With Light Block Conductively Connected To Transistor Patents (Class 349/44)
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Patent number: 8098360Abstract: The present application relates to a liquid crystal display including a first substrate, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, thin film transistors connected to the gate and data lines, a barrier rib formed on the data lines, and pixel electrodes connected to the thin film transistors. The thin film transistors can be formed using a colored organic film that has an optical density in a range of 1 to 3. Color filters fill the regions surrounded by the barrier rib. Pixel electrodes can be formed on the color filters. A common electrode can be formed on the second substrate facing the first substrate. A liquid crystal layer can be situated between the first and second substrates, which are spaced apart at a predetermined distance by spacers.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2009Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyung-Sook Jeon, Jang-Soo Kim, Hwa-Yeul Oh
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Patent number: 8094254Abstract: In an active matrix type liquid crystal display device, a plurality of pixels connected to thin film transistors (TFTs) are arranged in an active matrix form in a pixel portion, and driven by a driver circuit portion. The pixel portion and the driver circuit portion are formed on one of a pair of insulating substrates. A liquid crystal material is interposed between the insulating substrates. An black matrix material made of an organic resin is formed over the one insulating substrate in which the driver circuit portion has been formed. An flat film is formed on the black matrix material.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2010Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Takeshi Nishi
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Patent number: 8085366Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel according to an exemplary embodiment includes a first colored member overlapping a thin film transistor and a plurality of second colored members simultaneously formed on the first colored member. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent light leakage current of the thin film transistor, to easily repair deterioration of the thin film transistor, to prevent light leakage of a peripheral area and between color filters, and to form stable patterns.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2009Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sun-Young Chang
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Publication number: 20110299004Abstract: An array substrate comprises: a base substrate; a gate scanning line, a data scanning line, a pixel electrode and a thin film transistor, formed on the base substrate; and a light blocking layer, formed on the base substrate and corresponding to the thin film transistor and the data scanning line.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiang LIU, Seongyeol YOO, Jianshe XUE
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Patent number: 8064018Abstract: Each pixel region includes two subpixel regions, in which different voltages are applied to a liquid crystal layer with respect to a signal voltage supplied from a source bus line by way of TFTs. A first substrate includes a first electrode provided for the two subpixel regions. A second substrate includes a second electrode that faces the first electrode with a vertical alignment liquid crystal layer interposed. A liquid crystal capacitor is provided for each of these subpixel regions. Each subpixel region includes at least one liquid crystal domain that produces a dark area, which looks darker than a gray scale tone being presented for a viewer located in front of the device, inside of, and substantially parallel to, an edge portion of the first electrode. At least a part of the edge portion of the first electrode is arranged so as to overlap with a gate bus line and selectively shield at least a part of the dark area.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2007Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akihiro Shoraku, Toshihide Tsubata
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Patent number: 8059221Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a plurality of gate lines (GØ-Gn), a plurality of data lines (D1-Dn) formed in a direction crossing the gate lines, a plurality of pixel electrodes formed in a pixel area defined by the gate lines and the data lines, the pixel electrodes indicating pictures by a control of the corresponding gate lines, and a light volume adjusting layer formed on a lower layer of the pixel electrodes controlled by a second one of the gate lines (G1).Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Joun Ho Lee
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Patent number: 8059222Abstract: An active matrix substrate in which variations in output characteristics of photodiodes are reduced, and a display device using this active matrix substrate, are provided. An active matrix substrate (1) having an n-TFT (20), a p-TFT (30), and a photodiode (10) is used. The photodiode (10) includes a p-layer (7), an i-layer (8), and an n-layer (9). The i-layer (8) includes a p-type semiconductor region (8a) at a position adjacent to the player (7), said p-type semiconductor region (8a) having a diffusion concentration of p-type impurities that is set at the same level as that of a diffusion concentration of p-type impurities in the channel region (23) of the n-TFT (20); and an n-type semiconductor region (8b) at a position adjacent to the n-layer (9), said n-type semiconductor region (8b) having a diffusion concentration of n-type impurities that is set at the same level as that of a diffusion concentration of n-type impurities in the channel region (33) of the p-TFT (30).Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2008Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiromi Katoh, Benjamin James Hadwen
