Abstract: Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display device including: a first substrate having a pixel area in which pixels are arranged in a matrix form; a second substrate disposed to be opposed to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates; a conductive section disposed at least on the first of the first and second substrates to apply a voltage to the liquid crystal; an organic film disposed at least over one of the first and second substrates; a sealing area adapted to hold the two substrates of the liquid crystal display device together at the peripheral portions of the first and second substrates; and an organic film-free area which is free from the organic film and extends from the inward side of the outermost end of the sealing area to the outward side of the outer periphery of the pixel area.

Abstract: A display device is provided which includes a base body having a pixel area in which pixels are disposed in a matrix, an organic planarizing film composed of an organic film and provided on the base body, a dry-etched film provided on the organic planarizing film and formed by dry etching, a conductive film provided on the dry-etched film, and an organic film-removed area in which the organic planarizing film is removed outside the periphery of the pixel area. In the above display device, the dry-etched film or a film provided before the dry-etched film is formed is terminated in the organic film-removed area.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a substrate with a bottom gate p-channel type thin film transistor; a resist pattern over the substrate; and a light shielding film operative to block light having a wavelength shorter than 260 nm over at least a channel part of said thin film transistor.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device with enhanced brightness through improving a partial structure for applying potential to a pixel electrode is provided. The liquid crystal display device includes: a pixel electrode with a plurality of openings; an opposite electrode disposed to face the pixel electrode with an insulating layer in between; a liquid crystal layer disposed on an opposite side of the pixel electrode from the opposite electrode; a selection line utilized to select a pixel; a thin film transistor disposed on the opposite side of the opposite electrode from the pixel electrode as to drive the pixel and utilizing a part of the selection line as a gate thereof; and an interlayer conductor connecting between the thin film transistor and the pixel electrode. The opposite electrode has an opposite electrode hole which allows the interlayer conductor to pass therethrough, and the opposite electrode hole partly overlaps the selection line.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display unit includes: a first substrate having an under-layered insulation film, a common electrode formed on the under-layered insulation film, and a pixel electrode formed over the common electrode with a pixel insulation film in between; a second substrate provided on pixel electrode side of the first substrate so as to oppose thereto; a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a spacer provided to retain a distance between the first substrate and the second substrate, in such a manner that one end of the spacer is contacted with a top face of the pixel electrode. A thickness of the under-layered insulation film in a spacer region which is defined as a region occupied by the spacer is smaller than a thickness of the under-layered insulation film in a region other than the spacer region.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device realizing improved reliability by preventing occurrence of a pixel defect. A liquid crystal display includes first and second substrates. A spacer maintains a distance between the first and second glass substrates. A liquid crystal layer is provided between the first and second substrates. A pixel electrode film and a common electrode film are formed over a base insulation film of the first substrate so as to sandwich a pixel insulation film in between. The common electrode film, the pixel electrode film or both of them are partly removed in a region corresponding to the spacer, and the pixel insulation film is partly removed in that region. It prevents the film structure from being broken due to deformation of the base insulation film made of a soft material caused by a pressure applied onto the spacer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display apparatus in which destruction of an insulating film by water or water vapor and generation of air bubbles in the display apparatus can be suppressed. The display apparatus includes a display element having a display layer together with a pixel electrode and an opposite electrode, an insulating film in contact with an under face of the pixel electrode and a metal-containing film that contains a metal element, covers an end face of the insulating film, and covers a part of a top face and a part of an under face which continue to the end face of the insulating film.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display device that includes a liquid crystal layer interposed between a first substrate and a second substrate and has on a first substrate side a common electrode and a pixel electrode for applying an electric field to the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal display device including: a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of signal lines; a drive element; a first insulating film; a common electrode; a second insulating film; and a pixel electrode, wherein the common electrode covers the pixel area except a formation area of the contact hole on the first insulating film and at least one of the scan line and the signal line.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a substrate with a bottom gate p-channel type thin film transistor; a resist pattern over the substrate; and a light shielding film operative to block light having a wavelength shorter than 260 nm over at least a channel part of said thin film transistor.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic apparatus having a resist pattern provided over a substrate provided with a thin film transistor, the method includes the steps of forming by application a resist film over the substrate in the state of covering the thin film transistor, forming a resist pattern by subjecting the resist film to exposure to light and a developing treatment, and irradiating the resist pattern with at least one of ultraviolet light and visible light in a dry atmosphere in the condition where a channel part of the thin film transistor is prevented from being irradiated with light having a wavelength of shorter than 260 nm, wherein a step of heat curing the resist pattern is conducted after the irradiation with at least one of ultraviolet light and visible light.

