Transflective LCD With Arcuate Pixel Portions
Techniques are provided for a transflective liquid crystal display comprising a plurality of subpixels. Each subpixel comprises a reflective part having a reflective-part cell gap and a transmissive part having a transmissive-part cell gap. A subpixel may comprise minimal perimeters of a first minimal area between the transmissive part and the reflective part. At least one of the one or more minimal perimeters defines one or more edges of a second maximal area of the transmissive part.
1 . A transflective liquid crystal display comprising a plurality of subpixels, each subpixel comprising:
a reflective part comprising a reflective part cell gap;
a transmissive part comprising: a transmissive part cell gap;
one or more minimal perimeters of a first minimal area between the transmissive part and the reflective part, wherein at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters defines one or more edges of a second maximal area of the transmissive part.
2 . The transflective liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters comprises at least one arcuate segment.
3 . The transflective liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters is circular.
4 . The transflective liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters is a semicircle.
5 . The transflective liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters comprises at least one linear segment and at least one arcuate segment.
6 . The transflective liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters comprises a plurality of interconnected linear segments that approximate an arcuate segment.
7 . The transflective liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters comprises: a first line segment terminating at a first endpoint on a boundary line segment of the subpixel and a second endpoint; a second line segment terminating at a third endpoint on the boundary line segment of the subpixel and a fourth endpoint; and an arcuate segment joining the first line segment at the second endpoint and the second line segment at the fourth endpoint.
8 . A computing device, comprising:
one or more processors;
a transflective liquid crystal display comprising a plurality of subpixels, each subpixel comprising:
a reflective part comprising a reflective part cell gap;
a transmissive part comprising: a transmissive part cell gap;
one or more minimal perimeters of a first minimal area between the transmissive part and the reflective part, wherein at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters defines one or more edges of a second maximal area of the transmissive part.
9 . The computer device according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters comprises at least one arcuate segment.
10 . The computer device according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters is circular.
11 . The computer device according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters is a semicircle.
12 . The computer device according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters comprises at least one linear segment and at least one arcuate segment.
13 . The computer device according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters comprises a plurality of interconnected linear segments that approximate an arcuate segment.
14 . The computer device according to claim 8 , wherein the perimeter of the transmissive part comprises: a first line segment terminating at a first endpoint on a boundary line segment of the subpixel and a second endpoint; a second line segment terminating at a third endpoint on the boundary line segment of the subpixel and a fourth endpoint; and an arcuate segment joining the first line segment at the second endpoint and the second line segment at the fourth endpoint.
15 . A method of fabricating a transflective liquid crystal display, comprising:
providing a plurality of subpixels, each subpixel comprising:
a reflective part with a reflective-part cell gap;
a transmissive part with a transmissive-part cell gap;
one or more minimal perimeters of a first minimal area between the transmissive part and the reflective part, wherein at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters defines one or more edges of a second maximal area of the transmissive part.
16 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters comprises at least one arcuate segment.
17 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters is circular.
18 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters is a semicircle.
19 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters comprises at least one linear segment and at least one arcuate segment.
20 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters comprises a plurality of interconnected linear segments that approximate an arcuate segment.
21 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one of the one or more minimal perimeters comprises: a first line segment terminating at a first endpoint on a boundary line segment of the subpixel and a second endpoint; a second line segment terminating at a third endpoint on the boundary line segment of the subpixel and a fourth endpoint; and an arcuate segment joining the first line segment at the second endpoint and the second line segment at the fourth endpoint.