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Abstract
Disclosed is a liquid crystal display comprising first and second substrates provided opposing one another; a liquid crystal layer made of liquid crystal material that is injected between the first and second substrates; pixel electrodes and a common electrode formed on at least one of the substrates, the pixel electrodes and common electrode generating an electric field that acts on the liquid crystal layer; and domain formation means for controlling a slanting direction of liquid crystal molecules within the liquid crystal layer, wherein m is an integer satisfying the following:
h/ 2(π/wp)1/2 −2≦ m≦h/ 2(π/wp)1/2 +2 where m is a number of domains formed by dividing the pixel electrodes by the domain formation means, w is a length of a first direction of the pixel electrodes, h is a length of a second direction of the pixel electrodes, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction, and p is a width of a second direction of the domain formation means.
h/ 2(π/wp)1/2 −2≦ m≦h/ 2(π/wp)1/2 +2 where m is a number of domains formed by dividing the pixel electrodes by the domain formation means, w is a length of a first direction of the pixel electrodes, h is a length of a second direction of the pixel electrodes, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction, and p is a width of a second direction of the domain formation means.
Description
- (a) Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display, and more particularly, to a vertically-aligned liquid crystal display in which pixel regions are divided into small domains.
- (b) Description of the Related Art
- In a liquid crystal display (LCD), liquid crystal material is injected between an upper substrate, on which common electrodes and a color filter are formed, and a lower substrate, on which thin film transistors and pixel electrodes are formed. A voltage of a different potential is applied to the pixel electrodes and common electrodes to form an electric field, thereby varying the alignment of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal material. In this way, the transmittance of incident light is controlled to enable the display of images.
- However, a serious drawback of LCDs is the limited viewing angle. Various methods and configurations have been developed to overcome this problem. Among such methods, the liquid crystal molecules are aligned perpendicularly to the upper and lower substrates, and either a predetermined aperture pattern or protrusions are formed on the pixel electrodes and the opposing common electrodes.
- By forming the aperture patterns on the pixel electrodes and common electrodes, a fringe field is generated. Using the fringe field, a slanting direction of the liquid crystal molecules is controlled to increase the viewing angle. When protrusions are formed on the pixel electrodes and common electrodes, on the other hand, an electric field distorted by the protrusions is used to control the slanting direction of the liquid crystal molecules. In an alternative method, aperture patterns are formed in the pixel electrodes provided on the lower substrate and protrusions are formed on the common electrodes provided on the upper substrate. Using a fringe field generated by the aperture pattern and protrusions, the slanting direction of the liquid crystal molecules is controlled to form domains.
- However, in the above methods, dark portions where light is not transmitted appear in areas where the aperture patterns and protrusions are formed. As a result, a large area occupied by the aperture patterns and protrusions may reduce the brightness of the LCD panel. If the number of aperture patterns and protrusions is reduced in an attempt to remedy this problem, the ability to control the slanting of the liquid crystal molecules is reduced and results in an uneven alignment. Hence, the texture generated by the uneven alignment extends over relatively large areas and reduce the brightness and overall picture quality.
- The present invention has been made in an effort to solve the above problems.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid crystal display in which spacing between aperture patterns, protrusions and other such elements that control the formation of domains is controlled to optimize the size of domains and enhance the picture quality.
