IP Library Granted Patent US 7,042,149
Granted Patent B2
US 7,042,149 · App. 10/456,584 · Granted May 9, 2006

Circuit array substrate for display device

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Patent No.
US 7,042,149
App. No.
10/456,584
Granted
May 9, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A circuit array substrate 10 includes pixel and connecting edge sections 80 and 90 . Connecting edge section 90 is provided with edge portions 5 a and shoulder portions 55 of transparent thin resin film 5 over which terminal pins 101 of tape carrier packages (TCP) 100 are disposed. Terminal pins 101 are connected to connecting pads 14 at their contact portions 103 . Shoulder portions 55 prevent a coated photoresist film from being excessive in depth and residues of the photoresist film from being left in the foot of edge face 5 a in the step of forming metal reflective pixel electrodes. Thus, no residue of the metal film exists after its etching treatment in that step so that no electrical short circuits are caused between connecting pads 14 and adjacent terminal pins 101.

Claims (8)

1. A circuit array substrate for a display device comprising:

an insulation substrate;

a wiring pattern formed over said insulation substrate;

connecting pads connected to said wiring pattern;

a more than 1 μm thick insulation film to coat said wiring pattern except said connecting pad which defines a naked portion; and

electrically conductive pixel electrodes formed on said thick insulation film;

wherein said thick insulation film includes edge faces and shoulder portions provided close to said connecting pad.

2. The circuit array substrate for a display device according to claim 1 , wherein said edge faces of said thick insulation film are provided with rectangular projections extending to said shoulder portions in a direction of said connecting pad and pitches of said rectangular projections are substantially the same as those of said connecting pads.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 8, 2012
From: TOSHIBA MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY CENTRAL INC.
Reel/Frame 028339/0316 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2003
From: SHIGENO, HIROTAKA
To: TFPD CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 014540/0301 →