IP Library Granted Patent US 8,553,194
Granted Patent B2
US 8,553,194 · App. 12/831,413 · Granted Oct 8, 2013

Liquid crystal display device, liquid crystal display device manufacturing method, and electronic device

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Patent No.
US 8,553,194
App. No.
12/831,413
Granted
Oct 8, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display device including: first and second substrates disposed oppositely to each other; a first spacer formed on a side of the first substrate so as to be directly or indirectly abutted against a side of the second substrate; and a second spacer formed on the first substrate side so as to be spaced apart from the second substrate side; wherein a concavo-convex portion is formed in an area, of the second substrate, corresponding to the second spacer on the first substrate side.

Claims (33)

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

first and second substrates disposed oppositely to each other;

a first spacer formed on a side of the first substrate so as to be directly or indirectly abutted against a side of the second substrate; and

a second spacer formed on the first substrate side so as to be spaced apart from the second substrate side;

wherein a concavo-convex portion is formed in an area, of the second substrate, corresponding to the second spacer on the first substrate side; and

a planarizing film made of a photosensitive resin formed on the first substrate side of the second substrate,

wherein the concavo-convex portion is formed in an area, of the planarizing film, corresponding to the second spacer, and

wherein the concavo-convex portion includes a dent portion formed integrally with the planarizing film;

the first and second spacers are formed to have generally the same height in a direction perpendicular to a front surface of the first substrate; and

a top of a convex portion of the dent portion is formed lower than an upper surface, of the planarizing film, in an area other than the dent portion.

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first and second substrates include a plurality of sub-pixels;

each of the sub-pixels includes a transparent area adapted to transmit light and a reflective area adapted to reflect light;

the first and second spacers are formed in the reflective area of the sub-pixel as viewed from above; and

the concavo-convex portion is formed in an area, corresponding to the second spacer, in the planarizing film formed in the reflective area.

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a thin film transistor formed in a front surface of the second substrate;

wherein the concavo-convex portion is formed above the thin film transistor.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , further comprising an alignment film formed on at least one of the first and second substrates.

5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 4 , wherein the alignment film covers at least one of the first and second spacers.

6. An electronic device comprising

a liquid crystal display device including:

first and second substrates disposed oppositely to each other;

a first spacer formed on a side of the first substrate so as to be directly or indirectly abutted against a side of the second substrate; and

a second spacer formed on the first substrate side so as to be spaced apart from the second substrate side;

wherein a concavo-convex portion is formed in an area, of the second substrate, corresponding to the second spacer on the first substrate; and

a planarizing film made of a photosensitive resin formed on the first substrate side of the second substrate,

wherein the concavo-convex portion is formed in an area, of the planarizing film, corresponding to the second spacer, and

wherein the concavo-convex portion includes a dent portion formed integrally with the planarizing film;

the first and second spacers are formed to have generally the same height in a direction perpendicular to a front surface of the first substrate; and

a top of a convex portion of the dent portion is formed lower than an upper surface, of the planarizing film, in an area other than the dent portion.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 , further comprising an alignment film formed on at least one of the first and second substrates.

8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 7 , wherein the alignment film covers at least one of the first and second spacers.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072398/0001 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 24, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.; JAPAN DISPLAY WEST INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 071935/0063 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2012
From: TANAKA, SHINICHIRO; NAKANISHI, YASUHIRO
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028877/0288 →