WO2014064751A1 - 液晶表示装置及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device capable of maintaining good viewing angle characteristics even with high-definition pixels and capable of efficient alignment division processing, and a method for manufacturing the same.
- Liquid crystal display has features such as high display quality, thinness, low power consumption, and low cost, and is rapidly spreading in various applications.
- small-sized monitors such as monitors for mobile terminals and monitors for digital still cameras
- medium-sized sizes such as monitors for laptop computers and desktop computers
- monitors for graphic designs, and monitors for medical use as well as monitors for LCD TVs and digital signage It is applied to various display products of large size.
- the liquid crystal alignment in the pixels In order to improve the uniformity of the display screen, it is necessary to make the liquid crystal alignment in the pixels uniform.
- rubbing-less alignment treatment in which an alignment film is irradiated with an energy beam is known, and ion alignment treatment of He atoms and Ar atoms and photo-alignment treatment by irradiation with UV (Ultra Violet) light. is there.
- the photo-alignment process is a process that does not require a vacuum process, and VA (Vertical Development studies are also being conducted for application to TN (Twisted Nematic), IPS (In-plane Switching), FFS (Fringe Field Switching), etc.
- Photo-alignment treatment is effective for alignment of liquid crystal molecules by breaking the intermolecular bonds of the alignment film at the molecular level, changing the coordination position of the molecules, or bonding at the molecular level according to the incident direction of light irradiation and the polarization direction.
- the alignment uniformity of the liquid crystal molecules can be controlled at the molecular level, and the alignment uniformity is extremely high.
- the photo-alignment treatment is a bright spot, a dark spot, or the like caused by scratches caused by rubbing of the rubbing cloth, streaky alignment irregularities, or foreign matters including scraps such as an alignment film or a rubbing cloth as seen in the rubbing method. Since no problem occurs, it is particularly effective for high definition.
- the photo-alignment treatment requires relatively large energy irradiation in order to impart alignment properties to the alignment film, so that the processing capability can be improved by improving the light irradiation process, improving the pixel structure, developing the alignment film material, etc. desired.
- a horizontal electric field method such as an IPS method or an FFS method.
- This system rotates horizontally aligned nematic liquid crystal molecules in a horizontal direction with a horizontal electric field, and can suppress changes in image quality due to the viewing angle direction accompanying the rise of the molecular axis, thus improving viewing angle characteristics. be able to.
- the horizontal electric field method by using a split electrode method in which the comb-like electrode shape in a pixel is operated by being divided into two or four divided regions, the viewing angle characteristics in each electrode region can be compensated. Thus, it is possible to improve the color change characteristic of the perspective and the gradation inversion.
- this improvement can achieve the same effect even in the split orientation method in which the same comb electrode region in the pixel is divided into regions having different orientation directions.
- the liquid crystal alignment is discontinuous at the boundary between the divided electrode regions or alignment regions.
- disclination lines are generated, so that the contrast of light leakage in black display is lowered, and the electric field necessary to rotate the liquid crystal cannot be applied.
- the brightness may be reduced.
- a countermeasure such as light shielding by devising the electrode structure is effective, but it becomes difficult to apply to a high-definition pixel.
- Patent Document 1 The technique described in Patent Document 1 is shown in FIG.
- Patent Document 1 in a liquid crystal display device having a plurality of picture elements 6 arranged in a matrix, nematic liquid crystal is sandwiched between two opposing substrates on which electrodes and a liquid crystal alignment film are formed.
- the viewing angle directions of the liquid crystal molecules are divided into different areas 18 and 19, and the lower area on the picture element 6 in an arbitrary row and the upper area on the picture element 6 in the next row are the same.
- a technique is disclosed that has a viewing angle direction, and that a lower region on an arbitrary row of picture elements 6 and a lower region on the next row of picture elements 6 have the same viewing angle direction. Thereby, the alignment division state is stably maintained, and uneven contrast due to the viewing angle direction and uneven contrast due to pressing are prevented.
- FIG. 26 the gate electrode 13, the source electrode 17, and the active matrix substrate 20 are shown.
- Patent Document 2 The technology described in Patent Document 2 is shown in FIG.
- a liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between two substrates that form a plurality of pixels a with the surfaces on which electrodes are placed facing each other, and two regions A and B having different molecular arrangement states in each pixel.
- a technique for arranging so that regions of other pixels adjacent to one region of an arbitrary pixel are the same molecular arrangement region between adjacent pixels As a result, the number of disclination lines generated when a pixel is divided into two regions A and B having different orientations is reduced, and a liquid crystal display element of high quality display can be obtained.
- FIG. 27 the pixel electrode 21 and the TFT drive element 22 are shown.
- Patent Document 3 The technique described in Patent Document 3 is shown in FIG.
- the twisted nematic layer on one pixel is divided into two regions A and B having different 180 ° orientation directions in order to widen the viewing angle range, and the boundary of the twisted nematic layer when normally white black is displayed.
- a technique for preventing light leakage from the light using a light shielding film and realizing high contrast is disclosed. This means that a reduction in contrast of a liquid crystal display device having twisted nematic liquid crystals having different alignment directions in one pixel is suppressed.
- 28A shows a general planar arrangement of the color filters R, G, and B
- FIGS. 28B and 28C are examples in which the technique described in Patent Document 3 is applied to FIG. 28A.
- a section 25 indicated by a line indicates that one pixel is divided.
- Patent Document 4 discloses a technique for providing a liquid crystal display device that is excellent in viewing angle characteristics and capable of high-quality display.
- the picture elements are arranged in this order along the direction in which the first, second, third and fourth domains (D1 to D4) having different alignment directions of the liquid crystal molecules located near the center of the liquid crystal layer 30 in the thickness direction are present. It contains a quadrant domain D arranged.
- the first substrate 10 has two first regions A1 having a regulating force for orienting liquid crystal molecules in the first direction R1, and a regulating force for orienting in a second direction R2 opposite to the first direction R1. And a second region A2 provided between the first regions A1.
- the second substrate 20 has a third region A3 having a regulating force to be oriented in a third direction R3 intersecting the first direction R1, and a fourth having a regulating force to be oriented in a fourth direction R4 opposite to the third direction R3. And a region A4.
