公开(公告)号：US20150049271A1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-19

申请号：US14527858

申请日：2014-10-30

Applicant: Japan Display Inc. ,  Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shoichi Uchino ,  Noboru Kunimatsu ,  Hidehiro Sonoda ,  Chikae Matsui ,  Yuko Matsumoto ,  Masaki Matsumori ,  Yasushi Tomioka ,  Jun Tanaka

IPC: G02F1/1337

CPC classification number: G02F1/133723 ,  B32B2457/202 ,  C08G73/1064 ,  C08G73/1078 ,  Y10T428/10 ,  Y10T428/1005 ,  Y10T428/1023

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a pair of substrates at least one of which is transparent; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pair of substrates; an electrode group formed on at least one substrate of the pair of substrates, for applying an electric field to the liquid crystal layer; a plurality of active elements connected to the electrode group; and a liquid crystal alignment film disposed on at least one substrate of the pair of substrates, in which the liquid crystal alignment film, which is formed by a photo-alignment process, contains polyimide formed using tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride and/or diamine each having a specific chemical structure.

Abstract translation: 液晶显示装置包括：至少一个透明的一对基板; 设置在所述一对基板之间的液晶层; 形成在所述一对基板的至少一个基板上的用于向所述液晶层施加电场的电极组; 连接到所述电极组的多个有源元件; 以及设置在该对基板的至少一个基板上的液晶取向膜，其中通过光取向工艺形成的液晶取向膜含有使用四羧酸二酐和/或二胺形成的聚酰亚胺，所述四羧酸二酐和/或二胺各自具有 具体化学结构。

公开(公告)号：US20150011032A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-08

申请号：US14493893

申请日：2014-09-23

Applicant: Japan Display Inc. ,  Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Noboru Kunimatsu ,  Chikae Matsui ,  Hidehiro Sonoda ,  Yuko Matsumoto ,  Shoichi Uchino ,  Masaki Matsumori ,  Yasushi Tomioka

IPC: G02F1/1337

CPC classification number: G02F1/133723 ,  C09K19/56 ,  G02F1/133711 ,  G02F1/133788 ,  G02F1/134363 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  H01L27/1262 ,  H01L27/1296 ,  Y10T428/10 ,  Y10T428/1005

Abstract: A method for fabricating a liquid crystal display device including a TFT substrate having an alignment film formed thereon, an opposing substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween. The alignment film on the TFT substrate includes a photolytic polymer made from a first precursor including cyclobutane, and a non-photolytic polymer made from a second precursor. The method includes the steps of depositing a mixture material including the first precursor and the second precursor in which the second precursor settles more on an upper surface of the TFT substrate than the first precursor, imidizing the mixture material, and irradiating the mixture material with ultraviolet light for photo-alignment, and after irradiating, heating the mixture material to form the alignment film.

Abstract translation: 一种制造液晶显示装置的方法，该液晶显示装置包括其上形成有取向膜的TFT基板，相对基板和夹在其间的液晶层。 TFT基板上的取向膜包括由包含环丁烷的第一前体制成的光解聚合物和由第二前体制成的非光解聚合物。 该方法包括以下步骤：将包含第一前体和第二前体的混合材料沉积在第二前体中，其中第二前体比第一前体沉淀在TFT基板的上表面上，对混合物进行酰亚胺化，并用紫外线照射混合材料 用于光取向的光，并且在照射之后，加热混合物材料以形成取向膜。

公开(公告)号：US08854582B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-07

申请号：US14167411

申请日：2014-01-29

Applicant: Japan Display Inc. ,  Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Noboru Kunimatsu ,  Chikae Matsui ,  Hidehiro Sonoda ,  Yuko Matsumoto ,  Shoichi Uchino ,  Masaki Matsumori ,  Yasushi Tomioka

IPC: G02F1/141 ,  G02F1/1337

CPC classification number: G02F1/133723 ,  C09K19/56 ,  G02F1/133711 ,  G02F1/133788 ,  G02F1/134363 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  H01L27/1262 ,  H01L27/1296 ,  Y10T428/10 ,  Y10T428/1005

