Abstract: A user terminal and a display panel thereof are provided. The user terminal includes a touch panel for detecting a touch generated in a surface thereof, and a display panel comprising glass plates, each disposed at a lower surface of the touch panel and comprising an active area for displaying an image and a black matrix at an edge area of the active area, a liquid crystal layer between the glass plates, and photo spacers mounted on one of the glass plates and received in the liquid crystal layer, for supporting flow of liquid crystals in the liquid crystal layer and for sustaining a gap between the glass plates, wherein the photo spacers comprise dummy photo spacers disposed at a black matrix between the glass plates for inverting a flow direction of liquid crystals advancing toward the black matrix from the active area. Therefore, liquid crystals flow more smoothly.

Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display panel that can minimize the occurrence of short circuits (leaks) between the pair of substrates even if a certain amount of pressing force is applied to the substrates. A liquid crystal display panel of the present invention is provided with a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates, such that one of the pair of substrates is provided with a support substrate, a laminated spacer formed by laminating three or more resin layers including transparent colored layers, and an electrode that covers the laminated spacer; the other of the pair of substrates is provided with a support substrate and electrodes; and the degree of deformation of the topmost resin layer of the three or more resin layers is at most 5% of the degree of deformation of the entire laminated spacer, when a certain amount of pressing force is applied to the support substrate supporting the laminated spacer.

Abstract: An object is to provide a liquid crystal display device which includes a liquid crystal material exhibiting a blue phase and enables higher contrast. In the liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal layer exhibiting a blue phase, the liquid crystal layer exhibiting a blue phase is interposed between a pixel electrode layer having an opening pattern (slit) and first and second common electrode layers which face each other and have opening patterns. The pixel electrode layer is formed over a structure body which projects into the liquid crystal layer from a surface of a first substrate on the liquid crystal layer side, and the pixel electrode layer is positioned between the first common electrode layer and the second common electrode layer in the liquid crystal layer. The cell gap of the liquid crystal display device is less than 5 ?m (preferably 1 ?m or more).

Abstract: A display panel and a manufacture method thereof are provided. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a sealant. The first substrate has a top surface which includes a signal transmission module parallel to an edge of the top surface. The sealant is disposed on the top surface and parallel to the signal transmission module, which is disposed between the top surface and sealant. The sealant is made of a photo-curable material and includes an inner isolation wall, which is exposed via the signal transmission module. The second substrate is disposed on the sealant and includes an inner surface. A light-shielding structure is disposed on the inner surface and close to an edge of the inner surface. The sealant at least partially overlaps the light-shielding structure.

Abstract: A liquid-crystal display device includes a first substrate; a second substrate formed so as to oppose the first substrate; a liquid-crystal layer with a predetermined thickness, the liquid-crystal layer being formed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a planarization film for planarizing the surface of the liquid-crystal layer, the planarization film being formed on the surface of at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, the surface facing the liquid-crystal layer; and projecting parts that are integrally formed with the planarization film.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel which can prevent an electric short circuit (leakage) between a pair of substrates with no additional production step in the case where a multilayer spacer is used. The present invention is a liquid crystal display panel comprising: a pair of substrates; and a liquid crystal layer between the substrates, wherein a first substrate of the substrates has a support substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes, transparent colored layers of plural colors overlapping with the pixel electrodes, and a multilayer spacer formed of a stacked body of three or more resin layers including transparent colored layers of plural colors, and a second substrate of the substrates has a supporting substrate and a common electrode.

Abstract: In the present invention, it is an object to improve display quality by improving response speed of a liquid crystal element in a liquid crystal display device, in particular, response speed in the case of falling. [Means for Solving the Problems] In the present invention, it is characterized that a liquid crystal layer is divided into plural regions (domains) substantially by mixing a chemical compound including a liquid crystal skeleton in a liquid crystal layer exisiting liquid crystal molecules as a technique to improve response speed of a liquid crystal element in a liquid crystal display device for solving the above problem.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal device including a first substrate and a second substrate which face each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, wherein a plurality of columnar spacers for maintaining a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate is arranged on a surface of a liquid crystal layer side of the first surface, and spacer reception portions are arranged on a surface of a liquid crystal layer side of the second substrate in regions which face the columnar spacers, and wherein the spacer reception portions include contact reception portions which are in contact with the columnar spacers and non-contact reception portions which are not in contact with the columnar spacers.

