Abstract: A transflective liquid crystal display (LCD) includes: a first substrate formed with a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a second substrate formed with a common electrode and a color filter and facing the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first polarizing plate disposed at one side of the first substrate that does not face the second substrate; a second polarizing plate disposed at one side of the second substrate that does not face the first substrate; a cholesteric film formed on the first substrate; and a backlight unit disposed at one side of the first polarizing plate that does not face the first substrate.

Abstract: A display device includes a main display unit and a liquid crystal display cover coupled with the main display unit. The liquid crystal display cover is movable between open and closed positions with respect to the main display unit. The liquid crystal display cover includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The lower substrate includes a plurality of first pixels thereon. The upper substrate faces the lower substrate and has a first common electrode thereon. The liquid crystal layer is between the lower substrate and the upper substrate.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a liquid crystal display panel for displaying an image, and a viewing angle adjustment layer on the liquid crystal display panel. The viewing angle adjustment layer includes: a lower cutoff polarizing plate; a lower cutoff electrode on the lower cutoff polarizing plate; an upper cutoff polarizing plate facing the lower cutoff polarizing plate; an upper cutoff electrode on the upper cutoff polarizing plate; and a liquid crystal capsule layer between the lower cutoff electrode and the upper cutoff electrode. The liquid crystal capsule layer includes a plurality of liquid crystal capsules. A diameter of the liquid crystal capsules is between 50 nm and a shortest wavelength of visible light.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a driving method thereof, a driving method of a liquid crystal display (LCD) including a liquid crystal layer having a hysteresis characteristic according to a plurality of voltage curves for a liquid crystal applying voltage versus transmittance includes: applying a reset voltage to the liquid crystal layer before a plurality of gray voltages according to grayscale data of one frame; generating the gray voltages corresponding to one voltage curve selected according to the applied reset voltage among a plurality of curves according to the hysteresis characteristic; and applying the gray voltages to a corresponding region of the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: A method of driving a display device by using a pixel voltage corresponding to a difference between a common voltage and a data voltage comprises: operations of charging the pixel voltage by the common voltage and the data voltage having opposite polarities; and discharging the pixel voltage in a period where the polarity of the common voltage is reversed.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate; a first electrode on a first face of the first substrate; a second substrate opposed to the first substrate; a second electrode on a first face of the second substrate, the second electrode corresponding to the first electrode; and a liquid crystal structure between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal structure including liquid crystal capsules.

Abstract: A method for driving a display device includes cumulatively applying a reset pulse of a predetermined level to a first electrode and applying a common voltage to a second electrode opposed to the first electrode to form an initial state of a plurality of cholesteric liquid crystal capsules included in a liquid crystal layer between the first electrode and the second electrode.

Abstract: A display device comprises: a first substrate; a second substrate opposite the first substrate; an electrode unit formed on one or both of the first substrate and the second substrate, and configured to form an electric field between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer located so as to correspond to the electric field formed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and having a reflector configured to reflect light.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a reflective region and a transmissive region, a second substrate corresponding to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal structure located between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal structure including a first liquid crystal layer located in the reflective region and a second liquid crystal layer located in the transmissive region, wherein the first liquid crystal layer is configured to control movement of the second liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; an electrode portion formed on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, and configured to generate an electric field between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a liquid crystal film positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate, and at least one liquid crystal and an associated liquid crystal space in the liquid crystal film.

Abstract: A substrate for a display apparatus includes a plate, a switching element, an insulating layer, and a partition wall. The plate has a reflection region on which a light that is provided from an exterior to the substrate is reflected and a transmission region through which a light generated from a backlight assembly passes. The switching element is on the plate. The insulating layer is on the plate having the switching element. The transmission region of the insulating layer is recessed when compared to the reflection region of the insulating layer. The insulating layer has a contact hole through which a first electrode of the switching element is partially exposed. The partition wall divides the transmission region into a plurality of transmission portions. Advantageously, an image display quality of the display apparatus is improved, and manufacturing cost is decreased.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, including a first substrate, a thin-film transistor on the first substrate and including a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, an active layer, and source and drain electrodes, an organic insulating layer on the thin-film transistor, a first electrode layer on the organic insulating layer, the first electrode layer extending between respective portions of the organic insulating layer to contact the source and drain electrode, a black layer on the first electrode layer and the organic insulating layer, a liquid crystal layer on the black layer, a second electrode layer on the liquid crystal layer, and a second substrate on the second electrode layer. The liquid crystal may include a cholesteric liquid crystal layer or a polymer network liquid crystal (PNLC).

