Sony Corporation

Saturn Licensing LLC

Yoji Nagase

Shunichi Suwa

Masashi Miyakawa

Chikashi Kobayashi

Yuichi Inoue

Masahiko Nakamura

Tadaaki Isozaki

Kunihiko Nagamine

Hiroki Takahashi

Seiji Shibahara

Masahiko Mizuki

Koji Hidaka

Sumito Shiina

Hiromasa Mitani

According to some aspects, a liquid crystal display panel comprising an electrode is provided. The electrode comprises a plurality of convex branch electrode portions arranged in a plane, the convex branch electrode portions being convex when viewed from a first direction perpendicular to the plane and extending from a central region of the electrode to a periphery of the electrode, and a plurality of concave branch electrode portions, the concave branch electrode portions being concave when viewed from the first direction, extending from the central region to the periphery and adjacent to convex branch electrode portions. According to some aspects, a method of applying a pretilt to molecules in a liquid crystal layer of a liquid crystal display panel by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer via first and second electrodes is provided.

Liquid crystal display apparatus

A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of arranged pixels. Each of the pixels includes: a first substrate and a second substrate; a first electrode provided on a counter face of the first substrate, the counter face facing the second substrate; a second electrode provided on a counter face of the second substrate, the counter face facing the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer that contains liquid crystal molecules, and is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal molecules are given a pre-tilt. The first electrode includes a base layerthat contains a plurality of recesses and protrusions, and transparent conductive material layersand. The first transparent conductive material layerconnected to a first power supply portion is formed on protrusion top facesof the base layer. The second transparent conductive material layerconnected to a second power supply portion is formed on recess bottom facesof the base layer. The first transparent conductive material layerand the second transparent conductive material layerare separated from each other.

Liquid crystal display device

A liquid-crystal display apparatus includes a plurality of rectangular pixels. Each pixel includes a first electrode and a second electrode. A slit region and a concave and convex portion are formed in the first electrode. It further includes a control circuit. The plurality of pixels are constituted of a first pixel group and a second pixel group. First data lines and for applying a voltage on the first electrode are provided closer to the first substrate than the first electrode. In each pixel that constitutes the first pixel group, a second data line extension extending from a second data line is provided adjacent to a first data line. In each pixel that constitutes the second pixel group, a first data line extension extending from the first data line is provided adjacent to the second data line.

Liquid-crystal display apparatus and method of giving a pretilt to liquid-crystal molecules

A liquid crystal display capable of realizing a high transmittance while maintaining favorable voltage response characteristics, and a method of manufacturing the same. The liquid crystal display includes: a liquid crystal layer; a first substrate and a second substrate arranged to face each other with the liquid crystal layer in between; a plurality of pixel electrodes provided on a liquid crystal layer side of the first substrate; and an opposite electrode provided on the second substrate to face the plurality of pixel electrodes. One or both of a face on the liquid crystal layer side of the pixel electrode, and a face on the liquid crystal layer side of the opposite electrode includes a concavo-convex structure.

Liquid crystal display and method of manufacturing liquid crystal display

A liquid crystal display capable of realizing a high transmittance while maintaining favorable voltage response characteristics, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The liquid crystal display includes: a liquid crystal layer; a first substrate and a second substrate arranged to face each other with the liquid crystal layer in between; a plurality of pixel electrodes provided on a liquid crystal layer side of the first substrate; and an opposite electrode provided on the second substrate to face the plurality of pixel electrodes. One or both of a face on the liquid crystal layer side of the pixel electrode, and a face on the liquid crystal layer side of the opposite electrode includes a concavo-convex structure.

A liquid-crystal display includes scan lines arranged on a substrate and also functioning as a gate of a thin-film transistor, a main line arranged between the scan lines, source lines arranged in a direction intersecting the scan lines, a picture-element electrode arranged between the source lines and between the scan lines, a storage capacitor formed with the main line, an insulation layer, and an intermediate electrode, a drain line connected to a drain of the thin-film transistor and the intermediate electrode. The main line includes a first transparent electrode and a first metallic line, which is formed on the first transparent electrode, is narrower and has a lower resistance than the first transparent electrode. The drain line includes a second transparent electrode and a second metallic line which is narrower and has a lower resistance than the second transparent electrode. The intermediate electrode is formed by extending the second transparent electrode.

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Yoji Nagase