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.

This invention relates to an optoelectronic and/or photovoltaic device comprising a compound used as crystal defect mitigating agent or passivating agent, the compound being selected from a compound of formula (I), a compound of formula (II), a mixture thereof, or a compound of formula (II) being selected from anyone of the disclosed formulae (III.1), (III.2), (II.3), (III4) and (III.5).

The present invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) medium comprising polymerisable compounds, to a process for its preparation, to its use for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, and to LC displays comprising it.

The present application relates to mixtures which have liquid-crystalline properties. The application furthermore relates to the use of the mixtures in devices which regulate the transmission of light through an area element.

The present invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) medium comprising polymerisable compounds, to a process for its preparation, to its use for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, and to LC displays comprising it.

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 relates to a liquid crystal (LC) medium comprising polymerisable compounds, to a process for its preparation, to its use for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, and to LC displays comprising it.

The present invention relates to liquid-crystalline media (LC media) having negative or positive dielectric anisotropy, comprising a low-molecular-weight component and a polymerizable component. The polymerizable component comprises self-aligning, polymerizable mesogens (polymerizable self-alignment additives) which effect homeotropic (vertical) alignment of the LC media at a surface or the cell walls of a liquid-crystal display (LC display). The invention therefore also encompasses LC displays having homeotropic alignment of the LC medium without alignment layers. The invention discloses novel structures for polymerizable self-alignment additives which have a certain position of the functional groups.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a compound that can provide a liquid crystal composition with a high T.sub.ni, a high ?n, a low V.sub.th, a high ??.sub.r, a low tan ?.sub.iso, and high storage stability at low temperatures, a liquid crystal composition, as well as a liquid crystal display element, a sensor, a liquid crystal lens, optical communication equipment, and an antenna each using this. Specifically disclosed are a compound represented by the general formula (i) having an ethynylene group (C?C) and an isothiocyanate group (NCS) and a liquid crystal composition containing one or two or more of the compounds.

The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises one or more compounds of the formula BO

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in which the parameters have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, to the use of the liquid-crystalline medium for electro-optical purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal light valves for lighting devices for motor vehicles, and to liquid-crystal light valves which comprise this medium and lighting devices for motor vehicles which contain such liquid-crystal light valves and to compounds of the formula BO.