A trend of recent R & D on display devices, especially flat panel display, are reviewed. In addition, historical growing process of liquid crystal display (LCD) is reviewed from both sides of a simple matrix LCD technology and an active matrix LCD technology, and a trend of recent advanced technology is also discussed.

A bistable liquid crystal display based on the bend and splay configurations has been demonstrated. This display can remain indefinitely either in the splay deformation or in the bend deformation mode. It has the advantages of wide viewing angles, good contrast ratios, faster selection and low operating voltages.

We study optical properties of bistable reflective and transflective direct view ferroelectric liquid crystal displays (FLCDs). Single and double polarizer FLCDs with and without a retardation film are considered. Maximal contrast ratio versus optical retardation of liquid crystal layer for different configurations of FLCDs is calculated. Advantages and disadvantages of each configuration are d...

We study nematic equilibria on a square with tangent Dirichlet conditions on the edges, in three different modelling frameworks: (i) the off-lattice Hard Gaussian Overlap and Gay–Berne models; (ii) the lattice-based Lebwohl–Lasher model; and the (iii) two-dimensional Landau-de Gennes model. We compare the modelling predictions, identify regimes of agreement and in the Landaude Gennes case, find...

A projection display using blue-phase liquid crystal (BPLC) is proposed. The fast-response BPLC enables field sequential projection display with suppressed color breakup. Methods for reducing the operating voltage are also discussed. Author

Dashboard is an information cluster located at the edge of the driver’s primary field of view. Although most of the cars have mechanical dashboards, electronic implementation of the same will have enough flexibility to cater to varying customers’ choice. Liquid crystal displays are a good choice for electronic dashboards since the format of the display can be modified easily using a different s...