Abstract: A display panel and a liquid crystal device are disclosed. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a sealant. The first substrate is arranged with a first alignment film. The second substrate is arranged with a second alignment film. The sealant surrounds the first substrate and the second substrate. A first wall is arranged on the first substrate, and the first wall is between an edge of the first alignment film and the sealant. A second wall is arranged on the second substrate, and the second wall is between an edge of the second alignment film and the plastic film. In this way, the distance between an active area and edges of the display panel is reduced so that the narrow bezel design may be implemented.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display panel includes an array substrate and a counter substrate each having a display region and a peripheral region arranged adjacent to the display region. A resin layer is formed either one of the array substrate and the counter substrate. A protrusion in the shape of a wall is arranged on the resin layer with a gap between the protrusion and the substrate opposing the protrusion. A seal material is formed between the array substrate and the counter substrate, and arranged between a peripheral portion of the display region and the protrusion for attaching the array substrate and the counter substrate. A liquid crystal layer is formed in a surrounded region by the array substrate, the counter substrate and the seal material.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes forming a first substrate including first display regions, forming a second substrate including second display regions, forming seal members of a loop shape around the first or second display regions, dropping a liquid crystal material onto the first or second display regions surrounded by the seal members, and bonding the first and second substrates to each other by the seal members such that the first display regions oppose the second display regions. In the dropping, a greater amount of liquid crystal material is dropped onto display regions close to ends of the first or second substrate, than onto display regions close to a center of the first or second substrate.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a gate line, a common electrode line and a data line formed on the substrate; an insulating layer formed on the gate line, the common electrode line and the data line; a pixel electrode formed on the insulating layer; a microcavity formed on the pixel electrode and including a liquid crystal injection hole; a common electrode formed on the microcavity; a support member formed on the common electrode; and a capping layer formed on the support member and covering the liquid crystal injection hole, in which the common electrode line and the common electrode are connected to each other through a contact hole formed in a passivation layer.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) device that prevents light leaks near spacers. The LCD device controls the optical transmissivity of a liquid crystal layer interposed between substrates disposed opposite each other, by means of an electric field generated in the layer-thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer. The LCD device includes spacers on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, signal lines formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of the other substrate, an insulating film formed to cover the signal lines, and electrodes on the insulating film's upper surface. Each electrode contributes to controlling the optical transmissivity of the liquid crystal layer. Each spacer has a vertex surface disposed opposite to the signal lines. A portion of each electrode extends to the upper surface of a corresponding signal line. The extended portion is opposite to a part of a spacer's vertex surface disposed opposite to the corresponding signal line.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: first and second glass substrates; a seal pattern placed between the first and second glass substrates to bond the first and second glass substrates together, the seal pattern sealing a liquid crystal material in between the first and second glass substrates and holding the liquid crystal material in a liquid crystal layer; a plurality of columnar spacers placed between the first and second glass substrates in a display region surrounded by the seal pattern and corresponding to a display surface appearing when the liquid crystal display device is in operation, the columnar spacers holding a distance between the first and second glass substrates; and a plurality of gap holding members. The area share of the gap holding members indicating the ratio of a sectional area per unit area is larger than the area share of the columnar spacers.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes forming a first substrate including first display regions, forming a second substrate including second display regions, forming seal members of a loop shape around the first or second display regions, dropping a liquid crystal material onto the first or second display regions surrounded by the seal members, and bonding the first and second substrates to each other by the seal members such that the first display regions oppose the second display regions. In the dropping, a greater amount of liquid crystal material is dropped onto display regions close to ends of the first or second substrate, than onto display regions close to a center of the first or second substrate.

Abstract: A liquid crystal optical device includes: a first substrate having transparent plural strip electrodes formed to make groups in respective given areas; a second substrate having a transparent common electrode; and a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, in which a retardation distribution is controlled in respective given areas according to voltages to be applied between the common electrode and the strip electrodes, wherein wall spacers are provided at portions corresponding to boundaries of given areas between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a shield electrode to which a fixed value voltage is applied is provided on at least one of two wall surfaces of each spacer.

