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A capacitor structure includes a first conductive layer, a first insulating layer disposed on a substrate in sequence, a second conductive layer disposed on portions of the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer disposed on the second conductive layer and the first insulating layer, a third conductive layer disposed on portions of the second insulating layer, a third insulating layer disposed on the third conductive layer and the second insulating layer, and a fourth conductive layer disposed on the third insulating layer. The third conductive layer and the fourth conductive layer are electrically connected to the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer through at least one first contact hole adjacent to the second conductive layer and at least one second contact hole, respectively.

An image display device includes a display element having a unit of display comprising sub pixels displaying images for first and second view points, respectively, and an optical unit that distributes lights emitted from respective sub pixels into different directions. When a region surrounded by a data line, a gate line and a storage capacitor electrode in the sub pixel is defined as an aperture, the sub pixels form a base unit that is an adjoining pixel pair including two sub pixels arranged via a data line therebetween. The two sub pixels have switching elements connected to the data line between the two sub pixels and controlled by different gate lines. When virtual lines each evenly dividing a width of the sub pixel in the first direction into K+1 pieces are presumed, K number of storage capacitor lines are each arranged across at least one virtual line in the aperture.

A pixel structure and a fabricating method thereof are disclosed. The pixel structure is disposed on a substrate. The pixel structure comprises a scan line, a data line, an active element, a capacitor electrode, a pixel electrode and an electric field shielding layer. The fabricating method of the pixel structure comprises forming the scan line, the data line and the active element on the substrate first. The scan line and the data line are electrically coupled to the active element. Then, the capacitor electrode and the electric field shielding layer are formed on the substrate. Finally, the pixel electrode is formed on the substrate, covering the capacitor electrode and electrically coupled to the active element. The pixel electrode and the capacitor electrode form a pixel storage capacitor. The electric field shielding layer can avoid the interference between the data line and the pixel electrode.

A first transistor and a second transistor are stacked. The first transistor and the second transistor have a gate electrode in common. At least one of semiconductor films used in the first transistor and the second transistor is an oxide semiconductor film. With the use of the oxide semiconductor film as the semiconductor film in the transistor, high field-effect mobility and high-speed operation can be achieved. Since the first transistor and the second transistor are stacked and have the gate electrode in common, the area of a region where the transistors are disposed can be reduced.

A pixel structure including an active device, a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, a coupling line, a common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode have a plurality of sets of stripped electrode patterns extending along different directions, respectively, and the first pixel electrode is electrically insulated from the second pixel electrode. The coupling line is disposed under the first and the second pixel electrode and electrically insulated from the second pixel electrode. The first pixel electrode is electrically connected to the active device through the coupling line. The common electrode is disposed over the first and the second pixel electrode. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the common electrode and the first and second pixel electrodes. Moreover, the liquid crystal layer has two polymer layers and a liquid crystal molecule layer disposed between the polymer layers.

Disclosed herein is a display device, including a display element, a first scanning line, a second scanning line, a data signal line, a switching element having a first terminal and a second terminal of a first conduction type, the first terminal being connected to the data signal line, for being held in a conducting state or a non-conducting state according to a voltage applied to the first scanning line, and a storage capacitance having a first electrode and a second electrode that shares the second scanning line, wherein the second terminal of the switching element is connected to the display element and connected to the first electrode of the storage capacitance including a semiconductor film of a second conduction type different from the second terminal.

A display device is discussed, which includes: a light emitting diode to emit light; and a pixel circuit connected to the light emitting diode, the pixel circuit including; a data line; a driving power line; a sense signal line; a gate line; and a switch connected with the data line by a first terminal, a digital-to-analog converter by a second terminal, and an analog-to-digital converter by a third terminal, wherein the switch connects the data line to the digital-to-analog converter or the analog-to-digital converter on a basis of a switch control signal.

