Abstract: First and second transparent substrates which are arranged to face each other are provided to a color liquid crystal display panel. A liquid crystal layer is provided between the first and the second transparent substrates. A plurality of thin film transistors are provided on the first transparent substrate. An insulation film provided on the first transparent substrate so as to cover the thin film transistors. A color filter which includes first to third color layers stacked on the insulation layer is provided. A contacting color layer is provided on the insulation film in a region above the thin film transistors. The contacting color layer has at least one color layer selected from a group of composed of the first to third color layers. A black matrix is provided on the contacting color layer. The black matrix has opening portions for transmitting light from the color filter.

Abstract: In order to improve processing steps of fabricating an active-matrix addressed reflective liquid crystal display, a lower substrate which is positioned at one side with respect to a liquid crystal layer, is provided with two electrodes in parallel with each other and in parallel with the liquid crystal layer. One of the two electrodes is electrically coupled to a source electrode of a switching element assigned to one pixel, and the other electrode is electrically couple to a constant potential source. Each of the two electrodes has characteristics of light reflectivity, which is able to reduce the intensity of exposing light when an insulating layer provided above the electrodes is patterned.

Abstract: This invention provides a color liquid-crystal panel comprising the first substrate having pixel electrodes on which are formed a thin-film transistor as a switching element for each pixel, which is covered by a passivation film, and a color filter layer and a black matrix on the passivation film, which are covered by an overcoat layer, and where the first substrate and the second substrate having a transparent common electrode facing the first substrate are put together via a sealer, forming an inner space which is filled with a liquid-crystal material, wherein a frame-shaped black matrix is formed on the first substrate, covering the periphery of the first substrate.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises a transparent insulator substrate, switching elements which are formed on the transparent insulator substrate, a passivation layer for passivating the switching elements, color filters of prescribed colors which are formed on the passivation layer so that no color filter will be formed in areas around contact holes, black matrixes as shields for preventing light leakage which are formed on the passivation layer after the formation of the color filters so as to cover at least the switching elements and so that no black matrix will be formed in areas around the contact holes, an overcoat layer which is formed on the color filters and the black matrixes, pixel electrodes formed on the overcoat layer, lead electrodes of the switching elements for being connected to corresponding pixel electrodes, and contact holes which are formed through the overcoat layer and the passivation layer for establishing connection between the pixel electrodes and lead electrodes of the switch

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a first substrate, a second substrate facing and spaced away from the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates, a switching device formed on the first substrate, a first electrically insulating film randomly patterned on the first substrate, a second electrically insulating film covering the first electrically insulating film therewith, and having a wavy surface, and a reflection electrode formed on the second electrically insulating film, and electrically connected to an electrode of the switching device, wherein a light passing through the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer is reflected at the reflection electrode, and the second electrically insulating film extends outwardly from the first electrically insulating film by a certain length at an end of a display region in which images are to be displayed, such that a step formed by the first and second electrically insulating films in the vicinity of the en

Abstract: To provide a reflection plate and a reflection type liquid crystal display apparatus, in which a light from a light source of a fluorescent light or the sun light can be effectively used to thereby increase an amount of lights to be reflected to an observer side so that a bright display can be obtained, and a method of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes (a) a first substrate, (b) a second substrate spaced away from and facing the first substrate, (c) a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates, (d) a transistor formed on the first substrate, (e) a wiring layer formed on the first substrate and electrically connected to the transistor, (f) a reflection electrode formed on the first substrate, an external incident light being reflected at the reflection electrode towards a viewer, and (g) a compensation layer formed directly on the wiring layer. The reflection electrode does not cover the wiring layer therewith, and the compensation layer has almost the same height as a height of the reflection electrode, the height being measured from a surface of the first substrate.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device comprising a first substrate 101 having a color filter, a second substrate 131 and a liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween, a color filter layer 110 is disposed on a protection film 108 of a thin film transistor formed on the first substrate 101 so as to be partitioned by a light shielding portion 111, and a common electrode 103 is disposed thereon. A pixel electrode to be connected to a source electrode 107 is disposed through a through hole formed in an overcoat layer (interlayer separation film) 112. On the first substrate below the color filter layer 110 are provided plural scan signal electrodes, plural video signal electrodes crossing the scan signal electrodes in a matrix form, plural thin film transistors formed in association with the crossing points between the electrodes.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display device including: a switching device having a first electrode formed on a place near a crossing part of a scanning line with a signal line and connected to the scanning line to become a gate, a second electrode connected to the signal line to become a drain or a source, a third electrode connected to the pixel electrode to become the source or the drain and switching the display signal to feed the corresponding pixel electrode by the scanning signal; an electrode for an auxiliary capacitor, located in a place opposite to the pixel electrode to define the auxiliary capacitor; wherein in a same pixel, the second and third electrodes are formed in a layer different from the first electrode through a first insulation film, the pixel electrode is formed in top of the first, second, and third electrodes through a second insulation film, the electrode for an auxiliary capacitor, is formed in the same layer as the first electrode and is electrically connected to the adjacent

