IP Library Granted Patent US 12,007,636
Granted Patent B2
US 12,007,636 · App. 17/961,617 · Granted Jun 11, 2024

Manufacturing method for liquid crystal display device

Inventors: Hideo Tanabe (Mobara, JP); Masaru Takabatake (Mobara, JP); Toshiki Kaneko (Chiba, JP); Atsushi Hasegawa (Togene, JP); Hiroko Sehata (Ooamishirasoto, JP)
Assignees: Japan Display Inc.; Pansonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,007,636
App. No.
17/961,617
Granted
Jun 11, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A LCD device having a large pixel holding capacitance includes opposedly facing first and second substrates, and liquid crystal between them. The first substrate includes a video signal line, a pixel electrode, a thin film transistor having a first electrode connected to the video signal line and a second electrode connected to the pixel electrode, a first silicon nitride film formed above the second electrode, an organic insulation film above the first silicon nitride film, a capacitance electrode above the organic insulation film, and a second silicon nitride film above the capacitance electrode and below the pixel electrode. A contact hole etched in both the first and second silicon nitride films connects the second electrode and the pixel electrode to each other. A holding capacitance is formed by the pixel electrode, the second silicon nitride film and the capacitance electrode.

Claims (58)

1. A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a first inorganic insulation film above the substrate, having a first hole;

an organic insulation film above the first inorganic insulation film, having a second hole; and

a second inorganic insulation film above the organic insulating film, covering a sidewall of the second hole, and having a third hole, wherein

the organic insulating film is provided between the first inorganic insulating film and the second inorganic insulating film,

each of the first hole and the third hole is located in the second hole, the first hole and the third hole overlap each other in the second hole,

the first inorganic insulation film contacts the second inorganic insulation film without the organic insulation film therebetween inside of the sidewall of the second hole,

a first transparent conductive film is provided above the second inorganic insulating film,

the second inorganic insulating film is provided between the first transparent insulating film and the organic insulating film,

a metal portion is provided between the substrate and the first inorganic insulating film,

the first transparent conductive film is in contact with the metal portion through the first hole and the third hole inside of the sidewall of the second hole, and

the first transparent conductive film has a plurality of slits.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second transparent conductive film between the organic insulating film and the second inorganic insulating film, wherein

the second transparent conductive film overlaps the first transparent conductive film outside of the second hole.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second transparent conductive film between the organic insulating film and the second inorganic insulating film, wherein

the second transparent conductive film overlaps the first transparent conductive film outside of each of the first hole and the second hole.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a video signal line, wherein

the plurality of slits extends parallel to the video signal line.

5. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the first inorganic insulating film is in contact with each of the metal portion and the video signal line.

6. A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a first inorganic insulation film above the substrate, having a first hole;

an organic insulation film above the first inorganic insulation film, having a second hole;

a second inorganic insulation film above the organic insulating film, covering a sidewall of the second hole, and having a third hole; and

an orientation film covering a first transparent conductive film, wherein

the organic insulating film is provided between the first inorganic insulating film and the second inorganic insulating film,

each of the first hole and the third hole is located in the second hole, the first hole and the third hole overlap each other in the second hole,

the first inorganic insulation film contacts the second inorganic insulation film without the organic insulation film therebetween inside of the sidewall of the second hole,

the first transparent conductive film is provided above the second inorganic insulating film,

the second inorganic insulating film is provided between the first transparent insulating film and the organic insulating film,

a metal portion is provided between the substrate and the first inorganic insulating film,

the first transparent conductive film is in contact with the metal portion through the first hole and the third hole inside of the sidewall of the second hole, and

the first transparent conductive film is provided between the second inorganic insulating film and the orientation film.

7. The display device according to claim 6 , further comprising a thin film transistor, wherein

the metal portion is a source electrode of the thin film transistor, and

the first transparent conductive film is a pixel electrode.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , further comprising a second transparent conductive film between the organic insulating film and the second inorganic insulating film, wherein

the second transparent conductive film is a counter electrode, and

the counter electrode overlaps the pixel electrode outside of each of the first hole and the third hole.

9. A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a first inorganic insulation film above the substrate, having a first hole;

an organic insulation film above the first inorganic insulation film, having a second hole;

a second inorganic insulation film above the organic insulating film, covering a sidewall of the second hole, and having a third hole;

a first transparent conductive film; and

a metal portion, wherein

the organic insulating film is provided between the first inorganic insulating film and the second inorganic insulating film,

each of the first hole and the third hole is located in the second hole, the first hole and the third hole overlap each other in the second hole,

the first inorganic insulation film contacts the second inorganic insulation film without the organic insulation film therebetween inside of the sidewall of the second hole,

the first transparent conductive film is above the organic insulation film and is below the second inorganic insulation film, and

the metal portion contacts the first transparent conductive film.

10. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the metal portion has at least two-layered structure including am upper layer and a lower layer.

11. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the lower layer of the metal portion contacts the first transparent conductive film.

12. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the upper layer of the metal portion includes a material at least containing aluminum.

13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein the lower layer of the metal portion includes a material at least containing molybden or tungsten.

14. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein a thickness of the upper layer is larger than a thickness of the lower layer.

15. The display device according to claim 14 , wherein the metal portion is located outside of the second hole and not overlapped with the side wall of the second hole.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC
To: MAGNOLIA PURPLE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071890/0202 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2023
From: TANABE, HIDEO; TAKABATAKE, MASARU; KANEKO, TOSHIKI; HASEGAWA, ATSUSHI; SEHATA, HIROKO
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 064756/0754 →
MERGER Recorded Aug 30, 2023
From: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064756/0941 →
COMPANY SPLIT PLAN Recorded Aug 30, 2023
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.; IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064789/0048 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 30, 2023
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.
Reel/Frame 064784/0664 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 30, 2023
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 064784/0728 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2023
From: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 064534/0162 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-160428 · Jun 9, 2006 · national
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