Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a varnish composition which can achieve totally and with good balance the improvement in various properties including electrical properties such as residual charge, a voltage holding ratio and image sticking, a pre-tilt angle, coating property, alignment property, and so on, which are desired for a liquid crystal aligning film formed. The varnish composition comprises polymer ingredients containing polyamic acid B represented by formula (1), polyamic acid A represented by formula (2) having a side chain of not less than 3 carbon atoms and N-substituted polyamide represented by formula (3), and a solvent for dissolving the polymer ingredients. The varnish composition contains 0.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display element having an adequate pre-tilt angle for preventing the reverse domain, as well as excellent electrical properties by preparation of the polyamic acid composition for the liquid crystal display element comprises a polyamic acid A that excels in electrical properties and a polyamic acid B that has side chains, mixed in the ratio A/B of 50/50 to 95/5 (by weight).

Abstract: A varnish composition which comprises a solvent and a polymer component comprising a polyamic acid (B) (having residues which are derived from tetracarboxylic acids and a diamine respectively and which are residues having no side chains or residues having a pendant C1-2 alkyl group or are residues having a composition comprising a mixture of these), a polyamic acid (A) (having residues which are derived from tetracarboxylic acids and a diamine respectively and at least either of which is a residue having a pendant C3+ alkyl group or is a residue having a composition containing that residue), and a soluble polyimide, and in which the proportion of the polyamic acid (A) to the soluble polyimide is 1/99 to 99/1 by weight, the, sum of the polyamic acid (A) and the soluble polyimide accounts for 1 to 80 wt. % of the polymer component, the polyamic acid (B) accounts for 99 to 20 wt. % of the polymer component, and the proportion of the polymer component in the whole varnish composition is 0.1 to 40 wt. %.

Abstract: Provided is a varnish composition which can achieve well-balanced electrical characteristics such as a residual charge, a voltage-holding ratio and image sticking and various characteristics such as a pretilt angle, a coating property and an aligning property, which are desired to a liquid crystal alignment film which is prepared therefrom. The above varnish composition comprises a polymer component comprising a polyamide acid represented by Formula (1), a polyamide represented by Formula (2) or the polyamide represented by Formula (2) and a soluble polyimide represented by Formula (3), and a solvent, wherein the above polymer component contains 1 to 60% by weight of the polyamide represented by Formula (2), and the above varnish composition contains 0.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing liquid crystal display devices comprising a step for forming a transparent electrode and a circuit element of semiconductor on the surface of a pair of transparent substrates, and various steps for applying a photoresist, exposing to the light, etching, releasing the photoresist, inspecting the electrodes and circuit elements of semiconductor, forming an insulating film, forming an alignment film, rubbing the alignment film, spreading spacers, applying a sealing agent, fabricating a cell, filling a liquid crystal, pasting a polarizing plate, and connecting a driver IC characterized in that a soft X-ray is irradiated to the substrate in at least one step prior to the rubbing of the alignment films to produce liquid crystal display devices, at a high yield, in which devices number of pixel defect is small.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polyimide alignment film having excellent electrical properties and excellent reliability for use in the field of electronic materials which comprises a polyimide resin produced from a polyamic acid composition comprising a polyamic acid forming a polyimide resin of a low residual voltage and a high voltage holding ratio, and a polyamic acid forming a polyimide resin of a large pre-tilt angle, blended them in the ratio of the former to the latter of 50/50 to 95/5 (weight ratio), a polyamic acid composition for providing such a polyimide aligning film and a liquid crystal display element produced from such an aligning film.

