Array Substrate Mixed Color-Resist Area Light Leakage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional liquid crystal displays (LCDs) using the color filter on array (COA) technique suffer from color shift due to light leakage from neighboring pixels when viewed from different angles, affecting display quality.
Innovation Solution
An array substrate with a color filter layer featuring a mixed color-resist area between neighboring color-resist units, comprising two or more color-resist film layers with different colors, arranged in layers to prevent light leakage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a conventional color filter layer is used without mixed color-resist areas, then the manufacturing process is simple, but color shift occurs due to light leakage from neighboring pixels at oblique viewing angles
Solution Approach 1:
The color filter layer is segmented into multiple distinct regions: color-resist units (red, green, blue) and mixed color-resist areas positioned between them. This segmentation allows the mixed color-resist areas to specifically address light leakage from neighboring pixels without complicating the overall manufacturing process, as all regions can be formed using standard photolithography techniques.
Solution Approach 2:
The mixed color-resist areas are strategically positioned only at specific locations where light leakage occurs between neighboring color-resist units, rather than uniformly across the entire color filter layer. This local application of the mixed color-resist structure addresses the harmful light leakage effect precisely where it occurs, maintaining manufacturing simplicity in the broader context.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the color filter layer uses multiple color-resist film layers in mixed color-resist areas, then light leakage from neighboring pixels is prevented, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The solution addresses light leakage by introducing a horizontal spatial dimension - the mixed color-resist areas are positioned laterally between neighboring color-resist units rather than stacking vertically. This lateral arrangement prevents light leakage through adjacent pixel boundaries without requiring complex vertical layering, thus preventing light leakage while maintaining relatively simple device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The mixed color-resist areas utilize composite color-resist structures comprising multiple color-resist film layers (e.g., red and green film layers combined) positioned in specific spatial relationships. These composite structures effectively block light leakage from neighboring pixels through combined optical filtering, achieving light leakage prevention while managing structural complexity through intelligent material composition rather than excessive layering.
3Manufacturing precision
If neighboring pixels are allowed to share common color-resist film layers, then manufacturing precision is reduced, but color accuracy deteriorates due to light leakage
Solution Approach 1:
The color filter layer is divided into distinct color-resist units and separate mixed color-resist areas. This segmentation creates clear boundaries between neighboring pixels, allowing each color-resist unit to be formed with standard manufacturing precision while the mixed color-resist areas provide additional light leakage prevention. The segmentation maintains color accuracy by preventing unwanted light mixing between pixels.
Solution Approach 2:
The mixed color-resist areas function as intermediary structures positioned between neighboring color-resist units. These intermediary regions act as optical barriers that prevent light leakage from one pixel to another, thereby maintaining color accuracy without requiring ultra-precise alignment between adjacent color-resist units. The intermediaries buffer the optical interaction between neighboring pixels.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively reduces color shift caused by light leakage from neighboring pixels, enhancing the display quality of LCDs by ensuring accurate color representation across various viewing angles.
Implementation Method 1
The mixed color-resist area comprises two or more color-resist film layers arranged in layers with different colors... effectively reduces color shift caused by light leakage from neighboring pixels
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AI summary
An array substrate including a color filter layer is provided. The array substrate includes a first substrate, a TFT array, arranged on the first substrate, and a color filter layer arranged on the TFT array. The color filter layer includes color-resist units with different colors. A mixed color-resist area is arranged between the two neighboring color-resist units. The mixed color-resist area comprises two or more color-resist film layers arranged in layers with different colors. A method of producing an array substrate having a color filter layer is also provided. A liquid crystal display includes the array substrate having the color film layer is also proposed.