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Patent number: 8054397Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device that has a structure of an electrode where a residue of a transparent conductive film is not generated when a weak acid solution is used in etching, which is particularly appropriate for an electrode of a light-emitting element. A display device according to the present invention has an electrode that has a laminated structure of laminated transparent conductive films, and the electrode has a first transparent conductive film as the bottom layer, where no residue is generated when a weak acid solution is used in etching, and a second transparent conductive film as the top layer, which has a work function of 5.0 eV or more.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2006Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kengo Akimoto, Noriko Miyagi, Shingo Eguchi
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Patent number: 8049829Abstract: Pixel electrodes in a liquid crystal panel extend to cover the entire pixel regions. The light leakage is generated only on two sides of the pixel region due to the uncontinuous alignment of liquid crystal molecules when the liquid crystal panel is driven by dot inversion. Therefore, in the present invention, light-shielding layer is formed on only the corresponding region of the TFT substrate. The aperture ratio of the liquid crystal panel according to the present invention can increase and the light-shielding layer can be employed to repair the gate lines and data lines.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2007Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Hung Meng Yi, Tsai Chu Hung
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Patent number: 8035766Abstract: An array substrate device having a color filter-on thin film transistor (COT) structure for a liquid crystal display device includes a gate line formed on a substrate along a transverse direction, the gate line including a gate pad at one end thereof, a first insulating layer formed on the substrate to cover the gate line, the first insulating layer exposing a first portion of the gate pad, a data line formed over the first insulating layer along a longitudinal direction on the substrate, the data line defining a pixel region with the gate line and including a data pad at one end thereof, a thin film transistor formed at a crossing region of the gate and data lines, the thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, a black matrix overlapping the thin film transistor, the gate line, and the data line except a second portion of the drain electrode, a second insulating layer formed over an entire surface of the substrate to cover the black matrType: GrantFiled: December 3, 2009Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Woong-Kwon Kim, Youn-Gyoung Chang, Seung-Ryull Park
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Patent number: 8031285Abstract: This invention relates to a thin film transistor substrate, a method of manufacturing the same, and a liquid crystal display panel including the same. The thin film transistor substrate includes a substrate, gate lines disposed on the substrate and extending in one direction, common voltage lines disposed on the substrate and spaced apart from the gate lines, and a gate insulating film disposed on the gate lines and the common voltage lines, the gate insulating film having first contact holes exposing a part of each common voltage line. Common electrodes are disposed on the gate insulating film and are connected to the common voltage lines through the first contact holes. Data lines are disposed on the gate insulating film and extend in a direction crossing the gate lines and thin film transistors are disposed at crossings of the gate lines and the data lines. The thin film transistors are connected to the gate lines and the data lines and include source electrodes and drain electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2007Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bong Ju Kim, Chun Gi You
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Patent number: 8013832Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix array; a plurality of gate lines applying a same gate signal to at least two rows of the pixels; a plurality of data lines crossing the gate lines; a TFT disposed at an intersection of each gate line and each data line; and a light source part sequentially providing at least two colors of light to each pixel every frame, thus enhancing a charging rate of each.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chong-chul Chai, Cheol-woo Park, Kyoung-ju Shin, Joon-hak Oh
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Publication number: 20110211136Abstract: A liquid crystal display device which can prevent the generation of bubbles on an adhesive surface between a liquid crystal display panel and a face plate which protects the liquid crystal display panel is provided. In mounting the face plate on an upper polarizer of the liquid crystal display panel by way of an adhesive material, a picture frame is formed on a periphery of the face plate for enhancing design property. Although the picture frame is formed by printing black ink, a quantity of Si present in the black ink is set to not more than 0.7% and not less than 0.01% thus preventing the generation of bubbles attributed to defective adhesion between the face plate and the adhesive material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Inventors: Hidenao Kubota, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Hiroaki Miwa, Shinji Tanabe, Yoshiaki Sakurai
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Patent number: 8004636Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel for a flat panel display includes a substrate, a first signal line formed on the substrate, a second signal line intersecting and insulated from the first signal line, a switching element having a first terminal connected to the first signal line, a second terminal connected to the second signal line, and a third terminal, a pixel electrode connected to the third terminal of the switching element, and first and second light blocking members extending parallel to the second signal line, each being disposed on an opposite side of and partially overlapping an respective edge of the second signal line, an interval between the first and second light blocking members being in a range of from more than 1.5 ?m to less than 4 ?m. The array panel prevents light leakage from the display and improves its transmittance, aperture ratio and color reproducibility.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung-Ha Choi, Min-Seok Oh, Jeong-Min Park, Doo-Hee Jung, Hi-Kuk Lee, Sang-Gab Kim
