IP Library Granted Patent US 11,460,737
Granted Patent B2
US 11,460,737 · App. 17/550,081 · Granted Oct 4, 2022

Liquid crystal display device comprising a scan line that overlaps an entire region of a first semiconductor film and a second semiconductor film

Inventors: Ryo Hatsumi (Kanagawa, JP); Daisuke Kubota (Kanagawa, JP); Hiroyuki Miyake (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
G02F1/134318G02F1/13624G02F1/133345G02F1/133707G02F1/134363G02F1/134345G02F1/134372G02F2201/121
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Patent No.
US 11,460,737
App. No.
17/550,081
Granted
Oct 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device with less light leakage and excellent contrast is provided. A display device having a high aperture ratio and including a large-capacitance capacitor is provided. A display device in which wiring delay due to parasitic capacitance is reduced is provided. A display device includes a transistor over a substrate, a pixel electrode connected to the transistor, a signal line electrically connected to the transistor, a scan line electrically connected to the transistor and intersecting with the signal line, and a common electrode overlapping with the pixel electrode and the signal line with an insulating film provided therebetween. The common electrode includes stripe regions extending in a direction intersecting with the signal line.

Claims (55)

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a first pixel, the first pixel comprising:

a first semiconductor film over a scan line with a first insulating film therebetween;

a pixel electrode comprising a region over and in contact with the first insulating film;

a conductive film electrically connected to the first semiconductor film; and

a first signal line electrically connected to the first semiconductor film,

wherein the first semiconductor film comprises a channel formation region of a first transistor,

a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel, the second pixel comprising:

a second semiconductor film over the scan line with the first insulating film therebetween; and

a second signal line electrically connected to the second semiconductor film;

a second insulating film over the conductive film, the first signal line and the second signal line; and

a common electrode comprising an opening and a region over and in contact with the second insulating film,

wherein the common electrode does not overlap with the channel formation region of the first transistor and comprises a region overlapping with the first signal line, a region overlapping with the second signal line, and a region overlapping with the pixel electrode,

wherein the opening comprises a first region extending along a first direction and a second region connected to the first region and extending along a second direction intersecting with the first direction in a region between the first signal line and the second signal line in a plane view,

wherein an entire region of the first semiconductor film and an entire region of the second semiconductor film overlap with the scan line,

wherein the conductive film comprises a first region over and in contact with the first semiconductor film, a second region over and in contact with the pixel electrode, and a third region between the first region and the second region,

wherein the second region of the conductive film extends along a third direction parallel to or substantially parallel to the scan line, and

wherein the third region of the conductive film extends along a fourth direction intersecting with the third direction.

2. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a first pixel, the first pixel comprising:

a first semiconductor film over a scan line with a first insulating film therebetween;

a pixel electrode comprising a region over and in contact with the first insulating film;

a conductive film electrically connected to the first semiconductor film; and

a first signal line electrically connected to the first semiconductor film,

wherein the first semiconductor film comprises a channel formation region of a first transistor,

a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel, the second pixel comprising:

a second semiconductor film over the scan line with the first insulating film therebetween; and

a second signal line electrically connected to the second semiconductor film;

a second insulating film over the conductive film, the first signal line and the second signal line; and

a common electrode comprising an opening and a region over and in contact with the second insulating film,

wherein the common electrode does not overlap with the channel formation region of the first transistor and comprises a region overlapping with the first signal line, a region overlapping with the second signal line, and a region overlapping with the pixel electrode,

wherein the opening has a shape comprising a bend portion in a region between the first signal line and the second signal line in a plane view,

wherein an entire region of the first semiconductor film and an entire region of the second semiconductor film overlap with the scan line,

wherein the conductive film comprises a first region over and in contact with the first semiconductor film, a second region over and in contact with the pixel electrode, and a third region between the first region and the second region,

wherein the second region of the conductive film extends along a third direction parallel to or substantially parallel to the scan line, and

wherein the third region of the conductive film extends along a fourth direction intersecting with the third direction.

3. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a first pixel, the first pixel comprising:

a first semiconductor film over a scan line with a first insulating film therebetween;

a pixel electrode comprising a region over and in contact with the first insulating film;

a conductive film electrically connected to the first semiconductor film; and

a first signal line electrically connected to the first semiconductor film,

wherein the first semiconductor film comprises a channel formation region of a first transistor,

a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel, the second pixel comprising:

a second semiconductor film over the scan line with the first insulating film therebetween; and

a second signal line electrically connected to the second semiconductor film;

a second insulating film over the conductive film, the first signal line and the second signal line; and

a common electrode comprising an opening and a region over and in contact with the second insulating film,

wherein the common electrode does not overlap with the channel formation region of the first transistor and comprises a region overlapping with the first signal line, a region overlapping with the second signal line, and a region overlapping with the pixel electrode,

wherein the opening comprises a first region extending along a first direction and a second region and a second region extending along a second direction intersecting with the first direction,

wherein the opening comprises a portion in which the first region is connected to the second region in a region between the first signal line and the second signal line in a plane view,

wherein an entire region of the first semiconductor film and an entire region of the second semiconductor film overlap with the scan line,

wherein the conductive film comprises a first region over and in contact with the first semiconductor film, a second region over and in contact with the pixel electrode, and a third region between the first region and the second region,

wherein the second region of the conductive film extends along a third direction parallel to or substantially parallel to the scan line, and

wherein the third region of the conductive film extends along a fourth direction intersecting with the third direction.

Priority Claims (2)
JP JP2013-177345 · Aug 28, 2013 · national
JP JP2014-047301 · Mar 11, 2014 · national
Continuity (5)
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