Abstract: A gate signal transmission circuit structure is provided which is disposed on a peripheral circuit region of a display panel and includes at least a driver bonding pad, at least a transmission line and a plurality of connection lines. The transmission line is disposed around the driver bonding pad. The connection lines are connected between the driver bonding pad and the transmission line, wherein a plurality of holes exist between the connection lines, and the thickness of each connection line is substantially the same as the thickness of the transmission line.

Abstract: Provided are an LCD device and a method for manufacturing the same. The LCD device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a spacer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a barrier. The barrier is disposed at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate to control the movement of the spacer. In the method, the first substrate is formed. The second substrate is formed. The barrier is formed on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate. The spacer is disposed within the barrier. Since the LCD device controls the movement of the spacer, a high aperture ratio is realized.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device may include a first substrate having a display area and a non-display area, a first electrode located on the first substrate at the display area, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, a second electrode located on the second substrate at the display area, a liquid crystal layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode, a spacer located between the first substrate and the second substrate in the non-display area, a sealant located adjacent to the spacer, and a blocking structure located beneath the spacer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a pair of substrates having display regions in positions facing each other and surrounding regions around the display regions, respectively, one of the pair of substrates including a wire made of a material blocking an ultraviolet ray in the surrounding region; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates; and a sealing layer arranged so as to overlap a part or the whole of the wire in a direction where the pair of substrates face each other, and sealing the liquid crystal layer, in which the sealing layer is made of a light-curable resin or a combination type resin and includes a photopolymerization initiator, and the content of the photopolymerization initiator is within a range of 0.01 wt % to 1 wt %, and the photopolymerization initiator has a wavelength peak of 320 nm to 420 nm.

Abstract: A field emission panel, and a liquid crystal display and a field emission display using the same are provided. The field emission panel includes an upper plate including a first glass plate and a phosphor layer formed on the first glass plate; a lower plate including a second glass plate disposed parallel to the first glass plate and a plurality of electron emission elements provided on the second glass plate; a plurality of spacers disposed between the upper plate and the lower plate; a third glass plate disposed on a rear of the lower plate to form a getter room; and at least one post disposed in the getter room to support the lower plate and the third glass plate.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel to display an image, a protection plate that is arranged on an observation side of the display panel with a predetermined gap with respect to the display panel, spacer that is arranged between the display panel and the protection plate to surround a region that corresponds to a screen area of the display panel, and a filler layer filling the region that is surrounded by the spacer of a gap between the display panel and the protection plate. The spacer includes at least one missing portion to connect an inside and an outside of the region to each other. The filler layer has been polymerized by irradiation of light and heating.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises: a first substrate and a second substrate facing and spaced apart from each other, the first substrate and the second substrate including an active area, a signal input area and a pad area, the signal input area and the pad area being disposed at a periphery of the active area; a gate line and a data line on the first substrate in the active area, the gate line and the data line crossing each other; first connection lines and second connection lines in the signal input area, the first connection lines extending to the pad area and crossing the second connection lines; a gate connection pattern contacting the first connection lines and the second connection lines; a common electrode on the second substrate; a shortage-preventing pattern on the common electrode and corresponding to the gate connection pattern; a seal pattern surrounding the active area, the seal pattern including a conductive ball; and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates in th

Abstract: A laminated spacer portion formed by laminating various thin films that constitute thin-film transistors is disposed in peripheral driver circuits. As a result, even in a structure in which part of a sealing member is disposed above the peripheral driver circuits, pressure exerted from spacers in the sealing member is concentrated on the laminated spacer portion, whereby destruction of a thin-film transistor of the peripheral driver circuits can be prevented caused by the pressure from the sealing portion.

Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of spacer rows that are provided outside a display region on one of a pair of substrates, and each of the spacer rows is defined by a plurality of spacers arranged in a row at predetermined intervals along an outer edge of the display region. Each spacer has a substantially elongated shape extending along the outer edge of the display region. A gap between adjacent spacers in each spacer row is defined by a slit portion having a shorter length than a longitudinal length of the spacer, and the plurality of spacer rows are entirely covered by the seal member between the pair of substrates.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate having an organic passivation film, and a counter substrate, with liquid crystals inside of the liquid crystal display device. A columnar spacer is formed on the counter substrate, which defines a distance between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate, and a concavo-convex pedestal is formed in a pixel region of the TFT substrate, the concavo-convex pedestal being provided in facing relation to the columnar spacer. The concavo-convex pedestal is formed with a convex portion and a concave portion at a bottom of the concavo-convex pedestal, with a top end of the columnar spacer being in contact with two or more convex portions formed on the bottom of the concavo-convex pedestal, and an area at the bottom of the concavo-convex pedestal being larger than the area at the top end of the columnar spacer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device such as a liquid crystal display device including a first substrate and a second substrate with liquid crystal injected between the first and second substrates. In the display device, the second substrate includes a plurality of columnar spacers, and the first substrate has a protrusion in an area facing the top of the columnar spacer. The plurality of columnar spacers formed on the second substrate are not arranged at even intervals in the longitudinal direction of the scan line, and/or are not aligned on the line but are arranged at random.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes: storage capacitor wirings (18); a Cs trunk wiring (50) connected with the storage capacitor wirings via contact holes (48) provided in a non-display region (44); scanning signal lines (16) provided in the same layer as the storage capacitor wirings (18) and crossing the Cs trunk wiring (50) in the non-display region (44); an insulating layer between the storage capacitor wirings (18) and the Cs trunk wiring (50) which includes: a through-bore portion for forming the contact hole (48); a first film thickness portion (53) adjacent to the through-bore portion; and a second film thickness portion which is thicker than the first film thickness portion (53) and situated at least in the intersections of the storage capacitor wirings (18) with the Cs trunk wiring (50).

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device including: a plurality of column spacers and a first alignment film which are formed above the first substrate; an insulating layer which is formed on the second substrate and a second alignment film which is formed on the insulating layer; and column spacer receiving members which are provided between the insulating layer and the second alignment film in places opposed to the plurality of column spacers, the column spacer receiving members each being made of a material different from both of a material of the insulating layer and a material of the second alignment film, in which a thickness of the second alignment film in places above the column spacer receiving members is ? or less of a thickness of the second alignment film in places in which the second alignment film is formed directly on the insulating layer.

Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate, a pixel array, a peripheral circuit, a first protection layer, a second protection layer, a display medium, and a second substrate. The first substrate array has a display area and a peripheral area, wherein the pixel array is disposed in the display area, the peripheral circuit is disposed in the peripheral area, and the pixel array and the peripheral circuit are electrically connected. The first protection layer is disposed on the display area and the peripheral area to cover the pixel array and the peripheral circuit. The second protection layer is at least disposed on the first protection layer within the peripheral area. Here, the second protection layer includes a color filter material layer, a black matrix material layer, a photo spacer material layer, or a combination thereof. The second substrate is disposed above the first substrate to expose the peripheral area.

Abstract: A strengthened structural module (2) and a method for fabricating a strengthened structural module(2). The module comprises an essentially planar glass substrate (1), an essentially planar second substrate (3), and at least one spacer element (5) in between the glass substrate (1) and the second substrate (3). The at least one spacer element (5) keeps the glass substrate (1) and the second substrate (3) separated from each other from the edges of the two substrates and defines a space (7) in between the two substrates in the inside of the module. The module comprises a coating (9) surrounding the module around the outside of the module. The coating (9) is arranged conformally on the surfaces facing the outside of the module, for increasing the strength of the module.