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides an electro phoretic display that includes a lower substrate, a first pixel electrode on the lower substrate, an electronic ink layer on the first pixel electrode. The electro phoretic display further includes a common electrode on the electronic ink layer, a liquid crystal layer implementing a color on the common electrode, a second pixel electrode on the liquid crystal layer, and an upper substrate on the second pixel electrode.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising a liquid crystal display panel and a touch panel is disclosed. A first transparent electrode is disposed on an upper surface of the liquid crystal display panel for displaying an image. A second transparent electrode is disposed on a lower surface of a retardation member and the second transparent electrode is opposite to the first transparent electrode. Accordingly, the entire thickness of the liquid crystal display apparatus may be decreased, and the manufacturing cost of the liquid crystal display apparatus may be reduced.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) includes forming only a ?/4 plate between a polarizer and a display panel and setting a direction of an absorption axis of the polarizer and a slow axis of the ?/4 plate, so that the LCD can have a smaller thickness and its fabrication cost can be reduced while having better or the same characteristics than an LCD using both ?/2 and ?/4 plates. In addition, in an ECB mode backlit LCD, transmittance, contrast ratio, and viewing angles can be enhanced by attaching both the ?/4 or ?/2 plate and allowing the absorption axis of the polarizer and the slow axis of the ?/4 and ?/2 plates to have predetermined angle relationships.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel including a first substrate having a thin film transistor and forming a transmissive region and a reflective region thereon, a second substrate facing the first substrate and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates and being in an electrically controlled birefringence (ECB) mode, a first optical unit attached to an external surface of the first substrate and having a first polarizing layer, and a second optical unit attached to an external surface of the second substrate and having a second polarizing layer and a compensation film interposed between the second substrate and the second polarizing layer, the compensation film having a single ?/2 film.

Abstract: In a transflective-type display panel and a display apparatus having the transflective-type display panel, the transflective-type display panel includes a first display substrate, a second display substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The first display substrate includes a first substrate and a common electrode arranged on the first substrate. The second display substrate includes a second substrate having a main pixel area where a plurality of sub pixel areas are formed, a plurality of transmission electrodes formed in the sub pixel areas and coupled with each other, and a reflection electrode arranged in at least one sub pixel area. Thus, the transflective-type display panel improves a viewing angle and a display quality thereof and improves productivity.

Abstract: In a stereoscopic image conversion panel for enhancing display quality and a stereoscopic image display apparatus having the panel, the stereoscopic display panel includes lower and upper transparent substrates, lower and upper transparent electrodes, and a liquid crystal lens layer. The lower and upper transparent substrates face each other. The lower transparent electrodes are disposed on the lower transparent substrate, formed along a first direction, and formed substantially in parallel with each other along a second direction. The upper transparent electrodes are disposed on the upper transparent substrate, formed along the second direction, and formed substantially in parallel with each other along the first direction. The liquid crystal lens layer is disposed between the upper and lower transparent substrates, and a longitudinal arrangement direction of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal lens layer is changed by an electric field to have a predetermined refractive index.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a thin film transistor array substrate, a method for manufacturing the array substrate, and a liquid crystal display. The present invention further discloses a liquid crystal display having a reflective area and a transmissive area, which the image quality can be enhanced with. The present invention also discloses a liquid crystal display that has a liquid crystal layer whose thickness is depends on position.

Abstract: A panel a gate line on a first substrate, a gate insulating layer covering the gate line, a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer, a data line intersecting the gate line and including a source electrode and a drain electrode facing the source electrode on the semiconductor layer, a connection assistant separated from the data line, a passivation layer covering the semiconductor layer and including contact holes exposing the connection assistant and a pixel electrode including a plurality of sub-pixel electrodes and formed on the passivation layer. The sub-pixel electrodes are connected to the connection assistant through the contact holes, are electrically connected to each other through the connection assistant and at least one of the sub-pixel electrodes is electrically connected to the drain electrode.