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Development of High-Performance ASV-LCDs Using Continuous Pinwheel Alignment (CPA) Mode Masumi Kubo*1 Toshihiko Miyashita*2 Nobuyoshi Nagashima*3 Eiichiroh Nishimura*4 *1 A301 Project Team, TFT Liquid Crystal Display Group *2 Development Engineering Dept. 2, TFT Division 2, TFT Liquid Crystal Display Group *3 Development Engineering Dept. 1, TFT Division 2, TFT Liquid Crystal Display Group *4 Process Engineering Dept. 2, TFT Division 2, TFT Liquid Crystal Display Group Abstract We developed Advanced Super View (ASV) LCDs using Continuous Pinwheel Alignment (CPA) mode. ASV-LCDs are proposed to realize high-performance displays having wide viewing angles, high brightness, high contrast and fast response. The new CPA technology can be used in various LCD applications such as TV sets, PC monitors, and portable monitors for amusement. Introduction Recently, as prices for LCDs drop, signs are emerging of burgeoning demand for their use in TVs. However, to overtake CRTs, LCD devices must offer higher overall display performance including wide viewing angles, high luminance, and fast response time. Currently, there are numerous reports regarding the use of IPS (in-plane switching)1) and MVA (multi-domain vertical alignment)2)3) modes to provide LCDs with wider viewing angles. Compared to conventional TN (twisted nematic) mode, either of these display modes can achieve excellent viewing angle characteristics and contrast without suffering from grayscale reversal phenomena. But neither approach also provides adequate light utilization efficiency, and there are additional problems in that, to clearly delineate the domain space by means of a structure that forms multiple domains within a single pixel, multi-domain vertical alignment modes require a process that causes shape effects and electrical field effects to be manifested on both the upper and lower substrates, and thus the fabrication process becomes complex as a result. By c