An LCD device according to a group of embodiments comprises array and counter substrates, a liquid-crystal layer and a liquid-crystal alignment layer, where the array substrate or the counter substrate further comprises: a pattern of color filter layer, formed of a plurality of color regions; a pattern of light-shielding film, comprising band-shaped portions that run along boundaries of the color regions; and protrusions formed by the color filter layer and run along boundaries of the color regions; and boundaries between the color regions being respectively deviated from centerlines of the band-shaped portions by 1 μm or more.

An electronic device includes a housing, a display module, a camera and a drive structure. The display module includes a backlight module and a liquid crystal display, the backlight module includes a fixed backlight component and a movable backlight component, the liquid crystal display includes a first base assembly, a second base assembly, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first base assembly and the second base assembly, the second base assembly is disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the backlight module and includes a movable block, the movable block is disposed opposite to the movable backlight component, and the drive structure is connected with the camera, can drive the camera to move towards the movable backlight component, and can drive, via the camera, the movable backlight component and the movable block to squeeze the liquid crystal layer.

An electro-optic device includes an element substrate including a plurality of pixel electrodes on one surface of the element substrate, an opposite substrate opposing the one surface of the element substrate via an electro-optic layer, and a seal material configured to bond the element substrate to the opposite substrate. The seal material includes a plurality of gap materials that controls a substrate-to-substrate distance between the element substrate and the opposite substrate. A concave portion is formed in the opposite substrate within a region surrounded by the seal material, and is configured to allow the substrate-to-substrate distance in a display region to be broader than the substrate-to-substrate distance in a region overlapping with the seal material.

According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display apparatus includes a first substrate including a first electrode and an insulating layer arranged so as to cover an edge of the first electrode, a second substrate including a second electrode facing the first electrode and a second slit from which the second electrode is removed, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first electrode includes a plurality of first slits extending inwardly from the edge of the first electrode. The insulating layer and the plurality of first slits are arranged such that a position of an end of the insulating layer and a position of a tip to which the first slit extends are apart from each other in a region between the edge of the first electrode and the second slit in a direction in which the first slit extends.

A curved liquid crystal display and a method of manufacturing it are presented. The display includes: a substrate having a central portion; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; and a roof layer disposed to face the pixel electrode; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the roof layer and formed by a plurality of microcavities, wherein the microcavities hold a liquid crystal material, wherein a difference between a maximum cell gap and a minimum cell gap in each of the microcavities increases with distance from the central portion of the substrate.

According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a first color filter and a second color filter. The first substrate includes an organic insulating film, a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode. The organic insulating film includes a first projection portion located opposite to the boundary between the first color filter and the second color filter, extending along the boundary, and projecting toward the second substrate.

Tunable filter arrays include an array of liquid crystal (LC) tunable Fabry-Perot (FP) microcavities. The microcavities are defined by first and second reflectors and an LC layer situated between the reflectors. The tunable filter is secured to an image sensor array so that the LC tunable microcavities are coupled to respective photodetectors of the image sensor array. Patterned electrodes are situated about the LC layer to tune the microcavities.

According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate includes an insulating substrate, an organic insulating film including a first upper surface and a second upper surface, a step being created by a height difference between the first upper surface and the second upper surface, a common electrode located on the first upper surface, a pixel electrode located on the second upper surface, and a first alignment film which covers the common electrode and the pixel electrode, a second substrate includes a second alignment film opposed to the first alignment film, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first alignment film and the second alignment film.

According to an aspect, a liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate on which a metallic layer and an insulating layer are laminated; a second substrate having a color filter and a protection layer laminated thereon; a liquid crystal; a seal material provided so as to seal the liquid crystal; a liquid crystal injection inlet formed on an outer circumference of the seal material; a first protrusion formed of at least one of the metallic layer and the insulating layer in the vicinity of each side of the liquid crystal injection inlet on the first substrate; and a second protrusion formed of at least one of the color filter and the protection layer on a position facing the first protrusion on the second substrate.

An optical device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a refractive index adjustment layer, and a textured layer. The first electrode is light-transmissive. The second electrode is light-transmissive and electrically paired with the first electrode. The refractive index adjustment layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and has a refractive index that is adjustable in an arbitrary wavelength band from the visible light range to the near-infrared range. The textured layer gives the refractive index adjustment layer an uneven surface and is in the form of a film. The refractive index adjustment layer is variable between a transparent state and a state of distributing incident light.