Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first polarizer having a first transmission axis, a first viewing angle control panel including a first liquid crystal layer containing hybrid-aligned liquid crystal molecules, a second polarizer, a second viewing angle control panel including a second liquid crystal layer containing hybrid-aligned liquid crystal molecules and a third polarizer. In plan view, an initial alignment direction of horizontally aligned liquid crystal molecules of the first liquid crystal layer and an initial alignment direction of horizontally aligned liquid crystal molecules of the second liquid crystal layer are parallel to each other and parallel or orthogonal to the first transmission axis.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display system includes an external light sensor, a display panel, a viewing angle control panel including a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules twist-aligned, configured such that a drive voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer is controlled based on an external light intensity detected by the external light sensor, and a polarization axis rotation element disposed between the viewing angle control panel and the display panel. The drive voltage when the external light intensity is less than a threshold value is greater than the drive voltage when the external light intensity is greater or equal to than the threshold value.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises first and second substrates. The first substrate comprise first and second common electrodes, and a first pixel electrode including a pair of first sides arranged in a first direction. The second common electrode includes first and second trunk portions, and a first branch portion extending from the second trunk portion toward the first trunk portion. The first pixel electrode is located between the trunk portions. The first branch portion overlaps with the first pixel electrode between the first sides. A width of the first pixel electrode between the first sides becomes smaller toward the second trunk portion.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, in a display device, a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode overlap with a first electrode which includes a first branch portion that is exposed from between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode, a second electrode includes a first trunk portion, a second branch portion, and a second trunk portion, the second branch portion overlaps with the first pixel electrode, a light-shielding layer includes a first opening portion, a second opening portion, and a light-shielding portion located between the first and second opening portions, the first opening portion overlaps with the second branch portion, and the light-shielding portion overlaps with the first branch portion.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first display panel, a second display panel and an adhesive layer. The first display panel includes a first substrate with a first terminal area in which a first terminal part is formed, and a second substrate which is opposed to the first substrate and has a thickness different from that of the first substrate. The second display panel includes a third substrate with a second terminal area in which a second terminal part is formed, and a fourth substrate which is opposed to the third substrate and has a thickness different from that of the third substrate. The first terminal area and the second terminal area do not overlap with each other in a plan view.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first viewing angle control panel including a first liquid crystal molecule, a second viewing angle control panel including a second liquid crystal molecule, and a polarization axis rotating element. An initial alignment direction of the first liquid crystal molecule is substantially orthogonal to an initial alignment direction of the second liquid crystal molecule. A second polarization component transmitted through the first viewing angle control panel includes a second polarization axis. A third polarization component transmitted through the second viewing angle control panel includes a third polarization axis. The polarization axis rotating element rotates the third polarization axis to align the third polarization axis with the second polarization axis.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device including a display panel, a viewing angle control panel and a polarizing axis rotation element, wherein the display panel includes a first liquid crystal layer which modulates a first polarization component, the viewing angle control panel includes a second liquid crystal layer containing twist-aligned liquid crystal molecules, a second polarizing axis of a second polarization component transmitted through the viewing angle control panel is different from a first polarizing axis of the first polarization component, and the polarizing axis rotates element rotating the second polarizing axis such that the second polarizing axis is aligned with the first polarizing axis.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate with a first alignment film, a second substrate with a second alignment film, and a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. The first substrate has first and second electrodes. An initial alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer is parallel to a first direction or a direction orthogonal to the first direction. The second electrode includes comblike electrodes extending parallel to the first direction and a connecting portion which connects the comblike electrodes. The connecting portion includes a projection which projects in a second direction more than an outermost comblike electrode.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to realize a high contrast display with liquid crystal display device using a liquid crystal light valve. A representative structure is as follows. A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight, and a liquid crystal light valve; the light valve includes a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction and formed on the first substrate; a first insulating film is formed on the first electrode; a plurality of second electrodes are formed in a matrix at predetermined intervals on the first insulating film; a second insulating film is formed on the second electrodes; a plurality of third electrodes extending in a second direction are formed on the second insulating film; the liquid crystal is sandwiched between the third electrodes and the second substrate; the predetermined interval between the second electrodes is 2 to 10 ?m.

Abstract: Display device is provided and includes first substrate; first and second lines; first electrode on first substrate; insulating film on first electrode; second electrode including connection electrode arranged in parallel with second lines and comb electrodes connected to the connection electrode; second substrate facing first substrate; liquid crystal layer provided between first and second substrates; and light shielding portion extending along extending direction of first lines, wherein in plain view, part of comb electrodes arranged at end of comb electrodes and part of first electrode overlaps with light shielding portion in the same area.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided and includes first substrate; data and gate lines on first substrate; first electrode arranged over data and gate lines; insulating layer on first electrode; second electrode on insulating layer including connection electrode, wherein projection electrodes connected to connection electrode; second substrate; black matrix on second substrate including first black matrix with a constant width, a second black matrix; and liquid crystal layer sandwiched between first and second substrates, wherein width of first black matrix is wider than width of second black matrix, where second black matrix overlaps connection electrode so as to dispose connection electrode inside of second black matrix in plan view.