Abstract: A method for fabricating a liquid crystal display device having a TFT substrate in which an alignment film is formed over a pixel including a pixel electrode and a TFT, an opposing substrate which faces the TFT substrate, and liquid crystals sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the opposing substrate, the alignment film on the TFT substrate including a first and a second alignment film. The method includes depositing a mixture liquid of polyamide acid ester, 80 percent or more of which is polyamide acid ester including cyclobutane, and polyamide acid not including cyclobutane onto the TFT substrate and the opposing substrate, and after drying and firing the TFT substrate and the opposing substrate to harden the alignment film, irradiating the alignment film with ultraviolet light for photo-alignment of the alignment film and, thereafter, heating the TFT substrate and the opposing substrate, thereby forming the alignment film.

Abstract translation: 一种用于制造液晶显示装置的方法，该液晶显示装置具有TFT基板，其中在包括像素电极和TFT的像素上形成取向膜，面对TFT基板的相对基板和夹在TFT基板和TFT基板之间的液晶 对置基板，TFT基板上的取向膜包括第一和第二取向膜。 该方法包括：在TFT基板和相对基板上沉积其中80重量％以上的聚酰胺酸酯和不含环丁烷的聚酰胺酸和聚对苯二甲酸丁二醇酯的混合液，并将其干燥和烧制后， 相对的基板硬化取向膜，用紫外线照射取向膜，对取向膜进行光取向，然后加热TFT基板和对置基板，由此形成取向膜。

公开(公告)号：US12072581B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US18143147

申请日：2023-05-04

Applicant: Japan Display Inc. ,  Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America

Inventor： Shoichi Uchino ,  Noboru Kunimatsu ,  Hidehiro Sonoda ,  Chikae Matsui ,  Yuko Matsumoto ,  Tomio Yaguchi ,  Toshiki Kaneko ,  Jun Tanaka

IPC: G03F7/30 ,  G02F1/1337 ,  G03F7/36 ,  C08G73/10 ,  C09D179/08 ,  G02F1/13 ,  G02F1/1333

CPC classification number: G02F1/133788 ,  G03F7/30 ,  G03F7/36 ,  C08G73/1078 ,  C09D179/08 ,  C09K2323/027 ,  G02F1/1316 ,  G02F1/133354

Abstract: Disclosed is a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device which is a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal alignment film to which an alignment regulating force is imparted by a photo-alignment treatment, including: a film forming step of forming a film containing a polymer whose main chain is cleaved by irradiation with light; a photo-alignment step of imparting an alignment regulating force to the film formed in the film forming step by irradiation of the film with light in an atmosphere of a temperature lower than 100° C.; and a removing step of removing a low-molecular weight component generated by cleaving the main chain of the polymer through the light irradiation after the light irradiation. Also disclosed is a liquid crystal display device manufactured by the manufacturing method.

公开(公告)号：US11906857B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US18140006

申请日：2023-04-27

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Yasushi Tomioka ,  Yosuke Hyodo ,  Hidehiro Sonoda ,  Noboru Kunimatsu

IPC: G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  H01L27/12 ,  G02F1/1337

CPC classification number: G02F1/134363 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F1/133345 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/133788 ,  G02F1/136227 ,  H01L27/1218 ,  G02F2202/02

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a common electrode is formed on an organic passivation film, an interlayer insulating film is formed on the common electrode, a pixel electrode with a slit is formed on the interlayer insulating film, and a through hole is formed in the organic passivation film and the interlayer insulating film, so that the pixel electrode is connected to a source electrode of a TFT through the through hole. Further, the taper angle around the upper base of the through hole is smaller than the taper angle around the lower base. Thus, the alignment film material can easily flow into the through hole when the diameter of the through hole is reduced to connect the pixel and source electrodes, preventing display defects such as uneven brightness due to the absence of the alignment film or due to the alignment film irregularity around the through hole.

