In Active Matrix With Separate Dedicated Capacitor Line Patents (Class 349/39)
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Patent number: 8879037Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a main pixel electrode having a first width in a first direction and a first edge extending in a second direction, and a sub-pixel electrode. The sub-pixel electrode has a second width, which is greater than the first width in the first direction, has a third width, which is a maximum width in the first direction at a central portion of the sub-pixel electrode, has a fourth width in the second direction at a position with a first distance from the first edge in the first direction, and has a fifth width, which is less than the fourth width at a position with a second distance, which is greater than the first distance, from the first edge in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2013Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Jin Hirosawa
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Patent number: 8879014Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) array substrate including a gate line and a data line that define a pixel region, wherein the pixel region is provided with a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode formed on the array substrate, and a storage electrode of transparent structure that overlaps with the pixel electrode and, together with the pixel electrode, constitutes a storage capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Xiang Liu
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Patent number: 8873009Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a pixel electrode covered by a first alignment film and having a belt-shaped main pixel electrode. The first alignment film is alignment processed in a first alignment treatment direction substantially in parallel with an extending direction of the main pixel electrode. The second substrate includes a common electrode arranged on both sides sandwiching the pixel electrode and extending substantially in parallel with the extending direction of the main pixel electrode. A sub-common electrode extends in a direction crossing the extending direction of the main pixel electrode on one end side of the main pixel electrode located on a starting side of the first alignment treatment direction. A second alignment film is processed in a second alignment treatment direction substantially in the same direction as the first alignment treatment direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Jin Hirosawa
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Patent number: 8867006Abstract: In one embodiment, a first shield electrode and a second shield electrode are arranged on a first substrate. A first source line and a second source line are arranged facing the first and second shield electrodes through an insulating layer, respectively. A first main common electrode and a second main common electrode are formed facing the first and second source lines through an insulating layer, respectively. A main pixel electrode is formed so as to locate between the first and second main common electrodes. A second substrate includes a third main common electrode and a fourth main common electrode facing the first and second main common electrodes, respectively. A liquid crystal layer is held between the first and second substrates. The first, second, third and fourth main common electrodes are set to the same electric potential.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Koji Yamamoto, Tetsuya Iizuka
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Patent number: 8866982Abstract: A display device is disclosed. According to the present invention, the display device comprises a bottom substrate, a plurality of interlayers, a first passivation layer, a bottom electrode, a second passivation layer, a top electrode and a top substrate. The interlayers are formed on the bottom substrate, including a patterned polysilicon layer, a data line and a gate line disposed therein. The first passivation layer is formed on the interlayers. The bottom electrode is formed on the first passivation layer. The second passivation layer is formed to cover the bottom electrode. The top electrode is formed on the second passivation layer at a position corresponding to the bottom electrode to form a storage capacitance.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2010Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Innolux CorporationInventor: Minoru Shibazaki
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Patent number: 8867003Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a first substrate including a pixel electrode, a second substrate facing the first substrate and including a common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a storage capacitive line. The liquid crystal display device further includes a domain forming member that is formed over a first region corresponding to the storage capacitive line and a second region adjacent to the first region. The domain forming member is formed with irregular parts including a first irregular part having an enlarged width, a second irregular part having a reduced width, and an external irregular part, which is closest to the first region of the irregular parts formed in the second region and has an enlarged width.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2007Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung-hoo Yoo, Hee-wook Do, Mee-hye Jung, Sung-hoon Yang, Hyun-cheol Moon, Hye-ran You
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Patent number: 8860900Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate including pixels, each having a transmissive area and a reflective area, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates. Each of the pixels includes first and second thin film transistors which output a data signal in response to a first gate signal, a transmissive pixel electrode disposed in the transmissive area and electrically connected to the first thin film transistor to charge a first pixel voltage based on the data signal, a reflective pixel electrode disposed in the reflective area and electrically connected to the second thin film transistor to charge a second pixel voltage based on the data signal, and a voltage controller which controls the first pixel voltage and the second pixel voltage in response to a second gate signal, which is generated after the first gate signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Youn Hak Jeong, Jooseok Yeom, Keunchan Oh, Yoonsung Um, Heehwan Lee, Kyuwan Ryu, Jaejin Lyu, Myungjae Park
