Liquid-crystal electro-optical apparatus and method of manufacturing the same

A liquid crystal device comprising:

• a liquid crystal layer;
• and
• a pair of supports for supporting said liquid crystal layer therebetween, each having at least a base plate and an electrode arrangement formed thereon, at least one of said supports having an orientation control means provided thereon,
• wherein a resin is interposed between said liquid crystal layer and an inner most surface of each of said supports in the form of a plurality of grains.

A liquid crystal device comprising:

• a pair of substrates, at least one of which is transparent;
• an electrode arrangement formed on said substrates;
• at least one uniaxial orientation control means provided over one of said substrates;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer interposed between said substrates,
• wherein a resin is formed at least between said uniaxial orientation control means and said liquid crystal layer in the form of a plurality of grains.

A liquid crystal device comprising:

• a pair of substrates, at least one of which is transparent;
• an electrode arrangement formed on said substrates, defining a plurality of pixels;
• a plurality of thin film transistors formed on one of said substrates for driving said pixels;
• a uniaxial orientation control film formed on at least one of said substrates;
• a liquid crystal layer;
• and
• a resin provided between said substrates and in direct contact with said liquid crystal layer in the form of a plurality of grains,
• wherein said plurality of pixels are driven by a frame gradation display method in which transmitting and non-transmitting of each pixel is controlled with a plurality of frames.

A liquid crystal device comprising:

• a pair of substrates, at least one of which is transparent;
• an electrode arrangement formed on said substrates, defining a plurality of pixels;
• a plurality of thin film transistors formed on one of said substrates for driving said pixels;
• a liquid crystal layer interposed between said substrates;
• and
• a uniaxial orientation control film formed on at least one of said substrates,
• wherein a helical structure of said liquid crystal is eliminated when applying no voltage thereto and an orientation direction of molecules of said liquid crystal layer is gradually changed in response to a strength of an electric field applied thereto,
• wherein a resin is formed at least between the uniaxial orientation control film and the liquid crystal layer in the form of a plurality of grains.

A liquid crystal device comprising:

• a liquid crystal layer;
• and
• a pair of supports for supporting said liquid crystal layer therebetween, each having at least a base plate and an electrode arrangement formed thereon, at least one of said supports having an orientation control means provided thereon,
• wherein a plurality of grains comprising a resin are interposed between said liquid crystal layer and an inner most surface of each of said supports, a diameter of said grains being not larger than 500 nm.