Abstract: A switchable panel is described that includes exterior layers, lamination layers extending between the exterior layers to outer edges of the switchable panel, a switchable component extending between the lamination layers and having a switchable component height, and a tension control component that prohibits a change of greater than ten percent to the switchable component height when tension is applied to the switchable panel.

Abstract: A touch display device and a touch display are provided. The touch display device includes a touch electrode and a backlight module disposed opposite to the touch electrode. The backlight module includes a backlight film and a backlight iron frame supporting the backlight film. The backlight film is disposed between the touch electrode and the backlight iron frame; and the touch electrode and the backlight iron frame are electrically connected to a touch signal terminal. The touch signal terminal is configured to transmit a touch signal to the touch electrode and the backlight iron frame. The touch electrode and the backlight iron frame receive a same touch signal, thereby eliminating the capacitance coupling effect between the touch electrode and the backlight iron frame, increasing touch sensitivity, and reducing vibration noise of the backlight film. The touch display includes the touch display device, and has advantages of the touch display device.

Abstract: An optical dimming device includes at least one polarization rotator configured to switch a polarization of a linearly polarized component of an incoming light between two orthogonal polarizations. The optical dimming device also includes at least one polarizer coupled with the at least one polarization rotator, and configured to output a light having a light intensity reduced to a predetermined percentage of an initial light intensity of the incoming light. The predetermined percentage is substantially the same for different incoming lights having different initial polarizations.

Abstract: A display panel includes: a first substrate; a second substrate; a first alignment film layer provided on the first substrate, wherein the first alignment film is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of protruding regions formed about a perimeter edge portion of the first substrate, wherein the plurality of protruding regions include an associated trench region provided in a plurality thereof, wherein each trench region includes at least one trench, each trench being configured to retain a portion of the first alignment film layer or the second alignment film layer when sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate so as to limit shrinkage of the first alignment film layer or the second alignment film layer during operation of the display panel.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a liquid crystal display panel, including a first substrate, a second substrate, a plurality of reactive monomers, and a plurality of liquid crystal monomers. The first substrate is formed with a color resist layer and a driving circuit layer, and includes a first alignment film and a first reactive monomer layer. The second substrate is disposed opposite the first substrate and formed with a black matrix layer, and includes a second alignment film and a second reactive monomer layer. The reactive monomers are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal monomers are filled among the reactive monomers, wherein the black matrix layer is formed with through holes in a non-display area of the liquid crystal display panel.

Abstract: A display panel and a terminal device including the same are provided. The display panel includes a touch screen configured to present display content, a supplementary light module that includes a light emitting element configured to provide supplementary light and a light guide element configured to guide the supplementary light to the touch screen, and a display substrate configured to form the display content. The display panel can increase brightness of the touch screen, so that users can see the display content on the display panel clearly even in a dim environment, which improves universality of reflective liquid crystal displays.

Abstract: The present application discloses a needle for repairing an alignment layer on a liquid crystal display substrate. The needle includes a needle tip; and a flexible material coating surrounding the needle tip.

Abstract: The display device includes a display panel and a front surface panel that is superimposed with the display panel, and that is switched between a reflective state in which incident light is reflected and a transmissive state in which incident light is transmitted. The front surface panel can detect presence of an object to be detected.

Abstract: Light-control panels including layered optical components are described in this application. An example of a light-control panel includes first and second glazing layers and first and second switchable components extending between the first and second glazing layers. The light-control panel also includes a thermal coating extending between the first switchable component and the first glazing layer and a filter extending between the first and second switchable components.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an active matrix substrate, a counter substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The active matrix substrate includes a top gate type oxide semiconductor TFT a plurality of gate wiring lines a plurality of source and an interlayer insulating layer The counter substrate includes a plurality of columnar spacers provided on a second substrate. Each columnar spacer is disposed in an intersecting region where the gate wiring line and the source wiring line intersect. A front face of the active matrix substrate on the liquid crystal layer side includes a plurality of first ridges overlapping the plurality of gate wiring lines and a plurality of second ridges overlapping the plurality of source wiring lines.

Abstract: A multi-spectral lens comprises a circular polarizer and a tunable cholesteric filter having an associated reflection band. Incoming light is circularly polarized to one handedness by the circular polarizer, and the tunable cholesteric filter transmits the circularly polarized light and reflects the opposite handedness of the circularly polarized light if within the reflection band of the filter, with the reflection band of the tunable cholesteric filter varying with a control voltage. In a preferred embodiment, a mirror is arranged to receive light transmitted by the tunable cholesteric filter and reflect it back towards the filter with flipped handedness, with the reflected light with flipped handedness that is within the reflection band of the tunable cholesteric filter reflected by the tunable cholesteric filter back toward the mirror. The architecture described effectively converts the reflection band of a tunable cholesteric filter into a tunable bandpass filter for a multi-spectral imaging lens.