Abstract: Provided is a diamino compound suitable for obtaining a polyimide which can form a liquid crystal alignment film capable of providing a liquid crystal display element, an intermediate therefor and a production process for the same. The above production process is characterized by reacting a cyclohexylbenzene derivative represented by Formula (3): with an acid halide represented by Formula (4): by the Frieldel-Crafts reaction to produce a cyclohexylphenylcarbonyl compound, and reducing the above compound after nitrating, whereby a compound represented by Formula (1) is obtained: (wherein A1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms; A2 represents a single bond or an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and one or optional methylene groups which are not adjacent in the group may be substituted with an oxygen atom; X is Br or Cl; m represents an integer of 0 to 3, and n represents an integer of 1 to 5).

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing liquid crystal display devices comprising a step for forming a transparent electrode and a circuit element of semiconductor on the surface of a pair of transparent substrates, and various steps for applying a photoresist, exposing to the light, etching, releasing the photoresist, inspecting the electrodes and circuit elements of semiconductor, forming an insulating film, forming an alignment film, rubbing the alignment film, spreading spacers, applying a sealing agent, fabricating a cell, filling a liquid crystal, pasting a polarizing plate, and connecting a driver IC characterized in that a soft X-ray is irradiated to the substrate in at least one step prior to the rubbing of the alignment films to produce liquid crystal display devices, at a high yield, in which devices number of pixel defect is small.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing liquid crystal display devices comprising a step for forming a transparent electrode and a circuit element of semiconductor on the surface of a pair of transparent substrates, and various steps for applying a photoresist, exposing to the light, etching, releasing the photoresist, inspecting the electrodes and circuit elements of semiconductor, forming an insulating film, forming an alignment film, rubbing the alignment film, spreading spacers, applying a sealing agent, fabricating a cell, filling a liquid crystal, pasting a polarizing plate, and connecting a driver IC characterized in that a soft X-ray is irradiated to the substrate in at least one step prior to the rubbing of the alignment films to produce liquid crystal display devices, at a high yield, in which devices number of pixel defect is small.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display element having an adequate pre-tilt angle for preventing the reverse domain, as well as excellent electrical properties by preparation of the polyamic acid composition for the liquid crystal display element which comprises a polyamic acid A that excels in electrical properties and a polyamic acid B that has side chains, mixed in the ratio A/B of 50/50 to 95/5 (by weight).

Abstract: This invention relates to a diamino compound represented by the formula [1]: in which G1 is a trivalent organic group of 2-20 carbon atoms, G2 is independently a single bond, —COO—, —OCO—, —NHCO—, —CONH—, —O—, —O—, or —CO—, G3 is a single bond or an alkylene group of 1-20 carbon atoms, X and Y are each independently a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, or an alkyl group, a haloalkyl group, an alkoxy group or a haloalkoxy group, each alkyl or alkoxy group having 1-12 carbon atoms, or a cycloalkyl group of 3-8 carbon atoms or a trans-4-alkylcyclohexyl group of 9-14 carbon atoms, and m is an integer of 0-3; a polyamic acid and polyimide using the said diamino compound, an aligning film using the said polyimide and a liquid crystal display device using the said aligning film.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aligning film having good liquid crystal orientation, which can be obtained by irradiating polyimide comprising N-(2-(3,5-diaminobenzoyl)oxyethyl)-.alpha.-phenylmaleimide and 1,2,3,4-cyclobutanetetracarboxylic dihydride with polarized UV-rays without employing such methods as rubbing treatment and oblique deposition.

Abstract: A composition for a polyimide type liquid crystal aligning film characterized in that a diamino compound constituting polyimide contains one, two or more diamine selected from 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl methane, 3,3'-dimethyl-4,4'-diaminodiphenyl methane, 2,2'-dimethyl-4,4'-diaminodiphenyl methane, 3,3',5,5'-tetramethyl-4,4'-diaminodiphenyl methane and 4,4'-ethylene di-meta-toluidine.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device including (1) a pair of substrates on the surface of which a transparent electrode and an alignment film are formed in turn, and the alignment films are arranged with a gap so that the films face each other, (2) a liquid crystal which fills the gap, (3) two polarizer plates holding the pair of substrates between them, and (4) a driving circuit connected to the transparent electrodes for applying a voltage between both substrates, the improved display device including a vertically arranged splayed nematic liquid crystal wherein a nematic liquid crystal which is substantially free from a chiral liquid crystalline compound and has a negative dielectric anisotropy is used as the liquid crystal; molecules of the liquid crystal between the pair of the substrates are oriented so that their molecular axis are arranged on planes orthogonal to the substrates; liquid crystal molecules, in the vicinity of the surface of the substrates, are oriented vertically or semi-vertically so that

