WO2010143348A1 - 液晶表示装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device.
- the liquid crystal display device is used not only as a large television but also as a small display device such as a display unit of a mobile phone.
- the viewing angle of a TN (Twisted Nematic) mode liquid crystal display device that has been often used in the past has been relatively narrow. A device has been made. Among such wide viewing angle modes, the VA mode can realize a high contrast ratio, and is used in many liquid crystal display devices.
- TN Transmission Nematic
- gradation inversion may occur when viewed from an oblique direction.
- an MVA (Multi-domain Vertical Alignment) mode in which a plurality of liquid crystal domains are formed in one pixel region is employed.
- an alignment regulating structure is provided on at least one liquid crystal layer side of a pair of substrates facing each other with a vertical alignment type liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween.
- the alignment regulating structure is, for example, a linear slit (opening) or a rib (projection) provided on the electrode.
- an image viewed from an oblique direction may appear brighter than an image viewed from the front (see Patent Document 1). Such a phenomenon is also called whitening.
- each of red, green, and blue pixels has sub-pixels that can have different luminances, thereby suppressing white floating from an oblique direction and improving viewing angle characteristics. .
- FIG. 23 shows a schematic diagram of a liquid crystal display device 800 disclosed in Patent Document 1.
- different subpixel electrodes 824a and 824b are connected to a common source line S via corresponding TFTs 830a and 830b, and form capacitive coupling with the corresponding auxiliary capacitance lines CSa and CSb.
- the potentials of the sub-pixel electrodes 824a and 824b change due to different voltages of the auxiliary capacitance lines CSa and CSb.
- the luminance of each of the sub-pixels Spa and Spb is different, and the viewing angle characteristics are Improvements are being made.
- FIG. 24 shows a schematic diagram of another liquid crystal display device 900 disclosed in Patent Document 1.
- the sub-pixel electrodes 924a and 924b are connected to different source lines Sa and Sb via different TFTs 930a and 930b.
- the luminance of the sub-pixels Spa and Spb is different, and the viewing angle characteristics are improved.
- Non-Patent Document 1 it is also known that after the two subpixel electrodes are charged, the luminance of the two subpixels is made different by lowering the voltage of one of the subpixel electrodes (for example, Non-Patent Document 1). reference).
- one of the two sub-pixels included in a pixel is formed by an adjacent gate wiring in addition to the same liquid crystal capacitance and auxiliary capacitance as the other sub-pixel. It further has another auxiliary capacity to be controlled. For this reason, in the liquid crystal display device of Non-Patent Document 1, when the gate line is turned on and the sub-pixel electrode corresponding to the two sub-pixels is charged and then the adjacent gate line is selected, The voltage of the pixel electrode decreases. Thus, in the liquid crystal display device disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1, viewing angle characteristics are improved.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device that suppresses a color shift when viewed from an oblique direction.
- the liquid crystal display device is a liquid crystal display device including a plurality of pixels including a red pixel, a green pixel, and a blue pixel, and each of the plurality of pixels includes a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel.
- each of the plurality of pixels includes a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel.
- the luminance of the first sub-pixel of the other two pixels is the other two pixels.
- the second gradation level is different from the first gradation level.
- the luminance of the first sub-pixel of two pixels is approximately equal to the luminance of the second sub-pixel of the other two pixels, and the gradation level of the input signal corresponding to the one pixel is an arbitrary gradation level.
- the luminance of the first sub-pixel of the one pixel is different from the luminance of the second sub-pixel of the one pixel.
- the plurality of pixels are provided in a matrix of a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and in each of the plurality of pixels, the first subpixel and the second subpixel are arranged in a column direction. In each row, the first subpixel and the second subpixel of each pixel are arranged in the row direction, and the first subpixel and the second subpixel in each of the plurality of pixels. If the sub-pixel that can exhibit high luminance is called a bright sub-pixel, and the sub-pixel that can exhibit low luminance is called a dark sub-pixel, the bright sub-pixel and the dark sub-pixel along at least one of the row direction and the column direction. Are provided alternately.
- the area ratio between the bright sub-pixel and the dark sub-pixel is approximately 1: 1 to 1: 4.
- the one pixel is the blue pixel.
- the liquid crystal display device includes a rear substrate, a front substrate, and a liquid crystal layer provided between the rear substrate and the front substrate, and the rear substrate is a first insulating substrate.
- the plurality of thin film transistors include first thin film transistors respectively corresponding to the first subpixel and the second subpixel of the red pixel, the green pixel, and the blue pixel, respectively. It includes a static and a second thin film transistor.
- the plurality of thin film transistors further include a third thin film transistor corresponding to one of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel of the blue pixel.
- the luminance of the one subpixel of the first subpixel and the second subpixel of the blue pixel is lower than the luminance of the other subpixel.
- each of the first thin film transistors includes a gate electrically connected to one gate wiring of the plurality of gate wirings, and the red pixel and the green pixel of the plurality of source wirings. Or a source electrically connected to a source wiring corresponding to the blue pixel, and a drain electrically connected to an electrode corresponding to the first sub-pixel of each of the red pixel, the green pixel, and the blue pixel.
- Each of the second thin film transistors includes a gate electrically connected to the one gate wiring, a source electrically connected to the corresponding source wiring, the red pixel, A drain electrically connected to an electrode corresponding to each of the second sub-pixels of the green pixel and the blue pixel, and the third thin film transistor includes: A gate electrically connected to another gate wiring of the plurality of gate wirings; a source; and a drain electrically connected to an electrode corresponding to the one sub-pixel of the blue pixel.
- the source of the third thin film transistor or the electrode electrically connected to the source is the pixel electrode corresponding to the blue pixel, the gate wiring, the source wiring corresponding to the blue pixel, and the auxiliary capacitance wiring.
- the source of the third thin film transistor or an electrode electrically connected to the source overlaps the at least one conductive member or a wiring electrically connected to the at least one conductive member.
- the at least one conductive member or the wiring electrically connected to the at least one conductive member includes the counter electrode or a wiring electrically connected to the counter electrode.
- the at least one conductive member or the wiring electrically connected to the at least one conductive member is a wiring electrically connected to the drain or the drain of the second thin film transistor of the blue pixel. including.
- the at least one conductive member or the wiring electrically connected to the at least one conductive member includes the corresponding source wiring.
- the at least one conductive member or the wiring electrically connected to the at least one conductive member includes the one gate wiring or a wiring electrically connected to the one gate wiring.
- the gate of the third thin film transistor is electrically connected to a gate wiring different from a gate wiring corresponding to the blue pixel among the plurality of gate wirings.
- the gate of the third thin film transistor is electrically connected to a gate wiring that is separated from the gate wiring corresponding to the blue pixel among the plurality of gate wirings by one row, two rows, or three rows. Yes.
- the gate of the third thin film transistor is electrically connected to a gate wiring selected within three horizontal scanning periods after a gate wiring corresponding to the blue pixel is selected from the plurality of gate wirings. It is connected.
- adjacent auxiliary capacitance lines among the plurality of auxiliary capacitance lines correspond to the first subpixel and the second subpixel of the red pixel, the green pixel, and the blue pixel, respectively.
- Different voltages are applied to the adjacent auxiliary capacitance lines among the plurality of auxiliary capacitance lines, and the voltage of the adjacent auxiliary capacitance lines includes a rectangular wave having a cycle of 2 ⁇ N ⁇ horizontal scanning period ( N is an integer of 1 or more.
- the N is an integer of 4 to 12.
- one phase of the voltages applied to the adjacent storage capacitor lines is delayed by (N + 1) times the horizontal scanning period with respect to the other phase.
- the back substrate further includes a plurality of storage capacitor trunks each electrically connected to some of the plurality of storage capacitor wires, and the plurality of storage capacitor wires have 2 ⁇ N Different types of voltages are applied, and the same type of auxiliary capacitance lines are connected to the same auxiliary capacitance trunk line.
- the voltage of the storage capacitor line oscillates at the same period in both the non-display period and the display period.
- the period of the non-display period of the voltage of the storage capacitor line is longer than the period of the display period of the voltage of the storage capacitor line, and each potential is indicated in the non-display period of the storage capacitor line.
- the period is roughly divided.
- the phase of the voltage of the auxiliary capacitance wiring is inverted every vertical period.
- the vertical scanning period of the liquid crystal display device is set to approximately (M + 0.5) times the period of the voltage of the auxiliary capacitance line (M is an integer of 0 or more).
- the timing at which the voltage of the auxiliary capacitance line changes is set between twice the horizontal scanning period (half cycle of the auxiliary capacitance electrode voltage ⁇ 2 ⁇ horizontal scanning period).
- the voltage of the storage capacitor line first changes after the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor are not selected after the third thin film transistor is selected.
- the plurality of source lines include source lines corresponding to the first subpixel and the second subpixel of each of the red pixel, the green pixel, and the blue pixel.
- each of the first thin film transistors includes a gate electrically connected to one gate wiring of the plurality of gate wirings, and the red pixel and the green pixel of the plurality of source wirings. Or a source electrically connected to a source wiring corresponding to the blue pixel, and a drain electrically connected to an electrode corresponding to the first sub-pixel of each of the red pixel, the green pixel, and the blue pixel.
- each of the second thin film transistors includes a gate electrically connected to the one gate wiring, and the red pixel, the green pixel, or the blue pixel of the plurality of source wirings.
- a source electrically connected to a corresponding source wiring and an electrode corresponding to the second sub-pixel of each of the red pixel, the green pixel, and the blue pixel are electrically connected It has connected the drain.
- the liquid crystal layer is a vertical alignment type
- the liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules having negative dielectric anisotropy
- each of the plurality of sub-pixels has 4 or 8 liquid crystal domains. It is formed.
- the second sub-pixel of the blue pixel has a first region and a second region separated from the first region, and the second sub-pixel of the blue pixel The first sub-pixel of the blue pixel is provided between the first region and the second region.
- the electrode corresponding to the second subpixel of the blue pixel includes an electrode corresponding to the first region of the second subpixel and an electrode corresponding to the second region of the second subpixel.
- the electrode corresponding to the first region of the second subpixel corresponds to the electrode corresponding to the second region of the second subpixel, and the first region and the second region. It is electrically connected via a connecting member having a higher resistance than the electrodes.
- the electrode corresponding to the first subpixel and the electrode corresponding to the second subpixel are each rectangular, and the electrode corresponding to the first subpixel and the electrode corresponding to the second subpixel Each edge is provided with at least one notch.
- the electrode corresponding to the first sub-pixel and the electrode corresponding to the second sub-pixel are provided with a notch corresponding to the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor.
- a negative retardation plate is provided on at least one of the first insulating substrate and the second insulating substrate.
- a biaxial retardation plate is provided on at least one of the first insulating substrate and the second insulating substrate.
- the liquid crystal display device is normally black.
- the liquid crystal display device can suppress a color shift when viewed from an oblique direction.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a first embodiment of a liquid crystal display device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of each pixel in the liquid crystal display device illustrated in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 2 is a chromaticity diagram showing a color reproduction range of the liquid crystal display device shown in FIG. 1.
- It is the equivalent circuit schematic of the liquid crystal display device of a comparative example.
- It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the pixel in the liquid crystal display device of a comparative example.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing light and darkness and polarity of each sub-pixel in the liquid crystal display device shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of the liquid crystal display device shown in FIG. 1.
- 3 is a graph showing changes in X value, Y value, and Z value from an oblique direction with respect to a Y value from the front direction in the liquid crystal display device shown in FIG. 1.
- (A)-(g) is a figure which shows the voltage waveform of the blue pixel of the liquid crystal display device shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the liquid crystal display device shown in FIG. It is a circuit diagram of the modification of 1st Embodiment of a liquid crystal display device. It is a schematic diagram which shows the voltage waveform in the liquid crystal display device shown in FIG. It is a typical top view of the back substrate in the liquid crystal display device shown in FIG. It is a circuit diagram of another modification of 1st Embodiment of a liquid crystal display device. It is a schematic diagram which shows the voltage waveform in the liquid crystal display device shown in FIG. It is a circuit diagram of another modification of 1st Embodiment of a liquid crystal display device.
- FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the voltage waveform in the liquid crystal display device shown in FIG. It is a typical top view which shows 2nd Embodiment of the liquid crystal display device by this invention.
- A is a schematic diagram which shows the liquid crystal display device of a comparative example
- (b) is a schematic diagram which shows the modification of 2nd Embodiment of the liquid crystal display device by this invention
- (c) is shown in FIG.
- It is a schematic diagram which shows the pixel in another conventional liquid crystal display device.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a liquid crystal display device 100 of the present embodiment.
- the liquid crystal display device 100 includes a back substrate 120 having a pixel electrode 124 and an alignment film 126 provided on an insulating substrate 122, a front substrate 140 having a counter electrode 144 and an alignment film 146 provided on an insulating substrate 142, A liquid crystal layer 160 provided between the back substrate 120 and the front substrate 140 is provided.
- the rear substrate 120 and the front substrate 140 are provided with polarizing plates 128 and 148 and retardation plates 129 and 149, respectively.
- the two polarizing plates 128 and 148 are arranged to face each other with the liquid crystal layer 160 interposed therebetween.
- the transmission axes (polarization axes) of the two polarizing plates 128 and 148 are arranged so as to be orthogonal to each other (so as to have a crossed Nicols relationship), and one is in the horizontal direction (row direction) and the other is in the vertical direction (column). (Direction).
- the back substrate 120 is provided with wiring and insulating layers not shown in FIG. 1, and the front substrate 140 is provided with a color filter layer not shown.