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Patent number: 8004625Abstract: An active matrix substrate is provided, which includes a substrate, a plurality of scan lines, data lines, pixel unites, and pre-charge components. The scan lines, data lines and pixel units are all disposed on the substrate. The pixel units are electrically connected with the corresponding scan lines and data lines. Each pixel unit includes an active device and a pixel electrode. The active devices are electrically connected with the scan lines, the data lines and the pixel electrodes. Each pre-charge component is electrically connected with one of the scan lines and two adjacent pixel electrodes controlled by the next scan line. When the pre-charge component is turned on via the scan line electrically connected therewith, the two adjacent pixel electrodes electrically connected with each pre-charge component have the same voltage level so that the two adjacent pixel units are pre-charged.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Wintek CorporationInventor: I-Fang Wang
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Patent number: 7999888Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device having a color-filter on array structure, which can improve an aperture ratio and reduce connection defects.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2007Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takayuki Hayano, Dai Chiba
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Patent number: 7995172Abstract: An electrically-floating light shielding film is formed on a glass substrate, and a signal line is formed above the light shielding film via a gate insulating film. The light shielding film is formed along the signal line, and has a width larger than that of the signal line. On an interlayer insulating film that covers the signal line, transparent electrodes of neighboring pixels are formed, and a reflective electrode extending from the transparent electrode has a frame portion disposed along the signal line. The reflective electrode is formed the interlayer insulating film. The light shielding film does not overlap the transparent electrode in a plan-view perspective and overlaps the reflective portion in a plan-view perspective. The signal line does not overlap the reflective electrode in a plan-view perspective. Hence, a semitransparent liquid crystal display device that suppresses vertical crosstalk and as well maintains a high aperture ratio is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2007Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventor: Toshiya Ishii
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Patent number: 7973869Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other; a gate line and a data line on the first substrate, the gate line and the data line crossing each other to define a pixel region; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, the thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode; a first shielding layer covering a space between the source and drain electrodes; a color filter layer on the first shielding layer; a pixel electrode on the color filer layer; a black matrix on the second substrate, the black matrix corresponding to the gate line and the data line; a common electrode on the black matrix; a patterned spacer on the common electrode, the patterned spacer corresponding to the black matrix; and a liquid crystal layer between the pixel electrode and the common electrode.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2009Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Dong-Hoon Lee
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Patent number: 7973868Abstract: An active matrix substrate for a reflection type liquid crystal display apparatus has an image display region 10 including a plurality of pixels 1 each having a reflection electrode 4a and a switching element 2, a black display region 11 including a plurality of pixels for providing only a black display each having a reflection electrode 4b, a wiring layer 111 between the switching elements 2 and the reflection electrodes, a light shielding layer 113 between the wiring layer 111 and the layer forming the reflection electrodes, a through hole 112a between the wiring layer 111 and the light shielding layer 113 in the image display region 10 for electrically connecting the reflection electrode 4a to the switching element 2, and a through hole 112b between the wiring layer 111 and the light shielding layer 113 in the black display region 11 and electrically isolated from the switching element 2.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2009Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroaki Kameyama, Masanobu Oomura
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Patent number: 7969521Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device partially or substantially blocks light from a light source from exciting a semiconductor layer. The LCD device includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer, a light-shielding layer, and a light source. The light source directs light toward a lower surface of the substrate. The light-shielding layer is formed between the substrate and the semiconductor layer. Some or all of the light directed towards the semiconductor layer by the light source is blocked by the light-shielding layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2006Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Binn Kim, Hyung Nyuck Cho, Nam Wook Cho
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Patent number: 7964876Abstract: By applying an AC pulse to a gate of a transistor which easily deteriorates, a shift in threshold voltage of the transistor is suppressed. However, in a case where amorphous silicon is used for a semiconductor layer of a transistor, the occurrence of a shift in threshold voltage naturally becomes a problem for a transistor which constitutes a part of circuit that generates an AC pulse. A shift in threshold voltage of a transistor which easily deteriorates and a shift in threshold voltage of a turned-on transistor are suppressed by signal input to a gate electrode of the transistor which easily deteriorates through the turned-on transistor. In other words, a structure for applying an AC pulse to a gate electrode of a transistor which easily deteriorates through a transistor to a gate electrode of which a high potential (VDD) is applied, is included.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2010Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Atsushi Umezaki
