With Particular Switching Device Patents (Class 349/41)
  • Publication number: 20140098312
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device using a pseudo-dot inversion driving system includes a pixel circuit arranged in a matrix shape in a row direction and a column direction. First and second gate lines extend in the row direction. First and second signal lines extend in the column direction. The pixel circuit includes a pixel electrode arranged between the first and second signal lines and electrically connected with the first signal line through a switching element. Parasitic capacitance formed between the pixel electrode and the first signal line is smaller than the parasitic capacitance between the pixel electrode and the second signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Masakatsu KITANI
  • Patent number: 8681282
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display (LCD) device having a thin film transistor (TFT), the TFT includes a source electrode, a drain electrode and a semiconductor layer. At least one of the source electrode and drain electrode includes a first layer including copper and a second layer forming an oxide layer and covering the first layer. The semiconductor layer has a substantially linear current-voltage relationship with said source electrode or drain electrode including said first and second layers, when a voltage is applied between the semiconductor layer and said source electrode or drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Altiam Services Ltd. LLC
    Inventors: Junichi Koike, Hideaki Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20140078431
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an illuminator and a liquid crystal panel for performing displaying by using light which is emitted from the illuminator. The liquid crystal panel includes a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer provided therebetween. The liquid crystal layer is formed of a liquid crystal material which contains molecules having at least one of a carbon-carbon triple bond and a polycyclic group. The illuminator includes a light source causing primary generation of at least blue light, among other light which is used for displaying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: Koichi MIYACHI
  • Patent number: 8670080
    Abstract: The drain lines are such that one drain line is formed for every two pixels adjacent to each other within the same pixel row, the gate lines are formed of a first gate line connected to one of the two pixels connected to the same drain line within the same pixel row and a second gate line connected to the other pixel, the pixel electrode is formed of a first linear electrode inclined in a plus direction from the first direction, and a second linear electrode inclined in a minus direction from the first direction, in a region in which the pixel electrode is superimposed over the common electrode, and each pixel has the first and second gate lines and thin film transistor formed in a region between the region of the first linear electrode and the region of the second linear electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takao Sato
  • Patent number: 8670097
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixels at intersections of a plurality of row lines and a plurality of column lines, wherein each pixel includes a switching transistor, and pixel and common electrodes that induce an in-plane electric field; a plurality of gate lines each connected to the pixels on each row line; a plurality of data lines each connected to the pixels on each column line; and a plurality of common lines each connected to the common electrodes of the pixels alternately located on neighboring two row lines per one column line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sai-Chang Yun, Seung-Ho Heo, You-Sung Nam, Yong-Hwa Park, Dae-Seok Oh
  • Publication number: 20140063391
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a main pixel electrode which extends in a second direction, a sub-pixel electrode which extends in a first direction and crosses the main pixel electrode, a color filter which includes a first aperture portion defined by a first edge surrounding a position opposed to cross points between the main pixel electrode and the sub-pixel electrode, main common electrodes which extend in the second direction on both sides of the main pixel electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Arihiro TAKEDA, Tomoko Kozuka, Jin Hirosawa
  • Publication number: 20140063392
    Abstract: Each of a plurality of liquid crystal display panels includes a gate driver for line-sequentially selecting respective gate lines and a source driver for setting the potentials of respective source lines. The plurality of liquid crystal display panels include a single timing controller for controlling the respective gate drivers and the respective source drivers corresponding to the plurality of liquid crystal display panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Kyocera Display Corporation
    Inventor: Kenji GONDO
  • Publication number: 20140063390
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display includes an array substrate provided with pixel electrodes including a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode aligning in a first direction, a first gate line placed on one side of the pixel electrodes in a second direction, a second gate line placed on the other side of the pixel electrodes, a source line extending along the second direction, a first pixel switch for switching connection of the source line with the first pixel electrode by a gate signal provided through the first gate line, and a second pixel switch for switching connection of the source line with the second pixel electrode by another gate signal provided through the second gate line, an counter-substrate provided with an common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer held between the substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Toshimasa YONEKURA
  • Patent number: 8665387
