IP Library Granted Patent US 7,642,111
Granted Patent B2
US 7,642,111 · App. 11/638,382 · Granted Jan 5, 2010

Liquid crystal display device

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Patent No.
US 7,642,111
App. No.
11/638,382
Granted
Jan 5, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other having a pixel region; a color filter layer on the first substrate corresponding to the pixel region; a planarization layer on the color filter layer having a groove; a common electrode on the planarization layer; a pixel electrode on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer between the common electrode and the pixel electrode.

Claims (14)

1. A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device, comprising:

forming a color filter layer on a first substrate corresponding to a pixel region;

forming a planarization layer on the color filter layer and having a groove in the pixel region;

forming a common electrode on the planarization layer;

forming a pixel electrode on a second substrate; and

attaching the first and second substrate,

wherein a liquid crystal layer is interposed between the common electrode and the pixel electrode.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the planarization layer directly contacts the color filter layer.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the groove has a circular shape in a horizontal plane.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the groove has a semi-circular shape in a vertical cross-section.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising forming a black matrix between adjacent pixel regions.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the color filter layer overlaps the black matrix and has a step portion at an overlapped position.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein an upper surface of the planarization layer is substantially even except for an area where the groove is disposed.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further including forming gate and data lines crossing each other and a thin film transistor connected to the gate and data lines and the pixel electrode on the second substrate.

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 14, 2006
From: KIM, DONG-YOUNG
To: LG.PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018712/0675 →