Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, halftones are displayed by applying voltages to liquid crystal elements so that the transmittance of liquid crystals is changed. A plurality of gradation-reference-voltage-generation circuits are provided as sources for generating the voltages to be applied to the liquid crystals to realize display of the halftones. With this configuration, gradation-reference voltages for ? characteristics for display colors are generated, and furthermore, applied voltages for the display colors are generated on the basis of the generated gradation-reference voltages. This allows for gradation display for each of the display colors, resulting in excellent image display.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display including a panel using a liquid crystal material having spontaneous polarization, such as ferroelectroic liquid crystal (FLC); having a faster response time suitable to display dynamic images. The FLC has the disadvantage caused by the incomplete memory effect at during driving for displaying “black” in several frames, where the light transmittance is preferably desired zero. The panel in the display are driven signals so that the driving signals are applied across the picture element, where the signals are positively or negatively offset to reference voltage of the panel.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device that carries out image display using multiple liquid crystal panels stacked, the average change in the direction of the optical axis due to the response of liquid crystal molecules with respect to the applied voltage, that is, the change in the direction of the long axis of the liquid crystal molecules with respect to the applied voltage, is made different among the liquid crystal panels. The desired brightness is attained at the overlaid portion of the liquid crystal panels.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device which is constructed by sealing a liquid crystal having spontaneous polarization in an active matrix panel including a coloring member and displays an image on a frame by frame basis by repeating a data writing process and a data erasing process for the active matrix panel, the frequency in the data writing process is set at least twice higher than a frame frequency and the data writing process and the data erasing process are completed within one frame time so that time taken for transmission of light through the coloring member is not more than a half of one frame time. The coloring member is in a non-light-transmitting state during a period of not shorter than a half of one frame, and the blurred outline section of a moving image is reduced.

Abstract: One frame is divided into three sub-frames of red, green and blue colors, and, in each sub-frame, the time (TA) necessary for writing scanning, the time (TC) necessary for erasing scanning, the time (TB) from the end timing of writing scanning to the start timing of erasing scanning, and the time (TD) from the end timing of erasing scanning to the start timing of writing scanning of the next color (the next sub-frame) are each 25% of the sub-frame. The relations TB+TC=TA+TD, and TB=TD are satisfied. A back-light is turned on during the time from the start timing of writing scanning to the end timing of erasing scanning, and is turned off during the time from the end timing of erasing scanning to the start timing of writing scanning of the next color. The ON time of the back-light is 75% of the sub-frame.

Abstract: Within one sub-frame or one frame, values of an application voltage of one polarity and an application voltage of the other polarity, and respective retention periods are different. The value of the application voltage of the polarity when dark displaying is carried out is set to be greater than the value of the application voltage of the polarity when bright displaying is carried out, and the retention period thereof is set to be shorter. When the value of the application voltage of the one polarity (the polarity when the bright displaying is carried out correspondingly to a display data) is assumed to be V1, the retention period thereof is assumed to be T1, the value of the application voltage of the other polarity (the polarity when the dark displaying is carried out) is assumed to be V2 and the retention period thereof is assumed to be T2, the value of (V1·T1)/(V2·T2) is set to be in a range between 0.7 and 1.3 and preferably set to be in a range between 0.9 and 1.1.

Abstract: The present invention is a liquid crystal display device having: a TFT for controlling a voltage application, correspondingly to each of a plurality of pixels; and a capacitor (storage capacitor) connected to the TFT, and after a voltage corresponding to a pixel data is applied to each pixel, one potential of the capacitor (storage capacitor) is changed. One terminal of the capacitor (storage capacitor) on an N-th line is connected to a gate line of the TFT on an (N-1)-th line. After a gate of the TFT on the N-th line is turned off, a gate voltage on the (N-1)-th line is changed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device capable of achieving uniform alignment of monostable ferroelectric liquid crystal having spontaneous polarization, and provides the liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal (monostable ferroelectric liquid crystal having spontaneous polarization) showing a phase sequence, either isotropic liquid phase-cholesteric phase-chiral smectic C phase, isotropic liquid phase-chiral nematic phase-chiral smectic C phase, or isotropic liquid phase-cholesteric phase-smectic A phase-chiral smectic C phase, from a high temperature side to a low temperature side, is sandwiched between two glass substrates having transparent electrodes and alignment films whose pretilt angle is not more than 2° and rubbing directions are parallel.

Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device capable of achieving uniform alignment of monostable ferroelectric liquid crystal having spontaneous polarization, and provides the liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal (monostable ferroelectric liquid crystal having spontaneous polarization) showing a phase sequence, either isotropic liquid phase—cholesteric phase—chiral smectic C phase, isotropic liquid phase—chiral nematic phase—chiral smectic C phase, or isotropic liquid phase—cholesteric phase—smectic A phase—chiral smectic C phase, from a high temperature side to a low temperature side, is sandwiched between two glass substrates having transparent electrodes and alignment films whose pretilt angle is not more than 2° and rubbing directions are parallel.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device that uses a liquid crystal material having spontaneous polarization and is actively driven by a TFT, a voltage corresponding to image data is applied twice by driving the TFT of each pixel electrode on a line by line basis of a liquid crystal panel, during writing in one frame. During erasure in one frame, voltage application to liquid crystal by batch selection of all the pixel electrodes is performed three times. With this three times of voltage application, it is possible to achieve a black display state in each pixel and make the stored charge amount at the liquid crystal in each pixel substantially zero.