- the thickness of the liquid crystal layer 160 is substantially constant.
- the liquid crystal display device 100 may further include a backlight.
- a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix of a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns.
- the plurality of pixels includes red, green, and blue pixels, and each pixel is defined by a pixel electrode 124.
- the pixel electrode 124 is separated into a plurality of sub-pixel electrodes.
- the liquid crystal display device 100 operates in the VA mode.
- the alignment films 126 and 146 are vertical alignment films.
- the liquid crystal layer 160 is a vertical alignment type liquid crystal layer.
- the “vertical alignment type liquid crystal layer” refers to a liquid crystal layer in which the liquid crystal molecular axes (also referred to as “axis orientation”) are aligned at an angle of about 85 ° or more with respect to the surfaces of the vertical alignment films 126 and 146.
- the liquid crystal layer 160 includes a nematic liquid crystal material having negative dielectric anisotropy, and display is performed in a normally black mode in combination with the polarizing plates 128 and 148 arranged in a crossed Nicols manner.
- the liquid crystal molecules 162 of the liquid crystal layer 160 are aligned substantially parallel to the normal direction of the main surfaces of the alignment films 126 and 146.
- a voltage higher than a predetermined voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer 160
- the liquid crystal molecules 162 of the liquid crystal layer 160 are aligned substantially parallel to the main surfaces of the alignment films 126 and 146.
- the liquid crystal molecules 162 are oriented symmetrically within the pixel or a specific region of the pixel, thereby improving the viewing angle characteristics.
- both the back substrate 120 and the front substrate 140 preferably have alignment films 126 and 146, respectively.
- An input signal is input to the liquid crystal display device 100.
- the input signal is, for example, a signal compatible with a cathode ray tube (CRT) having a gamma value of 2.2, and conforms to the NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) standard.
- CTR cathode ray tube
- NTSC National Television Standards Committee
- input signals indicate values that can be converted into gradation levels of red, green, and blue pixels, and these values are represented in three dimensions.
- the input signal is, for example, a YCrCb signal. Alternatively, the gradation levels of red, green and blue pixels themselves may be indicated in the input signal.
- the input signal is BT.
- the gradation levels of the input signals corresponding to red, green, and blue pixels vary from the lowest gradation level (for example, gradation level 0) to the highest gradation level (for example, gradation level). 255).
- the gradation level indicated by the input signal is converted into a luminance level in the liquid crystal display device 100, and a voltage corresponding to the luminance level is applied to the liquid crystal layer 160 of the liquid crystal display device 100.
- the input signal may be subjected to independent gamma correction processing in order to suppress the achromatic chromaticity viewed from the front.
- FIG. 2 shows a configuration of pixels provided in the liquid crystal display device 100 and sub-pixels included in the pixels.
- FIG. 2 shows pixels in 3 rows and 9 columns as an example.
- one color is expressed by one set including the red pixel R, the green pixel G, and the blue pixel B.
- one set including the red pixel R, the green pixel G, and the blue pixel B may be referred to as a color pixel.
- the arrangement of the color filters of the liquid crystal display device 100 corresponds to the configuration shown in FIG.
- each of the pixels R, G, and B has two sub-pixels.
- the red pixel R includes a first sub pixel Ra and a second sub pixel Rb.
- the green pixel G has a first sub-pixel Ga and a second sub-pixel Gb, and the blue pixel B has a first sub-pixel Ba and a second sub-pixel Bb.
- Such a structure of red, green and blue pixels R, G and B is also called a pixel division structure.
- a sub-pixel that can exhibit high luminance among the first and second sub-pixels is referred to as a bright sub-pixel
- a sub-pixel that can exhibit low display luminance is referred to as a dark sub-pixel. is there.
- FIG. 3 shows a chromaticity diagram of the liquid crystal display device 100.
- “R” indicates chromaticity when the green and blue pixels are not lit and only the red pixel has the maximum luminance.
- “G” indicates chromaticity when the red and blue pixels are not lit and only the green pixel is set to the maximum luminance
- “B” indicates that the red and green pixels are not lit and only the blue pixel is lit. Indicates the chromaticity at the maximum brightness.
- a triangle having apexes R, G, and B shown in FIG. 3 represents the color reproduction range of the liquid crystal display device 100.
- the liquid crystal display device 100 when the gradation levels of the input signals corresponding to the red, green, and blue pixels are equal to each other at gradation levels other than the lowest gradation level, the liquid crystal display device 100 has the highest luminance of the green pixel, The red pixel has the next highest brightness and the blue pixel has the lowest brightness. For example, when the gradation levels of the input signals corresponding to red, green, and blue pixels are the highest gradation levels, the green pixel has the highest luminance, the red pixel has the next highest luminance, and the blue pixel has the highest luminance. Low.
- the input signals corresponding to the red, green, and blue pixels are different. Is equal to each other at a certain level, the ratio of the difference between the luminance of the first sub-pixel and the luminance of the second sub-pixel with respect to the maximum luminance of one of the red, green, and blue pixels is: It is larger than the ratio of the difference between the luminance of the first sub-pixel and the luminance of the second sub-pixel with respect to the maximum luminance of each of the other two pixels.
- the luminance of the first sub-pixel of the other two pixels is the other two pixels.
- the luminance of the second sub-pixel is different from the luminance of the second sub-pixel.
- the luminance of one sub-pixel is approximately equal to the luminance of the second sub-pixel of the other two pixels.
- the viewing angle characteristic can be further improved.
- each pixel is formed of a plurality of sub-pixels that can exhibit different luminances.
- FIG. 4A shows an equivalent circuit diagram of a liquid crystal display device 700 of a comparative example.
- the pixels are arranged in a matrix having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns.
- each pixel is divided into two sub-pixels Spa and Spb that can have different luminances, and the degree of whitening is suppressed.
- the storage capacitor lines are arranged so as to correspond to sub-pixels of pixels in different rows adjacent in the column direction. For example, the sub-pixel Spb of the n-row pixel and the sub-pixel Spa of the (n + 1) -th row pixel adjacent thereto in the column direction correspond to the storage capacitor line CSb.
- the sub-pixel Spa has a liquid crystal capacitor CLCA and an auxiliary capacitor CCSA
- the sub-pixel Spb has a liquid crystal capacitor CLCB and an auxiliary capacitor CCSB.
- the liquid crystal capacitor includes sub-pixel electrodes 724a and 724b, a counter electrode ComLC, and a liquid crystal layer provided therebetween.
- the auxiliary capacitor includes an auxiliary capacitor electrode, an insulating film, and an auxiliary capacitor counter electrode. (ComCSA, ComCSB).
- Subpixel electrodes 724a, 724b are connected to a common source line S m through the corresponding TFT730a and TFT730b.
- TFT730a and TFT730b is turned on / off by the gate signal voltages supplied to a common gate line G n, TFT730a, when 730b is in the ON state, the two subpixels Spa, sub-pixel electrodes each having a Spb 724a, to 724b and the auxiliary capacitance electrode, the source signal voltage from a common source line S m is supplied.
- the auxiliary capacitance counter electrode ComCSA of the subpixel Spa of the two subpixels Spa and Spb is connected to the auxiliary capacitance trunk line CSTa via the auxiliary capacitance line CSa, and the auxiliary capacitance counter electrode ComCSB of the subpixel Spb is the auxiliary capacitance line.
- the storage capacitor main line CSTb is connected via CSb.
- FIG. 4B shows a configuration of one pixel in the liquid crystal display device 700 of the comparative example.
- the liquid crystal display device 700 of the comparative example is provided with red pixels, green pixels, and blue pixels, and the red pixels, green pixels, and blue pixels all have the same configuration.
- red pixels, green pixels, and blue pixels all have the same configuration.
- red pixels, green pixels, and blue pixels all have the same configuration.
- the red pixel R has two sub-pixels Ra and Rb, and TFTs 730a and 730b and auxiliary capacitors 732a and 732b are connected to the sub-pixel electrodes 724a and 724b corresponding to the sub-pixels Ra and Rb, respectively. Yes.
- the gates of the TFTs 730a and 730b are connected to the gate line G, and the sources are connected to a common (identical) source line S.
- the auxiliary capacitors 732a and 732b are connected to the auxiliary capacitor lines CSa and CSb, respectively.
- the auxiliary capacitances 732a and 732b are provided between the auxiliary capacitance electrode electrically connected to the sub-pixel electrodes 724a and 724b, the auxiliary capacitance counter electrode electrically connected to the auxiliary capacitance lines CSa and CSb, respectively.
- the insulating layer (not shown) is formed.
- the auxiliary capacitor counter electrodes of the auxiliary capacitors 732a and 732b are independent from each other, and different auxiliary capacitor counter voltages (auxiliary capacitor voltages) can be supplied from the auxiliary capacitor lines CSa and CSb, respectively.
- the TFTs 730a and 730b are turned on, a voltage is supplied to the sub-pixel electrodes 724a and 724b via the source wiring S, and then the TFTs 730a and 730b are turned off.
- the effective voltage of the sub-pixel electrode 724a is different from the effective voltage of the sub-pixel electrode 724b.
- the luminance of the sub-pixel Ra is different from the luminance of the sub-pixel Rb.
- FIG. 4C shows the contrast and polarity of each sub-pixel in the liquid crystal display device 700 of the comparative example.
- “bright” represents a bright sub-pixel
- “dark” represents a dark sub-pixel.
- “Ca” represents that the sub-pixel corresponds to the storage capacitor trunk line CSTa
- “Cb” represents that the sub-pixel corresponds to the storage capacitor trunk line CSTb.
- “+” and “ ⁇ ” represent the direction (polarity) of the electric field applied to the liquid crystal layer. For example, “+” indicates that the potential of the counter electrode is higher than that of the sub-pixel electrode, and “ ⁇ ” indicates that the potential of the sub-pixel electrode is higher than that of the counter electrode.
- one sub-pixel of each pixel corresponds to the storage capacitor trunk line CSTa, and the other sub-pixel corresponds to the storage capacitor trunk line CSTb.
- the polarities of the pixels adjacent in the row direction and the column direction are inverted, and pixels having different polarities are arranged in a checkered pattern in pixel units.
- the brightness and polarity of the sub-pixel are inverted for each sub-pixel.
- the bright sub-pixels and the dark sub-pixels are arranged in a checkered pattern in units of sub-pixels.
- FIG. 4C shows the state of the liquid crystal display device 700 in a certain frame, but in the next frame, the polarity of each sub-pixel is inverted, and flicker is suppressed.
- the polarity of each sub-pixel is inverted, and flicker is suppressed.
- the second sub-pixel of the red pixel, the first sub-pixel of the green pixel, and the second sub-pixel of the blue pixel are dark sub-pixels.
- the color pixel displays black, and the gradation levels of the red, green, and blue pixels are the highest gradation level.
- the color pixel displays white.
- the gradation levels of the red, green and blue pixels increase while being equal to each other.
- the gradation level of the input signal corresponding to each pixel increases at an equal rate.
- the color displayed by the pixels is black, and the gradation levels of the red, green, and blue pixels are the lowest gradation levels.
- the increase in the gradation level of the input signal corresponding to the red, green, and blue pixels starts, the luminance of one sub-pixel of each pixel (this sub-pixel becomes a bright sub-pixel) starts to increase.
- the luminance of the bright sub-pixel increases to a predetermined value, the luminance of the other sub-pixel (this sub-pixel becomes a dark sub-pixel) starts to increase.
- the brightness of the achromatic color displayed by the pixels increases as the gradation levels of the input signals corresponding to the red, green, and blue pixels increase at an equal rate.
- the luminance of the red, green, and blue pixels increases and reaches the maximum gradation level, the color displayed by the pixel is white.
- the luminance of the first sub-pixel with respect to the maximum luminance of each of the red, green, and blue pixels The ratio of the difference between the brightness of the second sub-pixel and the brightness of the second sub-pixel is substantially equal to each other.
- the liquid crystal display device 700 of the comparative example focusing on each of the red, green, and blue pixels, if each of the gradation levels corresponding to the red, green, and blue pixels is equal at a certain level, each of the red, green, and blue pixels The brightness of the bright sub-pixel is different from the brightness of the dark sub-pixel.
- the gradation levels corresponding to the red, green, and blue pixels are the highest gradation levels, the brightness of each bright subpixel of the red, green, and blue pixels is substantially equal to the brightness of the dark subpixel.
- the change in the gradation level of the bright and dark sub-pixels of each pixel in the liquid crystal display device 700 of the comparative example will be described.
- the gradation level of the input signal increases from the lowest gradation level to the highest gradation level in each pixel, first, the gradation level of the bright subpixel is started to increase. After reaching the maximum gradation level, the gradation level of the dark sub-pixel starts to increase.
- the subpixels Ga and Gb of the green pixel exhibit luminance corresponding to the gradation levels 0 and 69
- the subpixels Ba and Bb of the blue pixel exhibit luminance corresponding to the gradation levels 69 and 0.
- the liquid crystal display device 700 of the comparative example has a red pixel sub-pixel.
- the subpixels Ga and Gb of the green pixel exhibit luminances corresponding to the gradation levels 64 and 255
- the subpixels Ba and Bb of the blue pixel exhibit luminances corresponding to the gradation levels 255 and 64.
- the liquid crystal display device 700 of the comparative example has a red pixel sub-pixel.
- Ra and Rb exhibit luminance corresponding to the gradation levels 255 and 255.
