The invention relates to a compound of formula I, ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.11, R.sup.21, A.sup.11, A, Z, X.sup.11, X.sup.21, Y.sup.11, Y.sup.12, Sp.sup.11, Sp.sup.21, o and p have one of the meanings as given in claim 1. The invention further relates to method of production of a compound of formula I, to the use of said compounds in LC media and to LC media comprising one or more compounds of formula I. Further, the invention relates to a method of production of such LC media, to the use of such media in LC devices, and to LC device comprising a LC medium according to the present invention. The present invention further relates to a process for the fabrication such liquid crystal display and to the use of the liquid crystal mixtures according to the invention for the fabrication of such liquid crystal display.

A film transmission line includes a dielectric layer including at least one of a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) structure or a cyclo olefin polymer (COP) structure, and an electrode line on the dielectric layer. A signal loss level (S21) defined of the film transmission line is −1.5 dB or more at a frequency in a range from 20 GHz to 30 GHz. The film transmission line may be applied to a high frequency thin film antenna and an image display device.

The present invention provides a fluorine-containing liquid crystal polymer of Formula (1). The present invention also discloses a fluorine-containing liquid crystal elastomer, which comprises a copolymer of a fluorine-containing liquid crystal polymer of Formula (1) with a near-infrared dye of Formula (2). The fluorine-containing liquid crystal elastomer of the present invention shrinks due to the photothermal conversion effect of the material under the irradiation of near-infrared light, and thus is widely applicable to the field of actuators. The fluorine-containing liquid crystal polymer of the present invention introduces fluorine-containing segments into the cross-linked network of the liquid crystal polymer, to improve the mechanical performance of the material, and greatly extend the service time of light-controlled actuators.

Provided are a film which includes at least an a liquid crystal polymer and a filler, and has a melting calorie equal to or greater than 0.5 J/g; a laminate which includes at least the film and a metal layer or a metal wire which is disposed on at least one surface of the film; and applications of the film.

A liquid crystal polyester comprising a repeating unit (A1) represented by the formula (A1) and a repeating unit (A2) represented by the formula (A2). A molar ratio (phenolic hydroxyl groups derived from the repeating unit (A2)/phenolic hydroxyl groups derived from the repeating unit (A1)) is 1 or lower, as calculated by .sup.1H-NMR. A ratio [repeating unit (A2)/repeating unit (A1)] is 1.2 or larger. The number of the repeating unit (A1) is 20% or more and the number of the repeating unit (A2) is 58% or more based on 100% of a total number of all repeating units of the liquid crystal polyester. A flow starting temperature of the liquid crystal polyester is 250° C. or more.

—O—Ar.sup.11—CO—  (A1)

—O—Ar.sup.12—CO—  (A2)

Ar.sup.11 represents a phenylene group and Ar.sup.12 represents a naphthylene group. A hydrogen atom is optionally substituted.

A liquid crystal polyester comprising a repeating unit derived from an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid. The content of the repeating unit derived from an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid is 80% or more based on 100% of a total number of all repeating units of the liquid crystal polyester. The repeating unit derived from an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid comprises a repeating unit (A1) represented by the formula (A1) and a repeating unit (A2) represented by the formula (A2). A ratio [repeating unit (A2)/repeating unit (A1)] is 1.2 or larger. A molar ratio [phenolic hydroxyl groups/(the phenolic hydroxyl groups+acyl groups)] is 0.3 or lower, as calculated by .sup.1H-NMR.

—O—Ar.sup.11—CO—  (A1)

—O—Ar.sup.12—CO—  (A1)

Ar.sup.11 represents a phenylene group and Ar.sup.12 represents a naphthylene group. A hydrogen atom is optionally substituted.

Thermally conductive electrically insulating compositions and structures and devices comprising such materials. In various embodiments, such materials comprise liquid crystal polymer and fillers, wherein the fillers comprise boron nitride and glass fiber. In various embodiments, the liquid crystal polymer is selected from the group consisting of semi-aromatic copolyesters, copolyamides, polyester-co-amides, and mixtures thereof.

A compact camera module that contains a generally planar base on which is mounted a lens barrel is provided. The base, barrel, or both are molded from a polymer composition that includes a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer and a plurality of mineral fibers (also known as “whisker”). The mineral fibers have a median width of from about 1 to about 35 micrometers and constitute from about 5 wt. % to about 60 wt. % of the polymer composition.

A camera module comprising a polymer composition that includes a polymer matrix containing a liquid crystalline polymer and a mineral filler is provided. The liquid crystalline polymer contains repeating units derived from naphthenic hydroxycarboxylic and/or dicarboxylic acids in an amount of about 10 mol. % or more of the polymer. Further, the polymer composition exhibits a melt viscosity of from about 30 to about 400 Pa-s, as determined at a shear rate of 400 seconds.sup.−1 and at a temperature 15° C. higher than the melting temperature of the composition in accordance with ISO Test No. 11443:2005.

An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal polymer film having a low dielectric loss tangent. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a laminate having the liquid crystal polymer film. The liquid crystal polymer film includes a liquid crystal polymer and a filler, in which, in a case where the liquid crystal polymer film includes one kind of the filler, a dielectric loss tangent of the filler under conditions of 25° C. and a frequency of 10 GHz is 0.0020 or less, and in a case where the liquid crystal polymer film includes two or more kinds of the fillers, a mass average value of dielectric loss tangents of the two or more kinds of the fillers under the conditions of 25° C. and a frequency of 10 GHz is 0.0020 or less, and a ratio of a volume occupied by the filler is 10% by volume or more with respect to a total volume of the liquid crystal polymer film.