Abstract: According to one embodiment, an interference filter includes a base body, a lower semi-transmissive layer, and an upper semi-transmissive layer. The base body includes a major surface. The lower semi-transmissive layer is provided on the major surface. The upper semi-transmissive layer is provided on the lower semi-transmissive layer. The base body, the lower and upper semi-transmissive layers form a first region to selectively transmit blue light, a second region to selectively transmit green light, and a third region to selectively transmit red light, arranged in a plane parallel to the major surface. A distance between the lower semi-transmissive layer and the upper semi-transmissive layer in the second region is shorter than a distance between the lower semi-transmissive layer and the upper semi-transmissive layer in the first region, and shorter than a distance between the lower semi-transmissive layer and the upper semi-transmissive layer in the third region.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a thin film transistor includes a substrate, a gate electrode, a first insulating film, an oxide semiconductor film, a second insulating film, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. The gate electrode is provided on a part of the substrate. The first insulating film covers the gate electrode. The oxide semiconductor film is provided on the gate electrode via the first insulating film. The second insulating film is provided on a part of the oxide semiconductor film. The source and drain electrodes are respectively connected to first and second portions of the oxide semiconductor film not covered with the second insulating film. The oxide semiconductor film includes an oxide semiconductor. Concentrations of hydrogen contained in the first and second insulating films are not less than 5×1020 atm/cm3, and not more than 1019 atm/cm3, respectively.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method is disclosed for manufacturing a display device. A film material layer is formed on a support substrate. A first heating process for the film material layer at a first temperature to form a film layer and a second heating process for a second region surrounding a first region at a second temperature higher than the first temperature are performed. The first region is provided in a central part of the film layer. A display layer is formed in the first region and a peripheral circuit section is formed at least in a part of the second region. A third heating process is performed for at least a part of the film layer at a third temperature higher than the second temperature. In addition, the film layer is peeled off from the support substrate.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a touch panel includes first interconnections, second interconnections, sensor units and a control unit. The first interconnections are arranged along a first direction, and extend along a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The second interconnections are arranged along a third direction intersecting with the first direction, and extend along a fourth direction intersecting with the third direction. The sensor units are provided in intersection portions of the first and second interconnections, include first and second ferromagnetic layers, and an intermediate layer, allow a current to be passed, and have one end connected to the first interconnections and another end connected to the second interconnections. The control unit is connected to the first and second interconnections. An electric resistance of the sensor units changes in accordance with a stress applied. The control unit senses a change in the electric resistance.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a light-guiding body, a light source, a wavelength selection transmission layer, and a light control layer. The light-guiding body has a first major surface, a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, and a side face connecting the first major surface and the second major surface. The wavelength selection transmission layer is provided on the second major surface. The first major surface has a plurality of concave portions having inclined faces inclined relative to the first major surface. A ratio of a total area of the plurality of the concave portions projected on the first major surface, relative to an area of the first major surface is 8% to 25%. The plurality of the concave portions is evenly provided in the first major surface.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light-emitting device includes an emitting layer, first and second electrodes, a voltage-supply circuit, an ammeter and a controller. The emitting layer includes a solution containing an emitting material and a solvent. The first and second electrodes are in contact with the solution. The voltage-supply circuit applies an operating voltage between the first and second electrodes. The ammeter measures the amount of electric current flowing between the first and second electrodes. The controller controls the operation of the voltage-supply circuit such that the polarity of the operating voltage reverses and determining a timing of reversing the polarity based on the output of the ammeter.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a main substrate, and a light control layer. The main substrate includes a main base having a main surface, a wavelength selective transmission layer provided on the main surface, and a circuit layer provided on the wavelength selective transmission layer. The light control layer is stacked with the main substrate and has variable optical characteristics. The wavelength selective transmission layer includes lower and upper reflecting layers, and first and second spacer layers. The upper reflecting layer is provided on the lower reflecting layer. The first spacer layer is provided between the lower and upper reflecting layers. The second spacer layer is provided between the lower and upper reflecting layers, and has a different thickness from the first spacer layer. The circuit layer includes first and second pixel electrodes, and first and second switching elements.

Abstract: An electronic device including: a thin-film substrate having a front surface being formed with electronic circuits; an adhesive layer comprising an adhesive material applied to a back surface of the thin-film substrate, the adhesive material having an elasticity modulus being in a range of 1.0×103 to 2.1×104 Pa at 80° C.; and a flexible substrate having a front surface being bonded to the back surface of the thin-film substrate with the adhesive layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal layer causing a selective reflection and exhibiting Kerr effect, first and second electrodes applying voltage to the liquid crystal layer, a first circular polarizer disposed between the liquid crystal layer and a viewer and allowing a first circularly polarized light incident on the liquid crystal layer when irradiated with a natural light, the first circularly polarized light having an electric-field vector rotating in a direction reverse to a rotation direction of an electric-field vector of a circularly polarized light selectively reflected by the liquid crystal layer, and a second circular polarizer facing the first circular polarizer with the liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween and allowing a second circularly polarized light incident on the liquid crystal layer when irradiated with a natural light.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal/polymer complex includes a liquid crystal material, a polymer, and a chiral agent. The liquid crystal material exhibits blue phase and contains liquid crystal molecules that are spirally arranged to form liquid crystal molecular cylinders having a spiral arrangement. The polymer maintains the arrangement and has a dendrimer-type structure including a dendrimer unit and a polymerizable unit bonded to an end of the dendrimer unit. The dendrimer unit contains a central atom and at least two branched structures bonded to the central atom and has a generation of two or more. The polymerizable unit contains a polymerizable group which can bond to a polymerizable group.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided with a screen transmission device, including: a first receiver configured to receive usage state information indicating usage states of a plurality of screen display devices by a user from each the screen display device; a second receiver configured to receive a message of requesting start-up of a window from the screen display device out of the screen display devices; a determiner configured to determine a screen display device on which the window is to be started up out of the plurality of screen display devices based on the usage states of each the screen display device; a screen data generator configured to generate screen data of the window; and a transmitter configured to transmit the screen data of the window to the screen display device determined by the determiner.

