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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1994
Michael H Kalmanash, Los Altos, CA (US);
Kaiser Aerospace and Electronics Corporation, Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
A liquid crystal display assembly includes an untwisted nematic liquid crystal cell structure. The light transmittance of each pixel element of the assembly is a function of the pixel drive voltage. A phase compensating plate reduces the voltage necessary to permit switching, permitting compatibility with conventional thin film transistor (TFT) arrays but capable of greatly shortened response times. The configuration includes a combination linear polarizer and quarter wave plate which functions as a circular polarizer for blocking reflections from internal specularly reflecting surfaces within the liquid crystal display, thereby enhancing high ambient viewability.