Abstract: A method of encapsulating an organic device including flash evaporating a getter layer on the substrate is disclosed. The getter layer comprises an alkaline earth metal, such as barium. The getter layer serves to protect the active components by absorbing surrounding moisture and gases.

Abstract: An OLED device using improved pillars to facilitate patterning of a conductive layer is described. Conventional use of pillars to pattern electrodes encounters shorting problems due to piling of polymer material at the base of the pillars. This piling deteriorates the profile of the pillars which adversely impacts the ability of the pillars to pattern the conductive layer to form the electrodes. The present invention avoids the shorting problem by separating the pillars into at least first and second sub-pillars. By providing a relatively narrow gap between the sub-pillars, the amount of polymers filling the area between the gap is small. This prevents at least the sidewalls of the pillars facing the gap from being deteriorated by polymer pile-up, thus ensuring that the conductive layer is discontinuous between the sub-pillars.

Abstract: A method of fabricating OLED devices is disclosed. A conductive layer is patterned by pillars to form electrodes in the device, wherein portions of the pillars have at least 2 sub-rows to prevent shorting of adjacent electrodes. In one embodiment, the ends of the pillars are split into at least 2 sub-rows.

Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device having a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer, scanning lines and video signal lines provided in a matrix manner, and a pair of pixel electrodes, at least one of the pixel electrodes being connected to a common electrode. At least one of the pixel electrodes is bent so as to be inclined in first and second directions which are symmetrical relative to the alignment direction of the liquid crystal. The first direction of the pixel electrodes is at a plus predetermined angle relative to the alignment direction, while the second direction of the pixel electrodes is at a minus predetermined angle relative to the alignment direction.

Abstract: A method to ensure uniform deposition of organic layer is disclosed. Since the organic layer is very thin, any deviation from the target thickness will result in visible optical defects. A homogenous layer which exhibits good coating behaviour with organic materials is provided beneath the organic layer. By covering the metal interconnects, the adverse effect on the uniformity of the polymer layer is reduced or prevented.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, scanning signal lines and video signal lines formed on one of the substrates, first electrodes provided on the one substrate, second electrodes provided on the one substrate to drive the liquid crystal layer by a voltage difference with respect to the first electrode, and an orientation film formed on a nearest surface to the liquid crystal layer on each of the substrates and having an initial orientation direction. At least two first electrodes and at least one second electrode are provided in each pixel with the first electrode and the second electrode having portions substantially in parallel. The at least two first electrode are connected by connecting portion in each pixel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, a plurality of scanning signal lines and a plurality of video signal lines formed on one of the pair of substrates, a plurality of first electrodes provided on the one of the pair of substrates, and a plurality of second electrodes provided on the one of the pair of substrates to drive the liquid crystal layer by a voltage difference with respect to the first electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are arranged in different layers with an insulating layer therebetween. The first electrode has a bent form and each first electrode is connected by connecting portion in each pixel, and the connecting portion has an overlapping relation with at least one the second electrode and a signal line connected to the second electrode.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates sandwiching of a liquid crystal layer, plural scanning signal lines and plural video signal lines formed on one of the pair of substrates, and plural pixel regions formed as an area surrounded by an adjacent two of the plural scanning signal lines and an adjacent two of the plural video signal lines. At least a pixel electrode is formed on the one of the pair of substrates in each of the pixel regions, a plurality of counter electrodes is formed on one of the pair of substrates in each of the pixel regions, and at least a counter voltage signal line connects the counter electrodes formed on one of the pair of substrates. The counter voltage signal line is arranged in an overlapping relation with at least one of the scanning signal lines in plan view.

Abstract: A method of fabricating OLED devices is disclosed. A conductive layer is patterned by pillars to form electrodes in the device, wherein portions of the pillars have at least 2 sub-rows to prevent shorting of adjacent electrodes. In one embodiment, the ends of the pillars are split into at least 2 sub-rows.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal layer, scanning signal lines and video signal lines formed on one substrate, plural pixel electrodes on the one substrate, and at least a counter electrode on the one substrate to drive the liquid crystal layer by a voltage difference with respect to the pixel electrode. An orientation film formed on a nearest surface to the liquid crystal layer on substrate has an initial orientation direction. At least one of the pixel electrode and the counter electrode has a first region and a second region, and an angle formed by the first region and the initial orientation direction is substantially same in absolute value and reverse in polarity to an angle formed by the second region and the initial orientation direction. A length of the first region and the second region are substantially equal.

Abstract: An OLED device having pillars with cross section that is wider on the top. The pillars structure a conductive layer during deposition into distinct portions located between the pillars and on the top of the pillars. In one embodiment, the grooves between the pillars extend outside the electrode region to prevent shorting of adjacent electrodes.

Abstract: An OLED device using improved pillars to facilitate patterning of a conductive layer is described. Conventional use of pillars to pattern electrodes encounters shorting problems due to piling of polymer material at the base of the pillars. This piling deteriorates the profile of the pillars which adversely impacts the ability of the pillars to pattern the conductive layer to form the electrodes. The present invention avoids the shorting problem by separating the pillars into at least first and second sub-pillars. By providing a relatively narrow gap between the sub-pillars, the amount of polymers filling the area between the gap is small. This prevents at least the sidewalls of the pillars facing the gap from being deteriorated by polymer pile-up, thus ensuring that the conductive layer is discontinuous between the sub-pillars.

Abstract: An active matrix type liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal layer interposed between first and second substrates, plural scanning signal lines and plural video signal lines arranged in a matrix form on the first substrate and a plural pixels formed in regions surrounded by adjacent scanning signal lines and adjacent video signal lines. Each pixel in the display region has at least an active device, a pixel electrode, and a counter electrode to drive liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer by applying a voltage difference between the counter electrode and the pixel electrode which are provided are on the same substrate. The driving of the liquid crystal molecules by applying the voltage difference includes rotation of the liquid crystal molecules in a plane substantially parallel to the substrate with plural directions so as to reduce viewing angle dependency of color tone change.

Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device having a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer, scanning lines and video signal lines provided in a matrix manner, and a pair of pixel electrodes, at least one of the pixel electrodes being connected to a common electrode. At least one of the pixel electrodes is bent so as to be inclined in first and second directions which are symmetrical relative to the alignment direction of the liquid crystal. The first direction of the pixel electrodes is at a plus predetermined angle relative to the alignment direction, while the second direction of the pixel electrodes is at a minus predetermined angle relative to the alignment direction.

Abstract: An active matrix type liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal layer interposed between first and second substrates, plural scanning signal lines and plural video signal lines arranged in a matrix form on the first substrate and a plural pixels formed in regions surrounded by adjacent scanning signal lines and adjacent video signal lines. Each pixel in the display region has at least an active device, a pixel electrode, and a counter electrode to drive liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer by applying a voltage difference between the counter electrode and the pixel electrode which are provided are on the same substrate. The driving of the liquid crystal molecules by applying the voltage difference includes rotation of the liquid crystal molecules in a plane substantially parallel to the substrate with plural directions so as to reduce viewing angle dependency of color tone change.

Abstract: The purpose is to provide an active-matrix liquid crystal display device using a in-plane field type having wide viewing angle characteristics with homogeneous color tones, capable of realizing characristics equal to those of a CRT. In this active-matrix liquid crystal display device of the present invention, liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer have at least two kinds of driving (reorientation) directions by electric field over the substrate surface.