IP Library Granted Patent US 7,411,643
Granted Patent B2
US 7,411,643 · App. 10/906,712 · Granted Aug 12, 2008

Liquid crystal display device and inspection method thereof

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Patent No.
US 7,411,643
App. No.
10/906,712
Granted
Aug 12, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and inspection method thereof. The LCD panel includes a first substrate having a reflective material layer formed on a first side of the first substrate; a second substrate having a black matrix formed on a first side of the second substrate, the first side of the second substrate face on to the first side of the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate; wherein the second substrate has at least one inspection area allowing light to pass to the first side of the first substrate. The inspection method includes: passing light through the inspection area to the first side of the first substrate; and inspecting cell process parameters of the LCD panel through light reflected from the first side of the first substrate.

Claims (34)

1. A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel divided into a display region and a peripheral region, the LCD panel comprising:

a first substrate having a reflective material layer formed on a first side of the first substrate;

a second substrate having a black matrix formed on a first side of the second substrate, the first side of the second substrate face on to the first side of the first substrate; and

a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate;

wherein the second substrate comprises at least one inspection area formed on the first side of the second substrate and only formed on the second substrate with respect to the peripheral region to allow light to pass to the first side of the first substrate.

2. The LCD panel of claim 1 , wherein the first substrate is a TFT substrate or an array substrate.

3. The LCD panel of claim 1 , wherein the second substrate is a color filter substrate.

4. The LCD panel of claim 1 , wherein the reflective material layer is a transparent conducting oxide (TCO).

5. The LCD panel of claim 1 , wherein the black matrix is a resin black matrix.

6. The LCD panel of claim 1 , wherein the inspection area is formed on the black matrix of the second substrate.

7. The LCD panel of claim 6 , wherein the inspection area is an opening of the black matrix.

8. The LCD panel of claim 1 , wherein a reflectance of the black matrix is lower than a reflectance of the reflective material layer.

9. A method for inspecting a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel divided into a display region and a peripheral region, the LCD panel comprising a first substrate having a reflective material layer formed on a first side of the first substrate; a second substrate having a black matrix formed on a first side of the second substrate, the first side of the second substrate face on to the first side of the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate; the method comprising:

creating at least one inspection area on the first side of the second substrate and on the second substrate with respect to the peripheral region;

passing light through the inspection area to the first side of the first substrate; and

inspecting cell process parameters of the LCD panel through light reflected from the first side of the first substrate.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first substrate is a TFT substrate or an array substrate.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the second substrate is a color filter substrate.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the reflective material layer is a transparent conducting oxide (TCG).

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the black matrix is a resin black matrix.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of creating at least one inspection area on the second substrate further comprises:

creating the inspection area on the black matrix of the second substrate.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the step of creating at least one inspection area on the second substrate further comprises:

creating an opening on the black matrix to be the inspection area.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the cell process parameters comprise a seal width and/or the inhaled volume of sealing compound of a liquid crystal slit of the LCD panel.

17. A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel divided into a display region and a peripheral region, the LCD panel comprising:

a first substrate having a reflective material layer formed on a first side of the first substrate;

a second substrate having a black matrix formed on a first side of the second substrate, the first side of the second substrate face on to the first side of the first substrate; and

a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate;

wherein the second substrate comprises at least one inspection area only formed on the second substrate with respect to the peripheral region to allow light to pass to the first side of the first substrate.

18. A method for inspecting a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel divided into a display region and a peripheral region, the LCD panel comprising a first substrate having a reflective material layer formed on a first side of the first substrate; a second substrate having a black matrix formed on a first side of the second substrate, the first side of the second substrate face on to the first side of the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate; the method comprising:

creating at least one inspection area only on the second substrate with respect to the peripheral region;

passing light through the inspection area to the first side of the first substrate; and

inspecting cell process parameters of the LCD panel through light reflected from the first side of the first substrate.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2020
From: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS
To: DISPLAY VECTORS LLC
Reel/Frame 053368/0937 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2020
From: NYTELL SOFTWARE LLC
To: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS 140 LLC
Reel/Frame 051422/0383 →
MERGER Recorded Dec 31, 2015
From: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES FUND 82 LLC
To: NYTELL SOFTWARE LLC
Reel/Frame 037407/0878 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2011
From: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES LTD.
To: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES FUND 82 LLC
Reel/Frame 026837/0529 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2005
From: WU, MING-ZEN; SHIAU, FU-YUAN; WEN, YU-LIANG; WANG, HUANG-CHANG
To: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 015721/0110 →