- the subpixels Ga and Gb of the green pixel exhibit luminances corresponding to the gradation levels 255 and 255, and the subpixels Ba and Bb of the blue pixel exhibit luminances corresponding to the gradation levels 255 and 255.
- the increase of the gradation level of the dark sub-pixel has started, but the gradation levels of the bright and dark sub-pixels are different. It can change.
- FIG. 6 shows another change in the gradation levels of the bright and dark sub-pixels in the liquid crystal display device 700 of the comparative example.
- each of the gradation levels of the bright and dark sub-pixels is set to continuously increase as the gradation level of the input signal increases.
- the gradation levels of the bright and dark sub-pixels are set. Does not reach the highest or lowest gradation level in an extremely wide gradation area. For this reason, even when the characteristics of the liquid crystal display device 700 have a certain degree of variation, it is possible to reliably increase the luminance accompanying an increase in the gradation level of the input signal.
- the color may appear to be shifted when viewed from an oblique direction.
- the color shift of the liquid crystal display device 700 of the comparative example will be described with reference to FIGS.
- FIG. 7 shows changes in colorimetric values in a 45-degree oblique direction in the liquid crystal display device 700 of the comparative example.
- the horizontal axis is a value obtained by normalizing the Y value in the front direction, and the Y value in the front direction corresponds to the luminance level in the front direction.
- the vertical axis is a value obtained by normalizing tristimulus values (X value, Y value, and Z value) from an oblique direction.
- values obtained by normalizing the X value, the Y value, and the Z value viewed from the front direction are set so as to similarly change with respect to the luminance level.
- “Front” indicates changes in the normalized values of the X, Y, and Z values when viewed from the front direction.
- the X value, Y value, and Z value when viewed from an oblique direction change in a manner different from the Y value when viewed from the front direction.
- the pixel division structure is adopted, and the whitening phenomenon is relatively suppressed, but each of the X value, the Y value, and the Z value in the oblique direction particularly in the low gradation portion. Is higher than the value seen from the front, and a slight whitening phenomenon occurs. For this reason, from the viewpoint of further suppressing the whitening phenomenon, it is preferable to reduce the X value, the Y value, and the Z value from the oblique direction until they are substantially equal to the values in the front direction, particularly in the low gradation portion. .
- the X value and the Y value change in substantially the same manner, whereas the Z value changes so as to be different from the X value and the Y value.
- the Z value is higher than the X value and the Y value, particularly in the low gradation part.
- the change in the Z value is significantly different from the change in the X value and the Y value from the result of analyzing the oblique viewing angle characteristics for each stimulus value.
- a liquid crystal display device is generally provided with a phase difference plate, but the phase difference plate further increases the difference between a change in Z value and a change in X value and Y value.
- chromaticity x is represented by X / (X + Y + Z) and y is represented by Y / (X + Y + Z).
- the color viewed from the oblique direction is particularly low-order. The color appears to shift to blue compared to the color seen from the front.
- the achromatic color appears yellowish when the Y value (front) is around 0.2, and then the lightness is further increased. Then, the neutral gray color appears to shift relatively blue.
- the achromatic color viewed from an oblique direction may be observed with colors in the blue and yellow directions.
- FIG. 8A shows relative changes in the X values of red, green, and blue pixels in the liquid crystal display device 700 of the comparative example.
- R X , G X , and B X indicate normalized values of the X values of the red, green, and blue pixels with respect to the X value of the green pixel.
- FIG. 8B shows relative changes in the Y values of red, green, and blue pixels in the liquid crystal display device 700 of the comparative example.
- R Y , G Y , and B Y indicate normalized values of the Y values of the red, green, and blue pixels with respect to the Y value of the green pixel.
- R X and G X change almost similarly, while B X changes differently from R X and G X.
- R Y and G Y change almost in the same manner, while BY changes differently from R Y and G Y.
- the difference between B X and R X and G X is also different from the difference between BY and R Y and G Y. From the above, it is considered that the viewing angle characteristic of the blue pixel is different from the viewing angle characteristic of the red and green pixels, which is the cause of the color shift from the oblique direction.
- the reason why the viewing angle characteristics of the blue pixels are different from the viewing angle characteristics of the red and green pixels in the liquid crystal display device 700 of the comparative example is considered as follows.
- the transmittance of the liquid crystal layer is adjusted by changing the birefringence of the liquid crystal layer by controlling the voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer.
- Utilization of incident light because the retardation ⁇ n ⁇ d ( ⁇ n is the birefringence of the liquid crystal layer and d is the thickness of the liquid crystal layer) of the liquid crystal layer when displaying the maximum gradation level corresponds to the half wavelength of the incident light. Is done efficiently.
- the retardation of the liquid crystal layer is designed to be a half wavelength with respect to light having a wavelength corresponding to green so as to increase utilization efficiency on average.
- a general liquid crystal display device is provided with a phase difference plate for compensating the viewing angle, and a typical phase difference plate is designed to optimally compensate for light having a green wavelength.
- the birefringence of the liquid crystal layer varies depending on the wavelength. If the peak wavelengths passing through the red, green and blue color filters are ⁇ r, ⁇ g and ⁇ b, and the birefringences of light of wavelengths ⁇ r, ⁇ g and ⁇ b when the highest voltage is applied are ⁇ nr, ⁇ ng and ⁇ nb, respectively.
- the retardation of the green pixel is set slightly smaller than ⁇ g / 2.
- the viewing angle characteristics of the blue pixels are different from the viewing angle characteristics of the red and green pixels, and when viewed from an oblique direction, it is considered that a color shift occurs in the blue-yellow direction.
- the liquid crystal display device 100 of the present embodiment is configured such that the luminance setting of the blue subpixels is different from the luminance setting of the red and green subpixels.
- the difference between the luminance of the first sub-pixel and the luminance of the second sub-pixel with respect to the maximum luminance of the blue pixel Is greater than the ratio of the difference between the luminance of the first sub-pixel and the luminance of the second sub-pixel with respect to the maximum luminance of each of the red and green pixels.
- the luminance values of the first subpixel and the second subpixel of the red pixel and the green pixel are different from each other in a certain gradation, and the luminance values of the first subpixel and the second subpixel of the two pixels are different from each other in another gradation.
- the luminance values of the first subpixel and the second subpixel of the blue pixel are different from each other in an arbitrary gradation.
- the brightness setting of the blue sub-pixel is different from the brightness setting of the red and green sub-pixels, so that the viewing angle characteristics of the blue sub-pixel are substantially equal to the viewing angle characteristics of the red and green pixels. Further improvements in viewing angle characteristics are made.
- FIG. 9A shows a configuration of a pixel in the liquid crystal display device 100.
- Two different voltages are applied to the storage capacitor line CS of the liquid crystal display device 100.
- the storage capacitor line to which one voltage is applied is referred to as storage capacitor line CSa
- storage capacitor line to which the other voltage is applied is referred to as storage capacitor line CSb.
- “H” represents a bright sub-pixel
- “L” represents a dark sub-pixel
- “A” indicates that the sub-pixel corresponds to the storage capacitor line CSa
- “B” indicates that the sub-pixel corresponds to the storage capacitor line CSb.
- “+” And “ ⁇ ” indicate the direction (polarity) of the electric field applied to the liquid crystal layer 160. For example, “+” indicates that the potential of the counter electrode 144 is higher than that of the sub-pixel electrodes 124 a and 124 b, and “ ⁇ ” indicates that the potential of the sub-pixel electrodes 124 a and 124 b is higher than that of the counter electrode 144.
- one sub-pixel of each pixel corresponds to the auxiliary capacitance line CSa, and the other sub-pixel corresponds to the auxiliary capacitance line CSb.
- the polarities of the pixels adjacent in the row direction and the column direction are inverted, and pixels having different polarities are arranged in a checkered pattern in pixel units.
- the contrast and polarity of the sub-pixel are inverted for each sub-pixel.
- the bright sub-pixels and the dark sub-pixels are arranged in a checkered pattern in units of sub-pixels.
- FIG. 9A shows the state of the liquid crystal display device 100 in a certain frame. In the next frame, the polarity of each sub-pixel is inverted, and flicker is suppressed.
- FIG. 9B shows an equivalent circuit diagram of the red pixel R, the green pixel G, and the blue pixel B on the rear substrate 120 of the liquid crystal display device 100. Focusing on the color pixel, the first sub-pixel of the red pixel, the second sub-pixel of the green pixel, and the first sub-pixel of the blue pixel are bright sub-pixels, the second sub-pixel of the red pixel, and the first sub-pixel of the green pixel The second sub-pixel of the blue pixel is a dark sub-pixel.
- the bright sub-pixels of red, green, and blue may be referred to as sub-pixels Rs, Gs, and Bs
- the sub-pixel electrodes may be referred to as sub-pixel electrodes 124s
- the TFTs may be referred to as TFTs 130s.
- the dark subpixels of red, green, and blue pixels may be referred to as subpixels Rt, Gt, and Bt
- the subpixel electrodes may be referred to as subpixel electrodes 124t
- the TFTs 130t the dark subpixels of red, green, and blue pixels
- the subpixel electrodes 124t the subpixel electrodes 124t
- the TFTs 130t the TFTs 130t.
- the red pixel R has two subpixels Ra and Rb.
- the subpixel electrodes 124a and 124b corresponding to the subpixels Ra and Rb are connected to the TFTs 130a and 130b and the auxiliary capacitors 132a and 132b, respectively.
- the TFT 130a corresponding to the first subpixel electrode 124a may be referred to as a first TFT 130a
- the TFT 130b corresponding to the second subpixel electrode 124b may be referred to as a second TFT 130b.
- Subpixel electrodes 124a, 124b is a corresponding TFTs 130 a, and is connected to a common source line S R via 130b. Note that here, the sub-pixel electrodes 124a and 124b are both substantially rectangular, and the area of the sub-pixel electrode 124a is substantially equal to the area of the sub-pixel electrode 124b.
- the gate of TFT130a and TFT130b are connected to a common gate line G n, a source of TFT130a and TFT130b are connected in common to (the same) source lines S R.
- the auxiliary capacitors 132a and 132b are connected to the auxiliary capacitor line CSa and the auxiliary capacitor line CSb, respectively.
- the auxiliary capacitances 132a and 132b are provided between the auxiliary capacitance electrode electrically connected to the sub-pixel electrodes 124a and 124b, the auxiliary capacitance counter electrode electrically connected to the auxiliary capacitance lines CSa and CSb, respectively.
- the insulating layer (not shown) is formed.
- the storage capacitor counter electrodes of the storage capacitors 132a and 132b are independent from each other, and different storage capacitor counter voltages can be supplied from the storage capacitor lines CSa and CSb, respectively. Therefore, TFTs 130 a, 130b are sub-pixel electrode 124a through the source lines S R when on, after the voltage is supplied to 124b, TFTs 130 a, 130b is turned off, further, the auxiliary capacitor line CSa and CSb potential , The effective voltage of the sub pixel electrode 124a is different from the effective voltage of the sub pixel electrode 124b. As a result, the luminance of the first sub pixel Ra is different from the luminance of the second sub pixel Rb.
- the green pixel G has the same configuration as the red pixel R.
- the blue pixel B has the same configuration as the red pixel R and the green pixel G except that the TFT 130u and the capacitor 132u are provided, and is overlapped to avoid redundancy. Description to be omitted is omitted.
- the TFT 130u is provided corresponding to the sub-pixel electrode 124t of the dark sub-pixel Bt of the blue pixel.
- the drain of the TFT 130u is connected to the sub-pixel electrode 124t of the blue pixel.
- the source of the TFT 130u is connected to the auxiliary capacitor 132u.
- the TFT 130u may be referred to as a third TFT, and the auxiliary capacitor 132u may be referred to as a corrected auxiliary capacitor.
- the gate of the third TFT 130u provided corresponding to the dark sub-pixel Bt of the blue pixel in the nth row is again the gate line G in the next vertical scanning period after the nth row gate line Gn is selected. It is electrically connected to the wiring selected until n is selected.
- the gate of the third TFT 130u provided corresponding to the dark sub-pixel Bt of the blue pixel in the nth row may be electrically connected to a gate line G different from the gate line Gn .
- the gate of the 3TFT130u provided corresponding to the dark sub-pixel Bt blue pixel in the n-th row may be connected (n + 1) th row of the gate line G n + 1 and electrically.
- Such a liquid crystal display device 100 is driven as follows.
- the potential of the gate wiring G n changes from low to high.
- the TFTs 130a and 130b become conductive, and voltage is supplied from the source wirings S R , S G and S B to the sub-pixel electrodes 124a and 124b.
- the potential of the gate line G n is changed from high to low, TFTs 130 a, 130b is nonconducting.
- the third TFT 130u becomes conductive, and the potential of the sub-pixel electrode 124b changes according to the potential charged in the correction auxiliary capacitor 132u. To do.
- the polarity of the voltage applied to the subpixel electrode 124b is to be inverted for each frame or field, the polarity of the voltage charged in the modified auxiliary capacitor 132u is, TFTs 130 a, from the source line S B through 130b
- the polarity of the voltage supplied to the sub-pixel electrode 124b is different. For this reason, when the TFT 130u is selected, the potential of the sub-pixel electrode 124b of the second sub-pixel Bt of the blue pixel is lowered. After that, the potential of the gate wiring G n + 1 changes from high to low.
- the third TFT 130u the absolute value of the voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer 160 in the second subpixel Bt decreases.
- the bright subpixels Rs, Gs, Bs, and dark subpixels Rt of the red pixel R, the green pixel G, and the blue pixel B are compared with the liquid crystal display device 700 of the comparative example.
