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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
May. 15, 1997
Takaaki Shimizu, Niigata-ken, JP;
Tsutomu Ogihara, Niigata-ken, JP;
Tatsushi Kaneko, Niigata-ken, JP;
Kenji Koizumi, Niigata-ken, JP;
Mutsuo Nakashima, Niigata-ken, JP;
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal composition having a liquid crystal component with a chemical structure of two saturated rings connected directly to one another, and an additional structural isomer thereof having a silane atom in a different position from the first component and having the structure set forth in formula (1) hereinbelow. ##STR1## This composition provides an improved effect with respect to enhancement in both response speed and T.sub.NI (nematic-isotropic transition temperature) as a high voltage hold ratio as required for TFT driving in addition to also lowering the voltage.