The present application relates to a liquid crystal aligning agent, a liquid crystal alignment film and a method for producing the same, as well as a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal aligning agent comprises (i) a first polyamic acid having a photoreactive group without a liquid crystal group; (ii) a second polyamic acid having a liquid crystal group without a photoreactive group; (iii) a third polyamic acid having both a liquid crystal group and a photoreactive group; (iv) a fourth polyamic acid having neither a photoreactive group nor a liquid crystal group. The liquid crystal display device using the liquid crystal alignment film formed by the liquid crystal aligning agent provided by the present disclosure has a high display contrast and an improved AC residual image.

An electro-optic medium is disclosed including a continuous phase comprising a binder and a discontinuous phase comprising electro-optic material. The binder may include one or more elastomers having a Young's modulus less than 25 MPa. The electro-optic material may include capsules that encapsulate various kinds of materials capable of switching optical states, such as a plurality of charged particles dispersed in a suspending fluid and capable of moving upon application of an electric field to the suspending fluid. The electro-optic medium may be incorporated into a laminated flexible electro-optic display having an outer light-transmissive protective layer and conductive material on either side of the electro-optic medium. The conductive material on at least one side of the electro-optic medium may also be light-transmissive. The opposing side of the display relative to the outer protective layer may also include a substrate.

Liquid crystal display systems and methods of operation are described. In an embodiment, a liquid crystal display pixel cell includes an insulation layer spanning over a passivation layer and the plurality of signal electrodes such that it separates the signal electrodes from polymer alignment layer for the liquid crystal. In an embodiment, a method of operating a liquid crystal display panel includes temporal compensation of the Vcom value as a function of time and one or more operating parameters.

Disclosed is a temperature-controlled alignment device based on multi-model glass technology. The device includes a stage divided into at least two areas and heating modules corresponding to respective areas. Each of the heating modules includes a heat conductive sheet, a liquid pipe, and an electric heater. Different areas are heated by arranging a heating module for each of the areas, so that reaction rates of reactive monomers in panels of different areas have a same reaction rate so as to form a same pretilt angle.

A method of forming an electrochromic (EC) device includes forming a solid-state first electrolyte layer, after forming the solid-state first electrolyte layer, laminating the first solid-state first electrolyte layer between a transparent first substrate and a transparent second substrate such that a transparent first electrode is disposed between the first substrate and a first side of the solid-state first electrolyte layer, and a transparent second electrode is disposed between the second substrate and a second side of the solid-state first electrolyte layer, and applying a sealant to seal the solid-state first electrolyte layer between the first and second substrates and to form the EC device.

A display device includes a display panel for display images, a polarizing plate fixed to the display panel, a protective panel, a structural member, and a light transmissive fixing layer. The protective panel is disposed such that the polarizing plate is sandwiched between the display panel and the protective panel. The structural member projects from a plate surface of the protective panel on a polarizing plate side and overlaps the polarizing plate. The light transmissive fixing layer is disposed between the polarizing plate and the protective panel to fix the polarizing plate and the protective panel together. The light transmissive fixing layer is separated from the structural member with a clearance.

An object of the present invention is to provide a technique in a liquid crystal display device capable of performing rework processing easily, suppressing an increase in a manufacturing cost and size of the liquid crystal display device, and increasing reliability. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight, the front surface polarization plate, and a back surface polarization plate. Each of a first bonding layer and a second bonding layer is any of an uncured bonding layer having a property that an adhesion property capable of fixing the front surface polarization plate and the back surface polarization plate to the liquid crystal panel can be obtained through curing processing and a semi-cured bonding layer having a property of being softened through softening processing.

The present invention relates to an improved one-drop-filling process of producing a liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal layer between a first substrate and a second substrate, comprising steps of applying a thermally curable resin composition on a sealing region at a periphery of a surface of the first substrate; conducting a first thermal curing of the thermally curable resin composition at a temperature of 40 C. to 75 C., and obtaining a partially cured product; dropping liquid crystal on a central area encircled by the sealing region of the surface of the first substrate or the corresponding area of the second substrate, and forming the liquid crystal layer; overlaying the second substrate on the first substrate; and conducting a second thermal curing of the partially cured product.

The present invention relates to an improved one-drop-filling process of producing a liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal layer between a first substrate and a second substrate, comprising steps of applying a curable resin composition on a sealing region at a periphery of a surface of the first substrate; radiation curing the curable resin composition, and obtaining a partially cured product; dropping liquid crystal on a central area encircled by the sealing region of the surface of the first substrate or the corresponding area of the second substrate, and forming the liquid crystal layer; overlaying the second substrate on the first substrate; and thermal curing the partially cured product.

A composite switchable pane array, having: a first pane; a second pane, and an intermediate layer arranged therebetween, wherein the intermediate layer has at least one first thermoplastic polymer film and one second thermoplastic polymer film, and an SPD film arranged therebetween; and an edge sealing arranged in the outer edge region of the intermediate layer, containing a polyimide (PI) and/or polyisobutylene (FIB).