Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same
View Patent ↗A liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a method of fabricating the same includes a gate line arranged in one direction, a data line arranged in a perpendicular direction to the gate line, a pixel electrode arranged in a pixel region defined by the gate and data lines and having a diagonal side adjacent to a crossing portion of the gate and data lines, and a light blocking pattern arranged in a parallel direction with respect to the diagonal side of the pixel electrode and preventing light leakage.
1. A liquid crystal display including a pixel to display an image, the pixel comprising:
a gate line extending in a first direction;
a first data line extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
a second data line extending in the second direction and spaced apart from the first data line;
a pixel electrode electrically connected to one of the first and second data lines, and including a diagonal side, the pixel electrode disposed between the first data line and second data line;
a storage line extending in parallel with the gate line;
a first storage extending portion extending from the storage line to prevent light leakage of the pixel, the first storage extending portion being adjacent to one of the first and second data lines; and
a second storage extending portion extending from the storage line to prevent light leakage of the pixel, the second storage extending portion being adjacent to the other one of the first and second data lines and being spaced apart from the first storage extending portion.
wherein the gate line is formed on the same plane as a first storage extending portion and a second storage extending portion, and
wherein the first storage extending portion is defined by a straight-line shaped portion at one end and a light blocking portion at an opposite end, the light blocking portion includes a side parallel with respect to the diagonal side of the pixel electrode, and the side parallel with respect to the diagonal side of the pixel electrode extends entirely to a terminal end defining the opposite terminal end of the first storage extending portion.
2. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein a portion of at least one of the first and second storage extending portions overlaps with at least a portion of the pixel electrode.
3. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the pixel further comprising a bridge electrode electrically connecting one of the first and second storage extending portions of the pixel with an adjacent storage line of an adjacent pixel.
4. The liquid crystal display of claim 3 , wherein the adjacent pixel is arranged along the second direction.
5. The liquid crystal display of claim 3 , wherein the bridge electrode is disposed across the gate line.
6. The liquid crystal display of claim 5 , wherein the bridge electrode contacts with the one of the first and second storage extending portions of the pixel through a first contact hole and is electrically connected to the adjacent storage line through a second contact hole.
7. The liquid crystal display of claim 6 , wherein the pixel further comprising,
a base substrate, the gate line and the storage line being disposed on the base substrate;
a first insulating layer disposed on the base substrate, the gate line, and the storage line, the first and second data lines being disposed on the first insulating layer; and
a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer and the first and second data lines, the pixel electrode and the bridge electrode being disposed on the second insulating layer.
8. The liquid crystal display of claim 7 , wherein the first contact hole is formed through the first and second insulating layers to expose at least a portion of the one of the first and second storage extending portions, and the second contact hole is formed through the first and second insulating layers to expose at least a portion of the adjacent storage line.
9. The liquid crystal display of claim 7 , wherein the first and second storage extending portions have a same material as the gate line.
10. The liquid crystal display of claim 7 , wherein the bridge electrode has a same material as the pixel electrode.
11. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the light blocking portion is triangular shape in plain view.
12. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the pixel electrode includes at least two openings.
13. The liquid crystal display of claim 12 , wherein one opening of the at least two openings is elongated in a first direction having a first angle with the storage line, the other opening of the at least two openings is elongated in a second direction having a second angle with the storage line, and the first and second angles are different from each other.
14. The liquid crystal display of claim 13 , wherein one of the first and second angles is an acute angle, the other of the first and second angles is an obtuse angle, and the first angle plus the second angle is about 180 degrees.
15. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the first and second data lines are formed on another plane which is different from the plane the gate line is formed and at least one of the first and second storage extending portions does not overlap with the first and second data lines.
16. The liquid crystal display of claim 11 , wherein the pixel further comprising a bridge electrode electrically connecting the light blocking portion with an adjacent storage line of an adjacent pixel, the adjacent pixel is arranged along the second direction.
17. The liquid crystal display of claim 16 , wherein the bridge electrode is disposed across the gate line.
18. The liquid crystal display of claim 17 , wherein the bridge electrode contacts with the light blocking portion through a first contact hole and the bridge electrode is electrically connected to the adjacent storage line of the adjacent pixel through a second contact hole.
19. The liquid crystal display of claim 18 , wherein the pixel further comprising,
a base substrate, the gate line and the storage line being disposed on the base substrate;
a first insulating layer disposed on the base substrate, the gate line, and the storage line, the first and second data lines being disposed on the first insulating layer; and
a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer and the first and second data lines, the pixel electrode and the bridge electrode being disposed on the second insulating layer.
20. The liquid crystal display of claim 19 , wherein the first contact hole is formed through the first and second insulating layers to expose at least a portion of the light blocking portion, and the second contact hole is formed through the first and second insulating layers to expose at least a portion of the adjacent storage line.