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: first and second substrates; a liquid crystal layer; first and second gate lines; a data line and a voltage supplying line disposed on the first substrate; and a pixel. The pixel includes a first switching element connected to the first gate line and the data line, a second switching element connected to the first gate line and the voltage supplying line, a third switching element connected to the second gate line, a first pixel electrode connected to the first switching element, and a separate second pixel electrode connected to the second switching element. The voltage supplying line is supplied with a first voltage, which has a substantially uniform magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seon-Ah Cho, Hee-Wook Do
  • Publication number: 20140049713
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a pixel that includes a first subpixel and a second subpixel, the first subpixel displaying a first image based on a first gamma curve during a first period of a first frame and the second subpixel displaying a second image based on a second gamma curve during the first period of the first frame, where the first and second gamma curves are different; a gate driver configured to transmit a gate signal to the display panel; and a data driver configured to transmit a first data voltage based on the first gamma curve and a second data voltage based on the second gamma curve to the pixel, in which the pixel includes a voltage changing member which changes luminance of at least one of the first image and the second image during a second period of the first frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Yong NO, Jang Soo KIM
  • Publication number: 20140043550
    Abstract: A displaying panel and a displaying apparatus therewith are disclosed. The displaying panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate joined onto the first substrate, a light-masking structure, and a plurality of light modulation units. The light-masking structure and the light modulation units are disposed between the substrates. An edge of the second substrate is aligned with or beyond a corresponding edge of the first substrate. The light modulation units are disposed corresponding to a plurality of light-penetrating portions of the light-masking structure, for controlling whether light passes through the displaying panel to generate plane images. The light-masking structure wholly covers an edge portion including the edge of the second substrate. Therefore, the displaying panel can directly use the light-masking structure to perform as a border frame for shielding the interior structure and light emitted from the interior without external covers or frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Shih-Chieh Chen, Chih-Chuan Chang, Yao-Chi Liu, Shun-Chieh Huang
  • Publication number: 20140036187
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first scanning line, a second scanning line and a third scanning line which are provided for each of a plurality of pixel rows; a first signal line and a second signal line which are provided for each of a plurality of pixel columns; a pixel capacitor provided for each of a plurality of pixels; a temporary storage capacitor for temporarily storing a voltage to be written to the pixel capacitor; a first switching element for controlling electrical connection between the first signal line and the temporary storage capacitor; a second switching element for controlling electrical connection between the temporary storage capacitor and the pixel capacitor; and a third switching element for controlling electrical connection between the second signal line and the pixel capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidekazu Miyata, Tamotsu Sakai
  • Publication number: 20140036186
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel having an array substrate, a color filter substrate, a plurality of pixel units provided on both of the array substrate and the color filter substrate, a common electrode and a pixel electrode being provided in each of the pixel units such that when polarity of voltage difference between the pixel electrode and the common electrode in one first pixel unit is identical to that in one second pixel unit, the direction of an electric field formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode and for driving liquid crystal molecules to display at a gray level in the first pixel unit is opposite to that in the second pixel unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicants: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zheng WANG, Xibin SHAO
  • Publication number: 20140036185
    Abstract: To provide a plural-viewpoint display device having an image separating optical element such as a lenticular lens or a parallax barrier, which is capable of arranging thin film transistors and wirings while achieving substantially trapezoid apertures and high numerical aperture, and to provide a driving method thereof, a terminal device, and a display panel. A neighboring pixel pair arranged with a gate line interposed therebetween is connected to the gate line placed between the pixels, each of the pixels configuring the neighboring pixel pair is connected to the data line different from each other, and each of the neighboring pixel pairs neighboring to each other in an extending direction of the gate lines is connected to the gate line different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi UEHARA, Hidenori IKENO, Tetsushi SATOU
  • Publication number: 20140028937
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the present invention is provided with: an array substrate (10) in which a pixel electrode (41), a TFT (20), and a storage capacitor element (30) are provided for each pixel (P); an opposite substrate (50) in which a plurality of common electrodes (59A, 59B) are provided for each pixel (P); a liquid crystal layer (81); and a driver circuit (4) that dividedly drives the liquid crystal layer (81) of each pixel (P) through each of the common electrodes (59A, 59B) by supplying a predetermined potential to each pixel electrode (41) and supplying different potentials to the respective common electrodes (59A, 59B) in each pixel (P). The liquid crystal display device according to the present invention has improved viewing angle dependency of the gamma characteristics, while increasing the aperture ratio of each pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Seiichi Uchida
  • Publication number: 20140022476