- the luminance of the dark sub-pixel Bt of the blue pixel B can be reduced without changing the luminance of Gt. Therefore, even when the gradation levels of the input signals corresponding to the red, green, and blue pixels are equal to each other, the ratio of the difference between the luminance of the bright subpixel Bs and the luminance of the dark subpixel Bt with respect to the maximum luminance of the blue pixel B is red.
- the gradation level of the input signal increases from the lowest gradation level to the highest gradation level in each pixel, first, the gradation level of the bright subpixel is started to increase. After reaching the maximum gradation level, the gradation level of the dark sub-pixel starts to increase. In this case, the gradation levels of the bright and dark sub-pixels in the red and green pixels of the liquid crystal display device 100 change as shown in FIG.
- the gradation level of the input signal increases, the gradation level of the light sub-pixel of the blue pixel increases with a smaller slope than the light sub-pixel of the red and green pixels, and the dark sub-pixel of the blue pixel.
- the gray level increases from a higher gray level than the dark sub-pixels of the red and green pixels with a larger gradient than the dark sub-pixels of the red and green pixels.
- the subpixels Ga and Gb of the green pixel exhibit luminance corresponding to the gradation levels 0 and 69
- the subpixels Ba and Bb of the blue pixel exhibit luminance corresponding to the gradation levels 69 and 0.
- the sub-pixels Ra and Rb of the red pixel have the gradation level 255.
- 64 (2 ⁇ (190/255) 2.2 ⁇ 1) 1 / 2.2 ⁇ 255).
- the subpixels Ga and Gb of the green pixel exhibit luminances corresponding to the gradation levels 64 and 255
- the subpixels Ba and Bb of the blue pixel exhibit luminances corresponding to the gradation levels 255 and 0.
- the liquid crystal display device 100 of the present embodiment has a red pixel sub-level.
- the pixels Ra and Rb exhibit luminance corresponding to the gradation levels 255 and 255.
- the subpixels Ga and Gb of the green pixel exhibit luminances corresponding to the gradation levels 255 and 255, and the subpixels Ba and Bb of the blue pixel exhibit luminances corresponding to the gradation levels 255 and 200.
- the luminance of one sub-pixel of the blue pixel in the liquid crystal display device 100 of this embodiment is higher than that of the liquid crystal display device 700 of the comparative example. Accordingly, the luminance of the entire blue pixel is lowered. Therefore, in the liquid crystal display device 100, the thickness and / or the white balance may be compensated by adjusting the thickness of the color filter and the backlight.
- the increase of the gradation level of the dark sub-pixel has started, but the gradation levels of the bright and dark sub-pixels are different. It may change.
- the gradation level of the bright and dark sub-pixels of each pixel may be set to continuously increase as the gradation level of the input signal increases.
- the input signal can be obtained even when the characteristics of the liquid crystal display device 100 vary to some extent.
- the increase in luminance accompanying the increase in the gradation level can be ensured.
- the gradation levels of the bright and dark sub-pixels of the red and green pixels change as shown in FIG. 6, while the gradation levels of the light and dark sub-pixels of the blue pixel are different from those of FIG. May also be changed to be wider.
- FIG. 10 shows changes in colorimetric values in the direction of 45 degrees obliquely in the liquid crystal display device 100.
- the horizontal axis is a value obtained by normalizing the Y value in the front direction, and the Y value in the front direction corresponds to the luminance level in the front direction.
- the vertical axis is a value obtained by normalizing tristimulus values (X value, Y value, and Z value) from an oblique direction.
- values obtained by normalizing the X value, the Y value, and the Z value viewed from the front direction are set to change in the same manner with respect to the luminance level, and “front” in FIG.
- the change of the normalized value of X, Y, and Z value when it sees from a front direction is shown. Also in the liquid crystal display device 100, the X value, the Y value, and the Z value when viewed from the oblique direction change in a manner different from the Y value when viewed from the front direction.
- the X value and the Y value change in substantially the same manner, whereas the Z value is It changes to be different from the Y value.
- the Z value is higher than the X value and the Y value, particularly in the low gradation part.
- the difference between the Z value, the X value, and the Y value is the difference between the Z value, the X value, and the Y value in the liquid crystal display device 700. This is reduced compared to the difference, and this can suppress the color shift from the oblique direction.
- FIG. 11 shows the voltage of each wiring in the liquid crystal display device 100.
- the change in the effective voltage of the blue pixel will be described with reference to FIGS. 9B and 11.
- liquid crystal layers of the sub-pixels Ba and Bb are referred to as liquid crystal layers 160a and 160b in the following description.
- Liquid crystal capacitors formed by the sub-pixel electrodes 124a and 124b, the liquid crystal layers 160a and 160b, and the counter electrode 144 are referred to as liquid crystal capacitors Clca and Clcb.
- the capacitance values of the liquid crystal capacitors Clca and Clcb are set to the same value CLC (V).
- the value of CLC (V) depends on the effective voltage (V) applied to the liquid crystal layers of the sub-pixels Ba and Bb.
- auxiliary capacitors that are independently connected to the liquid crystal capacitors of the sub-pixels Ba and Bb are indicated as auxiliary capacitors Ccsa and Ccsb, and the capacitance values are the same value CCS.
- One electrode of the liquid crystal capacitor Clca and the auxiliary capacitor Ccsa of the sub-pixel Ba is connected to the drain of the TFT 130a provided for driving the sub-pixel Ba, and the other electrode of the liquid crystal capacitor Clca is connected to the counter electrode.
- the other electrode of the capacitor Ccsa is connected to the auxiliary capacitor line CSa.
- One electrode of the liquid crystal capacitor Clcb and the auxiliary capacitor Ccsb of the sub-pixel Bb is connected to the drain of the TFT 130b provided for driving the sub-pixel Bb, and the other electrode of the liquid crystal capacitor Clcb is connected to the counter electrode.
- the other electrode of the capacitor Ccsb is connected to the auxiliary capacitor line CSb.
- TFTs 130 a, any 130b is gate connected to the gate line G n, TFT130a, none 130b sources are connected to the source line S B.
- Vg n gate lines G n at time T1 is changed to VgH from VgL, TFTs 130 a, 130b are simultaneously conductive state (ON state), the sub-pixel Ba, subpixel electrode 124a of Bb, a source wiring 124b voltage Vs of S B is transmitted, the sub-pixel Ba, is charged to Bb.
- the auxiliary capacitance of each sub-pixel Ccsa, charging from the source line S B is also carried out in Ccsb.
- the voltage Vg n gate lines G n at time T2 is changed to VgL from VgH, TFTs 130 a and TFT130b simultaneously non-conductive state (off state), the sub-pixel Ba, Bb, storage capacitance Ccsa, Ccsb Are all electrically insulated from the source wiring S B.
- Vcsb Vcom + Vad It is.
- the voltage Vcsa of the auxiliary capacitance line CSa connected to the auxiliary capacitance Ccsa changes from Vcom ⁇ Vad to Vcom + Vad
- the voltage Vcsb of the auxiliary capacitance line CSb connected to the auxiliary capacitance Ccsb changes from Vcom + Vad to Vcom ⁇ Vad. Changes by 2 times Vad.
- Vlcb Vs ⁇ Vd ⁇ 2 ⁇ K ⁇ Vad To change.
- K CCS / (CLC (V) + CCS).
- Vlcb Vs ⁇ Vd ⁇ Vcd ⁇ 2 ⁇ K ⁇ Vad
- Vcsa changes from Vcom + Vad to Vcom ⁇ Vad
- the voltage Vcsb changes from Vcom ⁇ Vad to Vcom + Vad by a double Vad
- Vlcb Vs ⁇ Vd ⁇ Vcd ⁇ 2 ⁇ K ⁇ Vad
- Vlca Vs ⁇ Vd
- Vlcb Vs ⁇ Vd ⁇ Vcd To change.
- Vcsa changes from Vcom ⁇ Vad to Vcom + Vad
- Vcsb changes from Vcom + Vad to Vcom ⁇ Vad by two times Vad
- Vlcb Vs ⁇ Vd ⁇ Vcd ⁇ 2 ⁇ K ⁇ Vad To change.
- the voltages Vcsa, Vcsb, Vlca, and Vlcb alternately repeat the changes in T5 and T6 at intervals of an integral multiple of the horizontal writing time (horizontal scanning period) 1H.
- the repetition interval of T5 and T6 is set to 1 time, 1 time, 2 times, 3 times, or more than 1H depends on the driving method (polarity inversion method, etc.) of the liquid crystal display device and the display state ( It may be set as appropriate in consideration of flickering, display roughness, and the like.
- Va Vlca-Vcom
- Vb Vs ⁇ Vd ⁇ Vcd ⁇ K ⁇ Vad ⁇ Vcom It becomes.
- the difference in effective voltage between the sub-pixels Ba and Bb of the blue pixel B is larger than that of the red pixel R and the green pixel G. For this reason, the difference in luminance between the sub-pixels Ba and Bb can be increased, and thereby, color shift from an oblique direction can be suppressed.
- FIG. 12 shows a block diagram of the liquid crystal display device 100.
- the liquid crystal display device 100 includes a liquid crystal display panel 200, an image processing circuit 310, an image timing modulation circuit 320, an LCD timing controller 330, a driver-power source 340, and a CS voltage generation circuit 350.
- the driver power source 340 includes a gate driver and a source driver
- the CS voltage generation circuit 350 includes a CS timing generation circuit 352 and a CS voltage modulation circuit 354.
- the input signal is appropriately processed in the image processing circuit 310 and then changed to a suitable timing in the image timing modulation circuit 320.
- the image data whose timing has been changed is supplied to the liquid crystal display panel 200 via the LCD timing controller 330 and the gate driver and source driver.
- the changed timing is supplied to a CS (auxiliary capacitor voltage) timing generation circuit 352 of the CS voltage generation circuit 350 to generate a necessary type of timing, and is supplied to the liquid crystal display panel 200 via the CS voltage modulation circuit 354.
- the CS voltage generation circuit 350 may be driven by a specific driving program, and the driving program may be recorded on an information recording medium.
- the liquid crystal display panel 200 requires at least two types of auxiliary capacitance voltages, and the timing of the auxiliary capacitance voltage is essentially set according to the timing of other signals and the number of types of auxiliary capacitance voltages. For this reason, typically, a corresponding circuit is designed according to the type of the liquid crystal display panel, but a program that comprehensively specifies the auxiliary capacitance voltage and its timing is also used for different types of liquid crystal display panels. If possible, the timing of the auxiliary capacitance voltage can be easily changed even with different types of liquid crystal display panels.
- the auxiliary capacitance voltage typically changes between two predetermined values.
- the binary voltage The value may be changed, and overshoot and / or undershoot may be applied to avoid waveform rounding due to capacitance.
- a program having a function of setting the timing and voltage of the auxiliary capacitance voltage from the parameters of the liquid crystal display panel is installed in the CS voltage generation circuit 350, and a list of compatible panel parameters, a calculation method, and the like are read from the medium. Supplying to the CS voltage generation circuit 350 is effective.
- liquid crystal display device when the use of the liquid crystal display device is different, such as a PC monitor or a television device, if the sub-pixel brightness is similarly adjusted by the third TFT 130u, a sufficient effect may not be obtained. In this case, it is preferable that control by a program is possible in order to adjust the luminance more appropriately according to the application.
- FIG. 13 shows an equivalent circuit diagram of the liquid crystal display device 100A.
- different voltages are applied to different auxiliary capacity trunk lines.
- the storage capacitor line CSa is electrically connected to the storage capacitor trunk line CSTa
- the storage capacitor line CSb is electrically connected to the storage capacitor trunk line CSTb.
- the voltage applied to one auxiliary capacity trunk line may be inverted by an inverting circuit to easily generate the voltage applied to the other auxiliary capacity trunk line.
- one sub-pixel of each pixel corresponds to the storage capacitor trunk line CSTa
- the other sub-pixel corresponds to the storage capacitor trunk line CSTb.
- FIG. 14 shows voltage waveforms of the liquid crystal display device 100A shown in FIG.
- Vs m + 2 indicates the waveform of the source signal voltage supplied to the m + 2 column source wiring S m + 2 .
- Vg n denotes the waveform of the gate signal voltage supplied to the gate line G n of n rows, similarly, Vg n + 1, Vg n + 2, ⁇ is, n + 1 line, n + 2 rows, ...
- VCSTa and VCSTb indicate waveforms of the auxiliary capacitor counter voltage supplied to the auxiliary capacitor trunk lines CSTa and CSTb, respectively.
- Va ⁇ m + 2, n and Vb ⁇ m + 2, n indicate the voltage waveforms of the liquid crystal capacitances of the first and second sub-pixels in n rows and m + 2 columns with reference to the voltage waveform of the gate wiring.
- Va ⁇ m + 2, n + 1, Vb ⁇ m + 2, n + 1 indicate voltage waveforms of the liquid crystal capacitances of the first and second sub-pixels in the (n + 1) th row and the m + 2 column with reference to the voltage waveform of the gate wiring.
- the pixels in the nth row m + 2 column, the n + 1th row m + 2 column,... Are blue pixels, the first subpixel is a bright subpixel, and the second subpixel is a dark subpixel.
- the oscillation periods of the voltages VCSTa and VCSTb of the auxiliary capacity trunk lines CSTa and CSTb are all times (1H) that is one time of the horizontal scanning period.
- the phase of the voltage VCSTb is inverted with respect to the phase of the voltage VCSTa.
