Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Kenji Misono

Makoto Iwamoto

Shunsei Fukuchi

Hiroshi Takanashi

Kyouhei Isohata

Mitsuhiro Murata

Kenji Nishida

Hiroyuki Nagano

Shinichi Miyazaki

Yukio Matsuura

Thoru Sakuwa

Takashi Ochi

Masahiro Hasegawa

Noriko Watanabe

Shinsuke Saida

Shoji Okazaki

Yasumori Fukushima

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Mayuko Sakamoto

Yuki Yasuda

Kenshi Tada

Masaki Fujihara

A liquid crystal display device according to one aspect of the disclosure includes: a liquid crystal panel including a first substrate and a second substrate that oppose each other, and a liquid crystal layer of a horizontal alignment type provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a first polarizing plate and a second polarizing plate that sandwich the liquid crystal panel. A transparent conductive film layer connected to a ground potential is formed on the first substrate. A plurality of pixel electrodes are formed above the second substrate. A distance between the liquid crystal layer and the transparent conductive film layer ranges 15 &#x3bc;m to 200 &#x3bc;m.

Liquid crystal display device

Prepared is a film device (FD) in which a first thermoplastic film (), a device layer () (i.e., a multi-layer product including a polyimide film and a device body), and a second thermoplastic film () are arranged. The film device (FD) is pressed against a forming mold () and heated at a lower temperature than the temperature limit of the polyimide film, such that the first thermoplastic film is stretched to conform to the shape of the forming mold ().

Method for manufacturing display apparatus, display apparatus, and film device

Disclosed is a display device including: a display panelincluding an element substratehaving a first resin substrateover which a first underlayer filmand a plurality of switching elements are provided, and a counter substratehaving a second resin substrateon which a second underlayer filmis provided; and a functional sheetbonded to a surface, of the display panel, close to the counter substrate. The display device has a curved portion C in which the display panelis able to be curved at a predetermined radius of curvature, and a pair of flat portions between which the curved portion C is interposed and a predetermined angle is formed, and in which the display panelis held flatly. The functional sheetis bonded such that the curved portion C is able to be maintained at the predetermined radius of curvature.

Display device and method for producing same

A method includes a supporting step supporting first planar surfaces of two substratesA andA having flexibility with supporting boardsandeach having flexibility and a larger thickness than the two substratesA andA, a thin film pattern formation step, after the supporting step, forming a thin film pattern on second planar surfaces of the two substratesA andA, a bonding step, after the thin film pattern formation step, bonding the two substratesA andA at surfaces each having the thin film pattern thereon with the sealant therebetween to form a bonded substrate, a first curving step, after the bonding step, curving the bonded substratewhile curing the sealant, a detachment step, after the first curving step, detaching the supporting boardsandfrom the bonded substrate, and a second curving step, after the detachment step, further curving the bonded substrate

Method of producing curved display panel

On a resin substrate () there are laminated, in the stated order, a conductive layer in which a bridge electrode () and leads are formed, a first interlayer insulating layer (), and an electrode layer that allows through visible light forming a unit electrode (XU) of a drive electrode line (X) and a unit electrode (YU) of a sensing electrode line (Y). It is accordingly possible to realize a touch panel substrate () capable of minimizing any increases in thickness, decreases in transmittance, complexity of terminal portions, and deterioration in optical characteristics.

Touch-panel substrate

Included are a first glass substrate () and a second glass substrate () facing each other, the peripheries of the substrates () being superposed with each other, a display medium layer () between the substrates () in a display area (D), a sealing member () for bonding the substrates () together in a frame region (F) between the substrates () and enclosing a display medium layer () between the substrates (), a flexible resin substrate layer () extending outward from between the frame region (F) of the first substrate () and the sealing member (), and driving electronic components () mounted on the resin substrate layer ().

Display device, electronic device including display device, and method for manufacturing display device

In a liquid crystal display device of a transflective type, the viewing angle characteristics of displaying in the transmission mode can be sufficiently improved, and yet bright displaying in the reflection mode can be realized. The liquid crystal display device is a liquid crystal display device of a transflective type including a liquid crystal display panel and an illuminator. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first light diffusing element disposed at the viewer's side of a liquid crystal layer and a second light diffusing element disposed at the opposite side of the liquid crystal layer from the viewer.