Abstract: An electric optical system, wherein outsides of transparent upper and lower substrates in a bend cell are placed cross-nicolly between (one or more than one) birefringent film(s) and (two or more than two) polarized plates, and wherein the said substrates facing each other have such a relationship that a pre-tilt direction of liquid crystal molecules in one substrate interface and a pre-tilt direction of liquid crystal molecules in the other substrate interface of the substrates being planar symmetrical positions against center planes of both substrates, optionally with an active switch element formed on either transparent substrate in matrix form, as well as wherein there is used an oriented memberane made of a liquid crystal compound etc. expressed by the formula 1 and/or the formula 5 as the above-mentioned liquid crystal molecules.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a polyimide film useful as use applications for electronic materials; a liquid crystal aligning film using the same; a liquid crystal display element provided with the liquid crystal aligning film; and a polyamic acid used as a raw material of the polyimide constituting the polyimide film.The polyimide used for preparing the above polyimide films, consists of a diamine component, the 50% by mol or more based upon the total diamine, of which is a diamine having a core structure having no polar group such as 1,2-bis(4-(4-aminobenzyl)phenyl)ethane, 1,6-bis(4-(4-aminobenzyl)phenyl)hexane, 1,1-bis(4-(4-aminobenzyl)phenyl)heptane, etc., and a tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, and if necessary, an aminosilicon compound, is used as a liquid crystal aligning film.

Abstract: A method for treating an aligning film for a liquid crystal display element and a method for preparing a liquid crystal display element are proposed.The said treating method comprises rubbing a specified aligning film formed on a transparent substrate with a transparent electrode and thereafter radiating soft X-ray for 2 seconds or more in gas. The said preparing method comprises arranging a transparent electrode on a pair of transparent substrates, forming an aligning film consisting of an organic high molecular compound on the said transparent electrode, treating the said aligning film by a rubbing treatment, assembling the substrates face to face each other via a spacer, and then sealing a liquid crystal material.By a method for treating an aligning film according to the invention, it is possible to lower display unevenness of a liquid crystal display element and to improve an yield of product.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal aligning film containing as the principal constituent a polyimide resin, which comprises two or more diamines, and having a stripping load of 4.0 gf or more measured by particular conditions, and a liquid crystal display device using it. The liquid crystal aligning film has excellent resistance to liquid crystals, and does not have partial disorder of liquid crystal alignment caused by many scratches made by rubbing treatment.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to propose diamino compounds expressed by the following general formula (1) which are suitable to obtain a raw material, a polyimide resin, for a liquid crystal aligning film without any image sticking and with a high voltage holding ratio at from a low temperature to a high temperature as well as the preparation thereof: ##STR1##

Abstract: A method for treating an aligning film for a liquid crystal display element wherein an aligning film consisting of an organic high molecular compound formed on a transparent substrate with a transarent electrode is subjected to a robbing treatment and thereafter said aligning film is irradiated with soft X-rays in a gas.A method for preparing a liquid crystal display element comprising the steps of arranging a transparent electrode on a pair of transparent substrates, forming an aligning film consisting of an organic high molecular compound on the said transparent electrode, treating said aligning film by a rubbing treatment, assembling the substrates to face each other with a spacer disposed therebetween, and then applying and sealing to a substrate a liquid crystal material wherein the aligning film is subjected to a robbing treatment and thereafter said aligning film is irradiated with soft X-rays in gas.