Abstract: This application relates to a liquid crystal display which comprises: an upper polarizer; a lower polarizer; and a liquid crystal panel provided between the upper polarizer and the lower polarizer, in which the upper polarizer and the lower polarizer are provided so that absorption axes of the upper and lower polarizers are parallel to each other, a first half wave plate, a positive C plate, and a second half wave plate are sequentially comprised between the upper polarizer and the liquid crystal panel, and the liquid crystal panel is a vertical alignment liquid crystal mode.

Abstract: Provided is an optical apparatus that is capable of switching between a state in which the optical apparatus can reflect light and a state in which the optical apparatus can output light and suppressing deterioration of display quality of a light reflection image. The optical apparatus includes: a light emitting device having a light emitting surface; an absorption type polarizing plate disposed opposite to the light emitting surface of the light emitting device; a liquid crystal optical element disposed between the light emitting device and the absorption type polarizing plate; a reflection type polarizing plate disposed between the light emitting device and the liquid crystal optical element; and an adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the reflection type polarizing plate that faces the light emitting device.

Abstract: A display device includes a flexible substrate including a first region including a display region, a second region including a curved region, and a third region including a terminal region; an electro-optical element located in the display region; and a resin layer continuously extending from the first region to the third region.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a laminated optical film achieving both a high proportion of void space (porosity) and superior abrasion resistance. The laminated optical film of the present invention includes: a void-provided layer; a resin film; and a cover layer, wherein the void-provided layer is formed on the resin film, the cover layer is formed directly on the void-provided layer, and the void-provided layer has a contact angle with water of 90° or more and a proportion of void space of 30 vol % or more.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid-crystal layer including a left-handed chiral dopant, a first polarizing plate, a second polarizing plate and a patterned electrode. The first polarizing plate has a first absorption axis perpendicular to a second absorption axis of the second polarizing plate. The patterned electrode has a sub-portion that includes a plurality of branch portions. A first included angle is between one of the branch portions and the first absorption axis. A second included angle is between one of the branch portions and the second absorption axis. While the patterned electrode is disposed between the first substrate and the liquid-crystal layer, the first included angle is greater than the second included angle. While the patterned electrode is disposed between the second substrate and the liquid-crystal layer, the first included angle is smaller than the second included angle.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a display device in which the recognition failure of a fingerprint recognition sensor disposed in a display area without being exposed to the outside is reduced. The display device comprises a display panel; a cover window disposed above the display panel; an optical sensor, wherein at least a part of the optical sensor is disposed under the display panel; and an infrared blocking member disposed between the optical sensor and the cover window and at least a part of which overlaps the optical sensor from above the optical sensor.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an optical film which is excellent in the adhesiveness between a polymer support and a photo alignment film and in which a liquid crystal compound having reverse wavelength dispersibility is uniformly aligned. The optical film is obtained by laminating, in the following order: a polymer support containing an additive; a photo alignment film; and an optically anisotropic film, wherein the optically anisotropic film is formed of a polymerizable liquid crystal composition containing a polymerizable liquid crystal compound having reverse wavelength dispersibility, and an amount of a component derived from the additive of the polymer support, which is contained in a boundary region with the optically anisotropic film in the photo alignment film is 0.10 to 0.50 mass % with respect to a total mass of the photo alignment film.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a polarizing device and a method for preparing the same, a display substrate, and a display device. The polarizing device includes: a base substrate, a metal wire grid, and an anti-reflection layer, in which the metal wire grid is arranged on the base substrate, the anti-reflection layer is arranged on the surface of the metal wire grid away from the base substrate, and the anti-reflection layer is a carbon film layer.

Abstract: The present application discloses regioselectively substituted cellulose esters, films made from the regioselectively substituted cellulose esters and methods for making the same. The regioselectively substituted cellulose esters are synthesized using trifluoroacetic anhydride and cellulose with various acyl donors or acyl donor precursors.

