Abstract: A molded contact lens comprising a stiffer optic zone relative to the peripheral zone of the contact lens provides an optical element for correcting astigmatism without the need for or substantially minimizing the need for the correction of rotational misalignment. The higher elastic modulus optic zone vaults over the cornea thereby allowing a tear lens to form. The tear lens follows or assumes the shape of the back surface of the contact lens. The combination of the tear lens and the optical zone provide an optical element for correction of refractive error.

Abstract: An adaptive spectacle lens includes a spectacle frame and a pair of progressive additional lenses mounted to the spectacle frame. Each progressive additional lens includes a distant vision region positioned at an upper portion. The distant vision region has a diopter of zero and functions with a pair of main lenses.

Abstract: A lens for sunglasses includes a convex front surface, functionally directed toward an item to be viewed, and a concave rear surface, functionally directed toward the eye of a person who is wearing the eyeglasses. The lens further includes a photochromatic layer, proximate to the front surface, and a screening layer defining a UV filter, proximate to the rear surface and arranged between the rear surface and the photochromatic layer. The photochromatic layer is in the range of wavelengths comprised between 380 nm and 780 nm and has a transmittance comprised between 10% and 60%, in an activated state thereof, and a wavelength comprised between 80% and 95%, in a deactivated state thereof. The screening layer has a transmittance lower than 0.5% in the range of wavelengths comprised between 280 nm and 400 nm.

Abstract: To provide a translucent member that has the effect of lowering triglycerides, increasing IRS-2, and the like. The above-described problem is solved by a translucent member (1) that blocks or suppresses transmission of at least light that is received by an eye and has a wavelength of 460 nm. The translucent member (1) may be an eyeglass lens or eyeglasses as a whole. The eyeglasses (1) preferably comprise a lens (2) that blocks or suppresses transmission of at least light having a wavelength of 460 nm, and a rim (3) that blocks or suppresses transmission of at least light having a wavelength of 460 nm. The rim (3) preferably comprise a projecting portion (3a) for decreasing a gap between the rim (3) and a face of an eyeglass wearer or eliminating the gap by coming into contact with the face.

Abstract: A flip-up eyeglasses include a main eyeglass, a secondary eyeglass, and an elastic hook member. The main eyeglass has a main frame, and the bridge of the main frame is connected with a connecting member extending horizontally forward. The connecting member has two engaging slots and two rectangular-shaped positioning portions that are formed between the front edge of the connecting member and the two engaging slots. The secondary eyeglass has a secondary frame, and the bridge of the secondary frame forms two grooves. The elastic hook member has a sheet portion and two hook portions that are configured to be hooked onto the two positioning portions through the two engaging slots and to be abutted against the two grooves, such that the positioning portions are sandwiched by the bridge of the secondary frame and the hook portions of the elastic hook member.

Abstract: A clip-on assembly for attaching to an eye glass frame is described herein. The clip-on assembly may be designed to permit easy removal/replacement of one or more lenses from the clip-on assembly. The clip-on assembly may include at least one lens and a frame assembly. The at least one lens having pairs of lens mortises or notches located along outer portions of the at least one lens. The frame assembly may include at least one rim designed to receive the at least one lens, the rim including a pair of lens tenon members, each lens tenon member includes a pair of lens tenon legs that are each designed to fit into corresponding lens mortises of the at least one lens.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for an augmented reality system for vision, operable and upgradeable on different portable, wearable and self-contained hardware platforms that is easily adjustable by the user. The system comprises at least: a frame; one or more than one display lenses attached to the frame; one or more than one camera operably connected to the frame; communications means for transferring power and data to the hardware platform connected to the frame; an input device for controlling the hardware platform; one or more than one processor; and a storage. The system executes instructions to automatically detect the hardware capabilities of the hardware. Loading and installing applications to the user based on the detected hardware. Changing the magnification and contrast to view the selected application, where the contrast adjustment uses filters specifically designed to enhanced the visually impaired experience.

Abstract: An electro-optic modulator device includes a modulation region, a reflecting region, a conductive line and an anti-reflecting region. The modulation region includes a doped region. The reflecting region is over the modulation region. The conductive line is connected to the doped region. The conductive line extends through the reflecting region. The anti-reflecting region is on an opposite surface of the modulation region from the reflecting region.