Abstract: To further ensure the electrical connection of a conductor between an opposite electrode of an opposite substrate and a connection wiring of a TFT substrate, and to prevent diffusion of impurities contained in a sealing material mixed with conductive particles or a conductive paste into a liquid crystal layer. In order to isolate the sealing material containing a conductive particle or the conductive paste from the liquid crystal layer, the shape of top surface of the sealing material is a shape in which a plurality of circular shapes are combined, which is a shape having no opening. Further, the sealing material forms a plurality of compartments such that a compartment in which a pixel region is provided and a compartment in which a conductor is provided are blocked out.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device maintains a cell gap and prevents press defects via the use of ball spacers. The liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates facing each other, a plurality of first spacers, a plurality of second spacers, and a liquid crystal layer filled between the first and second substrates. The first spacers are formed between the first and second substrates at portions of a black matrix layer of the second substrate. The first spacers include a plurality of first balls with a first diameter and a first solid to aggregate the first balls. The second spacers are formed at portions of the black matrix layer between the first and second substrates. The second spacers include a plurality of second balls with a second diameter 0.2 to 0.6 ?m smaller than the first diameter and a second solid to aggregate the second balls.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel includes applying a first frame-like sealing material, and a second sealing material adjacent to the first sealing material along at least one side of the first sealing material, on a first mother substrate; forming a spacer on a second mother substrate made of glass so as to extend between the first and second sealing materials; bonding the first mother substrate on which the first and second sealing materials are applied, and the second mother substrate on which the spacer is formed, to each other such that the first and second sealing materials are in contact with each other without gaps with the spacer being interposed therebetween, and that a liquid crystal layer is sealed within the frame defined by the first sealing material; and cutting the bonded mother substrates at an intermediate position in the width direction of the spacer.

Abstract: A cambered liquid crystal display including a first substrate, a second substrate, a sealant, a plurality of photo-spacers and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The sealant is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first substrate, the second substrate and the sealant are bent to form at least one cambered structure. The photo-spacers are disposed on the first substrate and distributed between the first and the second substrate, wherein a gap formed between a part of the photo-spacers close to the top of the cambered structure and the second substrate is smaller than a gap formed between a part of the photo-spacers apart from the top of the cambered structure and the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first and the second substrate, wherein the photo-spacers and the liquid crystal layer are surrounded by the sealant.

Abstract: A pattern is formed by carrying out the steps of dropping curable ink linearly onto a substrate, curing the ink dropped onto the substrate, and depositing layers of ink by repeating a process of linearly dropping a predetermined amount of ink onto the cured ink and a process of curing the predetermined amount of ink. In the step of depositing layers of ink, the ink is dropped at dot pitch p that satisfies pmin?p when the ink is dropped at dot pitch p, and a minimum dot pitch for preventing the dropped ink from spreading beyond cured landing-position ink that is located at a landing position of the dropped ink is pmin.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display with two insulating substrates. A first insulating substrate has crossing signal lines, a pixel electrode, and a drain electrode electrically connected to the pixel electrode through a contact hole. A spacer is formed on the first signal line of the first insulating substrate, and is wider at a first portion close to the first insulating substrate than at a second portion close to the second insulating substrate, and the drain electrode comprises a first portion and a second portion extending in a different direction with respect to the first portion.

Abstract: A display motherboard includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a plurality of cutting lines, and at least one photo supporting member. The second substrate is opposite the first substrate. The cutting lines are disposed on the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the cutting lines separate the first substrate and the second substrate into at least one display panel. The photo supporting member is located between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the photo supporting member overlaps the cutting lines, and the photo supporting member has a bar shape surrounding the display panel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel has a display region and a peripheral region defined thereon. The peripheral region is disposed at an outside of the display region, and the peripheral region includes a bridge circuit region. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a first conductive layer, a second substrate, a second conductive layer and a spacer. The first conductive layer is disposed on the first substrate in the bridge circuit region. The second substrate is disposed in parallel to a side of the first substrate, and the second conductive layer is disposed on the second substrate in the peripheral region. The spacer is disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer in the bridge circuit region, and the spacer electrically isolates the first conductive layer from the second conductive layer.

Abstract: In a gate in panel (GIP) type liquid crystal display (LCD) device in which a gate driver is directly mounted within a thin film transistor array substrate, a column spacer structure of a GIP circuit part has the same diamond structure as a gap spacer structure of an active region, and a dummy color filter pattern is formed at the GIP circuit part to have the same step as the active region where the cap spacers are positioned to thus prevent a cell gap deficiency between the GIP circuit part and the active region.