Abstract: Liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate, a plurality of spacers located in the liquid crystal layer and protruding from the first substrate towards the second substrate, and a plurality of supporters defined at an inner surface of the second substrate and configured to support the spacers. Each supporter is corresponding to one spacer of the plurality of spacers and has a “+” shape or a “Y” shape in a top view.

Abstract: An active optical device includes a substrate; a plurality of refractive index variable regions formed on the substrate; and a voltage applier which applies an electric field to the plurality of refractive index variable regions.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to a liquid crystal display having a display area and a non-display area which includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate, a layer having a first opening, a spacer disposed in the first opening, and a first light blocking member disposed in the non-display area. The spacer is disposed in the first opening to maintain an interval between the first substrate and the second substrate. The spacer and the first light blocking member include the same material.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other; a plurality of insulating patterns on an inner surface of the first substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of common electrodes on the plurality of insulating patterns, the plurality of pixel electrodes alternating with the plurality of common electrodes, the adjacent pixel and common electrodes generating a horizontal electric field according to a driving voltage; and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, the liquid crystal layer including one of a blue phase liquid crystal molecules and a uniform standing helix liquid crystal molecules.

Abstract: In a character type vertical alignment type liquid crystal display device including first and second substrates opposing each other, a first electrode layer including a plurality of first electrodes provided at an inner side of the first substrate, a second electrode layer including a plurality of second electrodes provided at an inner side of the second substrate, and a vertical alignment mode liquid crystal layer provided between the first and second substrates, a wall structure is provided between the first and second substrates.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate, a gate line and a data line on the first substrate to define a pixel region, a pixel transistor formed at the intersection of the gate line and the data line, a pixel electrode formed in the pixel region, a first storage capacitor connected to the pixel electrode, a switching line formed on the first substrate, a read out line formed on the first substrate, a second storage capacitor formed on the first substrate, a switching transistor including a gate electrode connected to the second storage capacitor, a drain electrode connected to the read out line, and a source electrode connected to a driving voltage line, a first column spacer formed on the second substrate, and a common electrode formed on the first column spacer thereby forming a sensing capacitor.

Abstract: An object is to provide a display device which has high visibility and has a touch recognition function with a high degree of accuracy, by combining a liquid crystal layer where liquid crystals are dispersed in a polymer and a light emitting element. In a display device using a liquid crystal layer where liquid crystals are dispersed in a polymer, a light-transmitting spacer is provided so as to overlap with a light receiving element which has a touch recognition function. The light-transmitting spacer can prevent light incident on the light receiving element from being dispersed by the liquid crystals, while maintaining a cell gap in the liquid crystal layer, and thus achieve a touch recognition function with a high degree of accuracy with high visibility.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a highly reliable display device at a low cost with high yield. According to the present invention, a step due to an opening in a contact is covered with an insulating layer to reduce the step, and is processed into a gentle shape. A wiring or the like is formed to be in contact with the insulating layer and thus the coverage of the wiring or the like is enhanced. In addition, deterioration of a light-emitting element due to contaminants such as water can be prevented by sealing a layer including an organic material that has water permeability in a display device with a sealing material. Since the sealing material is formed in a portion of a driver circuit region in the display device, the frame margin of the display device can be narrowed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a highly reliable display device at a low cost with high yield. According to the present invention, a step due to an opening in a contact is covered with an insulating layer to reduce the step, and is processed into a gentle shape. A wiring or the like is formed to be in contact with the insulating layer and thus the coverage of the wiring or the like is enhanced. In addition, deterioration of a light-emitting element due to contaminants such as water can be prevented by sealing a layer including an organic material that has water permeability in a display device with a sealing material. Since the sealing material is formed in a portion of a driver circuit region in the display device, the frame margin of the display device can be narrowed.

Abstract: Manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device having a TFT substrate with a display area in which pixels are arranged, a counter substrate, a sealing material formed in a periphery to bond the TFT and counter substrates, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between an orientation film on the TFT substrate and an orientation film on the counter substrate. The method includes the steps of forming a first color filter, a second color filter, or a third color filter corresponding to each of the pixels in the display area of the TFT substrate, and forming an orientation film stopper by overlapping a portion of the first color filter, the second color filter, or the third color filter, in an area between the display area and the sealing material. A profile of the orientation film formed in the TFT substrate is defined by the orientation film stopper.

