Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, a plurality of scanning signal lines and a plurality of video signal lines formed on one of the pair of substrates, a plurality of first electrodes provided on the one of the pair of substrates, and a plurality of second electrodes provided on the one of the pair of substrates to drive the liquid crystal layer by a voltage difference with respect to the first electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are arranged in different layers with an insulating layer therebetween. The first electrode has a bent form and each first electrode is connected by connecting portion in each pixel, and the connecting portion has an overlapping relation with at least one the second electrode and a signal line connected to the second electrode.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, scanning signal lines and video signal lines formed on one of the substrates, first electrodes provided on the one substrate, second electrodes provided on the one substrate to drive the liquid crystal layer by a voltage difference with respect to the first electrode, and an orientation film formed on a nearest surface to the liquid crystal layer on each of the substrates and having an initial orientation direction. At least two first electrodes and at least one second electrode are provided in each pixel with the first electrode and the second electrode having portions substantially in parallel. The at least two first electrode are connected by connecting portion in each pixel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal layer, scanning signal lines and video signal lines formed on one substrate, plural pixel electrodes on the one substrate, and at least a counter electrode on the one substrate to drive the liquid crystal layer by a voltage difference with respect to the pixel electrode. An orientation film formed on a nearest surface to the liquid crystal layer on substrate has an initial orientation direction. At least one of the pixel electrode and the counter electrode has a first region and a second region, and an angle formed by the first region and the initial orientation direction is substantially same in absolute value and reverse in polarity to an angle formed by the second region and the initial orientation direction. A length of the first region and the second region are substantially equal.

Abstract: A scanning line, a signal line, a first current supply line, and a second current supply line are formed on a glass substrate, a first electrode is formed on the wiring layer comprising the above members, an organic layer comprising a hole transport layer, a light-emitting layer, an electron transport layer, and an electron injection layer is formed on the first electrode, a second electrode is formed as cathode on the electron injection layer, the first electrode as anode is connected to a plus terminal of a power source through the driving devices and the first current supply line, whereas the second electrode as cathode is connected to a minus terminal of the power source, and is connected to the second current supply line in the display region of each pixel, with a contact hole serving as a feeding point, whereby wiring resistance due to the second electrode is reduced, and variations in the brightness of a panel is reduced.

Abstract: An active matrix type liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal layer interposed between first and second substrates, plural scanning signal lines and plural video signal lines arranged in a matrix form on the first substrate and a plural pixels formed in regions surrounded by adjacent scanning signal lines and adjacent video signal lines. Each pixel in the display region has at least an active device, a pixel electrode, and a counter electrode to drive liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer by applying a voltage difference between the counter electrode and the pixel electrode which are provided are on the same substrate. The driving of the liquid crystal molecules by applying the voltage difference includes rotation of the liquid crystal molecules in a plane substantially parallel to the substrate with plural directions so as to reduce viewing angle dependency of color tone change.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus having a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pair of substrates. One of the pair of substrates has an electrode structure including a plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of common electrodes, an inorganic film is formed on a surface of at least one of the plurality of pixel electrodes and the plurality of common electrodes, an organic polymer film is formed on the inorganic film and the liquid crystal layer is in direct contact with the organic polymer film.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting element having at least a first electrode, an organic layer, a second electrode and a passivation layer, all formed on a substrate; wherein a distance d from a light-emitting area in the organic layer to an air layer into which produced light is emitted satisfies an equation d≦&lgr;/4 (&lgr;: center wavelength of emitted light).

Abstract: An active matrix type liquid crystal display device capable of accomplishing an angle of visual field equal to that of a CRT and controlling the display by an electric field substantially parallel to a substrate surface provides bright display and requires lower power consumption. Pixel electrodes and opposed electrode capable of applying an electric field substantially parallel to a substrate surface is constituted, the pixel electrodes or the opposed electrodes are constituted by transparent electrodes, and the orientation state of a liquid crystal and the axis of polarization of a polarizer are constituted so that dark display is effected at the time when no field is applied. In this way, there can be provided a transverse field system active matrix type liquid crystal display device having a wide visual field angle characteristics, excellent contrast ratio and aperture ratio and capable of improving maximum transmissivity.

Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device having a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer, scanning lines and video signal lines provided in a matrix manner, and a pair of pixel electrodes, at least one of the pixel electrodes being connected to a common electrode. At least one of the pixel electrodes is bent so as to be inclined in first and second directions which are symmetrical relative to the alignment direction of the liquid crystal. The first direction of the pixel electrodes is at a plus predetermined angle relative to the alignment direction, while the second direction of the pixel electrodes is at a minus predetermined angle relative to the alignment direction.

Abstract: A normally closed liquid crystal display device using an in-plane switching mode prevented from light leakage caused by spacer beads and having a high contrast ratio can be produced by making a pretilt angle between an alignment control film and liquid crystals 4° or less and controlling a light leakage centering the spacer in 4-divided shapes; or by placing a film provided with a liquid crystal alignment controlling function by irradiation with polarized light between the spacer and a liquid crystal layer, the spacer being present in a pair of substrates.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, and a plurality of scan signal lines and a plurality of image signal lines formed on one of the pair of substrates cross each other in a matrix form. A pair of counter electrodes are arranged on both sides of the plurality of image signal lines, and a shielding layer is provided on the one of the pair of substrates and arranged between one of the a pair of counter electrodes and one of the plurality of image signal lines in plan view. A layer of the shielding layer is different from a layer of the pair of counter electrodes and a layer of the one of the plurality of image signal lines.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates, and a plurality of pixel electrodes and common electrodes formed on one of the pair of substrates for supplying an electric field to the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal display device is configured so that a response time between a lowest brightness level and a highest brightness level is less than 16.7 ms.

Abstract: The present invention aims at high-efficient light emission in an organic light emitting device. That is, in the light-emitting layer 14 of the organic light-emitting device of the present invention, a spin conversion material 14a is used as a main material and a light-emitting material 14b is added separately, whereby an excited state is utilized efficiently.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus having a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pair of substrates. One of the pair of substrates has an electrode structure including a plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of common electrodes, an organic polymer film is formed on at least one of the pixel electrodes and the common electrodes, and the liquid crystal layer is in direct contact with the organic polymer film.

Abstract: The present invention provides a film for use in organic EL device, having a sufficient gas-barrier property for protection of organic EL device, and an organic EL device structure using such a film. That is, the present invention provides a film for use in organic EL device, made of an organic inorganic hybrid material whose molecules have an organic skeletal moiety and an inorganic skeletal moiety and contain fluorine group and siloxane group.

Abstract: This invention provides a production device of organic EL display which can form uniform organic light emitting layer for red-, green- and blue-colored light evenly and in a high reliability for every pixel and can make a full color display.

Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device having first and second substrates, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates, plural image signal lines, counter-voltage signal lines and scan signal lines being formed on the first substrate, and each pixel region being formed by adjacent image signal lines and adjacent scan signal lines having at least an active device. At least a pixel electrode connected to the active device and at least a counter electrode in each pixel, and the pixel electrode and the counter electrode are on the first substrate. Adjacent counter-voltage signal lines are connected by a counter electrode via more than one thorough-hole formed in a protective film.

Abstract: A normally closed liquid crystal display device using an in-plane switching mode prevented from light leakage caused by spacer beads and having a high contrast ratio can be produced by making a pretilt angle between an alignment control film and liquid crystals 4° or less and controlling a light leakage centering the spacer in 4-divided shapes; or by placing a film provided with a liquid crystal alignment controlling function by irradiation with polarized light between the spacer and a liquid crystal layer, the spacer being present in a pair of substrates.

Abstract: Realizing low driving voltage, high contrast, and high response speed in an active matrix type liquid crystal display device of the in-plane switching mode type.

Abstract: Light-emitting devices and light-emitting displays for realizing bright display by allowing light emitted from an emissive layer to efficiently contribute to a display. Polarization separators are arranged between the emissive layer and a phase plate. In the light of a wavelength range which includes a part or all of a light-emission wavelength range of the emissive layer and is narrower than a visible wavelength range and is directed from the emissive layer side to the polarization separators side, the polarization separators reflect circularly polarized light components which are converted into linearly polarized light that is absorbed by the polarizer due to the operation of the phase plate and transmit the other light.