Abstract: An LCD including a pair of transparent dielectric substrates, liquid crystal sandwiched between the transparent dielectric substrates; a TFT formed overlying the first transparent dielectric substrate, a first dielectric film made of non-photosensitive resin and a second dielectric film made of photosensitive resin which cover the inner side surface of a through-hole formed in the first and the second dielectric films. The yield and the reliability of the LCD are elevated because of the smooth shape of the second dielectric film.

Abstract: An active matrix LCD device includes a pixel element for defining a pixel area and having a TFT and a pixel electrode disposed in association with a portion of a common electrode. The common electrode encircles the pixel area for shielding he electric field from the black matrix, thereby preventing a stray electric field from entering the pixel area and degrading the image quality.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display device which is arranged by: (A) the first substrate including a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of signal lines arranged in a matrix form; a common signal line extended in parallel to one of the scanning lines and the signal lines, for applying a reference potential thereto; a pixel electrode; and a thin-film transistor having a source electrode connected to the pixel electrode, a drain electrode connected to the signal line, and a gate electrode connected to the scanning line, the thin-film transistor being formed in an intersection portion between the scanning line and the signal line; (B) the second substrate including a black matrix layer and positioned opposite to the first substrate with sandwiching a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; and (C) an insulating layer sandwiched between the pixel electrode of the first substrate and the scanning line.

Abstract: First and second transparent substrates which are arranged to face each other are provided to a color liquid crystal display panel. A liquid crystal layer is provided between the first and the second transparent substrates, A plurality of thin film transistors are provided on the first transparent substrate. An insulation film provided on the first transparent substrate so as to cover the thin film transistors. A color filter which includes first to third color layers stacked on the insulation layer is provided. A contacting color layer is provided on the insulation film in a region above the thin film transistors. The contacting color layer has at least one color layer selected from a group of composed of the first to third color layers. A black matrix is provided on the contacting color layer. The black matrix has opening portions for transmitting light from the color filter.

Abstract: An active matrix LCD device includes a pixel element for defining a pixel area and having a TFT and a pixel electrode disposed in association with a portion of a common electrode. The common electrode encircles the pixel area for shielding the electric field from the black matrix, thereby preventing a stray electric field from entering the pixel area and degrading the image quality.

Abstract: A reflection-type liquid crystal display according to the invention includes two glass substrates, a transparent electrode provided on one glass substrate, an insulator film which is provided on another glass substrate and on which an uneven structure is formed, a reflecting electrode provided on the insulator film, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a side of the transparent electrode and a side of the reflecting electrode. The insulator film includes a first insulating layer in which a large number of depressions isolated as surrounded by protrusions are irregularly arranged and a second insulating layer covering the insulating layer entirely. The protrusions are all connected in a network, so that if some of these protrusions have weaker adherence with an underlying layer, they can be supported by the surrounding protrusions.

Abstract: An OCB (optically compensated bend)-type liquid crystal display device is provided, which possesses high serviceability by suppressing disturbances of the liquid crystal molecules due to nearby electric fields or irregularities of the orientation surface.