Abstract: A backlight device is provided and includes case having bottom plate; light guide including front surface as emission surface, rear surface opposed to front surface, and incidence surface provided between front surface and rear surface; and light-emitting elements facing incident surface of light guide, wherein light-emitting elements include first surface provided at bottom of light-emitting elements, and light-emitting surface facing incidence surface of light guide, first surfaces and rear surface are arranged side by side, and fixed to fixing tape attached over first surfaces and rear surface of light guide, and light-shielding tape facing fixing tape through light guide and light-emitting elements.

Abstract: The display device includes a first substrate; an active layer disposed on the first substrate; a first insulation layer disposed on the active layer; a first electrode layer disposed on the first insulation layer including a gate electrode line extending along a first direction and a protruding portion extending along a second direction; a second insulation layer disposed on the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer disposed on the second insulation layer. The second electrode layer includes a date line extending along the second direction and a conductive layer. The conductive layer includes a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion, wherein the first conductive portion has a first maximum width A along the first direction, and the second conductive portion has a second maximum width B along the first direction. The first maximum width A is less than the second maximum width B.

Abstract: A shift register unit, a shift register, a gate driving circuit and a display device are provided. The control substrate, comprising a base substrate, at least one microwave transmission line and at least one voltage loading line on the base substrate, wherein the at least one microwave transmission line is in a one-to-one correspondence to the at least one voltage loading line, and an end of the at least one voltage loading line is connected to the corresponding microwave transmission line, where the at least one voltage loading line and the at least one microwave transmission line are made of a same metal material, and the at least one voltage loading line is a planar inductor.

Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a first substrate faces a second substrate. The first substrate includes a plurality of first spacers and a plurality of second spacers. The second substrate includes a corresponding plurality of first protrusions and a plurality of second protrusions. A sum of a height of the first protrusion and a height of the first spacer is greater than that of the second spacer. Each of the first spacers includes at least one protrusion. A length of an orthographic projection of each protrusion on a plane of the first substrate is longer in one direction.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a first polarizing plate, and a second polarizing plate. The first substrate includes a first dielectric substrate, first and second electrodes, provided over the first dielectric substrate and configured to generate a transverse electric field in the liquid crystal layer, at least either of which has a plurality of slits, and a first alignment film placed in contact with the liquid crystal layer. The first substrate further includes an inorganic insulating layer provided between the second electrode and the first alignment film. The difference between the refractive index of the inorganic insulating layer and the refractive index of the second electrode is smaller than or equal to 0.20. The thickness of the inorganic insulating layer is greater than or equal to 50% of the thickness of the second electrode and greater than or equal to 40 nm.

Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a cover plate which are horizontally stacked on each other and together define a side connection region extending vertically on outer surfaces of lateral end portions of the first substrate, the second substrate, and the cover plate. An electrically conductive connection layer and an electrical functional assembly electrically connected to the same are placed on the side connection region. Insulating layers and conductive layers between them are on the first substrate, a lateral end portion of at least one of the conductive layers is provided with a bonding pad extended to the side connection region and electrically connected to the electrically conductive connection layer, so as to establish electrical connection between the electrical functional assembly and the conductive layers. The display panel can effectively shorten a width of its edge, and realize a “narrow bezel” design.

Abstract: A pixel array substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of pixel structures, a peripheral trace and a plurality of first patterns. The substrate has an active area and a peripheral area outside the active area. The plurality of pixel structures is disposed in the active area of the substrate. Each of the pixel structures includes a signal line, an active device electrically connected to the signal line and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the active device. The peripheral trace is disposed in the peripheral area of the substrate. A plurality of first patterns is disposed in the peripheral area of the substrate. Each of the first patterns includes a first trunk portion and at least one first branch portion crossed with the first trunk portion. The first trunk portion is electrically connected to the peripheral trace or the signal line of the pixel structure.

Abstract: An optically active structure and a display device are presented. The device utilized an optically active structure comprising liquid crystal material and a plurality of nanorods configured to emit light in one or more predetermined ranges in response to pumping light. Variation in orientation of the liquid crystal varies orientation of the nanorods and modulated light emission therefrom.

Abstract: A multi-spectral lens comprises a circular polarizer and a tunable cholesteric filter having an associated reflection band. Incoming light is circularly polarized to one handedness by the circular polarizer, and the tunable cholesteric filter transmits the circularly polarized light and reflects the opposite handedness of the circularly polarized light if within the reflection band of the filter, with the reflection band of the tunable cholesteric filter varying with a control voltage. In a preferred embodiment, a mirror is arranged to receive light transmitted by the tunable cholesteric filter and reflect it back towards the filter with flipped handedness, with the reflected light with flipped handedness that is within the reflection band of the tunable cholesteric filter reflected by the tunable cholesteric filter back toward the mirror. The architecture described effectively converts the reflection band of a tunable cholesteric filter into a tunable bandpass filter for a multi-spectral imaging lens.