# US 11,906,857 B2 · Liquid crystal display device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,906,857 B2 - Document ID: US11906857B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/140,006 - Filed: 2023-04-27 - Published: 2023-09-14 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2013-10-31 - Assignees: Japan Display Inc. - Applicants: Japan Display Inc. - Inventors: Yasushi Tomioka; Yosuke Hyodo; Hidehiro Sonoda; Noboru Kunimatsu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11906857B2 ## CPC - G02F 1/134363: {for applying an electric field parallel to the substrate, i.e. in-plane switching [IPS]} - G02F 1/133345: {Insulating layers (G02F1/1335, G02F1/1337, G02F1/135, G02F1/136 take precedence)} - G02F 1/133512: {Light shielding layers, e.g. black matrix (G02F1/136209 takes precedence)} - G02F 1/133514: {Colour filters} - G02F 1/133788: {by light irradiation, e.g. linearly polarised light photo-polymerisation} - G02F 1/136227: {Through-hole connection of the pixel electrode to the active element through an insulation layer} - G02F 1/1368: in which the switching element is a three-electrode device {(G02F1/136277 takes precedence)} - H10D 86/411: {characterised by materials, geometry or structure of the substrates} - H10D 86/60: wherein the TFTs are in active matrices - G02F 2202/02: organic material - G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS - H10D: INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES ## Abstract In a liquid crystal display device, a common electrode is formed on an organic passivation film, an interlayer insulating film is formed on the common electrode, a pixel electrode with a slit is formed on the interlayer insulating film, and a through hole is formed in the organic passivation film and the interlayer insulating film, so that the pixel electrode is connected to a source electrode of a TFT through the through hole. Further, the taper angle around the upper base of the through hole is smaller than the taper angle around the lower base. Thus, the alignment film material can easily flow into the through hole when the diameter of the through hole is reduced to connect the pixel and source electrodes, preventing display defects such as uneven brightness due to the absence of the alignment film or due to the alignment film irregularity around the through hole. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display device comprising: a first substrate including an organic passivation film, a common electrode formed on the organic passivation film, an insulating film on the common electrode, a pixel electrode on the insulating film, and a thin film transistor having a source electrode which is connected to the pixel electrode at a contact portion; and a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, and including a black layer and a color filter on the second substrate, wherein the organic passivation film around the contact portion has an inclined surface that is inclined with respect to the first substrate, wherein the organic passivation film has a thickness D at a position opposed to the color filter, an inclination angle of the inclined surface at the thickness of D/3 from a surface on which the common electrode is formed is 10 degrees or more, and an inclination angle of the inclined surface at a position of a thickness of 2D/3 from the surface on which the common electrode is formed is greater than the inclination angle of the inclined surface at a position of a thickness of D/3. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the common electrode is not provided on the inclined surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, further comprising an alignment film provided on the pixel electrode, wherein the alignment film covers the contact portion and the inclined surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display device according to claim 3, wherein the alignment film is a photo alignment film. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the pixel electrode has a slit, a part of the slit is located on the inclined surface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the inclination angle of the inclined surface at the thickness of D/3 is 50 degrees or less. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein the inclination angle of the inclined surface at the thickness of 2D/3 is 60 degrees or more. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, further comprising an alignment film provided on the pixel electrode, wherein the alignment film covers the contact portion and the inclined surface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The display device according to claim 8, wherein the alignment film is a photo alignment film. ### Claim 10 A display device comprising: a first substrate including an organic passivation film, a common electrode formed on the organic passivation film, an insulating film on the common electrode, a pixel electrode on the insulating film, and a thin film transistor having a source electrode which is connected to the pixel electrode at a contact portion; and a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, and including a black layer and a color filter on the second substrate, wherein the organic passivation film around the contact portion has an inclined surface that is inclined with respect to the first substrate, wherein the organic passivation film has a thickness D at a position opposed to the color filter, an inclination angle of the inclined surface at the thickness of 2D/3 from a surface on which the common electrode is formed is 60 degrees or more, and an inclination angle of the inclined surface at a position of a thickness of D/3 from the surface on which the common electrode is formed is smaller than the inclination angle of the inclined surface at a position of a thickness of 2D/3. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The display device according to claim 8, wherein the common electrode is not provided on the inclined surface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The display device according to claim 10, wherein the pixel electrode has a slit, a part of the slit is located on the inclined surface. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The display device according to claim 10, wherein the inclination angle of the inclined surface at the thickness of D/3 is between 10 and 50 degrees.