Abstract: A transflective pixel structure including a scan line, a data line, a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode and an organic material layer is provided. The scan line and the data line are disposed over a substrate. The thin film transistor is disposed over the substrate and electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The pixel electrode is disposed over a substrate and is electrically connected to the thin film transistor. The pixel electrode has a reflective region and a transmissive region. The organic material layer covers both the thin film transistor and the pixel electrode. The organic material layer disposed correspondently above the transmissive region of the pixel electrode has a plurality of refracting patterns on its upper surface. The refracting patterns refract external light into the reflective region.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having a switching element in a pixel portion and a CMOS element in a driving portion includes: a substrate; a gate electrode on the substrate; a gate insulating layer on the gate electrode; a polycrystalline silicon layer on the gate insulating layer, the polycrystalline silicon layer having an active region in a central portion corresponding to the gate electrode and an ohmic contact region at side portions of the active region; an interlayer insulating layer having a set of contact holes for contacting the polycrystalline silicon layer at the side portions; and source and drain electrodes spaced apart from each other on the interlayer insulating layer, the source and drain electrodes contacting the polycrystalline silicon layer through the set of contact holes.

Abstract: To prevent particles from infiltrating into a display apparatus, a liquid crystal display panel supporting member includes a first particle interceptor and a second interceptor. The first particle interceptor is formed along the top face of the first supporting member frame portion facing a bottom plate of a liquid crystal display panel that is to be mounted on the liquid crystal display panel supporting member. The first particle interceptor has at least two cut portions. The second particle interceptor is disposed between the cut portions to prevent particles from infiltrating into the first particle interceptor. Thus, the liquid crystal display apparatus may prevent deterioration of its display quality.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pixel structure and exposure method thereof. This present invention divides these devices that influence the optical characteristic of the pixel region into two parts. Each part is located in a sub-pixel region of the pixel region. Different photolithography process rounds are performed in the different sub-pixel regions.

Abstract: A display substrate includes a signal line, a protecting layer and a repairing line. The protecting layer covers the signal line to protect the signal line and has a repairing groove formed therein. The repairing line is formed in the repairing groove and is electrically connected to the signal line to repair an electrical connection failure of the signal line. The repairing groove connects a first area and a second area of the signal line that are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in a lengthwise direction of the signal line. The electrical connection failure occurs between the first and second areas. The repairing line is prevented from being damaged, and a display quality is improved.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display including a liquid crystal display panel formed by sandwiching a liquid crystal layer between an active matrix substrate 2 and a counter substrate, and a backlight system 10 that illuminates the liquid crystal display panel from the active matrix substrate side, an optical sensor 5 for detecting the intensity of ambient light is provided in a peripheral region of a display region 6 in a substrate surface of the active matrix substrate 2 on the liquid crystal layer side. The optical sensor 5 is located near the outer edge 6d of the display region 6 that is perpendicular to the direction (X direction) in which the directivity of emitted light of the backlight system 10 is highest.

Abstract: The present invention relate to a liquid crystal display device using a light emitting diode (LED) module as a light source for backlight. Storing portions (21a-21e) are provided at positions facing a light emitting diode modules (25) on a light guide plate (21) constituting the backlight, and the light emitting diode modules (25) are inserted into the storing portions (21a-21e). Furthermore, under a status where an insulating substrate (26) mounted with the light emitting diode modules (25) is held by a holding plate (28), the holding plate (28) is removably attached to a heat sink substrate (27). The backlight has a structure wherein the light emitting diode module (25) can be replaced. Furthermore, since heat generated at the light emitting diode module (25) can be efficiently dissipated to the heat sink substrate (27), temperature increase of the light emitting diode module (25) is suppressed, and lifetime can be lengthened, and deterioration of luminous efficiency can be prevented.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a plurality of light sources disposed behind the liquid crystal display panel, and a cover which accommodates the light sources. The cover includes a first cover part parallel with the liquid crystal display panel and disposed behind the light sources, a second cover part bent upward from an end portion of the first cover part, and a third cover part bent upward from the first cover part which faces the light sources. An end portion of the light sources is disposed between the second cover part and the third cover part.

Abstract: A display including a display panel, a circuit board and a tape carrier package structure is provided. The circuit board is disposed at the display panel. The tape carrier package structure includes a substrate having an opening, a number of leads, a chip, and a blocking bar. The substrate is between the display panel and the circuit board. A number of leads, each having an inner lead and outer lead, are disposed around the opening on the substrate. A portion of the outer leads is electrically connected to the display panel, and another portion is electrically connected to the circuit board. The chip has a number of contact points, and is disposed at the opening of the substrate. The contact points are electrically connected to the inner leads. Moreover, the blocking bar is disposed on the substrate between the chip and the display panel.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display including a liquid crystal display panel formed by sandwiching a liquid crystal layer between an active matrix substrate and an opposed substrate, and a backlight that illuminates the liquid crystal display panel from a side of the active matrix substrate, a first optical sensor and a second optical sensor are disposed in a peripheral region on a glass substrate of the active matrix substrate. The first optical sensor is formed so that light external to the liquid crystal display and light propagating inside the active matrix substrate enter the first optical sensor. The second optical sensor is formed so that only light propagating inside the active matrix substrate enters the second optical sensor. Also, the second optical sensor is shielded from the external light. For example, a light-shielding film is formed on an upper surface of the second optical sensor.

Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal display device of high image quality, and a manufacturing method therefor. A polymerizable compound in a liquid crystal composition is polymerized in a state that liquid crystal molecules present in a gap between a pixel electrode and at least either one of signal electrodes and scanning electrodes are tilted in a direction from the at least either one of the signal electrodes and the scanning electrodes toward the pixel electrode. Preferably, the amount of the polymerizable compound remaining in the liquid crystal phase after the polymerization is not more than 0.05 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the liquid crystal. In a seal section surrounding the liquid crystal layer, a second seal wall is preferably provided at a position opposite to the liquid crystal injection inlet in the non-display section.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises a layer of liquid crystal material (3) between spaced-apart cell walls (1,2), and electrodes (5) provided on at least one cell wall for applying an electric field across at least a part of said liquid crystal material. The liquid crystal material has anisotropic light-absorbing particles dispersed therein and substantially aligned therewith. The invention also provides a composition for use in the display.

Abstract: Disclosed is an LCD module and a liquid crystal imaging means using the same. The LCD module includes an LCD panel, a circuit board on which the LCD panel is mounted, and a plurality of pogo pins electrically connected to the circuit board. The liquid crystal imaging means include an LCD module having a circuit board, an LCD panel seated on the circuit board, and a plurality of pogo pins electrically connected to the circuit board; and a main board having a plurality of contact members corresponding to the pogo pins so that the pogo pins are connected to respective contact members.

Abstract: A display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a light source unit and a housing accommodating the light source unit. The light source unit includes a light source part and a light source supporting member supporting the light source part. The housing includes an insertion accommodating part provided in a bottom surface of the housing. The light source supporting member includes a planar main body, a light source holder and an insertion part protruding from the main body toward the housing to be coupled to the insertion accommodating part. The insertion part includes an engagement part and a connecting part. The insertion part is inserted in the insertion accommodating part and the light source supporting member is rotated at a predetermined angle.

Abstract: An array substrate includes a base substrate, a dummy circuit section, a dummy pixel portion, an extended line, a common voltage line, and an overlap portion. Pixel portions are formed in a display area. The dummy circuit section is formed in a peripheral area to protect the pixel portions from static electricity. The dummy pixel portion is adjacent to the dummy circuit section. The dummy circuit section is in an electrically floating state. The extended line is extended from the dummy circuit section and electrically open with respect to the dummy pixel portion. The common voltage line is overlapped with the extended line of the dummy circuit section, the extended line being electrically open with respect to the display area, and thus the display area may be protected from the static electricity which flows into the dummy circuit section.

Abstract: A backlight device comprises a mounting case and a stack of optical sheets attached to one another. The attached optical sheets includes at least a first optical sheet adhered with one or more tabs protruding from a side edge of a second optical sheet. The prearranged stack of attached optical sheets is assembled with the mounting case with one single placement operation conducted by one operator.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display includes the steps of forming pixel electrodes on inside surfaces of a couple of substrates facing each other, each of the pixel electrodes having gaps; sealing, between the couple of substrates with the pixel electrodes formed, a liquid crystal layer containing a light curing material; and exposing the liquid crystal layer through use of a light shielding film having a plurality of openings, under a voltage applied between a pair of pixel electrodes facing each other on the couple of substrates, where the gaps are alternately disposed to form a staggered arrangement between the pair of pixel electrodes and, spacing between adjacent openings of the light shielding film is smaller than spacing, in a substrate surface direction, between the gap of a pixel electrode on one substrate and the gap of a pixel electrode on the other substrate.

Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention for an OCB (Optically Compensated Bend)-mode liquid-crystal display (LCD) device, retardation and/or a predetermined voltage range, from which a voltage applied to pixels in a viewing area is selected, is set for the each pixel or for the pixels in each region of the viewing area such that: the luminance on each pixel monotonously increases or decreases with increase of voltage in the predetermined voltage range; the luminance in central portion of the viewing area becomes minimum at black displaying.

Abstract: The invention provides a display device which can suppress a bending repulsive force of a flexible printed circuit board having a folded portion thus reducing a manufacturing cost thereof. In a display device which includes a display panel, and a flexible printed circuit board which has one end thereof connected to a terminal portion of the display panel, the flexible printed circuit board includes a base member, a line layer which is formed on the base member using a metal layer, a surface protective cover which covers the line layer, and a folded portion, the line layer includes a signal line which supplies control signals or display data to the display panel and a dummy line, the signal line is covered with the surface protective cover at the folded portion, and the folded portion includes at least one exposed portion in which the dummy line is exposed from the surface protective cover ranging from a folding start point to a folding finish point.

Abstract: A sub picture element electrode directly connected to a thin film transistor is disposed between a floating sub picture element electrode capacitively coupled to a control electrode and a gate bus line in order to prevent injection of electric charges from the gate bus line to the floating sub picture element electrode. Moreover, a shield pattern electrically connected to an auxiliary capacitance bus line is formed between the floating sub picture element electrode and a data bus line. This shield pattern avoids injection of electric charges from the data bus line to the floating sub picture element electrode.