Hannstar Display Corporation

Zhao-Hui Wu

Po-Sheng Shih

Kei-Hsiung Yang

Po-Yang Chen

Sweehan J H Yang

A method for activating a state transition of a liquid crystal in a liquid crystal display is provided. The liquid crystal display has a first substrate, a second substrate and plural pixel structures, wherein the liquid crystal is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate and each of the plural pixel structures has a transistor having a first electrode and a second electrode. The method including steps of: providing a first potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode to generate a first electric field; providing a second potential difference between the first substrate and the second substrate to generate a second electric field; and transitioning the liquid crystal from a non-display alignment state to a display alignment state by the first and the second electric fields.

Pixel structure of liquid crystal display comprising V-shaped drain and source electrodes and method for activating a state transition of a liquid crystal layer

In accordance with the present invention, a mteal electrode or a common electrode line (both called as Vbias electrode) is built in the pixel region. Holes passing through the pixel electrode are formed in the positions corresponding to the mteal electrode or common electrode line (both called as Vbias electrode) so as to reduce the crosswise electrical field. The liquid crystal molecule in the whole pixel region is in a splay state.

Pixel structure for liquid crystal display

The present invention builds a metal electrode that is controlled by the common electrode in each pixel cell. During operation, a voltage is first applied to this metal electrode to transform the liquid crystal molecule over this metal electrode from the splay state into the bend state. Next, a voltage is applied to the pixel electrode to transform the liquid crystal molecule in the whole pixel region from the splay state into the bend state. Two different voltage field also can be respectively applied to the common electrode and the pixel electrode.

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Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan

Zhao-Hui Wu