- the boundaries between the domains (D1 to D4) extend in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction of the domains (D1 to D4). Note that x, y, and P in FIG. 29 indicate lengths.
- Patent Document 5 discloses a technique for improving the viewing angle dependency of a display image regardless of the direction in which a line segment, a monochromatic region or a character is displayed on a liquid crystal display device.
- An alignment in which a first unit alignment region 6 having a first alignment characteristic and a second unit alignment region 8 having a second alignment characteristic different from the first alignment characteristic are mixedly arranged in a matrix position of the matrix
- the alignment film 10 including the film 10 and in which the first and second unit alignment regions 6 and 8 are disposed so that the first and second unit alignment regions 6 and 8 are mixed along a straight line in every direction. Including.
- FIG. 30 shows an alignment region 12 composed of the unit alignment region 6, an alignment region 14 composed of the unit alignment region 8, and a reference pattern 16 composed of the alignment regions 12, 14.
- the first problem is that the high-definition and wide viewing angle characteristics of the pixel cannot be achieved by the split alignment method using the photo-alignment process.
- the dividing orientation is particularly effective because it can create the symmetry of the orientation direction of the liquid crystal.
- the boundary portion of the divided alignment cannot be said to be an effective region for display because the liquid crystal alignment becomes discontinuous and disclination occurs.
- the area ratio to the pixel area increases as the number of divisional divisions increases or as the definition becomes finer (the pixel size is smaller). Opening ratio is reduced.
- the photo-alignment process is not efficient for high definition of pixels and wide viewing angle characteristics.
- the dividing orientation is particularly effective because it can create the symmetry of the orientation direction of the liquid crystal.
- the main method is to divide the work substrate into a plurality of UV irradiation areas and perform mask exposure by step-feeding the divided regions, and the gap between the mask and the work substrate is several ⁇ m. The proximity exposure takes about several tens of ⁇ m.
- the third problem is the deterioration of display quality.
- Divided orientation is the same orientation treatment in an area between pixels as disclosed in Patent Documents 1, 2, and 4.
- the alignment processing is performed in a continuous layout only in one direction, display unevenness at the alignment processing portion boundary is continuously visually recognized, so that display quality is deteriorated.
- a mask unit in which a plurality of pixel patterns having different alignment states in one pixel or one sub-pixel unit is combined. And an alignment process is performed in units of the mask.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device and a method for manufacturing the same, which can maintain a good viewing angle characteristic even with high-definition pixels and can perform an efficient alignment division process.
- the liquid crystal display device is A liquid crystal display device in which an electrode pattern of one pixel region and a liquid crystal alignment region are separately arranged with respect to pixels arranged in a matrix,
- the one pixel region includes a divided electrode Pn (P1, P2,..., Pm, where m is an integer of 2 or more) in which an electrode pattern is divided into a plurality, and a divided alignment in which a liquid crystal alignment is divided into a plurality.
- the divided electrode Pn in the one pixel region (n is an arbitrary integer from 1 to m, m is an integer of 2 or more) and the divided electrode P′n (n is an arbitrary integer in the range from 1 to m) , M is an integer of 2 or more) is the same structure,
- the divided orientation On of the one pixel region (n is an integer from 1 to m, m is an integer of 2 or more), and the divided orientation On'n of at least one pixel adjacent thereto (n is an integer from 1 to m) And m is an integer of 2 or more) and formed in the same orientation region, Is.
- a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes: A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device in which an electrode pattern of one pixel region and a liquid crystal alignment region are separately arranged with respect to pixels arranged in a matrix,
- the one pixel region includes a divided electrode Pn (P1, P2,..., Pm, where m is an integer of 2 or more) in which an electrode pattern is divided into a plurality, and a divided alignment On in which a liquid crystal alignment is divided into a plurality.
- the divided electrode Pn in the one pixel region (n is an arbitrary integer from 1 to m, m is an integer of 2 or more) and the divided electrode P′n (n is an arbitrary integer in the range from 1 to m) , M is an integer of 2 or more) is the same structure,
- the divided orientation On of the one pixel region (n is an integer from 1 to m, m is an integer of 2 or more), and the divided orientation On'n of at least one pixel adjacent thereto (n is an integer from 1 to m) And m is an integer of 2 or more) and are formed in the same orientation region,
- the divided alignment regions On + O′n formed by the divided alignment On of the one pixel region and the divided alignment O′n of the pixel region adjacent thereto are formed in a repetitive pattern having the same shape and the same area.
- the divided alignment region On + O′n (n is an arbitrary integer from 1 to m, m is an integer of 2 or more) is an exposure area having an arbitrary mask size, and in a direction corresponding to the alignment direction of each region of the alignment division Step feeding, forming by photo-alignment processing, Is.
- a pixel when a pixel is divided and aligned by photo-alignment processing, it has a wide alignment pattern sharing an adjacent pixel region, so that even a high-definition pixel maintains good viewing angle characteristics and is efficient. It is possible to provide a liquid crystal display device and a method for manufacturing the same that can perform good alignment division processing.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a configuration in which divided electrodes and divided orientations are combined in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view (part 1) specifically showing a combination of divided electrodes and divided orientations in one pixel in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view (part 2) specifically showing a combination of divided electrodes and divided orientations in one pixel in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view (part 3) specifically showing a combination of divided electrodes and divided orientations in one pixel in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view (part 4) specifically showing a combination of divided electrodes and divided orientations in one pixel in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view (part 5) specifically showing a combination of divided electrodes and divided orientations in one pixel in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view (part 1) specifically showing a combination of divided electrodes and divided orientations in one pixel in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view (part 2) specifically showing a combination of divided electrodes and divided orientations in one pixel in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view (part 3) specifically showing a combination of divided electrodes and divided orientations in one pixel in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a layout of divided electrodes of each pixel in a display area in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a layout of divided electrodes of each pixel in a display area in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a layout of divided orientations of pixels in a display area in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram specifically showing a method of divided mask exposure using the same mask in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of different periodicities in the layout of divided electrodes of pixels in a display area in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of periodicity with different layouts of divisional orientations of pixels in a display area in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of different periodicities in the layout of the divided electrodes of the respective pixels in the display area in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of periodicity with different layouts of divisional orientations of pixels in a display area in the first embodiment.