A pixel structure comprising at least one transistor, a first storage capacitor, a first conductive layer, an interlayer dielectric layer, a second conductive layer, a passivation layer, and a third conductive layer is provided. The first storage capacitor is electrically connected to the transistor. The interlayer dielectric layer having at least one first opening covers the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer is formed on a part of the interlayer dielectric layer and is electrically connected to the first conductive layer through the first opening. The passivation layer having at least one second opening covers the transistor and the second conductive layer. The third conductive layer is formed on a part of the passivation layer and is electrically connected to the transistor through the second opening. The first storage capacitor is formed by the third conductive layer, the passivation layer, and the second conductive layer.

A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a first signal line formed on the first substrate, the first signal line including a first portion and a second portion, wherein the second portion is thinner than the first portion, a second signal line insulated from the first signal line, the second signal line crossing the first signal line, a thin film transistor connected to the second signal line, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, an insulating layer formed on the first signal line, the second signal line, and the thin film transistor, the insulating layer including a first portion and a second portion, a first spacer formed on the first portion of the insulating layer, and a second spacer formed on the second portion of the insulating layer, wherein the second portion of the insulating layer overlaps the second portion of the first signal line, and the first portion and the second portion of the insulating layer have different surface heights.

A passive matrix organic light emitting diode display device comprises a plurality of vertical organic light emitting transistors, each having a first collector, a first grid / base, and a first emitter. Therein, the first collectors are electrically connected and arranged parallelly to form a plurality of first scan units, and the first grids / bases are electrically connected and arranged parallelly to form a plurality of second scan units, while the first emitters are integrated into a common electrode, in which the first scan units and the second scan units are perpendicularly crossed. By perpendicularly combining vertical transistors onto organic light emitting diodes so as to drive the organic light emitting diodes, an active area as well as a luminance of the organic light emitting diode display device are enhanced and consequently an aperture ratio of each pixel unit in the organic light emitting diode display device is increased.

The present invention relates to an OLED display and a manufacturing method thereof, including a gate line, a data line intersecting the gate line, a switching thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, a driving thin film transistor connected to the switching thin film transistor, a first driving voltage line connected to the driving thin film transistor and overlapping the gate line and the data line, a first electrode connected to the driving thin film transistor, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an light emitting member disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.

According to an embodiment, a display apparatus capable of image scanning and a driving method thereof is provided.According to an embodiment, a display apparatus capable of image scanning, which includes a plurality of contact sensors each of which includes an N-type transistor, a P-type transistor connected to a gate electrode of the N-type transistor, and a sensing capacitor one end of which is connected to a drain electrode of the N-type transistor, the plurality of contact sensors being arranged so as not to cover a unit color pixel area of a color filter layer; a first scan line to which a selective signal is periodically applied, the first scan line being connected to a source electrode of the N-type transistor; a second scan line to which a selective signal is applied followed by the first scan line, the second scan line being connected to the gate electrode and source electrode of the P-type transistor; and a readout line connected to the drain electrode of the N-type transistor.

It is an object to provide a liquid crystal display device and an electronic device of which aperture ratio increases. The present invention includes a substrate having an insulating surface, a transistor formed over the substrate, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the transistor. The transistor includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer having a microcrystalline structure over the gate insulating layer, and a buffer layer over the semiconductor layer having the microcrystalline structure. The channel width W of the transistor and the channel length L of the transistor satisfy a relation of 0.1≦W / L≦1.7.

A semiconductor device in which the aperture ratio and which includes a capacitor with increased charge capacity is provided. A semiconductor device in which the number of masks used in a manufacturing process is reduced and the manufacturing costs are reduced is also provided. An impurity is contained in a light-transmitting semiconductor film so that the semiconductor film functions as one of a pair of electrodes in a capacitor. The other pair of electrodes is formed using a light-transmitting conductive film such as a pixel electrode. Further, a scan line and a capacitor line are provided on the same surface and in parallel to each other. An opening reaching the capacitor line and an opening reaching a conductive film which can be formed in the formation of a source electrode or a drain electrode of the transistor can be formed concurrently in an insulating film.

