Abstract: A method for manufacturing a symbol on an exterior of an electronic device is provided. The method includes preparing a support layer, preparing a nanograting layer on the support layer, the nanograting layer including a first nanograting area corresponding to a preset symbol and a second nanograting area corresponding to an area other than the preset symbol, wherein each of the first nanograting area and the second nanograting area includes three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures and a pitch between the 3D nanostructures arranged in the first nanograting area is different from a pitch between the 3D nanostructures arranged in the second nanograting area.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is provided, including a lower substrate; an upper substrate disposed to face the lower substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate; a lower polarizing layer with a structure of wire grid formed on one surface of the lower substrate and configured to provide polarizing-filtering of light radiated from a backlight; and an upper polarizing layer with a structure of wire grid formed on one surface of the upper substrate and configured to provide polarizing-filtering of the radiated light passing through the lower polarizing layer and the liquid crystal layer, at least one of the wire grid of the lower polarizing layer and the wire grid of the upper polarizing layer including a reflection layer configured to reflect the radiated light and an absorbing layer configured to absorb external light incident from the outside through the upper substrate.

Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus having the same are provided. The display panel includes a liquid crystal layer and comprises first and second substrates which are disposed opposite to each other; a color filter polarizing layer which formed on one surface between the first and second substrates, and which includes a first metal linear grid arranged at different pitches to emit a first polarized component of incident light with different colors; and a polarizing layer which includes a second metal linear grid formed on an opposite surface to the surface between the first and second substrates, wherein a metal material contained in the first metal linear grid is different from a metal material contained in the second metal linear grid. The provided display panel and display apparatus including the same, have decreased manufacturing costs and a simplified manufacturing process.

Abstract: A backlight unit for a dynamic image and a display employing the same are provided. The backlight unit is used for a light source of a display and includes light-emitting devices located separately on a substrate, an image analyzer which analyzes an image signal and extracts position information on a region requiring the relative increase or decrease of brightness, and a control unit which independently drives and controls the light-emitting devices located in a region corresponding to the position information inputted from the image board. Accordingly, the display employing the backlight unit can provide a more dynamic and realistic image.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a signal receiver configured to receive an image signal; a signal processor configured to process the image signal received by the signal receiver; and a display panel configured to display the image signal processed by the signal processor as a processed image, wherein the display panel includes: a glass substrate; a first electrode layer; a second electrode layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the glass substrate; a light emitting layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, configured to generate a plurality of colors of light, and configured to emit the light to the glass substrate; a linear pattern layer formed on a surface of the glass substrate and including linear bars extending in one direction to transmit a preset polarizing direction of light; and a phase retardation layer disposed between the second electrode layer and the linear pattern layer.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel including a substrate, a black matrix formed on the substrate and dividing at least one of a plurality of pixels and a plurality of sub-pixels from others, and a mesh layer including a plurality of first conductive wires extended in a first direction on the substrate and a plurality of second conductive wires extended in a second direction different from the first direction on the substrate; and a controller configured to determine a location of a touch based on a change in electric current of at least one from among the plurality of first conductive wires and at least one from among the plurality of second conductive wires by the touch occurring on the display panel, wherein the plurality of first conductive wires and the plurality of second conductive wires are disposed on the substrate according to an arranged location of the matrix.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display part operable to display an image; and a bezel part disposed at an edge of the display part, wherein at least a portion of a front surface of the display part and a front surface of the bezel part are coplanar.

Abstract: A display panel provided with light from a backlight unit, the display panel including: an upper substrate; a lower substrate disposed to face the upper substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate; a lower polarizing layer formed on one surface of the lower substrate and polarizing-filtering the light from the backlight unit; an upper polarizing layer formed on one surface of the upper substrate and polarizing-filtering the light passing through the liquid crystal layer; and a color filter layer formed on one surface of the lower substrate and the upper substrate and filtering light so that lights of a plurality of preset colors are emitted, wherein each of the lower polarizing layer, the upper polarizing layer, and the color filter layer comprises a linear pattern.

