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20100201932 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An IPS liquid crystal display device having comb-teeth-shaped pixel electrodes which can prevent image retention while ensuring reliability of through hole portions and reliability of terminal area is provided. In an IPS liquid crystal display device having comb-teeth-shaped pixel electrodes, image retention occurs when rubbing is not applied to a gap defined between the comb-teeth-shaped electrodes. The pixel electrodes, through holes which supply a voltage to the pixel electrodes and a terminal area are formed of an ITO film. By setting a film thickness of only the ITO film for forming the pixel electrodes smaller than a film thickness of the ITO film formed at the through holes and a film thickness of the ITO film for forming the terminal area, it is possible to sufficiently apply rubbing to a gap between the comb-teeth-shaped electrodes which constitute the pixel electrodes. | 08-12-2010 |
20100271582 | ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a technology for preventing current leak of a charge holding capacitor which constitutes a pixel of a display device so as to prevent deterioration of display image quality of the display device. The display device includes a first contact hole connecting a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer which is formed over the first wiring layer, a second contact hole connecting the second wiring layer and a third wiring layer which is formed over the second wiring layer, and an electrode layer formed between the plurality of insulating films disposed between the second wiring layer and the third wiring layer, wherein at a position in a substrate surface direction, a distance between a electrode layer and the second contact hole is larger than a distance between the electrode layer and the first contact hole. | 10-28-2010 |
20100309416 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a liquid crystal display device having color filters on a side of a TFT substrate, in which an orientation film is formed by inkjet printing. The formation of an orientation film by inkjet printing is more advantageous than the conventional flexographic printing in terms of the production cost. It is necessary, however, to reduce the viscosity of the orientation film to be applied by inkjet printing. For this reason, first and second orientation film stoppers are formed between a display area and a sealing portion in a TFT substrate, to prevent the orientation film from flowing to an end of the TFT substrate. The orientation film stoppers are formed by the overlapping of color filters. A profile of the orientation film is defined by the first orientation film stopper. The second orientation film stopper is formed to ensure that the orientation film does not flow to the outside. | 12-09-2010 |
20100309421 | DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device it is desirable to test in the state of TFT substrates, without reducing the number of TFT substrates to be obtained from one mother TFT substrate, and without increasing the overall size of the TFT substrates. Test terminals are formed on the outside of terminals for driving the liquid crystal display device. The test terminals of the specific TFT substrate are formed in another TFT substrate just below the specific TFT substrate. The area in which the test lines are formed is a space in which a sealing material is formed, between the display area and an end of the lower TFT substrate. Thus, the size of the TFT substrates is not actually increased. A test line area is not separately formed and not discarded, so that the number of TFT substrates to be obtained from one mother TFT substrate is not reduced. | 12-09-2010 |
20110175096 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A manufacturing method of a display device including a gate electrode film, a first electrode film, a second electrode film, and a conductive film connected to the first electrode film and formed of a conductive layer including a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer formed overlapping the first conductive layer. The method includes the steps of forming the first electrode film and the second electrode film, forming the conductive layer such that the conductive layer is connected to the first electrode film and the second electrode film, and forming the conductive film by removing regions other than predetermined regions of the conductive layer, wherein the conductive layer forming step includes the steps of forming the first conductive layer on the respective upper surfaces of the first electrode film and the second electrode film and forming the second conductive layer on the upper surface of the first conductive layer. | 07-21-2011 |
20110199551 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A contact resistance in a through-hole with a source or a drain electrode connected to a TFT is decreased, thereby improving the operation efficiency of a display device. | 08-18-2011 |
20120105787 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device having a high definition screen in which a pixel electrode is formed in a region surrounded by a gate line and a drain line, and a trapezoidal protrusion having an upper surface and inclined surfaces is formed below the gate line. Since a TFT is formed over a trapezoidal protrusion and a channel portion is formed over the upper surface and the inclined surfaces of the trapezoidal protrusion, the width of the channel portion can be enlarged compared to that of a channel portion formed over a plane. The pixel electrode is in contact with a source electrode at the inclined surface of the trapezoidal protrusion. This configuration allows the TFT and a contact of the pixel electrode and a source electrode to be formed over part of the trapezoidal protrusion. | 05-03-2012 |
20120287383 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate having a display area in which pixels each wutg a pixel electrode and a TFT are arranged in a matrix form, a counter substrate disposed opposite to the TFT substrate, a sealing material formed in the periphery to bond the TFT substrate and the counter substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between an orientation film formed on the TFT substrate and an orientation film formed on the counter substrate. A first, second or third color filter is formed corresponding to each of the pixels in the display area of the TFT substrate, and an orientation film stopper is formed by an overlapping portion of the first, second or third color filter, outside of the display area. A profile of the orientation film formed on the TFT substrate is defined by the orientation film stopper. | 11-15-2012 |
20130203313 | Manufacturing Method of Liquid Crystal Display Device - Manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device having a TFT substrate with a display area in which pixels are arranged, a counter substrate, a sealing material formed in a periphery to bond the TFT and counter substrates, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between an orientation film on the TFT substrate and an orientation film on the counter substrate. The method includes the steps of forming a first color filter, a second color filter, or a third color filter corresponding to each of the pixels in the display area of the TFT substrate, and forming an orientation film stopper by overlapping a portion of the first color filter, the second color filter, or the third color filter, in an area between the display area and the sealing material. A profile of the orientation film formed in the TFT substrate is defined by the orientation film stopper. | 08-08-2013 |
