IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,048,223
Granted Patent B2
US 12,048,223 · App. 18/211,690 · Granted Jul 23, 2024

Display device

Inventors: Tomoya Aoyama (Kanagawa, JP); Ryu Komatsu (Kanagawa, JP); Daiki Nakamura (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H10K59/38G02F1/133514H10K50/865H10K59/122G02F1/133512G02F1/13394H10K2102/351
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Patent No.
US 12,048,223
App. No.
18/211,690
Granted
Jul 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device with improved viewing angle characteristics is provided. A display device with suppressed mixture of colors between adjacent pixels is provided. The display device includes a first coloring layer, a second coloring layer, and a structure body therebetween. The structure body has a portion closer to a display surface side than a bottom surface of the first coloring layer or a bottom surface of the second coloring layer.

Claims (94)

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a first substrate;

a transistor over the first substrate;

a first conductive layer electrically connected to the transistor;

an insulating layer in contact with the first conductive layer;

a second conductive layer in contact with the insulating layer;

first structure bodies over the second conductive layer;

second structure bodies over the second conductive layer;

a liquid crystal;

a first coloring layer; and

a second coloring layer,

wherein the first conductive layer comprises a region configured to be one electrode configured to control an alignment of the liquid crystal,

wherein the second conductive layer comprises a region configured to be the other electrode configured to control the alignment of the liquid crystal,

wherein one of the first structure bodies overlaps with a channel formation region of the transistor,

wherein the one of the first structure bodies overlaps with a region between the first coloring layer and the second coloring layer,

wherein in a plan view, the first coloring layer and the second coloring layer extend in a first direction,

wherein in the plan view, the first structure bodies extends in the first direction,

wherein in the plan view, a width of the one of the first structure bodies in the first direction is smaller than a width of the first conductive layer in the first direction,

wherein in the plan view, the second structure bodies extends in a second direction intersecting with the first direction,

wherein in the plan view, a width of one of the second structure bodies in the second direction is larger than a width of the first conductive layer in the second direction,

wherein in the plan view, the first structure bodies and the second structure bodies are apart from each other,

wherein in the plan view, the one of the second structure bodies comprises a region positioned between pixels adjacent to each other, and

wherein the pixels correspond to the same color.

2. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a first substrate;

a transistor over the first substrate;

a first conductive layer electrically connected to the transistor;

an insulating layer in contact with the first conductive layer;

a second conductive layer in contact with the insulating layer;

first structure bodies over the second conductive layer;

second structure bodies over the second conductive layer;

a liquid crystal;

a first coloring layer; and

a second coloring layer,

wherein the first conductive layer comprises a region configured to be a pixel electrode,

wherein the second conductive layer comprises a region configured to be a common electrode,

wherein one of the first structure bodies overlaps with a channel formation region of the transistor,

wherein the one of the first structure bodies overlaps with a region between the first coloring layer and the second coloring layer,

wherein in a plan view, the first coloring layer and the second coloring layer extend in a first direction,

wherein in the plan view, the first structure bodies extends in the first direction,

wherein in the plan view, a width of the one of the first structure bodies in the first direction is smaller than a width of the first conductive layer in the first direction,

wherein in the plan view, the second structure bodies extends in a second direction intersecting with the first direction,

wherein in the plan view, a width of one of the second structure bodies in the second direction is larger than a width of the first conductive layer in the second direction,

wherein in the plan view, the first structure bodies and the second structure bodies are apart from each other,

wherein in the plan view, the one of the second structure bodies comprises a region positioned between pixels adjacent to each other, and

wherein the pixels correspond to the same color.

3. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a first substrate;

a transistor over the first substrate;

a first conductive layer electrically connected to the transistor;

an insulating layer in contact with the first conductive layer;

a second conductive layer in contact with the insulating layer;

first structure bodies over the second conductive layer;

second structure bodies over the second conductive layer;

a liquid crystal; and

a color filter,

wherein the first conductive layer comprises a region configured to be one electrode configured to control an alignment of the liquid crystal,

wherein the second conductive layer comprises a region configured to be the other electrode configured to control the alignment of the liquid crystal,

wherein one of the first structure bodies overlaps with a channel formation region of the transistor,

wherein the one of the first structure bodies overlaps with a region between a first region of the color filter and a second region of the color filter,

wherein the first region of the color filter corresponds to a first color,

wherein the second region of the color filter corresponds to a second color,

wherein in a plan view, the first region of the color filter and the second region of the color filter extend in a first direction,

wherein in the plan view, the first structure bodies extends in the first direction,

wherein in the plan view, a width of the one of the first structure bodies in the first direction is smaller than a width of the first conductive layer in the first direction,

wherein in the plan view, the second structure bodies extends in a second direction intersecting with the first direction,

wherein in the plan view, a width of one of the second structure bodies in the second direction is larger than a width of the first conductive layer in the second direction,

wherein in the plan view, the first structure bodies and the second structure bodies are apart from each other,

wherein in the plan view, the one of the second structure bodies comprises a region positioned between pixels adjacent to each other, and

wherein the pixels correspond to the same color.

4. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a first substrate;

a transistor over the first substrate;

a first conductive layer electrically connected to the transistor;

an insulating layer in contact with the first conductive layer;

a second conductive layer in contact with the insulating layer;

first structure bodies over the second conductive layer;

second structure bodies over the second conductive layer;

a liquid crystal; and

a color filter,

wherein the first conductive layer comprises a region configured to be a pixel electrode,

wherein the second conductive layer comprises a region configured to be a common electrode,

wherein one of the first structure bodies overlaps with a channel formation region of the transistor,

wherein the one of the first structure bodies overlaps with a region between a first region of the color filter and a second region of the color filter,

wherein the first region of the color filter corresponds to a first color,

wherein the second region of the color filter corresponds to a second color,

wherein in a plan view, the first region of the color filter and the second region of the color filter extend in a first direction,

wherein in the plan view, the first structure bodies extends in the first direction,

wherein in the plan view, a width of the one of the first structure bodies in the first direction is smaller than a width of the first conductive layer in the first direction,

wherein in the plan view, the second structure bodies extends in a second direction intersecting with the first direction,

wherein in the plan view, a width of one of the second structure bodies in the second direction is larger than a width of the first conductive layer in the second direction,

wherein in the plan view, the first structure bodies and the second structure bodies are apart from each other,

wherein in the plan view, the one of the second structure bodies comprises a region positioned between pixels adjacent to each other, and

wherein the pixels correspond to the same color.

Priority Claims (2)
JP 2015-169163 · Aug 28, 2015 · national
JP 2016-119610 · Jun 16, 2016 · national
Continuity (4)
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Continuation 16509087 · Jul 11, 2019
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