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Patent number: 8854563Abstract: An active matrix substrate is arranged such that each pixel region includes two pixel electrodes, each data signal line extends in a column direction, each column of pixel regions is associated with two data signal lines, one pixel electrode of the pixel region included in the column of pixel regions is connected to one of the two data signal lines via a transistor that is connected to a scanning signal line, the other pixel electrode of the pixel region is connected to the other one of the two data signal lines via a transistor that is connected to another scanning signal line, and one of pixel electrodes included in one of two adjacent pixel regions of the column and one of pixel electrodes included in the other one of the two adjacent pixel regions of the column are connected to an identical scanning signal line via respective transistors.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Toshihide Tsubata
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Patent number: 8854562Abstract: A liquid crystal panel (10) includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix pattern having rows and columns. A plurality of Cs bus lines (43c) as storage capacitor lines are routed in the row direction of the liquid crystal panel (10). A plurality of branch lines (310) are routed in the column direction across a pixel region (10a). The branch lines (310) are connected to the Cs bus lines (43c) so that control signals are sent to storage capacitors from the branch lines (310) through the Cs bus lines (43c).Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masae Kawabata, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh, Yuki Yamashita, Akihiro Shohraku
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Patent number: 8854566Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming a pixel element. The method comprises: forming a first patterned metal layer within the pixel area; forming an insulation layer on the first patterned metal layer; forming a semiconductor layer on the insulation layer; patterning the semiconductor layer to form bend seed generation portion; and forming a second metal layer to connect the semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Hannstar Display Corp.Inventors: Tsu-Chiang Chang, Po-Yang Chen, Chao-Hui Wu, Po-Sheng Shih
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Patent number: 8847863Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device of active matrix type. Each pixel electrode (1) includes either a single regional electrode (2) or two or more regional electrodes (2) which are electrically connected to each other. The or each regional electrode is provided with: a first electrode (cross-shaped electrode) (3) which has a pattern dividing a first region into a plurality of second regions (R1, R2, R3, and R4); and a plurality of stripe electrodes (4) which are provided in each of the second regions so as to extend from the first electrode and so as to be separated from each other by a distance. A storage capacitor line (CSL) is provided facing one of pixel electrodes (1) in a film thickness direction to form a storage capacitor. The storage capacitor line (CSL) is provided so as not to extend facing an edge (2e, 2e?) of a first region in the film thickness direction parallelly to the edge (2e, 2e?).Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuichi Iyama, Akira Shibazaki, Yoshito Hashimoto, Masahiro Shimizu, Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Yusuke Nishihara, Ken Kuboki
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Patent number: 8848122Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels. At least one of the pixels includes a gate line, a data line, a first storage line spaced apart from the gate line, a second storage line spaced apart from the gate line and the first storage line, first and second switching devices electrically connected to the gate line and the data line, a first liquid crystal capacitor connected to the first switching device and including the liquid crystal layer as its dielectric substance, a second liquid crystal capacitor connected to the second switching device and including the liquid crystal layer as its dielectric substance, a first storage capacitor connected between the first switching device and one of the first and second storage lines, and a second storage capacitor connected between the second switching device and a remaining one of the first and second storage lines.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kwang-chul Jung, Chongchul Chai, Kyoungju Shin, Joon-Chul Goh, Young-Soo Yoon
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Patent number: 8842058Abstract: An organic light emitting display (OLED) is provided. The OLED includes data line capacitors, which is disposed in a plurality of data lines included in a display panel. Each of the data line capacitors has a larger capacitance than a storage capacitor of each pixel. The data line capacitor includes the data line, an insulating layer, a metal, which are stacked. The metal is a cathode or a pixel electrode. The insulating layer of the data line capacitor is a passivation layer, a planarization layer, or a pixel defining layer. The capacitance of the data line capacitor is adjusted by controlling the thickness of the insulating layer or controlling the size of a via hole or a contact hole for controlling the thickness of the insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2006Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Won-Kyu Kwak, Yang-Wan Kim
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Patent number: 8842252Abstract: An array substrate includes a storage electrode layer; an insulating layer and a transparent electrode layer are coated on a surface of the storage electrode layer in sequence. Only the insulating layer is arranged between the storage electrode layer and the transparent electrode layer of the present disclosure.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shijian Qin
