Sharp Display Technology Corporation

Kouichi Watanabe

Shinichi Terashita

Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh

Takehisa Yoshida

A transflective liquid crystal display device includes a first polarizer, a first phase difference layer, a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a second substrate, a second phase difference layer, and a second polarizer. The first substrate includes a reflective layer, a pair of electrodes configured to generate a transverse electrical field in the liquid crystal layer, and a first horizontal alignment film. The second substrate includes a second horizontal alignment film. The first phase difference layer includes a first λ/2 plate and a first λ/4 plate. The second phase difference layer includes a second λ/2 plate and a second λ/4 plate. At least one of the first phase difference layer and the second phase difference layer further includes a positive C plate. The liquid crystal layer includes a liquid crystal material having a negative-type anisotropy of dielectric constant and takes a twist alignment when no voltage is applied. Each of pixels includes a reflective region in which light is reflected by the reflective layer to perform display and a transmissive region in which light is transmitted to perform display.

Transflective liquid crystal display device

A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a second substrate, a retardation layer, and a polarizer in this order from a back face side, and includes a plurality of pixels arrayed in a matrix shape, in which the first substrate includes a reflective layer that reflects light, a first electrode and a second electrode that are capable of generating a transverse electrical field in the liquid crystal layer, and a first horizontal alignment film that is in contact with the liquid crystal layer, the second substrate includes a second horizontal alignment film in contact with the liquid crystal layer, the retardation layer includes a λ/4 plate and a λ/2 plate, the liquid crystal layer includes a positive-type liquid crystal material or a negative-type liquid crystal material, and has a twist alignment when no voltage is applied, and an angle formed by a polarization axis of the polarizer and an alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules defined by the first horizontal alignment film is within a predetermined range.

Liquid crystal display device

To provide a liquid crystal display device including a plurality of pixels arrayed in a matrix shape that includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a reflective layer, a first electrode and a second electrode capable of generating a transverse electrical field in the liquid crystal layer, and a first horizontal alignment film, at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a plurality of belt-shaped portions and a slit located between two adjacent belt-shaped portions of the plurality of belt-shaped portions, in each pixel, the plurality of belt-shaped portions have a linear shape extending substantially parallel to each other and in the same direction, and do not include a bending part, the second substrate includes a second horizontal alignment film and the liquid crystal layer takes a twist alignment when no voltage is applied.

A transflective liquid crystal display device provided with a plurality of pixels, and includes: a first polarizer, a first phase difference layer, a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a second substrate, a second phase difference layer, and a second polarizer. The first substrate includes a reflective layer. The first phase difference layer includes a first λ/2 plate and a first λ/4 plate. The second phase difference layer includes a second λ/2 plate and a second λ/4 plate. At least one of the first phase difference layer and the second phase difference layer further includes a positive C plate. The liquid crystal layer takes a twist alignment when no voltage is applied. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a reflective region in which light is reflected by the reflective layer to perform display and a transmissive region in which light is transmitted to perform display.

Provided is a liquid crystal display device that can achieve high-speed response in both rise time and fall time and has a high transmittance, a high contrast ratio, and excellent viewing angle characteristics. The liquid crystal display device provides color display using a field sequential driving system where each frame period includes subframe periods and includes: a liquid crystal display panel; a light source that irradiates the liquid crystal display panel with lights of multiple colors; and a controller that drives the light source to time-divisionally irradiate the liquid crystal display panel with the lights of multiple colors. The liquid crystal display panel includes, sequentially in the following order: a first substrate including pixel electrodes; a first alignment film; a liquid crystal layer; a second alignment film; and a second substrate including a common electrode.

A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed more to a viewer side than the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, with a plurality of pixels being arrayed in a matrix shape. Each pixel includes a reflective region for display in a reflection mode. The first substrate includes a thin film transistor provided corresponding to each pixel, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor, and a reflective layer located at least in the reflective region. The first substrate further includes a common electrode adjacent to the pixel electrode with a dielectric layer interposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. At least one from among the pixel electrode and the common electrode includes at least one slit.

A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a second substrate, a retardation layer, and a polarizer in this order from a back face side, and includes a plurality of pixels arrayed in a matrix shape, in which the first substrate includes a reflective layer that reflects light, a first electrode and a second electrode that are capable of generating a transverse electrical field in the liquid crystal layer, and a first horizontal alignment film that is in contact with the liquid crystal layer, the second substrate includes a second horizontal alignment film in contact with the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal layer has a twist alignment when no voltage is applied, and the retardation layer includes a λ/4 plate, a λ/2 plate, and a positive C plate.

A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed on a viewer side relative to the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, a polarizer disposed on the viewer side relative to the liquid crystal layer, and a phase difference layer disposed between the polarizer and the liquid crystal layer, and also includes a plurality of pixels arrayed in a matrix shape. The first substrate includes a reflective layer that reflects light, a first electrode and a second electrode that can generate a transverse electrical field in the liquid crystal layer, and a first horizontal alignment film in contact with the liquid crystal layer. The second substrate includes a second horizontal alignment film in contact with the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer takes a twist alignment when no voltage is applied.

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