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a first base substrate having a plurality of touch cells, a plurality of gate lines formed on the first base substrate and disposed in the touch cells, and a plurality of sense lines disposed in the touch cells and respectively overlapping with at least two gate lines among the gate lines. The second substrate includes a second base substrate facing the first base substrate. Thus, a touch sense rate of the display panel and a display apparatus may be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Hong PARK, II-Ho Lee, In-Cheol Kim, Seung-Ho Nam, Moon-Sung Choi, Seong-Mo Hwang
  • Publication number: 20140009457
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel and a display driving method are disclosed. The liquid crystal display panel includes several pixel units, several scan lines, several common electrode lines coupled with the pixel units and several common electrode control units. The common electrode control units are configured for controlling the voltage levels of the common electrode lines. Each one of the common electrode control units generates a first output signal and a second output signal opposite to the first output signal according to the former common electrode controlling unit and two adjacent scan lines. The to common electrode controlling unit controls a voltage level on one of the common electrode lines according to the first output signal, and outputs the first output signal and the opposite second output signal to the next common electrode control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Hung WU, Cheng-Chiu PAI
  • Patent number: 8624800
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes: a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of pixels; a data driver applying a data voltage to a plurality of data lines connected to the plurality of pixels; a scan driver applying a scan voltage to a plurality of scan lines connected to the plurality of pixels in synchronization with a scan clock signal controlling an output of the scan signal for the data voltage to be applied to the plurality of pixels; and a boost driver applying a primary boost voltage and a secondary boost voltage to a plurality of boost lines connected to the plurality of pixels in synchronization with a boost clock signal controlling the output of the boost voltage, wherein the boost clock signal has different synchronization from the scan clock signal controlling the output of the scan signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Wook Yang, Jun-Woo Hong
  • Patent number: 8614658
    Abstract: A segmented-pixel liquid crystal display has a plurality of pixels of which each has three sub-pixels 10a-10c, namely one middle and two side sub-pixels, arranged next to one another in the column or row direction. The sub-pixels 10a-10c have different brightness levels when the pixel as a whole is in a given middle halftone state, and the middle sub-pixel 10a has the highest brightness level. This eliminates unnaturalness as is conventionally produced when an image with a straight border is displayed, and further improves the gamma characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Takeuchi, Tomokazu Ohtsubo, Toshihide Tsubata
  • Publication number: 20130335657
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: first and second transparent substrates located such that inner main surfaces face each other with a gap being provided therebetween and a liquid crystal layer is held between the substrates; a parallax barrier provided on an outer main surface of the first transparent substrate and optically separating pixels displaying an image into pixels visually recognized in a specific direction and pixels visually recognized in another specific direction; and a plurality of switching elements, arrayed on the inner main surface of the second transparent substrate, for applying voltage to drive the liquid crystal; wherein the parallax barrier includes a plurality of transmissive portions arrayed to transmit light and a plurality of light blocking portions provided respectively around the transmissive portions to block light, and each of the light blocking portions includes two or more layered light blocking films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Syuuichi KIRA, Akio NAKAYAMA, Kazushi YAMAYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20130335656
    Abstract: Electronic devices and methods for displaying on a transparent screen are disclosed. The electronic device includes: a display unit having a first side and a second side and configured to display an image; a first adjusting unit provided on the first or second side of the display unit and is configured to switch from a first state to a second state. The first adjusting unit has a first transmittance in the first state and a second transmittance in the second state. The first transmittance is different from the second transmittance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventor: Junfeng Liu
  • Publication number: 20130335655
    Abstract: The present invention provides a substrate for array process of panel display device, which includes a cell switch set and a PVSA mode pad set. Cell switch set includes a plurality of switch elements. PSVA mode pad set includes a data scan pad and a common electrode pad. Data scan pad is connected through some switch elements of cell switch set to a plurality of scan lines and data lines. Common electrode pad is connected through switch element to common electrode line in the area. The present invention further provides a panel display device and manufacturing method of liquid crystal display panel. In this manner, the present invention reduces the number of pads in PSVA mode pad set to simplify peripheral routes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Cheng-hung Chen
  • Patent number: 8608319
    Abstract: A multi-layer projection display including first and second panels separated by a predetermined distance, wherein at least a portion of the first panel overlaps at least a portion of the second panel, and the first panel is disposed between a viewing location and the second panel. The display also includes a controller configured to cause the first and second panels to alternate between substantially opaque and substantially transparent states at a determined frequency, such that the first panel is substantially opaque when the second panel is substantially transparent, and the second panel is substantially opaque when the first panel is substantially transparent. The display further includes a projector configured to project an image onto the first panel when the first panel is substantially opaque, and further configured to project the image onto the second panel when the second panel is substantially opaque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Chauncey W. Griswold, Robert Maddox
