Abstract: The invention relates to a transflective liquid crystal display device that has a high contrast ratio. The transflective liquid crystal panel includes a homogeneous liquid crystal such that the transflective liquid crystal display device will have an optical retardation when the voltage is applied. Therefore, in order to compensate the optical retardation caused by this liquid crystal, a thickness of the liquid crystal layer is adjusted. Moreover, a thickness of the retardation film is also adjusted. Accordingly, the complete dark state and the high contrast ratio are achieved in the liquid crystal display.

Abstract: A display device includes a comparing portion extracting a minimum value and a maximum value of red, green, blue source image data signals, a first extracting portion extracting an intermediate signal from the minimum value and extracting a white image data signal from the intermediate signal, a second extracting portion extracting a red image data signal from the intermediate signal, the maximum data signal, and the red source image data signal, a third extracting portion extracting a green image data signal from the intermediate signal, the maximum data signal, and the green source image data signal, a fourth extracting portion extracting a blue image data signal from the intermediate signal, the maximum data signal, and the blue source image data signal, and a display panel having a plurality of pixels including red, green, blue, and white sub-pixels supplied with the red, green, blue, and white image data signals, respectively.

Abstract: A display device and a driving method thereof includes categorizing red-color, green-color, and blue-color image signals as belonging to one of first and second signal regions, detecting if the image signals have more signals belonging to the first signal region than the second signal region or if the image signals have more signals belonging to the second signal region than the first signal region, driving an image display portion in a first manner if the image signals are detected to have more signals belonging to the first signal region than the second signal region, and driving the image display portion in a second manner if the image signals are detected to have more signals belonging to the second signal region than the first signal region, the image display portion including a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels having red-color, green-color, blue-color, and white-color sub-pixels.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a red sub-pixel having a first area, a green sub-pixel having a second area, a blue sub-pixel having a third area, a white sub-pixel having a fourth area, and a backlight supplying a light to the red, green, blue, and white sub-pixels. The fourth area is smaller than the third area.

Abstract: An array substrate for an in-plane switching liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, gate lines arranged in a first direction on the substrate, data lines crossing the gate lines to define a pixel region, the pixel region consists of four sub-pixel regions, a switching element at the crossing of the gate and data lines, a pixel electrode in each of the sub-pixel regions, and a common electrode alternatively arranged with the pixel electrode to form a plurality of blocks in each of the sub-pixel regions. Two of the sub-pixel regions include an n-number of blocks (n is a natural number). Two of the sub-pixel regions include an (n+2)-number of blocks.

Abstract: A display device includes a signal storing portion storing first, second, third, and fourth input data signals, an average signal generating portion averaging the first, second, third, and fourth input data signals, respectively, that are adjacent to each other along a row and a column and generating first, second, third, and fourth output data signals, and a display portion having a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels having first, second, third, and fourth sub-pixels for receiving the first, second, third, and fourth output data signals, respectively, and each of the pixels sharing the sub-pixels with an adjacent one of the pixels.

Abstract: The invention relates to a transflective liquid crystal display device that has a high contrast ratio. The transflective liquid crystal panel includes a homogeneous liquid crystal such that the transflective liquid crystal display device will have an optical retardation when the voltage is applied. Therefore, in order to compensate the optical retardation caused by this liquid crystal, a thickness of the liquid crystal layer is adjusted. Moreover, a thickness of the retardation film is also adjusted. Accordingly, the complete dark state and the high contrast ratio are achieved in the liquid crystal display.

Abstract: A transflective liquid crystal display device includes a gate line and a data line on a first substrate that cross each other to define a pixel region having a transmissive region and a reflective region. A first passivation layer covers a thin film transistor which is electrically connected to the gate and data lines, wherein the first passivation layer has a first transmissive hole corresponding to the transmissive region and an inclined portion surrounding the first transmissive hole. A reflector is on the first passivation layer, wherein the reflector corresponds to the reflective region and covers sides of the transmissive region asymmetrically. A second passivation layer is on the reflector. A transparent electrode is on the second passivation layer, wherein the transparent electrode electrically contacts the thin film transistor.

Abstract: A transmissive display device using a micro light modulator that is capable of improving a light efficiency. In the display device, light-path converting members are provided on stationary members to change a path of a light inputted obliquely through stationary members and movable members vertically with respect to a display screen.

Abstract: The invention provides a transflective liquid crystal display device which can achieve substantially the same color purity regardless of the selected mode (transmissive or reflective) by controlling the density of a uniformly thick color filter layer or the thickness of a uniformly dense color filter layer, or by having another color filter layer that affects light only in the transmissive mode. The invention emphasizes the thickness of the color filter through which light passes or the density of the color filter through which light passes, in order to achieve substantially uniform color purity.