Abstract: A touch-type liquid crystal display apparatus with a built-in contact, includes a substrate support structure supporting a first substrate and a second substrate respectively. The substrate support structure includes a pillar-shaped spacer formed on an opposing surface of the second substrate, and a base region formed on an opposing surface of the first substrate and having a front end with which a front end of the pillar-shaped spacer is in contact. A contact point protrusion is also formed on the opposing surface of the second substrate by using the same material as that of the pillar-shaped spacer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a plurality of sub-pixel regions formed on the first substrate, liquid crystal disposed in the sub-pixel regions and containing red, green, or blue dye, and a second substrate bonded to the first substrate. Each sub-pixel regions is surrounded by four connected baffle panels, which collectively form a black matrix block wall. The second substrate is positioned on the black matrix block wall to face the first substrate so as to enclose the liquid crystal in the sub-pixel regions. The liquid crystal display panel uses liquid crystal that contains red, green, or blue dye and a black matrix block wall that blocks the liquid crystal to form the R, G, B sub-pixels, so that the manufacture steps are lessened, the structure is simple, and the cost is low.

Abstract: An electroluminescence element includes an electroluminescence substrate including a thin film transistor substrate, and a light-emitting layer provided over the thin film transistor substrate and divided by picture-element separating portions so as to correspond to unit picture elements; and a sealing substrate arranged to hermetically seal the light-emitting layer of the electroluminescence substrate. At least one of the electroluminescence substrate and the sealing substrate is a flexible substrate. Spacers are provided between the electroluminescence substrate and the sealing substrate.

Abstract: A flexible liquid crystal display and a flexible fluid display are provided. The flexible liquid crystal display includes a first module, a second module, at least two supporting structures and a liquid crystal layer. The second module is disposed correspondingly to the first module. The supporting structures are separately disposed between the first module and the second module and used for abutting the first module and the second module, so that a space between the first module and the second module is divided into a flexible area and two non-flexible areas. The flexible area is located between the two non-flexible areas. The liquid crystal layer is disposed in the flexible area and the two non-flexible areas.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a TFT substrate retains a contact hole that is formed in a passivation film, and is for connecting the TFT and the pixel electrode. And an opposite substrate retains a columnar spacer for ensuring a cell gap, and a columnar projection for misalignment prevention formed at a position corresponding to a position of the contact hole. Accordingly, misalignment between the TFT substrate and the opposite substrate is suppressed, occurrence of uneven brightness due to misalignment between pixel regions and a bright spot caused by shaving of an orientation film is prevented, and a favorable image is obtained.

Abstract: An LCD panel and method for forming the same are proposed. The LCD panel includes a TFT substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal LC layer sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the opposite substrate. The opposite substrate includes main spacers for sparing space between the TFT substrate and the opposite substrate and secondary spacers. The TFT substrate includes TFTs and color filters with recesses. The secondary spacers fit the recesses, and the secondary spacers do not touch the TFT substrate. Not only a thickness of the LCD panel is adjustable when the liquid crystal is injected between the TFT substrate and the opposite substrate, but also the optical characteristics of the LCD panel can not change to effect display quality when the LCD panel is squeezed by force.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides color filter and a manufacturing method thereof, and a liquid crystal panel with the color filter. The color filter includes a substrate, a black matrix formed on the substrate, a number of spacers integrally formed with the black matrix; and a color filter with a thickness thereof being less than that of the black matrix. Color ink is disposed in the black matrix and is hardened to form the color filter layer. The black matrix and the spacers are integrally formed and made of the black film, which simplifies the manufacturing process of the color filter. Additionally, since the color filter layer is formed by the ink jet printing method, the height of the color filter is unlimited, which allows the black matrix and the spacers to be made of conventional material, and improves the yield rate of the color filter.

