Abstract:
A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device is disclosed in the present invention. The method includes forming a thin film transistor in a pixel region and a pad on an edge region of a first substrate, depositing an organic passivation layer over the first substrate, and removing the organic passivation layer in the edge region using a diffraction mask to expose a portion of the pad, wherein the diffraction mask has a slit portion including a plurality of slits having different widths.
Abstract:
An array substrate for use in an IPS-LCD device includes a gate electrode, a gate line, a common line, and a plurality of common electrodes that have zigzag shapes on a substrate. A gate insulation layer is formed over an entire surface of tha substrate, and an active layer and ohmic contact layers are formed in series on the gate insulation layer and over the gate electrode. Over the gate electrode and on the ohmic contact layers, source and drain electrodes are formed. At this time, a data line is formed on the gate insulation layer. A passivation layer covers an entire surface of the substrate and has a drain contact hole that expose a portion of the drain contact hole. On the passivation layer, a plurality of pixel electrodes are formed in substantially zigzag or bent shapes. These pixel electrodes correspond to the common electrodes and are spaced apart from each other. The common and pixel electrodes have a plurality of bend portions and each bend portion has an inner part that is filled with a conductive material. Since this bend portion controls a rotational direction of liquid crystal molecules, the IPS-LCD device of the present invention has a wide viewing angle and prevents the color-shift and the brightness deterioration.
Abstract:
An LCD device and method of forming the same includes a transparent insulation substrate, a plurality of scan lines and data lines perpendicularly crossing each other on the substrate, a metal segment layer overlapping the scan line, a pixel electrode formed at the area surrounded by two neighboring scan lines and two neighboring data lines for contacting with the metal segment, and a switching element electrically connected with the pixel electrode, the scan line and the data line. The pixel electrode or the metal segment layer has at least one projecting portion for allowing contact between the metal segment layer and the pixel electrode through a contact hole.
Abstract:
An array substrate for a fringe field switching mode liquid crystal display device comprises a gate line on a substrate; a gate electrode connected to the gate line; a gate insulating layer on the gate line and the gate electrode; a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer and corresponding to the gate electrode; source and drain electrodes on the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from each other, the source electrode having first and second sub-source layers, the drain electrode having first and second sub-drain layers. Also disclosed in a method of fabricating a fringe field switching mode liquid crystal display device.
Abstract:
An array substrate for an in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device includes: a substrate; a gate line on the substrate; first and second common lines parallel to and spaced apart from the gate line; a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel region; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, the pixel electrode having a plate shape; a plurality of common electrodes connected between the first and second common lines, the plurality of common electrodes overlapping the pixel electrode; and first and second shielding electrodes parallel to the data line, the first and second shielding electrodes spaced apart from each other with respect to the data line.
Abstract:
A liquid crystal display device has stripe-shaped color filters and arranges the driver ICs on the top or the bottom side portion, and on the left or right side portion of the liquid crystal panel such that the liquid crystal display device has a single bank structure. Accordingly, a difference of a signal delay between the adjacent two odd and even data or gate lines is prevented. As a result, the brightness and the resolution are improved.
Abstract:
A liquid crystal display panel fabricating method includes forming a liquid crystal layer on a first substrate of the liquid crystal panel before attaching a second substrate to the first substrate. After attaching the second substrate to the first substrate having the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal layer is heat-treated so that the liquid crystal layer becomes activated.
Abstract:
An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate; a gate line arranged in a transverse direction on the substrate; a data line arranged perpendicular to the gate line and forming a pixel region with the gate line; and a thin film transistor positioned near an intersection of the gate and data lines. The thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, an active layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. The gate electrode has a slanted corner slanted from the gate electrode to the gate line. The source electrode has a U shape and is positioned over the gate electrode. The drain electrode has a drain protrusion which is positioned over the gate electrode and the slanted corner of the gate electrode and located inside the U-shaped source electrode. The drain protrusion is spaced apart from the U-shaped source electrode to form a channel region therebetween. An imaginary axis of the U-shaped source electrode and drain protrusion forms an angle with the gate line. A pixel electrode contacts the drain electrode.
Abstract:
The electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device for a liquid crystal display using a chip on glass (COG) package is provided. The ESD protection device includes a plurality of gate lines and data lines each of which has an output pad at its end. A plurality of gate line input pads and data line input pads are formed opposite to the output pads of the gate lines and data lines, respectively. A common electrode is formed between the plurality of gate line input pads and output pads and between the data line input pads and output pads. A plurality of electrostatic discharge protection circuits are connected between the input pads and the common electrodes to protect the input pads from electrostatic discharge.
Abstract:
A method includes: forming a gate electrode and a gate line at a pixel part of a first substrate through a first masking process; forming a gate insulation film; forming an active pattern and source/drain electrodes and forming a data line crossing the gate line through a second masking process; forming a passivation layer; forming a photosensitive film pattern including a first pattern and a second pattern through a third masking process; selectively removing a portion of the passivation layer to form a first contact hole exposing a portion of the drain electrode; removing portions of the first and second patterns to remove the second pattern and form a third pattern; removing the third pattern and a conductive film on the third pattern to form a pixel electrode electrically connected with the drain electrode via the first contact hole; and attaching the first and second substrates.