- 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a configuration in which divided electrodes and divided orientations are combined in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. FIG. 9 is a plan view (part 1) specifically showing a combination of divided electrodes and divided orientations in one pixel in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a plan view (part 2) specifically showing a combination of divided electrodes and divided orientations in one pixel in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a layout of divided electrodes of pixels in a display area in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a layout of divided orientations of pixels in a display area in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a layout cycle of a divided electrode of each sub pixel in a display area in the third embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a layout cycle of divisional orientation of each sub pixel in a display area in the third embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a layout cycle of divided electrodes of two sub-pixels in a display area in a fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a layout cycle of divisional orientation of each two sub-pixels in a display area in the fourth embodiment. It is a figure which shows the technique of patent document 1.
- FIG. is a figure which shows the technique of patent document 2.
- FIG. is a figure which shows the technique of patent document 3.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the technique of patent document 4.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a configuration in which divided electrodes and divided orientations are combined in the liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment.
- the liquid crystal display device of Embodiment 1 includes four divided electrodes (P1, P2, P3, P4) divided into four as shown in FIG. 1A and four divided electrodes as shown in FIG. 1B. It is constituted by an arrangement relationship with divided divisional orientations (O1, O2, O3, O4). Further, FIG. 1C shows a positional relationship between the divided electrodes and the divided orientations. The figure shows four adjacent pixels, and one pixel is composed of four divided electrodes (P1, P2, P3, P4).
- the divided electrode P4 has the same structure as the divided electrode P′4 of three adjacent pixels (three locations on the right, lower, and lower right). Furthermore, the region surrounding the four divided electrodes P4 (P′4) having the same structure in the four adjacent pixels is processed with the same divided orientation (O4).
- the liquid crystal display device has four divided electrodes (P1, P2, P3, P4) and four divided alignments (O1, O2, O3, O4).
- the divided electrode P4 has the same structure as P′4 of pixels adjacent to the divided electrode P3 (right, lower, and lower right).
- a region surrounding four divided electrodes P4 (P'4) having the same structure in four adjacent pixels is processed with the same divided orientation (O4).
- the split electrode is an FFS system
- the split alignment is homogeneously aligned liquid crystal orientation and tilt angle (pretilt angle)
- the polarization axis 11a of the TFT substrate and the polarization axis 12a of the CF substrate are shown as examples. is there.
- the FFS method is shown in the first embodiment, the present invention is suitable for a device of a horizontal electric field method such as an IPS method or a method combining the FFS method and the IPS method.
- the present invention can be applied to systems other than those described above.
- the four divided electrodes (P1, P2, P3, P4) are different from each other, and the four divided orientations (O1, O2, O3, O4) are also different from each other.
- FIGS. 7 to 9 are diagrams showing the alignment state of the liquid crystal molecules in the cross-sectional direction based on the plan view of FIG. 2 among the combinations of the divided electrodes and the divided alignments in one pixel described above.
- a liquid crystal layer 13 is sandwiched between a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) substrate 11 that is a substrate on which divided electrodes are formed and a CF (Color Filter) substrate 12 that is a substrate facing the TFT substrate 11.
- the liquid crystal alignment at the interface with the liquid crystal layer 13 of the TFT substrate 11 and the liquid crystal alignment at the interface with the liquid crystal layer 13 on the CF substrate 12 side are the liquid crystal alignment in the cross-sectional direction (thickness direction). Determined. 2 (FIGS. 7A, 8A, and 9A) and BB ′ cross sections (FIGS. 7B, 8B, and 9B). ]) Liquid crystal alignment can be made in three states by selecting the alignment processing direction of the TFT substrate 11 and the CF substrate 12.
- FIG. 7 shows an antiparallel alignment state in which the alignment directions on the TFT substrate 11 side and the CF substrate 12 side are changed by 180 degrees.
- FIG. 8 shows a splay alignment state in which the alignment directions on the TFT substrate 11 side and the CF substrate 12 side are the same.
- the TFT substrate 11 side divides the orientation in the pixel plane at 0 degrees and 180 degrees, while the CF substrate 12 side orientation orientation is fixed at 0 degrees or 180 degrees.
- the above-mentioned divided alignment indicates the average liquid crystal alignment direction in the cross-sectional direction, and the type of liquid crystal alignment in the cross-sectional direction (anti-parallel, spray, or a mixture of both) ) Is not particularly limited.
- the liquid crystal alignment in the cross-sectional direction it is necessary to provide a pretilt angle of the liquid crystal molecules at the alignment film interface.
- non-polarized or linearly polarized UV light is irradiated into the alignment film at an oblique incident angle, so that the alignment film includes not only the XY plane direction but also the thickness direction (Z direction).
- Optical anisotropy can be expressed, and an arbitrary pretilt angle can be controlled.
- the split orientation (O1, O2, O3, O4) is a twist of the liquid crystal molecules in the bulk depending on the combination with the split electrodes, even if the average liquid crystal orientation is the same with no voltage applied.
- the orientation of the liquid crystal alignment after voltage application can be made substantially different.
- the pretilt angle of the liquid crystal molecules may be zero.
- linearly polarized UV light may be irradiated from the vertical direction so as to develop two-dimensional optical anisotropy in the XY plane direction of the alignment film.
- the selection can be made arbitrarily in consideration of viewing angle characteristics, suppression of disclination between the divisional alignments, mass productivity related to the alignment processing of each substrate, and the like. it can.
- the alignment treatment on the TFT substrate side having the divided electrodes is important. Since a large electric field is applied to the liquid crystal molecules in the vicinity of the divided electrodes when the panel is driven, a stable and strong anchoring is required between the liquid crystal and the alignment film at the substrate interface. Therefore, the alignment treatment on the substrate side having divided electrodes is the most important for divided alignment (O1, O2, O3, O4).
- 10 to 16 are schematic diagrams showing three examples in which the periodicity of the layout of the divided electrodes and the layout of the divided orientations of each pixel in the display area is different.
- the pixel is composed of four divided electrodes (P1, P2, P3, P4), and the display area is composed of a combination of divided electrode layouts in four types of pixels.