Abstract: A transflective LCD device improves a light transmittance in both the transmissive mode and the reflective mode and improves efficiency in the use of the light regardless of wavelength. To properly control the ON/OFF-switch of the blue wavelength band or the red wavelength band, the transflective LCD device adopts a half wave plate (&lgr;/2) and changes the optic axes of the polarizers and the retardation film.

Abstract: The invention relates to a transflective liquid crystal display device that has a high contrast ratio. The transflective liquid crystal panel includes a homogeneous liquid crystal such that the transflective liquid crystal display device will have an optical retardation when the voltage is applied. Therefore, in order to compensate the optical retardation caused by this liquid crystal, a thickness of the liquid crystal layer is adjusted. Moreover, a thickness of the retardation film is also adjusted. Accordingly, the complete dark state and the high contrast ratio are achieved in the liquid crystal display.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates, a transparent common electrode disposed on the first substrate, a gate line disposed on the second substrate along a first direction, a data line disposed on the second substrate along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a thin film transistor disposed at an intersection of the gate line and the data line, a gate insulation layer disposed on the second substrate, a passivation layer disposed on the gate insulation layer, and a reflective electrode disposed on the passivation layer, wherein the reflective electrode overlaps end portions of the data line.

Abstract: A transflective liquid crystal display device includes a gate line and a data line on a first substrate that cross each other to define a pixel region having a transmissive region and a reflective region. A first passivation layer covers a thin film transistor which is electrically connected to the gate and data lines, wherein the first passivation layer has a first transmissive hole corresponding to the transmissive region and an inclined portion surrounding the first transmissive hole. A reflector is on the first passivation layer, wherein the reflector corresponds to the reflective region and covers sides of the transmissive region asymmetrically. A second passivation layer is on the reflector. A transparent electrode is on the second passivation layer, wherein the transparent electrode electrically contacts the thin film transistor.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of an array substrate for a transflective liquid crystal display device includes forming a gate insulator on a gate line and a gate electrode formed on a substrate. A data line, source and drain electrodes are formed on an ohmic contact layer formed on an active layer on the gate insulator. A first passivation layer made of a first material is deposited on the data line, source and drain electrodes. A second passivation layer made of a second material is deposited on the first passivation layer. The second passivation layer is patterned, thereby forming a first drain contact hole exposing the first passivation layer over the drain electrode. A reflector is formed on the second passivation layer, the reflector having a first transmissive hole The first passivation layer is patterned thereby forming a second drain contact hole exposing the drain electrode. The second drain contact hole corresponds to the first drain contact hole.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a transflective liquid crystal display (LCD) device that is used in both a transmissive mode and a reflective mode. The transflective LCD device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a passivation layer having a plurality of convex portions formed on a first surface portion of the second substrate, and a color filter layer formed on a second surface portion of the second substrate and on the passivation layer.

Abstract: A fabricating method of an array substrate for a transflective liquid crystal display device includes: sequentially depositing a first metal layer and an impurity-doped amorphous silicon layer on a substrate and etching the first metal layer and the impurity-doped amorphous silicon layer through a first mask process to form source and drain electrodes, a data line and an ohmic contact layer. An amorphous silicon layer, a first insulating layer and a second metal layer are sequentially deposited on the source and drain electrodes, the data line and the ohmic contact layer and etching the amorphous silicon layer, the first insulating layer and the second metal layer through a second mask process to form a gate electrode, a gate line and an active layer, the gate line defining a pixel region with the data line. A second insulating layer is formed on the gate electrode and the gate line.

Abstract: A driving circuit of a liquid crystal display device includes gate and data lines, a thin film transistor connected to the gate and data lines, and a liquid crystal capacitor connected to the thin film transistor. The driving circuit includes a gate driving unit for generating a gate signal applied to the gate line, a source driving unit for generating a data signal applied to the data line, a gamma power source unit for applying a gamma reference voltage to the source driving unit, a common voltage unit for applying a common voltage to the liquid crystal capacitor, a discharging signal unit for generating a discharging enable signal when a power of the liquid crystal display device is off, and a multiplexer, connected to the common voltage unit and the gamma power source unit, for selectively applying a voltage to the source driving unit according to the discharging enable signal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a transflective liquid crystal display device that has a high contrast ratio. The transflective liquid crystal panel includes a homogeneous liquid crystal such that the transflective liquid crystal display device will have an optical retardation when the voltage is applied. Therefore, in order to compensate the optical retardation caused by this liquid crystal, a thickness of the liquid crystal layer is adjusted. Moreover, a thickness of the retardation film is also adjusted. Accordingly, the complete dark state and the high contrast ratio are achieved in the liquid crystal display.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a transflective liquid crystal display (LCD) device that is used in both a transmissive mode and a reflective mode. The transflective LCD device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a passivation layer having a plurality of convex portions formed on a first surface portion of the second substrate, and a color filter layer formed on a second surface portion of the second substrate and on the passivation layer.