IP Library Granted Patent US 8,314,910
Granted Patent B2
US 8,314,910 · App. 12/621,386 · Granted Nov 20, 2012

Display substrate and display panel having the same

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Patent No.
US 8,314,910
App. No.
12/621,386
Granted
Nov 20, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display substrate includes a pixel electrode and a photoalignment film. The pixel electrode is disposed on a base substrate. The pixel electrode includes a first sub-electrode, a second sub-electrode separated from the first sub-electrode, and a micro-slit pattern disposed on at least one of the first and second sub-electrodes. The photoalignment film is disposed on the pixel electrode to respectively divide the first and second sub-electrodes into a plurality of domains.

Claims (40)

1. A display substrate, comprising:

a pixel electrode disposed on a base substrate and comprising a first sub-electrode, a second sub-electrode separated from the first sub-electrode, and a micro-slit pattern formed on at least one of the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode; and

a photoalignment film disposed on the pixel electrode and respectively dividing the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode into a plurality of domains.

2. The display substrate of claim 1 , wherein the micro-slit pattern is formed on at least one of the entire surface of the first sub-electrode and the entire surface of the second sub-electrode.

3. The display substrate of claim 1 , wherein the micro-slit pattern is formed on at least one of a portion of the first sub-electrode and a portion of the second sub-electrode.

4. The display substrate of claim 1 , wherein the pixel electrode further comprises a plurality of the micro-slit patterns comprising a plurality of micro-electrodes having inclination directions parallel with a longitudinal axis of the pixel electrode, and

wherein the inclination directions of the micro-electrodes in the domains are different from each other.

5. The display substrate of claim 4 , wherein the inclination directions of the micro-electrodes disposed in adjacent domains are orthogonal.

6. The display substrate of claim 5 , wherein the inclination directions of the micro-electrodes disposed in the domains opposite to each other are parallel.

7. The display substrate of claim 4 , wherein a width of the micro-electrode and a gap between adjacent micro-electrodes are each in the range of 3 μm to 4 μm.

8. The display substrate of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first transistor connected to a gate line extended in a first direction and a first data line extended in a second direction crossing the first direction, the first transistor to output a voltage transmitted from the first data line to the first sub-electrode; and

a second transistor connected to the gate line and a second data line adjacent to the first data line, the second transistor to output a voltage transmitted from the second data line to the second sub-electrode.

9. The display substrate of claim 8 , further comprising:

a color filter layer disposed between the base substrate and the pixel electrode; and

a light-blocking pattern disposed on the base substrate on which the data lines and the first transistor and the second transistor are formed.

10. A display panel, comprising:

a display substrate comprising:

a pixel electrode disposed on a base substrate and comprising a first sub-electrode, a second sub-electrode separated from the first sub-electrode, and a micro-slit pattern formed on at least one of the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode; and

a photoalignment film disposed on the pixel electrode and dividing the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode into a plurality of domains;

an opposite substrate coupled with the display substrate, the opposite substrate comprising a common electrode facing the pixel electrode; and

a liquid crystal layer disposed between the opposite substrate and the display substrate.

11. The display panel of claim 10 , wherein the micro-slit pattern is formed on at least one of the entire surface of the first sub-electrode and the entire surface of the second sub-electrode.

12. The display panel of claim 10 , wherein the micro-slit pattern is formed on at least one of a portion of the first sub-electrode and a portion of the second sub-electrode.

13. The display panel of claim 12 , wherein the micro-slit pattern is formed from an edge of the pixel electrode toward an inside of the pixel electrode, and

wherein the length of the micro-slit pattern is in the range of 6 μm to 25 μm.

14. The display panel of claim 10 , wherein the pixel electrode further comprises a plurality of the micro-slit patterns comprising a plurality of micro-electrodes having inclination directions forming an angle with a longitudinal axis of the pixel electrode, and

wherein the inclination angles of the micro-electrodes in the domains are different from each other.

15. The display panel of claim 14 , wherein the inclination directions of the micro-electrodes disposed in adjacent domains are orthogonal.

16. The display substrate of claim 15 , wherein the inclination directions of the micro-electrodes disposed in the domains opposite to each other are parallel.

17. The display panel of claim 10 , further comprising:

a first transistor connected to a gate line extended in a first direction and a first data line extended in a second direction crossing the first direction, the first transistor to output a voltage transmitted from the first data line to the first sub-electrode; and

a second transistor connected to the gate line and a second data line adjacent to the first data line, the second transistor to output a voltage transmitted from the second data line to the second sub-electrode.

18. The display panel of claim 17 , wherein the display substrate further comprises:

a color filter layer disposed between the base substrate and the pixel electrode; and

a light-blocking pattern disposed on the base substrate on which the data lines and the first transistor and the second transistor are formed.

19. The display panel of claim 17 , wherein the opposite substrate further comprises:

a base substrate;

a color filter layer disposed between the base substrate and the common electrode; and

a light-blocking pattern disposed on the base substrate.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 28, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028864/0019 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2010
From: JUNG, MEE-HYE; SHIN, YONG-HWAN; KIM, KYOUNG-TAE; JEONG, JAE-WON; JUNG, JIN-SOO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 024056/0700 →