Abstract: The present invention easily provides a liquid crystal display in which conductivity between a first substrate over which a pixel electrode is formed and a second substrate over which a counter electrode is formed, can be certainly obtained even when it has a narrow frame, without adding new steps. As for a liquid crystal display device in which a liquid crystal is interposed between the first substrate over which the pixel electrode is formed and the second substrate over which the counter electrode is formed, when the first and second substrates are positioned so that the pixel electrode and the counter electrode are on the inside, and are attached to each other with a sealant, by providing a partition wall between the sealant and a conductive portion formed with a conductor to electrically connect the pixel electrode to the counter electrode, conductivity in a conductive portion can be certainly obtained.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display that maintains a more uniform cell gap and improves adherence between two display panels by improving adhesion between substrates and their bead spacers, as well as a manufacturing method thereof. An exemplary liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; a bead spacer comprising a plurality of beads and a first adhesive coupling the beads to the first substrate; a second adhesive corresponding to the bead spacer and disposed on the second substrate so as to contact the bead spacer; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display panel, which can prevent a Mura from forming at the time of physical impact or vibration for improving a display quality. The liquid crystal display panel can include an upper substrate having a plurality of column lines formed thereon, a lower substrate having a plurality of row lines formed thereon perpendicular to the plurality of column lines, a pixel region formed at each crossed region of the plurality of column lines and the plurality of row lines, and column spacers each formed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate for maintaining a cell gap between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, wherein the column spacers formed at a first region of a display region adjacent to a liquid crystal injection have dot shapes.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel (100A) is a liquid crystal display panel having a displaying region (81) including a plurality of pixel regions (31), including: a liquid crystal layer (1) having a plurality of liquid crystal regions (11) containing a nematic liquid crystal material and polymer-containing walls (12) between adjacent ones of the plurality of liquid crystal regions (11); and a first substrate (2) and a second substrate (3) having the liquid crystal layer (1) retained therebetween. The liquid crystal layer (1) extends to at least one side face of the liquid crystal display panel (100A). The distance between at least one side face of the second substrate (3) and a pixel region (11) that is located at the outermost edge among the plurality of pixel regions (11) while being adjacent to the at least one side face is less than 0.2 mm.

Abstract: A region of the first substrate and the second substrate enclosed by a sealant is a rectangle. The rectangle includes a central region, a pair of first regions between which the central region is interposed in a major-axis direction of the rectangle, a pair of second regions between which the central region is interposed in a minor-axis direction of the rectangle, and a peripheral region that surrounds the central region, the pair of first regions, and the pair of second regions. The spacers are disposed in the central region and the peripheral region except the pair of first regions and the pair of second regions. In the peripheral region, a width from each of the first regions to one long side of the rectangle in an outward direction is larger than a width from one of the second regions to the one long side in the outward direction.

Abstract: A method of measuring a surface structure of a display device is provided. The display device includes first and second substrates, first and second patterned light-shielding layers, and first and second pixel units. The first patterned light-shielding layer disposed on a surface of the first substrate includes first openings. The second patterned light-shielding layer disposed on the surface of the first substrate includes second openings. The first pixel unit includes first and second protrusions. The first protrusion correspondingly covers the first openings and a portion of the first patterned light-shielding layer. The second protrusion is disposed on and directly contacted with the first and second patterned light-shielding layers. The second pixel unit includes a third protrusion correspondingly covering the second openings and a portion of the second patterned light-shielding layer, wherein sizes of the second openings are smaller than sizes of the first openings.

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel including a pair of substrates facing each other with a space in between and a liquid crystal layer disposed in the space between the pair of substrates. Further, the liquid crystal panel includes a plurality of pairs of pillar structures. Each pair of pillar structures is arranged on opposing faces of the pair of substrates, respectively, to face each other along a normal to the opposing faces. With the benefit of such pillar configuration, degradation of the liquid crystal panel due to an external pressure may be decreased.

Abstract: A color filter substrate includes a substrate, a light-shielding layer, a color filter layer, at least one padding structure, a passivation layer, a transparent conductive layer and at least one spacer. The substrate has a light-shielding region and pixel regions. The light-shielding layer is located in the light-shielding region. The color filter layer is located in the pixel regions. The padding structure disposed on the light-shielding layer and the color filter layer are in the same layer. The passivation layer covers the padding structure, a portion of the light-shielding layer and the color filter layer. The spacer is disposed on the transparent conductive layer which covers the passivation layer and located above the color filter layer. A height of the spacer and a thickness of the color filter layer in total are less than a height of the padding structure and a thickness of the light-shielding layer in total.

