Liquid crystal display and method for manufacturing the same
View Patent ↗A liquid crystal display includes; a first substrate, a gate line and a data line disposed on the first substrate, a color filter including protrusions and depressions aligned with the data line, the color filter being disposed on the data line, a pixel electrode disposed on the color filter, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a common electrode disposed on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
1. A liquid crystal display comprising:
a first substrate;
a gate line and a data line disposed on the first substrate;
a color filter including protrusions and depressions aligned with the data line, the color filter being disposed on the data line;
a pixel electrode disposed on the color filter;
a second substrate facing the first substrate;
a common electrode disposed on the second substrate; and
a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate,
wherein the protrusions and depressions comprise two inclined surfaces relative to the first substrate having respective ends directly connected to one another defining a ridge.
2. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein angles between the two inclined surfaces and the first substrate are substantially the same.
3. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the ridge comprises a plurality of recessed portions.
4. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , further comprising:
a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line;
a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer; and
a first passivation layer disposed between the data line and the color filter,
wherein the gate line is disposed directly on the first substrate, and
wherein the data line is disposed on the semiconductor layer.
5. The liquid crystal display of claim 4 , wherein the ridge is substantially parallel to the data line.
6. The liquid crystal display of claim 4 , wherein the first passivation layer comprises an inorganic insulating layer.
7. The liquid crystal display of claim 4 , further comprising a second passivation layer disposed on the color filter.
8. The liquid crystal display of claim 7 , wherein the second passivation layer comprises an inorganic insulating layer.
9. The liquid crystal display of claim 7 , wherein the second passivation layer comprises an organic insulating layer.
10. The liquid crystal display of claim 7 , wherein the second passivation layer comprises an organic insulating layer disposed on the color filter and an inorganic insulator disposed on the organic insulating layer.
11. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the pixel electrode contacts the color filter.
12. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the liquid crystal display is a transmissive type of liquid crystal display.
13. A liquid crystal display comprising:
a first substrate;
a gate line and a data line disposed on the first substrate;
a color filter including ridges and depressions aligned with the gate line, the color filter being disposed on the data line;
a pixel electrode disposed on the color filter;
a second substrate facing the first substrate;
a common electrode disposed on the second substrate; and
a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate,
wherein the depressions comprise a ridge of each of the ridges and two inclined surfaces relative to the first substrate directly connected to one another defining the ridge.
14. The liquid crystal display of claim 13 , wherein the ridges are substantially parallel to the gate line.
15. A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display, comprising:
disposing a gate conductor comprising a gate line on a substrate;
disposing a gate insulating layer on the gate conductor;
disposing a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer;
disposing a data conductor comprising a data line on the semiconductor layer;
disposing a first passivation layer on the data conductor;
disposing a color filter comprising protrusions and depressions on the first passivation layer; and
disposing a pixel electrode on the color filter,
wherein the protrusions and depressions comprise two inclined surfaces relative to the substrate having respective ends directly connected to one another defining a ridge.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the disposing of the color filter comprises:
depositing a material including pigments on a printing plate, and
pressing the material comprising the pigments to form the protrusions and depressions.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the depositing of the material comprising the pigments includes: injecting the material comprising the pigments to the printing plate, wherein the printing plate includes a plurality of grooves,
transcribing the material comprising the pigments injected to the grooves to a transcribing roller, and
transcribing the material comprising the pigments to the first passivation layer.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the protrusions and depressions comprise a ridge and two inclined surfaces connected to each other via the ridge.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the ridge is substantially parallel to the data line.
20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the ridge comprises a plurality of recessed portions.
21. The method of claim 15 , further comprising disposing a second passivation layer on the color filter.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the second passivation layer comprises an inorganic insulating layer.
23. The method of claim 21 , wherein the second passivation layer comprises an organic insulating layer.
24. The method of claim 21 , wherein the second passivation layer comprises an organic insulating layer and an inorganic insulating layer that are sequentially deposited.