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US 2006/0066795 A1Published application
Display having structures to regulate orientation of liquid crystal molecules
AssigneeChi Mei Optoelectronics Corp.
InventorsChe-Ming Hsu, Ming-Feng Hsieh, Chin-Yung Hseih, Chien-Hong Chen
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate, a liquid crystal between the first and second substrates, and first and second structures provided on the first and second substrates to regulate orientation of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer.
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A liquid crystal display comprising:
- first and second substrates;
- a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates;
- a plurality of gate lines and data lines provided on the second substrate, wherein the gate lines and data lines are arranged to form a plurality of pixel areas arranged in a matrix;
- a plurality of pixel electrodes provided in the pixel areas;
- first structures formed on the first substrate;
- and
- second structures formed on the second substrate, the first and second structures to regulate orientation of the liquid crystal layer so that when a voltage is applied, liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are aligned in predetermined oblique directions;
- wherein a gap between the first and second structures is greater than or equal to 25 μm.
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A liquid crystal display, comprising:
- first and second substrates;
- a liquid crystal layer having liquid crystal molecules between the first and second substrates;
- a plurality of pixel electrodes;
- first structures formed on the first substrate;
- and
- second structures formed on the second substrate, the first and second structures to regulate orientation of the liquid crystal layer so that when a voltage is applied, liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer are aligned in predetermined oblique directions;
- wherein the applied voltage is generated by
- driving a pixel signal from an initial voltage to an intermediate voltage larger than the initial voltage during a frame period;
- maintaining the pixel signal at the intermediate voltage for a time interval;
- after the time interval, driving the pixel signal from the intermediate voltage to a target voltage larger than the intermediate voltage during the frame period.
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A liquid crystal display comprising:
- first and second substrates;
- a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates;
- a plurality of gate lines and data lines provided on said second substrate, wherein the gate lines and data lines are configured to form a plurality of pixel areas arranged in a matrix;
- a plurality of pixel electrodes provided in the pixel areas, wherein each pixel electrode has a first side adjacent a gate line, and a second side adjacent a data line;
- a plurality of protrusions provided on the first substrate;
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- a plurality of slit patterns provided at the pixel electrodes, wherein the slit patterns and the protrusions are arranged in an alternating arrangement and the slit pattern between two adjacent protrusions has a generally serpentine shape.
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A liquid crystal display comprising:
- first and second substrates;
- a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates;
- a plurality of gate lines and data lines provided on the second substrate, wherein the gate lines and data lines are configured to form a plurality of pixel areas arranged in a matrix;
- a plurality of pixel electrodes provided in the pixel areas;
- a plurality of slit patterns in arrays provided at the pixel electrodes so that each of said pixel electrodes has a generally cross-shaped main body and a plurality of projections formed by extension of the generally cross-shaped main body;
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- a plurality of capacitance electrodes provided in the corresponding pixel areas, wherein each of the capacitance electrodes has a cross-shaped central part and two side parts.
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A liquid crystal display comprising:
- first and second substrates;
- a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates;
- a plurality of gate lines and data lines provided on said second substrate, wherein the gate lines and data lines are configured to form a plurality of pixel areas arranged in a matrix;
- a plurality of pixel electrodes provided in the pixel areas;
- a plurality of protrusions that are arranged in arrays and are provided on the first substrate, wherein the protrusions are provided with a plurality of branches that are located opposite respective edge portions of the pixel electrodes;
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- a plurality of slit patterns that are arranged in arrays and are provided at the pixel electrodes, wherein the slit patterns and the protrusions are arranged in an alternating arrangement;
- wherein each of the pixel electrodes is divided by the slit patterns into a plurality of partial electrodes and neighboring partial electrodes are connected to each other via at least one connector joint;
- wherein each connector joint has a first part and a second part, wherein the first part extends in a direction that is generally perpendicular to that of the protrusions and the second part extends in a direction that is generally parallel to the data lines;
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- wherein the second part of each connector joint completely overlaps the branch of an adjacent protrusion.
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A liquid crystal display comprising:
- first and second substrates;
- a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates;
- a plurality of gate lines and data lines provided on the second substrate, wherein the gate lines and data lines are configured to form a plurality of pixel areas arranged in a matrix;
- a plurality of pixel electrodes provided in the pixel areas;
- first and second structures provided on first and second substrates, respectively, to regulate the orientation of the liquid crystal layer so that when a voltage is applied, liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are aligned in predetermined oblique directions;
- wherein each pixel area includes:
- a capacitance electrode line provided between two gate lines to form a storage capacitance unit with a corresponding pixel electrode;
- and
- at least one conductor line partially overlapping the pixel electrode and is formed together with said capacitance electrode line.
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