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Patent number: 8842248Abstract: A display device includes a pixel group having first to fourth pixels in a 2×2 matrix, wherein the areas of the first and second pixels is greater than the areas of the third and fourth pixels, so that, when a storage bridge which connects storage electrodes is formed between the first and second pixels, an opening area through which light is transmitted in each of the first and second pixels has the same area as the opening areas in each of the third and fourth pixels.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2010Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ji-Sun Kim, Dong-Gyu Kim, Seong-Young Lee
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Patent number: 8830414Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display having excellent visibility. A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: gate lines formed on an insulating substrate; data lines insulated from the gate lines and intersecting the gate lines; first pixel electrodes disposed on pixel areas defined by intersections of the gate lines and the data lines; first thin film transistors, each having three terminals connected to one of the gate lines, one of the data lines, and one of the first pixel electrodes; second pixel electrodes disposed on the pixel areas and capacitively coupled to the first pixel electrodes; and second thin film transistors, each having three terminals connected to a previous gate line, a storage electrode line or one of the data lines, and one of the second pixel electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hee-Seob Kim, Jong-Lae Kim, Young-Chol Yang, Sung-Kyu Hong
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Patent number: 8830411Abstract: In an array substrate and a method of manufacturing the array substrate, an array substrate includes a first switching element, a second switching element, a third switching element and a fourth switching element. The first switching element is electrically connected to a first data line. The second switching element is electrically connected to a second data line adjacent to the first data line. The third switching element is electrically connected to a data power line interposed between the first and second data lines. The fourth switching element is electrically connected to a gate power line receiving a voltage having different polarity from a voltage applied to the data power line. Therefore, light transmittance, opening ratio and display quality are improved.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2009Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hwa-Sung Woo, Joo-Nyung Jang, Cheol Shin, Yoon-Sung Um, Mi-Jeong Song
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Patent number: 8816947Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a thin film transistor connected to a gate line and a data line on a substrate, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, a common electrode for forming a horizontal electric field with the pixel electrode, a common line connected to the common electrode and parallel to the gate line, and a storage line parallel to the gate line and having a portion overlapping the pixel electrode with at least one insulating film therebetween to form a storage capacitor, a gate driver for supplying a scan pulse to the gate line, a data driver for supplying a pixel voltage signal to the data line, a common driver for supplying a common voltage signal to the common line, and a storage driver for supplying a storage voltage signal to a storage line.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2005Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Han Wook Hwang, Sang Ho Kim
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Patent number: 8810491Abstract: An LCD panel with color washout improvement. In one embodiment, the LCD panel includes a plurality of pixels spatially arranged in a matrix form, each pixel defined between a respective pair of scanning lines (Gn, Gn—CS) and two neighboring data lines Dm and Dm+1, comprising a pixel electrode, a first transistor electrically coupled to the scanning lines Gn, the date line Dm and the pixel electrode, and a second transistor electrically coupled to the scanning lines Gn—CS and the pixel electrode such that when N pairs of scanning signals to the N pairs of scanning lines {Gn, Gn—CS} and a plurality of data signals to the data lines, the pixel electrode of each pixel has a first voltage at the first duration of a frame period, and a second voltage at the second duration of the frame period, respectively. The first and second voltages are substantially different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2011Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Yu-Ching Wu, Tien-Lun Ting, Kun-Cheng Tien, Chien-Huang Liao, Wen-Hao Hsu
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Patent number: 8804058Abstract: An exemplary display device providing touch function includes scanning lines and data lines thereby defining lots of sub-pixel units. Each sub-pixel unit includes a pixel electrode, a storage capacitor, a compensation capacitor connected between the pixel electrode and a corresponding scanning line. In each pixel unit defined by n number adjacent sub-pixel units, both of a ratio of capacitance values between the storage capacitors formed in the corresponding sub-pixel units and a ratio of capacitance values between the corresponding compensation capacitors are respectively substantially equal to a ratio of areas between the corresponding pixel electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2010Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Innolux CorporationInventors: Po-Sheng Shih, Po-Yang Chen
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Patent number: 8804059Abstract: A pixel structure including a scan line, a data line, an active device, a pixel electrode, a capacitor electrode line, a semi-conductive pattern layer and at least one dielectric layer is provided. The active device is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the active device. The capacitor electrode line is located under the pixel electrode. A first storage capacitor is formed between the capacitor electrode line and the pixel electrode. The semi-conductive pattern layer is disposed between the capacitor electrode line and the pixel electrode, the pixel electrode is electrically connected to the semi-conductive pattern layer. A second storage capacitor is formed between the semi-conductive pattern layer and the capacitor electrode line. The dielectric layer is disposed between the capacitor electrode line and the pixel electrode and located between the semi-conductive pattern layer and the capacitor electrode line.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Hsiao-Wei Cheng, Sung-Hui Lin, Ming-Yung Huang, Pin-Miao Liu, Wen-Shin Wu, Chun-Yao Huang, Wei-Sheng Yu
