Industrial Technology Research Institute

National Science Council

Chung-Kuang Wei

Chen-Lung Kuo

Hong-Da Liu

Yong-Hong Lu

Ting-Chiang Hsieh

Shu-Hsia Chen

Bau-Jy Liang

Huei-Ling Liao

Chieh-Li Chen

The present invention is provided a two-domain vertical aligned LCD with negative compensator. The liquid crystal molecules in each of the liquid crystal domains are orientated nearly perpendicular to surfaces of the transparent substrates with a little pre-tilted angle to the normal of said substrates when an electric field is not applied, the tilt angle projected on the azimuthal of substrate between the orientation of liquid crystal molecules in two domains are not equal to 180 degree, and the orientation of said liquid crystal molecules in two domains are oriented opposed direction. The structure that described above is obtained by ultraviolet exposure process.

Manufacturing method of forming two-domain liquid crystal display by exposing a part of orientation layer twice

Wide viewing angle liquid crystal display panel

Manufacturing method of forming two-domain liquid crystal display by exposing a part of the orientation layer twice

A liquid crystal display device comprises extended polymer networks formed in the liquid crystal cells. By adding a monomer and a photo-initiator into the liquid crystal material of a liquid crystal display, applying a bias voltage and exposing the display under a UV light, a polymer network can be formed. The polymer network modifies the electro-optical characteristic of a liquid crystal display device. With different bias voltages, polymer networks of different structures can be formed so that the color difference of the liquid crystal display with respect to red, green and blue light can be minimized. Liquid crystal display devices of fast switching response and low color dispersion can be fabricated.

Low color dispersion liquid crystal display

A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display having both wide angle viewing and fast response is described. A key feature of the method is the addition to the liquid crystal of a small amount of a monomer, selected from among the diacrylates or the monoacrylates, as well as a chiral dopant. Once the display has been assembled, the usual turn-on voltage (about 5 volts) is applied. After allowing the orientations of the directors to stabilize, the liquid crystal is irradiated with ultraviolet light for a few seconds. This causes the dissolved monomer to polymerize in place. The UV irradiation and applied voltage are then terminated. Defects that slow down the director stabilization are now prevented from re-forming so that the next time voltage is applied, the system responds in a few milliseconds. Adding a photoinitiator, in addition to the monomer, is an option.

Method for reducing stabilization time for an LCD using voltage and

Forming polymer networks with red, green and blue sub-pixels by applying

A closed-cavity liquid-crystal display is provided, which is a liquid-crystal display having a wide angle of view. The liquid-crystal display comprises: an insulator layer formed with a plurality of cavities extending completely through the insulating layer, in which liquid-crystal material is filled into the plurality of cavities; a first substrate, placed on one side of the insulator layer, in which a first electrode is formed on one side of the first substrate near the insulator layer; and a second substrate, placed on the other side of the insulator layer, in which a second electrode is formed on one side of the second substrate near the insulator layer, so that the first electrode and the second electrode are used to drive and vary the alignment of liquid-crystal molecules in the plurality of cavities. The inner circumference of the closed cavity is coated with a homeotropic alignment agent, so that the alignment of the liquid-crystal molecules is circularly symmetric, and the optical performance of the liquid-crystal display is independent of the azimuthal angle.

Method of fabricating closed cavity liquid crystal display having a

The present invention discloses a method for fabricating a liquid crystal display (LCD) cell that has improved wide-viewing-angle and devices so made by incorporating the processing steps of first forming a multiplicity of elongated steps on a substrate surface from a negative photoresist layer, then covering the elongated steps with an insulating material such that sloped sidewalls are produced on the multiplicity of elongated steps. After the liquid crystal material is filled into a cavity formed between the substrate and an upper substrate, the liquid crystal molecules are aligned to the same angle as the sloped sidewalls on the multiplicity of the elongated steps such that the viewing angle of the liquid crystal display cell can be improved.

Method for making wide viewing angle LCD and devices made

An effective non-specular reflector, for use in a Liquid Crystal Display, is formed by first coating a substrate with a two component solution. One component hardens when heated or when exposed to ultraviolet light (optionally through a mask) while the other component remains liquid. The result is a solid layer in which are dispersed multiple liquid regions, some of which break the surface where they are easily removed, leaving behind a roughened surface. Once a high reflectance metal has been deposited onto this surface it becomes an effective nonspecular reflector. Examples of materials for use as the two components are given.

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Chung-Kuang Wei