- the divided electrode layout period of the pixel is 2 pixel pitches in the X direction and 2 pixel pitches in the Y direction. Divided orientation of the same irradiation axis or the same polarization axis (which may be a combination of both) is performed on a region where adjacent divided electrodes are the same.
- the liquid crystal alignment is composed of four divided alignments (O1, O2, O3, O4) each having substantially the same shape and area as the pixel, and the divided alignment layout period is in the X direction. Are 2 pixel pitches and the Y direction is 2 pixel pitches.
- region enclosed with the broken line of FIG.10 and FIG.11 has shown the substantially same area
- the mainstream of the split alignment photo-alignment processing method is to divide a work substrate into a plurality of UV irradiation areas and perform mask exposure by step-feeding the divided areas.
- the combination of the divided orientations in the example of FIG. 11 described above has the same pattern as the repetition period of the four divided orientations (O1, O2, O3, O4) in the display region. Therefore, four division alignment processes can be performed with one mask.
- a division exposure mask that covers a division area of a display area (work substrate) and an optical system for photo-alignment processing that can arbitrarily determine an irradiation axis or a polarization axis (in some cases, both may be combined) are prepared. .
- the optical system irradiates the alignment film with non-polarized or linearly polarized UV light at an oblique incident angle in order to control the pretilt angle of the liquid crystal molecules in each divided alignment region.
- the optical system may irradiate linearly polarized UV light from the vertical direction into the alignment film in order to make the pretilt angle of the liquid crystal molecules zero.
- the divided exposure by step feed may be performed.
- division exposure of the orientation direction “ ⁇ ” is performed by step feeding on all the regions to be divided orientation O1
- the work substrate is rotated
- division of the orientation direction “ ⁇ ” is performed by step feeding on all the regions to be divided orientation O2.
- Execute exposure rotate the work substrate, and perform stepwise feeding to all the areas that will be divided orientation O3 by stepwise feeding in the orientation direction “ ⁇ ”, rotate the work substrate and step feed to all areas that will be divided orientation O4 To divide and expose in the orientation direction " ⁇ ".
- the pixel is composed of four divided electrodes (P1, P2, P3, P4), and the display area is composed of a combination of divided electrode layouts in four types of pixels.
- the divided electrode layout cycle of the pixels is 4 pixel pitches in the X direction and 2 pixel pitches in the Y direction. Divided orientation of the same irradiation axis or the same polarization axis (which may be a combination of both) is performed on a region where adjacent divided electrodes are the same. As shown in FIG.
- each liquid crystal alignment is composed of four divided alignments (O1, O2, O3, O4) each having substantially the same shape and the same area as the pixel, and the divided alignment layout period is in the X direction.
- the pitch is 4 pixels and the Y direction is a 2 pixel pitch.
- region enclosed with the broken line of FIG.13 and FIG.14 has shown the substantially same area
- the work substrate is rotated by 0 degrees with respect to the optical system of the photo-alignment processing and 180 degrees.
- the arrangement period is the same when rotated, and the arrangement period is the same when rotated 90 degrees and 270 degrees. Therefore, four divisional alignment processes can be performed with two masks for the X direction feed process and the Y direction feed process.
- the pixel is composed of four divided electrodes (P1, P2, P3, P4), and the display area is composed of a combination of divided electrode layouts in four types of pixels.
- the divided electrode layout period of the pixel is 2 pixel pitch in the X direction and 4 pixel pitch in the Y direction. Divided orientation of the same irradiation axis or the same polarization axis (which may be a combination of both) is performed on a region where adjacent divided electrodes are the same. As shown in FIG.
- each liquid crystal alignment is composed of four divided alignments (O1, O2, O3, O4) each having substantially the same shape and the same area as the pixel, and the divided alignment layout period is in the X direction.
- the pitch is 2 pixels and the Y direction is 4 pixels.
- region enclosed with the broken line of FIG.15 and FIG.16 has shown the substantially same area
- the work substrate is rotated by 0 degrees with respect to the optical system of the photo-alignment processing and 180 degrees.
- the arrangement period is the same when rotated, and the arrangement period is the same when rotated 90 degrees and 270 degrees. Therefore, four divisional alignment processes can be performed with two masks for the X direction feed process and the Y direction feed process.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a configuration in which divided electrodes and divided orientations are combined in the second embodiment of the liquid crystal display device of the present invention.
- the liquid crystal display device of Embodiment 2 is divided into four divided electrodes (P1, P2, P3, P4) as shown in FIGS. 17 [A1] and [A2] and FIGS. 17 [B1] and [B2]. As shown in the drawing, it is divided into four parts (O1, O2, O3, O4) and is arranged in an arrangement relationship in the imposition direction different from that of the first embodiment. Further, FIG. 17C shows the positional relationship between the divided electrodes and the divided orientations. FIG. 17C shows four adjacent pixels, and one pixel is composed of four divided electrodes (P1, P2, P3, P4). The divided electrodes of the pixels adjacent to the pixel (FIG. 17 [A1]) have the structure shown in FIG.
- the divided electrode P4 has the same structure as the divided electrode P′4 of the adjacent pixel (right, lower, lower right). Further, the region surrounding the four divided electrodes P4 (P'4) having the same structure in the four adjacent pixels is processed with the same divided orientation (O4).
- the split electrode is an FFS system
- the split alignment is homogeneously aligned liquid crystal orientation and tilt angle (pretilt angle)
- the polarization axis 11a of the TFT substrate and the polarization axis 12a of the CF substrate are shown as examples. is there.
- the FFS method is shown in the second embodiment, the present invention is also suitable for a lateral electric field device such as an IPS method or a method combining the FFS method and the IPS method.
- the present invention can be applied to systems other than those described above.
- the four divided electrodes (P1, P2, P3, P4) are different from each other, and the four divided orientations (O1, O2, O3, O4) are different from each other.
- 20 and 21 are schematic diagrams showing an example of the period of the divided electrode layout and the divided orientation layout of each pixel in the display area.
- the second embodiment will be described.
