An array substrate includes: a first substrate; a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines; a plurality of thin film transistors; and a plurality of reflective electrodes. The plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines define a plurality of sub-pixel regions. A thin film transistor is located in a sub-pixel region. A reflective electrode is located in the sub-pixel region and electrically connected to the thin film transistor in the same sub-pixel region. Each reflective electrode has a border including a plurality of first sub-borders extending in a first direction, a plurality of second sub-borders extending in a second direction, and a plurality of chamfer borders each connecting a first sub-border and a second sub-border that are adjacent; and an intersection of extension lines of the first sub-border and the second sub-border is located outside the border of the reflective electrode.

An object includes an electro-optic display device provided with an optically active element, the optical properties thereof can be modified by applying an electric voltage or current between at least one electrode and one corresponding auxiliary electrode, between which the optically active element is disposed. The object further includes a middle part which delimits an opening closed by a crystal including a bottom surface beneath which the electro-optic display device is arranged. The crystal is provided with an opaque frame which is made remotely from the edges of the opening and which covers the contour of the electro-optic display device so as to conceal electrical connection elements. The electro-optic display device defines an active display area which is confined by the opaque frame, such that, when the electro-optic display device is activated and displaying information, a transparent area remains between the opaque frame and the edges of the opening.

Disclosed are a display substrate (10) and a display device. The display substrate (10) includes at least one irregularly-shaped pixel (103), and a shape of a boundary line of a side, proximal to a peripheral region (101b), of each irregularly-shaped pixel (103) matches with a shape of a boundary line (101a1) of an irregularly-shaped display region (101a) in a base substrate (101), such that the irregularly-shaped pixel (103) does not go beyond the irregularly-shaped display region (101a) of the display substrate (10), a narrow bezel of the display substrate (10) can be realized conveniently, and an image displayed at the boundary line (101a1) of the irregularly-shaped display region (101a) may be prevented from being in a zigzag shape, thereby ensuring a display effect of the display device. Moreover, because an area of an orthographic projection of the irregularly-shaped pixel (103) on the base substrate (101) is smaller than an area of an orthographic projection of a rectangular pixel (102) on the base substrate (101), an area of an opening (a) formed by a black matrix layer (104) in a region where each rectangular pixel (102) is disposed is larger than an area of an opening (b) formed by the black matrix layer (104) in a region where any irregularly-shaped pixel (103) is disposed, such that a smooth transition of luminance of light emitted by the irregularly-shaped pixel (103) and the rectangular pixel (102) can be ensured, and the luminance uniformity of the display device is better.

A liquid crystal device including a single or a plurality of pixel elements is provided. Each pixel element includes: a first substrate, a second substrate parallel to the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first plurality of electrodes formed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer, a second plurality of electrodes formed between the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer. The first plurality of electrodes and the second plurality of electrodes are composed to generate electric fields in three orthogonal directions, and the electric fields in two of the three orthogonal directions are in-plane electric fields, while the other electric field of the three orthogonal directions is an out-of-plane electric field.

The present invention provides a dimming panel sequentially including: a first substrate; a liquid crystal layer; and a second substrate, the first substrate sequentially including an insulating substrate, a first electrode, a first insulator layer, and a second electrode, the second electrode including, in a plan view, linear electrodes parallel to each other with slit regions in between, and bridge electrodes each of which is disposed in one of the slit regions and is connecting two adjacent linear electrodes, the bridge electrodes including a first bridge electrode in a first slit region, a second bridge electrode in a second slit region adjacent to the first slit region, and a third bridge electrode in a third slit region adjacent to the second slit region, the first bridge electrode, the second bridge electrode, and the third bridge electrode being discrete from one another.

It is an object of the present invention to apply a sufficient electrical field to a liquid crystal material in a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display device typified by an FFS type. In a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display, an electrical field is applied to a liquid crystal material right above a common electrode and a pixel electrode using plural pairs of electrodes rather than one pair of electrodes. One pair of electrodes includes a comb-shaped common electrode and a comb-shaped pixel electrode. Another pair of electrodes includes a common electrode provided in a pixel portion and the comb-shaped pixel electrode.

It is an object of the present invention to form a pixel electrode and a metal film using one resist mask in manufacturing a stacked structure by forming the metal film over the pixel electrode. A conductive film to be a pixel electrode and a metal film are stacked. A resist pattern having a thick region and a region thinner than the thick region is formed over the metal film using an exposure mask having a semi light-transmitting portion. The pixel electrode, and the metal film formed over part of the pixel electrode to be in contact therewith are formed using the resist pattern. Accordingly, a pixel electrode and a metal film can be formed using one resist mask.

Disclosed is a plastic substrate, which includes a plastic film, a metal layer, and a resin layer having a conductive material dispersed therein and which is useful as a lower substrate of a transmissive electronic paper display device or a display device.

A liquid crystal display apparatus that controls liquid crystals with a pixel structure having a red pixel, a green pixel, a blue pixel, and a white pixel as a basic unit. Voltage-transmittance characteristics of the liquid crystals corresponding to the white pixel are different from voltage-transmittance characteristics of the liquid crystals corresponding to each of the red pixel, the green pixel, and the blue pixel.

Provided is a transparent conductive film-equipped substrate that makes it difficult for an insulating film provided on a portion from which a transparent conductive film has been removed to peel off. The transparent conductive film-equipped substrate 10 includes a substrate 1 and a transparent conductive film 2 provided on the substrate 1 and subjected to patterning, wherein the transparent conductive film-equipped substrate is made up so that: a removal region A1 where the transparent conductive film 2 has been removed by patterning, a non-removal region A2 where the transparent conductive film is left unremoved, and a boundary region A3 provided between the removal region A1 and the non-removal region A2 are formed on the substrate 1; and the boundary region A3 is formed with insular portions 2b in which the transparent conductive film 2 is formed in insular shapes.