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Patent number: 7960678Abstract: A display device in which light leakage in a monitor element portion is prevented without increasing the number of steps and cost is provided. The display device includes a monitor element for suppressing influence on a light-emitting element due to temperature change and change over time and a TFT for driving the monitor element, in which the TFT for driving the monitor element is provided so as not to overlap the monitor element. Furthermore, the display device includes a first light shielding film and a second light shielding film, in which the first light shielding film is provided so as to overlap a first electrode of the monitor element and the second light shielding film is electrically connect to the first light shielding film through a contact hole formed in an interlayer insulating film. The contact hole is formed so as to surround the outer edge of the first electrode of the monitor element.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2009Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuyuki Takahashi, Mizuki Sato
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Patent number: 7960221Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate, wherein the moving area of electrons between source and drain electrodes of a thin film transistor (TFT) is minimized, the moving distance of electrons is increased, and the sizes of capacitors defined by a gate electrode together with the respective source and drain electrodes are identical to each other so that an off current generated when the TFT is off can be minimized; a method of manufacturing the thin film transistor substrate; and a mask for manufacturing the thin film transistor substrate. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize an off current induced due to a phenomenon of electron trapping by light.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2010Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Do Gi Lim, Jong Hwan Lee, Hong Woo Lee, Yong Jo Kim, Yong Woo Lee
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Publication number: 20110122332Abstract: 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).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.Inventors: Daisuke KUBOTA, Tetsuji ISHITANI, Akio YAMASHITA
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Patent number: 7948571Abstract: A first insulating thin film having a large dielectric constant such as a silicon nitride film is formed so as to cover a source line and a metal wiring that is in the same layer as the source line. A second insulating film that is high in flatness is formed on the first insulating film. An opening is formed in the second insulating film by etching the second insulating film, to selectively expose the first insulating film. A conductive film to serve as a light-interruptive film is formed on the second insulating film and in the opening, whereby an auxiliary capacitor of the pixel is formed between the conductive film and the metal wiring with first the insulating film serving as a dielectric. The effective aperture ratio can be increased by forming the auxiliary capacitor in a selected region where the influences of alignment disorder of liquid crystal molecules, i.e., disclination, are large.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2009Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hisashi Ohtani, Yasushi Ogata
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Patent number: 7947525Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display includes the following steps. First, source/drain and a bottom electrode are formed over a color filter substrate with a color filter layer. The next step forms source/drain junction regions over the source/drain. A channel region is also formed between the source/drain in this step. A gate dielectric layer and a gate are formed over the channel region and the source/drain junction regions in this step as well. Moreover, a plurality of stack layers and an upper electrode are formed over the bottom electrode in this step, too. Then, a pixel electrode is formed to electrically connect one of the source/drain and the bottom electrode. Then, a passivation layer pattern is formed to cover the source/drain, the gate, the upper electrode and the bottom electrode by backside exposure. Finally, a plurality of steps are performed to finish the liquid crystal display.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2006Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: AU Optronics CorporationInventor: Ming-Hung Shih
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Patent number: 7948595Abstract: The invention discloses a liquid crystal display panel, comprising pixel electrodes, common electrode lines, data lines and scanning lines, wherein at least two of the scanning lines are electrically connected to each other. The liquid crystal display panel has a plurality of conductive sections are disposed above at least part of each of the scanning lines other than said at least two scanning lines and electrically connected to the common electrode lines. The liquid crystal display panel of the invention can use Dot Inversion Driving with low power consumption. Meanwhile, the invention improves consistency of the RC delays on the individual scanning lines, decreases the difference among the RC delays of scanning signals on all of the scanning lines, and thereby achieves uniformity of a display frame on the liquid crystal display panel.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2008Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Infovision Optoelectronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Te-Chen Chung, Tean-Sen Jen
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Patent number: 7936428Abstract: The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate arranged in facing relation to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode associated with a pixel, a common electrode to which a reference voltage is applied, a data line, a scanning line, and a common electrode line. The second substrate is designed to include no electrodes thereon. The first substrate includes an electric-field shielding layer for preventing an electric field from leaking into pixels in which images are to be displayed, from the scanning line, the electric-field shielding layer being comprised of an electrically conductive layer and being formed in a layer located closer to the liquid crystal layer than an area in which the scanning line is arranged.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2005Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, LtdInventors: Sounosuke Takahashi, Mamoru Okamoto, Shinichi Nishida