- the voltages VCSTa and VCSTb of the auxiliary capacity trunk lines CSTa and CSTb are not limited to the waveforms shown in FIG. However, it is preferable that the first change in the voltage VCSTa is opposite to the first change in the voltage VCSTb after the voltage of any corresponding gate wiring changes from VgH to VgL.
- the first change in the voltage VCSTa after the voltage of the corresponding arbitrary gate wiring changes from VgH to VgL is increased, and the voltage after the voltage of the corresponding arbitrary gate wiring changes from VgH to VgL It is preferred that the initial change in VCSTb is a decrease.
- the initial change in the voltage VCSTa after the voltage of any corresponding gate wiring changes from VgH to VgL is a decrease, and the voltage VCSTa after the voltage of any corresponding gate wiring changes from VgH to VgL It is preferred that the initial change is an increase.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic plan view of the back substrate 120 in the liquid crystal display device 100A.
- the gate lines G and the source lines S are arranged in a matrix, and the auxiliary capacity line CS extends in parallel with the gate line G. Further, two extension lines GE1 and GE2 extend from each gate line G.
- the extension wiring GE1 may be referred to as a first extension wiring GE1
- the extension wiring GE2 may be referred to as a second extension wiring GE2.
- each of the first extension wiring GE1 and the second extension wiring GE2 is provided in the vicinity of the auxiliary capacitance wiring CS.
- each pixel is arranged symmetrically with respect to the gate wiring G.
- a TFT 130a is provided corresponding to the sub-pixel electrode 124a
- a TFT 130b is provided corresponding to the sub-pixel electrode 124b.
- the sub pixel electrode 124a forms a capacitive coupling with the wiring overlapping with the sub pixel electrode 124a, and the potential of the sub pixel electrode 124a varies depending on the potential of the wiring.
- the sub pixel electrode 124a forms a capacitive coupling with the auxiliary capacitance line CSa, and the potential of the sub pixel electrode 124a varies according to the potential of the auxiliary capacitance line CSa.
- the subpixel electrode 124b forms a capacitive coupling with a wiring overlapping with the subpixel electrode 124b, and the potential of the subpixel electrode 124b varies depending on the potential of the wiring.
- the sub-pixel electrode 124b forms capacitive coupling with the auxiliary capacitance line CSb.
- the voltages supplied to the sub-pixel electrodes 124a and 124b through the source line S are equal to each other, but after the TFTs 130a and 130b are in the non-conductive state, the potential of the storage capacitor line CSa is Is different from the storage capacitor line CSb, the potentials of the sub-pixel electrodes 124a and 124b are different. As a result, the luminance of the first sub-pixel is different from the luminance of the second sub-pixel.
- the subpixel electrodes 124a and 124b form capacitive coupling with the source wiring S, TFT, gate wiring G, and the like, but the potentials of the source wiring S, TFT, gate wiring G, and the like are considered to be substantially constant. Therefore, these capacitive couplings do not substantially contribute to changing the potential difference between the sub-pixel electrodes 124a and 124b.
- a TFT 130u is provided on the sub-pixel electrode 124t of the blue pixel.
- the gate of TFT130u provided corresponding to the dark sub-pixel Bt blue pixel in the n-th row is electrically connected to the gate wiring G n + 1 of the (n + 1) th row.
- the TFTs 130a, 130b, and 130u have a semiconductor layer, and the semiconductor layers of the TFTs 130a, 130b, and 130u are formed by patterning the deposited semiconductor film.
- the TFT 130u is formed in the same process as the TFTs 130a and 130b.
- the gate of the TFT 130u is electrically connected to the extension wiring GE1 or GE2, and the drain of the TFT 130u is electrically connected to the sub-pixel electrode 124t.
- the source of the TFT 130u or an electrode electrically connected to the source overlaps the lower extension wirings GE1 and GE2 and the upper pixel electrode 124t through the insulating layer, and is electrically connected to the source or source of the TFT 130u.
- the formed electrodes are capacitively coupled to the extension lines GE1 and GE2 and the sub-pixel electrode 124t.
- a capacitance is formed between the sub-pixel electrode 124t and the source of the TFT 130u, and between the sub-pixel electrode 124t and the extension wirings GE1 and GE2, and this capacitance is the corrected auxiliary capacitance 132u shown in FIG. 9B.
- the source of the TFT 130u and the sub-pixel electrode 124t are electrically connected to absorb the charge of the sub-pixel electrode 124t with respect to the correction auxiliary capacitor 132u or Release takes place.
- the potential of the source of the TFT 130s is changed from the potential of the sub-pixel electrode 124t until the gate of the TFT 130u is turned on after the gate of the TFT 130s and TFT 130t is turned off by charging the correction auxiliary capacitor 132u one frame before. The opposite is the case.
- the correction auxiliary capacity 132u does not exceed the liquid crystal capacity of the sub-pixel.
- the correction auxiliary capacity 132u is preferably 1% to 10% of the liquid crystal capacity, and more preferably 2% to 5%.
- the conductive member that forms capacitive coupling with the source of the TFT 130u may be another member that hardly causes low-frequency voltage fluctuations in one frame period.
- the first sub-pixel of one blue pixel is a bright sub-pixel
- the second sub-pixel Are dark sub-pixels.
- the first subpixel of the other blue pixel is a dark subpixel
- the second subpixel is a bright subpixel.
- the first extension wiring GE1 forms a capacitive coupling with the sub pixel electrode 124t of the second sub pixel serving as the dark sub pixel
- the second extension wiring GE2 is a sub of the first sub pixel serving as the dark sub pixel. Capacitive coupling is formed with the pixel electrode 124t.
- the gate of the 3TFT130u provided corresponding to the dark sub-pixel Bt blue pixel in the n-th row is the (n + 1) th row had been gate wirings G n electrically connected to, the The invention is not limited to this.
- the gate of the third TFT 130u provided corresponding to the dark sub-pixel Bt of the blue pixel in the nth row may be electrically connected to the gate wiring in yet another row.
- the longer the distance between the gate of the TFT 130u and the gate wiring electrically connected thereto the longer the wiring connecting the gate of the TFT 130u and the gate wiring, the aperture ratio decreases, and the auxiliary capacitance wiring CS
- the first extension wiring GE1 and the second extension wiring GE2 that electrically connect the gate wiring Gn and the gate of the TFT 130u corresponding to the dark sub-pixel Bt of the blue pixel are in the vicinity of the auxiliary capacitance wiring CS.
- the first extension wiring GE1 and the second extension wiring GE2 may be provided in the vicinity of the gate wiring.
- the first extension wiring GE1 and the second extension wiring GE2 may be formed in another layer overlapping with the gate wiring Gn to suppress the decrease in the aperture ratio.
- the sub-pixel electrode 124t is provided so as to overlap the source of the TFT 130u via the insulating layer, and capacitive coupling is formed between the source of the TFT 130u and the sub-pixel electrode 124t.
- the invention is not limited to this.
- the capacitance may be increased by forming capacitive coupling between the electrode electrically connected to the source of the TFT 130u provided in the semiconductor layer and the sub-pixel electrode 124t.
- such an electrode is formed of a transparent conductive member.
- the third TFT 130u is provided corresponding to the dark sub-pixel Bt, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the third TFT 130u may be provided corresponding to the bright subpixel Bs.
- the potential of the subpixel electrode 124s approaches the potential of the counter electrode 144 (for example, the ground potential) via the TFT 130s, so that the effective voltage of the bright subpixel and the effective voltage of the dark subpixel are reduced.
- the difference from the voltage is reduced, and the brightness of the bright sub-pixel Bs is lowered.
- the effect of improving the viewing angle is reduced.
- the higher the voltage is the larger the slope of the curve is. Therefore, the luminance reduction amount of the bright subpixel is larger than the luminance reduction amount of the dark subpixel. For this reason, it is preferable that the third TFT 130u is provided corresponding to the dark sub-pixel Bt.
- the auxiliary capacity trunk line CST (that is, the auxiliary capacity trunk lines CSTa and CSTb) is provided corresponding to two different voltages, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the auxiliary capacity trunk line CST may be provided corresponding to three or more different voltages.
- the rectangular waves included in the voltage applied to each of the auxiliary capacity trunk lines CST may have different phases at the same period.
- the voltage VCST of the auxiliary capacity trunk line CST preferably includes a rectangular wave with a period of 2 ⁇ N ⁇ H (horizontal scanning period).
- N is an integer of 1 or more.
- the timing at which the voltage VCS of the auxiliary capacitance line CS fluctuates can be set for each gate line.
- the CS voltage generation circuit 350 shown in FIG. therefore, it is not preferable.
- the potential of each source line S is not only inverted every frame but also inverted every 1H (H: horizontal scanning period).
- the voltage VCST of the storage capacitor trunk line CST has a periodicity that is an integral multiple of the horizontal scanning period, the voltage VCST of the storage capacitor trunk line CST can be changed in accordance with the change timing of the potential of the source line S.
- the increase in the number of types of auxiliary capacity trunk line CST can be suppressed.
- the amplitude cycle of the voltage VCST applied to the auxiliary capacity main line CST can be increased, so that a sufficient timing margin can be secured.
- the number of subpixels corresponding to the auxiliary capacitance line electrically connected to the auxiliary capacitance trunk line to which one type of voltage is applied is reduced, and the amount of charge to be changed by the auxiliary capacitance main line to which one type of voltage is applied Is reduced.
- the liquid crystal display device 100B shown in FIG. 16 is provided with auxiliary capacitance trunk lines CST (that is, auxiliary capacitance trunk lines CSTa, CSTb, CSTc, CSTd) corresponding to four different voltages.
- auxiliary capacitance trunk lines CST that is, auxiliary capacitance trunk lines CSTa, CSTb, CSTc, CSTd
- the voltages VCSTa to VCSTd applied to the storage capacitor trunk lines CSTa to CSTd oscillate at a cycle of 4H, and the voltages VCSTa to VCSTd have a low voltage and a high voltage.
- the voltage VCST of the auxiliary capacity main line CST periodically oscillates at an integral multiple of the horizontal scanning period, so that the auxiliary capacity wiring of the entire liquid crystal display panel can be covered with a relatively small number of auxiliary capacity main lines CST.
- the phase of the voltage VCSTa of the storage capacitor trunk line CSTa corresponding to the sub-pixel Spa is the phase of the voltage VCSTb of the storage capacitor trunk line CSTb corresponding to the sub-pixel Spb.
- the phase of the voltage VCSTa is shifted by a half cycle (that is, 2H) as compared with the phase of the voltage VCSTb.
- the phase of the voltage VCSTc of the auxiliary capacitance main line CSTc corresponding to the sub pixel Spa is inverted with respect to the phase of the voltage VCSTd of the auxiliary capacitance main line CSTd corresponding to the sub pixel Spb. Therefore, the phase of the voltage VCSTc is shifted by 2H compared to the phase of the voltage VCSTd.
- the voltage of the respective subpixel electrodes 124a and 124b is caused by a pulling phenomenon due to the influence of parasitic capacitances and the like of the TFTs 130a and 130b.
- Vlca and Vlcb decrease by substantially the same pull-in voltage Vd.
- the third TFT 130u is turned on, and the potential of the sub-pixel electrode 124t of the dark sub-pixel Bt of the blue pixel B is lowered.
- the first change in the voltages of the auxiliary capacitance lines CSa and CSb occurs.
- the first change in the voltage of the auxiliary capacitance line CS after the TFTs 130a and 130b are turned off occurs after the third TFT 130u is selected and the potential of the sub-pixel electrode 124t is lowered.
- the time the auxiliary capacitor trunk CSTA, the voltage Vg n gate lines G n corresponding to CSTb changes from VgH to VgL is coincident with the center of the time of the flat portion of the voltage VCST the auxiliary capacitor main CST
- the value of Td is 1H. Note that the value of Td may be in a range larger than 0H and shorter than 2H.
- auxiliary capacitance lines CS are provided for each row of pixels as in the liquid crystal display device 100B
- the period of vibration of the VCST is 2 ⁇ N ⁇ H
- the allocation of the auxiliary capacity trunk line to which the regularly inverted voltage is applied and the auxiliary capacity wiring is simplified, and the Lth auxiliary capacity trunk line is connected via the L auxiliary capacity trunk lines.
- L types of patterns of voltage can be applied to the entire auxiliary capacitance wiring.
- auxiliary capacitance lines CS are provided for each row of pixels, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the auxiliary capacitance line CS may be provided in common to two subpixels adjacent to each other among two pixels adjacent in the column direction. In this case, the number of storage capacitor lines CS in the liquid crystal display panel can be reduced.
- the auxiliary capacitance line CS is provided in common to two subpixels adjacent to each other out of two pixels adjacent in the column direction.
- the liquid crystal display device 100C is provided with six types of auxiliary capacity trunk lines (that is, auxiliary capacity trunk lines CSTa to CSTf).
- the voltages applied to the storage capacitor trunk lines CSTa to CSTf oscillate at a cycle of 12H.
- the phase of the voltage VCSTa of the auxiliary capacitance main line CSTa corresponding to the sub pixel Spa is relative to the phase of the voltage VCSTb of the auxiliary capacitance main line CSTb corresponding to the sub pixel Spb.
- the voltage of the subpixel electrodes 124a and 124b is caused by a pulling phenomenon due to the influence of the parasitic capacitances of the TFTs 130a and 130b.
- Vlca and Vlcb decrease by substantially the same pull-in voltage Vd.
