IP Library Granted Patent US 7,105,368
Granted Patent B2
US 7,105,368 · App. 11/147,627 · Granted Sep 12, 2006

Method of fabricating and evaluating liquid-crystal display

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Patent No.
US 7,105,368
App. No.
11/147,627
Granted
Sep 12, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A LCD device prevents the color irregularities (e.g., the red-color irregularity) from occurring without complicating the fabrication processes of a color filter. Switching elements are formed on a first substrate. A color layer is formed on a second substrate. The color layer has a red sublayer, a green sublayer, and a blue sublayer. A liquid-crystal layer is located between the first and second substrates. The second substrate includes no electrodes formed in such a way as to be located on a side nearer to the liquid-crystal layer with respect to the color layer. A green-coloring composition forming the green sublayer contains a pigment having a copper phthalocyanine skeleton. A ratio in weight of the pigment with respect to the green-coloring composition is equal to or less than approximately 27%.

Claims (32)

1. A method of evaluating a LCD device, comprising:

a first substrate on which switching elements are formed;

a second substrate on which a color layer is formed;

the color layer having a red sublayer, a green sublayer, and a blue sublayer;

the green sublayer being formed by a green-coloring composition;

a liquid-crystal layer located between the first and second substrates; and

the second substrate including no electrodes formed in such a way as to be located on a side nearer to the liquid-crystal layer with respect to the color layer;

the method comprising:

applying an alternating-current electric field of 100 Hz to 1 MHz to the color layer;

measuring a dielectric loss factor of the color layer under the alternating-current electric field;

calculating a ratio of (∈″ 100 /∈″ min )

where ∈″ 100 is a value of the dielectric loss factor at approximately 100 Hz, and ∈″ min is a minimum value of the dielectric loss factor in a range from 100 Hz to 1 MHz; and

comparing the ratio of (∈″ 100 /∈″ min ) with a specific value, thereby evaluating a display quality of the device.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein if the ratio satisfies a relationship of

(∈″ 100 /∈″ min )<approximately 1.25

the LCD device is judged good.

3. A method of evaluating a LCD device, comprising:

a first substrate on which switching elements are formed;

a second substrate on which a color layer is formed;

the color layer having a red sublayer, a green sublayer, and a blue sublayer;

the green sublayer being formed by a green-coloring composition;

a liquid-crystal layer located between the first and second substrates; and

the second substrate including no electrodes formed in such a way as to be located on a side nearer to the liquid-crystal layer with respect to the color layer;

the method comprising:

measuring a dielectric loss factor of the color layer under an application of an alternating-current electric field of 1 MHz, thereby obtaining an initial value ∈″ initial of the dielectric loss factor;

applying a direct-current electric field to the color layer as an electric-field stress for at least 72 hours;

measuring a dielectric loss factor of the color layer after application of the alternating-current electric field for at least 72 hours, thereby obtaining a subsequent value ∈″ subsequent of the dielectric loss factor;

calculating a ratio of (∈″ subsequent /∈″ initial ); and

comparing the ratio of (∈″ subsequent /∈″ initial ) with a specific value, thereby evaluating a display quality of the device.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein if the ratio satisfies a relationship of

(∈″ subsequent /∈″ initial )<approximately 1.6,

the LCD device is judged good.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 8, 2011
From: NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
To: NLT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
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