IP Library Granted Patent US 9,429,804
Granted Patent B2
US 9,429,804 · App. 14/103,472 · Granted Aug 30, 2016

Display device and manufacturing method thereof

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Patent No.
US 9,429,804
App. No.
14/103,472
Granted
Aug 30, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a display device, and a manufacturing method thereof. The display device includes a first insulation substrate; gate lines and data lines positioned on the first insulating substrate. The gate lines and data lines are insulated from each other and crossed each other. A first passivation layer positioned on the gate lines and the data lines, and including a first contact opening. A color filter positioned on the first passivation layer, and including an opening. An organic insulation layer positioned on the color filter, and including a contact hole, in which the first contact opening is larger than the opening. The organic insulation layer covers the color filter and the contact opening.

Claims (27)

1. A display device, comprising:

a substrate;

a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate;

a passivation layer disposed on the thin film transistor and comprising a first contact opening;

a color filter disposed on the passivation layer and comprising an opening overlapping a part of the thin film transistor; and

an organic insulation layer disposed on the color filter and comprising a contact hole; and

a light blocking member disposed below or above the color filter,

wherein:

the organic insulation layer directly contacts an interior surface of the opening and the first contact opening; and

the contact hole of the organic insulation layer is smaller than the opening of the color filter, and the opening of the color filter is smaller than the first contact opening of the passivation layer.

2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a common electrode disposed on the organic insulation layer;

a second passivation layer comprising a second contact opening and disposed on the common electrode; and

a pixel electrode disposed on the second passivation layer,

wherein the second contact opening is larger than the contact hole.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein an undercut is positioned between the first contact opening and the opening.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the thin film transistor is connected to a gate line and a data line disposed on the substrate.

5. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the pixel electrode comprises a plurality of cutouts, and the common electrode comprises a plane shape.

6. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second substrate facing the first substrate; and

a light blocking member disposed on the second substrate.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the organic insulation layer is at least partially disposed in the first contact opening.

8. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a drain electrode disposed on the substrate,

wherein:

the first contact opening exposes a first portion of the drain electrode;

the opening in the passivation layer exposes a second portion of the drain electrode; and

the second portion is smaller than the first portion.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2022
From: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060778/0543 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2013
From: JANG, EUN JE; RO, SUNG IN; SON, OCK SOO; KIM, HYUN WUK
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 031795/0818 →