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Patent number: 7932974Abstract: The present invention is a liquid crystal panel substrate that comprises: pixel units each having a pixel electrode, to be used as a reflective electrode and arranged in a matrix pattern on a substrate, and a switching element controlling a voltage applied to the pixel electrode; wherein between the pixel electrode and a conductive layer forming a terminal electrode of the switching element, a contact hole is provided for connecting the pixel electrode and the terminal electrode. A light-shielding layer, having an opening surrounding the portion in which the contact hole is formed, and having no opening in regions between a plurality of adjacent pixel electrodes, is formed between the pixel electrode and the conductive layer. Harmful effects due to light leaking through a space between the pixel electrodes can thereby be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2007Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Masahiro Yasukawa
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Patent number: 7929069Abstract: Disclosed is a thin film transistor substrate for a liquid crystal display and a method for repairing the substrate. The substrate comprises an insulating substrate; a black matrix formed on the insulating substrate having apertures in areas of pixels, shaped as a net; an insulating layer covering the black matrix; gate wiring formed on the insulating layer, the gate wiring including gate lines extended in a first direction across the substrate and gate electrodes connected to the gate lines; a gate insulating layer formed over the gate wiring; a semiconductor layer formed over the gate insulating layer; an ohmic contact layer formed over the semiconductor layer; data wiring including source electrodes and drain electrodes formed separated from each other over the ohmic contact layer, and data lines connected to the source electrodes and crossing the gate lines to define pixels; a protection layer formed over the data wiring; and pixel electrodes electrically connected to the drain electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jang-Kun Song
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Patent number: 7907227Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided with a first substrate, a color filter formed on the first substrate, a first electrode formed on the color filter, an interlayer insulating layer formed on the first electrode, a light blocking member formed on the interlayer insulating layer and partially overlapping the first electrode, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a second electrode formed on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates, wherein the light blocking member and the first electrode may be overlap each other, with the interlayer insulating layer interposed therebetween to form a storage capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2007Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Joon-Hak Oh
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Patent number: 7880849Abstract: A display panel includes gate lines formed on a substrate, storage electrode lines formed on the substrate and being parallel to the gate lines, data lines insulated from the gate lines and crossing the gate lines, a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs) connected with the gate lines and the data lines, and pixel electrodes having a first sub-electrode connected with a TFT and a second sub-electrode formed at a side opposite the first sub-electrode with respect to a gate line, wherein the TFT and a storage electrode line are disposed between the first and second sub-electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2007Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chul-Ho Kim, Kook-Chul Moon, Pil-Mo Choi, Ho-Suk Maeng, Sang-Hoon Lee, Kyung-Hoon Kim, Keun-Woo Park
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Publication number: 20110013101Abstract: In a liquid crystal substrate in which a matrix of reflecting electrodes is formed on a substrate, a transistor is formed corresponding to each reflective electrode and a voltage is applied to the reflective electrode through the transistor. A silicon oxide film having a thickness of 500 to 2,000 angstroms is used as the passivation film and the thickness is set to a value in response to the wavelength of the incident light to maintain a substantially constant reflectance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Masahiro YASUKAWA
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Patent number: 7872728Abstract: In a liquid crystal substrate in which a matrix of reflecting electrodes is formed on a substrate, a transistor is formed corresponding to each reflective electrode and a voltage is applied to the reflective electrode through the transistor. A silicon oxide film having a thickness of 500 to 2,000 angstroms is used as the passivation film and the thickness is set to a value in response to the wavelength of the incident light to maintain a substantially constant reflectance.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2010Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Masahiro Yasukawa
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Patent number: 7872699Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) array panel is provided, which includes: a plurality of gate lines transmitting gate signals; a plurality of data lines intersecting the gate lines and transmitting data signals, each data line including first and second data line branches electrically connected to each other and spaced apart from each other; a plurality of pixel electrodes electrically connected to the gate lines and the data lines through thin film transistor and covering edges of the first or the second data line branches; a passivation layer disposed between the data lines and the pixel electrodes; and a light blocking member covering gaps between the first data line branches and the second data line branches.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2008Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong-Gyu Kim, Sang-Soo Kim