Abstract: An optical stack including a first reflective polarizer adhered to a second reflective polarizer is described. For normally incident light and each wavelength in a same predetermined wavelength range, each reflective polarizer transmits at least 80% of light polarized along a pass axis of the reflective polarizer and reflects at least 90% of light polarized along an orthogonal block axis of the reflective polarizer. Each reflective polarizer includes a plurality of polymeric interference layers reflecting and transmitting light primarily by optical interference in the predetermined wavelength range. A separation between the two polymeric interference layers in the plurality of polymeric interference layers farthest from each other are d1 and d2 for the respective first and second reflective polarizers, d1 is at least 20% less than d2. Polarizing beam splitters including the optical stack and optical systems including the polarizing beam splitter are described.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises a liquid crystal layer held between a first substrate and a second substrate, a display region having a first region in which a plurality of pixels are provided, a non-display region provided in an island-like shape in the display region and having a second region, a first polarizer and a second polarizer that overlap the first region, and a third polarizer and a fourth polarizer that overlap the second region, wherein a transmission axis of the fourth polarizer and a transmission axis of the second polarizer form an angle other than 0° and other than 90° with each other.

Abstract: Ghost image formation due to reflections of image light by a display panel to an ocular lens may be suppressed by ensuring that the image light reflected by the lens does not get reflected by the display panel back towards the lens. To that end, the display panel may include a quarter-wave birefringent layer between the top polarizer of the display panel and a layer inside the display panel that the image light reflects from, such as a black grid layer or an active matrix layer.

Abstract: A backlight assembly and a display device including the backlight assembly are provided. The backlight assembly includes a light source unit, a peep-proof layer on a light emitting side of the light source unit, a light adjustment layer on a side of the peep-proof layer distal to the light source unit, and a plurality of first microstructures between the peep-proof layer and the light adjustment layer and spaced apart from each other.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an optical film which is excellent in the adhesiveness between a polymer support and a photo alignment film and in which a liquid crystal compound having reverse wavelength dispersibility is uniformly aligned. The optical film is obtained by laminating, in the following order: a polymer support containing an additive; a photo alignment film; and an optically anisotropic film, wherein the optically anisotropic film is formed of a polymerizable liquid crystal composition containing a polymerizable liquid crystal compound having reverse wavelength dispersibility, and an amount of a component derived from the additive of the polymer support, which is contained in a boundary region with the optically anisotropic film in the photo alignment film is 0.10 to 0.50 mass % with respect to a total mass of the photo alignment film.

Abstract: A display substrate, a method for manufacturing the same, and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a base substrate, a black matrix pattern on the base substrate, display units respectively in regions defined by the black matrix pattern, and a light-reflecting wall between at least two adjacent display units, where at least one of the at least two adjacent display units is a quantum dot display unit, and a reflectance of the light-reflecting wall to light in a first wavelength range is greater than a preset threshold.

Abstract: A display device includes a display module that includes a plurality of light emitting areas and a non-light emitting area that surrounds the light emitting areas, a first polarizer disposed on the display module, a second polarizer disposed on the first polarizer, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer. A plurality of openings are defined in the first polarizer or the second polarizer, and the openings overlap the light emitting areas. The display device is switchable between public and private viewing modes via an external input, in which a viewing angle of the display device in the private viewing mode is narrower than in the public viewing mode.

Abstract: An optical stack for a display device includes multiple layers that are incorporated into a display device that further includes a display panel. The optical stack includes a resin layer, an alignment film, an optical compensation layer, a polarizer, and a hard coat layer that are stacked in this order from a panel side. The optical stack is formed by preparing and coating a solution for each layer, and then curing and otherwise treating each layer as warranted for a particular layer, in turn to form the optical stack.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide is an optical laminate film exhibiting excellent uniformity in reflection tint and an organic EL display device using this optical laminate film and exhibiting excellent uniformity in reflection tint when turned off.

Abstract: The present application relates to a liquid crystal display comprising: an upper polarizer; a lower polarizer; and a liquid crystal panel provided between the upper polarizer and the lower polarizer, in which the upper polarizer and the lower polarizer are provided such that the absorption axes thereof are parallel to each other, a wavelength plate is comprised between the upper polarizer and the liquid crystal panel which rotates linear polarized light at 85 to 90 degrees, and the liquid crystal panel is a horizontally aligned liquid crystal mode.

Abstract: Provided is a polarizing plate and a display device. The polarizing plate has excellent durability against an external environment, for example, moisture, due to a protective film of a polarizer, and can prevent color distortion upon observation with polarized sunglasses, and a display device comprising the polarizing plate.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 3D display apparatus. The 3D display apparatus may include a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first alignment layer on the first substrate, a second alignment layer on the second substrate, a polarizer, and an analyzer between the second alignment layer and the second substrate. The polarizer may be on a side of the first substrate opposite from the first alignment layer or between the first substrate and the first alignment layer. The polarizer may be configured to form two types of linearly polarized light being alternately arranged, and polarization directions of the two types of linearly polarized light are perpendicular to each other.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a flexible polarizing cover plate including laminated polarizers and a hard coating. The hard coating includes a viewable area and a black matrix area surrounding the viewable area. The black matrix area includes a plurality of grooves surrounding the viewable area and ink filled and cured in the plurality of grooves. A preparation method of a flexible polarizing cover plate, a display panel and a display device including the flexible polarizing cover plate are also provided.