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Patent number: 8797482Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a first insulative substrate, and a first electrode, a second substrate including a second insulative substrate, and a second electrode, a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first polarizer including a first polarization axis, and a second polarizer including a second polarization, wherein the first polarization axis is substantially parallel or substantially perpendicular to the direction of extension of the first electrode.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2012Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Keiji Tago, Jin Hirosawa, Hirokazu Morimoto
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Patent number: 8792064Abstract: A pixel array including first scan lines, second scan lines, data lines, and sub-pixels is provided. Each sub-pixel includes a first switch, a second switch, a first pixel electrode electrically connected to the first switch, a second pixel electrode electrically connected to the second switch, a third switch, and common lines connected with each other and disposed under the first and the second pixel electrode. The first and the second switch are electrically connected to the same first scan line and data line. The first scan line is located between the first and second pixel electrode. The third switch is electrically connected to the second scan line and the first pixel electrode and has a floating terminal. The floating terminal is capacitively coupled to the common line under the second pixel electrode to form a capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Tien-Lun Ting, Chieh-Wei Chen, Chih-Haw Wang, Chung-Yi Chiu, Wen-Hao Hsu, Jenn-Jia Su
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Patent number: 8791969Abstract: A display device includes a first display panel facing a second display panel with a liquid crystal layer between them. The first display panel has a first gate line, a second gate line spaced apart from the first gate line, a first and second storage lines both spaced apart from the first gate line, first and second switching elements controlled by a first gate signal applied through the first gate line, a first sub-pixel electrode connected to the first switching element, a second sub-pixel electrode connected to the second switching element, a third switching element controlled by a second gate signal applied through the second gate line, and a coupling electrode connected to the third switching element and having a portion overlapping the second storage line. Different voltages are applied to the first storage line and the second storage line.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong-Jo Kim, Yoon-Jang Kim, Yoon-Sung Um, Jong-Hee Na, Young-Min Choi
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Patent number: 8760609Abstract: Image display device having an electrode forming layer which includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of drain lines, a plurality of switching elements and the a plurality of pixel electrodes, and having reference electrode layer between the electrode forming layer and a substrate where the electrode forming layer formed thereon, and the reference electrode layer and the electrode forming layer are insulated by insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2013Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Kazuhiko Yanagawa
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Patent number: 8754995Abstract: A liquid-crystal display includes scan lines arranged on a substrate and also functioning as a gate of a thin-film transistor, a main line arranged between the scan lines, source lines arranged in a direction intersecting the scan lines, a picture-element electrode arranged between the source lines and between the scan lines, a storage capacitor formed with the main line, an insulation layer, and an intermediate electrode, a drain line connected to a drain of the thin-film transistor and the intermediate electrode. The main line includes a first transparent electrode and a first metallic line, which is formed on the first transparent electrode, is narrower and has a lower resistance than the first transparent electrode. The drain line includes a second transparent electrode and a second metallic line which is narrower and has a lower resistance than the second transparent electrode. The intermediate electrode is formed by extending the second transparent electrode.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2009Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroki Takahashi, Yoji Nagase
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Patent number: 8754996Abstract: Embodiments relate to a liquid crystal display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; a gate line extended in a first direction on the first substrate; a data line on the first substrate and extended in a second direction, crossing the first direction; and a common voltage line on the same layer as the gate line. The common voltage line includes: a plurality of first lines and a plurality of second lines extended in the first direction and separately disposed with a cutting unit therebetween; a first connector for connecting the first lines; and a second connector for connecting the second lines.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2011Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin-Goo Jung, Yu-Bong Won, Chung Yi, Jae-Sic Lee
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Patent number: 8749727Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which hardly causes image sticking in a panel in which Cgd gradation is performed, even when the pixel capacitances of the picture elements are different from one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2010Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ikumi Itsumi, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh, Mitsuaki Hirata, Masae Kitayama, Kenichi Hyohdoh, Yuki Yamashita, Akane Sugisaka
