US5978062A
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Method of fabricating closed cavity liquid crystal display having a plurality of cavities extending completely through insulating layer
Assignee: National Science and Technology Council
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Filing: 1997-03-24
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Granted: 1999-11-02
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Expires: 2017-03-24
Abstract
Abstract A closed-cavity liquid-crystal display is provided, which is a liquid-crystal display having a wide angle of view. The liquid-crystal display comprises: an insulator layer formed with a plurality of cavities extending completely through the insulating layer, in which liquid-crystal material is filled into the plurality of cavities; a first substrate, placed on one side of the insulator layer, in which a first electrode is formed on one side of the first substrate near the insulator layer; and a second substrate, placed on the other side of the insulator layer, in which a second electrode is formed on one side of the second substrate near the insulator layer, so that the first electrode and the second electrode are used to drive and vary the alignment of liquid-crystal molecules in the plurality of cavities. The inner circumference of the closed cavity is coated with a homeotropic alignment agent, so that the alignment of the liquid-crystal molecules is circularly symmetric, and the optical performance of the liquid-crystal display is independent of the azimuthal angle.
Inventors
- 👤 Bau-Jy Liang
- 👤 Shu-Hsia Chen
- 👤 Chung-Kuang Wei
- 👤 Chen-Lung Kuo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:58
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/133371; G02F1/133377; G02F1/1339; G02F1/13394; G02F1/1337; G02F1/133742; G02F1/133753
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A fabrication method for a closed cavity of liquid-crystal display, comprising the steps of: (i) forming a first electrode on a first substrate, and forming an insulative layer on one side of the first electrode; (ii) forming a plurality of cavities in the insulator layer, wherein the plurality of cavities extend completely through the insulator layer; (iii) forming a second electrode on one side of a second substrate; (iv) coating an alignment layer on the first substrate, the second substrate and the inner surfaces of the plurality of cavities formed in the insulator layer; (v) spraying spacers on the second electrode on the second substrate, placing the first substrate on the second substrate with the first electrode and the second electrode inside, and partially sealing the edge to form a cell; and (vi) filling liquid-crystal material into the cell to form a plurality of closed cavities filled with the liquid-crystal material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
A fabrication method for a closed cavity of liquid-crystal display, comprising the steps of: (i) forming a first electrode on a first substrate, and forming an insulative layer on one side of the first electrode; (ii) forming a plurality of cavities in the insulator layer, wherein the plurality of cavities extend completely through the insulator layer; (iii) forming a second electrode on one side of a second substrate; (iv) coating an alignment layer on the first substrate, the second substrate and the inner surfaces of the plurality of cavities formed in the insulator layer; (v) spraying spacers on the second electrode on the second substrate, placing the first substrate on the second substrate with the first electrode and the second electrode inside, and partially sealing the edge to form a cell; and (vi) filling liquid-crystal material into the cell to form a plurality of closed cavities filled with the liquid-crystal material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The fabrication method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of: placing a first polarizer on the other side of the first substrate, and placing a second polarizer on the other side of the second substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The fabrication method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising the step of: placing a compensator between the first substrate and the first polarizer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The fabrication method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of: forming a reflector on the first substrate before the formation of the first electrode, and then forming the first electrode on the reflector.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The fabrication method as claimed in claim 4, further comprising the step of: placing a second polarizer on the other side of the second substrate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The fabrication method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of cavities formed in the insulator layer have a cylindrical shape.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
169 words
A fabrication method for a closed cavity of liquid-crystal display, comprising the steps of: (i) forming an insulator layer on a first substrate, and forming a plurality of cavities in the insulator layer, so that the plurality of cavities extend completely through the insulator layer; (ii) forming a first electrode on one side of the insulator layer and the corresponding end of the plurality of cavities formed in the insulator layer; (iii) forming a second electrode on one side of a second substrate; (iv) coating an alignment layer on the first substrate, the second substrate and the inner surface of the plurality of cavities formed in the insulator layer; (v) spraying spacers on the surface of the second electrode on the second substrate, placing the first substrate on the second substrate with the first electrode and the second electrode inside, and partially sealing the edge to form a cell; and (vi) filling liquid-crystal material into the cell to form a plurality of closed cavities filled with the liquid-crystal material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
169 words
A fabrication method for a closed cavity of liquid-crystal display, comprising the steps of: (i) forming an insulator layer on a first substrate, and forming a plurality of cavities in the insulator layer, so that the plurality of cavities extend completely through the insulator layer; (ii) forming a first electrode on one side of the insulator layer and the corresponding end of the plurality of cavities formed in the insulator layer; (iii) forming a second electrode on one side of a second substrate; (iv) coating an alignment layer on the first substrate, the second substrate and the inner surface of the plurality of cavities formed in the insulator layer; (v) spraying spacers on the surface of the second electrode on the second substrate, placing the first substrate on the second substrate with the first electrode and the second electrode inside, and partially sealing the edge to form a cell; and (vi) filling liquid-crystal material into the cell to form a plurality of closed cavities filled with the liquid-crystal material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
The fabrication method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising the step of: placing a first polarizer on the other side of the first substrate, and placing a second polarizer on the other side of the second substrate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The fabrication method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising the step of: placing a compensator between the first substrate and the first polarizer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
The fabrication method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising the step of: forming a reflector on the first substrate before the formation of the first electrode, and then forming the first electrode on the reflector.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The fabrication method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising the step of: placing a second polarizer on the other side of the second substrate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The fabrication method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the plurality of cavities formed in the insulator layer have a cylindrical shape.
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