- To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a liquid crystal display comprising first and second substrates provided opposing one another; a liquid crystal layer made of liquid crystal material injected between the first and second substrates; pixel electrodes and a common electrode formed on at least one of the substrates, the pixel electrodes and common electrode generating an electric field that acts on the liquid crystal layer; and domain formation means for controlling a slanting direction of liquid crystal molecules within the liquid crystal layer, wherein m is an integer satisfying the following:
h/2(π/wp)1/2−2≦m≦h/2(π/wp)1/2+2
where m is a number of domains formed by dividing the pixel electrodes by the domain formation means, w is a length of a first direction of the pixel electrodes, h is a length of a second direction of the pixel electrodes, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction, and p is a width of a second direction of the domain formation means. - In another aspect, the present invention provides a liquid crystal display comprising first and second substrates provided opposing one another; a liquid crystal layer made of liquid crystal material that is injected between the first and second substrates; pixel electrodes and a common electrode formed on at least one of the substrates, the pixel electrodes and common electrode generating an electric field that acts on the liquid crystal layer; and domain formation means for controlling a slanting direction of liquid crystal molecules within the liquid crystal layer, wherein the domain formation means includes first direction means and second direction means according to an alignment direction, and wherein the pixel electrodes are divided into a first region corresponding to a position of the first direction means and a second region corresponding to a position of the second direction means, and wherein m is an integer satisfying the following:
h/2(π/wp)1/2−2≦m≦h/2(π/wp hu 1/2+2
where m is a number of domains formed by divisions into the first regions and second regions respectively by the first direction means and second direction means, w is a length of a first direction of the first regions and a length of a second direction of the second regions, h is a length of a second direction of the first regions and a first direction of the second regions, and p is a width of the second direction of the first direction means and a width of the first direction of the second direction means. - According to a feature of the present invention, the domain formation means is realized through first and second aperture patterns formed respectively in the common electrode and the pixel electrodes.
- According to another feature of the present invention, the first aperture pattern and the second aperture pattern are formed alternately.
- According to yet another feature of the present invention, the domain formation means is realized through first and second protrusions formed respectively on the first and second substrates.
- According to still yet another feature of the present invention, the first protrusions and the second protrusions are arranged alternately.
- According to still yet another feature of the present invention, the domain formation means is realized through an aperture pattern formed in the pixel electrodes and protrusions formed on the first substrate.
- According to still yet another feature of the present invention, apertures of the aperture pattern and the protrusions are arranged alternately.
- According to still yet another feature of the present invention, h=3w and p=w/10.
- According to still yet another feature of the present invention, h=1.5w and p=w/10.
- According to still yet another feature of the present invention, if a length of a direction vertical to liquid crystal directors of the domains divided by the domain formation means is denoted by a, and a length of a direction parallel to the liquid crystal directors of the domains is denoted by β, β/α≦⅓.
- The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate an embodiment of the invention, and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention:
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FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view of a liquid crystal display according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view of a liquid crystal display according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view of a liquid crystal display according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a schematic plane view of a single pixel region in a liquid crystal display according to a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 5 is a schematic plane view of a single pixel region in a liquid crystal display according to a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIGS. 6A and 6B are drawings showing planar shapes of domains divided by domain formation means; -
FIG. 7 shows microphotographs of a portion of a liquid crystal display used to illustrate differences in picture quality depending on domain size; and -
FIG. 8 is a drawing showing dimensions of a pixel electrode as variables to mathematically obtain an optimal number of domains. - Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 shows a partial sectional view of a liquid crystal display according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. It is to be assumed that the structure shown in the drawing repeats over an entire area of the liquid crystal display. - The liquid crystal display includes a
lower substrate 100 and anupper substrate 200, and aliquid crystal layer 300 formed between thesubstrates liquid crystal layer 300 align in an upright direction with respect to thesubstrates thin film transistor 110 and apixel electrode 120 are formed on thelower substrate 100, and acommon electrode 210 is formed on theupper substrate 200. As a means to form domains, lower andupper aperture patterns pixel electrode 120 and thecommon electrode 210, respectively. Thelower aperture pattern 121 is formed with apertures that do not overlap with apertures of theupper aperture pattern 211. In other words, the apertures alternate in location. In the liquid crystal display with the above structure, a fringe field formed by theaperture patterns electrodes -
