The liquid crystal display device includes a transparent cover, a first polarizing plate with retardation function, an optical device, and a liquid crystal panel. The first polarizing plate with retardation function is in a form of a film, and is obtained by laminating, from the front side, a cover film, a polarizer layer, and a cover film with retardation function for changing the polarization state of transmitted light. The first polarizing plate with retardation function and the transparent cover are bonded by using a transparent adhesive layer. The second polarizing plate with retardation function has a configuration in which a cover film with retardation function for changing the polarization state of transmitted light, a polarizer layer, and a cover film are laminated, and is bonded to the liquid crystal section with a transparent adhesive layer being interposed between the second polarizing plate with retardation function and the liquid crystal section.

An antistatic film including: a substrate film made of a thermoplastic resin containing a polymer including an alicyclic structure; and an antistatic layer provided on the substrate film, the layer containing electroconductive metal oxide particles, wherein the antistatic layer has a surface resistance of 1.0×10.sup.6 Ω/sq. or more and 1.0×10.sup.10 Ω/sq. or less, and the antistatic film has a haze value of 0.3% or less.

A one-side-protected polarizing film having a transparent protective film on only one surface of a polarizer, wherein: the polarizer contains a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, has a thickness of 10 μm or less, and is designed to have a single-body transmittance T and a polarization degree P representing optical properties satisfying the condition of the following formula: P>−(10.sup.0.929T−42.4−1)×100 (provided that T<42.3) or P≧99.9 (provided that T≧42.3); and the other surface of the polarizer has a transparent layer thereon satisfying formula 1 (F≧3) and formula 2 (C≧e.sup.−0.7F), given that the thickness thereof is F (μm) and the compressive elastic modulus thereof at 80° C. is C (GPa). Even when the polarizer has prescribed optical properties and the thickness is 10 μm or less, this one-side-protected polarizing film is capable of suppressing through cracks and nano-slits.

A display device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The display device includes a first substrate, a first array structure layer disposed on the first substrate, and a second substrate disposed on the first array structure layer. The first array structure layer includes a photosensitive sensor, a touch sensor, and a spacer layer. The touch sensor includes a receiving electrode. The spacer layer is disposed between the photosensitive sensor and the receiving electrode. The receiving electrode is disposed on a side of the spacer layer away from the photosensitive sensor.

A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal aligning film includes preparing a multilayer structure in which a substrate, a conductive layer, a liquid crystal alignment layer, and a passivation film are sequentially provided, etching one area of the liquid crystal alignment layer by irradiating a pulse laser to the multilayer structure, and exposing one area of the conductive layer by removing the passivation film, wherein the pulse laser is irradiated to the liquid crystal alignment layer from the passivation film. The method is compatible with a continuous process.

A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display panel assembly and a backlight unit positioned behind the display panel assembly, the backlight unit including a light guide plate and a backplane assembly. The backplane assembly comprises a printed circuit board and a plurality of light sources distributed thereon. The backplane assembly may further include a reflector and a support frame. The backplane assembly also includes a plurality of standoffs sized to provide a small, predetermined gap between the light sources and the light guide plate. An adhesive disposed in the gap couples the light sources to a surface of the light guide plate.

An optical device is provided in the present application. The optical device of the present application has varying transmittance and improved appearance defects, such as reduction of wrinkles that may occur by lamination of a liquid crystal element and an outer substrate. Such optical device can be used for various applications such as eyewear, for example, sunglasses or AR (augmented reality) or VR (virtual reality) eyewear, an outer wall of a building or a sunroof for a vehicle.

An aspect of the present disclosure provides a backlight unit with improved wrinkled phenomenon of optical sheet due to external factors such as temperature or humidity, and a display apparatus including the same. The display apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a backlight unit comprising an optical sheet; and an image forming unit configured to generate an image by transmitting or blocking light emitted from the backlight unit, and the optical sheet includes a plurality of sheets, and comprises a shape memory material in at least one of the plurality of sheets.

A cover window of a display device includes: a transparent layer; a light blocking layer disposed on the transparent layer, the light blocking layer defining an opening therein, the opening exposing a portion of the transparent layer which corresponds to a sensor of the display device; and an anti-pollution layer disposed corresponding to the portion of the transparent layer which corresponds to the sensor of the display device and is exposed by the opening. The anti-pollution layer has a surface energy lower than each of a surface energy of the transparent layer and a surface energy of the light blocking layer.

A flexible display device includes a flexible display panel, a flexible printed circuit board extending from the display panel, an integrated circuit chip that is mounted on at least one surface of the flexible printed circuit board and is configured to drive the display panel, and a protection member attached to a rear surface of the display panel. When the flexible printed circuit board is flexed to be partially positioned on the rear surface of the display panel, the protection member is positioned between the display panel and the integrated circuit chip. The flexible display device prevents the integrated circuit chip stacked with the display panel from making direct contact with the display panel using the protection member. Thus, even if the display device is deformed into, for example, a flexed or rolled state, it is possible to prevent the display panel from being damaged.