Abstract: A transflective liquid crystal display having a plurality of pixels, each pixel having a plurality of color sub-pixels. Each sub-pixel comprises a reflective electrode, a transmissive electrode connected to a secondary reflective electrode. The transmissive electrode is associated with a color filter, while one only of the reflective electrode and the secondary reflective electrode is associated with a color filter. The transmissive electrode is associated with a first charge storage capacitance. The reflective electrode is associated with a second charge storage capacitance which is adjustable depending on the operating states of the liquid crystal display.

Abstract: A display device having slim border-area architecture is disclosed. The display device includes a substrate, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of auxiliary gate lines and a driving module. The substrate includes a display area and a border area. The data lines, the gate lines and the auxiliary gate lines are disposed in the display area. The driving module is disposed in the border area. The gate lines are crossed with the data lines perpendicularly. The auxiliary gate lines are parallel with the data lines. Each auxiliary gate line is electrically connected to one corresponding gate line. The data and auxiliary gate lines are electrically connected to the driving module based on an interlace arrangement. Further disclosed is a driving method for delivering gate signals provided by the driving module to the gate lines via the auxiliary gate lines.

Abstract: A pixel structure of a transflective LCD panel includes a substrate, a data line and a scan, a thin film transistor containing an extending electrode, a first common electrode and a second common electrode, a transmissive pixel electrode, and a reflective pixel electrode forming a first coupling capacitor with the extending electrode and a second coupling capacitor with the second common electrode. The first and second common electrodes and the data line overlap with each other in an overlapping area, wherein the first common electrode is disposed between the second common electrode and the data line.

Abstract: In a transflective liquid crystal display having a transmission area and the reflection area, the transmissive electrode is connected to a switching element to control the liquid crystal layer in the transmission area, and the reflective electrode is connected to the switching element via a separate capacitor to control the liquid crystal layer in the reflection area. The separate capacitor is used to shift the reflectance in the reflection area toward a higher voltage end in order to avoid the reflectance inversion problem. In addition, an adjustment capacitor is connected between the reflective electrode and a different common line. The adjustment capacitor is used to reduce or eliminate the discrepancy between the gamma curve associated with the transmittance and the gamma curve associated with the reflectance.

Abstract: A display panel and an electro-optical device thereof are provided. The display panel comprises a pair of substrates, at least one data line, at least three common lines, at least one scan line, at least one switch element, a common electrode, and a display media layer. The pair of substrates comprises a first substrate and a second substrate. The data line and the three common lines are formed on the first substrate. The data line and the common lines interlace to form a plurality of areas. Each of the areas comprises an electrode. The electrodes are connected to each other to form a pixel electrode. The scan line is formed on the first substrate and under an electrode of one of the areas. The switch element is formed under an electrode of one of the areas, and comprises a source connected to the pixel electrode, a drain connected to the data line, and a gate\ connected to the scan line. The common electrode is formed on the second substrate, with a display media layer disposed between the two substrates.

Abstract: An LCD panel including a first substrate, a second substrate disposed above the first substrate, a plurality of signal lines disposed on the first substrate, and a plurality of sub-pixel sets arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each sub-pixel set includes a plurality of sub-pixels electrically connected to the corresponding signal lines. Each sub-pixel has at least one alignment pattern located therein. Additionally, the alignment pattern located in one sub-pixel of each sub-pixel set supports between the first substrate and the second substrate as a spacer.

Abstract: A pixel structure of a transflective liquid crystal display panel. The pixel structure has single cell gap design, but a coupling capacitor and a modulating capacitor are properly connected to the reflection electrode so as to modulate the voltage of the reflection electrode. Consequently, the transmission region and reflection region of the pixel structure have substantially consistent gamma curves.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel including an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The active device array substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixel units. The scan lines, the data lines and the pixel units are disposed on the substrate. Each of the pixel units is electrically connected to one of the scan lines and one of the data lines correspondingly and crosses over two sides of the corresponding scan line. The opposite substrate includes a plurality of alignment protrusions. The alignment protrusions are located over the scan lines. Besides, the liquid crystal layer is disposed between the opposite substrate and the active device array substrate. The above-mentioned liquid crystal display panel has higher aperture ratio.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device incorporating the same are provided. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a first base, a dielectric layer and a storage capacitor. The storage capacitor includes a reflective electrode. The dielectric layer covers at least part of the storage capacitor. The second substrate is substantially paralleled to the first substrate. The second substrate includes a second base, a black matrix and a common electrode. The black matrix corresponds to the storage capacitor. The black matrix includes an opening corresponding to the reflective electrode. The opening is provided to let an outside light enter into the liquid crystal display panel such that the reflective electrode reflects the outside light to provide a light source to the liquid crystal display panel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The manufacturing method includes providing a panel including a first substrate having scan lines, data lines, an active device electrically connecting the scan and data lines, and a pixel electrode electrically connecting the active device, a second substrate having an opposite electrode, and a liquid crystal (LC) layer disposed between the first and the second substrates and having a monomer material. A first curing voltage and a second curing voltage are applied to the scan and data lines, respectively. The second curing voltage is thus transmitted to the pixel electrode. The first curing voltage is higher than an absolute value of the second curing voltage. The monomer material is polymerized to form a first polymer stabilized alignment (PSA) layer between the LC layer and the first substrate and a second PSA layer between the LC layer and the second substrate. The electrical field is then removed.

