TN-LCD, the full name is Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Display, which is a twisted nematic liquid crystal display.
This is an early developed and widely used liquid crystal display technology, and its working principle is mainly based on the twisted arrangement of liquid crystal molecules and the electro-optical effect.
Meaning
TN-LCD realizes the display of images through the twisted arrangement of liquid crystal molecules. Specifically, when no voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal molecules are in a twisted arrangement state, so that the incident light is deflected 90 degrees when passing through the liquid crystal layer, and then transmitted through the lower polarizer, so that the display appears bright. When voltage is applied, the arrangement of liquid crystal molecules will change, so that the light can no longer pass through the lower polarizer, causing the display to appear dark. By controlling the voltage applied to each pixel, TN-LCD can display different images.
Application
Due to its low manufacturing cost and fast response time, TN-LCD has been widely used in many fields, mainly including:
1. Electronic device display screens: such as calculators, electronic watches, various remote controls (such as air conditioner remote controls), small household appliances (such as electric fans, humidifiers), etc. These devices usually do not have very high requirements for display quality, and the cost and performance of TN-LCD can well meet these requirements.
2. Industrial equipment control panel: TN-LCD is also often used to display operation information and status indications on the control panels of various large-scale mechanical equipment and agricultural equipment.
3. Embedded system: In some cost-sensitive embedded systems, TN-LCD is also widely used because of its high cost performance.
Although TN-LCD has advantages in cost and response speed, its color performance is relatively poor, the viewing angle is narrow, and it performs poorly in high-contrast and high-resolution application scenarios. Therefore, in occasions that require higher display quality, such as high-end smartphones, tablets, professional monitors, etc., more advanced LCD display technologies such as IPS, VA or OLED are usually used.
In general, TN-LCD, as a mature and cost-effective LCD display technology, still plays an important role in many fields. However, with the continuous development of display technology, TN-LCD may gradually be replaced by more advanced technologies.