Abstract: A display device comprises a display panel including a main display region and a periphery region outside the main display region; and a panel driver connected with the display panel in the periphery region of the display panel, wherein the display panel includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate formed under a lower surface of the upper substrate, and the lower substrate is formed to expose a pad region provided on the lower surface of the upper substrate, and the panel driver is connected to the pad region provided on the lower surface of the upper substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a liquid crystal display panel, a liquid crystal display device and a display method thereof in the field of display technology, capable of realizing the gray scale display without taking advantage of the optical rotation characteristic of the liquid crystal layer, such that the thickness of the liquid crystal layer is reduced and the response speed increases. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first base substrate and a light waveguide substrate disposed oppositely, a liquid crystal layer located between the first base substrate and the light waveguide substrate, and a pixel electrode and a common electrode configured to drive the liquid crystal layer. The pixel electrode and the common electrode are configured to drive the refractive index of the liquid crystal layer to be changed. The light output rate of the light waveguide substrate changes according to the change of the refractive index of the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: Provided is a microlouver (optical element) having a transparent layer inclined to attain a desired viewing angle. The optical element includes patterned transparent layer and light absorbing layer on a transparent substrate. At least a part of the members of the transparent layer and the light absorbing layer are inclined with respect to the normal to the plane of the transparent substrate where patterns of the transparent layer and the light absorbing layer are provided. The inclination satisfies |??(x)??(x)|<?, where ??(x) represents a first angle which is an outgoing angle of light transmitted through the transparent layer from the transparent substrate at a point x on the plane, ?(x) represents a second angle which is an angle of sight of an observer, and ? represents a third angle which is a threshold angle to attain the lowest desired brightness.

Abstract: A privacy display comprises a spatial light modulator and a compensated switchable liquid crystal retarder arranged between first and second polarisers arranged in series with the spatial light modulator. In a privacy mode of operation, on-axis light from the spatial light modulator is directed without loss, whereas off-axis light has reduced luminance. The visibility of the display to off-axis snoopers is reduced by means of luminance reduction over a wide polar field. In a wide angle mode of operation, the switchable liquid crystal retardance is adjusted so that off-axis luminance is substantially unmodified.

Abstract: Provided is a display device with enhanced uniformity of brightness. The display device includes a display panel, and a backlight unit configured to supply light to the display panel, wherein the display panel includes a liquid crystal panel with first and second surfaces opposite to each other, a first polarizing plate arranged on the first surface of the liquid crystal panel, a second polarizing plate arranged on the second surface of the liquid crystal panel, a light absorbing layer arranged on the second polarizing plate to absorb a portion of the light supplied from the backlight unit, and a light absorbing material included in the light absorbing layer to absorb light of particular wavelengths.

Abstract: An image display device is provided which is free from display defects caused by the deformation of an image display part and can display high brightness and high contrast images. The image display device includes an image display part 2, a light-transmitting protective part 3 arranged on the image display part, and a cured resin layer 5 interposed between the image display part 2 and the protective part 3. The cured resin layer 5 has a light transmittance in the visible region of 90% or more and a refractive index (nD) of 1.45 or more and 1.55 or less.

Abstract: Provided are a wavelength conversion layer and a display device. A color conversion element comprises: a wavelength conversion layer; one or more low refractive layers which are disposed on and/or under the wavelength conversion layer and have a lower refractive index than the wavelength conversion layer; and one or more capping layers which are disposed between the wavelength conversion layer and the low refractive layers and/or on a surface opposite to a surface of each of the low refractive layers which faces the wavelength conversion layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal material, a liquid crystal display panel, and a method for manufacturing the liquid crystal display panel are disclosed. A liquid crystal material is used to form a polymer film on a substrate on which no PI layer is provided so as to realize normal display of the liquid crystal panel. Meanwhile, realiability of the panel can be improved, a voltage holding rate can be improved, and poor alignment of the self-alignment liquid crystal material, afterimage, and other problems can be solved.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device using the liquid crystal composition, and a method of manufacturing an LCD device are provided. The liquid crystal display device comprises: a first substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed on the first substrate, the liquid crystal layer including a liquid crystal compound; and a first liquid crystal alignment layer disposed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer, wherein the first compound includes a first compound, which has at least one hydrophilic group bonded to one end of a core structure thereof and a benzoyl derivative moiety bonded to the other end of the core structure thereof.

