• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.08a
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• pp.499-501
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• 2007

We propose a vertical-alignment liquid crystal display with patterned electrodes using a positive dielectric anisotropic liquid crystal. In this structure, the threshold and on-state voltages are reduced compared with previous vertical-alignment configuration with positive liquid crystal.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.43-44
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• 2006

We have studied electro-optical characteristics and stability of liquid crystal director depending on electrode patterning of common electrode on top substrate in patterned vertical alignment (PVA) mode. In the present studies, new type of common electrode pattern was suggested to enhance a dark state by reducing interference area due to data signal. According to the simulation result, PVA device with new common electrode pattern contributed to Improvement of an aperture ratio.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.08a
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• pp.549-552
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• 2007

Patterned vertical alignment (PVA) mode requires multi-domain to exhibit wide viewing angle whereas the transmittance is sacrificed. To overcome the demerit, a fine pattern was formed at folded region in PVA Z-shape electrode structure. In the present work fine patterns were formed near domain boundary regions where the unwanted field direction which causes the LC to tilt down in unwanted direction exists. Thereby transmittance is improved near those fine patterns. This method is very simple and more cost-effective process than the other methods. In this article, we show the method of fine pattern formation and its influence on LC molecule in PVA mode with Z-shape electrode structure.

• Information Display
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.34-44
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• 2021

90년대 초 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)는 연관된 반도체 산업과 함께 제2산업의 쌀로 불리며 정부와 관련업계의 높은 관심 속에 큰 성장을 이루었다. 삼성은 일본 기업에 비해 LCD 개발을 늦게 시작했지만 패널 대형화와 넓은 광시야각을 구현한 PVA (Patterned Vertical Alignment) 모드 (mode)를 실현하고, 여기에 더하여 측면 시인성 문제까지 해결한 공정이 단순하며 높은 대비비를 구현하는 SPVA (Super Patterned Vertical Alignment) 및 PSVA (Polymer-Stabilized Vertical Alignment) 모드를 개발하였다. 이와 동시에 새로운 액정 주입 방식인 ODF (One Drop Filling) 기술을 최초로 양산에 접목함으로써 LCD 산업에서 경쟁사들이 따라올 수 없는 훨씬 앞선 제1 주자가 되었다. 이 보고서는 삼성이 SPVA와 PSVA 모드를 역경 속에서 타사들과 어떻게 경쟁하며 발전시켜 왔는가에 대한 내용과 ODF 기술에 대해 삼성의 고유 자산권을 침해하지 않는 범위 내에서 서술하고자 한다. ※ 대비비: 화면의 백색상태 (white state)와 암흑 상태 (black state)의 광비 (光比)

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.320-323
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• 2008

In this paper, electro-optical characteristic of Nematic Liquid crystal (LC) with varying temperature in different LCD modes, namely Fringe Field Switching (FFS), In-plane switching (IPS), and Patterned Vertical Alignment (PVA) modes are investigated and compared. Electro optic me asurements suggest that rate of change of transmission with temperature in FFS mode was lowest and much more thermally stable as compared to IPS and PVA m odes. However the electro-optical characteristic of patterned vertical alignment (PVA) mode was most affected by changing temperature. The measured threshold voltage was found to be much more thermally stable in FFS and IPS modes than that of PVA mode.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.133-136
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• 2000

We investigated the improvement of viewing angle using a patterned double twisted (PDT) vertical-alignment (VA) cell mode on a homeotropic alignment layer. Good voltage-transmittance curves for negative dielectric anisotropic nematic liquid crystal (NLC) using the PDT-VA cell without a negative compensation film were obtained. The viewing angle of the PDT-VA cell without a negative compensation film was wider than that of a conventional VA cell.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.133-136
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• 2000

We investigated the improvement of viewing angle using a patterned double twisted (PDT) vertical-alignment (VA) cell mode on a homeotropic alignment layer. Good voltage-transmittance curves for negative dielectric anisotropic nematic liquid crystal (NLC) using the PDT-VA cell without a negative compensation film were obtained. The viewing angle of the PDT-VA cell without a negative compensation film was wider than that of a conventional VA cell.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.461-462
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• 2006

A single-gap and single-gamma transflective liquid-crystal (LC) display using patterned vertical alignment (PVA) mode was designed. In the device, a vertical electric field drives a vertically aligned LC to tilt down to optimize polarization efficiency. Electrodes of transmissive and reflective area were patterned $22.5^{\circ}$ and $45^{\circ}$ with respect to the polarizer so that a tilt-down direction of the LC director was $22.5^{\circ}$ and $45^{\circ}$ in the reflective and transmissive regions, respectively. In the device, the cell gap was the same for both regions, and the gamma curve matched each other in both regions because tilt angle of LC director was the same according to the applied voltage. Moreover, the dark state was irrespective of the cell retardation value at normal direction, which was highly important in massive fabrications. The switching principle and electro-optic characteristics of the device are reported herein.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.11 no.9
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• pp.1724-1728
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• 2007

In this paper we propose a novel electrode structure for high transmittance in the Patterned Vertical Alignment (PVA) LC cell. We use the 'TechWiz LCD' for calculation of the director configuration and optical characteristics. We studied the area decreasing the transmittance through the electrode structure for wide viewing angle and proposed new electrode design to change LC director configuration in the area. We show the comparison of the calculated optical transmittance between the conventional PVA mode and the proposed PVA mode. From the results, we confirm that the optical transmittance of the proposed structure of the PVA cell becomes higher.

• Journal of Information Display
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.191-194
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• 2011

A symmetric-viewing inverse-twisted-nematic (ITN) liquid crystal display (LCD) with alternating alignment layers was developed using a stamping-assisted rubbing (SAR) technique. A patterned layer of a fluorinated acrylate polymer was transferred onto the first rubbed vertical-alignment layer prepared on a substrate by stamping. The fluorinated acrylate polymer provided a protective layer covering the first rubbed alignment layer during the second rubbing process, which promoted the vertical alignment of the LC molecules. The LC cell in the ITN geometry with two orthogonally rubbed alignment layers showed symmetric-viewing characteristics with fourfold symmetry. The SAR technique was shown to be a mask-free alignment method of producing multidomains for symmetric-viewing LCDs.