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Patent number: 7868961Abstract: In a liquid crystal substrate in which a matrix of reflecting electrodes is formed on a substrate, a transistor is formed corresponding to each reflective electrode and a voltage is applied to the reflective electrode through the transistor. A silicon oxide film having a thickness of 500 to 2,000 angstroms is used as the passivation film and the thickness is set to a value in response to the wavelength of the incident light to maintain a substantially constant reflectance.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2009Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Masahiro Yasukawa
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Patent number: 7863618Abstract: The present invention provides an active matrix type display device having a high aperture ratio and a required auxiliary capacitor. A source line and a gate line are overlapped with part of a pixel electrode. This overlapped region functions to be a black matrix. Further, an electrode pattern made of the same material as the pixel electrode is disposed to form the auxiliary capacitor by utilizing the pixel electrode. It allows a required value of auxiliary capacitor to be obtained without dropping the aperture ratio. Also, it allows the electrode pattern to function as a electrically shielding film for suppressing the cross-talk between the source and gate lines and the pixel electrode.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2009Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hongyong Zhang, Satoshi Teramoto
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Patent number: 7852421Abstract: In an active matrix type liquid crystal display device, a plurality of pixels connected to thin film transistors (TFTs) are arranged in an active matrix form in a pixel portion, and driven by a driver circuit portion. The pixel portion and the driver circuit portion are formed on one of a pair of insulating substrates. A liquid crystal material is interposed between the insulating substrates. An black matrix material made of an organic resin is formed over the one insulating substrate in which the driver circuit portion has been formed. An flat film is formed on the black matrix material.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2009Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Takeshi Nishi
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Publication number: 20100296019Abstract: A TFT substrate includes drain signal lines which are connected with respective pixels, source electrodes which are connected with the drain signal lines via channel portions of transistors, and pixel electrodes which are electrically connected with the source electrodes. The pixel electrode is, further, constituted of a contact-portion electrode which is connected to the source electrode, an opening-portion electrode which is an electrode in an opening portion which is not covered with a black matrix, and a channel upper electrode which is formed so as to cover the channel portion of the transistor of the neighboring pixel. By extending the channel upper electrode to the channel portion of the neighboring pixel, an area of the pixel electrode is increased, and a line width of the opening-portion electrode is made relatively small. Accordingly, the TFT substrate can hold a stable potential.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Inventors: Jiro Taniguchi, Eiichirou Itou, Saori Sugiyama, Susumu Edo
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Publication number: 20100289977Abstract: A thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The TFT-LCD array substrate comprises a gate line and a data line. A pixel electrode and a thin film transistor (TFT) are formed in a pixel region defined by intersecting of the gate line and the data line. A light-blocking layer is formed over a TFT channel region of the thin film transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Xiang LIU
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Patent number: 7804570Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate and an opposing substrate that are disposed face to face at a prescribed interval. The array substrate includes a scan line, signal lines, switching devices disposed at intersections between the scan line and the signal lines, pixel electrodes disposed in a matrix manner and driven by the switching devices and auxiliary capacitance lines for retaining applied voltage for the pixel electrodes. The pixel electrodes have side edges superposed on the signal lines or black matrices formed on the opposing substrate to achieve shielding of light, and the side edges have parts superposed on shield electrodes disposed on the auxiliary capacitance lines to make an amount of superposition between the pixel electrodes and the signal lines or the black matrices in a region corresponding to positions where the shield electrodes are disposed smaller than that in other regions.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2008Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoichi Hori
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Patent number: 7804552Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pixel structure capable of shielding light between a TFT and a pixel without using a light shielding mask (black matrix) in an electro-optical display device. The present invention has a feature in that, as one of means for shielding light, a lamination film consisting of two colored layers (a lamination layer of a red-colored layer and a blue-colored layer) is formed on an opposing substrate as a light shielding portion so as to overlap with a TFT formed on a device electrode.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2001Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yuugo Goto, Hideki Katsura
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Patent number: 7796231Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has a pair of substrates disposed in opposition to one another with a liquid crystal interposed therebetween, active elements formed on one of the pair of substrates, an organic film layer formed to cover the active elements, a light-shielding film formed on another of the pair of substrates, and a sealing material which sticks the pair of substrates together. In the liquid crystal display device, the sealing material is formed integrally along the entire periphery of a display screen, and one of the light-shielding layer and the organic film layer is formed to be extended beyond an area where the sealing material is formed, and the other of the light-shielding layer and organic film layer is formed inside the area where the sealing material is formed.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2008Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Nagatoshi Kurahashi, Kazuhiko Yanagawa
