IP Library Granted Patent US 7,420,647
Granted Patent B2
US 7,420,647 · App. 10/812,402 · Granted Sep 2, 2008

Method for producing liquid crystal display device having a controlled parameter to obtain prescribed optical characteristics

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Patent No.
US 7,420,647
App. No.
10/812,402
Granted
Sep 2, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for producing a liquid crystal display device, in which a pretilt angle and a tilt direction upon application of a voltage of liquid crystal molecules are controlled by using a polymer and is to provide a method for producing a liquid crystal display device that provides good display characteristics. The method for producing a liquid crystal display device includes steps of: sealing a liquid crystal containing a polymerizable component capable of being polymerized with heat or light between a pair of substrates having been disposed as being opposed to each other; and polymerizing the polymerizable component by irradiating the liquid crystal with light of a prescribed luminance at a prescribed temperature for a prescribed irradiating time under application of a prescribed voltage, so as to control a pretilt angle and a tilt direction of liquid crystal molecules, and at least one of the voltage, the temperature, the luminance and the irradiation time is set as a parameter to obtain prescribed optical characteristics.

Claims (12)

1. A method for producing a liquid crystal display device comprising the steps of:

sealing a liquid crystal containing a polymerizable component capable of being polymerized with heat or light between a pair of substrates having been disposed as being opposed to each other;

polymerizing the polymerizable component by irradiating the liquid crystal with light of a prescribed luminance at a prescribed temperature for a prescribed irradiating time under application of a prescribed voltage, so as to control a pretilt angle and a tilt direction of liquid crystal molecules; and

measuring a thickness of a cell or a height of a pillar spacer formed on one of the pair of substrates before and/or after injecting the liquid crystal,

wherein at least one of the voltage, the temperature, the luminance and the irradiation time is controlled as a parameter to obtain prescribed optical characteristics, and

the parameter is controlled, while polymerizing the polymerizable component, under feedback of a measured thickness of the cell or a measured height of the pillar spacer.

2. A method for producing a liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the voltage is controlled within a range of 0.1 V to 100 V.

3. A method for producing a liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the temperature is controlled within a range of −30° C. to 250° C.

4. A method for producing a liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the luminance is controlled within a range of 1 mW/cm 2 to 10,000 mW/cm 2 .

5. A method for producing a liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the radiation time is controlled within a range of 1 msec to 24 hours.

6. A method for producing a liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the parameter is controlled to compensate a luminance distribution within the panel.

7. A method for producing a liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the optical characteristics include γ characteristics and a transmittance upon displaying black.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2005
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 016345/0210 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2005
From: FUJITSU DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 016345/0310 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2004
From: TANIGUCHI, YOJI; INOUE, HIROYASU; KANII, KENGO; NAKAHATA, YUJI
To: FUJITSU DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 015568/0849 →