  • Publication number: 20130329149
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition including about 70 percent by weight to about 98 percent by weight of a liquid crystal molecule; and about 2 percent by weight to about 30 percent by weight of a hydrogel agent, each based on a total weight of the liquid crystal composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicants: Industrial Cooperation Foundation Chonbuk National University, SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Soo JANG, Shin-Woong KANG, Su-Yeon OH, Seung-Hee LEE, Se-Hyun LEE, Hyeok-Jin LEE, Seung-Ho HONG
  • Publication number: 20130321729
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a pixel electrode and a second substrate having a counter electrode. The pixel electrode includes a first pixel electrode portion in a belt-like shape extending in a first direction and a second pixel electrode portion connected with one end of the first pixel electrode portion and extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction. The counter electrode includes a first counter electrode portion in a belt-like shape extending in the first direction to form a lateral electric field between the first counter electrode portion and the first pixel electrode portion. A liquid crystal layer is held between the first substrate and the second substrate. The lateral electric field is applied to the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventor: Jin HIROSAWA
  • Publication number: 20130321730
    Abstract: Disclosed are a liquid crystal display device and a testing method thereof. The liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of data line sets crossing the scan lines, where each data line set includes a first data line, a second data line, and a third data line. The device also includes a shorting bar for the data lines, a first switch control line for the data lines and a second switch control line for the data lines. Through holes are not used to connect the data lines and the shorting bar, thus disadvantages of display devices caused by defects in through holes is eliminated. Additionally, the area for testing structures is decreased, so that a small-sized liquid crystal display devices can be produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xianjun HUANG
  • Publication number: 20130321728
    Abstract: The present Invention provides a substrate for array process of panel display device, which includes a cell switch and a PVSA mode pad set. Cell switch includes a plurality of switches, with each connected to a pad in shorting bar pad set. PSVA mode pad set includes a scan pad and a data pad. Scan pad is connected through some switches of cell switch to scan lines, and data pad is connected through some switches of cell switch to data lines. In this manner, the present invention reduces the number of pads in PSVA mode pad set to simplify peripheral routes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD.
    Inventor: Cheng-hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20130314633
    Abstract: A dual mode display apparatus according to the inventive concept includes a lower substrate, a first lower electrode on the lower substrate, a light switching layer on the first lower electrode, a first upper electrode on the light switching layer, a passivation layer on the first upper electrode, a contact plug connected to the first upper electrode and penetrating the passivation layer, a second lower electrode on the contact plug and the passivation layer, an organic light-emitting layer on the second lower electrode, a second upper electrode on the organic light-emitting layer, and an upper substrate on the second upper electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jae Bon KOO, Hojun RYU, Chi-Sun HWANG, JEONG IK LEE, Hye Yong CHU
  • Publication number: 20130308070
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal substrate in which a matrix of reflecting electrodes is formed on a substrate, a transistor is formed corresponding to each reflective electrode and a voltage is applied to the reflective electrode through the transistor. A silicon oxide film having a thickness of 500 to 2,000 angstroms is used as the passivation film and the thickness is set to a value in response to the wavelength of the incident light to maintain a substantially constant reflectance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro YASUKAWA
  • Patent number: 8587742
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device which can display characters clearly and display images smoothly. An area gray scale method is adopted and a configuration of one pixel is changed depending on a mode, by selecting one or more display regions in each pixel. When characters are needed to be displayed clearly, one pixel is configured by selecting a stripe arrangement. Thus, clear display can be conducted. When images are needed to be displayed, one pixel is configured by selecting an indented state. Thus, smooth display can be conducted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Kimura, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20130286311
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a liquid crystal display device and a transforming circuit thereof. One terminal of a first coil connects to input voltage. One terminal of a energy-storage unit connects to the other terminal of the first coil. One terminal of a second coil connects to the other terminal of the energy-storage unit, and the other terminal of the second coil connects to the light source. An input terminal of a unidirectional unit connects to the one terminal of the first coil which is connected to the input voltage, and the output terminal connected to the one terminal of the second coil which is connected to the light source. A driving signal is fed into a controlling terminal of a switch unit. A first terminal of the switch unit is grounded, and the second terminal of the switch unit is connected a medial point between the first coil and the energy-storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. LTD.
