Bistable liquid crystal displays

Handbook of Visual Display Technology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages 1507-1538

  Jones, Cliff ^a  

^a ZBD Displays Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL TELEVISION; FLEXIBLE DISPLAYS; HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LIQUIDS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SURFACE SCATTERING; TELEVISION APPLICATIONS; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

ANISOTROPIC ABSORPTION; CHOLESTERIC DISPLAYS; ELECTRONIC SKIN; ELECTROOPTIC EFFECTS; FLEXIBLE PLASTICS; REFLECTIVE DISPLAY; SURFACE STABILIZED FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; TWISTED NEMATIC;

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 84963863857     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-79567-4_7.3.5     Document Type: Chapter

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