Abstract: The transflective LCD panel has many scan lines, data lines, and common electrodes, in which each data line includes a first data line section and a second data line section, and each common electrode has at least one first common electrode section. The scan lines and the second data line sections are made of a first conductive layer; and the first data line sections and the common electrodes are made of a second conductive layer. The first common electrode sections and the corresponding pixel electrodes are overlapped, thus providing the storage capacitance.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel is provided. The liquid crystal display panel includes an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data patterns, a plurality of connecting patterns, a plurality of active devices, a plurality of transparent pixel electrodes, a plurality of common lines, at least one polymer layer, and a liquid crystal layer. The opposite substrate is disposed above the active device array substrate. The scan lines, the data patterns and the connecting patterns are disposed on the active device array substrate, and the data patterns and the connecting patterns form data lines via contact holes. The common lines are disposed between the transparent pixel electrodes and the data lines, and a part of each common line overlaps the corresponding data pattern. The polymer layer is disposed on at least one of the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate.

Abstract: A multi-domain liquid crystal display (LCD) including an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate, an electric field shielding layer, and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The active device array substrate has a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel has a pixel electrode. The opposite substrate has a common electrode disposed between the opposite substrate and the active device array substrate. The electric field shielding layer is disposed on a part of each pixel electrode. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate. The liquid crystal layer corresponding to each pixel is divided into a low-voltage domain and a high-voltage domain having the same cell gap, wherein the position of the electric field shielding layer is corresponding to the position of the low-voltage domain. Color shift of the multi-domain LCD is improved effectively at oblique viewing angles.

Abstract: In a transflective liquid crystal display having a transmission area and the reflection area, the transmissive electrode is connected to a switching element to control the liquid crystal layer in the transmission area, and the reflective electrode is connected to the switching element via a separate capacitor to control the liquid crystal layer in the reflection area. The separate capacitor is used to shift the reflectance in the reflection area toward a higher voltage end in order to avoid the reflectance inversion problem. In addition, an adjustment capacitor is connected between the reflective electrode and a different common line. The adjustment capacitor is used to reduce or eliminate the discrepancy between the gamma curve associated with the transmittance and the gamma curve associated with the reflectance.

Abstract: A tri-gate pixel structure includes three sub-pixel regions, three gate lines, a data line, three thin film transistors (TFTs), three pixel electrodes, and a common line. The gate lines are disposed along a first direction, and the data line is disposed along a second direction. The TFTs are disposed in the sub-pixel regions respectively, wherein each TFT has a gate electrode electrically connected to a corresponding gate line, a source electrode electrically connected to the data line, and a drain electrode. The three pixel electrodes are disposed in the three sub-pixel regions respectively, and each pixel electrode is electrically connected to the drain electrode of one TFT respectively. The common line crosses the gate lines and partially overlaps the three gate lines, and the common line and the three pixel electrodes are partially overlapped to respectively form three storage capacitors.

Abstract: A pixel structure includes at least a pixel electrode, and at least an aligning electrode. The pixel electrode, which has a central opening, is disposed on a substrate. The aligning electrode, which is disposed between the pixel electrode and substrate, includes an aligning part disposed under and corresponding to the central part of the pixel electrode. The aligning voltage applied to the aligning electrode is greater than the pixel voltage applied to the pixel electrode.

Abstract: A pixel element includes a transistor, a pixel electrode and a storage capacitor. The transistor is a switch device of the pixel element. A data signal is applied to the pixel electrode by switching the transistor. The storage capacitor includes the first electrode and the second electrode. Several holes are formed on a surface of the first electrode. Therefore, layers disposed over the first electrode duplicate the shape of the holes, so that the layers have rough surfaces, for increasing the reflectivity.

Abstract: A pixel structure is disclosed. The pixel structure is suitable to be disposed on a substrate and includes a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode and a top gate TFT. The first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are disposed over the substrate, wherein the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are separated from each other. The top gate TFT is disposed between the substrate and the first pixel electrode and includes a patterned semiconductor layer and a gate.

Abstract: An electrode structure for use in a transflective liquid crystal display device having a plurality of pixels is disclosed. Each pixel has a reflective region and a transmissive region. The electrode structure at least comprises a first transparent electrode, a reflective electrode and a second transparent electrode. The first transparent electrode is disposed within the transmissive region, while the reflective electrode and the second transparent electrode formed above the reflective electrode are disposed within the reflective region. The area of the second transparent electrode is smaller than the area of the reflective electrode.

Abstract: A pixel structure disposed on a substrate includes a gate, a patterned dielectric layer, a patterned semiconductor layer, a patterned metal layer, an overcoat layer and a transparent pixel electrode. The patterned dielectric layer and the gate covered thereby are disposed on the substrate. The patterned semiconductor layer on the patterned dielectric layer includes bumps and a channel above the gate. The patterned metal layer includes a source, a drain and a reflective pixel electrode connecting the drain. The source and the drain cover a portion of the channel. The reflective pixel electrode covers the bumps. The gate, the patterned dielectric layer, the patterned semiconductor layer and the patterned metal layer form a transistor on which the overcoat layer has a contact hole exposing a portion of the reflective pixel electrode. The transparent pixel electrode on the overcoat layer electrically connects the reflective pixel electrode through the contact hole.