Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Liquid crystal cell and scanning antenna
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Application No.: US16494686Application Date: 2018-03-16
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Publication No.: US11201403B2Publication Date: 2021-12-14
- Inventor: Masanobu Mizusaki , Kiyoshi Minoura
- Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Sakai
- Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Sakai
- Agency: ScienBiziP, P.C.
- Priority: JPJP2017-057358 20170323
- International Application: PCT/JP2018/010387 WO 20180316
- International Announcement: WO2018/173941 WO 20180927
- Main IPC: H01Q3/34
- IPC: H01Q3/34 ; H01Q21/06 ; H01Q15/14 ; C09K19/12 ; C09K19/56 ; C09K19/06 ; C09K19/04

Abstract:
A liquid crystal cell in which antenna units are arranged includes a TFT substrate, a slot substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The TFT substrate includes a first dielectric substrate, TFTs supported by the first dielectric substrate and patch electrodes electrically connected to the TFTs, and a first alignment film covering a groove part between the adjacent patch electrodes. The slot substrate includes a second dielectric substrate, a slot electrode including slots and supported by the second dielectric substrate, and a second alignment film covering the slot electrode. The liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the slot substrate. The liquid crystal layer includes a liquid crystal material having a lower limit temperature of a nematic phase of the liquid crystal material of −32° C. or lower and an upper limit temperature of the nematic phase of the liquid crystal material of 110° C. or higher.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200303817A1 LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL AND SCANNING ANTENNA Public/Granted day:2020-09-24
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