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Defect-Free Bistable C1 Surface Stabilized Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Display

Chenhui Wang, Michael Wand¹, Mark Handschy¹ and Philip J. Bos

Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, USA
¹Displaytech Inc., Longmont, CO 80503, USA

(Received December 22, 2003; accepted February 13, 2004; published June 9, 2004)

A defect-free, large memory angle, high contrast ratio and bistable surface stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal (SSFLC) display, which has potential for electronic paper and liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) applications, has been developed using an alignment layer of 5° obliquely evaporated SiO_x. In this paper, optimized conditions for achieving a defect free device are presented.

KEYWORDS: SiO_x alignment, surface stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal (SSFLC) display, zigzag defect, pin defect
URL: http://jjap.ipap.jp/link?JJAP/43/3479/
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.43.3479

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