Abstract: A void-containing layer is disclosed in which a pressure-sensitive adhesive or an adhesive is less likely penetrated into voids. The void-containing layer of the present invention includes: nanoparticles, surfaces of which are modified with a compound having a surface orientation, wherein the void-containing layer has a void fraction of 35 vol %.

Abstract: The present application relates to a photocurable solventless pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, a pressure-sensitive adhesive polarizing plate and a display device. According to the present application, a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal device, which have excellent durability and antistatic abilities, can be provided.

Abstract: The present specification provides a multi-layer liquid crystal film including: a substrate; a first alignment film comprising an alignment material and an acrylate in which a weight ratio of the alignment material to the acrylate is 3:1 to 5:1; a first liquid crystal film provided on the first alignment film; a second alignment film provided on the first liquid crystal film; and a second liquid crystal film provided on the second alignment film, and a method for manufacturing a polarizing plate, the method including: laminating the multi-layer liquid crystal film to a polarizer and peeling off the substrate.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to an optical film and a liquid crystal display device comprising the same. More specifically, the embodiments relate to an optical film that is excellent in optical characteristics and has no polarization unevenness since it comprises a base layer that has a low in-plane retardation and a low thickness direction retardation and has an excellent adhesiveness by virtue of a proper level of surface tension, a process for preparing the same, and a liquid crystal display device comprising the same.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first substrate; a second substrate arranged opposite to the first substrate; a first electrode layer disposed on the first substrate; a second electrode layer disposed on the second substrate; a display medium layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer; a sealant disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer to surround the display medium layer; and a first metal element extending along a first direction, wherein the first metal element is fixed onto the first electrode layer through a conductive glue and a first insulating glue.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixels each including a pixel electrode and a counter electrode provided with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, a drive circuit layer on a surface side of the pixel electrode opposite to a surface side on which the liquid crystal layer is provided, in which a drive circuit is formed including a drive transistor that controls application of a potential to the pixel electrode, a drive-side substrate on a surface of the drive circuit layer opposite to a surface on which the pixel electrode is provided and a counter-side substrate on a surface of the counter electrode opposite to a surface on which the liquid crystal layer is provided, in which the drive circuit layer includes a wire grid polarizer facing the pixel electrode, the wire grid polarizer includes metal wires extending in one direction, and given a predetermined potential.

Abstract: Provided is an optically anisotropic film exhibiting reverse wavelength dispersibility with excellent thickness-direction phase differences, a laminate, a circularly polarizing plate, and a display device. The optically anisotropic film of an embodiment of the present invention satisfies the following Requirements 1 to 4. Requirement 1: In a case of irradiation with P-polarized light and S-polarized light, which are linearly polarized light perpendicular to each other, from a direction inclined by 45° from a normal direction of a film surface of the optically anisotropic film, an absorption intensity ratio in a case of irradiation with S-polarized light to an absorption intensity in a case of irradiation with P-polarized light is 1.02 or more in an absorption intensity at a wavelength having a largest absorption in a wavelength range of 700 to 900 nm. Requirement 2: Re(550)<10 nm, Requirement 3: Re(800)<10 nm. Requirement 4: Rth(450)/Rth(550)<1.

Abstract: An optical film includes a resin film, and a shock absorbing layer disposed on at least one surface of the resin film, in which a storage elastic modulus E? of the shock absorbing layer at 25° C., and a frequency of 106 Hz is 1 GPa or less.

Abstract: The present application relates to an optical film, a method for preparing an optical film, and a method for manufacturing an organic light emitting electronic device.

Abstract: A color filter substrate includes: a first base, a first metal wire grid polarizing layer, and first sub-pixel units, second sub-pixel units and third sub-pixel units. The first sub-pixel unit includes a first light conversion pattern emitting light of a second color under excitation of incident light of a first color and a first reflective pattern reflecting the light of the first color and transmitting the light of the second color. The second sub-pixel unit includes a second light conversion pattern emitting light of a third color under the excitation of the incident light of the first color and a second reflective pattern reflecting the light of the first color and transmitting the light of the third color. The third sub-pixel unit is configured to receive the light of the first color and emit light of a fourth color or the light of the first color.

