IP Library Granted Patent US 8,879,036
Granted Patent B2
US 8,879,036 · App. 13/718,467 · Granted Nov 4, 2014

Liquid crystal display device comprising first and second electrodes wherein the second electrode is connected with a source electrode without passing through a first insulating film

Inventors: Tohru Sasaki (Mobara, JP); Takahiro Ochiai (Chiba, JP)
Assignees: Japan Display Inc.; Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
G02F1/136213H01L27/13H01L27/12H01L27/1214G02F1/136286G06F1/134363
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Patent No.
US 8,879,036
App. No.
13/718,467
Granted
Nov 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

To form a sufficiently large storage capacitor, a liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal held between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal display panel having multiple pixels arranged in matrix. The first substrate has, in a transmissive display area provided in each of the pixels, a laminated structure containing a first transparent electrode, a first insulating film, a second transparent electrode, a second insulating film, and a third transparent electrode which are laminated in this order. The first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode are electrically insulated from each other and together form a first storage capacitor through the first insulating film, and the second transparent electrode and the third transparent electrode are electrically insulated from each other and together form a second storage capacitor through the second insulating film.

Claims (34)

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel having a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal held between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal display panel having multiple pixels arranged in matrix, a thin film transistor which each of the multiple pixels has, a signal line connected with a drain electrode of the thin film transistor, a gate line connected with a gate electrode of the thin film transistor; and

a display area provided in at least part of each of the pixels,

wherein

the display area has a laminated structure containing a first electrode, a first insulating film, a second electrode, a second insulating film, and a third electrode which are laminated in this order with the first electrode closest to the first substrate,

the first electrode substantially covers the display area in a plan view,

the second electrode substantially covers the display area in a plan view,

the second electrode has a first region which overlaps with the first electrode and a second region which does not overlap with the first electrode,

the second region is disposed at a side of the signal line in the second electrode, and protrudes in a direction from the first region toward the signal line and where the gate line extends,

the second electrode is connected with a source electrode of the thin film transistor without passing through the first insulating film, and

a part of the second electrode is disposed between the first insulating film and the source electrode.

2. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the part of the second electrode is connected with the source electrode without a contact hole.

3. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel having a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal held between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal display panel having multiple pixels arranged in matrix, a thin film transistor which each of the multiple pixels has, a signal line connected with a drain electrode of the thin film transistor, a gate line connected with a gate electrode of the thin film transistor; and

a display area provided in at least part of each of the pixels,

wherein

the display area has a laminated structure containing a first electrode, a first insulating film, a second electrode, a second insulating film, and a third electrode which are laminated in this order with the first electrode closest to the first substrate,

the first electrode substantially covers the display area in a plan view,

the second electrode substantially covers the display area in a plan view,

the second electrode has a first region which overlaps with the first electrode and a second region which does not overlap with the first electrode,

the second region is disposed at a side of the signal line in the second electrode, and protrudes in a direction from the first region toward the signal line and where the gate line extends,

the second electrode is connected with a source electrode of the thin film transistor without passing through the first insulating film,

a part of the second electrode is disposed on an upper surface of the source electrode, the upper surface being opposite to the first insulating film, and

the part of the second electrode is connected with the upper surface without a contact hole.

4. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel having a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal held between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal display panel having multiple pixels arranged in matrix, a thin film transistor which each of the multiple pixels has, a signal line connected with a drain electrode of the thin film transistor, a gate line connected with a gate electrode of the thin film transistor; and

a display area provided in at least part of each of the pixels,

wherein

the display area has a laminated structure containing a first electrode, a first insulating film, a second electrode, a second insulating film, and a third electrode which are laminated in this order with the first electrode closest to the first substrate,

the first electrode is formed in a rectangular shape and substantially covers the display area in a plan view,

the second electrode is formed in a rectangular shape and substantially covers the display area in a plan view,

the second electrode is connected with a source electrode of the thin film transistor without passing through the first insulating film,

the second electrode has a first region which overlaps with the first electrode and a second region which does not overlap with the first electrode, and

the second region is disposed at a side of the signal line in the second electrode, and protrudes in a direction from the first region toward the signal line and where the gate line extends, wherein the second electrode is connected with a source electrode of the thin film transistor without passing through the first insulating film, and a part of the second electrode is disposed between the first insulating film and the source electrode.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC
To: MAGNOLIA PURPLE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071890/0202 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 065615/0327 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 8, 2014
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.
Reel/Frame 031946/0480 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 8, 2014
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 031946/0513 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2012
From: SASAKI, TOHRU; OCHIAI, TAKAHIRO
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 029492/0735 →
MERGER Recorded Dec 18, 2012
From: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029492/0865 →
COMPANY SPLIT DOCUMENTS WHICH CONVEY 50% OWNERSHIP TO EACH OF THE RECEIVING PARTIES Recorded Dec 18, 2012
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.; IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029495/0526 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-228412 · Sep 4, 2007 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13550330 · Jul 16, 2012
Continuation 12230417 · Aug 28, 2008
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