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Patent number: 8749726Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a first storage capacitance line and a second storage capacitance line, a gate line located between the first storage capacitance line and the second storage capacitance line, a semiconductor layer located at a substantially central part of a pixel, a source line put in contact with the semiconductor layer, a drain electrode which is put in contact with the semiconductor layer and extends above the first storage capacitance line and the second storage capacitance line, and a pixel electrode including a first main pixel electrode opposed to the first storage capacitance line, and a second main pixel electrode opposed to the second storage capacitance line.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masato Kesho, Masanobu Nonaka, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Toshimasa Yonekura
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Patent number: 8743325Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a common electrode layer disposed on the first substrate and a plurality of pixel structures disposed on the second substrate. Each of the pixel structure includes a first data line, a second data line, a third data line and at least a capacitance adjusting layer. The capacitance adjusting layer is disposed between the common electrode layer and the second data line.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2011Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Peng-Bo Xi, Shin-Hung Yeh
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Patent number: 8743304Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a substrate including a longer first side and a shorter second side, a plurality of gate lines disposed on the substrate, a plurality of data lines disposed on the substrate perpendicular to and insulated from the gate lines, and a plurality of pixel electrodes, each pixel electrode electrically connected to a data line by a switching element, wherein a number of the gate lines is about half of a number of the pixel electrodes, and the data lines extend in a direction which is substantially parallel to a direction of the first side.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2009Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoon-Jang Kim, Yeong-Keun Kwon, Soon-Il Ahn, Kyung-Ho Park
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Patent number: 8743306Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a method of manufacturing the same. The liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixel cells on a substrate and a common voltage line. The common voltage line provides a common voltage to the pixel cells, and includes first to third interconnection patterns which are sequentially stacked over the substrate. Each of the pixel cells includes a storage capacitor which includes a lower electrode, and an upper electrode over the lower electrode. The second interconnection pattern includes the same material as a material of the upper electrode, and is formed in the same process as a process of the upper electrode.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2011Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong Joo Kim, Doo In Nam, Jang Yeop Shim, Kyung Gook Kwak, Seung Kyu Lee
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Patent number: 8743305Abstract: A liquid crystal display device in which lengths (d1 and1 d2) of respective picture element electrodes (60) in an extended direction of scanning signal lines (32) are longer than lengths (d3) of the respective picture element electrodes (60) in an extended direction of video signal lines (35) is arranged such that storage capacitor lines (36) are provided along the respective scanning signal lines (32) so as to overlap the respective picture element electrodes (60) via an insulating film (70) in plan view.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2008Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiro Yoshida, Satoshi Horiuchi, Masakatsu Tominaga, Junichi Morinaga, Ryohki Itoh, Katsushige Asada, Hironobu Sawada, Hitoshi Matsumoto
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Patent number: 8735888Abstract: An embodiment of the invention relates to a TFT-LCD array substrate comprising a substrate, a gate line and a data line formed on the substrate, a pixel electrode and a thin film transistor formed in a pixel region defined by the gate line and the data line, wherein the thin film transistor comprises a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a transparent drain electrode, and the transparent drain electrode is electrically connected with the pixel electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei Li, Jeong Hun Rhee
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Patent number: 8736779Abstract: A high-quality display is achieved by suppressing a disturbance in alignment in a liquid crystal display panel including a substrate structured so that a slit in a pixel electrode intersects with a scanning signal line or an auxiliary capacitor line. An active matrix substrate (10) includes: a pixel electrode (12) having a slit; and an auxiliary capacitor line (14). In a region of intersection between the slit (15) and the auxiliary capacitor line (14) or a scanning signal line (21), at least a drain line (13) or a data signal line (22) is provided between a layer of the pixel electrode (12) and a layer of the auxiliary capacitor line (14) or of the scanning signal line (21) in such a way as to cover the auxiliary capacitor line (12) or the scanning signal line (21).Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2009Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoshi Horiuchi, Takaharu Yamada, Yuhko Hisada, Ryohki Itoh
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Patent number: 8736780Abstract: A thin film transistor array substrate for a liquid crystal display includes a substrate, and a gate line assembly formed on the substrate to receive gate signals. The gate line assembly has gate lines proceeding in the horizontal direction, and gate electrodes connected to the gate lines. A storage capacitor line assembly proceeds in the horizontal direction. A gate insulating layer is formed on the substrate while covering the gate lines and the storage capacitor line assembly. A semiconductor pattern is formed on the gate insulating layer over the gate electrodes. A data line assembly is formed on the gate insulating layer. The data line assembly has data lines crossing over the gate lines to define pixel regions, source electrodes connected to the data lines while being placed on the semiconductor pattern, and drain electrodes facing the source electrodes around the gate electrodes while being placed on the semiconductor pattern.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Dong-Gyu Kim