Abstract: A color display is performed by carrying out a switching between a first driving system in which the OFF timing of a light source and the end timing of a data scanning agree with each other and a second driving system in which the OFF timing of a light source and the end timing of a data scanning do not agree with each other. In case where a response time of a liquid crystal from a transmission state to a light-shielding state is sufficiently short, a color display is performed by using the first driving system to decrease a light-emitting time of a light source. On the other hand, in case where the response time of the liquid crystal from the transmission state to the light-shielding state is increased, a color display is performed by using the second driving system.

Abstract: A voltage corresponding to desired image data is applied to a ferroelectric liquid crystal having a spontaneous polarization at a predetermined cycle to rewrite the displayed image (period A), and then, all voltages applied to the ferroelectric liquid crystal are removed (timing C) to retain the displayed image before the removal (period B). A gate selection period (voltage application period to the ferroelectric liquid crystal) t2 before stopping the voltage application is set longer than a gate selection period (voltage application period to the ferroelectric liquid crystal) t1 in the normal display. Increasing the voltage application period to the ferroelectric liquid crystal provides a sufficient response of the liquid crystal during the gate selection period, thereby realizing high memory ability.

Abstract: Color display is performed by adding data of a predetermined level to pixel data of each emission color inputted according to an image to be displayed and synchronizing an input of summed pixel data obtained by the addition with light emission timing of each of emission colors (R, G, B) from a back-light. Switching is performed between color display based on such summed pixel data and color display based on the original pixel data, according to ambient illuminance measured. Moreover, the predetermined level to be added is suitably selected based on ambient illuminace.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, one or a plurality of partition walls adhering to the two substrates are provided in a region between the adhesive member for sealing the peripheral portions of the two substrates and a display region located inside the adhesive member so as to reduce stress applied to the liquid crystal substance. Even when stress is applied to the liquid crystal substance in the peripheral portion of the substrate, the stress is reduced by the partition wall and is not transmitted to the display region on the opposite side of the partition wall. Therefore, even when a crack occurs in the peripheral portion of the substrate due to the stress, the propagation of the crack is stopped by the partition wall, and the crack does not enter the display region.

Abstract: After rewriting the displayed image by applying a voltage corresponding to desired image data to a ferroelectric liquid crystal through TFTs at a predetermined cycle, the application of voltage to the ferroelectric liquid crystal is stopped, and the image displayed just before stopping the application of voltage is retained. In this memory display period, a gate-off voltage is applied to turn off the TFTs. In this memory display period, the emission intensity of a back-light is lowered compared to that in a normal display period. Before stopping the application of voltage to the ferroelectric liquid crystal, a voltage corresponding to an image to be displayed after stopping the application of voltage is applied. Before resuming the application of voltage corresponding to the image data to the ferroelectric liquid crystal, a voltage for causing all pixels to display black image is applied.

Abstract: Ferroelectric liquid crystal having spontaneous polarization is provided between two confronting substrates; pixel electrodes corresponding to liquid crystal cells, TFTs for switching connected to the pixel electrodes and storage capacitors for storing electric charge in the pixel electrodes are provided on the inner face of one of the substrates;; wherein a ratio (CS/CLC) of capacity of storage capacitor (CS) against that of liquid crystal cell (CLC) satisfies 0.2?CS/CLC?5. Driving voltage for liquid crystal material is maintained at a low level, and a liquid crystal material with large spontaneous polarization can be employed.

Abstract: A liquid crystal layer is formed by filling a space between alignment films provided on both glass substrates with a ferroelectric liquid crystal material having a spontaneous polarization. This ferroelectric liquid crystal exhibits a monostable state in which the average molecular axis of the liquid crystal molecular director is present in substantially one direction in the absence of an applied voltage. When a voltage of a first polarity is applied, the average molecular axis tilts from the monostable position to one side at an angle corresponding to the magnitude of the applied voltage, while, when a voltage of a second polarity having the opposite characteristic to the first polarity is applied, the average molecular axis tilts from the monostable position to a side opposite to the application of the voltage of the first polarity. A maximum tilt angle in the application of the voltage of the first polarity is not less than 35°, more preferably not less than 450°.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display in which a liquid crystal, which has a spontaneous polarization of a magnitude of not more than ½ of a maximum quantity of charge that is injected to each pixel when the switching element is turned on, is filled between alignment films formed on respective glass substrates, so as to form a liquid crystal layer thereby to drive the liquid crystal by using a lower applied voltage.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display unit includes a liquid crystal panel having a plurality of liquid crystal pixels and a plurality of switching elements provided in correspondence to the respective pixels. A back light disposed at the back of the liquid crystal panel and guides red, green, and blue light to the surface thereof; an image memory for storing pixel data PD to be displayed on the respective pixels; an inverted data generating circuit for generating inverted pixel data #PD of the respective pixel data PD; and a control signal generating circuit and a data driver wherein first scanning for writing the pixel data PD with respect to individual pixels of the liquid crystal panel during each period in which red, green, and blue light are emitted in time-sharing manner, and second scanning for writing the inverted pixel data #PD with respect thereto are carried out in this order.

Abstract: In a sub-frame of each color, the time required for each data scanning is 25% of the sub-frame, and the time between two times of data scanning is also 25% of the sub-frame. In a sub-frame of each color, a back-light is turned on between the intermediate timing in the first (first-half) data scanning and the intermediate timing in the second (second-half) data scanning. The ON time of the back-light is 50% of the sub-frame, and the ratio of time (panel ON rate) in which a liquid crystal panel is in a transmission state (ON) to the time in which the back-light is turned on is 88%, and thus high light utilization efficiency is achieved.