Abstract: A display unit capable of preventing corrosion of a metal wiring and improving the reliability is provided. The display unit includes a driving panel having a bonding region and a terminal region on a driving substrate and a sealing panel bonded on the bonding region of the driving panel with an adhesive layer in between. The bonding region includes a circuit section, a coating layer covering the circuit section, and a display portion composed of a plurality of display devices. A plurality of metal wirings is electrically connected to the circuit section in the bonding region and extended to the terminal region. The coating layer has at least one separated region between the plurality of metal wirings.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display unit includes: a first substrate having an under-layered insulation film, a common electrode formed on the under-layered insulation film, and a pixel electrode formed over the common electrode with a pixel insulation film in between; a second substrate provided on pixel electrode side of the first substrate so as to oppose thereto; a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a spacer provided to retain a distance between the first substrate and the second substrate, in such a manner that one end of the spacer is contacted with a top face of the pixel electrode. A thickness of the under-layered insulation film in a spacer region which is defined as a region occupied by the spacer is smaller than a thickness of the under-layered insulation film in a region other than the spacer region.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device realizing improved reliability by preventing occurrence of a pixel defect. A liquid crystal display includes first and second substrates. A spacer maintains a distance between the first and second glass substrates. A liquid crystal layer is provided between the first and second substrates. A pixel electrode film and a common electrode film are formed over a base insulation film of the first substrate so as to sandwich a pixel insulation film in between. The common electrode film, the pixel electrode film or both of them are partly removed in a region corresponding to the spacer, and the pixel insulation film is partly removed in that region. It prevents the film structure from being broken due to deformation of the base insulation film made of a soft material caused by a pressure applied onto the spacer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device with enhanced brightness through improving a partial structure for applying potential to a pixel electrode is provided. The liquid crystal display device includes: a pixel electrode with a plurality of openings; an opposite electrode disposed to face the pixel electrode with an insulating layer in between; a liquid crystal layer disposed on an opposite side of the pixel electrode from the opposite electrode; a selection line utilized to select a pixel; a thin film transistor disposed on the opposite side of the opposite electrode from the pixel electrode as to drive the pixel and utilizing a part of the selection line as a gate thereof; and an interlayer conductor connecting between the thin film transistor and the pixel electrode. The opposite electrode has an opposite electrode hole which allows the interlayer conductor to pass therethrough, and the opposite electrode hole partly overlaps the selection line.

Abstract: A display device is provided which includes a base body having a pixel area in which pixels are disposed in a matrix, an organic planarizing film composed of an organic film and provided on the base body, a dry-etched film provided on the organic planarizing film and formed by dry etching, a conductive film provided on the dry-etched film, and an organic film-removed area in which the organic planarizing film is removed outside the periphery of the pixel area. In the above display device, the dry-etched film or a film provided before the dry-etched film is formed is terminated in the organic film-removed area.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display device including: a first substrate having a pixel area in which pixels are arranged in a matrix form; a second substrate disposed to be opposed to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates; a conductive section disposed at least on the first of the first and second substrates to apply a voltage to the liquid crystal; an organic film disposed at least over one of the first and second substrates; a sealing area adapted to hold the two substrates of the liquid crystal display device together at the peripheral portions of the first and second substrates; and an organic film-free area which is free from the organic film and extends from the inward side of the outermost end of the sealing area to the outward side of the outer periphery of the pixel area.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display apparatus in which destruction of an insulating film by water or water vapor and generation of air bubbles in the display apparatus can be suppressed. The display apparatus includes a display element having a display layer together with a pixel electrode and an opposite electrode, an insulating film in contact with an under face of the pixel electrode and a metal-containing film that contains a metal element, covers an end face of the insulating film, and covers a part of a top face and a part of an under face which continue to the end face of the insulating film.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic apparatus having a resist pattern provided over a substrate provided with a thin film transistor, the method includes the steps of forming by application a resist film over the substrate in the state of covering the thin film transistor, forming a resist pattern by subjecting the resist film to exposure to light and a developing treatment, and irradiating the resist pattern with at least one of ultraviolet light and visible light in a dry atmosphere in the condition where a channel part of the thin film transistor is prevented from being irradiated with light having a wavelength of shorter than 260 nm, wherein a step of heat curing the resist pattern is conducted after the irradiation with at least one of ultraviolet light and visible light.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display device that includes a liquid crystal layer interposed between a first substrate and a second substrate and has on a first substrate side a common electrode and a pixel electrode for applying an electric field to the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal display device including: a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of signal lines; a drive element; a first insulating film; a common electrode; a second insulating film; and a pixel electrode, wherein the common electrode covers the pixel area except a formation area of the contact hole on the first insulating film and at least one of the scan line and the signal line.

Abstract: A display unit capable of preventing corrosion of a metal wiring and improving the reliability is provided. The display unit includes a driving panel having a bonding region and a terminal region on a driving substrate, and a sealing panel being bonded on the bonding region of the driving panel with an adhesive layer in between. The bonding region includes a circuit section, a coating layer covering a circuit section, and a display portion composed of a plurality of display devices. A plurality of metal wirings are electrically connected to the circuit section in the bonding region and are extended to the terminal region. The coating layer has at least one separated region between the plurality of metal wirings.