Abstract: There is provided a high quality liquid crystal panel having a thickness with high accuracy, which is designed, without using a particulate spacer, within a free range in accordance with characteristics of a used liquid crystal and a driving method, and is also provided a method of fabricating the same. The shape of a spacer for keeping a substrate interval constant is made such that it is a columnar shape, a radius R of curvature is 2 ?m or less, a height H is 0.5 ?m to 10 ?m, a diameter is 20 ?m or less, and an angle ? is 65° to 115°. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the lowering of an opening rate and the lowering of light leakage due to orientation disturbance.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a method for manufacturing the same, capable of preventing problems (i.e., movement of balls, damage to the surfaces that face spacers upon application of predetermined pressure, and variation in cell gap) associated with the use of the ball spacers. The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a spacer formed on the first substrate, wherein the spacer includes a plurality of balls and a solid to aggregate the balls together and adhere the balls to the first substrate, a hard coating layer formed on the second substrate facing the spacer, and a liquid crystal layer filled between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate, a counter substrate, more than one columnar spacer formed on the counter substrate side, a step film of convex shape formed onto the TFT substrate side and arranged at a position facing the columnar spacer, and a liquid crystal sealed between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate, wherein a difference between a central coordinate of the step film and a central coordinate of the columnar spacer seen in a normal direction of a display surface of the liquid crystal display device varies with standard deviation ? of no smaller than 3 ?m in at least one direction within an appropriate range in a display area of the display surface.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device with a pair of substrates which are arranged to face each other with liquid crystal therebetween, columnar spacers having the substantially equal height formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, and the columnar spacers include the columnar spacer which is contact with a liquid-crystal-side surface of another substrate and the columnar spacer which is not contact with the liquid-crystal-side surface of another substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed are a flexible liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a method of manufacturing the same. The flexible LCD device comprises a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate. A layer is disposed on the first flexible substrate and first pixel control lines are disposed on the second flexible substrate. The LCD device also includes polymer walls disposed between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate that maintain a cell gap between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate. The polymer walls are substantially aligned with the first pixel control lines and light transparent gaps in the layer disposed on the first flexible substrate.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of pixel areas, a plurality of spacers maintaining a distance between a first display panel and a second display panel, an insulating layer formed on the first display panel, and a plurality of contact holes formed in the insulating layer, and each contact hole connecting an upper conductive layer with a lower conductive layer, in which the pixel areas include a first pixel area group of pixel areas having the contact holes and a second pixel area group of pixel areas not including the contact holes, and the spacers are positioned in respective pixel areas of the second pixel area group and disposed at portions corresponding to where the contact holes are positioned in the pixel areas of the first pixel area group.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first insulation substrate, a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines disposed on the first insulation substrate, a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines, a plurality of pixel electrodes connected to the plurality of thin film transistors, a second insulation substrate disposed substantially opposite to the first insulation substrate; a plurality of column spacers disposed between the first and second insulation substrates and which supports the first and second insulation substrates, a light blocking member disposed on the first insulation substrate and including a sheet portion which includes an opening, a height controlling member disposed at the opening of the sheet portion of the light blocking member, where the plurality of column spacers is disposed on the height controlling member or the light blocking member.

Abstract: A color filter is provided which is formed by using a small mask continuous exposure method in which a portion between adjacent exposed areas is shielded from light by a blind shutter, and which has dummy photo spacers formed on a colored layer outside a display pixel area at a uniform height. Firstly, by using the small mask continuous exposure method, a colored layer is formed which extends in the X-axis direction astride the display pixel area and a frame area. At this time, the edges of the blind shutter which are parallel to the Y axis are each positioned so as to be distant by 500 ?m to 1000 ?m from a side which forms the outer circumference of the outermost opening and which is closest to the frame area extending in the Y-axis direction. Next, photo spacers are formed on the colored layer such that the central axis of each photo spacer is positioned in a range of positions that are distant by 300 ?m or less from a side which is closest to the frame area extending in the Y-axis direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display panel that can improve the adhesion strength of a sealing member and that can reduce moisture permeation caused by an alignment film without performing a treatment to remove the alignment film. A display panel according to the present invention is a display panel having a pair of substrates attached to each other via a sealing member. At least one of the pair of substrates has a configuration in which a transparent resin film and an alignment film are laminated. In the display panel, a side face of an edge of the transparent resin film has a reverse tapered shape; the alignment film is separated at the side face of the edge; and the transparent resin film and the sealing member are attached to each other without having the alignment film therebetween.