    Inventors: Xinming Gao, Xiang Yang, Fei Li
  • Patent number: 8570466
    Abstract: There are provided a thin film transistor substrate for transflective liquid crystal display device (LCD) and a manufacturing method thereof, which can reduce manufacturing cost and simplifying manufacturing processes. In the method, a thin film transistor is formed on a reflection region of a device substrate defined by the reflection region and a transmission region. A passivation layer is formed on the thin film transistor so as to expose a drain electrode of the thin film transistor and to cover the thin film transistor. A pixel electrode is formed on the transmission and reflection regions. The pixel electrode has a structure of a first pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain electrode and a second pixel electrode formed to have an embossed pattern on the first pixel electrode. A reflective layer is formed on the second electrode pixel having the embossed pattern on the reflection region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung-Wook Choi, Sang-Woo Park, Sung-Wook Kim, Dae-Seung Yun, Eun-Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20130271682
    Abstract: An LCD panel with function of compensating feed-through effect includes plural groups of pixels, a gate-driving circuit, a data-driving circuit, and a gamma voltage generator. Each group of pixels includes first pixel and second pixel. The first pixel and the second pixel share a data line, and are respectively coupled to first gate line and second gate line. When the gate-driving circuit drives the first gate line, the gamma voltage generator provides un-compensated gamma voltages for the data-driving circuit writing data to the first pixel. When the gate-driving circuit drives the first and the second gate lines at the same time, the gamma voltage generator provides gamma voltages compensated by a compensating voltage level for the data-driving circuit writing data to the second pixel. In this way, the feed-through effect suffered by the second pixel is compensated, so that each pixel of the LCD panel can display with correct brightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Fu-Yuan Liou, Shu-Huan Hsieh, Chung-Lung Li
  • Publication number: 20130265514
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pixel structure switchable between a wide viewing angle mode and a narrow viewing angle mode. The pixel structure includes a first substrate, a first and a second gate lines, a data line, a pixel unit, a second substrate and a display medium. The pixel unit includes a first active element, a second active element, a first sub-pixel electrode, a second sub-pixel electrode, and a common electrode. The first and second sub-pixel electrodes are respectively electrically connected to the first and second active elements. The common electrode is opposite to the first and second sub-pixel electrodes. The second substrate has a counter electrode disposed on a surface facing the first substrate. The counter electrode is corresponding to the first sub-pixel electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicants: Au Optronics Corporation, Au Optronics (Suzhou) Corp., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun Li, Kun-Piao Lin, Huan-Liang Shen
  • Publication number: 20130258224
    Abstract: An apparatus that controls dot inversion in a liquid crystal display device. The apparatus includes a ground switch unit to alternately output positive and negative data voltages on positive and negative voltage lines. The ground switch unit performs a switching operation for a pre-charge of a ground voltage when the positive and negative data voltages are alternated with each other. The apparatus includes a positive switch unit to perform an alternate switching operation depending on the combination of first switching and body voltages to supply the positive data voltage to a sub-pixel, and a negative switch unit to perform an inverse-alternate switching operation depending on the combination of second switching and body voltages to supply the negative data voltage to the sub-pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Dongbu HiTek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung nam Park, Jongcheol Kim
  • Publication number: 20130258225
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device (100) according to the present invention includes a first substrate (10) including pixel electrodes (11), gate lines (G) and switching elements (12), a second substrate (20) including a plurality of signal electrodes (21) which are electrically independent of each other, and a liquid crystal layer (30) interposed between the first and second substrates. The first substrate further includes a gate driver (15) which generates gate signals to be supplied to the gate lines. The second substrate further includes an external connecting terminal section (24). A signal that has been input through the external connecting terminal section is supplied to the gate driver. The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device with a counter source structure which contributes to narrowing its frame area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kaoru Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20130257701
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel and a display driving method are disclosed. The liquid crystal display panel includes data lines, scan lines, common electrode lines, pixel units, voltage buffer circuits and common electrode controller units. The pixel units are coupled to corresponding data lines and scan lines. Each pixel unit includes a storage capacitor. The pixel units on the same row are coupled to the same common electrode line. The common electrode controller units drive the common electrode lines to re-charge each pixel unit via the storage capacitor. The voltage buffer circuits are coupled between the common electrode controller units and the common electrode lines. The voltage buffer circuits are used for maintaining the voltage levels on each of the common electrode lines when each of the pixel units is not in their data writing period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicants: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION, AU OPTRONICS (SUZHOU) CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiao-Lin WANG, Jun ZHANG