公开(公告)号：US11513396B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US17078628

申请日：2020-10-23

Applicant: Japan Display Inc. ,  Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Chikae Matsui ,  Noboru Kunimatsu ,  Hidehiro Sonoda

IPC: G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1337 ,  C09K19/56 ,  G02F1/1343

Abstract: An alignment film is given a 2-layer structure comprising a photoalignment film that is photoalignable and a low-resistivity alignment film whose resistivity is smaller than that of the photoalignment film. The photoalignment film is formed by a polyimide whose precursor is polyamide acid alkyl ester, the number molecular weight of the photoalignment film is large, and the stability of alignment of the photoalignment film by photoalignment is excellent. The low-resistivity alignment film is formed by a polyimide whose precursor is polyamide acid, the number molecular weight of the low-resistivity alignment film is small, and the resistivity of the low-resistivity alignment film is small. The 2-layer structure alignment film can be maintaining an excellent photoalignment characteristic, so DC afterimages can be controlled.

公开(公告)号：US11480833B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-25

申请号：US17475403

申请日：2021-09-15

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Yasushi Tomioka ,  Yosuke Hyodo ,  Hidehiro Sonoda ,  Noboru Kunimatsu

IPC: G02F1/13 ,  G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  H01L27/12 ,  G02F1/1337

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a common electrode is formed on an organic passivation film, an interlayer insulating film is formed on the common electrode, a pixel electrode with a slit is formed on the interlayer insulating film, and a through hole is formed in the organic passivation film and the interlayer insulating film, so that the pixel electrode is connected to a source electrode of a TFT through the through hole. Further, the taper angle around the upper base of the through hole is smaller than the taper angle around the lower base. Thus, the alignment film material can easily flow into the through hole when the diameter of the through hole is reduced to connect the pixel and source electrodes, preventing display defects such as uneven brightness due to the absence of the alignment film or due to the alignment film irregularity around the through hole.

公开(公告)号：US11384204B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US17164973

申请日：2021-02-02

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Hidehiro Sonoda ,  Takenori Hirota ,  Yasushi Tomioka ,  Noboru Kunimatsu

IPC: C08G73/10 ,  G02F1/1337 ,  C09D179/08 ,  G02F1/1333

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a varnish for a photo alignment film includes an imidization promotor and a first polyamic acid-based compound in an organic solvent. The first polyamic acid-based compound is a polyamic acid or a polyamic acid ester. The imidization promotor has skeleton containing no primary amino group and no secondary amino group. The first polyamic acid-based compound has terminal skeletons containing no primary amino group.

公开(公告)号：US20210208442A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-08

申请号：US17208554

申请日：2021-03-22

Applicant: Japan Display Inc. ,  Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hidehiro Sonoda ,  Chikae Matsui ,  Noboru Kunimatsu

IPC: G02F1/1339 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1337 ,  G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/1368

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate and a counter substrate and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween. A scanning line, a video signal line, a thin film transistor connected to the scanning line and the video signal line, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, and a counter electrode are formed on the TFT substrate, and a columnar spacer formed on the counter substrate. The pixel and counter electrodes are transparent, and the liquid crystal layer is controlled by an electric field generated between the pixel and counter electrodes. The counter electrode contacts with a metal line having a first part which is extended in parallel with the scanning line and a second part which is extended in parallel with the video signal line, a width of the first part of the metal line being narrower than a width of the scanning line.

公开(公告)号：US10852589B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-01

申请号：US16714083

申请日：2019-12-13

Applicant: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.

Inventor： Noboru Kunimatsu ,  Masaki Matsumori ,  Hidehiro Sonoda ,  Yasushi Tomioka ,  Toshiki Kaneko

IPC: G02F1/1337 ,  G02F1/1339 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F1/1343

Abstract: The present invention prevents the shaving of an alignment film caused by a columnar spacer in a liquid crystal display device of an IPS method using photo-alignment. A plinth higher than a pixel electrode is formed at a part where a columnar spacer formed over a counter substrate touches a TFT substrate. When an alignment film of a double-layered structure is applied over the pixel electrode and the plinth, the thickness of the alignment film over the plinth reduces by a leveling effect. When photo-alignment is applied in the state, a photodegraded upper alignment film over the plinth disappears and a lower alignment film having a high mechanical strength remains. As a result, it is possible to prevent the shaving of the alignment film.