- the third TFT 130u is turned on, and the potential of the sub-pixel electrode 124t of the dark sub-pixel Bt of the blue pixel B is lowered.
- the first change in the voltage of the auxiliary capacitance line CS occurs.
- the first change in the voltage of the auxiliary capacitance line CS after the TFTs 130a and 130b are turned off occurs after the third TFT 130u is selected and the potential of the sub-pixel electrode 124t is lowered.
- the period of oscillation of the voltage VCST of the auxiliary capacity main line CST can be set to 2 ⁇ N ⁇ H.
- N is long, the number L of auxiliary capacity trunk lines CST increases accordingly.
- the area occupied by the auxiliary capacity trunk line increases, and it is necessary to individually generate the voltage VCST to be applied to the auxiliary capacity trunk line CST.
- N is preferably as short as possible.
- N is preferably an integer from 4 to 12, for example, from the feasibility of the liquid crystal display panel and the ease of driving. Particularly, N is 4, 6, 8, or 12 for ease of control. Preferably there is.
- the phase of the voltage of the auxiliary capacitance wiring arranged corresponding to the gate wiring selected later in time is N times or N + 2 times the horizontal scanning period compared to the other phase.
- the phase of the voltage of the auxiliary capacitance wiring arranged corresponding to the gate wiring selected later in time may be shifted by (N + 1) times the horizontal scanning period compared to the other phase.
- the TFT 130u is selected to lower the potential of the sub-pixel electrode 124t of the blue pixel.
- the period until the voltages VCSTa and VCSTb of the auxiliary capacity trunk lines CSTa and CSTb change for the first time after the voltage of the gate line G n is turned off is different, it is arranged on one side with respect to the gate line G n .
- a difference in luminance occurs between the dark sub-pixel (for example, the first sub-pixel) and the dark sub-pixel (for example, the second sub-pixel) arranged on the other side with respect to the gate wiring.
- the voltage of the auxiliary capacitance wiring arranged corresponding to the gate wiring selected later in time Is preferably delayed by (N + 1) H periods compared to the other phase.
- the CS capacitor generation circuit 350 sets the storage capacitor wiring arranged corresponding to the gate wiring selected later in time. Even if the phase of the voltage is shifted by (N + 2) times the horizontal scanning period compared to the other phase, no driving problem occurs.
- the CS voltage generation circuit 350 causes the voltage phase of the auxiliary capacitance wiring arranged corresponding to the gate wiring selected later in time to be the other phase. If the time is shifted by (N + 2) times the horizontal scanning period, the period from when the TFT is turned off until the voltage of the auxiliary capacitance line first changes is the same as when N is 3 or 5. Capacitive driving may be difficult.
- each subpixel electrode is caused by a pulling phenomenon due to the influence of the parasitic capacitance or the like of the TFTs 130a and 130b.
- the voltages Vlca and Vlcb of 124a and 124b are lowered by substantially the same pull-in voltage Vd.
- the third TFT 130u is turned on, and the potential of the sub-pixel electrode 124t of the dark sub-pixel Bt of the blue pixel B is lowered.
- the first change in the voltage of the auxiliary capacitance line CS occurs.
- the voltage of the storage capacitor line CS first changes after the potential of the sub-pixel electrode 124t by the third TFT 130u decreases.
- the effective voltage of the liquid crystal layer 160 decreases. Strictly speaking, it is affected by a change in potential of the conductive member forming the source of the TFT 130u and the correction auxiliary capacitor 132u, but this influence is ignored here. Note that the influence of the change in potential of the conductive member ignored here is considered to be constant regardless of the timing.
- the third TFT 130u Since the effective voltage of the sub-pixel corresponding to the third TFT 130u is reduced due to the voltage change of the auxiliary capacitance line CS, when the third TFT 130u is turned on after being affected by the voltage change of the auxiliary capacitance line CS, the voltage reduction by the third TFT 130u. The effect is reduced. For this reason, it is preferable that the third TFT 130u is turned on before the voltage of the auxiliary capacitance line CS changes.
- the potential of the sub-pixel electrode changes due to the influence of the voltage of the storage capacitor line CS.
- the potential of the sub-pixel electrode is not only displayed in the display period. It is influenced by the voltage of the auxiliary capacitance line CS during the period.
- the period in which the voltage of the storage capacitor line CS is high and the period in which the voltage is low in the display period are equal to each other, but the period in which the voltage of the storage capacitor line CS is high and the period in the low period are also equal in the non-display period. It is preferable. For this reason, the voltage of the storage capacitor line CS may oscillate in the same period in both the non-display period and the display period.
- the period of the non-display period may be set so that the period during which the voltage of the storage capacitor line CS is high and the period during which the voltage is low in the non-display period are equal to each other.
- the period of the voltage of the wiring CS may be set longer than the period in the display period.
- the polarity of the pixel is inverted in units of several frames.
- the phase of the voltage of the auxiliary capacitance line CS does not change regardless of the inversion of the polarity of the pixel, the brightness of the sub-pixel is inverted corresponding to the frame inversion. As a result, flicker may be seen and the effect of improving the viewing angle of blue pixels may be reduced.
- the phase of the voltage VCS applied to the auxiliary capacitance line CS is inverted every pixel inversion period. For example, when the inversion period of the pixel polarity is one frame, it is preferable that the phase of the voltage applied to the storage capacitor line CS is inverted every frame.
- the phase of the voltage of the auxiliary capacitance line CS is also inverted every 2 frames or 3 frames.
- the pixel inversion period is set to one vertical scanning period (one frame). ) Is preferable.
- the vertical scanning period of the liquid crystal display devices 100 to 100C is set to approximately (M + 0.5) times the period of the voltage VCS of the auxiliary capacitance line CS.
- M is a natural number of 1 or more.
- a special adjustment circuit is provided. Instead, the phase of the voltage VCS of the auxiliary capacitance line CS can be inverted for each frame.
- the function MOD (dividend, divisor) indicates a remainder obtained by dividing the dividend by the divisor.
- the phase of the voltage VCS of the auxiliary capacitance line CS can be reversed along with the reversal of the pixel polarity.
- the gate wiring is turned off at an intermediate time in the flat portion of the voltage VCS of the auxiliary capacitance wiring CS.
- the number of scanning lines of effective image data varies with respect to the number of scanning lines of the liquid crystal display panel
- the number of scanning lines of effective image data is equal to the number of scanning lines of the liquid crystal display panel.
- the number of scanning lines of effective image data is most often increased or decreased by 1H at the time of input. Since the frame frequency is determined, when the number of scanning lines increases in a certain frame, the number of scanning lines generally decreases in the next frame.
- the number of scanning lines of the effective image data may be changed according to the input signal, but a member for correcting an unexpected signal is added to the control of the potential of the auxiliary capacitance line CS.
- a margin of 2H before and after so that even if there is a fluctuation of about 1H.
- the period from when the TFTs 130a and 130b are turned off until the voltage of the corresponding auxiliary capacitance lines CSa and CSb changes is from twice (2H) the horizontal scanning period (half cycle of the voltage of the auxiliary capacitance lines ( That is, it is preferably set during (N) -2 ⁇ horizontal scanning period).
- the period from when the gates of the TFTs 130a and 130b are turned off until the voltage of the auxiliary capacitance line CS changes is, for example, 2H, It is preferably 3H or 4H.
- the period from when the gate of the TFT 130a is turned off until the voltage VCSTb of the storage capacitor main line CSTb changes is 2H.
- the period from when the gate of the TFT 130b is turned off until the voltage VCSTc of the storage capacitor main line CSTc changes is 3H.
- the period from when the gate of the TFT 130a is turned off until the voltage VCSTb of the auxiliary capacitance trunk CSTb changes is 3H
- the period from when the gate of the TFT 130b is turned off until the voltage VCSTc of the auxiliary capacitance line CSTc changes is 4H. Since the TFT 130u is selected after 1H has elapsed since the TFTs 130a and 130b are turned off, the period from when the gate of the TFT 130a is turned off until the voltage VCSTb of the storage capacitor main line CSTb changes is 3H.
- the period from when the gate is turned off to when the voltage VCSTc of the storage capacitor main line CSTc changes is preferably 4H.
- the source of the TFT 130u overlaps with the sub-pixel electrode 124t via the insulating layer, and the source of the TFT 130u forms capacitive coupling with the sub-pixel electrode 124t.
- the present invention is not limited to this. .
- the voltage of the sub-pixel electrode 124t decreases after the TFT 130u is selected after being supplied from the source wiring S through the TFT 130t, and the wiring that forms capacitive coupling with the source of the TFT 130u varies in units of frames. As long as it has a low potential, any of them may be used. Therefore, the wiring that forms capacitive coupling with the source of the TFT 130u may be selected based on the ease of wiring design and the reliability of the circuit.
- the source of the TFT 130u may be provided so as not to overlap with the sub-pixel electrode 124t, and the source of the TFT 130u may form capacitive coupling with the counter electrode 144 via an insulating layer and a liquid crystal layer.
- the source of the TFT 130u may be designed according to the aperture ratio and the ease of wiring.
- the source of the third TFT 130u may form a capacitive coupling with the counter electrode 144 or a wiring electrically connected to the counter electrode 144.
- the wiring electrically connected to the counter electrode 144 is also present on the back substrate 120, and it is relatively easy to form capacitive coupling with this wiring.
- This wiring is designed to guarantee a relatively stable potential for gradation stability. Therefore, it is preferable that the source of the third TFT 130u forms a capacitive coupling with the wiring electrically connected to the counter electrode 144 from the viewpoint of easy manufacturing and stable operation.
- the counter electrode 144 is a transparent electrode formed over the entire main surface of the front substrate 140, and the back substrate 120 does not necessarily need to be provided with a wiring having the same potential as the counter electrode 144.
- the liquid crystal display panel is increased in size, a voltage drop occurs due to the resistance of the electrode itself, and the in-plane potential may become unstable.
- a low resistance wiring having the same potential as that of the counter electrode 144 is provided on the back substrate 120, and the counter electrode 144 and the wiring are electrically connected to each other in the liquid crystal display panel so that the potential in the plane is uniform. It is preferable to improve the property.
- the potential of the wiring electrically connected to the counter electrode 144 is naturally stable, and when such a wiring is densely provided on the back substrate 120, the wiring electrically connected to the counter electrode 144 and the second wiring are electrically connected. Capacitive coupling with the 3TFT 130u can be easily realized.
- the source of the third TFT 130u may form a capacitive coupling with the drain of the TFT 130t or a wiring electrically connected to the drain. Since the drain of the TFT 130t is located relatively close to the source of the third TFT 130u, capacitive coupling can be easily formed. However, since the potential of the source of the TFT 130u becomes the potential of the sub-pixel electrode 124t when the TFT 130u is turned on, the voltage reduction effect is relatively small.
- the source of the third TFT 130u may form capacitive coupling with the source of the TFT 130t (that is, the source wiring S).
- the source of the TFT 130t that is, the source wiring S.
- the potential of the source line S vibrates at a high frequency, even if the source of the third TFT 130u forms capacitive coupling with the source line S, there is almost no problem.
- the potential of the source line S is set according to adjacent pixels, a slight crosstalk may occur, and the accuracy of color reproducibility may slightly decrease.
- the source of the third TFT 130u may form capacitive coupling with the gate wiring G corresponding to the TFTs 130s and 130t.
- the potential of the gate wiring G is low in most periods, the voltage of the subpixel electrode 124t can be reduced.
- the TFT will be destroyed or malfunction due to a voltage that affects the capacitance, but if there is a gap or foreign matter between the gate and the source of the TFT, Therefore, there is a possibility that the voltage of the gate wiring that is raised will be energized, and the charge to be retained may be lost, or may be destroyed by the current flowing into the gate and drain. In this case, not only the pixel but also all the pixels related to the gate wiring become unstable.
- the source of the TFT 130u or the electrode electrically connected to the source of the TFT 130u is not directly connected to any wiring, but the electrode electrically connected to the source of the TFT 130u or the source of the TFT 130u is not
- at least one conductive member out of the pixel electrode, the gate wiring G, the auxiliary capacitance wiring CS, and the counter electrode or a capacitive coupling with a wiring electrically connected to such a conductive member may be formed.
- the source of the TFT 130u or the electrode electrically connected to the source of the TFT 130u is electrically connected to at least one conductive member of the pixel electrode, the gate wiring G, the auxiliary capacitance wiring CS, the counter electrode, or such a conductive member.
- Capacitive coupling can be formed by overlapping the connected wiring with an insulating layer interposed therebetween. This insulating layer may be an insulating film provided on the back substrate 120 or a liquid crystal layer.
- the gate of the third TFT 130u is preferably connected to a gate wiring selected relatively shortly after the gate wiring Gn corresponding to the first and second TFTs 130a and 130b is selected.
- the gate of the third TFT 130u is preferably connected to the gate line G that is selected during the 1H to 3H period after the gate line Gn is selected.
- the third TFT 130u is supplied with the voltage from the source line S to the sub-pixel electrode 124t so that the effective voltage of the voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer is reduced after the voltage is supplied from the source line S to the sub-pixel electrode 124t. After the potential of the subpixel electrode 124t is stabilized, it is preferable that the third TFT 130u is turned on in as short a time as possible to lower the potential of the subpixel electrode 124t.
- the gate of the 3TFT130u from the gate line G n corresponding to the 3TFT130u for example, is preferably selected within a third horizontal scanning period.
- the gate wiring connected to the gate of the second 3TFT130u from the gate line G n corresponding to the 3TFT130u for example, one row, preferably 2 or three lines apart gate wiring position.