Abstract: A mask plate and a photo spacer and methods for preparing the same, and a display panel comprising the photo spacer are disclosed. In the mask plate, at least one exposure area is formed, the at least one exposure area comprising a central region and a peripheral region, wherein light transmittance of the central region is greater than light transmittance of the peripheral region.

Abstract: A display device substrate including: a circuit portion; a first organic insulating film disposed on an upper layer side of the circuit portion; a second organic insulating film disposed on an upper layer side of the first organic insulating film; an alignment film disposed on an upper layer side of the second organic insulating film; and a film formation area regulating portion including a recess in a part of the second organic insulating film and disposed to regulate a film formation area of the alignment film and to overlap the circuit portion.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a plurality of columnar spacers. The pixel arrangement is a stripe arrangement including red, green and blue pixel columns. The first substrate includes TFTs, one for each pixel, wherein each TFT includes an oxide semiconductor layer. The second substrate includes a color filter layer and a light-blocking layer. The light-blocking layer includes a plurality of first shading portions extending along the column direction, and a plurality of second shading portions extending along the row direction. Each of the columnar spacers is aligned with one of the second shading portions.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed, which includes: a first substrate including a display region and a peripheral region, wherein the peripheral region is adjacent to the display region; a first transistor disposed on the peripheral region, wherein the first transistor includes a first semiconductor layer, and the first semiconductor layer is a silicon semiconductor layer; a second transistor disposed on the display region, wherein the second transistor includes a second semiconductor layer, and the second semiconductor layer is an oxide semiconductor layer; a first insulating layer disposed under the first semiconductor layer, and a buffer layer disposed between the first substrate and the first insulating layer, wherein a thickness of the first insulating layer is greater than a thickness of the buffer layer.

Abstract: A display may have contacts that mate with a flexible printed circuit. The contacts may be used in providing data and control signals to pixels. A metal layer may be patterned to form metal traces for signal lines that extend outwardly towards an edge of the display from the contacts. Delamination stopper structures may be formed along the periphery of the display to inhibit delamination between layers of material on the display. The delamination stopper structures may be formed from bent portions of the metal traces, a slot-shaped inorganic layer opening that runs perpendicular to the metal traces, and a segmented trench in an organic layer. A corrosion blocker structure may be formed by creating metal trace gaps in the metal traces that are each bridged by a pair of vias that are shorted together using transparent conductive material such as a pair of indium tin oxide layers.

Abstract: There are provided a phase difference control component, which can realize a liquid crystal display device having a wide angle of visibility, has excellent phase difference symmetry and can realize optical compensation, and a process for producing the same. The phase difference control component comprises a base material; and a phase difference control layer formed of a fixed liquid crystal material provided on the base material through an aligning film and is characterized in that the angle of liquid crystal molecules, present at the interface of the aligning film and the phase difference control layer, to the base material being substantially 0 (zero) degree.

Abstract: A display mother panel including a first motherboard, a second motherboard, a plurality of sealant structures and a plurality of spacers is provided. The second motherboard is stacked over the first motherboard. The sealant structures are disposed between the first motherboard and the second motherboard. An area surrounded by each of the sealant structures includes a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region, and a peripheral region is between two adjacent sealant structures. The spacers are disposed on a lower surface of the second motherboard which is relatively close to the first motherboard and at least located in the non-display region and the peripheral region. The display mother panel can provide preferable structure reliability and display quality. Moreover, each display panel made from the display mother panel is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention further improves the reliability of a spacer in comparison to conventional ones. A light control film 10 which is obtained by sandwiching a liquid crystal layer 14 between first and second laminates 13, 12 that are provided with at least alignment layers 23A, 23B, and which controls light transmitted therethrough by controlling the alignment of liquid crystal molecules 14A in the liquid crystal layer 14 by driving electrodes 22B, 22A that are provided on the first and second laminates 13, 12. With respect to the first laminate 13, a base 21B that is formed of a transparent film material is provided with a spacer 24 that maintains the thickness of the liquid crystal layer 14. With respect to the first and second laminates 13, 12, the Vickers hardness Xs of the spacer 24 is from 16.9 to 40.2 (inclusive), and the Vickers hardness Xf of a part of the second laminate 12, said part being in contact with the front end of the spacer 24, is from 11.8 to 35.9 (inclusive).