Provided are a fringe-field-switching (FFS)-mode liquid crystal display (LCD) and a method of manufacturing the same. The FFS-mode LCD includes a transparent common electrode, a conductive reflection structure electrically connected to the transparent common electrode, and a transparent pixel electrode formed on the conductive reflection structure and including a plurality of slits. The transparent common electrode is formed on a region including a data line and a gate line so that respective unit pixel regions can be electrically connected to one another.

An array substrate for liquid crystal display devices includes first and second gate lines spaced apart from each other, a common line between the first and second gate lines parallel to the first and second gate lines, a data line crossing the first and second gate lines to define first and second pixel regions with respect to the common line, a first thin film transistor at a crossing portion of the first gate line and the data line, a second thin film transistor at a crossing portion of the second gate line and the data line, a first pixel electrode connected to the first thin film transistor in the first pixel region, and a second pixel electrode connected to the second thin film transistor in the second pixel region, wherein the first and second pixel electrodes have a symmetric shape with respect to the common line.

A liquid crystal display includes a first insulation substrate, a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines disposed on the first insulation substrate, a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines, a plurality of pixel electrodes connected to the plurality of thin film transistors, a second insulation substrate disposed substantially opposite to the first insulation substrate; a plurality of column spacers disposed between the first and second insulation substrates and which supports the first and second insulation substrates, a light blocking member disposed on the first insulation substrate and including a sheet portion which includes an opening, a height controlling member disposed at the opening of the sheet portion of the light blocking member, where the plurality of column spacers is disposed on the height controlling member or the light blocking member.

A method of manufacturing a polarizer includes forming a first layer on a base substrate, forming a first partition wall layer on the first layer, forming a second partition wall layer on the first partition wall, forming a plurality of first partition wall patterns and a plurality of second partition walls disposed on the first partition wall patterns by etching the first partition wall and the second partition wall at the same time, forming a block copolymer layer on the first layer on which the plurality of first partition wall patterns are formed, forming a plurality of fine patterns from the block copolymer layer, and patterning the first layer using the fine patterns and the second partition wall patterns as a mask.

A liquid crystal display (LCD) capable of easily implementing a repairing process is provided under a circumstance where a width of a sustain electrode line is reduced or even no sustain electrode line is provided for the purpose of ensuring an increased aperture ratio, and a method for repairing the liquid crystal display is provided. The LCD includes a gate line, extending in a first direction, and a data wiring being insulated from the gate line. The data wiring includes a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a data line extending in a second direction. A pixel electrode is connected to the drain electrode via a contact hole, and a sustain electrode line is formed in a substantially the same plane as the gate line and has a sustain electrode overlapped by the contact hole.

A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate; first to fourth pixels arranged in a matrix pattern on the first substrate, the fourth pixel having an area smaller than each of the first and second pixels and larger than the third pixel; a second substrate facing the first substrate; first to fourth color filter patterns formed on the second substrate and respectively corresponding to the first to fourth pixels, wherein the first to fourth color filter patterns have green, blue, white and red colors, respectively; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates.

In a high-resolution liquid crystal display with improved side visibility having a color filter on array, a unit pixel includes first and second sub-pixels in which liquid crystals are continuously aligned and electrically isolated. A first pixel electrode for implementing the first sub-pixel is formed on a color filter layer and a second protective layer, and a second pixel electrode for implementing the second sub-pixel is formed between the color filter layer and the second protective layer. The second protective layer the second protective layer formed on the second pixel electrode lowers the electric field of the second sub-pixel, so that a liquid crystal application voltage applied to the second sub-pixel is lower than the voltage applied to the first sub-pixel. Accordingly, the transmittances of the first and second sub-pixels in the unit pixel are different from each other, to improve side visibility.