- the pixel is composed of four divided electrodes (P1, P2, P3, P4), and the display area is composed of a combination of divided electrode layouts in four types of pixels. Furthermore, the divided electrode layout period of the pixel is 2 pixel pitches in the X direction and 2 pixel pitches in the Y direction. Divided orientation of the same irradiation axis or the same polarization axis (which may be a combination of both) is performed on a region where adjacent divided electrodes are the same. As shown in FIG.
- the liquid crystal alignment is composed of two horizontally-oriented concave divided alignments (O1, O3) and two horizontally-shaped convex divided alignments (O2, O4), and the divided alignment layout period is X
- the direction is 2 pixel pitch and the Y direction is 2 pixel pitch.
- region enclosed with the broken line of FIG.20 and FIG.21 has shown the substantially the same area
- the arrangement period of the divided orientations in the X direction and the Y direction is the same at a two-pixel pitch as shown in FIG. Further, the phases of the divided orientation (O1) and the divided orientation (O3) and the phases of the divided orientation (O2) and the divided orientation (O4) are shifted from each other by 180 degrees. Accordingly, when it is desired to perform the orientation process by rotating the phases of the four divided orientations by 90 degrees (0, 90, 180, 270 degrees), the work substrate is rotated by 0 degrees with respect to the optical system of the optical orientation process and 180 degrees. The arrangement period is the same when rotated, and the arrangement period is the same when rotated 90 degrees and 270 degrees. Therefore, four divisional alignment processes can be performed with two masks for the X direction feed process and the Y direction feed process.
- FIG. 22 and FIG. 23 are schematic diagrams showing an example of the period of the divided electrode layout and the divided orientation layout of each sub-pixel in the display area in the liquid crystal display device of the third embodiment.
- the third embodiment will be described.
- the sub-pixel (rectangular shape in the unit of thick solid line in the figure) is composed of four divided electrodes (P1, P2, P3, P4), and the display area is divided into four types of sub-pixels. It is composed of a combination of electrode layouts. Further, the divided electrode layout period of the sub-pixels is 2 sub-pixel pitches in the X direction and 2 sub-pixel pitches in the Y direction. Divided orientation of the same irradiation axis or the same polarization axis (which may be a combination of both) is performed on a region where adjacent divided electrodes are the same. As shown in FIG.
- each liquid crystal alignment is composed of four divided alignments (O1, O2, O3, O4) each having substantially the same shape and the same area as the sub-pixel, and the divided alignment layout period is X
- the direction is a 2 sub-pixel pitch and the Y direction is a 2 sub-pixel pitch.
- region enclosed with the broken line of FIG.22 and FIG.23 has shown the substantially the same area
- R, G, and B indicate the colors (Red, Green, Blue) of the color filter, respectively.
- the combination of the divided orientations in the example of FIG. 23 described above has the same pattern as the repetition cycle of the four divided orientations (O1, O2, O3, O4) in the display area. Therefore, four division alignment processes can be performed with one mask.
- a division exposure mask that covers a division area of a display area (work substrate) and an optical system for photo-alignment processing that can arbitrarily determine an irradiation axis or a polarization axis (in some cases, both may be combined) are prepared.
- the optical system irradiates the alignment film with non-polarized or linearly polarized UV light at an oblique incident angle in order to control the pretilt angle of the liquid crystal molecules in each divided alignment region.
- the optical system may irradiate linearly polarized UV light from the vertical direction into the alignment film in order to make the pretilt angle of the liquid crystal molecules zero.
- the work substrate is positioned at angles (0, 90, 180, 270 degrees) with respect to the optical system of the optical orientation processing. ), And divided exposure by step feed may be performed.
- FIG. 24 and FIG. 25 are schematic diagrams showing an example of the period of the divided electrode layout and the divided orientation layout of each of the two sub-pixels in the display area in the liquid crystal display device of the fourth embodiment.
- the fourth embodiment will be described.
- two sub-pixels in the horizontal direction are taken as one unit, and two sub-pixels (in the unit of a thick solid line in the figure, a rectangular shape) have four divided electrodes (P1, P2, P3, P4), and the display area is composed of a combination of divided electrode layouts in four types of two sub-pixels.
- the divided electrode layout period of 2 sub-pixels is 4 sub-pixel pitches in the X direction and 2 sub-pixel pitches in the Y direction.
- Divided orientation of the same irradiation axis or the same polarization axis (which may be a combination of both) is performed on a region where adjacent divided electrodes are the same. As shown in FIG.
- each liquid crystal alignment is composed of four divided alignments (O1, O2, O3, O4) having substantially the same shape and the same area as the two sub-pixels, and the divided alignment layout period is X
- the direction is 4 sub-pixel pitch and the Y direction is 4 sub-pixel pitch.
- region enclosed with the broken line of FIG.24 and FIG.25 has shown the substantially the same area
- R, G, and B indicate the colors of the color filter (Red, Green, Blue), respectively.
- the combination of the divided orientations in the example of FIG. 25 described above has the same pattern as the repetition cycle of the four divided orientations (O1, O2, O3, O4) in the display area. Therefore, four division alignment processes can be performed with one mask.
- a divided exposure mask that covers a divided area of the display area (work substrate) and an optical system for optical alignment processing that can arbitrarily determine the irradiation axis or the same polarization axis (in some cases, both may be combined) are prepared. To do.
- the work substrate is positioned at angles (0, 90, 180, 270 degrees) with respect to the optical system of the optical orientation processing. ), And divided exposure by step feed may be performed.
- the liquid crystal display device of the present invention has a wide alignment pattern sharing adjacent pixel regions when the inside of a pixel is divided and aligned by photo-alignment processing, a wide viewing angle characteristic can be maintained even if the pixels are made high definition.
- the divided orientation is effective because it can create the symmetry of the orientation direction of the liquid crystal.
- the liquid crystal display device of the present invention can reduce the number of divisional alignments, it can reduce the disclination region generated by discontinuous liquid crystal alignment due to the divisional alignment. Deterioration of display quality can be prevented. Since the layout of the divided electrodes and the divided orientation is periodically changed, display unevenness due to the electrode structure, the divided orientation, or the like is not continuously recognized, so that the display quality can be improved. Since it has a wide alignment pattern sharing adjacent pixel regions, it is possible to suppress deterioration in display quality with respect to the spread of light in proximity exposure and the alignment accuracy with the mask.