FIG. 2 shows a partial sectional view of a liquid crystal display according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention. It is to be assumed that the structure shown in the drawing repeats over an entire area of the liquid crystal display. - The liquid crystal display includes a
lower substrate 100 and anupper substrate 200, and aliquid crystal layer 300 formed between thesubstrates thin film transistor 110 and apixel electrode 120 are formed on thelower substrate 100, and acommon electrode 210 is formed on theupper substrate 200. As a means to form domains in the second embodiment,protrusions pixel electrode 120 and thecommon electrode 210, respectively. Theprotrusions liquid crystal layer 300 such that a distorted electric field is generated at boundaries of these elements. This distortion is used as a fringe field to control the slanting direction of liquid crystal molecules of theliquid crystal layer 300. -
FIG. 3 shows a partial sectional view of a liquid crystal display according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention. It is to be assumed that the structure shown in the drawing repeats over an entire area of the liquid crystal display. - The liquid crystal display includes a lower substrate and an upper substrate, and a
liquid crystal layer 300 formed between thesubstrates thin film transistor 110 and apixel electrode 120 are formed on thelower substrate 100, and acommon electrode 210 is formed on theupper substrate 200. As a means to form domains in the third embodiment, both protrusions and aperture patterns are used in combination. That is, anaperture pattern 121 is formed in thepixel electrode 120 andprotrusions 220 are formed in thecommon electrode 210. Theprotrusions 220 have a different anisotropy than theliquid crystal layer 300. - In addition to the configurations described above, it is also possible to form protrusions and aperture patterns only on the
lower substrate 100, or to form thepixel electrodes 120 orcommon electrode 210 over protrusions to realize an irregular surface, etc. The resulting planar configuration of such various structures for the means to form domains will now be describedFIG. 4 shows a schematic plane view of a single pixel region in a liquid crystal display according to a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention. - As shown in the drawing, if a
pixel electrode 120 is divided roughly in half into an upper portion and a lower portion, anaperture 121 is formed vertically (in the drawing) in the upper portion and a plurality ofapertures 122 are formed horizontally (in the drawing) in the lower portion.Apertures apertures 211 are formed vertically in an area corresponding to the upper portion of thepixel electrode 120, and theapertures 212 are formed horizontally in an area corresponding to the lower portion of thepixel electrode 120. Theapertures apertures pixel electrode 120. In other words, theapertures apertures - In the fourth embodiment, although the
apertures -
FIG. 5 shows a schematic plane view of a single pixel region in a liquid crystal display according to a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention. - As shown in
FIG. 5 , anaperture 123 is formed in thepixel electrode 120 at a center portion thereof to divide thepixel electrode 120 substantially in half, into an upper portion and a lower portion. Theaperture 123 extends at this location from a right side of thepixel electrode 120 toward, but not reaching, a left side of thepixel electrode 120. Formed in the upper portion of thepixel electrode 120 is anaperture 121, which extends diagonally from an upper right side of the pixel electrode in a downward direction to the left side of thepixel electrode 120. Anaperture 122 is formed diagonally in the lower portion of thepixel electrode 120, extending from a lower right side in a direction upward to the left side of thepixel electrode 120. -
Apertures aperture 211 is formed in an area corresponding to the upper portion of thepixel electrode 120, and theaperture 212 is formed in an area corresponding to the lower portion of thepixel electrode 120. Theaperture 211 extends to overlap with an upper side of thepixel electrode 120 and a left side of thepixel electrode 120, and a center portion of theaperture 211 extends diagonally to interconnect these two portions at an angle substantially identical to that of theaperture 121 of thepixel electrode 120. Theaperture 212 is formed in a similar pattern in the area corresponding to the lower portion of thepixel electrode 120. Theaperture 213 is formed between theapertures apertures apertures pixel electrode 120. Theaperture 213 begins extending at areas corresponding to the right side of thepixel electrode 120 and ends at a point where the diagonal portions meet. As a result of this configuration, theapertures pixel electrode 120 are formed alternately with theapertures - In the fourth embodiment, although the
apertures - In a vertically-aligned mode, if a variety of methods are used to divide a pixel into domains, the domains may have various shapes. However, the resulting shape of the domains is basically rectangular or oval-shaped. The domains will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.
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FIGS. 6A and 6B are drawings showing planar shapes of domains divided by domain formation means. - The means forming domains may be provided in a variety of shapes. The resulting shape of the domains, as shown in
FIGS. 6A and 6B , is either rectangular or oval-shaped. With this structure, the liquid crystal molecules are not uniformly driven within the domains when a voltage is applied, but rather they experience a scattered alignment direction at edges where two domain formation elements meet. Accordingly, brightness and responsiveness are reduced, resulting in problems such as the generation of white afterimages. - If a length of a domain in a direction between two opposing domain formation elements is denoted as β (a direction in line with liquid crystal directors), and a length of a domain in a direction uniform with a direction of the domain formation elements is denoted as α (a direction vertical to liquid crystal directors), a region of scattering liquid crystal directors is formed with a radius that is one-half the length of the short axis direction β. This region is formed substantially as a semicircle.