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display comprising a first substrate, a second substrate opposed the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, a light-shielding layer including a first light-shield formed along a first direction and a second light-shield formed along a second direction and crossing the first light-shield, and a spacer which maintains a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, the spacer overlapping a crossing region where the first light-shield and the second light-shield cross each other and including an exposed region outside the light-shielding layer in a planar view.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate and a counter substrate and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween. A scanning line, a video signal line, a thin film transistor connected to the scanning line and the video signal line, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, and a counter electrode are formed on the TFT substrate, and a columnar spacer formed on the counter substrate. The pixel and counter electrodes are transparent, and the liquid crystal layer is controlled by an electric field generated between the pixel and counter electrodes. The counter electrode contacts with a metal line having a first part which is extended in parallel with the scanning line and a second part which is extended in parallel with the video signal line a width of the first part of the metal line being narrower than a width of the scanning line.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes source bus lines, gate bus lines, a thin-film transistor and a pixel electrode provided for each pixel region, a common electrode disposed on the pixel electrode with a dielectric layer interposed therebetween, and a spin-on-glass layer disposed, in a display region, between a gate metal layer and a source metal layer. The pixel electrode is formed of the same metal oxide film of which an oxide semiconductor layer of the thin-film transistor is formed. The spin-on-glass layer has an opening, in each pixel region, in a portion where the thin-film transistor is formed. At an intersection portion where one of the source bus lines and one of the gate bus lines intersect, the spin-on-glass layer is located between the source bus line and gate bus line. In each pixel region, the spin-on-glass layer is located between at least a portion of the pixel electrode and a substrate.

Abstract: A coupling conductive terminal structure is provided. The coupling conductive terminal structure is disposed between a display device and an IC or an FPC, and includes a first linking part and a second linking part matched with the first linking part. The first linking part is disposed on the display device, the second linking part is disposed on the IC or the FPC, the first linking part and the second linking part are locked with each other, and the display device electrically connects to the IC or the FPC. The disclosure further provides a display device. By practice of the disclosure, the bonding shift could be overcome to solve the problem of short circuit or poor contact, so the product yield could be improved.

Abstract: An optical device includes a first transparent substrate having a first transparent electrode disposed on a surface of the first transparent substrate and a second substrate having a second electrode disposed on a surface of the second substrate and facing the first transparent electrode. A liquid-crystal (LC) material is sandwiched between the first and second electrodes such that a voltage applied between the first and second electrodes controls orientation of the liquid-crystal material. The device includes a control system that applies a current through at least one electrode of the first and second electrodes to resistively heat the LC material.

Abstract: Provided a display panel and a display device, the display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a first light-shielding pattern, a second light-shielding pattern, a first electrode, a second electrode, a liquid crystal layer and a third light-shielding pattern between the two substrates in sequence; the three light-shielding patterns are configured such that light incident on the liquid crystal layer from the first substrate is prevented from exiting from the second substrate in response to an absence of voltage between the two electrodes; the two electrodes and the liquid crystal layer are configured such that the liquid crystal layer serves as an equivalent grating, and a portion of the light incident on the liquid crystal layer from the first substrate is directed to exit from the second substrate in response to the voltage between the two electrodes.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprising; a first display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate that is disposed in a first direction with respect to the first substrate and includes a color filter, and a first liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a color conversion unit disposed in a second direction opposite to the first direction with respect to the first display panel; and a backlight disposed in the second direction with respect to the color conversion unit. The color conversion unit converts backlight light emitted from the backlight into light of a color corresponding to the color filter, and emits the light.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) panel and an LCD device according to an exemplary embodiment may provide a first base substrate, a first polarizing layer disposed between the first base substrate and a liquid crystal layer, a first low refraction layer disposed between the first base substrate and the first polarizing layer and having a refractive index less than that of the first base substrate, and a color converting member disposed between the first low refraction layer and the first polarizing layer and including a quantum dot in an integrated manner, to realize excellent optical characteristics and have a small thickness.