- the liquid crystal display device of the present invention can efficiently perform the division alignment process.
- the divisional alignment process of the present invention is not limited to up / down / left / right, but also a 4-division alignment effective for improving the viewing angle characteristics of an oblique field of view. Can be planned. Then, in order to obtain a necessary orientation direction with respect to the work substrate, one photo-alignment is performed by rotating the mask exposure direction so that the in-plane angle of the mask with respect to the work substrate matches the orientation of the four-part orientation.
- a manufacturing method capable of processing by step exposure of the apparatus can be provided.
- a liquid crystal display device in which an electrode pattern of one pixel region and a liquid crystal alignment region are separately arranged for pixels arranged in a matrix,
- the one pixel region includes a divided electrode Pn (P1, P2,..., Pm, where m is an integer of 2 or more) in which an electrode pattern is divided into a plurality, and a divided alignment in which a liquid crystal alignment is divided into a plurality.
- the divided electrode Pn in the one pixel region (n is an arbitrary integer from 1 to m, m is an integer of 2 or more) and the divided electrode P′n (n is an arbitrary integer in the range from 1 to m) , M is an integer of 2 or more) is the same structure,
- the divided orientation On of the one pixel region (n is an integer from 1 to m, m is an integer of 2 or more), and the divided orientation On'n of at least one pixel adjacent thereto (n is an integer from 1 to m) And m is an integer of 2 or more) and formed in the same orientation region, Liquid crystal display device.
- a liquid crystal display device in which an electrode pattern in one pixel region and a liquid crystal alignment region are separately arranged with respect to pixels arranged in a matrix,
- the pixel is composed of a plurality of sub-pixels,
- a unit of sub-pixel region is formed by combining at least one of the sub-pixels,
- the sub-pixel region of one unit is divided into a plurality of divided electrodes Pn (P1, P2,..., Pm, where m is an integer of 2 or more), and the liquid crystal alignment is divided into a plurality.
- the divisional orientation On (composed of O1, O2,..., Om, m is an integer of 2 or more) is a combination corresponding to each other,
- the divisional orientation On (n is an integer from 1 to m, m is an integer of 2 or more) and the divisional orientation On′n (n is an integer of at least one subpixel region adjacent thereto). 1 to m is an arbitrary integer, and m is an integer of 2 or more).
- Liquid crystal display device is a combination corresponding to each other.
- the liquid crystal alignment has a transverse electric field mode.
- the liquid crystal display device according to any one of appendices 1 to 4.
- a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device in which an electrode pattern of one pixel region and a liquid crystal alignment region are separately arranged for pixels arranged in a matrix,
- the one pixel region includes a divided electrode Pn (P1, P2,..., Pm, where m is an integer of 2 or more) in which an electrode pattern is divided into a plurality, and a divided alignment On in which a liquid crystal alignment is divided into a plurality.
- the divided electrode Pn in the one pixel region (n is an arbitrary integer from 1 to m, m is an integer of 2 or more) and the divided electrode P′n (n is an arbitrary integer in the range from 1 to m) , M is an integer of 2 or more) is the same structure,
- the divided orientation On of the one pixel region (n is an integer from 1 to m, m is an integer of 2 or more), and the divided orientation On'n of at least one pixel adjacent thereto (n is an integer from 1 to m) And m is an integer of 2 or more) and are formed in the same orientation region,
- the divided alignment regions On + O′n formed by the divided alignment On of the one pixel region and the divided alignment O′n of the pixel region adjacent thereto are formed in a repetitive pattern having the same shape and the same area.
- the divided alignment region On + O′n (n is an arbitrary integer from 1 to m, m is an integer of 2 or more) is an exposure area having an arbitrary mask size, and in a direction corresponding to the alignment direction of each region of the alignment division Step feeding, forming by photo-alignment processing, A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device.
- Appendix 8 A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device in which an electrode pattern in one pixel region and a liquid crystal alignment region are divided and arranged for pixels arranged in a matrix,
- the pixel is composed of a plurality of sub-pixels,
- a unit of sub-pixel region is formed by combining at least one of the sub-pixels,
- the sub-pixel region of one unit is divided into a plurality of divided electrodes Pn (P1, P2,..., Pm, where m is an integer of 2 or more), and the liquid crystal alignment is divided into a plurality.
- the divisional orientation On (composed of O1, O2,..., Om, m is an integer of 2 or more) is a combination corresponding to each other,
- the divisional orientation On (n is an integer from 1 to m, m is an integer of 2 or more) and the divisional orientation On′n (n is an integer of at least one subpixel region adjacent thereto).
- the divisional alignment regions On + O′n formed by the divisional alignment On of the unit pixel region and the divisional alignment O′n of the subpixel region adjacent to the unitary subpixel region have a repeating pattern having the same shape and the same area.
- the divided alignment region On + O′n (n is an arbitrary integer from 1 to m, m is an integer of 2 or more) is an exposure area having an arbitrary mask size, and in a direction corresponding to the alignment direction of each region of the alignment division Step feeding, forming by photo-alignment processing, A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device.
- Appendix 9 One or two masks are used for the photo-alignment treatment.
- the liquid crystal display device is a horizontal electric field system that has a high display screen uniformity (uniformity), a liquid crystal display that is required to have a wide viewing angle characteristic with high contrast and good color reproducibility.
- the present invention can be used for any device equipped with the active matrix type liquid crystal display.
