Patent ID: 6812991
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, comprising:depositing spacers onto at least one of a first substrate and a second substrate, the spacers being distributed generally randomly along an inner surface of at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are made of a flexible polymer material, at least a portion of the spacers having polymerization initiating and enhancing (PIE) material on or within the spacers and the spacers substantially extending a distance between the first substrate and the second substrate; depositing a liquid crystal and pre-polymer mixture onto an inner surface of the first substrate and an inner surface of the second substrate; and laminating together the first substrate and the second substrate to form a liquid crystal cell, wherein at least one polymer support extending between the first substrate and the second substrate is formed via polymerization in situ in response to the PIE material.