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Patent number: 7782419Abstract: Provided is a backlight unit of an LCD device including a printed circuit board; a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted on the printed circuit board; and a bottom chassis formed with only an outer frame and having the printed circuit board housed thereon.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2008Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Samsung LED Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hun Joo Hahm, Hyung Suk Kim, Dae Yeon Kim
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Patent number: 7781776Abstract: An active device array substrate and its fabricating method are provided. According to the subject invention, the elements of an array substrate such as the thin film transistors, gate lines, gate pads, data lines, data pads and storage electrodes, are provided by forming a patterned first metal layer, an insulating layer, a patterned semiconductor layer and a patterned metal multilayer. Furthermore, the subject invention uses the means of selectively etching certain layers. Using the aforesaid means, the array substrate of the subject invention has some layers with under-cut structures, and thus, the number of the time-consuming and complicated mask etching process involved in the production of an array substrate can be reduced. The subject invention provides a relatively simple and time-saving method for producing an array substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2008Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Kuo-Lung Fang, Hsiang-Lin Lin, Han-Tu Lin
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Patent number: 7764254Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a first sub pixel and a second sub pixel. A pixel is configured by the first sub pixel and the second sub pixel only, and the first sub pixel and the second sub pixel emit light of different colors.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2008Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices CorporationInventors: Tomokatsu Kinugawa, Kazuki Imai
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Patent number: 7764325Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a substrate; a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scanning lines arranged in a pixel region on the substrate; transistors disposed in associated pixel portions in the pixel region on the substrate, the transistors being electrically connected to the data lines and the scanning lines, and the transistors each having a semiconductor layer subjected to hydrogenation performed from an upper layer; storage capacitors disposed below the transistors in the associated pixel portions on the substrate, the storage capacitors being electrically connected to the transistors; and pixel electrodes disposed in the associated pixel portions on the substrate, the pixel electrodes being electrically connected to the transistors and the storage capacitors.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2007Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Noboru Koyama
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Patent number: 7764328Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device comprises a substrate including a display region, and a pad region in a periphery of the display region, the display region including a pixel region; a gate pad, a data pad and a power pad in the pad region, the gate pad, the data pad and the power pad electrically connected to a gate line, a data line and a power line, respectively; a first electrode in the pixel region, the first electrode connected to the driving thin film transistor; an organic electroluminescent layer on the first electrode; a second electrode over an entire surface of the substrate including the organic electroluminescent layer; a dummy pad in the pad region, the dummy pad electrically connected to at least one of the power line and the second electrode; and a ground pad in the pad region, the ground pad electrically connected to the second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2008Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jae-Yong Park
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Patent number: 7760282Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a pixel electrode having first and second sub-pixel electrodes; a first thin film transistor connected to the first sub-pixel electrode; a second thin film transistor connected to the second sub-pixel electrode; a first data line connected to the first thin film transistor; a second data line connected to the second thin film transistor; a gate line connected to the first and second thin film transistors and crossing the first and second data lines; and a blocking member overlapping at least one portion of the first sub-pixel electrode.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2007Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seong-Young Lee, Dong-Gyu Kim, Hye-Seok Na
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Patent number: 7760306Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate that is disposed facing the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer that is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate and is composed of a liquid crystal exhibiting, in an initial alignment state thereof, a vertical alignment and having negative dielectric anisotropy; a light shielding film that is formed on a side of the liquid crystal layer on the first substrate and that corresponds to a non-display region and defining a display region; a pixel electrode that is disposed, on the first substrate, from the display region with a periphery projecting on the light shielding film; a vertical alignment film that is disposed, on the pixel electrode, only in the display region or from the display region with a periphery projecting in the non-display region; and a horizontal alignment film that is disposed, in an area without the vertical alignment film above the light shielding film, with a periphery projecting on the pixeType: GrantFiled: February 18, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Ryuichi Kurosawa, Nobukazu Nagae, Takeshi Miyashita