Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Hisakazu Nakamura

Kazuhiko Tsuda

Kouji Kumada

Masahiro Shimizu

Yasunori Shimada

Koji Taniguchi

Takashige Ohta

Seiichi Mitsui

Naofumi Kimura

Masumi Kubo

Kozo Nakamura

Yozo Narutaki

Hirohisa Tanaka

Katsumi Irie

Kyoushi Tanaka

Masano Kamezaki, Legal Representative

Hiroshi Shimokawa

Touko Kasahara

Hitoshi Kamezaki, Legal Representative

Yutaka Kamezaki

There is provided a CPA-type liquid crystal display device in which deterioration in display quality due to application of stress to a liquid crystal panel is suppressed. A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes a first substrate; a second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer of a vertical-alignment type provided therebetween. In each picture element region, a first electrode provided on a side of the first substrate facing the liquid crystal layer includes a solid portion formed of an electrically-conductive film and a non-solid portion in which no electrically-conductive film is formed. The solid portion includes a plurality of unit solid portions each of which is substantially surrounded by the non-solid portion, the plurality of unit solid portions being arranged at least along a first direction. When a voltage is applied, with an oblique electric field generated at an edge of the non-solid portion, the liquid crystal layer within the picture element region forms a liquid crystal domain on each unit solid portion, the liquid crystal domain taking a radially-inclined orientation. The length of the unit solid portion along the first direction is 70 &#x3bc;m or less.

Liquid crystal display and electronic device having same

A liquid crystal panel () includes scanning signal lines () for supplying scanning signals to gate electrodes () of TFTs (), and data signal lines () for supplying data signals to data electrodes () of TFTs. The liquid crystal panel further includes auxiliary capacitive electrode pads () for use in forming auxiliary capacitance and an auxiliary capacitive lines () so as not to generate a capacitive bond with the scanning signal lines. The liquid crystal panel is driven at a rewriting frequency of a screen of not more than 30 Hz. As a result, the liquid crystal panel can be driven at a low consumption power while maintaining a desirable display quality of the liquid crystal panel.

Display device, method of driving same and electronic device mounting same

Display device method of driving same and electronic device mounting same

A liquid crystal display apparatus has an improved repair success rate. In the liquid crystal display apparatus, a pixel electrode is electrically connected to a drain electrode of a thin-film transistor. The drain electrode has a substantial correction site which is narrowed in width. An opening is formed in a certain region of said pixel electrode, overlying the substantial correction site of the drain electrode, the opening being in contact with the outer periphery of the pixel electrode.

Liquid crystal display apparatus

A reflection type liquid crystal display apparatus includes: a first substrate having a plurality of reflecting electrodes; a second substrate having a light transmitting electrode; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes an insulating substrate, a switching device provided on the insulating substrate for supplying a display voltage signal to the reflecting electrode, a drawing-out electrode connected to the switching device and extending under the reflecting electrode, and an insulating resin layer having a contact hole on the drawing-out electrode. The reflecting electrode is provided on the insulating resin layer, corresponding to each pixel, so as to cover the contact hole, and is electrically connected to the drawing-out electrode at the bottom of the contact hole. The drawing-out electrode has at least two different metal layers in a region larger than a bottom of the contact hole, the region including the bottom of the contact hole, and a metal layer which is an uppermost layer of the drawing-out electrode is removed at the bottom of the contact hole in the direction of a thickness either partially or until an underlying metal layer is reached.

Active matrix substrate and liquid crystal display apparatus having electrical continuity across contact holes, and method for producing the same

Active matrix substrate and liquid crystal display apparatus having

A reflective liquid crystal display device including a first substrate and a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates, a polarizing plate, and a reflection layer; wherein the polarizing plate and the reflection layer are located on opposite sides of the liquid crystal layer. A surface of the reflection layer reflecting light has projections, and an occupation of an area of portions where a tilt angle of a tangent line drawn against a profile of the surface with the projections is less than 2.degree. in a total area of the surface is in a range of 20% to 60%.

Reflective liquid crystal display device and reflector

A reflective substrate is provided, in which an electrode made of a material having an optical reflecting function is provided above an insulating base substrate and an upper surface of the electrode has a continuous wave shape without any flat portions. A method for manufacturing the reflective substrate includes the steps of: forming a plurality of convex portions with two or more different heights in a region where the electrode is provided; forming a polymer resin film, which has an upper surface in a continuous wave shape without any flat portions, on the substrate with the convex portions; and forming the electrode made of a material having an optical reflecting function on the polymer resin film so that the electrode has a continuous wave shape. A liquid crystal display device using the reflective substrate is provided, which includes: a reflective substrate in which an electrode made of a material having an optical reflecting function is provided on an insulating base substrate, and an upper surface of the electrode has a continuous wave shape; a second substrate provided opposing the reflective substrate; and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the reflective substrate and the second substrate.

Liquid crystal device with a reflective substrate with bumps of

An optical writing type liquid crystal display device is provided with: two twisted nematic liquid crystal cells, each of which has a direction different from each other on twist; a first glass substrate disposed in one liquid crystal cell; and a second glass substrate disposed in another liquid crystal cell. The second glass substrate is laminated to the first glass substrate adjacent to the second glass substrate so as to be at right angles with each other on rubbing directions of the glass substrates. The two twisted nematic liquid crystal cells are arranged such that a polarization axis of a reading light incident onto the two twisted nematic liquid crystal cells is not coincident with the rubbing directions of the two twisted nematic liquid crystal cells.

Optical writing type liquid crystal display device

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Yamatokoriyama, Japan

Hisakazu Nakamura