Journal
MRS BULLETIN
Volume 27, Issue 11, Pages 876-879Publisher
MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY
DOI: 10.1557/mrs2002.276
Keywords
flat-panel displays; reflective; liquid-crystal displays
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Reflective full-color liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) are attracting a great deal of interest as portable information systems because of their extremely low power consumption and light weight; also, the color does not wash out in outdoor use. In this article, reflective LCDs are classified into three types. Among them, the diffuser-reflector type and the front-diffusing film type are suitable for high quality active-matrix displays. Diffusing-reflector LCDs have the advantage of uniform reflectance at the desired viewing angle due to the design of the surface microstructure of the reflector. Front-diffusing film LCDs using metallic mirrors and an optimally designed light-controlling film enable high contrast in a wide viewing angle range and uniform reflectance with no blurring. Thus, both types have a high potential for achieving excellent color quality comparable to printed paper. In the near future, these reflective LCDs will likely be applied not only to portable systems, but also to high performance wireless monitor displays and various other information systems.
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