Liquid crystal display

There is provided a liquid crystal display device which can easily be made thin and which is capable of high-quality displaying, as well as a mobile electronic device having the same. A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed so as to be closer to a viewer than the first substrate is; a liquid crystal layer provided therebetween; and a linear light source provided by a side of the first substrate, the linear light source emitting light toward a side face of the first substrate. The first substrate includes a selective reflection layer for selectively reflecting light of a specific polarization state, and the linear light source includes a point light source and a linear light guiding member for guiding light emitted from the point light source to the side face of the first substrate. The linear light guiding member includes: a selective-reflection portion for selectively reflecting light of a first polarization state out of light which enters into the linear light guiding member from the point light source; and a polarization conversion portion for, out of the light which enters into the linear light guiding member from the point light source, converting light of a second polarization state into light of the first polarization state, the second polarization state being different from the first polarization state.

Liquid crystal display device and mobile electronic device using the same

In a liquid crystal display device having a light diffuser, a desired luminance distribution is realized and displaying with a high contrast ratio across a broad angle range is performed. A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes a liquid crystal display panel for modulating light emitted from a light source, and a light diffuser being disposed at a viewer's side of the liquid crystal display panel. The light diffuser is a prism sheet including a plurality of prisms, each prism having: a first prism section including a first slope slanted at a first angle with respect to the display surface normal direction; and a second prism section including a second slope slanted with respect to the display surface normal direction at a second angle different from the first angle and being disposed at the viewer's side of the first prism section.

Liquid crystal display device having particular prism sheet

A liquid crystal display device including two liquid crystal display panels located back to back is made thinner. A liquid crystal display device includes first and second liquid crystal display panels located back to back. The liquid crystal display device further includes a light source provided to a side of a rear substrate of the first liquid crystal display panel, a light source provided to a side of a rear substrate of the second liquid crystal display panel, and a polarizing element provided between the first and second liquid crystal display panels. The rear substrate of the first liquid crystal display panel includes a light guide layer for directing light, incident on the rear substrate from the light source and propagating inside the rear substrate, toward the second liquid crystal display panel. The rear substrate of the second liquid crystal display panel includes a light guide layer for directing light, incident on the rear substrate from the light source and propagating inside the rear substrate, toward the first liquid crystal display panel.

Double sided liquid crystal display unit and portable electronic apparatus comprising a polarizing element between two liquid crystal display panels

A liquid crystal display device includes first and second liquid crystal display panels located back to back. The liquid crystal display device further includes a light source provided to a side of a rear substrate of the first liquid crystal display panel, a light source provided to a side of a rear substrate of the second liquid crystal display panel, and a polarizing element provided between the first and second liquid crystal display panels. The rear substrate of the first liquid crystal display panel includes a light guide layer for directing light, incident on the rear substrate from the light source and propagating inside the rear substrate, toward the second liquid crystal display panel. The rear substrate of the second liquid crystal display panel includes a light guide layer for directing light toward the first liquid crystal display panel.

Manufacturing methods of liquid crystal display elements and manufacturing apparatuses for same which prevent an insulating substrate from sliding out of position and which attract and fix the substrate firmly and flatly by removing deformations of the substrate with substantially strong forces, even when a thin-type glass substrate or a thin-type plastic substrate is employed. A blower is used to exert attractive forces on the insulating substrate placed on a stage at a second attraction opening. A vacuum pump and a switching valve are used to exert the attractive forces first at the first attraction openings of the first group, then at the first attraction openings of the first and second groups, and finally at the first attraction openings of the first, second, and third groups on nearly the entire insulating substrate.

Manufacturing method of liquid crystal display element and manufacturing apparatus of the same

There is provided a plastic liquid crystal display device in which an aligning film processing can be carried out at 150 to 180.degree. C. and which can have optical characteristics comparable to those of the conventional glass substrate liquid crystal display device. The plastic liquid crystal device comprises a pair of plastic substrates, transparent electrodes, insulating films for protecting the electrodes, aligning films and a liquid crystal, wherein the aligning film is an aligning film which is formed by dissolving a high-temperature sintering organic polymer aligning film made of polyimide or a polyimide-like substance in a solvent, printing a resulting solution thereof on a substrate, removing only the solvent by heating and/or heating under reduced pressure, and sintering the substrate at 200.degree. C. or less.

Plastic substrate liquid crystal display device, method of making, and

A liquid crystal display according to the present invention has a pair of plastic substrates opposing each other and a liquid crystal sandwiched therebetween. A hard coat layer made from a resin composition including fine particles of silicon oxide and an organic resin, an undercoat layer and a transparent electrode which are respectively made from an inorganic oxide are formed in this order on the inner opposing surface of each plastic substrate. Thus, a liquid crystal display having a hard coat layer serving as a buffer layer is provided. In this liquid crystal display, cracks in the undercoat layer and the transparent electrode and peeling between the plastic substrate and the undercoat layer are prevented.

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Nara, Japan

Kenji Misono