Abstract: A transparent display and a transparent multiview display an image while enabling a background scene to be visible through the display. The transparent display includes a light guide having a scattering feature and an array of light valves configured to modulate emitted light scattered from the light guide to provide modulated emitted light representing a displayed image. Transparency of a combination of the light guide and the array of light valves is configured to enable the background scene to be visible through the transparent display. The transparent multiview display includes the light guide and a plurality of multibeam elements configured to scatter guided light from the light guide as a plurality of directional light beam. The transparent multiview display further includes an array of light valves to modulate the directional light beams to provide the display image as a multiview image.

Abstract: A method comprising: subjecting at least one or more barrier film components and one or more polariser film components for a liquid crystal display device to a first drying process; thereafter combining at least said barrier film components and polariser components to assemble upper and lower sub-assembly components; subjecting the upper and lower sub-assembly components to a second drying process; and thereafter combining the upper and lower sub-assembly components with at least a liquid crystal cell component to assemble a liquid crystal device.

Abstract: Provided are a polarizing plate and a display. The illustrative polarizing plate may exhibit desired characteristics in a wide range of wavelengths, and have excellent reflection and visibility at an inclined angle. For example, the polarizing plate may be used in a reflective or transflective liquid crystal display or an organic light emitting device.

Abstract: A display device may comprise a display panel including one surface at a front side of the display panel and another surface at a rear side of the display panel, a front stacked structure disposed on the surface of the display panel, and a rear stacked structure disposed on the another surface of the display panel. The front stacked structure may include a polarizing member disposed on the surface of the display panel, and an impact absorbing layer disposed on the polarizing member. The polarizing member may include at least one phase retardation layer disposed on the surface of the display panel, a polarization layer disposed between the at least one phase retardation layer and the impact absorbing layer, and a first polarization protection layer disposed between the polarization layer and the impact absorbing layer.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a round shape display including a polarizing plate. The round shape display is shaped circularly and has a front face provided with the polarizing plate. In a stated order, the method includes steps of: (a) producing a positioning panel from a material panel including the round shape display, the positioning panel being surrounded by a straight edge shaped linearly and a portion of an outer circumference of the round shape display; (b) positioning the positioning panel; (c) attaching the polarizing plate shaped circularly to the round shape display included in the positioning panel; and (d) removing a portion, of the positioning panel, including the straight edge, and producing the round shape display.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display panel capable of avoiding a wire grid polarizer (WGP) process requiring a high temperature process and preventing deformation of a film polarizer by replacing a WGP with a film polarizer and by separately filming a transparent electrode and an alignment layer, a display apparatus having the display panel and a method of manufacturing the display panel. The display panel comprises a quantum dot color filter layer configured to convert a color of light emitted from a light source, a common electrode spaced apart from the quantum dot color filter layer, and a film polarizer arranged between the quantum dot color filter layer and the common electrode, and configured to be laminated with the quantum dot color filter layer after being laminated with the common electrode.

Abstract: The invention concerns a liquid crystal spatial light modulator (101) comprising: a liquid crystal layer (7); and on at least one side of the liquid crystal layer (7), at least one photovoltaic cell (456), each photovoltaic cell (456) comprising a photosensitive layer (5) comprising electron-donating (D) molecules and electron accepting (A) molecules, each photovoltaic cell (456) being arranged for spontaneous photovoltage under illumination. Electron-donating molecules and electron accepting molecules are preferably blended and form preferably an organic bulk heterojunction layer.

Abstract: A display device includes a base substrate, a drive chip disposed on the base substrate, a signal line group including a first signal line having a first sub line connected to the drive chip and a second sub line which overlaps a display region and is spaced apart from the first sub line when viewed in a plane, an insulating layer disposed on the base substrate, a first connection line including one end connected to the first sub line through a first contact hole and the other end connected to the second sub line through a second contact hole, an encapsulation layer disposed on the insulating layer, a light shielding layer for overlapping the first connection line when viewed in the plane, and a color filter layer which is disposed on the light shielding layer and includes a plurality of color filters divided by the light shielding layer.

