IP Library Granted Patent US 6,906,766
Granted Patent B2
US 6,906,766 · App. 10/909,303 · Granted Jun 14, 2005

TFT-LCD comprising test pixels, black matrix elements, common voltage line formed within particular dummy region

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Patent No.
US 6,906,766
App. No.
10/909,303
Granted
Jun 14, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate divided into a first active region and a first dummy region surrounding the first active region, a plurality of data lines and gate lines arranged on the first substrate along lengthwise and widthwise directions to define a plurality of pixel regions, a common voltage line formed within the first dummy region, a plurality of active pixels formed within the first active region each having a pixel electrode, a plurality of test pixels formed within the first dummy region each having a pixel electrode, a second substrate divided into a second active region and a second dummy region surrounding the second active region and bonded to the first substrate, a first black matrix formed within the second dummy region having openings corresponding to the test pixels, a second black matrix formed within the second dummy region to overlap the pixel electrodes of the test pixels by a plurality of different widths, and a common electrode formed on the second substrate including the first black matrix and the second black matrix, wherein the common electrode receives a common voltage from a common voltage line.

Claims (6)

1. A method for fabricating a black matrix, comprising:

providing a liquid crystal display device divided into an active region and a dummy region;

observing a plurality of test pixels formed within the dummy region by varying widths of a black matrix;

determining a minimum width of the black matrix not showing a light leakage phenomenon; and

fabricating a mask for fabricating the black matrix having the minimum width.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein during the observing step the test pixels formed within the dummy region are disposed at four corners of the active region are observed.