  • Patent number: 8546804
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a technique to improve electric characteristics after a high-temperature treatment even when a high melting point metal barrier layer is not formed. A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode formed on a transparent insulation substrate, a semiconductor layer having a Si semiconductor active film and an ohmic low resistance Si film having an n-type conductivity, being formed in this order on the gate electrode with a gate insulation film interposed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer, and the source and drain electrodes directly connected to the semiconductor layer and containing at least aluminum (Al). At least nitrogen (N) is contained in a first region that is in the vicinity of an interface between a side surface of the SI semiconductor active film and the source and drain electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Ono, Naoki Nakagawa, Yusuke Yamagata, Kazunori Inoue, Nobuaki Ishiga, Kensuke Nagayama, Naoki Tsumura, Toru Takeguchi
  • Patent number: 8542327
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, which is configured such that a liquid crystal layer is held between a pair of substrates, includes scanning lines extending in a row direction of matrix-arrayed pixels; and signal lines extending in a column direction of the pixels, wherein a pixel between a pair of ones of the signal lines, which neighbor in the row direction, includes, on an identical one of the pair of substrates, a first electrode which is connected to one of the pair of ones of the signal lines, and a second electrode which is opposed to the first electrode via an interlayer insulation film and is connected to the other of the pair of ones of the signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Display Central Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Harada
  • Publication number: 20130242216
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a first substrate includes a gate line extending in a first direction, a source line extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction, a sub-pixel electrode extending in the first direction, and a pixel electrode having “n” main pixel electrodes electrically connected with the sub-pixel electrode and extending in the second direction (“n” is positive integer). A second substrate includes a main common electrode extending in the second direction in parallel with the “n” main pixel electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first and second substrates and including liquid crystal molecules. The dielectric constant anisotropy ?? of the liquid crystal molecules satisfies a following relational expression with respect to a definition depending on an inter-electrode distance between the main pixel electrode and the main common electrode in the first direction. ????0.014×(definition)+(19.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Yusuke MORITA, Jin HIROSAWA, Hitomi HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20130242215
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display including, on an insulation substrate having a polygonal display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area a first signal line, a second signal line crossing the first signal line, a plurality of switching elements connected to the first signal line and the second signal line and disposed in the display area, a plurality of pixel electrodes each connected to the switching element and disposed in the display area, and a shielding conductor disposed in the peripheral area and extending along at least one side of the polygonal display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong Woong CHANG
  • Publication number: 20130242217
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate having a sensor electrode and a plurality of pixel electrodes, and a counter substrate facing the array substrate. The sensor electrode includes an electric conductive oxide layer, a first electric conductive layer arranged on the electric conductive oxide layer and formed of one metal selected from the group consisting of molybdenum (Mo), titanium (Ti), nickel (nickel), and chromium (Cr), and a second electric conductive layer arranged on the first electric conductive layer and formed of aluminum. The plurality of pixel electrodes is arranged on the sensor electrode in a matrix shape so as to face the electric conductive oxide layer. Each pixel electrode is provided with slits. The thickness of the first electric conductive layer is equal to or less than 10% of the thickness of the second electric conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventor: Yasuo NAOE
  • Patent number: 8537295
    Abstract: A method of switching an electrically actuated variable transmission layer is disclosed. The layer is between a first electrode and a second electrode, and when a sufficiently high frequency alternating electric field is applied between the first and second electrodes, a selective region of the layer in between the first and second electrodes is switched. Apparatus for use as a glazing pane having a sheet of glazing material and an electrically actuated variable transmission layer facing the sheet of glazing material is also disclosed. The layer is sandwiched between a first electrode and a second electrode. There is an electric field generator in electrical communication with the electrodes and being configured to produce an alternating electric field of sufficient strength and of a sufficiently high frequency to switch a selected region of the layer in between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Pilkington Group Limited
