal layer between substrates, said liquid crystal layer consists of a liquid crystalline material containing liquid crystal molecules and fine particles, and is optically isotropic when the voltage applied to the electrode is lower than a threshold value and undergoes optical transition due to change in the arrangement of the liquid crystal molecules when the applied voltage is not lower than the threshold value.

Abstract: A system for cooling a fiber amplifier includes a fiber amplifier assembly, which, in turn, includes a longitudinally-extending fiber amplifier, a jacket and a retaining structure. The jacket surrounds the fiber amplifier and extends at least partially longitudinally therealong. In this regard, the jacket surrounds the fiber amplifier such that the fiber amplifier assembly defines a passage between the jacket and the fiber amplifier for the circulation of coolant therethrough. To facilitate the circulation of coolant, the retaining structure is disposed within the passage defined by the fiber amplifier assembly for at least partially maintaining a spacing between the fiber amplifier and jacket. The retaining structure and coolant can both comprise an emulsion of phase change material.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel that has even luminance with high picture quality is disclosed. The LCD panel includes a first substrate provided with a plurality of gate and data lines, the gate lines being arranged to cross the data lines to define a plurality of pixel regions in a matrix arrangement; a second substrate provided with a black matrix layer to shield portions other than the pixel region from light; and a liquid crystal layer injected between the first and second substrates, wherein the pixel regions at a surrounding portion have an aperture ratio lower than that of the pixel regions at the other portions.

Abstract: A structure of a light guide plate comprising a light guide plate and a plurality of transparent elements is disclosed. The light guide plate comprises at least one light incident surface, a light scattering surface and a light emitting surface. The light scattering surface has a plurality of notches and these transparent elements are disposed therein. The transparent elements refractive index is different from that of the light guide plate. By disposing these transparent elements, the light scattering surface can improve light scattering effect. In addition, a back light module comprising a linear light source and a light guide plate structure mentioned above is also disclosed. The linear light source is disposed next to the light incident surface of the light guide plate.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device 1 includes a transparent first substrate 10 having first transparent electrodes 11 on the surface thereof, a transparent second substrate 20 having second transparent electrodes 21, and a liquid crystal layer 50. Pixel regions 3 have a light-reflecting layer 4 defining reflective display regions 31 and transmissive display regions 32. A thickness-adjusting layer 6 having opening 61 defining the transmissive display regions 32 is formed on the light-reflecting layer 4. The thickness-adjusting layer 6 forms slopes 60 at the boundaries between the reflective display regions 31 and the transmissive display regions 32. The top edges 65 of the slopes are aligned with the edges 45 of the light-reflecting layer 4.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes first and second substrates being bonded by a sealant, and an elastic barrier formed between the first and second substrates inside the sealant, the elastic barrier and the sealant having a distance therebetween.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for fabricating a liquid crystal display using liquid crystal dropping and a method of fabricating a liquid crystal display using the same. The present invention includes a liquid crystal forming line dropping liquid crystals on the first substrate, a sealant forming line forming the sealant on the second substrate, and a bonding and hardening line bonding the two substrates to each other and hardening the sealant, printing a sealant, bonding the substrates each other, and hardening the sealant and an inspection process line of cutting the bonded substrates into panel units and grinding and inspecting the unit panels.

Abstract: Methods for assembly of optical transceivers. In one example, the method is performed in connection with an optical transceiver that includes a transmitter optical subassembly and a receiver optical subassembly, as well as structure that defines a pair of ports with which the transmitter optical subassembly and receiver optical subassembly, respectively, are to be aligned. This example of the method involves positioning the transmitter optical subassembly and the receiver optical subassembly in a desired position relative to each other. The transmitter optical subassembly and the receiver optical subassembly are then fixed in the desired position. Next, the transmitter optical subassembly is aligned with one of the ports, and the receiver optical subassembly is aligned with the other port. The alignment of both the transmitter optical subassembly and the receiver optical subassembly with their respective ports is performed in a single operation.