An LCD includes a first pixel electrode coupled to a first scan line and a data line, and a second pixel electrode coupled to a second scan line and the data line. A first and a second storage capacitor electrode lines are at two sides of the data line and across the scan lines. A first storage capacitor electrode extension line is extended out of the first storage capacitor electrode line and toward the data line, and a second storage capacitor electrode extension line is extended out of the second storage capacitor electrode line and toward the data line. The first pixel electrode and second pixel electrode partly overlap the first and the second storage capacitor electrode extension lines, respectively. Since the storage capacitor electrode line and the scan line is formed on different metal layer, a gap between the storage capacitor electrode line and the scan line is shortened.

A method of forming a transparent electrode includes forming a first transparent conductive material layer on a base; performing a plasma process on the first transparent conductive material layer such that the upper portion of the first transparent conductive material layer is changed into semitransparent; forming a second transparent conductive material layer on the first transparent conductive material layer; patterning the second transparent conductive material layer and the first transparent conductive material layer; and annealing the patterned second transparent conductive material layer and the patterned first transparent conductive material layer such that the upper portion of the first transparent conductive material layer is changed into transparent.

A liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and liquid crystal interposed between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes an active element, a first insulating film formed on the active element, a plurality of first electrodes disposed on the first insulating film, a second insulating film disposed on the first electrodes, and a pixel electrode disposed on the second insulating film. The pixel electrode is electrically coupled to the active element via a portion defining a contact hole formed in a portion defining a clearance between the plurality of first electrodes.

An LTPS array substrate includes a plurality of LTPS thin-film transistors and a bottom transparent conductive layer, a protective layer, and a top transparent conductive layer. Each LTPS thin-film transistor includes a substrate, a patternized light shield layer, a buffering layer, a patternized poly-silicon layer, a gate insulation layer, a gate line, and a common electrode line, an insulation layer, a drain and a source, and a planarization layer that are formed to sequentially stack on each other. The light shield layer covers the scan line and the source / drain. A patternized third metal layer is between the bottom transparent conductive layer and the protective layer and includes a first zone and a second zone intersecting the first zone. The first zone shields the source line. A portion of the second zone overlaps a side portion of the light shield layer that is close to the source / drain electrode.

Provided is a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display in which the aperture ratio of a panel is improved while maintaining good response characteristics against voltage, in a display mode using liquid crystal having negative dielectric constant anisotropy. The method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display comprising steps of: forming vertical alignment films on facing surfaces of a couple of substrates facing each other, respectively; subjecting the vertical alignment films to a rubbing process at least along one direction within planes of the substrates; sealing, between the couple of substrates with the vertical alignment films formed, a liquid crystal layer having a negative dielectric constant anisotropy and containing a curing material; and curing the curing material of the liquid crystal layer, under a voltage applied between the couple of substrates.

An in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device includes a substrate; at least two gate lines disposed on the substrate; at least two data lines disposed on the substrate crossing the gate lines to define a pixel region; a driving device disposed in the pixel region; a plurality of first electrodes disposed in the pixel region; and a plurality of second electrodes disposed in the pixel region parallel with the first electrodes. At least one first electrode is overlapped with at least one second electrode. Further, each one of the first electrodes and a corresponding one of second electrodes defining an electric field in a direction parallel to a surface of the substrate.

A liquid crystal display (LCD) including a liquid crystal panel, and a gate driver which applies a gate signal having a driving frequency equal to or greater than 100 Hz to the liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel comprises a first display panel, a second display panel facing the first display panel, and a liquid crystal composition disposed between the first display panel and the second display panel and includes liquid crystals.

The invention provides a display panel (2) for an image display apparatus. In the display panel (2) of an image display apparatus, a left-eye pixel (4L) and a right-eye pixel (4R) constitute a display unit (4) and have a nearly trapezoidal shape. A sub-pixel has a nearly trapezoidal aperture having upper and lower bases nearly parallel to the X-axis and two oblique sides oblique in directions different from the Y-axis direction. A nearly triangular shielding part is provided at the acute angle part of the nearly trapezoidal shape. The nearly triangular shielding part serves to create a gentle distribution of brightness and luminance of the image display apparatus, whereby 3D moire becomes less visible and 3D crosstalk is reduced.