Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of rows of display pixels, a driver circuit which drives the plurality of rows of display pixels in units of a predetermined number of rows, and a control circuit which controls the driver circuit in such a manner as to alternately execute non-video signal write for simultaneously driving the predetermined number of rows of display pixels and writing non-video signals, and video signal write for successively driving the predetermined number of rows of display pixels and writing video signals. The control circuit assigns, in the video signal write, a first period to the row of display pixels which are first driven, and a second period to each of the other rows of display pixels, and sets the first period to be longer than the second period.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device which includes a plurality of OCB liquid crystal pixels arrayed substantially in a matrix, and a driver circuit which cyclically writes a non-video signal and a video signal as a pixel voltage in each of the liquid crystal pixels. The liquid crystal display device further includes a control circuit which sets a first period and a second period different in length from the first period such that a total time length of the first period and the second period does not exceed one frame period, and controls the driver circuit to execute write of the non-video signal for the liquid crystal pixels in the first period and to execute write of the video signal for the liquid crystal pixels PX in the second period.

Abstract: A method of driving a liquid crystal display and the liquid crystal display of the present invention are such that in a liquid crystal display in which video signals are written onto a plurality of pixels frame by frame (Tf), voltages corresponding to the video signals are held in the pixels, and a modulation degree of the liquid crystal layer in an alignment state for display is controlled in accordance with the held voltages, thereby displaying an image, a backward-transition-prevention voltage ?V for preventing backward transition of a liquid crystal layer is temporalily superposed on the voltages (Vd1–Vdn) corresponding to the video signals in a hold period (Th) of the voltages (Vd1–Vdn) corresponding to the video signals.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal panel in which pseudo dot inversion driving is performed, the occurrence of flicker or vertical and horizontal strings is prevented by preventing an alignment shift between individual layers during the fabrication of a TFT array from producing a difference between the respective abilities of thin-film TFTs to charge adjacent pixels (61, 62). For this purpose, the liquid crystal display panel is constructed such that two TFTs which are enclosed by two adjacent image signal lines (21, 22) and scan signal lines (3) and adjacent to each other along the signal lines (21, 22) have respective source electrodes (71, 72) adjacent to the different image signal lines (21, 22). The source electrodes (71, 72) and drain electrodes (81, 82) of the two TFTs connected to the adjacent pixels (61, 62) are alternately arranged such that variations caused by the alignment shift in the sizes and areas of overlapping portions between the individual layers of the TFTs are equal or the same.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display apparatus that can reduce a voltage irregularity and a brightness irregularity accompanied by making an enlarged and a high resolution type display apparatus.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device having an array substrate (10) provided with a pixel electrode (3) disposed in a region defined by two adjacent gate wirings (1) and two adjacent source wirings (2), a switching element (5) for switching a voltage applied to the pixel electrode (3) from the source wiring (2) based on a signal volume fed from the gate wiring (1), a common wiring (8) formed between the two adjacent gate wirings (1), a common electrode (4) being electrically connected to the common wiring (8) and generating an electric field between the common electrode (4) and the pixel electrode (3) for driving the liquid crystal, and a storage capacity electrode (20a) electrically connected to the common wiring (8), wherein the common wiring (8) and the storage capacity electrode (20a) are layered so as to hold at least some part of the pixel electrode (3) in between through insulating layers (6a, 6b).

Abstract: This is an active matrix liquid crystal display device comprising a capacitive accumulation portion formed by overlapping a pixel electrode, an insulating layer and a common electrode for each pixel area, and a non-electrode area in a part of the pixel area which is not covered with a pixel electrode, wherein a peripheral shape of said capacitive accumulation portion on a side contacting said non-electrode area is substantially the same between the respective pixels, and a value of a storage capacity in said capacitive accumulation portion differs on a feeding side and on a termination side, the value on the feeding side being larger than the value on the termination side. Thereby, a constant aperture ratio can be maintained by changing the storage capacity value for each pixel.

Abstract: One of a pair of substrates with liquid crystals sandwiched therebetween includes a plurality of pixels each of which is provided with a scanning electrode, an image signal electrode, a switching element provided at an intersection of the scanning electrode and the image signal electrode, a pixel electrode connected to the image signal electrode via the switching element, a counter electrode, and a busbar electrically connected to the counter electrode. A portion of the pixel electrode is overlapped with the busbar so as to make up a storage capacitance. A shape of the pixel electrode is altered for each pixel so that a value of the storage capacitance becomes smaller from a feeding side to a termination side. The portion of the pixel electrode overlapped with the busbar so as to make up the storage capacitance is located within the busbar in a plan view of the device.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel of the invention is such that, in a pixel region defined by a region of the array substrate surrounded by a pair of image signal lines and a pair of scanning signal lines, of a line-shaped pixel electrode and a common electrode, the electrode that is disposed adjacent to and parallel to a signal line is made of an opaque conductor and at least one of the other electrodes is made of a transparent conductor. Adverse effects of the electric field formed between a signal line and an adjacent electrode thereto are suppressed and a sufficient aperture ratio is ensured by using a transparent conductor for the electrode contributing good display.