Abstract: A display panel and a backlight unit facing the display panel are provided. The display panel includes first and second polarizing plates, first and second substrates, and a liquid crystal layer. In a plan view, a second electrode formed on the first substrate extends in a first direction and includes a plurality of branch electrodes arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction. Any one of transmission axes of the first and second polarizing plates is parallel to an orientation direction of liquid crystal molecules when no voltage is applied to the second electrode. When a formation surface of the second electrode is as a base level and a normal direction of the base level is set to 0 degrees, light from the backlight unit has a peak of the intensity of light at an angle different from 0 degrees in a visible light region.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, A display device including a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer, wherein the first substrate includes a first common electrode, a pixel electrode, a scanning line, and a signal line, the first common electrode includes a shaft portion extending in the second direction, a first branch portion extending in the first direction from the shaft portion, and a second branch portion extending in the first direction from the shaft portion, a first opening and a second opening are provided, the first branch portion overlaps the pixel electrode and the first opening, and the second branch portion overlaps the scanning line between the first opening and the second opening.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate with a first alignment film, a second substrate with a second alignment film, and a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. The first substrate has first and second electrodes. An initial alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer is parallel to a first direction or a direction orthogonal to the first direction. The second electrode includes comblike electrodes extending parallel to the first direction and a connecting portion which connects the comblike electrodes. The connecting portion includes a projection which projects in a second direction more than an outermost comblike electrode.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided and includes first substrate; data and gate lines on first substrate; thin film transistor connected to data and gate lines; common electrode arranged over data and gate lines; insulating layer on common electrode; pixel electrode on insulating layer including connection pixel electrode, wide projection pixel electrode connected to connection pixel electrode, and projection pixel electrodes connected to connection pixel electrode; second substrate facing first substrate; black matrix on second substrate including first and second black matrix; and liquid crystal layer sandwiches between first and second substrates, wherein first black matrix overlaps wide projection pixel electrode, and second black matrix overlaps connection pixel electrode, and length of the connection pixel electrode is longer than length of the wide projection pixel electrode and length of projection pixel electrodes.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a common electrode and a pixel electrode, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a first alignment film and a second alignment film. The pixel electrode includes a plurality of branch portions extending in a first direction and a connection portion extending in a second direction, wherein the first alignment film and the second alignment film are photo-alignment films, and the first alignment film has an anchoring strength of 1*10?3J/m2 or less.

Abstract: A display device is provided and includes first substrate; gate lines extending on first substrate; data lines extending in a direction crossing gate lines; first electrode on first substrate; insulating film on first electrode; second electrode on insulating film, facing first electrode and including connection electrode arranged in parallel with data lines and comb electrodes arranged in parallel with gate lines and slits arranged between comb electrodes; second substrate facing first substrate; liquid crystal layer provided between first and second substrates; and light shielding portion extending along extending direction of gate lines, wherein comb electrodes connected to connection electrode, length of each of slits in extending direction is longer than width of slits in direction orthogonal to extending direction, and in plan view, one of comb electrodes overlaps with light shielding portion.

Abstract: Provided is a display device including an array substrate, a pixel, a dimming element, and a counter substrate. The pixel is located over the array substrate and includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer over the first electrode and the second electrode. The dimming element is located over the array substrate and includes a third electrode, the liquid crystal layer over the third electrode, and a fourth electrode over the liquid crystal layer. The counter substrate is located over the fourth electrode.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a liquid-crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid-crystal layer. The first substrate includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a pixel electrode provide, the first electrode includes an electrode base portion extending in a first direction and comb tooth portions extending in a second direction and protruding in a comb teeth shape from the electrode base portion with a predetermined distance interposed therebetween, and adjacent comb tooth portions include adjacent comb tooth portions having a relation in which a first long side of one comb tooth portion closest to a boundary between pixels is not parallel to a first long side of the other comb tooth portion.

Abstract: Provided is a display device including an array substrate, a pixel, a dimming element, and a counter substrate. The pixel is located over the array substrate and includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer over the first electrode and the second electrode. The dimming element is located over the array substrate and includes a third electrode, the liquid crystal layer over the third electrode, and a fourth electrode over the liquid crystal layer. The counter substrate is located over the fourth electrode.