- Gate wiring connected to the gate of the second 3TFT130u is more preferably a gate wiring G n + 1 adjacent to the gate line G n corresponding to the 3TFT130u.
- the gate wiring to be performed is preferably a gate wiring that is two lines away from the gate wiring G n corresponding to the third TFT 130u.
- the sub-pixel electrode has a substantially rectangular shape, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the subpixel electrode may have a rectangular shape with a notch.
- the third TFT 130 u and the first and second extension wirings GE ⁇ b> 1 and GE ⁇ b> 2 are provided, so that liquid crystal molecules may be affected by these wirings.
- the notch provided in the sub-pixel electrode, it is possible to suppress the influence of the electric field on the liquid crystal layer by the TFT 130u and the first and second extended wirings GE1 and GE2.
- the subpixel electrode 124t with a notch after the subpixel electrode 124t completely covers the TFT 130u, the electric field effect on the liquid crystal layer 160 by the TFT 130u can be effectively blocked.
- the notch is preferably provided for each of the first and second subpixel electrodes 124s and 124t corresponding to the TFTs 130s and 130t.
- a retardation plate having negative optical anisotropy may be used as the retardation plates 129 and 149 shown in FIG. 1, and this retardation plate is a retardation plate having a biaxial optical axis. May be.
- FIG. 1 two retardation plates 129 and 149 provided so as to sandwich the liquid crystal layer 160 are shown, but one retardation plate may be provided.
- the luminance of the bright and dark subpixels of the red and green pixels in the liquid crystal display devices 100 to 100C. Is equal to the liquid crystal display device 700.
- the luminance of the bright subpixel of the blue pixel in the liquid crystal display devices 100 to 100C is equal to that of the liquid crystal display device 700, but the luminance of the dark subpixel of the blue pixel in the liquid crystal display devices 100 to 100C is different from that of the liquid crystal display device 700.
- the luminance of the dark sub-pixel of the blue pixel in the liquid crystal display devices 100 to 100C is lower than that of the liquid crystal display device 700.
- the blue color filter and the backlight in the liquid crystal display devices 100 to 100C may be adjusted so that the luminance of the blue pixels in the liquid crystal display devices 100 to 100C is equal to that of the liquid crystal display device 700.
- the area of the dark sub-pixel is equal to the area of the bright sub-pixel, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the area of the dark subpixel may be larger than the area of the bright subpixel.
- the area of the dark sub-pixel is preferably set to about 1 to about 4 times the area of the bright sub-pixel, and the area ratio of the bright sub-pixel to the dark sub-pixel is preferably about 1: 1 to 1: 4.
- the subpixel electrode 124s may be designed symmetrically with the subpixel electrode 124t. In this case, the wiring design can be simplified, and a relatively large aperture ratio can be realized with little wasted space.
- the lower the gradation level the greater the deviation between the display characteristics from the front and the display characteristics from the oblique direction, but the improvement effect becomes smaller as the area of the bright subpixel is smaller than the area of the dark subpixel. large.
- the gamma characteristic of the liquid crystal display panel is about 2
- the area ratio of the bright sub-pixels to the dark sub-pixels is 1: 1
- the gradation level ranges from about 0 to 192 in 255 gradation notation. The viewing angle characteristics are improved relatively slowly.
- the area ratio of the bright sub-pixels to the dark sub-pixels is 1: 3, the viewing angle characteristics are improved relatively strongly in the range of gradation levels 0 to 128 in the 255 gradation notation.
- the area ratio between the bright sub-pixel and the dark sub-pixel is about 1: 2 to 1: 3. preferable.
- the liquid crystal display devices 100 to 100C are normally black, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the liquid crystal display device may be normally white.
- the potential of the sub-pixel electrode 124b corresponding to the second sub-pixel Bb of the blue pixel B approaches the potential of the counter electrode 144 as described above with reference to FIG. 9B.
- the second sub pixel Bb becomes a bright sub pixel.
- the liquid crystal display device is preferably normally black.
- the ratio of the luminance difference of the two sub-pixels to the maximum luminance of the blue pixel is determined as the red pixel and the green pixel.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- ⁇ nd> Half-wave and red pixels have ⁇ nd ⁇ half-wavelength.
- the viewing angle characteristics of red pixels are different from the viewing angle characteristics of blue and green pixels, and when viewed obliquely, color shifts may occur in the red-cyan direction. is there.
- it may be configured such that the ratio of the luminance difference of the sub pixel to the maximum luminance of the red pixel is larger than the ratio of the luminance difference of the sub pixel to the maximum luminance of the green pixel and the blue pixel.
- the ratio of the luminance difference of the sub-pixel to the maximum luminance of the green pixel may be configured to be larger than the ratio of the luminance of the sub-pixel to the maximum luminance of the red pixel and the blue pixel.
- the ratio of the difference in luminance between the sub pixels is larger than the ratio of the difference in luminance of the sub-pixels relative to the maximum luminance of the red and green pixels.
- the liquid crystal display device 100D of the present embodiment has the same configuration as the above-described liquid crystal display device except that two regions of dark sub-pixels are provided so as to sandwich the bright sub-pixel. In order to avoid this, redundant explanation is omitted.
- FIG. 20 shows a schematic plan view of the back substrate 120 in the liquid crystal display device 100D.
- the gate lines G and the source lines S are arranged in a matrix, and the auxiliary capacitance lines CS are arranged in parallel with the gate lines G.
- the storage capacitor line CS is provided so as to correspond to one bright sub-pixel and the other dark sub-pixel of two rows of pixels adjacent in the column direction.
- An extension wiring GE extends from each gate wiring G.
- the red pixel and the green pixel have the same configuration as the blue pixel except that the TFT 130u is not provided. Therefore, the description thereof is omitted here.
- the TFT 130u is provided corresponding to the dark sub-pixel Bt of the blue pixel, the source of the TFT 130u overlaps with the sub-pixel electrode 124t through the insulating layer, and the source of the TFT 130u is the sub-pixel electrode 124t. And form capacitive coupling.
- the dark sub-pixels corresponding to the third TFT 130u are arranged in a straight line, and there is one extension wiring that connects the gate wiring Gn and the third TFT 130u.
- the dark subpixel Bt of the blue pixel has a first region Bt1 and a second region Bt2, and the first region Bt1 and the second region Bt2 are provided so as to sandwich the bright subpixel Bs.
- the blue pixel sub-pixel electrode 124t includes an electrode 124t1 corresponding to the first region Bt1 and an electrode 124t2 corresponding to the second region Bt2.
- the drain of the TFT 130t is electrically connected to the electrode 124t1, and the electrode 124t1 is electrically connected to the electrode 124t2 via the connecting member 124c. Note that the resistivity of the connecting member 124c may be low, and the electrode 124t1 may be substantially equipotential with the electrode 124t2.
- the connecting member 124c is preferably higher than the resistance of the subpixel electrode.
- the material of the connecting member 124c may have a higher resistance than the material of the subpixel electrode (for example, ITO).
- a voltage drop occurs in the connecting member 124c, so that the voltage of the electrode 124t2 is lower than that of the electrode 124t1, and the luminance of the region Bt2 is lower than the luminance of the region Bt1. In this way, it is possible to promote a decrease in the luminance of the dark sub-pixel and to obtain a further viewing angle improvement effect.
- FIG. 21A shows a schematic diagram of a conventional liquid crystal display device.
- red, green, and blue pixels included in two rows of color pixels are respectively lit.
- FIG. 21B shows a schematic diagram of the above-described liquid crystal display device 100A.
- the area ratio of the bright sub-pixel and the dark sub-pixel in each pixel is 1: 2, and here, in order to efficiently improve the viewing angle characteristics of the low gradation portion, The area of the dark subpixel is made larger than the area of the bright subpixel.
- the liquid crystal display panel since the bright subpixels and the dark subpixels are arranged in a checkered pattern, even when the input signal shows one straight line extending in the x direction, the liquid crystal display panel has the bright subpixels. Since they are arranged in a distributed manner, it may appear that there is a haze around the line, or it may look like two dotted lines, and display quality may deteriorate.
- FIG. 21 (c) shows a schematic diagram of the liquid crystal display device 100D of the present embodiment.
- the area ratio of the bright sub-pixel and the dark sub-pixel in each pixel is 1: 2.
- the bright sub-pixels are arranged on a straight line, and thus appear as a general straight line.
- the wiring becomes complicated as compared with the liquid crystal display device 100A, so that mass productivity may be reduced.
- whether to arrange the bright subpixels and the dark subpixels in a checkered pattern or to divide the dark subpixels may be appropriately selected in consideration of the application, resolution, luminance, and the like of the liquid crystal display device.
- the liquid crystal display device is used as a high-definition television set, it is preferable to divide the sub-pixel when the area ratio of the bright sub-pixel to the dark sub-pixel is 1: 3 or more. When the area ratio is larger than this, it is preferable to arrange the bright sub-pixels and the dark sub-pixels in a checkered pattern.
- a sub-pixel division structure is adopted when the area ratio of bright sub-pixels to dark sub-pixels is about 1: 1.5.
- the area ratio of the bright subpixel is larger than this, it is preferable to arrange the bright subpixel and the dark subpixel in a checkered pattern.
- the voltage is supplied from the common source line S to the two subpixel electrodes belonging to one pixel, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the two subpixel electrodes may be supplied with voltages from different source lines S.
- the liquid crystal display device 100E of the present embodiment has the above-described liquid crystal except that the two sub-pixel electrodes belonging to each pixel are supplied with voltages from different source lines S and that the third TFT is not provided.
- the display device 100A has the same configuration as that of the display device 100A, and redundant description is omitted to avoid redundancy.
- the blue pixel B has two subpixels Ba and Bb, and TFTs 230a and 230b are connected to the subpixel electrodes 224a and 224b corresponding to the subpixels Ba and Bb, respectively.
- the gates of the TFTs 230a and 230b are connected to the gate wiring Gate, and the sources of the TFTs 230a and 230b are connected to different source wirings S1 and S2. For this reason, when the TFTs 230a and 230b are turned on, voltages are supplied to the subpixel electrodes 224a and 224b via the source wirings Sa and Sb, and the luminance of the first subpixel Ba can be set to the second subpixel without providing the third TFT. It may be different from the brightness of Bb.
- the red pixel R and the green pixel G have the same configuration.
- the liquid crystal display device 100E has a high degree of freedom in setting the voltages of the sub-pixel electrodes 224a and 224b, so that the luminance is adjusted relatively freely in units of sub-pixels. be able to.
- the ratio of the luminance of the dark sub-pixel Bt to the maximum luminance of the blue pixel B is set to red and By making it lower than the ratio of the luminance of the dark subpixels Rt and Gt to the maximum luminance of the green pixels R and G, the bright subpixels Rs, Gs, Bs and the dark subpixels of the red pixel R, the green pixel G, and the blue pixel B The luminance of the dark sub-pixel Bt of the blue pixel B can be reduced without changing the luminances of Rt and Gt.
- the luminance setting of the blue pixel sub-pixel is different from the luminance setting of the red and green pixel sub-pixels so that the viewing angle characteristic of the blue pixel is substantially equal to the viewing angle characteristic of the red and green pixels.
- the viewing angle characteristics are further improved.
- two source wirings are provided for one column of sub-pixels, and the source driver circuit (not shown) needs to perform two different signal processes for one pixel. is there.
- the liquid crystal display devices 100 to 100E are in the VA mode, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the liquid crystal display device may be in an IPS mode, or in an OCB (Optically Compensated Bend) mode. In the case of the OCB mode, it may be driven by a time division method using a high-speed response.
- OCB Optically Compensated Bend
- the viewing angle characteristics of the VA mode liquid crystal display device may not be sufficient, when the liquid crystal display devices 100 to 100E are in the VA mode, the effect of improving color misregistration is large.
- liquid crystal molecules having negative dielectric anisotropy are aligned in a direction substantially perpendicular to the main surface of the alignment film when no voltage is applied, and a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer 160.
- the liquid crystal molecules 162 are inclined and aligned in four or eight directions.
- Such a VA mode is further classified into an MVA mode and a PVA mode according to the orientation regulating means.
- the CS voltage generation circuit 350 described above with reference to FIG. 12 can be realized by hardware, and a part or all of these can also be realized by software.
- the CS voltage generation circuit 350 may be configured using a computer.
- This computer includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) for executing various programs, a RAM (Random Access Memory) functioning as a work area for executing these programs, and the like. Then, a CS voltage program for realizing each functional block is executed in the computer, and the computer is operated as each functional block.
- CPU Central Processing Unit
- RAM Random Access Memory
- the CS voltage program may be supplied to the computer from a recording medium on which the program is recorded, or may be supplied to the computer via a communication network.
- the recording medium for recording the CS voltage program may be configured to be separable from the computer, or may be incorporated in the computer. Even if this recording medium is mounted on a computer so that the recorded program code can be directly read by the computer, it can be read via a program reading device connected to the computer as an external storage device. It may be attached to.
- Examples of the recording medium include tape systems such as magnetic tapes and cassette tapes, disk systems including magnetic disks such as flexible disks / hard disks, and optical disks such as CD-ROM / MO / MD / DVD / CD-R, and IC cards. (Including memory cards) / card memories such as optical cards, or semiconductor memories such as mask ROM / EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) / EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) / flash ROM etc. .
- the CS voltage program When the CS voltage program is supplied via a communication network, the CS voltage program takes the form of a carrier wave or a data signal sequence in which the program code is embodied by electronic transmission.
