Abstract: A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) panel includes a display substrate, an opposite substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The display substrate includes a pixel electrode and a first cured layer. The first cured layer has various pretilt angles. The opposite substrate includes a common electrode and a second cured layer. The second cured layer has various pretilt angles. The liquid crystal layer includes a plurality of liquid crystal molecules pretilted at the various pretilt angles by the first and second cured layers.

Abstract: Provided is an exposure apparatus, including a plurality of exposure lamps and a luminance changing mechanism disposed between the exposure lamps and an exposure target. The luminance changing mechanism changes the location at which the exposure light generated from the exposure lamps reaches the exposure target by changing the direction in which the exposure light travels.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display panel, the method includes forming a display panel including a first substrate, the first substrate including a pixel electrode disposed thereon, a second substrate including a common electrode disposed thereon, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and the second substrates, the liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules and a plurality of ultraviolet (“UV”)-curable particles; and curing a portion of the UV-curable particles by irradiating light on the display panel, wherein an exposure voltage, which is greater than a maximum data voltage corresponding to maximum grayscale data of the display panel, is applied between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. Also described is a display panel.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display includes; forming a mother substrate assembly by disposing a liquid crystal mixture layer having liquid crystals and a light curable alignment supplement between a first mother substrate and a second mother substrate of a liquid crystal display, and disposing a light curable sealant surrounding the liquid crystal mixture layer, pre-tilting liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal mixture layer by applying a voltage to the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate, and simultaneously hardening the alignment supplement and the sealant by radiating light to the mother substrate assembly while applying the voltage to the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid crystal composition and a display device having the same. The liquid crystal composition includes uniaxial liquid crystal molecules and biaxial liquid crystal molecules mixed with the uniaxial liquid crystal molecules for controlling an alignment direction of the uniaxial liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal composition helps reduce generation of singular points and texture regions where orientation of liquid crystal molecules are difficult to control. Hence, the liquid crystal composition is able to provide improved image quality.

Abstract: A polarizer includes a first, second and third support layers, a first polarizing element disposed between the first support layer and the second support layer and the second polarizing element disposed between the second support layer and the third support layer. During the process of manufacturing the polarizer, the polarizer is stretched in the direction of length until the width of the polarizer after stretching is not less than half of the width of the polarizer before stretching.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a main display panel and a sub-display panel. The main display panel includes a first main display substrate and a second main display substrate disposed opposite the first main display substrate to overlap the first main display substrate. The sub-display panel includes a first sub-display substrate and a second sub-display substrate disposed opposite the first sub-display substrate to overlap the first sub-display substrate. The first main display substrate includes a first alignment mark and a second alignment mark, the second main display substrate includes a third alignment mark corresponding to the second alignment mark, the first sub-display substrate includes a fourth alignment mark, and the second sub-display substrate includes a fifth alignment mark corresponding to the fourth alignment mark and a sixth alignment mark corresponding to the first alignment mark.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel assembly and a backlight assembly. The display panel assembly includes a main panel unit and a sub panel unit facing the main panel unit. The backlight assembly emits light to the display panel assembly. The main panel unit includes a color filter and displays an image in chromatic and achromatic colors, and the sub panel unit displays an image only in an achromatic color.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an LCD panel, a polarizer assembly having a polarizer and a compensation film, and an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer adheres the polarizer assembly to the LCD panel and has an exfoliation force of 16 N/25 mm to 28 N/25 mm. The adhesive layer is formed of acryl polymer and a crosslinking agent with a respective weight ratio of 75:25 to 90:10, or about 85:15.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing a polarizer of a liquid crystal display includes a roller portion including a rotating exfoliating roller and a gripping portion disposed on the exfoliating roller and gripping an edge of the polarizer, and a roller moving portion exfoliating the polarizer from a liquid crystal panel, the roller moving portion rotating and moving the roller portion. A rotating direction of the exfoliating roller is the same as a moving direction of the exfoliating roller.