Abstract: Valve stem holes (17) and pin holes (18) are formed on a valve element (3). A groove (23) is formed on the outer periphery of an insertion part (22) of a valve stem (4). In a state in which the insertion part (22) is inserted into the valve stem hole (17), the groove (23) and the pin hole (18) form an engaged part (27), and a connecting pin (16) is inserted into the pin hole (18) and is engaged with the engaged part (27) while being fit into the groove (23). In the engaged part (27), a pin contact face (30) of the connecting pin (16) is in surface contact with a groove contact face (26) in the bottom of the groove (23) and the groove contact face (26) is inclined with respect to a rotation axis (6) of the valve stem (4).

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes an insulating layer, a display unit, and an organic EL layer. The display unit is provided on a major surface of the insulating layer and includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of signal lines, a plurality of power source lines and a plurality of pixel units arranged in a matrix configuration. The EL layer is provided on the display unit. Each pixel unit includes a drive transistor and a resistor. The drive transistor includes a drive gate electrode, a drive source electrode, and a drive drain electrode. The drive source electrode or the drive drain electrode is connected to one of the power source lines. An end of the resistor is connected to the drive gate electrode. An other end of the resistor is connected to one of the gate line, the signal line, and the power source line.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a thin film transistor includes: a substrate; a semiconductor layer; first and second insulating films; and gate, source and drain electrodes. The semiconductor layer is provided on the substrate. The semiconductor layer is made of an oxide having indium. The semiconductor layer has first and second regions and other region. The first insulating film covers a top face of the other region. The second insulating film covers at least a pair of side surfaces of the semiconductor layer. The second insulating film is formed under a condition different from that for the first insulating film. The gate electrode is provided on the first and second insulating films or below the semiconductor layer. The source and drain electrodes are provided on the first and second regions, respectively. The drain and source electrodes sandwich the pair of the side surfaces of the semiconductor layer.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes an optical switch panel, and a light source device. The optical switch panel includes pixels and a drive part controlling transmissivity of the pixels. The light source device is stacked with the panel and includes a light source to emit a source light, a light guiding unit, interference filters, and light controlling parts. The light guiding unit includes a light guide region guiding the source light, a reflecting part provided around the region to reflect the source light, and apertures provided around the region and causing semi-collimated light to be emitted. The interference filters cause lights in certain wavelength dands of the light emitted from the aperture to pass. The light controlling parts cause the lights through the filters to enter the pixels to form an image.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal layer exhibiting Kerr effect, a first electrode including combtooth portions, a second electrode, and protruding portions facing a main surface of the liquid crystal layer with at least one of the first and second electrodes interposed therebetween. The combtooth portions each extends in a first direction and are arranged in a second direction. The second electrode includes a portion that faces the main surface and is positioned in a gap between the combtooth portions or faces the main surface with the gap interposed therebetween. The protruding portions each extends in the first direction and are arranged in the second direction. Each of the first protruding portions forms a convex surface having a ridge shape on a surface of the combtooth portion or a surface of the portion of the second electrode positioned at the gap.

Abstract: A display device includes: an optical cell including: a first electrode; a second electrode; an ion conduction layer facing the first electrode and the second electrode and containing a mobile ion; and a first nanostructure provided between the first electrode and the ion conduction layer and being electrically connected to the first electrode. The first nanostructure has a first plasmon resonance wavelength in a visible light region and contains a first metal element. A first metal compound layer which contains the first metal element contained in the first nanostructure and has a refractive index different from a refractive index of the ion conduction layer is formed on at least a part of a surface of the first nanostructure by applying a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal composition includes a liquid crystal material and a polymer. The liquid crystal material exhibits a blue phase. The polymer has a first repeating unit containing a fluorine atom and an acrylic group.

Abstract: A backlight includes a case having plural apertures in a main face thereof and a light source disposed in the case. A total area of the plural apertures is not less than 8% and not more than 15% of an area of the main face.

Abstract: A display device is provide, which includes a supporting substrate, a flexible display provided with a transparent display substrate formed above the supporting substrate, and a dilatant fluid accommodating member. The dilatant fluid accommodating member is disposed on the outside of the flexible display.