Liquid crystal display device and electronic device
To provide a semiconductor device, a liquid crystal display device, and an electronic device which have a wide viewing angle and in which the number of manufacturing steps, the number of masks, and manufacturing cost are reduced compared with a conventional one. The liquid crystal display device includes a first electrode formed over an entire surface of one side of a substrate; a first insulating film formed over the first electrode; a thin film transistor formed over the first insulating film; a second insulating film formed over the thin film transistor; a second electrode formed over the second insulating film and having a plurality of openings; and a liquid crystal over the second electrode. The liquid crystal is controlled by an electric field between the first electrode and the second electrode.
1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
a substrate;
a transistor comprising:
a gate wiring including a region provided along a first direction;
a semiconductor layer over the gate wiring; and
a first electrode and a second electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor layer;
a first insulating film over the transistor;
a pixel electrode on and in contact with the first insulating film and the first electrode;
a common electrode over the substrate;
a wiring provided over the common electrode and along the first direction;
an electrode on and in contact with the first insulating film and the wiring; and
a liquid crystal over the pixel electrode and the common electrode,
wherein:
the common electrode includes a region provided below the gate wiring, and
the electrode is in contact with the wiring in a region overlapping with the common electrode.
2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor layer comprises amorphous silicon.
3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the pixel electrode has a light-transmitting property.
4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the common electrode has a light-transmitting property.
5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein an end portion of the semiconductor layer overlaps with any of the first electrode and the second electrode.
6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , an orientation of the liquid crystal is controlled by an electric field generated between the pixel electrode and the common electrode.
7. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the wiring comprises the same material as the gate wiring.
8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the electrode comprises the same material as the pixel electrode.
9. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
a substrate;
a transistor comprising:
a gate wiring including a region provided along a first direction;
a semiconductor layer over the gate wiring; and
a first electrode and a second electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor layer;
a first insulating film over the transistor;
a pixel electrode on and in contact with the first insulating film and the first electrode;
a common electrode over the substrate;
a second insulating film over the common electrode;
a wiring provided over the common electrode and along the first direction;
an electrode on and in contact with the first insulating film and the wiring; and
a liquid crystal over the pixel electrode and the common electrode,
wherein:
the common electrode includes a region provided below the gate wiring,
the gate wiring and the wiring are on and in contact with the second insulating film, and
the electrode is in contact with the wiring in a region overlapping with the common electrode.
10. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , wherein the semiconductor layer comprises amorphous silicon.
11. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , wherein the pixel electrode has a light-transmitting property.
12. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , wherein the common electrode has a light-transmitting property.
13. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , wherein an end portion of the semiconductor layer overlaps with any of the first electrode and the second electrode.
14. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , an orientation of the liquid crystal is controlled by an electric field generated between the pixel electrode and the common electrode.
15. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , wherein the wiring comprises the same material as the gate wiring.
16. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , wherein the electrode comprises the same material as the pixel electrode.
17. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
a substrate;
a transistor comprising:
a gate wiring including a region provided along a first direction;
a semiconductor layer over the gate wiring; and
a first electrode and a second electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor layer;
a first insulating film over the transistor;
a pixel electrode on and in contact with the first insulating film and the first electrode;
a common electrode over the substrate;
a wiring provided over the common electrode and along the first direction;
an electrode on and in contact with the first insulating film and the wiring; and
a liquid crystal over the pixel electrode and the common electrode,
wherein:
the common electrode includes a region provided below the gate wiring,
the common electrode is provided over an entire surface of the substrate, and
the electrode is in contact with the wiring in a region overlapping with the common electrode.
18. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 17 , wherein the semiconductor layer comprises amorphous silicon.
19. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 17 , wherein the pixel electrode has a light-transmitting property.
20. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 17 , wherein the common electrode has a light-transmitting property.
21. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 17 , wherein an end portion of the semiconductor layer overlaps with any of the first electrode and the second electrode.
22. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 17 , an orientation of the liquid crystal is controlled by an electric field generated between the pixel electrode and the common electrode.
23. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 17 , wherein the wiring comprises the same material as the gate wiring.
24. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 17 , wherein the electrode comprises the same material as the pixel electrode.