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US 7,671,929 · App. 11/505,911 · Granted Mar 2, 2010

Display panel and pixel element thereof

Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
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Patent No.
US 7,671,929
App. No.
11/505,911
Granted
Mar 2, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pixel element includes a transistor, a pixel electrode and a storage capacitor. The transistor is a switch device of the pixel element. A data signal is applied to the pixel electrode by switching the transistor. The storage capacitor includes the first electrode and the second electrode. Several holes are formed on a surface of the first electrode. Therefore, layers disposed over the first electrode duplicate the shape of the holes, so that the layers have rough surfaces, for increasing the reflectivity.

Claims (26)

1. A pixel element applied, to a display panel, the pixel element, comprismg:

a transistor;

a pixel electrode; and

a storage capacitor having a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein a plurality of holes are formed on a surface of the first electrode, the second electrode positioned over the first electrode duplicating the shape of the holes so that the second electrode has a rough surface for increasing reflectivity,

wherein the first electrode and a channel layer of the transistor are formed by the same poly silicon layer respectively, the second electrode and a gate of the transistor being formed by the same metal layer respectively.

2. The pixel element of claim 1 , wherein the holes are arranged on the first electrode in an array.

3. The pixel element of claim 1 , wherein the storage capacitor further includes a third electrode.

4. The pixel element of claim 3 , wherein the third electrode has a plurality of holes arranged in an array.

5. The pixel element of claim 4 , wherein a center region in the middle of four adjacent holes arranged in an array on the first electrode is vertically projected to one of the holes on the third electrode.

6. The pixel element of claim 4 , wherein a region that the holes of the first electrode are projected vertically to the surface of the third electrode is located besides the holes of the third electrode.

7. The pixel element of claim 3 , wherein the third electrode is positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode.

8. The pixel element of claim 3 , wherein the third electrode is positioned under the first electrode.

9. The pixel element of claim 3 further comprising a capacitor insulation layer positioned between the first electrode and the third electrode, the capacitor insulation layer and a gate insulation layer being formed by the same insulation layer respectively.

10. A display panel including a pixel array structure having a plurality of pixel elements, each pixel element comprising:

a transistor;

a pixel electrode; and

a storage capacitor comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein a plurality of holes are formed on a surface of the first electrode, the second electrode positioned over the first electrode duplicating the shape of the holes of the first electrode so that the second electrode has a rough surface for increasing reflectivity,

wherein the first electrode and a channel layer of the transistor are formed by the same poly silicon layer respectively, the second electrode and a gate of the transistor being formed by the same metal layer respectively.

11. The display panel of claim 10 , wherein the holes are arranged on the first electrode in an array.

12. The display panel of claim 10 , wherein the storage capacitor further includes a third electrode.

13. The display panel of claim 12 , wherein a plurality of holes are arranged in an array and are formed on the third electrode.

14. The display panel of claim 13 , wherein a center region in the middle of four adjacent holes of the first electrode is projected vertically to one of the holes of the third electrode.

15. The display panel of claim 13 , wherein a region that the holes of the first electrode arc projected vertically to the surface of the third electrode is located besides the holes of the third electrode.

16. The display panel of claim 12 , wherein the third electrode is positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode.

17. The display panel of claim 12 , wherein the third electrode is positioned under the first electrode.

18. The display panel of claim 12 further comprising a capacitor insulation layer positioned between the first electrode and the third electrode, the capacitor insulation layer and a gate insulation layer of the transistor being formed by the same insulation layer respectively.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2006
From: TSAI, CHING-YU; LIN, CHING-HUAN
To: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 018191/0188 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 94147729 A · Dec 30, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070153141A1 · Jul 5, 2007