    Inventor: Joseph Jeremy Boote
  • Publication number: 20130235292
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes: a plurality of switching elements each provided on a transparent substrate (10) for each sub-pixel and having a drain electrode (14b); an interlayer insulating film (17) provided to cover the switching elements and including an inorganic insulating film (15) and an organic insulating film (16) sequentially layered; a capacitor electrode (18a) provided on the interlayer insulating film (17); a capacitor insulating film (19) provided to cover the capacitor electrode (18a); a plurality of pixel electrodes (20a) which are provided on the capacitor insulating film (19) and face the capacitor electrode (18a); and a connection region (R) at which the drain electrode (14b) and the capacitor electrode (18a) overlap each other via the inorganic insulating film (15) exposed from the organic insulating film (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihito Hara, Yukinobu Nakata
  • Patent number: 8520156
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a high light transmittance in-plane switching liquid crystal display device. The present disclosure suggests a horizontal electric field type liquid crystal display device comprising: a substrate; a plurality of gate lines disposed in horizontal direction on the substrate; a plurality of data lines disposed in vertical direction on the substrate; a plurality of pixel area defined by the crossing the plurality of the gate lines and the plurality of the data lines; a first pixel electrode having a plurality of segments arraying with a predetermined distance within the pixel area; a second pixel electrode having a plurality of segments arraying in parallel with the first pixel electrode within the pixel area; and a common electrode overlapping with the first pixel electrode and the second electrode within the pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seungryul Park, Soyoung Noh
  • Patent number: 8520159
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a circuit technique which enables reduction in power consumption and high definition of a display device. A switch controlled by a start signal is provided to a gate electrode of a transistor, which is connected to a gate electrode of a bootstrap transistor. When the start signal is input, a potential is supplied to the gate electrode of the transistor through the switch, and the transistor is turned off. The transistor is turned off, so that leakage of a charge from the gate electrode of the bootstrap transistor can be prevented. Accordingly, time for storing a charge in the gate electrode of the bootstrap transistor can be shortened, and high-speed operation can be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Umezaki, Hiroyuki Miyake
  • Publication number: 20130215344
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates and including liquid crystal molecules; a gate line which transmits a gate signal; first and second data lines which respectively transmit first and second data voltages, the first and second data voltages having opposite polarities; a first switching element connected to the gate line and the first data line; a second switching element connected to the gate line and the second data line; a first subpixel electrode connected to the first switching element; and a second subpixel electrode connected to the second switching element. The first and second subpixel electrodes overlap portions of the first and second data lines. The first and second subpixel electrodes include first and second branches, respectively, which are alternately arranged between the first and second data lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130215345
    Abstract: The sum of parasitic capacitances CG and CB, which are formed between each of two source signal lines 25SLG and 25SLB that constitute any of a first color to a third color pixel, and a pixel electrode 27G corresponding to the pixel, is set so as to be smaller in the first color pixel than in other color pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji Kaneko, Yasuyuki Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20130208202
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention is constituted of a TFT substrate and an opposing substrate which are arranged so as to be opposite to each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. In addition, in the liquid crystal layer, formed is a polymer into which a polymer component added to liquid crystal is polymerized, and which determines directions in which liquid crystal molecules tilt when voltage is applied. In the TFT substrate, formed are a sub picture element electrode directly connected to a TFT and a sub picture element electrode connected to the TFT through capacitive coupling. In each of these sub picture element electrodes, formed are slits extending in directions respectively at angles of 45 degrees, 135 degrees, 225 degrees and 315 degrees to the X axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
  • Publication number: 20130194524
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel includes a liquid crystal layer that can switch to a light transmitting state and a light scattering state, and lines provided on a portion of the liquid crystal layer on the side opposite to the observation side. The lines are provided with a reflecting portion by which at least a portion of light that entered from the observation side is reflected toward the observation side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi Kita, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Takashi Ochi, Masakazu Shibasaki, Iori Aoyama, Sayuri Fujiwara, Eiji Satoh, Yasushi Asaoka, Kazuhiro Deguchi