- the liquid crystal display device can suppress a color shift when viewed from an oblique direction.
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以下、本発明による液晶表示装置の第1実施形態を説明する。図1に、本実施形態の液晶表示装置100の模式図を示す。液晶表示装置100は、絶縁基板122上に設けられた画素電極124および配向膜126を有する背面基板120と、絶縁基板142上に設けられた対向電極144および配向膜146を有する前面基板140と、背面基板120と前面基板140との間に設けられた液晶層160とを備えている。
Vlca=Vs-Vd
Vlcb=Vs-Vd
となる。また、このとき、それぞれの補助容量配線の電圧Vcsa、Vcsbは
Vcsa=Vcom-Vad
Vcsb=Vcom+Vad
である。
Vlca=Vs-Vd+2×K×Vad
Vlcb=Vs-Vd-2×K×Vad
へ変化する。但し、K=CCS/(CLC(V)+CCS)である。
Vlcb=Vs-Vd-Vcd-2×K×Vad
Vlca=Vs-Vd+2×K×Vad
Vlcb=Vs-Vd-Vcd-2×K×Vad
から、
Vlca=Vs-Vd
Vlcb=Vs-Vd-Vcd
へ変化する。
Vlca=Vs-Vd
Vlcb=Vs-Vd-Vcd
から、
Vlca=Vs-Vd+2×K×Vad
Vlcb=Vs-Vd-Vcd-2×K×Vad
へ変化する。
Vlca=Vs-Vd+K×Vad
Vlcb=Vs-Vd-Vcd-K×Vad
となる。
Va=Vlca-Vcom
Vb=Vlcb-Vcom
すなわち、
Va=Vs-Vd+K×Vad-Vcom
Vb=Vs-Vd-Vcd-K×Vad-Vcom
となる。
上述した説明では、明サブ画素および暗サブ画素が市松模様に配列されていたが、本発明はこれに限定されない。
上述した説明では、1つの画素に属する2つのサブ画素電極には、共通のソース配線Sから電圧が供給されたが、本発明はこれに限定されない。2つのサブ画素電極には、異なるソース配線Sから電圧が供給されてもよい。
120 背面基板
140 前面基板
160 液晶層
Claims (37)
- 赤画素と、緑画素と、青画素とを含む複数の画素を備える液晶表示装置であって、
前記複数の画素のそれぞれは、第1サブ画素および第2サブ画素を含む複数のサブ画素を有しており、
前記赤画素、前記緑画素および前記青画素に対応する入力信号の階調レベルがあるレベルで互いに等しい場合、前記赤画素、前記緑画素および前記青画素のうちの1つの画素の最高輝度に対する前記第1サブ画素の輝度と前記第2サブ画素の輝度との差の割合は、他の2つの画素のそれぞれの最高輝度に対する前記第1サブ画素の輝度と前記第2サブ画素の輝度との差の割合よりも大きい、液晶表示装置。 - 前記他の2つの画素に対応する入力信号の階調レベルが第1階調レベルである場合、前記他の2つの画素の前記第1サブ画素の輝度は前記他の2つの画素の前記第2サブ画素の輝度とそれぞれ異なり、前記他の2つの画素に対応する入力信号の階調レベルが前記第1階調レベルとは異なる第2階調レベルである場合、前記他の2つの画素の前記第1サブ画素の輝度は前記他の2つの画素の前記第2サブ画素の輝度とそれぞれほぼ等しく、
前記1つの画素に対応する入力信号の階調レベルが任意の階調レベルである場合、前記1つの画素の前記第1サブ画素の輝度は前記1つの画素の前記第2サブ画素の輝度と異なる、請求項1に記載の液晶表示装置。 - 前記複数の画素は複数の行および複数の列のマトリクス状に設けられており、
前記複数の画素のそれぞれにおいて前記第1サブ画素および前記第2サブ画素は列方向に配列されており、
任意の行において各画素の第1サブ画素および第2サブ画素は、それぞれ行方向に配列されており、
前記複数の画素のそれぞれにおいて前記第1サブ画素および前記第2サブ画素のうちの高い輝度を呈し得るサブ画素を明サブ画素、低い輝度を呈し得るサブ画素を暗サブ画素と呼ぶと、行方向および列方向の少なくとも一方の方向に沿って前記明サブ画素および前記暗サブ画素は交互に設けられている、請求項1または2に記載の液晶表示装置。 - 前記明サブ画素と前記暗サブ画素との面積比率は略1:1~1:4である、請求項3に記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記1つの画素は前記青画素である、請求項1から4のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記液晶表示装置は、背面基板と、前面基板と、前記背面基板と前記前面基板との間に設けられた液晶層とを備えており、
前記背面基板は、
第1絶縁基板と、
前記複数の画素のそれぞれに対応する複数の画素電極であって、前記複数の画素電極のそれぞれは、前記複数のサブ画素に対応して互いに分離された電極を有する、複数の画素電極と、
複数の薄膜トランジスタと、
複数のゲート配線と、
複数のソース配線と、
複数の補助容量配線と
を有しており、
前記前面基板は、第2絶縁基板と、前記複数の画素電極と対向する対向電極とを有しており、
前記複数の薄膜トランジスタは、前記赤画素、前記緑画素および前記青画素のそれぞれの前記第1サブ画素および前記第2サブ画素にそれぞれ対応する第1薄膜トランジスタおよび第2薄膜トランジスタを含んでいる、請求項5に記載の液晶表示装置。 - 前記複数の薄膜トランジスタは、前記青画素の前記第1サブ画素および前記第2サブ画素のうちの一方のサブ画素に対応する第3薄膜トランジスタをさらに含む、請求項6に記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記青画素の前記第1サブ画素および前記第2サブ画素のうちの前記一方のサブ画素の輝度は他方のサブ画素の輝度よりも低い、請求項7に記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記第1薄膜トランジスタのそれぞれは、前記複数のゲート配線のうちの1つのゲート配線と電気的に接続されたゲートと、前記複数のソース配線のうちの前記赤画素、前記緑画素または前記青画素に対応するソース配線と電気的に接続されたソースと、前記赤画素、前記緑画素および前記青画素のそれぞれの前記第1サブ画素に対応する電極に電気的に接続されたドレインとを有しており、
前記第2薄膜トランジスタのそれぞれは、前記1つのゲート配線と電気的に接続されたゲートと、前記対応するソース配線と電気的に接続されたソースと、前記赤画素、前記緑画素および前記青画素のそれぞれの前記第2サブ画素に対応する電極に電気的に接続されたドレインとを有しており、
前記第3薄膜トランジスタは、前記複数のゲート配線のうちの別のゲート配線と電気的に接続されたゲートと、ソースと、前記青画素の前記一方のサブ画素に対応する電極に電気的に接続されたドレインとを有しており、
前記第3薄膜トランジスタの前記ソースまたは前記ソースと電気的に接続された電極は、前記青画素に対応する前記画素電極、前記ゲート配線、前記青画素に対応するソース配線、前記補助容量配線および前記対向電極のうちの少なくとも1つの導電部材または前記少なくとも1つの導電部材と電気的に接続された配線と修正補助容量を形成する、請求項7または8に記載の液晶表示装置。 - 前記第3薄膜トランジスタの前記ソースまたは前記ソースと電気的に接続された電極は、前記少なくとも1つの導電部材または前記少なくとも1つの導電部材と電気的に接続された配線と重なる、請求項9に記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記少なくとも1つの導電部材または前記少なくとも1つの導電部材と電気的に接続された配線は、前記対向電極または前記対向電極に電気的に接続された配線を含む、請求項9または10に記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記少なくとも1つの導電部材または前記少なくとも1つの導電部材と電気的に接続された配線は、前記青画素の前記第2薄膜トランジスタの前記ドレインまたは前記ドレインに電気的に接続された配線を含む、請求項9または10に記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記少なくとも1つの導電部材または前記少なくとも1つの導電部材と電気的に接続された配線は前記対応するソース配線を含む、請求項9または10に記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記少なくとも1つの導電部材または前記少なくとも1つの導電部材と電気的に接続された配線は、前記1つのゲート配線または前記1つのゲート配線に電気的に接続された配線を含む、請求項9または10に記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記第3薄膜トランジスタの前記ゲートは、前記複数のゲート配線のうちの前記青画素に対応するゲート配線とは異なるゲート配線に電気的に接続されている、請求項9から14のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記第3薄膜トランジスタの前記ゲートは、前記複数のゲート配線のうちの前記青画素に対応するゲート配線から1行、2行または3行離れたゲート配線に電気的に接続されている、請求項9から15のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記第3薄膜トランジスタの前記ゲートは、前記複数のゲート配線のうち、前記青画素に対応するゲート配線が選択されてから3水平走査期間内に選択されるゲート配線に電気的に接続されている、請求項9から16のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記複数の補助容量配線のうち隣接する補助容量配線は、前記赤画素、前記緑画素および前記青画素のそれぞれの前記第1サブ画素および前記第2サブ画素に対応しており、
前記複数の補助容量配線のうち隣接する補助容量配線には異なる電圧が印加されており、
前記隣接する補助容量配線の電圧は、2×N×水平走査期間の周期を持つ矩形波を含む(Nは1以上の整数である)、請求項9から17のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。 - 前記Nは4以上12以下の整数である、請求項18に記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記隣接する補助容量配線に印加される電圧のうちの一方の位相は、他方の位相に対して、水平走査期間の(N+1)倍の時間遅れている、請求項18または19に記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記背面基板は、それぞれが、前記複数の補助容量配線のうちのいくつかと電気的に接続された複数の補助容量幹線をさらに備え、
前記複数の補助容量配線には2×N種類の電圧が印加され、同一種類の補助容量配線は同一の補助容量幹線に接続されている、請求項18から20のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。 - 前記補助容量配線の電圧は、非表示期間および表示期間の両方の期間において、同一周期で振動する、請求項9から21のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記補助容量配線の電圧の非表示期間の周期は、前記補助容量配線の電圧の表示期間の周期よりも長く、前記補助容量配線の前記非表示期間において、それぞれの電位を示す期間が略等分されている、請求項9から21のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記補助容量配線の電圧の位相は1垂直期間毎に反転する、請求項9から23のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記液晶表示装置の垂直走査期間は、前記補助容量配線の電圧の周期の略(M+0.5)倍に設定されている(Mは0以上の整数)、請求項9から24のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記補助容量配線の電圧が変化するタイミングは、水平走査期間の2倍から(補助容量電極の電圧の半周期-2×水平走査期間)の間に設定されている、請求項9から25のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記第1薄膜トランジスタおよび前記第2薄膜トランジスタが非選択になった後に前記補助容量配線の電圧が最初に変化するのは、前記第3薄膜トランジスタが選択された後である、請求項9から26のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記複数のソース配線は、前記赤画素、前記緑画素および前記青画素のそれぞれの前記第1サブ画素および前記第2サブ画素に対応するソース配線を含む、請求項6に記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記第1薄膜トランジスタのそれぞれは、前記複数のゲート配線のうちの1つのゲート配線と電気的に接続されたゲートと、前記複数のソース配線のうちの前記赤画素、前記緑画素または前記青画素に対応するソース配線と電気的に接続されたソースと、前記赤画素、前記緑画素および前記青画素のそれぞれの前記第1サブ画素に対応する電極に電気的に接続されたドレインとを有しており、
前記第2薄膜トランジスタのそれぞれは、前記1つのゲート配線と電気的に接続されたゲートと、前記複数のソース配線のうちの前記赤画素、前記緑画素または前記青画素に対応するソース配線と電気的に接続されたソースと、前記赤画素、前記緑画素および前記青画素のそれぞれの前記第2サブ画素に対応する電極に電気的に接続されたドレインとを有している、請求項28に記載の液晶表示装置。 - 前記液晶層は垂直配向型であり、
前記液晶層は負の誘電異方性を有する液晶分子を含んでおり、
前記複数のサブ画素のそれぞれにおいて、4または8の液晶ドメインが形成される、請求項6から29のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。 - 前記青画素の前記第2サブ画素は、第1領域と、前記第1領域とは分離された第2領域とを有しており、
前記青画素の前記第2サブ画素の前記第1領域と前記第2領域との間に、前記青画素の前記第1サブ画素が設けられている、請求項6から30のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。 - 前記青画素の前記第2サブ画素に対応する電極は、前記第2サブ画素の前記第1領域に対応する電極と、前記第2サブ画素の前記第2領域に対応する電極とを有しており、
前記第2サブ画素の前記第1領域に対応する電極は前記第2サブ画素の前記第2領域に対応する電極と、前記第1領域および前記第2領域に対応する電極よりも高い抵抗の連結部材を介して電気的に接続されている、請求項31に記載の液晶表示装置。 - 前記第1サブ画素に対応する電極および前記第2サブ画素に対応する電極はそれぞれ矩形状であり、前記第1サブ画素に対応する電極および前記第2サブ画素に対応する電極のそれぞれのエッジには少なくとも1つの切欠部が設けられている、請求項6から32のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記第1サブ画素に対応する電極および前記第2サブ画素に対応する電極には、前記第1薄膜トランジスタおよび前記第2薄膜トランジスタに対応して切欠部が設けられている、請求項6から33のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記第1絶縁基板および前記第2絶縁基板のうちの少なくとも一方に、負の位相差板が設けられている、請求項6から34のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記第1絶縁基板および前記第2絶縁基板のうちの少なくとも一方に、2軸の位相差板が設けられている、請求項6から35のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記液晶表示装置はノーマリーブラックである、請求項1から36のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
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