Abstract:
An apparatus and a method for driving a lamp of an LCD(Liquid Crystal Display) are provided to add a burst duty period to a lamp driving pulse period in an initial driving state of a backlight lamp to discharge the lamp easily, stabilize luminance, and prevent generation of initial inrush current. An apparatus for driving a lamp(24) of an LCD includes an MCU(Micro Processor Unit)(21), a transformer driver(22), and a transformer(23). The MCU controls the operation of the transformer driver such that a burst duty period in which a continuous driving pulse period and a period outputting no driving pulse alternate is included in a lamp driving pulse signal when a backlight lamp is initially driven. The transformer driver transforms an external DC voltage into an AC voltage under the control of the MCU. The transformer transforms the AC voltage supplied from the transformer driver into a high AC voltage and generates the lamp driving pulse signal including the burst duty period.
Abstract:
An LCD(Liquid Crystal Display) panel using solar cell pixels and an LCD are provided to reduce power consumption of the LCD by using natural energy as driving power of an LCD. An LCD panel(100) includes red, green and blue liquid crystal pixels and a solar cell pixel which are arranged in a matrix form. The solar cell pixel has the same area as those of the red, green and blue pixels. The red, green blue pixels and the solar cell pixel are arranged in a 4x1 matrix or a 2x2 matrix. The solar cell pixel outputs an electric signal proportional to the intensity of incident light. An LCD includes a display module and a solar cell module. The display module includes red, green and blue liquid crystal pixels formed on a substrate. The solar cell module is located at the side of the display module and includes a solar cell pixel which generates power using incident light.
Abstract:
An LCD panel and a method for manufacturing the same are provided to enhance the adhesive strength between a black matrix and a color filter array substrate, by forming grooves at a portion where the black matrix and the color filter array substrate are contacted with each other so as to increase the contact area between the black matrix and the color filter array substrate. A groove part having a plurality of grooves(H) is formed on the outermost portion of a first substrate(102). Color filters are formed within the grooves. A black matrix covers the groove part and surrounds the outermost portions of the color filters. The groove part is formed by forming a photoresist pattern on the first substrate and etching the first substrate using the photoresist pattern. The groove has a tetragon-shaped section or a semicircle-shaped section. The groove has a zigzag typed plane.
Abstract:
An apparatus for treating a thin film is provided to perform a thin film treating process on a glass substrate in a limited space by disposing process chambers perpendicularly to the ground. A glass cassette loads a glass substrate in a parallel direction with respect to the ground. A robot arm(20) is disposed adjacently to the glass cassette. The robot arm erects the glass substrate perpendicularly to the ground. A plurality of perpendicular type chambers(30) are disposed adjacently to the robot arm. The chambers perform a thin film treating process on the glass substrate while the glass substrate is disposed perpendicularly to the ground. A glass carrier(40) loads and unloads the glass substrate into the perpendicular type chambers while the glass substrate is perpendicular to the ground.
Abstract:
An LCD and a backlight unit for the same are provided to stabilize the thermal distribution of an LCD panel and prevent the deterioration of display quality by forming a portion of a main support in a rib shape so as to change the conduction path of heat emitted from a backlight unit. An LCD comprises an LCD panel(110) for displaying an image, a signal applying unit for applying signals to the LCD panel, a backlight unit for supplying light to the LCD panel, and a main support(130) for respectively receiving the LCD panel and the backlight unit above and below. A portion of the main support is formed in a rib shape so as to change the conduction path of heat, which is outputted from the backlight unit positioned below.
Abstract:
An IPS(In-Plane Switching) mode LCD is provided to prevent defects due to static electricity generated during a manufacturing process by forming a transparent conduction layer on a surface of a color filter substrate, which faces an array substrate. An IPS mode LCD comprises a first substrate(111) and a second substrate(151). Pixel electrodes(146) and common electrodes(144) are formed above the first substrate. A conductive layer(153) of a transparent conduction material is formed on a surface of the second substrate, which faces the first substrate. A gate line and a data line cross each other above the first substrate. A common line is electrically connected to the common electrodes. A thin film transistor(Tr) is connected to the gate line, the data line, and the pixel electrode.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method for forming an alignment layer are provided to form the alignment layer promptly while preventing the contamination of the alignment layer, by performing a cleaning process, a process for forming the alignment layer, and a process for forming an aligning groove on the alignment layer within a single unit in an in-situ method. A plasma generator(10) includes a box-shaped cathode electrode(4) having an opening(1), and an anode electrode(5) distanced from the cathode electrode oppositely to the opening. A gas supply unit(20) includes a first gas supply unit(22) for supplying a cleaning gas into the cathode electrode, a second gas supply unit(24) for supplying a gas for forming an alignment layer, and a third gas supply unit(26) for supplying an aligning gas for forming an aligning portion on the alignment layer. A transfer unit(30) is disposed to face the opening, wherein the transfer unit transfers a substrate.
Abstract:
A backlight unit and an LCD having the same are provided to improve the assemblage deflection related to twist of a reflection plate, which is caused by a human factor while attaching the reflection plate to a lower cover, by using an aligning member which positions the reflection plate below a light guiding plate without twisting the reflection plate. A lower cover(132) includes a lateral face and a bottom face. A lamp housing member(134) has a lamp(130) for emitting light. A light guiding plate is disposed above the bottom face of the lower cover to guide the light emitted from the lamp. A reflection plate is disposed between the bottom face of the lower cover and the light guiding plate to reflect the light emitted from the lamp. An aligning member(138b) is extended from at least one side of the reflection plate and contacted with a lateral face of the light guiding plate. The aligning member aligns the reflection plate and the light guiding plate. A main support(148) is positioned at lateral faces of the lamp housing member and the reflection plate. An LCD panel(150) is formed above the light guiding plate to receive the light emitted from the lamp.
Abstract:
A display panel assembly and a method for manufacturing the same are provided to simplify the manufacturing process of the display panel assembly, by forming a getter and a sealing member in one body so as to skip a process for forming the getter. A display substrate assembly comprises a first substrate(10) including an effective display region(EDR) for displaying an image and a non-effective display region(NEDR) disposed around the effective display region, a second substrate(20) facing the first substrate, and a sealing member(30) disposed along the non-effective display region between the first substrate and the second substrate. The sealing member includes a sealing resin portion for forming a sealed space between the first substrate and the second substrate, a getter contained in the sealing resin portion and preventing the inlet and outlet of pollutants, and a dispersing agent for uniformly dispersing the getter to the inside of the sealing resin portion.
Abstract:
A source driver integrated circuit for an LCD and an LCD including the same are provided to compensate a difference of a display gray voltage between a plurality of driving circuits by using a difference between reference gray voltages from source drivers. A plurality of source drivers each include a display voltage providing unit(112,212) for providing a display gray voltage corresponding to input image data, and a reference voltage providing unit(111,211) for providing a reference gray voltage corresponding to predetermined gray data, and a gray voltage compensating unit(120,220) for compensating the display gray voltage using a difference between the reference gray voltage provided from the reference voltage providing unit and a reference gray voltage provided from a reference voltage providing unit of another source driver. The gray data is data corresponding to a maximum value among gray provided from the source drivers to the liquid crystal panel.