IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,899,329
Granted Patent B2
US 11,899,329 · App. 18/112,536 · Granted Feb 13, 2024

Liquid crystal display device

Inventors: Hajime Kimura (Kanagawa, JP); Hideki Uochi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 11,899,329
App. No.
18/112,536
Granted
Feb 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to apply a sufficient electrical field to a liquid crystal material in a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display device typified by an FFS type. In a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display, an electrical field is applied to a liquid crystal material right above a common electrode and a pixel electrode using plural pairs of electrodes rather than one pair of electrodes. One pair of electrodes includes a comb-shaped common electrode and a comb-shaped pixel electrode. Another pair of electrodes includes a common electrode provided in a pixel portion and the comb-shaped pixel electrode.

Claims (68)

1. A liquid crystal display device having a pixel portion, comprising:

a liquid crystal layer;

a pixel electrode and a common electrode below the liquid crystal layer;

an insulating layer having an organic material below the pixel electrode and below the common electrode;

a wiring electrically connected to the common electrode through a first contact hole provided in the insulating layer having the organic material in the pixel portion; and

a transistor electrically connected to the pixel electrode through a second contact hole provided in the insulating layer having the organic material,

wherein each of the pixel electrode and the common electrode comprises indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide, or zinc oxide,

wherein the wiring contains tantalum, tungsten, titanium, molybdenum, aluminum, chromium, or silver,

wherein a slit of the pixel electrode has a region overlapping with the common electrode,

wherein in a plan view of the pixel portion, the wiring has a first region extending with a first width, a second region projecting only to one side from a part of the first region, and a third region projecting only to the one side from another part of the first region,

wherein the second region has no opening,

wherein the first contact hole overlaps the part of the first region and the second region in a plan view of the pixel portion, and

wherein the pixel electrode has a region that overlaps with the third region.

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

wherein the wiring has a function as an auxiliary wiring.

3. A liquid crystal display device having a pixel portion, comprising:

a liquid crystal layer;

a pixel electrode and a common electrode below the liquid crystal layer;

an insulating layer having an organic material below the pixel electrode and below the common electrode;

a wiring electrically connected to the common electrode through a first contact hole provided in the insulating layer having the organic material in the pixel portion; and

a transistor electrically connected to the pixel electrode through a second contact hole provided in the insulating layer having the organic material,

wherein each of the pixel electrode and the common electrode comprises indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide, or zinc oxide,

wherein the wiring contains tantalum, tungsten, titanium, molybdenum, aluminum, chromium, or silver,

wherein a slit of the pixel electrode has a region overlapping with the common electrode,

wherein the pixel electrode has a region that overlaps with the wiring and a region that does not overlap with the wiring,

wherein in a plan view of the pixel portion, the wiring has a first region extending with a first width and a second region projecting only to one side from a partial region of the first region,

wherein the second region has no opening,

wherein the first contact hole overlaps the partial region and the second region in a plan view of the pixel portion,

wherein the second region has a first length in a direction intersecting with the extending direction of the wiring, and

wherein a semiconductor layer having a channel forming region of the transistor has a second length larger than the first length in the direction intersecting with the extending direction of the wiring.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the wiring has a function as an auxiliary wiring.

5. A liquid crystal display device having a pixel portion, comprising:

a liquid crystal layer;

a pixel electrode and a common electrode below the liquid crystal layer;

an insulating layer having an organic material below the pixel electrode and below the common electrode;

a wiring electrically connected to the common electrode through a first contact hole provided in the insulating layer having the organic material in the pixel portion; and

a transistor electrically connected to the pixel electrode through a second contact hole provided in the insulating layer having the organic material,

wherein each of the pixel electrode and the common electrode comprises indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide, or zinc oxide,

wherein the wiring contains tantalum, tungsten, titanium, molybdenum, aluminum, chromium, or silver,

wherein a slit of the pixel electrode has a region overlapping with the common electrode,

wherein the pixel electrode has a region that overlaps with the wiring and a region that does not overlap with the wiring,

wherein in a plan view of the pixel portion, the wiring has a first region extending with a first width and a second region projecting only to one side from a partial region of the first region,

wherein the second region has no opening,

wherein the first contact hole overlaps the partial region and the second region in a plan view of the pixel portion,

wherein the second region has a first length in the extending direction of the wiring, and

wherein in the extending direction of the wiring, a semiconductor layer having a channel forming region of the transistor has a second length that is larger than the first length.

6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the wiring has a function as an auxiliary wiring.

7. A liquid crystal display device having a pixel portion, comprising:

a liquid crystal layer;

a pixel electrode and a common electrode below the liquid crystal layer;

an insulating layer having an organic material below the pixel electrode and below the common electrode;

a wiring electrically connected to the common electrode through a first contact hole provided in the insulating layer having the organic material in the pixel portion; and

a transistor electrically connected to the pixel electrode through a second contact hole provided in the insulating layer having the organic material,

wherein each of the pixel electrode and the common electrode comprises indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide, or zinc oxide,

wherein the wiring contains tantalum, tungsten, titanium, molybdenum, aluminum, chromium, or silver,

wherein a slit of the pixel electrode has a region overlapping with the common electrode,

wherein the pixel electrode has a region that overlaps with the wiring and a region that does not overlap with the wiring,

wherein in a plan view of the pixel portion, the wiring has a first region extending with a first width and a second region projecting only to one side from a partial region of the first region,

wherein the second region has no opening,

wherein the first contact hole overlaps the partial region and the second region in a plan view of the pixel portion,

wherein the second region has a first length in a direction intersecting with the extending direction of the wiring,

wherein a semiconductor layer having a channel forming region of the transistor has a second length larger than the first length in a direction intersecting with the extending direction of the wiring,

wherein the second region has a third length in the extending direction of the wiring, and

wherein in the extending direction of the wiring, the semiconductor layer having the channel forming region of the transistor has a fourth length larger than the third length.

8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 7 ,

wherein the wiring has a function as an auxiliary wiring.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2023
From: KIMURA, HAJIME; UOCHI, HIDEKI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-350147 · Dec 5, 2005 · national
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