IP Library Granted Patent US 7,345,717
Granted Patent B2
US 7,345,717 · App. 11/684,148 · Granted Mar 18, 2008

Liquid crystal display device with a capacitance-compensated structure

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Patent No.
US 7,345,717
App. No.
11/684,148
Granted
Mar 18, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display device has a capacitance-compensated structure disposed on the side of the drain overlapping a pixel electrode. The capacitance-compensated structure can compensate the gate-drain parasitic capacitor (C gd ) when the parasitic capacitance in the overlapping region between the drain and the gate is changed.

Claims (22)

1. A pixel region of a display device, comprising:

a gate line;

a gate electrically connected to the gate line;

a compensation structure electrically connected to at least one of the gate and the gate line;

a drain comprising a first portion overlapped the gate to form a first parasitic capacitor and a second portion overlapped a portion of the compensation structure to form a second parasitic capacitor, such that the modulus of a differential capacitance of the first parasitic capacitor between the drain and the gate in alignment shift is substantially equal to the modulus of a compensative capacitance of the second parasitic capacitor in the alignment shift; and

a pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain through a via, and so that a portion of the pixel electrode is substantially located between the gate and the compensation structure and substantially spaced apart from at least one of the gate and the compensation structure.

2. The pixel region of claim 1 , wherein the compensation structure is electrically connected to the gate and the gate line, and the second parasitic capacitor comprises a first sub-parasitic capacitor at an overlap region between the second portion of the drain and the compensation structure electrically connected to the gate and a second sub-parasitic capacitor at an overlap region between the second portion of the drain and the compensation structure electrically connected to the gate line.

3. The pixel region of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first parasitic capacitor, the first sub-parasitic capacitor and the second sub-parasitic capacitor comprises a stacked structure having at least one of a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and a channel protection layer.

4. The pixel region of claim 1 , wherein the compensation structure extends from at least one of the gate line and the gate.

5. The pixel region of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the drain substantially opposites to the second portion of the drain.

6. The pixel region of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the pixel electrode comprises an extension portion from thereof.

7. A pixel region of a display device, comprising:

a gate line;

a gate electrically connected to the gate line;

a compensation structure electrically connected to at least one of the gate and the gate line;

a drain comprising a first portion overlapped the gate to form a first parasitic capacitor and a second portion overlapped a portion of the compensation structure to form a second parasitic capacitor, such that the modulus of a differential capacitance of the first parasitic capacitor between the drain and the gate in alignment shift is substantially equal to the modulus of a compensative capacitance of the second parasitic capacitor in the alignment shift; and

a pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain through a via, and so that a portion of the pixel electrode is substantially located between the gate and the compensation structure;

wherein the compensation structure is electrically connected to the gate and the gate line, and the second parasitic capacitor comprises a first sub-parasitic capacitor at an overlap region between the second portion of the drain and the compensation structure electrically connected to the gate and a second sub-parasitic capacitor at an overlap region between the second portion of the drain and the compensation structure electrically connected to the gate line.

8. The pixel region of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the first parasitic capacitor, the first sub-parasitic capacitor and the second sub-parasitic capacitor comprises a stacked structure having at least one of a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and a channel protection layer.

9. The pixel region of claim 7 , wherein the compensation structure extends from at least one of the gate line and the gate.

10. The pixel region of claim 7 , wherein the first portion of the drain substantially opposites to the second portion of the drain.

11. The pixel region of claim 7 , wherein the portion of the pixel electrode comprises an extension portion from thereof.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2012
From: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION AMERICA; AU OPTRONICS CORP.
To: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 028906/0370 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2010
From: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
To: AU OPTRONICS CORP.; AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION AMERICA
Reel/Frame 025000/0465 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2007
From: LAI, HAN-CHUNG
To: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 018987/0291 →