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Liquid crystal display device

a technology of liquid crystal display and display device, which is applied in the direction of semiconductor devices, semiconductor/solid-state device details, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of poor product reliability and achieve the effect of improving product reliability

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-02-24
INNOLUX CORP
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The present invention provides a liquid crystal display (LCD) device using the color filter on array (COA) process that is immune to the problems of conventional LCD devices. It prevents exposure of the wire-collecting area to improve product reliability and insulates the outer leads to reduce electrical shorts. The insulation layer can be formed between the outer leads or the black matrix layer. The metal wires can be covered with a protective film. The technical effects of this invention include improved reliability, reduced electrical shorts, and improved insulation.

Problems solved by technology

It may result in poor product reliability.

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[0045] Please refer to FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, a front view of the TFT-LCD device and a cross-sectional view of the wire-collecting area according to the present invention are shown. FIG. 4B is the cross-sectional view of FIG. 4A in the XX′ direction. First, a series of the procedures forming TFTs, a wire-collecting area 411, and an outer lead bonding (OLB) area 412 are executed on a transparent glass substrate 42. After such procedures, a plurality of protruding metal wires 43 will be formed in the wire-collecting area 411 as illustrated in FIG. 4B. The active area 41, the wire-collecting area 411 and the OLB area 412 are electrically connected. The material of the metal wires 43 is usually molybdenum (Mo), aluminum (Al) or the stack of Mo and Al. In general, a protective film 44, such as indium tin oxide (ITO) or indium-doped zinc oxide (IZO), is sputtered on the surface of the metal wires 43 in order to prevent from oxidation of the metal wires 43.

[0046] After the above steps, the b...

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[0047] Please refer to FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, a front view of the TFT-LCD device and a cross-sectional view of the wire-collecting area according to the present invention are shown. FIG. 5B is the cross-sectional view of FIG. 5A in the XX′ direction. First, a series of the procedures forming TFTs, a wire-collecting area 411, and an outer lead bonding (OLB) area 412 are executed on a transparent glass substrate 42. After such procedures, a plurality of protruding metal wires 43 will be formed in the wire-collecting area 411 as illustrated in FIG. 5B. The active area 41, the wire-collecting area 411 and the OLB area 412 are electrically connected. The material of the metal wires 43 is usually molybdenum (Mo), aluminum (Al) or the stack of Mo and Al. In general, a protective layer 44, such as indium tin oxide (ITO) or indium-doped zinc oxide (IZO), is sputtered on the surface of the metal wires 43 in order to prevent from oxidation of the metal wires 43.

[0048] After the above steps, an o...

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[0050] Please refer to FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B, a front view of the TFT-LCD device and a cross-sectional view of the OLB area according to the present invention are shown. FIG. 6B is the cross-sectional view of FIG. 6A in the YY′ direction. First, a series of the procedures forming TFTs, a wire-collecting area 511, and an outer lead bonding (OLB) area 512 are executed on a transparent glass substrate 52. After such procedures, a plurality of protruding outer leads 58 will be formed in the OLB area 512 as illustrated in FIG. 6B. The active area 51, the wire-collecting area 511 and the OLB area 512 are electrically connected.

[0051] After the above steps, the black matrix [BM] layer process is executed. First, an organic resin material is formed on the substrate by the spin-coating method. Then, the organic resin material in the active area 51 and the wire-collecting area 511 is entirely removed, and that in the OLB area 512 is partially removed by exposure, development and baking, forming...

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Abstract

A liquid crystal display (LCD) device using the COA process. The LCD device includes a passivation layer formed on metal wires in the wire-collecting area for preventing metal wires from exposure. Or, the LCD device includes an insulation layer formed between outer leads in the outer lead bonding (OLB) area for improving insulation among the outer leads.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The invention relates to a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, more particularly to a liquid crystal display (LCD) device using the COA process. [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0004] The conventional TFT-LCD panel was assembled by a TFT glass substrate, a color filter glass substrate, and the liquid crystal injected into the gap between such two substrates. In the past, the alignment between the TFT glass substrate and the color filter glass substrate must be made accurately. Therefore, the yield of the cell process is the lowest one in comparison to the whole panel process. If we can prevent from the loss under such process, the whole yield and the cost reduction can be improved greatly. For the new mass production technology, which is the so-called COA (color filter on array) technology, the color filter process should be executed after the TFT array process for the TFT glass substrate. By means of the CO...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G02F1/1335G02F1/1345G02F1/1362G02F1/1368H01L21/3205H01L23/52
CPCG02F1/1345G02F2001/136222G02F1/136209G02F1/136222
Inventor KUO, KUANG-LUNGPENG, HUO-LONG
Owner INNOLUX CORP