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Patent number: 8735891Abstract: A display substrate includes first, second, and third insulating layers in a display area thereof. The first and third insulating layers are in not only the display area but also a pad area adjacent to the display area and including a pad therein. Thus, defects of the display panel may be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: JeongMin Park, Jung-Soo Lee, Ji-Hyun Kim, Gwui-Hyun Park
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Patent number: 8729548Abstract: The present invention supplies a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, which includes a non-contact inspection process capable of confirming if a circuit or circuit element formed on an array substrate is normally performed and can decrease a manufacturing cost by eliminating wastes to keep a defective product forming. An electromotive force generated by electromagnetic induction is rectified and shaped by using primary coils formed on a check substrate and secondary coils formed on an array substrate, whereby a power source voltage and a driving signal are supplied to circuits or circuit elements on a TFT substrate so as to be driven.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaaki Hiroki, Shunpei Yamazaki
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Patent number: 8723182Abstract: A semiconductor device includes TFTs designed in accordance with characteristics of circuits. In a first structure of the invention, the TFT is formed by using a crystalline silicon film made of a unique crystal structure body. The crystal structure body has a structure in which rod-like or flattened rod-like crystals grow in a direction parallel to each other. In a second structure of the invention, growth distances of lateral growth regions are made different from each other in accordance with channel lengths, of the TFTs. By this, characteristics of TFTs formed in one lateral growth region can be made as uniform as possible.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Hisashi Ohtani
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Patent number: 8723901Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprises a gate line formed on a first insulation substrate and extending in a first direction; a data line insulated from the gate line and extending in a second direction; a pixel electrode comprising a first sub-pixel electrode connected to the gate line and the data line and a second sub-pixel electrode connected to the gate line and the data line; first and second voltage lines receiving a pair of voltages having opposite phases, from an external source; and first and second storage lines respectively overlapping the first and second sub-pixel electrodes and respectively receiving first and second storage voltages whose phases are inverted at a cycle of at least one frame, wherein the first storage line is connected to the first and second voltage lines by a first switching unit, the second storage line is connected to the first and second voltage lines by a second switching unit, and the first and second switching units apply the pair of voltages to the first and second sType: GrantFiled: June 27, 2008Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Dong-gyu Kim
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Patent number: 8724065Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a pixel electrode disposed in a pixel having a greater length in a first direction than in a second direction crossing the first direction, the pixel electrode including a first main pixel electrode and a second main pixel electrode which extend in the second direction, a contact portion which is located between the first main pixel electrode and the second main pixel electrode and extends in the second direction, and a sub-pixel electrode which connects the first main pixel electrode, the second main pixel electrode and the contact portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masato Kesho, Masanobu Nonaka, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Toshimasa Yonekura
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Patent number: 8724042Abstract: A twisted nematic liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines formed on the first substrate, a plurality of pixels connected to the gate lines and the data lines and each pixel having a first subpixel and a second subpixel, a first subpixel electrode formed in the first subpixel, and a second subpixel electrode formed in the second subpixel. The voltage of the first subpixel electrode is greater than the voltage of the second subpixel electrode, and a ratio of the area of the second subpixel electrode to the area of the first subpixel electrode is in the range of 0.66 to 1.5.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Hwan Hong, Soon-Joon Rho, Jae-Soo Jang, Hee-Seop Kim
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Patent number: 8717523Abstract: An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device including a substrate having a display region and a non-display region at one side of the display region; gate lines along a first direction and in the display region; data lines along a second direction and in the display region, the data lines crossing the gate lines to define pixel regions; auxiliary gate lines along the second direction and in the display region, the auxiliary gate lines respectively connected to the gate lines; data pad electrodes in the non-display region and electrically connected to the data lines, respectively; and gate pad electrodes in the non-display region and electrically connected to the auxiliary gate lines, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2011Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hwi-Deuk Lee, Dong-Seok Park
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Patent number: 8711295Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: an active matrix substrate with a pixel electrode in each of a plurality of pixels; a counter substrate including a counter electrode that opposes the pixel electrode; a liquid crystal layer between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate; and a pair of polarizers oppose each other via the liquid crystal layer and are in a crossed Nicols arrangement. The pixel electrode- includes a cruciform trunk portion arranged to coincide with polarization axes of the polarizers, a plurality of branch portions extending from the trunk portion, and a plurality of slits between the branch portions. The active matrix substrate further includes an auxiliary electrode which is arranged to oppose the pixel electrode via an insulation layer. The auxiliary electrode and the pixel electrode define a storage capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2010Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuki Kawashima, Yasutoshi Tasaka
