IP Library Granted Patent US 9,075,278
Granted Patent B2
US 9,075,278 · App. 13/897,757 · Granted Jul 7, 2015

Liquid crystal display device

Inventor: Jin Hirosawa (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
G02F1/136286G02F1/1368G02F1/134363G02F1/136213G02F2001/134381
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Patent No.
US 9,075,278
App. No.
13/897,757
Granted
Jul 7, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a first wiring line, a second wiring line located on a first interlayer insulation film, a pixel electrode located on the first interlayer insulation film and including a main pixel electrode and a first sub-pixel electrode, a first common electrode located on a second interlayer insulation film and including a first main common electrode opposed to the second wiring line and a first sub-common electrode opposed to the first wiring line and the first sub-pixel electrode, a second substrate including a second common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Claims (27)

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a first substrate including a first wiring line extending in a first direction, a first interlayer insulation film covering the first wiring line, a second wiring line located on the first interlayer insulation film and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a switching element electrically connected to the first wiring line and the second wiring line, a pixel electrode which is located on the first interlayer insulation film, is spaced apart from the second wiring line, is electrically connected to the switching element and includes a main pixel electrode extending in the second direction and a first sub-pixel electrode extending in the first direction along the first wiring line, a second interlayer insulation film covering the second wiring line and the pixel electrode, a first common electrode which is located on the second interlayer insulation film and includes a first main common electrode extending in the second direction and opposed to the second wiring line, and a first sub-common electrode extending in the first direction and located directly above the first wiring line and the first sub-pixel electrode, and a first alignment film covering the first common electrode;

a second substrate including a second common electrode which has the same potential as the first common electrode and includes a second main common electrode extending in the second direction and located directly above the first main common electrode, and a second sub-common electrode extending in the first direction and located directly above the first sub-common electrode, and a second alignment film covering the second common electrode; and

a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate.

2. The liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein the pixel electrode is formed of the same material as the second wiring line.

3. The liquid crystal display device of claim 2 , wherein the pixel electrode further includes a second sub-pixel electrode extending in the first direction and spaced apart from the first sub-pixel electrode.

4. The liquid crystal display device of claim 3 , wherein the first sub-pixel electrode is located on one end side of the main pixel electrode, and the second sub-pixel electrode crosses a substantially middle portion of the main pixel electrode.

5. The liquid crystal display device of claim 3 , wherein the first substrate further includes a storage capacitance line opposed to the second sub-pixel electrode.

6. The liquid crystal display device of claim 5 , wherein the switching element includes a semiconductor layer opposed to a part of the storage capacitance line.

7. The liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein the second interlayer insulation film is formed of a resin material with a thickness of 1 μm or less.

8. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a first substrate including an insulative substrate, a semiconductor layer located above the insulative substrate, a first insulation film covering the semiconductor layer, a gate line located on the first insulation film and extending in the first direction above the semiconductor layer, a storage capacitance line located on the first insulation film, spaced apart from the gate line and having a part opposed to the semiconductor layer, a second insulation film covering the gate line and the storage capacitance line, a source line which is located on the second insulation film, extends in a second direction crossing the first direction and is electrically connected to the semiconductor layer, a pixel electrode which is located on the second insulation film, is spaced apart from the source line, is electrically connected to the semiconductor layer and includes a main pixel electrode extending in the second direction, a first sub-pixel electrode extending in the first direction along the gate line and a second sub-pixel electrode extending in the first direction and opposed to the storage capacitance line, a third insulation film covering the source line and the pixel electrode, a first common electrode which is located on the third insulation film and includes a first main common electrode extending in the second direction and opposed to the source line, and a first sub-common electrode extending in the first direction and located directly above the gate line and the first sub-pixel electrode, and a first alignment film covering the first common electrode;

a second substrate including a second common electrode which has the same potential as the first common electrode and includes a second main common electrode extending in the second direction and located directly above the first main common electrode, and a second sub-common electrode extending in the first direction and located directly above the first sub-common electrode, and a second alignment film covering the second common electrode; and

a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate.

9. The liquid crystal display device of claim 8 , wherein the pixel electrode is formed of the same material as the source line.

10. The liquid crystal display device of claim 8 , wherein the storage capacitance line is opposed to the main pixel electrode.

11. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a first substrate including a first wiring line extending in a first direction, a first interlayer insulation film covering the first wiring line, a second wiring line located on the first interlayer insulation film and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a switching element electrically connected to the first wiring line and the second wiring line, a pixel electrode which is located on the first interlayer insulation film, is spaced apart from the second wiring line, is electrically connected to the switching element and includes a main pixel electrode extending in the second direction and a first sub-pixel electrode extending in the first direction along the first wiring line, a second interlayer insulation film covering the second wiring line and the pixel electrode, a first common electrode which is located on the second interlayer insulation film and includes a first sub-common electrode extending in the first direction and located directly above the first wiring line and the first sub-pixel electrode, and a first alignment film covering the first common electrode;

a second substrate including a second common electrode which has the same potential as the first common electrode and includes a second main common electrode extending in the second direction, and a second alignment film covering the second common electrode; and

a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate.

12. The liquid crystal display device of claim 11 , wherein the pixel electrode is formed of the same material as the second wiring line.

13. The liquid crystal display device of claim 12 , wherein the pixel electrode further includes a second sub-pixel electrode extending in the first direction and spaced apart from the first sub-pixel electrode.

14. The liquid crystal display device of claim 13 , wherein the first sub-pixel electrode is located on one end side of the main pixel electrode, and the second sub-pixel electrode crosses a substantially middle portion of the main pixel electrode.

15. The liquid crystal display device of claim 13 , wherein the first substrate further includes a storage capacitance line opposed to the second sub-pixel electrode.

16. The liquid crystal display device of claim 15 , wherein the switching element includes a semiconductor layer opposed to a part of the storage capacitance line.

17. The liquid crystal display device of claim 11 , wherein the first common electrode further includes a first main common electrode extending in the second direction.

18. The liquid crystal display device of claim 11 , wherein the second common electrode further includes a second sub-common electrode extending in the first direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2013
From: HIROSAWA, JIN
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 030522/0723 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-116449 · May 22, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130314637A1 · Nov 28, 2013