Liquid crystal display device comprising first and second liquid crystal layers and a first light shielding unit having a first portion and a second portion
A display device includes a first substrate formed with a first gate line, a first source line, a first thin film transistor, and a first light shielding unit; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; and a first liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first light shielding unit is disposed between the first thin film transistor and the first liquid crystal layer, and overlaps at least a part of a first channel region of the first thin film transistor in planar view.
1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
a first substrate formed with a first gate line, a first source line, a first thin film transistor, and a first light shielding unit;
a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate;
a first liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate;
a third substrate formed with a second gate line, a second source line, and a second thin film transistor;
a fourth substrate disposed opposite to the third substrate; and
a second liquid crystal layer disposed between the third substrate and the fourth substrate, wherein
the first substrate and the third substrate are disposed between the first liquid crystal layer and the second liquid crystal layer, and
the first light shielding unit is disposed between the first thin film transistor and the first liquid crystal layer, the first light shielding unit having a first portion extending along the first source line and a second portion extending along the first gate line, and the second portion overlapping at least a part of a first channel region of the first thin film transistor in planar view.
2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a common electrode formed on the first substrate, the common electrode being present in a pixel region,
wherein the first light shielding unit is made of a metallic material, and electrically connected to the common electrode.
3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 2 , wherein
a common wiring through which a common voltage is supplied to the common electrode is further formed on the first substrate, and
the first light shielding unit is integral with the common wiring.
4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein
an organic insulator film is further formed on the first substrate, and
the organic insulator film is disposed between the first thin film transistor and the first light shielding unit.
5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a backlight, wherein the first liquid crystal layer is disposed between the backlight and the first substrate.
6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second substrate includes a black matrix,
the black matrix overlaps at least a part of the first channel region in planar view, and
the first light shielding unit includes an overlapping region where the first light shielding unit overlaps the black matrix and a non-overlapping region where the first light shielding unit does not overlap the black matrix.
7. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a backlight, wherein the first liquid crystal layer is disposed between the backlight and the second substrate.
8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein
a second light shielding unit is further formed on the third substrate, and
the second light shielding unit is disposed between the second thin film transistor and the second liquid crystal layer, and overlaps at least a part of a second channel region of the second thin film transistor in planar view.