Abstract: There is disclosed a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device in which a heat treatment time required for crystal growth is shortened and a process is simplified. Two catalytic element introduction regions are arranged at both sides of one active layer and crystallization is made. A boundary portion where crystal growth from one catalytic element introduction region meets crystal growth from the other catalytic element introduction region is formed in a region which becomes a source region or drain region.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display is disclosed which comprises a first substrate and a second substrate, which are supported by primary spacers. At least a secondary spacer is provided on the first substrate, and the secondary spacer is covered by a conductive electrode. An X-direction detecting wire and a Y-direction detecting wire perpendicular to each other are provided on the second substrate, the X-direction detecting wire and the Y-direction detecting wire are respectively provided with a first connection electrode and a second connection electrode; and positions of the first and second connection electrodes on the second substrate correspond to a position of the secondary spacer on the first substrate; under a press condition, at least one of the first and second connection electrodes contacts with the secondary spacer and is connected with the conductive electrode on the secondary spacer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a production method of a color filter substrate that can efficiently produce a color filter substrate including a multi-layer spacer. The production method of the color filter of the present invention is a production method of a color filter substrate including a colored layer, an electrode, a light-shielding layer, and a multi-layer spacer on a substrate, the production method including the steps of: forming the colored layer and a base colored layer of the multi-layer spacer, forming the electrode, and forming the light-shielding layer and a top layer of the multi-layer spacer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) cell structure includes a substrate, a plurality of top metal regions arranged in an array, a dielectric material filling between the top metal regions and a composite post spacer disposed on the dielectric material and encircling to form a cell space. The composite post spacer includes a first dielectric layer disposed on the dielectric material and a spacer material layer disposed on the first dielectric layer. The spacer material layer and the first dielectric layer are substantially different.

Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate having a first line and a second line and a second substrate facing the first substrate. The first substrate includes an electrostatic discharger that is electrically connected to the first line to discharge a static electricity inflowing into the display panel through the first line to an exterior. Also, the second substrate includes a common electrode through which an opening is formed by removing an area of the common electrode corresponding with the electrostatic discharger. Thus, the electrostatic discharger may be prevented from being shorted with the common electrode, thereby preventing a display quality of the display panel from being deteriorated.

Abstract: An assembled panel is provided in the present invention, the panel comprises substrate for liquid crystal display. The substrate comprises a base substrate comprising at least one individual panel region, a subsidiary sealant member provided on the periphery of the individual panel region, at least one opening region provided on the subsidiary sealant member, and a buffer provided on the base substrate between the opening region and the individual panel region and corresponding to the opening region.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a method for manufacturing the same are discussed. According to an embodiment, the liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, wherein each of the first and second substrates includes pixel regions to form a matrix, a black matrix layer arranged in a region other than the pixel regions gate lines and data lines arranged in a portion corresponding to the black matrix layer spacers arranged in predetermined portions provided on the black matrix layer wherein each of the plurality of spacers includes one or more balls, and a solid to adhere the one or more balls to the first or second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer filled between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display section including a plurality of display pixels; and a barrier section including a plurality of sub-regions that allow light to transmit therethrough and block the light. The barrier section includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the substrates, and a plurality of spacers interposed between the substrates. An array direction of the spacers adjacent to each other of the plurality of spacers is different from an array direction of the display pixels.

Abstract: A liquid crystal cell manufacturing method includes preparing a pair of glass substrates each including an area configured to form a plurality of finished liquid crystal display apparatuses thereon, while a plurality of seal members and a plurality of pillars each including ends that respectively abut against the pair of glass substrates are interposed between the pair of glass substrates, adhering the pair of glass substrates to form a liquid crystal display apparatus forming assembly, and while the liquid crystal display apparatus forming assembly is formed, forming a plurality of scribe lines that intersect each other on surfaces of the pair of glass substrates that are opposite to surfaces of the pair of glass substrates that oppose each other. At least a part of each of the pillars is arranged to overlap at least one of regions, between the pair of glass substrates, corresponding to the plurality of scribe lines.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display, which can surely perform an instillation process used when liquid crystal is sealed between substrates in a cell process, and a fabrication method thereof. A liquid crystal display comprises a sealing material made of a photo-curing type material which seals liquid crystal sandwiched between substrates, and a shading film having a shading area which overlays a red-colored layer transmitting red light, a green-colored layer transmitting green light and a blue-colored layer transmitting blue light, wherein only the blue-colored layer is formed in an area of the shading film contacting with the sealing material and the photo-curing type material of the sealing material is structured to have a light reactive area for a wavelength of blue color band.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes: a pair of substrates; a cylindrical spacer configured to hold a gap between the pair of substrates, and a liquid crystal which fills the gap. The cylindrical spacer includes a first support portion having a first support surface and a second support portion having a second support surface. The first support portion is provided inside the second support surface so that the first support surface is projected from the second support surface. The second support portion is provided on a major surface of one of the substrates the second support surface from the major surface.