Abstract: A substrate for use in a display panel includes a transparent substrate and a light blocking layer which includes two layers of different optical densities. A low optical density layer that is one of the two layers of different optical densities which has a lower optical density is interposed between a high optical density layer that is the other one of the two layers which has a higher optical density and the transparent substrate. The sum of the optical density of the low optical density layer and the optical density of the high optical density layer is not less than 3.0. According to the present invention, a substrate which includes a low-reflectance light blocking layer is provided, the substrate being suitably used as a color filter substrate of a display device which has a low reflection structure, such as a low reflection film.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display device, including: a first substrate; a second substrate; a plurality of spacers disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer filled between the first substrate and the second substrate supported by the plurality of spacers; wherein each of the plurality of spacers has a multiple step structure having one or more steps.

Abstract: When viewed from the top of the liquid crystal display panel, a projecting section (4a) of a picture element electrode (4) is formed so as to at least partially match a contact hole (17). It is therefore possible to provide the liquid crystal display panel which achieves a high quality display and has a high aperture ratio and high transmittance.

Abstract: Provided are a thin film transistor display panel, a liquid crystal display, and a manufacturing method therefor, that can prevent errors or omissions in rubbing due to a step between a pixel electrode and a data line, and the resulting light leakage, as well as increase the effective area ratio of a spacer and prevent shorts from occurring during at least some repair processes. The thin film transistor array panel includes: a first substrate; a gate line and a data line formed on the first substrate; a step preventing member formed on the data line to at least partially fill a volume positioned between the data line and a pixel electrode; and a spacer formed on the first substrate, wherein the spacer and the step preventing member comprise the same material.

Abstract: A display device of the present invention includes a thin film transistor in a pixel region formed over a substrate, the thin film transistor including an active layer and a gate electrode with a gate insulating film interposed between the active layer and the gate electrode, a silicon nitride film formed over the thin film transistor, a resin film formed over the silicon nitride film, an inorganic insulating film formed over the resin film; a metal layer formed over the substrate; and a sealing material formed over the metal layer, wherein the sealing material covers a region where the resin film is not formed over the silicon nitride film.

Abstract: There are provided an optical device including a dimming cell capable of performing low illumination imaging without varying an optical path length, and an imaging device using the optical device. The optical device includes a cell having a containing layer between a first transparent substrate disposed on a light incident side and a second transparent substrate which is disposed on a light emitting side and faces the first transparent substrate, a variable transmittance section provided in a first region of the containing layer and allowing light transmittance to be varied within a predetermined range, and a fixed transmittance section provided in a second region different from the first region as seen from the light incident side and having a light transmittance higher than that of the variable transmittance section.

Abstract: A display device of the present invention includes a thin film transistor in a pixel region formed over a substrate, the thin film transistor including an active layer and a gate electrode with a gate insulating film interposed between the active layer and the gate electrode, a silicon nitride film formed over the thin film transistor, a resin film formed over the silicon nitride film, an inorganic insulating film formed over the resin film; a metal layer formed over the substrate; and a sealing material formed over the metal layer, wherein the sealing material covers a region where the resin film is not formed over the silicon nitride film.

Abstract: A LCD and a fabrication process is presented. An upper substrate is coincidently formed with a red, a green and a blue color filters using phase separation. A compound containing a photopolymeric color filter resin and a liquid crystal are coated on an array substrate and then photopolymerized after formation of the array substrate. A seed layer may be provided on the substrate before the compound is applied. Polymerization of the color filter resin permits simultaneous formation of the upper, color filter substrate and liquid crystal layer.