Abstract:
A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate divided into a first active region and a first dummy region surrounding the first active region, a plurality of data lines and gate lines arranged on the first substrate along lengthwise and widthwise directions to define a plurality of pixel regions, a common voltage line formed within the first dummy region, a plurality of active pixels formed within the first active region each having a pixel electrode, a plurality of test pixels formed within the first dummy region each having a pixel electrode, a second substrate divided into a second active region and a second dummy region surrounding the second active region and bonded to the first substrate, a first black matrix formed within the second dummy region having openings corresponding to the test pixels, a second black matrix formed within the second dummy region to overlap the pixel electrodes of the test pixels by a plurality of different widths, and a common electrode formed on the second substrate including the first black matrix and the second black matrix, wherein the common electrode receives a common voltage from a common voltage line.
Abstract:
A method for driving a liquid crystal display, includes receiving source data, reducing the number of bits of the source data, thereby generating a reduced-bit source data, comparing the reduced-bit source data of a previous frame with the reduced-bit source data of a current frame to select a preset modulated data in accordance with the result of the comparison, and modulating the source data by using the selected modulated data.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes preparing first and second substrates having a plurality of cells, the first substrate having a black matrix and a color filter and the second substrate having a thin film transistor, forming first and second alignment layers on the first and second substrates, forming a seal pattern on one of the first and second substrates, attaching the first and second substrates, and cutting the attached first and second substrates into a plurality of individual liquid crystal cells along a scribing line at an area outside of the black matrix.
Abstract:
An apparatus for generating gamma voltage includes a plurality of gamma set generators and a gamma set selector. The gamma set generators generate a plurality of gamma voltage sets that include gamma voltages having different voltage levels from each other such that each gamma voltage set corresponds with a brightness mode. The gamma set selector selects any one of the gamma voltage sets in response to the brightness mode and drives data lines of a display device in accordance with the selected gamma voltage set.
Abstract:
A liquid crystal display including a liquid crystal display panel having a liquid crystal cell at each intersection area of gate lines and data lines, a video processor generating processed data to implement a brightness level at a specific area of the liquid crystal display panel that is different from a remaining area of the liquid crystal display panel, and a position designator designating the specific area of the liquid crystal display panel where the processed data is implemented.
Abstract:
A system for reducing an OFF-current in a thin film transistor of a liquid crystal display device includes gate and data lines crossing each other, a pixel thin film transistor including gate, source and drain electrodes, the gate electrode connected to the gate line and the source electrode connected to the data line, a liquid crystal capacitor connected to the drain electrode of the pixel thin film transistor, a first switch thin film transistor connected to a first end of the data line, a second switch thin film transistor connected to a first end of the gate line, a first voltage source electrically connected to the drain electrode of the pixel thin film transistor, a second voltage source connected to a source electrode of the first switch thin film transistor, a third voltage source connected to gate electrodes of the first and second switch thin film transistors, and a fourth voltage source connected to a source electrode of the second switch thin film transistor.
Abstract:
A method of modulating data supply time includes steps of deriving a light transmittance versus time characteristic during a change of each gray level to another gray level in a liquid crystal display panel, deriving a transition time when each gray level is changed to another gray level on a basis of light transmittance versus time characteristic, and modulating a supply time of data supplied to the liquid crystal display panel in accordance with the transition time.
Abstract:
A touch screen system includes a touch panel to input image signals, a touch controller to drive the touch panel, an extension between the touch panel and the touch controller, and an anisotropic conductive film electrically interconnecting the extension to the touch controller.
Abstract:
A dispenser for a liquid crystal display panel includes a syringe for applying a dispensing material to a substrate through a nozzle provided at one end portion thereof, a cap unit provided at the other end portion of the syringe, a gas supply unit for supplying a gas to the syringe through a gas pipe penetrating the cap unit, a valve provided in the gas pipe, a detecting unit for detecting a residual quantity of the dispensing material remaining in the syringe through a flow amount of gas supplied from the gas supply unit to the syringe and a controller for controlling the gas supply unit, the valve and the detecting unit.
Abstract:
A dispenser for a liquid crystal display panel includes a table on which a substrate is loaded, an aligning substrate provided at least along one side of the substrate, at least one syringe having a nozzle at an end portion for supplying a material onto the substrate or onto the aligning substrate; and an image camera provided at a side of the syringe for detecting an image of the material on the substrate or on the aligning substrate.