IP Library Granted Patent US 11,150,526
Granted Patent B2
US 11,150,526 · App. 16/741,339 · Granted Oct 19, 2021

Liquid crystal display device comprising a first light shielding unit having an opening that overlaps a contact hole and is entirely surrouned by the first light shielding unit

Inventors: Teruhisa Nakagawa (Hyogo, JP); Daisuke Kajita (Hyogo, JP)
Assignees: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.; Pasona Knowledge Partner Inc.
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Patent No.
US 11,150,526
App. No.
16/741,339
Granted
Oct 19, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a first substrate formed with a first gate line, a first source line, a first thin film transistor, and a first light shielding unit; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; and a first liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first light shielding unit is disposed between the first thin film transistor and the first liquid crystal layer, and overlaps at least a part of a first channel region of the first thin film transistor in planar view.

Claims (46)

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a first substrate formed with a first gate line, a first source line, a pixel electrode, a first thin film transistor, and a first light shielding unit;

a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; and

a first liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein

the first light shielding unit is disposed between the first thin film transistor and the first liquid crystal layer,

the first thin film transistor includes a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a gate electrode,

the source electrode is connected to the pixel electrode via a contact hole, and

the first light shielding unit has an opening that overlaps the contact hole and at least a part of the source electrode of the first thin film transistor in planar view, the opening being a hole through and entirely surrounded by the first light shielding unit.

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

a common electrode is further formed on the first substrate, and

the first light shielding unit is made of a metallic material, and electrically connected to the common electrode.

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

a common wiring through which a common voltage is supplied to the common electrode is further formed on the first substrate, and

the first light shielding unit is integral with the common wiring.

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

an organic insulator film is further formed on the first substrate, and

the organic insulator film is disposed between the first thin film transistor and the first light shielding unit.

5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a backlight,

wherein the first liquid crystal layer is disposed between the backlight and the first substrate.

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

the second substrate includes a black matrix,

the black matrix overlaps at least a part of a first channel region in planar view, and

the first light shielding unit includes an overlapping region where the first light shielding unit overlaps the black matrix and a non-overlapping region where the first light shielding unit does not overlap the black matrix.

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

a third substrate formed with a second gate line, a second source line, and a second thin film transistor;

a fourth substrate disposed opposite to the third substrate; and

a second liquid crystal layer disposed between the third substrate and the fourth substrate,

wherein the second substrate is disposed between the first liquid crystal layer and the second liquid crystal layer.

8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 7 , further comprising a backlight,

wherein the first liquid crystal layer is disposed between the backlight and the second substrate.

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

a third substrate formed with a second gate line, a second source line, and a second thin film transistor;

a fourth substrate disposed opposite to the third substrate; and

a second liquid crystal layer disposed between the third substrate and the fourth substrate,

wherein the first substrate is disposed between the first liquid crystal layer and the second liquid crystal layer.

10. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , further comprising a backlight,

wherein the first liquid crystal layer is disposed between the backlight and the first substrate.

11. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 7 , wherein

a second light shielding unit is further formed on the third substrate, and

the second light shielding unit is disposed between the second thin film transistor and the second liquid crystal layer, and overlaps at least a part of a second channel region of the second thin film transistor in planar view.

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

a third substrate formed with a second gate line, a second source line, and a second thin film transistor;

a fourth substrate disposed opposite to the third substrate; and

a second liquid crystal layer disposed between the third substrate and the fourth substrate,

wherein the first substrate and the third substrate are disposed between the first liquid crystal layer and the second liquid crystal layer.

13. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first light shielding unit overlaps at least a part of a first channel region of the first thin film transistor in planar view.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jul 12, 2023
From: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 064258/0892 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: PASONA KNOWLEDGE PARTNER INC.
Reel/Frame 052849/0777 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-044783 · Mar 9, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15915767 · Mar 8, 2018
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