Abstract: The present invention relates to a vertically aligned LCD (VA-LCD) comprising a positive compensation film including one or more of a first retardation film (+A-plate) satisfying the condition of nx>ny=nz and a second retardation film (?C-plate) satisfying the condition of nx=ny>nz, wherein the first retardation film is arranged such that its optical axis is perpendicular to an optical absorption axis of a neighboring polarizing plate, and a total thickness retardation (R?C+RVA) including the thickness retardation of the second retardation film and the thickness retardation of a VA-panel has a positive value in then range of 50-150 nm. The VA-LCD in accordance with the present invention improves contrast characteristics on a front surface and at a tilt angle and minimizes coloring in a black state according to the tilt angle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vertically aligned LCD (VA-LCD) employing a bi-axial retardation compensation film, in which an in-plain refractive index (nx, ny) and a thickness refractive index (nx) of the film is nx>ny>nz. The film has a reversed wavelength dispersion in which retardation is increased in proportion to the increase of a wavelength in the range of visible rays and has a normal wavelength dispersion in which an absolute value of the thickness retardation is decreased in proportion to the increase of a wavelength in the range of visible rays. The VA-LCD cell having a retardation compensation characteristic is comprised by arranging a bi-axial retardation compensation film between the vertically aligned panel and a upper and lower polarizing plate. The VA-LCD of the present invention improves contrast characteristics on a front surface and at a tilt angle and minimizes coloring in a black state according to the tilt angle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vertically aligned liquid crystal display (VA-LCD) having wider viewing angle and having high contrast at the right angle and tilt angles. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the VA-LCD having liquid crystal cells in which liquid crystals with a negative dielectric anisotropy are filled and which is provided between a first polarizer and a second polarizer, whose absorption axises are perpendicular to each other, includes a sheet of +A plate and a sheet of ?C plate, disposed between the first polarizer and the liquid crystal cells; and a sheet of +A plate disposed between the second polarizer and the liquid crystal cells, wherein an optical axis of the +A plate near the first polarizer is perpendicular to the absorption axis of the first polarizer, and an optical axis of the +A plate near the second polarizer is perpendicular to the absorption axis of the second polarizer.

Abstract: Disclosed is an in-plane switching liquid crystal display. The in-plane switching liquid crystal display uses at least one A-plate and adjusts the optical axis direction and the retardation value of the A-plate, thereby improving the contrast characteristic at a front and at a predetermined inclination angle of the in-plane switching liquid crystal display while minimizing a color shift according to viewing angles in the black state.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an in-plane switching liquid crystal display comprising a negative biaxial retardation film and a positive C-plate, as viewing-angle compensation films. By the use of such viewing-angle compensation films, the contrast characteristics at the front side and inclination angle of the in-plane switching liquid crystal display can be improved and color shift with viewing angle in the dark state can be minimized.

Abstract: A data structure for cloth animation and an apparatus and method of rendering 3D graphics data using the data structure. The data structure for cloth animation comprises a vertical granulation field, a horizontal granulation field, a height field, a width field, and a physical characteristics node which defines values for physical characteristics, a shift position of the cloth due to forces acting on the cloth, and due to a collision of the cloth with an object. The 3D graphics data rendering apparatus comprises an analyzer for outputting a scene graph, a calculator for calculating physical quantities for the cloth animation, and a converter for converting the scene graph comprising the calculated physical quantities into a 2D image and outputting the 2D image.

Abstract: Provided are a vertically aligned liquid crystal display (VA-LCD) with good viewing angle characteristics, which has liquid crystals with negative dielectric anisotropy (??<0). In the VA-LCD, a polynorbornene based polymer film is used as a protection film and/or as a negative C-plate retardation film for an upper polarization plate and/or a lower polarization plate. Therefore, high contrast characteristics for a front view and an oblique angle view are realized and color change for an oblique angle view can be minimized.

Abstract: Disclosed is a complex light compensation C plate including at least two C plates representing different dispersion ratio values, respectively. The complex light compensation C plate improves a contrast characteristic of a liquid crystal display device at various viewing angles and has a broadband wavelength dispersion characteristic capable of minimizing color variation depending on various viewing angles in a black state of an LCD.