Abstract: A column for defining the interval between a TFT substrate and an opposed substrate is formed at a crossing point between a drain line and a scanning line. At the crossing point where the column is formed, the drain line is formed to have a wider width to prevent light leakage. Further, at the crossing point where the column is formed, the scanning line is formed to have a narrower width to prevent increase of capacitance between the drain line and the scanning line. The column is formed at a crossing point corresponding to a specific color, e.g., a blue pixel B, so that a difference in transmittance and in characteristic of thin film transistors due to formation of the column is initially compensated.

Abstract: This invention relates to a liquid crystal display panel adapted to minimize movement of a spacer, and a fabricating method thereof. A liquid crystal display panel according to an embodiment of the invention includes a black matrix formed on a first substrate and formed in a boundary between pixel areas for dividing the pixel areas; red, green, and blue color filters formed at the divided pixel areas; at least two holes adjacent to each other on the black matrix; at least one dam dividing the adjacent holes; and a spacer restricted within at least one of the at least two holes.

Abstract: A method of forming a spacer for a liquid crystal display (LCD) device is disclosed. To form the spacer, an ink jet injection nozzle is aligned over a substrate on which unit pixels are arranged in a matrix. After aligning the nozzle, first dispensing spacers are dispensed from the injection nozzle with a certain gap so that at least one unit pixels is interposed between the spacers. Subsequently, the nozzle is moved and second dispensing spacers are dispensed by the nozzle at each of the unit pixels formed between the first spacers. This is repeated until the spacer is formed at all unit pixels. The spacer contains a ball spacer and a volatile liquid, which is vaporized during dispensing. The ink jet injection method prevents adjacent spacers from interfering with each other during formation.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel including an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate, a plurality of spacers and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The active device array substrate includes a plurality of position limiting structures, each including a first and a second position limiting pattern. The opposite substrate is disposed above the active device array substrate. The spacers are disposed on the opposite substrate, and the spacers are protruded towards the active device array substrate and extended adjacent to the first and second position limiting patterns. Displacement of each spacer is limited by the first or second position limiting pattern. The first position limiting patterns limit the displacement of a portion of the spacers along a first azimuth range, the second position limiting patterns limit the displacement of a portion of the spacers along a second azimuth range, and the first and second azimuth ranges are different.

Abstract: A spherical spacer is used as a spacer member defining a gap, and is fixed to a color filter substrate. A concave portion coming in contact with a part of the spherical spacer is formed in a position in a TFT substrate, the position being opposite to the spherical spacer. The substrates are bonded with each other by engaging the spherical spacer and the concave portion with each other.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate, a color filter substrate, and a liquid crystal layer provided between the array substrate and the color filter substrate. The color filter substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of color filter units provided on the substrate in the form of matrix, and a black matrix pattern including a lateral structure and a longitudinal structure. The black matrix pattern is provided between the array substrate and the color filter substrate and partially contacts with the array substrate to block light and maintain a cell thickness between the array substrate and the color filter substrate.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a first substrate having a plurality of pixels defined by crossing gate lines and data lines; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a thin film transistor formed at each crossing between the gate line and the data line on each pixel and having a gate electrode connected to the gate line and a source electrode connected to the data line; a pixel electrode formed at each pixel and connected to a drain electrode of the thin film transistor; a plurality of column spacers formed between the first and second substrates and configured to maintain a gap therebetween; and a protrusion formed on the first substrate and overlapped with one or more of the plurality of column spacers, wherein the protrusion includes a first layer made of the same material as an active layer of the thin film transistor and formed on the same layer as the active layer; a second layer made of the same material as the source and drain electrodes of the thin film transistor and formed on