Abstract: A display device includes a display module and a window panel disposed on an upper portion of the display module. The window panel includes a base film, and a functional layer disposed on an upper portion of the base film and having a hard coating agent and an anti-static agent.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus is disclosed. The liquid crystal display apparatus includes: a liquid crystal display panel; an infrared transmitting reflector plate configured to transmit an infrared light and reflect a visible light; an infrared source configured to emit an infrared light which is to be transmitted through the infrared transmitting reflector plate and the liquid crystal display panel to a fingerprint to be identified on a light exit side of the liquid crystal display panel; and a fingerprint identification module disposed on the side of the infrared transmitting reflector plate facing away from the liquid crystal display panel, and configured to receive a part of the infrared light emitted by the infrared source. The part of the infrared light being reflected by the fingerprint to reach the fingerprint identification module through the liquid crystal display panel and the infrared transmitting reflector plate for performing a fingerprint identification.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus are provided for manufacturing a flash module. In some implementations, the method includes mounting at least one LED module on a top portion of a first substrate for providing light. A lens portion is mounted on a second substrate in a first region of the second substrate. The lens portion illuminates the light from the at least one LED module and the second substrate comprises the first region having a first diameter and a second region for providing a path for the illuminating light having a second diameter. The first diameter is greater than the second diameter. The second substrate is mounted on the first substrate. A substance is applied to a top portion of the second substrate from an end of the first diameter to the end of the second diameter and to a side portion of the second substrate in the second region.

Abstract: Provided are a vehicle interior structure in which a burden for passengers caused by reflected light generated due to a mirror phenomenon and the like can be reduced while at the same time the design can be enhanced, an interior member used therefor, a method for producing the same, and a method for producing a polarizing member. An instrument panel as an interior member includes a glossy portion and a polarizing layer formed on the surface of the glossy portion, the glossy portion being adapted to reflect light coming through a windshield and the polarizing layer being adapted to absorb optical oscillation components in the vehicle width direction.

Abstract: A flexible display apparatus includes at least two components that are stacked, and at least one optical adhesive layer. Each optical adhesive layer is disposed between two adjacent components of the at least two components, and includes at least two adhesive layers stacked in a stacking direction of the at least two components. The at least two adhesive layers include at least one first adhesive layer and at least one second adhesive layer. One of the at least one first adhesive layer is adhered to one of the two adjacent components, and a storage modulus of each second adhesive layer is less than a storage modulus of each first adhesive layer.

Abstract: A polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes a polarizing film and a contrast-improving optical film sequentially stacked in the stated order. The contrast-improving optical film includes a contrast-improving layer including a first resin layer and a second resin layer facing the first resin layer. The second resin layer includes a patterned portion having optical patterns and a flat section between the optical patterns. The second resin layer satisfies Equation 1, and the polarizing plate has a contrast ratio gain of about 1.00 or more, as represented by Equation 2.

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display and other electrical components. The display may be covered with a display cover layer. A rear housing member, the display cover layer, and other structures in the device may be formed from a transparent member. Transparent members in the device may be covered with layers such as layers of ink. The ink may have a polymer with colorant such as dye or pigment. Light-scattering particles such as inorganic dielectric particles may be incorporated into the polymer. The inorganic dielectric particles may have cores formed from materials such as titanium dioxide and coatings that help prevent discoloration of the titanium dioxide and degradation of surrounding polymer when the inorganic dielectric particles are exposed to ultraviolet light.

Abstract: An image generating device (3) comprises a liquid-crystal screen (8) and a light source (5). The liquid-crystal screen (8) comprises a matrix of liquid crystals interposed between an input polariser and an output polariser. The image generating device (3) comprises a first additional polariser (16) located on the light path, upstream of said liquid-crystal screen (8), and a second additional polariser (18) located on the light path, downstream of said liquid-crystal screen (8). The invention also relates to a head-up display (1) comprising a device (3) of this type.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes, in this order from a light source side: a first polarizer; a liquid crystal cell in which an azimuth orientation direction of a liquid crystal substance is altered by an electric field parallel to a display surface; and a second polarizer. Absorption axes of the first and second polarizers are disposed in directions orthogonal to each other. The absorption axis of the first polarizer and an orientation axis of molecules of the liquid crystal substance are disposed in parallel to each other. The device further includes: a first substrate layer between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizer; and no substrate layer or a second substrate layer as only one layer between the liquid crystal cell and the second polarizer. An in-plane direction of an optical axis of the first substrate layer is parallel to the absorption axis of the first polarizer.

Abstract: Full color displays that include optical thin film layers with a controllable reflectance are provided. The layers allow for the overall transparency and display properties of each side of the display to be controlled, allowing for augmented reality displays virtual reality displays, two-sided signage, and the like.