Abstract: A liquid-crystal display device having a curved surface shape includes a liquid-crystal display panel and a polarizing plate laminated on the liquid-crystal display panel. The polarizing plate is laminated with tension applied to the polarizing plate to exert a compression stress on the liquid-crystal display panel.

Abstract: The present invention is directed towards a display element comprising a photochromic-dichroic compound and a dichroic compound, the display element having a first absorption state and a second absorption state and being operable for switching from the first absorption state to the second absorption state in response to actinic radiation and to revert back to the first absorption state in response to actinic radiation and/or thermal energy, wherein the first absorption state has a transmittance percentage of 50% to 80%, and the second absorption state has a transmittance percentage of 10% to 50%. The invention is further directed to display devices comprising the display element, and methods of making the display element.

Abstract: A display device is configured such that a through-hole extends through a liquid crystal panel and a light guide plate, a fastener for coupling the hands of a watch is coupled to the through-hole, and the formation of a dark region is prevented due to interference between the fastener and light from a light source around the through-hole. At least one flat side surface for minimizing interference with the light from the light source is provided on the fastener, whereby uniform luminance is provided around the through-hole.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display device having an excellent image display function and an excellent mirror function. The display device includes, in the given order from a back surface side to a viewing surface side: a backlight; and a display panel provided with a mirror layer and pixels, the mirror layer being provided with an opening and a reflector superimposed on a corresponding pixel, the opening being provided to allow light emitted from the backlight to pass therethrough to the viewing surface side of the display panel, the reflector being provided to reflect light incident from the viewing surface side of the display panel, the opening having a superimposed area ratio in the corresponding pixel of 10% or higher and 20% or lower.

Abstract: A backlight module is disclosed, which includes a light source; a light guide plate disposed on the light source. The light guide plate has a bottom surface receiving light from the light source and a front surface emitting light, and the front surface is perpendicular to the bottom surface. The light guide plate has a first notch placed on a top corner; and a plastic frame circumventing the light source and the light guide plate. The plastic frame comprises a portion starting from a frame light incident section near the light source and ending at a first frame light emitting section near the first notch, and the portion is light transparent to pass light from the light source, and has a reflective coating.

Abstract: The application relates to a fabrication method of a deflecting film capable of realizing a deflection of a viewing angle of the liquid crystal display device. According to viewing angle characteristics of a backlight unit of the liquid crystal display device and deflection angle requirement of maximum luminance, one or more layers of deflecting film is/are fabricated and used in the backlight unit of the liquid crystal display device. The deflecting film deflects a viewing angle of the maximum luminance of the liquid crystal display device to the direction of the viewer's sight, and a shape of the viewing angle curve does not change significantly, so that the light is utilized to the utmost extent, the energy consumption is reduced, and the light effect is improved.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: a back frame disposed on a rear-surface side of a display panel; a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on a front-surface side of the back frame; a luminance uniforming plate which is disposed on a front-surface side of the plurality of LEDs to cover the plurality of LEDs, and makes uniform luminance of light emitted by the plurality of LEDs; a diffuser plate which is disposed on a front-surface side of the luminance uniforming plate, and diffuses light transmitted through the luminance uniforming plate; and a support pin which is fixed to the back frame, extends to penetrate through the luminance uniforming plate, and has a tip end that supports the diffuser plate. The tip end of the support pin has a shape of a convex curve.

Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate overlapping the first substrate and separated from the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules; a first alignment layer disposed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer; and a second alignment layer disposed between the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer, wherein the first alignment layer includes at least one of a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2:

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a first alignment film formed over the first substrate, a second substrate, a second alignment film formed over the second substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first alignment film and the second alignment film, and a projecting portion formed over the second substrate. The first alignment film is a photo alignment film, and a thickness “d2” of the second alignment film over the projecting portion and a film thickness “d1” of a portion of the first alignment film facing the projecting portion satisfy formula (2), d2<d1??(2).

