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US 10,444,584 · App. 16/034,160 · Granted Oct 15, 2019

Array substrate and liquid crystal display device having array substrate

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,444,584
App. No.
16/034,160
Filed
Jul 12, 2018
Granted
Oct 15, 2019
Kind
B2
Examiner
LU, FARUN
Art Unit
2898
USPC
257/43
Abstract

Although each drain electrode extension portion which is a connection region between a drain electrode and a pixel electrode does not transmit visible light, making an end side of the drain electrode extension portion coincide with an end side of the pixel electrode can improve an aperture ratio. In addition, making each semiconductor layer with high resistance protrude from the end side of the drain electrode extension portion can restrict an increase in parasitic capacitance and bring the drain electrode extension portion closer to the gate wiring.

Claims (27)

1. An array substrate comprising:

on a substrate,

a gate wiring;

a source wiring orthogonal to the gate wiring via an insulating film;

a source electrode connected to the source wiring;

a semiconductor layer formed as a lower layer of the source electrode;

a drain electrode facing the source electrode on the semiconductor layer and having an extension portion; and

a pixel electrode directly stacked on the extension portion of the drain electrode,

wherein an end side of the extension portion of the drain electrode coincides with an end side of the pixel electrode.

2. The array substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor layer protrudes outside from the end side of the extension portion of the drain electrode which is not covered with the pixel electrode.

3. The array substrate according to claim 1 ,

wherein an other end side of the extension portion of the drain electrode which is covered with the pixel electrode has a zigzag shape or an uneven shape.

4. The array substrate according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an interlayer insulating film covering the source wiring and the pixel electrode; and

a common electrode formed on the interlayer insulating film so as to overlap the pixel electrode.

5. A liquid crystal display device comprising the array substrate according to claim 1 .

6. The array substrate according to claim 2 ,

wherein an other end side of the extension portion of the drain electrode which is covered with the pixel electrode has a zigzag shape or an uneven shape.

7. The array substrate according to claim 2 , further comprising:

an interlayer insulating film covering the source wiring and the pixel electrode; and

a common electrode formed on the interlayer insulating film so as to overlap the pixel electrode.

8. The array substrate according to claim 3 , further comprising:

an interlayer insulating film covering the source wiring and the pixel electrode; and

a common electrode formed on the interlayer insulating film so as to overlap the pixel electrode.

9. A liquid crystal display device comprising the array substrate according to claim 2 .

10. A liquid crystal display device comprising the array substrate according to claim 3 .

11. A liquid crystal display device comprising the array substrate according to claim 4 .