Liquid crystal device with an apparent hysteresis
AssigneeSemiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
InventorsShunpei Yamazaki, Takashi Inujima, Toshiji Hamatani, Toshimitsu Konuma, Mitsunori Sakama, Ippei Kobayashi, Toshiharu Yamaguchi
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Abstract
An improved liquid crystal device is shown. The device comprises a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer disposed inbetween and a pair of electrodes formed on the opposed insides of the substrate for applying an electric field on the liquid crystal layer. Further a dielectric film is formed on a inside of the substrate of the device. In response to an electric field applied to the liquid crystal layer, an electric charge is accumulated on the dielectric film to enable the device to exhibit apparent coersive electric field.
Claims7
A liquid crystal device comprising:
- first and second substrates, at least one of which is transparent;
- a liquid crystal layer disposed between said substrates;
- first and second electrodes respectively formed on the inside surfaces of said first and second substrates where said first and second electrodes are opposed to each other in order to define a plurality of pixels such that at each pixel an electric field may be applied through the liquid crystal layer;
- at least one floating electrode in each said pixel, each floating electrode being substantially closer to its associated first electrode than its associated second electrode;
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- a ferroelectric thin film made of an organic material comprising fluorine and electrically isolating said floating electrode and said first electrode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.