Abstract: Disclosed are a polarizer, a method for fabricating the same, and a liquid crystal display having the same. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel and a polarizer attached to the liquid crystal panel. The polarizer includes a polarizing film, a first support film, and a second support film. The first support film has optical anisotropy and is attached to the polarizing film. The first support film has a first thickness. The second support film is attached to the polarizing film while facing the first support film and has a second thickness, which is greater than the first thickness. The polarizer is fabricated by evaporating a solvent from a solution including polymer resin to form an optical film and then elongating the optical film.

Abstract: In an apparatus for separating a film from a substrate, a separating roller separates a film attached to the substrate and a guide roller adjusts a separation angle of the film. The guide roller is disposed between the separating roller and the film and the position of the guide roller relative to the separating roller is adjusted to adjust the separation angle of the film.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display having a polarizing plate, the polarizing plate includes a polarizing film to polarize a light, a supporting film, and a surface film. The supporting film is arranged on the polarizing film and includes a scattering material to scatter the polarized light. The surface film is arranged on the supporting film. Thus, the liquid crystal display uses the light having uniform intensity to display the image.

Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display panel having an ion trap structure and a liquid crystal display including the same. The liquid crystal display panel has an opening area and a non-opening area and includes a first substrate, a second substrate that faces the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and the second substrates. The first substrate includes a plurality of unit pixels and a first alignment film having a first area and a second area. The first area of the first alignment film is disposed on the opening area, the second area is disposed on the non-opening area, and the second area is thinner than the first area.

Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display that includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a pair of field generating electrodes formed on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer comprises a liquid crystal composition that includes a first class having at least one fluorine atom, and a second class containing a neutral compound. The second class includes a first sub-class and a second sub-class. The first sub-class contains a liquid crystal compound having at least one selected from an alkyl group and an alkoxy group having C1 to C5 in a terminal group thereof. The second sub-class contains a liquid crystal compound having an alkenyl group having C1 to C5 in terminal groups thereof. The second sub-class is contained in a content of about 7 wt % or less of a total content of the liquid crystal composition.

Abstract: An array substrate includes a base substrate and a plurality of pixels on the base substrate. Each pixel includes a data line, first and second gate lines, first to third switching devices, and first and second pixel electrodes. The first and second gate lines cross the data line, and the second gate line is spaced apart from the first gate line. The first switching device is electrically connected to an adjacent gate line corresponding to an adjacent pixel. The second switching device is electrically connected to the data line and the first gate line. The third switching device is electrically connected to the data line and the second gate line. The first pixel electrode is electrically connected to the first and second switching devices, and the second pixel electrode is electrically connected to the first and third switching devices. The second pixel electrode is spaced apart from the first pixel electrode.

Abstract: A thin film panel that includes a first substrate, a first slope member formed on the first substrate, a first alignment layer formed on the first substrate and the first slope member, a second substrate opposing the first substrate, and a second alignment layer formed on the second substrate. A rubbing direction of the first alignment layer is perpendicular to a rubbing direction of the second alignment layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second electrodes and having a twisted nematic alignment of liquid crystals, wherein rotation viscosity of the liquid crystal layer is 50 mPas-80 mPas, a cell gap, namely, the thickness of the liquid crystal layer, is 2.5 ?m-5.0 ?m, a voltage difference between the first and second electrodes is 0.2V-8.0V, and a response time can be obtained from the expression 6.78+(rotation viscosity)×0.81+(cell gap)×0.7+(rotation viscosity)×(cell gap)×0.14. The liquid crystal display having the twisted nematic alignment of liquid crystals, has the pitch of the liquid crystal layer within the range of 10 ?m to 70 ?m, a cell gap, namely, the thickness of the liquid crystal layer, within the range of 3.0 ?m to 4.5 ?m, and a voltage difference between the first and second electrodes within the range of 0.2V to 6.0V.