Overview
Beginning with calculators in the 1970s, liquid crystal displays (LCD) have been used widely in a variety of applications, such as smartphones and televisions, for decades, and have become more sophisticated and diversified, making themselves indispensable for social life.
Based on polymer technology, JSR is conducting research and development of polymer materials for LCD panels, focusing on functional thin films on thin-film transistor (TFT) and color filter substrates that control the ON/OFF state or the brightness of the panel.
Among LCD-related materials, alignment film plays a key role in controlling molecular orientations of liquid crystal materials with high accuracy in response to the application and desired characteristics of the display.
JSR-UTokyo Collaboration Hub, CURIE, combines physics /computational science at the physics department of The University of Tokyo and JSR polymer technology in order to realize alignment films with advanced liquid crystal alignment characteristics. We will open up new possibilities to develop technologies contributing to the display industry, which are becoming increasingly diversified and highly functionalized.
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