Abstract: A display panel of a display apparatus including the display panel and a backlight unit configured to provide light to the display panel, the display panel including: an upper substrate; a lower substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the upper substrate and the lower substrate; a wire grid polarizer (WGP) provided on at least one from among the lower substrate and the upper substrate and configured to filter light radiated from the backlight unit; and an antireflection layer provided on the upper substrate and configured to substantially prevent reflection of external light from an external source on a surface of the upper substrate. The WGP may include a light absorption layer configured to absorb the external light which passes through the antireflection layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display panel of a display apparatus including the display panel and a backlight unit disposed under the display panel, the display panel including: an upper substrate; a lower substrate disposed to face the upper substrate in a traveling direction of light radiated from the backlight unit; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate; a polarizing layer disposed at least below the upper substrate and configured to transmit light polarized in a preset direction of the radiated light to the upper substrate; and an antireflection layer formed on a light exiting surface of the upper substrate through which the radiated light exits and configured to substantially prevent reflection of external light from an external environment thereon.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a light-shielding member to prevent light irradiated upward from a light-emitting surface of a plurality of light-emitting diodes from being incident on a lower edge of an incident surface of a light-guide portion. As a result, a bezel surrounding a liquid crystal display panel may be made thinner, and a bright line defect, hot spot, may be prevented.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel which is divided into a plurality of display areas; a plurality of light guide plates which transmit light to the display areas of the display panel; a plurality of light source modules alternately arranged with and interposed between the light guide plates, each light source module being disposed along a lateral side of an adjacent light guide plate and including a plurality of light sources for emitting light to the lateral side of the adjacent light guide plate, and a module substrate on which the light sources are mounted; and a plurality of reflective plates which reflect the light emitted by the light sources and transmitted by the light guide plates, wherein each of the reflective plates is interposed between a rear surface of a corresponding light guide plate and at least one module substrate.

Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus having the same, in which the display panel comprises a liquid crystal layer comprising first and second substrates which are disposed opposite to each other; and a color filter layer which is formed on a surface of one of the first and second substrates facing each other, and includes a first metal linear grid arranged at different pitches to emit a first polarized component of incident light with different colors. The provided display panel and display apparatus have decreased manufacturing costs and simplified manufacturing process.

Abstract: A display panel of a display apparatus includes: an upper substrate; a lower substrate which faces the upper substrate; a liquid crystal layer which is positioned between the upper substrate and the lower substrate; and a retardation layer which is interposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate and which compensates for a retardation of light which is caused by the liquid crystal layer when the light passes through the liquid crystal layer and is received by the upper substrate.

Abstract: A light guide panel, a backlight unit and a display apparatus are provided. A display apparatus includes a light guide panel including a first surface having a first pattern that increases luminance of backlight emitted from a light emitting unit, and a second surface having a second pattern that increases uniformity of luminance of the backlight emitted from the light emitting unit.

Abstract: A backlight unit, light guide panel, and liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus having the same are provided. The backlight unit includes a light guide panel which comprises a plurality of patterns to scatter light forward on a bottom surface, and one or more fixing grooves on an edge area; a light source unit which is disposed on a side surface of the light guide panel, and emits light towards the light guide panel; and a supporting member which supports the light guide panel, and comprises one ore more fixing protrusions being inserted into the fixing groove, wherein the amount of patterns formed on a darkness occurring area adjacent to the fixing groove is increased compared to that on an adjacent area, and the amount of patterns formed on a bright line occurring area adjacent to the fixing groove is decreased compared to that on an adjacent area.

Abstract: A backlight unit of a display apparatus is provided. The backlight unit includes a display housing, a light source which is arranged along an inner circumference the display housing, a light guide plate through which light of the light source is transmitted, and which forms surface light, an optical sheet which is disposed on an upper side of the light guide plate to upwardly diffuse the light of the light source transmitted through the light guide plate, a plurality of first fixing units, each of which fix both the light guide plate and the optical sheet, a plurality of second fixing units which support only the light guide plate, and a support frame which is connected to the display housing to fix the optical sheet to the display housing provisionally, and has a window formed on a surface corresponding to the light guide plate to allow light to pass therethrough.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a symbol on an exterior of an electronic device is provided. The method includes preparing a support layer, preparing a nanograting layer on the support layer, the nanograting layer including a first nanograting area corresponding to a preset symbol and a second nanograting area corresponding to an area other than the preset symbol, wherein each of the first nanograting area and the second nanograting area includes three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures and a pitch between the 3D nanostructures arranged in the first nanograting area is different from a pitch between the 3D nanostructures arranged in the second nanograting area.

Abstract: A display panel including a liquid crystal layer and a display apparatus employing the same are disclosed. The display panel includes: first and second substrates; a liquid crystal layer which is interposed between the first and second substrates; first and second electrodes which are interposed respectively between the first substrate and liquid crystal layer and between the liquid crystal layer and the second substrate to apply power to the liquid crystal layer; first and second wire grid polarizing plates which are formed in a surface of each of the first and second substrates; and at least one of the first and second wire grid polarizing plates comprising a film-type wire grid polarizing plate comprising a base film and a wire grid formed on the base film and allowing predetermined polarized light to be transmitted therethrough.

Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus including the same which employs a wire grid polarizing plate are provided. The display panel includes: first and second substrates; a liquid crystal layer which is interposed between the first and second substrates; first and second electrodes, which are interposed respectively between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer and between the liquid crystal layer and the second substrate, and which apply power to the liquid crystal layer; first and second wire grid polarizing plates which are formed on a surface of each of the first and second substrates and allow polarized light to be transmitted therethrough; and a phase difference compensation film which is interposed between the first and second wire grid polarizing plates and compensates for a phase difference of incident light.