20130248898 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate with gate lines and drain lines, and pixel electrodes each formed in a region surrounded by the gate lines and drain lines. Protrusions are formed below the gate lines, each of the protrusions having an upper surface and at least one inclined side surface. A gate insulating film is formed over the gate lines, a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating film, and drain electrodes formed and source electrodes formed over the semiconductor layer. Channel portions are defined by the space between the drain electrodes and the source electrodes, each of the channel portions being formed covering the upper surface and at least one of the at least one inclined side surface of one of the protrusions, the pixel and source electrode being in contact with each other on at least one inclined side surface of the protrusion. | 09-26-2013 |
20140340606 | DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING A TFT WITH A BARRIER METAL FORMED OF A FIRST LAYER AND A SECOND LAYER WHEREIN AN AMOUNT OF OXYGEN IN THE FIRST LAYER IS LARGER THAN IN THE SECOND LAYER - An organic EL display device includes scanning lines, video signal lines, and pixels, each including a TFT having a semiconductor layer and an organic EL layer located between a lower electrode and an upper electrode. A source electrode connecting the semiconductor layer and the lower electrode is formed of three layers including a barrier metal, an Al-containing metal, and a cap metal. The barrier metal is formed of a first layer in contact with the semiconductor layer and a second layer in contact with the Al-containing metal. Each of the first layer, the second layer, and the cap metal is formed of a metal comprising a high melting point metal, and an amount of oxygen in the first layer is larger than an amount of oxygen in the second layer. | 11-20-2014 |
20140354925 | Manufacturing Method of Liquid Crystal Display Device - A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate having a display area in which pixels are arranged, and a terminal portion, a counter substrate disposed opposite to the TFT substrate, a sealing material formed in a periphery to bond the TFT and counter substrates together, and with a liquid crystal layer interposed between an orientation film formed on the TFT substrate and an orientation film formed on the counter substrate. A first, second, or third color filter is formed corresponding to each of the pixels in the display area of the TFT substrate, and an orientation film stopper is formed by an overlapping portion of the first, second, or third color filter at least in an area between the display area and the terminal portion of the TFT substrate so that a profile of the orientation film is defined by the orientation film stopper. | 12-04-2014 |
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20080266476 | Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display device comprises a pair of substrates which are arranged to face each other in an opposed manner while sandwiching liquid crystal therebetween, pixel regions which are formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate out of the pair of substrates, and thin film transistors which are formed on respective pixel regions, wherein each thin film transistor includes a gate electrode connected to a gate signal line, a semiconductor layer laminated to the gate electrode by way of an insulation film, a drain electrode formed on the semiconductor layer and connected to a drain signal line, and a source electrode connected to a pixel electrode, and the semiconductor layer is formed in a periodically irregular shape in a zone having a width substantially larger than a width of the source electrode on a side thereof from which at least the source electrode is pulled out. | 10-30-2008 |
20090086148 | Display Device - An active matrix liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of gate signal lines and a plurality of drain signal lines formed on a substrate. The gate signal lines extend in parallel to one another, and the drain signal lines extend in parallel to one another, and a dummy line is formed between each of adjacent parallel extending drain signal lines. | 04-02-2009 |
20090302320 | Display Device - An object of the present invention is to provide a display device where a semiconductor layer pattern formed between a pair of electrodes can be formed to a predetermined size, even in the case where the distance between the electrodes on top of a semiconductor layer pattern is relatively large in elements formed in accordance with a photoresist reflow technology. The present invention provides a display device where elements are formed on an insulating substrate, characterized in that the above described elements comprise: a semiconductor layer pattern formed on a main surface of the above described insulating substrate or an insulating film layer formed on the main surface; and a number of electrodes provided in parallel at a distance from each other on the above described semiconductor layer pattern, the above described number of electrodes are a first electrode, a second electrode and dummy electrodes located between the first electrode and the second electrode, and the above described number of electrodes are patterned so that a protrusion is formed, in which the above described electrodes are aligned at on least one end side of at least one of the facing sides. | 12-10-2009 |
20100224393 | Display device - A display device with signal lines formed on a substrate and an organic insulation film which covers the signal lines and is formed over an upper layer side of the substrate, the display device further includes a terminal portion on which a conductive film is formed in a state that the conductive film covers portions of the signal lines which are exposed through openings formed in the organic insulation film, wherein the organic insulation film sets a film thickness thereof at a periphery of the terminal portion smaller than the film thickness at other portions, and a surface of small-film-thickness portion arranged in peripheries of the openings is formed into an uneven surface. | 09-09-2010 |
20100245699 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device and a manufacturing method thereof which can suppress chipping of an alignment film or the like are provided. A liquid crystal display device and a manufacturing method thereof which can obviate the complication of manufacturing steps and the increase of a manufacturing cost are also provided. A liquid crystal display device includes: a TFT substrate; a counter substrate; and liquid crystal sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate. A plurality of color filters are arranged on the counter substrate, and spacers are formed by stacking the plurality of color filters and by covering a surface of stacked color filters with an overcoat layer. Pedestals are formed on the TFT substrate in a state where the pedestal faces the spacer in an opposed manner. The pedestal is formed by stacking at least a semiconductor layer and a metal layer formed which are simultaneously with a thin film transistor on the TFT substrate. A width of a pedestal portion constituted of the semiconductor layer is substantially equal to a width of the spacer. | 09-30-2010 |