Abstract: A polarization independent optical phase modulator includes two substrates, two electrode layers, two alignment layers, and a liquid crystal layer. Each of alignment layers has first and second alignment regions each having a predetermined width in a transverse direction, which is not greater than a half of the wavelength of an incident light. In the liquid crystal layer, two adjacent ones of liquid crystal elements in the transverse direction are aligned respectively by two adjacent ones of the first and second alignment regions in two predetermined orientations which are orthogonal to each other, thereby permitting phase modulation of the incident light to be independent of the polarization of the incident light.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display including a liquid crystal panel including: a gate line and a data line disposed on a first substrate; a transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode connected to the transistor; a second substrate facing the first substrate; red and green color conversion layers and a transmission layer disposed on one surface of the second substrate; a common electrode disposed on one surface of the red and green color conversion layers and the transmission layer; and a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules disposed between the first and second substrates. The data line is disposed adjacent to one edge of the pixel electrode, and an arrangement of liquid crystal molecules disposed at a part corresponding to the data line is the same as an arrangement of liquid crystal molecules of a part corresponding to the pixel electrode.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed, which includes: a substrate; a scan line having an extension direction, disposed on the substrate and including a gate electrode; a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate electrode; source and drain electrodes disposed on the semiconductor layer; an insulating layer including a via hole and disposed on the drain electrode; a first transparent conductive layer disposed on the insulating layer, wherein a part of the first transparent conductive layer electrically connects to the drain electrode through the via hole; and a second transparent conductive layer disposed between the substrate and the first transparent conductive layer and not overlapping the via hole. Herein, the second transparent conductive layer has a first edge, the drain has a second edge, a minimum distance between the first edge and the second edge along a direction substantially perpendicular to the extension direction ranges from 0 ?m to 4 ?m.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate, a display panel and a display device. The array substrate includes a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region. The array substrate further includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of common electrode lines. The plurality of data lines and the plurality of gate lines define a plurality of pixel units at the display region, and each pixel unit includes a pixel electrode. At least one of the plurality of common electrode lines includes a main line and a branch line located at at least one side of the main line, and at least a part of the branch lines are located at an inner side of a periphery of the display region.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate; and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the upper and lower substrates. The lower substrate includes a pixel electrode, a first auxiliary capacitance electrode, and a second auxiliary capacitance electrode for one pixel, and one or two auxiliary capacitance lines for one pixel line including pixels. The two auxiliary capacitive electrodes are electrically connected to different auxiliary capacitance lines. Each of the first auxiliary capacitance electrode and the second auxiliary capacitance electrode and the pixel electrode overlap each other in a plan view. The first auxiliary capacitance electrode and the second auxiliary capacitance electrode differ from each other in shape in a display region of each of the pixels. The shape of the first auxiliary capacitance electrode in a first pixel is identical to the shape of the second auxiliary capacitance electrode in a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel.

Abstract: On the first side substrate of an electro-optical device, a first maintenance capacitance is formed by a first capacitance electrode, a first dielectric layer, and a second capacitance electrode overlapped with each other on a bottom and an inner walls of a first recess section formed in an inter-layer insulation film. The inter-layer insulation film needs to be thick and thus an inter-layer insulation film needs to be thin. A first capacitance line is formed on a surface of the inter-layer insulation film on the side of a pixel electrode. Thus, the first capacitance line shields a section between a gate electrode and the second capacitance electrode to which a drain potential is applied.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes pixel structures disposed in a matrix, and includes a display surface flat in a non-curved direction and curved in a curved direction orthogonal to the non-curved direction. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal layer, a counter substrate, and an array substrate. The counter substrate faces to the liquid crystal layer, includes a black matrix, and is curved along the display surface. The array substrate holds the liquid crystal layer between the array substrate and the counter substrate, and is curved along the display surface and provided with first electrode lines extending in a direction orthogonal to the non-curved direction and second electrode lines intersecting with the first electrode lines. Two or more of the second electrode lines are disposed between pixel structures adjacent to each other in a direction intersecting with the non-curved direction.

Abstract: An array substrate includes: a display region, a non-display region surrounding the display region, at least one notch in the non-display region, and multiple gate lines. The gate lines include regular gate lines and irregular gate lines. The regular gate line is located in the display region and extends in a first direction. The irregular gate line includes a regular section located in the display region and extends in the first direction and an irregular section located in the non-display region around the notch. The regular section and the irregular section of the same irregular gate line are electrically connected. The irregular section includes a first sub-section and/or a second sub-section. The first sub-section and the second sub-section of the same irregular section are electrically connected to each other. A resistivity of the first sub-section is greater than a resistivity of the second sub-section.