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Publication number: 20140111718Abstract: A drive circuit of liquid crystal panel includes a gate driver, a source driver, gate lines, and the data lines. The gate lines and the data lines define multiple pixel units each of which includes a thin-film transistor, a common electrode, a pixel electrode, and a storage capacitor. The thin-film transistor is electrically connected to the gate driver and the source driver via the gate line and the data line. The gate driver includes a drive combination circuit, which includes a first electrical switch, an amplifier, a first drive source, a second drive source, a first resistor, a third drive source, a second resistor, a third resistor, a second electrical switch and a fourth drive source. The drive circuit reduces the influence of a parasitic capacitor on the extension of conduction time of the thin-film transistor and improves the quality of a large-sized liquid crystal display device using the circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2012Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yinhung Chen, Xia Tian, Pei Jia
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Patent number: 8704994Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of pixel areas, a plurality of spacers maintaining a distance between a first display panel and a second display panel, an insulating layer formed on the first display panel, and a plurality of contact holes formed in the insulating layer, and each contact hole connecting an upper conductive layer with a lower conductive layer, in which the pixel areas include a first pixel area group of pixel areas having the contact holes and a second pixel area group of pixel areas not including the contact holes, and the spacers are positioned in respective pixel areas of the second pixel area group and disposed at portions corresponding to where the contact holes are positioned in the pixel areas of the first pixel area group.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yun Hee Kwak
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Patent number: 8698990Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided, which includes: first and second gate lines, a data line intersecting the gate lines, first to fourth drain electrodes located near the intersections between the first and second gate lines and the data line, and a coupling electrode. First to fourth pixel electrodes respectively connected to the first to fourth drain electrodes are also provided, and the first pixel electrode is connected to the coupling electrode while the fourth pixel electrode overlaps the coupling electrode. The LCD further includes a common electrode opposite the pixel electrodes, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pixel electrodes and the common electrode, and a domain partitioning member formed on at least one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode. Two long edges of the domains are angled with respect to the first and the second gate lines or the data line substantially by about 45°.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jang-Kun Song
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Patent number: 8698968Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a gate line, a data line, first-third power lines located on the first substrate, first-third sub-pixels, where a switching element of each is connected to the gate line and the data line, a second substrate, a common electrode that is formed on the second substrate, a liquid crystal layer located between the first and second substrates, and a power voltage driver outputting a low voltage during a first period and a high voltage during a subsequent second period to the first power line, a constant voltage during both periods to the second power line, and the high voltage during the first period and the low voltage during the second period to the third power line. The first power line, the second power line and the third power line overlap the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co. Ltd.Inventors: Kyoung Ju Shin, Hak Sun Chang, Kyoung Tae Kim, Jun Woo Lee, Min-Sik Jung
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Patent number: 8698969Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal panel comprising a scan signal line (16x), a data signal line (15x), and a transistor (12a) that is connected to the scan signal line (16x) and the data signal line (15x), wherein a pixel (101) is provided with pixel electrodes (17a, 17b). The pixel electrode (17a) is connected to the data signal line (15x) through the transistor (12a). The liquid crystal panel also includes a capacitance electrode (37a) which is electrically connected to the pixel electrode (17a). The capacitance electrode (37a) and the pixel electrode (17a) overlap with each other through an insulating film interposed therebetween; the capacitance electrode (37a) and the pixel electrode (17b) overlap with each other through an insulating film interposed therebetween; and the areas of the overlapping portions are equal to each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Toshihide Tsubata
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Patent number: 8698967Abstract: A liquid crystal device as the electro-optic device according to the application example includes a transistor, a pixel electrode which is provided corresponding to the transistor, and a capacitive wiring of which a part is provided so as to face the pixel electrode between an element substrate and the pixel electrode, and configures a retention capacitor through the pixel electrode and a dielectric layer in which the capacitive wiring is formed so as to be embedded in an insulating film which is provided between the element substrate and the pixel electrode, the surface thereof on the pixel electrode side is planarized along with an insulating film.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Masashi Nakagawa