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FIG. 7 shows microphotographs of a portion of a liquid crystal display used to illustrate differences in picture quality depending on domain size. - As shown in
FIG. 7 , dark portions are reduced as a distance of a short axis direction is minimized. Accordingly, in the vertically-aligned mode, the difference between the long axis direction α and the short axis direction β must be made as great as possible to increase the effectiveness of the domains. That is, the following condition must be satisfied:
long axis direction α>short axis direction β - A ratio of an area of unstable regions (where liquid crystal directors are scattered) to an entire area in the domains is as follows:
[π(β/2)2]/(α β)=πβ/4α - It is preferable that this ratio of areas is made as small as possible, and is at least 0.25. Accordingly, the ratio of β to α must be 1 to 3.
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FIG. 8 is a drawing showing dimensions of a pixel electrode as variables to mathematically obtain an optimal number of domains. - In
FIG. 8 , a pixel region with a width of “w” and a height of “h” is divided into an “m” number of domains. In this case, the most effective number of domains to obtain good brightness is to be determined. - An entire area is “wh”, and an area that appears black in edge portions is identical to an m number of circles with a diameter h/m, π(h/2 m)2. An area of reduced brightness as a result of a width of a domain boundary p is (m−1)wp. Accordingly, an entire area A in which the liquid crystals are normally aligned is,
A=wh−(πh 2)/4m−(m−1)wp - Here, the best brightness is realized by maximizing A.
- The followings result if A is differentiated:
A′=(πh 2)/4m 2 −wp
A″=−(πh 2)/2m 3<0 - Since A″ is less than zero, A has a maximum value where A′=0. The following steps are performed in solving for m when A′=0:
wp=(πh 2)/4m 2
m 2=(πh 2)/4wp
m=h/2(π/wp)1/2 - Accordingly, the best results are obtained when the number of domains m equals h/2(π/wp)1/2. An example where a pixel region of 100 μm×300 μm is divided into long rectangular domains as shown in
FIG. 8 will be described. At this time, h=3w. Further, since p (a width of a region that is dark as a result of the width of the domain formation means) is generally about 10 μm, p=w/10. Then,
m=3/2(10π)1/2≈8.4 - That is, the ideal number of domains is approximately 8.
- The value that most affects the value of m is p. If a width of the pattern is reduced such that the dark region becomes approximately 6 μm,
m=3/2(16.7π)1/2≈10.9
such that the ideal number of domains is increased to 11. - If only half of the pixel region is made into long and vertical rectangular domains, and the rest of the region is made into long and horizontal rectangular domains, the ideal number of domains is between 4 and 6, according to the width of the domain formation means.
- In the above, the suitable range for the number of domains is,
h/2(π/wp)1/2−2≦m≦h/2(π/wp)1/2+2 - The same principles as those described above apply in the case where the shape of the domains is oval-shaped as described in the fifth preferred embodiment.
- In the vertically-aligned liquid crystal display of the present invention described above, the number of domains is determined such that the highest brightness and optimum picture quality are obtained.
- Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail hereinabove, it should be clearly understood that many variations and/or modifications of the basic inventive concepts herein taught which may appear to those skilled in the present art will still fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention, as defined in the appended claims.
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19. A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising a domain having a long side having a length A and a short side having a length B, wherein A is no shorter than 3B.
20. The LCD of claim 19 , wherein the domain has a quadrilateral shape.
21. The LCD of claim 19 , wherein the domain is divided by an aperture.
22. The LCD of claim 19 , wherein the domain is divided by a protrusion.
23. The LCD of claim 19 , wherein the domain is divided by combination of an aperture and a protrusion.
24. The LCD of claim 19 , further comprising a plurality of pixels, each pixel being divided into a plurality of domains by a domain divider,
h/2(π/wp)1/2−2≦m≦h/2(π/wp)1/2+2,
wherein m is an integer satisfying the following:
h/2(π/wp)1/2−2≦m≦h/2(π/wp)1/2+2,
where h is a height of the pixel region, w is a width of the pixel, m is a number of domains formed in the pixel and p is a width of the domain divider.
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