Abstract: One of a pair of substrates with liquid crystals sandwiched therebetween includes a plurality of pixels each of which is provided with a scanning electrode, an image signal electrode, a switching element provided at an intersection of the scanning electrode and the image signal electrode, a pixel electrode connected to the image signal electrode via the switching element, a counter electrode, and a busbar electrically connected to the counter electrode. A portion of the pixel electrode is overlapped with the busbar so as to make up a storage capacitance. A shape of the pixel electrode is altered for each pixel so that a value of the storage capacitance becomes smaller from a feeding side to a termination side. The portion of the pixel electrode overlapped with the busbar so as to make up the storage capacitance is located within the busbar in a plan view of the device.

Abstract: One of a pair of substrates with liquid crystals sandwiched therebetween includes a plurality of pixels each of which is provided with a scanning electrode, an image signal electrode, a switching element provided at an intersection of the scanning electrode and the image signal electrode, a pixel electrode connected to the image signal electrode via the switching element, a counter electrode, and a busbar electrically connected to the counter electrode. A portion of the pixel electrode is overlapped with the busbar so as to make up a storage capacitance. A shape of the pixel electrode is altered for each pixel so that a value of the storage capacitance becomes smaller from a feeding side to a termination side. The portion of the pixel electrode overlapped with the busbar so as to make up the storage capacitance is located within the busbar in a plan view of the device.

Abstract: One of a pair of substrates with liquid crystals sandwiched therebetween includes a plurality of pixels each of which is provided with a scanning electrode, an image signal electrode, a switching element provided at an intersection of the scanning electrode and the image signal electrode, a pixel electrode connected to the image signal electrode via the switching element, a counter electrode, and a busbar electrically connected to the counter electrode. A portion of the pixel electrode is overlapped with the busbar so as to make up a storage capacitance. A shape of the pixel electrode is altered for each pixel so that a value of the storage capacitance becomes smaller from a feeding side to a termination side. The portion of the pixel electrode overlapped with the busbar so as to make up the storage capacitance is located within the busbar in a plan view of the device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display apparatus that can reduce a voltage irregularity and a brightness irregularity accompanied by making an enlarged and a high resolution type display apparatus.

Abstract: A method of driving a liquid crystal display and the liquid crystal display of the present invention are such that in a liquid crystal display in which video signals are written onto a plurality of pixels frame by frame (Tf), voltages corresponding to the video signals are held in the pixels, and a modulation degree of the liquid crystal layer in an alignment state for display is controlled in accordance with the held voltages, thereby displaying an image, a backward-transition-prevention voltage &Dgr;V for preventing backward transition of a liquid crystal layer is temporalily superposed on the voltages (Vd1-Vdn) corresponding to the video signals in a hold period (Th) of the voltages (Vd1-Vdn) corresponding to the video signals.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel of the invention is such that, in a pixel region defined by a region of the array substrate surrounded by a pair of image signal lines and a pair of scanning signal lines, of a line-shaped pixel electrode and a common electrode, the electrode that is disposed adjacent to and parallel to a signal line is made of an opaque conductor and at least one of the other electrodes is made of a transparent conductor. Adverse effects of the electric field formed between a signal line and an adjacent electrode thereto are suppressed and a sufficient aperture ratio is ensured by using a transparent conductor for the electrode contributing good display.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device having an array substrate (10) provided with a pixel electrode (3) disposed in a region defined by two adjacent gate wirings (1) and two adjacent source wirings (2), a switching element (5) for switching a voltage applied to the pixel electrode (3) from the source wiring (2) based on a signal volume fed from the gate wiring (1), a common wiring (8) formed between the two adjacent gate wirings (1), a common electrode (4) being electrically connected to the common wiring (8) and generating an electric field between the common electrode (4) and the pixel electrode (3) for driving the liquid crystal, and a storage capacity electrode (20a) electrically connected to the common wiring (8), wherein the common wiring (8) and the storage capacity electrode (20a) are layered so as to hold at least some part of the pixel electrode (3) in between through insulating layers (6a, 6b).

Abstract: In a liquid crystal panel in which pseudo dot inversion driving is performed, the occurrence of flicker or vertical and horizontal strings is prevented by preventing an alignment shift between individual layers during the fabrication of a TFT array from producing a difference between the respective abilities of thin-film TFTs to charge adjacent pixels (61, 62). For this purpose, the liquid crystal display panel is constructed such that two TFTs which are enclosed by two adjacent image signal lines (21, 22) and scan signal lines (3) and adjacent to each other along the signal lines (21, 22) have respective source electrodes (71, 72) adjacent to the different image signal lines (21, 22). The source electrodes (71, 72) and drain electrodes (81, 82) of the two TFTs connected to the adjacent pixels (61, 62) are alternately arranged such that variations caused by the alignment shift in the sizes and areas of overlapping portions between the individual layers of the TFTs are equal or the same.

Abstract: This is an active matrix liquid crystal display device comprising a capacitive accumulation portion formed by overlapping a pixel electrode, an insulating layer and a common electrode for each pixel area, and a non-electrode area in a part of the pixel area which is not covered with a pixel electrode, wherein a peripheral shape of said capacitive accumulation portion on a side contacting said non-electrode area is substantially the same between the respective pixels, and a value of a storage capacity in said capacitive accumulation portion differs on a feeding side and on a termination side, the value on the feeding side being larger than the value on the termination side. Thereby, a constant aperture ratio can be maintained by changing the storage capacity value for each pixel.