HISTORY OF LCD

Lcd’s timeline
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1888
Freidrich
Reinitzer
discovered
liquid crystals.
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1897
German
scientist Karl
Braun invented
the cathode ray
tube (CTR)
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1900-1970
1958, The first paper research
about LCD in the US wrote by Dr.
Glenn Brown.

1963, Richard Williams and

George Heilmieir suggested using
liquid crystal materials for display.
George Heilmieir(1966)
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1900-1970
1967, James Fergason discovered the
“twisted nematic” LCD.He produced the first
practical displays.

1968,RCA group had a display based

on the dynamic scattering mode (DSM) of
liquid crystals.
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1970-1980
1972, International Liquid crystal
company(ILIXCO) produced the first
modern LCD watch using Fergason
ideal.

1973,Sharp produced the first

portable calculator,using the DSM LCD
screen.

1979, Walter Spear and Peter

LeComber made the first color display
using lightweight thin film transfer (LFT)
LCD.
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1980-2000
1985,Seiko-Epson unveiled
the first commercial LCD
color tv set, which had a 2
inch view

1992, Sharp developed a

multimedia-compatible 16.5
inch color TFT LCD, that
was the world’s first LCD
viewcam.
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2000-Present
2004, Phillips
demonstrated the 20” 3D LCD
at CeBit in Hannover.

2005, Samsung Developed

World’s largest (82”) Full
HDTV TFT LCD.