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Alignment)方式の製品に適用され、TN(Twisted Nematic)、IPS(In-plane Switching)方式又はFFS(Fringe Field Switching)方式などへ適用するための開発検討も行われている。
マトリクス状に配列する画素に対し一画素領域の電極パターンと液晶配向領域とがそれぞれ分割配置される液晶表示装置であって、
前記一画素領域は、電極パターンが複数に分割された分割電極Pn(P1,P2,・・・・,Pmで構成、mは2以上の整数)と、液晶配向が複数に分割された分割配向On(O1,O2,・・・,Omで構成、mは2以上の整数)とが、それぞれ互いに対応した組合せになっており、
前記一画素領域の前記分割電極Pn(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する画素領域の分割電極P’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一構造であり、
前記一画素領域の前記分割配向On(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する少なくとも一つの画素の分割配向O’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一配向領域で形成された、
ものである。
マトリクス状に配列する画素に対し一画素領域の電極パターンと液晶配向領域とがそれぞれ分割配置される液晶表示装置を製造する方法であって、
前記一画素領域は、電極パターンが複数に分割された分割電極Pn(P1,P2,・・・,Pmで構成、mは2以上の整数)と、液晶配向が複数に分割された分割配向On(O1,O2,・・・,Omで構成、mは2以上の整数)とが、それぞれ互いに対応した組合せになっており、
前記一画素領域の前記分割電極Pn(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する画素領域の分割電極P’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一構造であり、
前記一画素領域の前記分割配向On(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する少なくとも一つの画素の分割配向O’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一配向領域で形成され、
前記一画素領域の前記分割配向Onとそれに隣接する画素領域の前記分割配向O’nとで形成される分割配向領域On+O’nは、それぞれ同一形状でかつ同一面積の繰り返しパターンで形成されており、
前記分割配向領域On+O’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)を、任意のマスクサイズを露光エリアとし、前記配向分割の各領域の配向方位に対応した方向にステップ送りする、光配向処理で形成する、
ものである。
図1は、実施形態1の液晶表示装置における、分割電極と分割配向とを組み合わせた構成の一例を示す模式図である。本実施形態1の液晶表示装置は、図1[A]に示すように4つに分割された分割電極(P1,P2,P3,P4)と、図1[B]に示すように4つに分割された分割配向(O1,O2,O3,O4)との配置関係で構成されている。更に、図1[C]には、分割電極と分割配向との位置関係を示している。図には、隣接する4つの画素が示されており、1つの画素は4つの分割電極(P1,P2,P3,P4)で構成されている。また、ある画素のある分割電極が他の画素の分割電極に隣接するとき、これらの分割電極は同一構造となっている。図示する例では、分割電極P4が隣接する3つの画素(右、下、右下の3箇所)の分割電極P’4と同一構造である。更に、隣接する4つの画素内にある同一構造の4つの分割電極P4(P’4)を囲む領域は、同一の分割配向(O4)で処理される。
図17は、本発明の液晶表示装置の実施形態2における、分割電極と分割配向を組み合わせた構成の一例を示す模式図である。
本発明の液晶表示装置は、画素単位だけでなくカラーフィルター(CF)との組合せで構成するサブ画素単位でも適用できる。図22及び図23は、実施形態3の液晶表示装置における、表示領域の各サブ画素の分割電極のレイアウトと分割配向のレイアウトとの周期の一例を示した模式図である。以下、本実施形態3について説明する。
本発明の液晶表示装置は、更にカラーフィルタ(CF)のサブ画素を複数組み合わせた単位でも適用できる。図24及び図25は、実施形態4液晶表示装置における、表示領域の各2サブ画素の分割電極のレイアウトと分割配向のレイアウトとの周期の一例を示した模式図である。以下、本実施形態4について説明する。
以上、上記各実施形態を参照して本発明を説明したが、本発明は上記各実施形態に限定されるものではない。本発明の構成や詳細については、当業者が理解し得るさまざまな変更を加えることができる。例えば、上記各実施形態では特許請求の範囲における「m」が主に4の場合を示したが、本発明には「m」が2、3又は5以上の場合も含まれる、また、本発明には、上記各実施形態の構成の一部又は全部を相互に適宜組み合わせたものも含まれる。
前記一画素領域は、電極パターンが複数に分割された分割電極Pn(P1,P2,・・・・,Pmで構成、mは2以上の整数)と、液晶配向が複数に分割された分割配向On(O1,O2,・・・,Omで構成、mは2以上の整数)とが、それぞれ互いに対応した組合せになっており、
前記一画素領域の前記分割電極Pn(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する画素領域の分割電極P’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一構造であり、
前記一画素領域の前記分割配向On(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する少なくとも一つの画素の分割配向O’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一配向領域で形成された、
液晶表示装置。
付記1記載の液晶表示装置。
前記画素は複数のサブ画素から構成され、
前記サブ画素を少なくとも一つ以上組み合わせて一単位のサブ画素領域とし、
前記一単位のサブ画素領域は、電極パターンが複数に分割された分割電極Pn(P1,P2,・・・,Pmで構成、mは2以上の整数)と、液晶配向が複数に分割された分割配向On(O1,O2,・・・,Omで構成、mは2以上の整数)とが、それぞれ互いに対応した組合せになっており、
前記一単位のサブ画素領域の前記分割電極Pn(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する少なくとも一つのサブ画素領域の分割電極P’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一構造であり、
前記一単位のサブ画素領域の前記分割配向On(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する少なくとも一つのサブ画素領域の分割配向O’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一配向領域で形成された、
液晶表示装置。
付記3記載の液晶表示装置。
付記1乃至4のいずれか一つに記載の液晶表示装置。
付記1乃至5のいずれか一つに記載の液晶表示装置。
前記一画素領域は、電極パターンが複数に分割された分割電極Pn(P1,P2,・・・,Pmで構成、mは2以上の整数)と、液晶配向が複数に分割された分割配向On(O1,O2,・・・,Omで構成、mは2以上の整数)とが、それぞれ互いに対応した組合せになっており、
前記一画素領域の前記分割電極Pn(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する画素領域の分割電極P’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一構造であり、
前記一画素領域の前記分割配向On(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する少なくとも一つの画素の分割配向O’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一配向領域で形成され、
前記一画素領域の前記分割配向Onとそれに隣接する画素領域の前記分割配向O’nとで形成される分割配向領域On+O’nは、それぞれ同一形状でかつ同一面積の繰り返しパターンで形成されており、
前記分割配向領域On+O’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)を、任意のマスクサイズを露光エリアとし、前記配向分割の各領域の配向方位に対応した方向にステップ送りする、光配向処理で形成する、
