IP Library Granted Patent US 7,515,225
Granted Patent B2
US 7,515,225 · App. 11/011,066 · Granted Apr 7, 2009

Substrate for a liquid crystal display and a fabricating method thereof

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Patent No.
US 7,515,225
App. No.
11/011,066
Granted
Apr 7, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A substrate for a liquid crystal display includes a black matrix on a substrate having first, second, third and fourth sub-pixel regions, wherein the black matrix includes first, second, third and fourth openings corresponding to the first, second, third and fourth sub-pixel regions, respectively, first, second and third color filter patterns corresponding to the first, second and third openings, respectively, a first planarization layer on the first, second and third color filter patterns and filling the fourth opening, and a second planarization layer on the first planarization layer.

Claims (22)

1. A substrate for a liquid crystal display (LCD), comprising:

a black matrix on a substrate having first, second, third and fourth sub-pixel regions, wherein the black matrix includes first, second, third and fourth openings corresponding to the first, second, third and fourth sub-pixel regions, respectively;

at least one dummy pattern in the fourth opening, wherein the at least one dummy pattern is made of the same material as the black matrix;

first, second and third color filter patterns corresponding to the first, second and third openings, respectively; and

a planarization layer on the first, second and third color filter patterns and filling the fourth opening,

wherein a total area of the dummy pattern is smaller than an area of the fourth opening excluding the dummy pattern.

2. The substrate according to claim 1 , wherein a surface of the planarization layer corresponding to the fourth opening is substantially equal to a surface of the planarization layer corresponding to the first, second and third openings.

3. The substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the planarization layer is made of transparent organic material.

4. The substrate according to claim 3 , wherein the transparent organic material includes acrylic.

5. The substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the first, second and third color filter patterns are made of red, green and blue color resins, respectively.

6. The substrate according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the at least one dummy pattern is thinner than that of the black matrix.

7. A fabricating method of a substrate for a liquid crystal display (LCD), comprising:

forming a black matrix on a substrate having first, second, third and fourth sub-pixel regions, wherein the black matrix includes first, second, third and fourth openings corresponding to the first, second, third and fourth sub-pixel regions, respectively;

forming at least one dummy pattern in the fourth opening, wherein the at least one dummy pattern is made of the same material as the black matrix;

forming first, second and third color filter patterns corresponding to the first, second and third openings, respectively; and

forming a planarization layer on the first, second and third color filter patterns, the planarization layer filling the fourth opening,

wherein a total area of the dummy pattern is smaller than an area of the fourth opening excluding the dummy pattern.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein a surface of the planarization layer corresponding to the fourth opening is substantially equal to a surface of the planarization layer corresponding to the first, second and third openings.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the planarization layer is made of transparent organic material.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the transparent organic material includes acrylic.

11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the first, second and third color filter patterns are made of red, green and blue color resins, respectively.

12. The method according to claim 7 , wherein a width of the at least one dummy pattern is thinner than that of the black matrix.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 17, 2008
From: LG.PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021763/0177 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2004
From: PARK, JONG-JIN
To: LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016092/0062 →