The liquid crystal display story : 50 years of liquid crystal R & D that lead the way to the future

This Book Focuses On The Development Of Liquid Crystal Displays (lcds) And Liquid Crystal Materials (lcs) In Japan. The Committee Of Organic Materials Research For Information Sciences Of The Japan Society For The Promotion Of Science (jsps) Planned The Book To Document Essential Lcd Innovations And Developments Since The Beginnings Of The Field-effect Lcd Technology In 1970. The Book Illustrates The Remarkable Effort And Progress Behind Those Flat, Lightweight, And High-information-content Lcds That Have Become The Indispensable Human–machine Interface For Virtually All Electronic Devices. In Contrast To Other Publications On This Topic, The Book Illustrates The Interdisciplinary Character Of The Lcd Technology And Its Crucial Importance For Technological Progress Of The Field Far Beyond Displays. It Also Gives Insights Into Breakthrough Innovations Not Revealed In Other Publications. Moreover, Prospects For The Development Of Lc Research Toward New Fields Of Applications Are Provided. In Line With Its Interdisciplinary Character, The Book Targets Researchers In Basic Science As Well As Engineers And Researchers In Industry. Edited By Naoyuki Koide. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Liquid Crystal Materials....Pages 3-51 Circuits and Drives for Liquid Crystal Devices....Pages 53-58 Alignment Films for Liquid Crystal Devices....Pages 59-80 Filters and Films for Liquid Crystal Devices....Pages 81-116 Backlights....Pages 117-129 Modes for Liquid Crystal Devices....Pages 131-170 Latest Liquid Crystal Technology....Pages 171-206 Next-Generation Liquid Crystal Displays....Pages 207-239 Front Matter....Pages 241-241 Liquid Crystalline Materials....Pages 243-300 Physics of Liquid Crystals....Pages 301-356 Function of Liquid Crystals....Pages 357-410 Back Matter....Pages 411-416