液晶表示装置の製造方法。
前記画素は複数のサブ画素から構成され、
前記サブ画素を少なくとも一つ以上組み合わせて一単位のサブ画素領域とし、
前記一単位のサブ画素領域は、電極パターンが複数に分割された分割電極Pn(P1,P2,・・・,Pmで構成、mは2以上の整数)と、液晶配向が複数に分割された分割配向On(O1,O2,・・・,Omで構成、mは2以上の整数)とが、それぞれ互いに対応した組合せになっており、
前記一単位のサブ画素領域の前記分割電極Pn(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する少なくとも一つのサブ画素領域の分割電極P’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一構造であり、
前記一単位のサブ画素領域の前記分割配向On(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する少なくとも一つのサブ画素領域の分割配向O’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一配向領域で形成され、
前記一単位のサブ画素領域の前記分割配向Onとそれに隣接するサブ画素領域の前記分割配向O’nとで形成される分割配向領域On+O’nは、それぞれ同一形状でかつ同一面積の繰り返しパターンで形成され、
前記分割配向領域On+O’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)を、任意のマスクサイズを露光エリアとし、前記配向分割の各領域の配向方位に対応した方向にステップ送りする、光配向処理で形成する、
液晶表示装置の製造方法。
付記7又は8記載の液晶表示装置の製造方法。
付記7乃至9のいずれか一つに記載の液晶表示装置の製造方法。
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- マトリクス状に配列する画素に対し一画素領域の電極パターンと液晶配向領域とがそれぞれ分割配置される液晶表示装置であって、
前記一画素領域は、電極パターンが複数に分割された分割電極Pn(P1,P2,・・・・,Pmで構成、mは2以上の整数)と、液晶配向が複数に分割された分割配向On(O1,O2,・・・,Omで構成、mは2以上の整数)とが、それぞれ互いに対応した組合せになっており、
前記一画素領域の前記分割電極Pn(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する画素領域の分割電極P’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一構造であり、
前記一画素領域の前記分割配向On(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する少なくとも一つの画素の分割配向O’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一配向領域で形成された、
液晶表示装置。 - 前記一画素領域の前記分割配向Onとそれに隣接する画素領域の前記分割配向O’nとで形成された分割配向領域On+O’nは、それぞれ同一形状でかつ同一面積の繰り返しパターンで形成された、
請求項1記載の液晶表示装置。 - マトリクス状に配列する画素に対し一画素領域内の電極パターンと液晶配向領域とがそれぞれ分割配置される液晶表示装置であって、
前記画素は複数のサブ画素から構成され、
前記サブ画素を少なくとも一つ以上組み合わせて一単位のサブ画素領域とし、
前記一単位のサブ画素領域は、電極パターンが複数に分割された分割電極Pn(P1,P2,・・・,Pmで構成、mは2以上の整数)と、液晶配向が複数に分割された分割配向On(O1,O2,・・・,Omで構成、mは2以上の整数)とが、それぞれ互いに対応した組合せになっており、
前記一単位のサブ画素領域の前記分割電極Pn(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する少なくとも一つのサブ画素領域の分割電極P’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一構造であり、
前記一単位のサブ画素領域の前記分割配向On(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する少なくとも一つのサブ画素領域の分割配向O’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一配向領域で形成された、
液晶表示装置。 - 前記一単位のサブ画素領域の前記分割配向Onとそれに隣接するサブ画素領域の前記分割配向O’nとで形成された分割配向領域On+O’nは、それぞれ同一形状でかつ同一面積の繰り返しパターンで形成された、
請求項3記載の液晶表示装置。 - 前記液晶配向は横電界方式のモードある、
請求項1乃至4のいずれか一つに記載の液晶表示装置。 - 前記mが4である、
請求項1乃至5のいずれか一つに記載の液晶表示装置。
- マトリクス状に配列する画素に対し一画素領域の電極パターンと液晶配向領域とがそれぞれ分割配置される液晶表示装置を製造する方法であって、
前記一画素領域は、電極パターンが複数に分割された分割電極Pn(P1,P2,・・・,Pmで構成、mは2以上の整数)と、液晶配向が複数に分割された分割配向On(O1,O2,・・・,Omで構成、mは2以上の整数)とが、それぞれ互いに対応した組合せになっており、
前記一画素領域の前記分割電極Pn(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する画素領域の分割電極P’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一構造であり、
前記一画素領域の前記分割配向On(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する少なくとも一つの画素の分割配向O’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一配向領域で形成され、
前記一画素領域の前記分割配向Onとそれに隣接する画素領域の前記分割配向O’nとで形成される分割配向領域On+O’nは、それぞれ同一形状でかつ同一面積の繰り返しパターンで形成されており、
前記分割配向領域On+O’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)を、任意のマスクサイズを露光エリアとし、前記配向分割の各領域の配向方位に対応した方向にステップ送りする、光配向処理で形成する、
液晶表示装置の製造方法。 - マトリクス状に配列する画素に対し一画素領域内の電極パターンと液晶配向領域とがそれぞれ分割配置される液晶表示装置を製造する方法であって、
前記画素は複数のサブ画素から構成され、
前記サブ画素を少なくとも一つ以上組み合わせて一単位のサブ画素領域とし、
前記一単位のサブ画素領域は、電極パターンが複数に分割された分割電極Pn(P1,P2,・・・,Pmで構成、mは2以上の整数)と、液晶配向が複数に分割された分割配向On(O1,O2,・・・,Omで構成、mは2以上の整数)とが、それぞれ互いに対応した組合せになっており、
前記一単位のサブ画素領域の前記分割電極Pn(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する少なくとも一つのサブ画素領域の分割電極P’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一構造であり、
前記一単位のサブ画素領域の前記分割配向On(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)と、それに隣接する少なくとも一つのサブ画素領域の分割配向O’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)とは、同一配向領域で形成され、
前記一単位のサブ画素領域の前記分割配向Onとそれに隣接するサブ画素領域の前記分割配向O’nとで形成される分割配向領域On+O’nは、それぞれ同一形状でかつ同一面積の繰り返しパターンで形成され、
前記分割配向領域On+O’n(nは1~mで任意の整数、mは2以上の整数)を、任意のマスクサイズを露光エリアとし、前記配向分割の各領域の配向方位に対応した方向にステップ送りする、光配向処理で形成する、
液晶表示装置の製造方法。 - 前記光配向処理に使用するマスクは1種類又は2種類である、
請求項7又は8記載の液晶表示装置の製造方法。 - 前記mが4である、
請求項7乃至9のいずれか一つに記載の液晶表示装置の製造方法。
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