# US 12,216,372 B2 · Liquid crystal display device

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- Number: US 12,216,372 B2
- Document ID: US12216372B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/791,701
- Filed: 2024-08-01
- Published: 2024-11-28
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2005-12-05
- Assignees: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Hajime Kimura; Hideki Uochi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12216372B2

## CPC

- G02F 1/1368: in which the switching element is a three-electrode device {(G02F1/136277 takes precedence)}
- G02F 1/133345: {Insulating layers (G02F1/1335, G02F1/1337, G02F1/135, G02F1/136 take precedence)}
- G02F 1/133371: {Cells with varying thickness of the liquid crystal layer}
- G02F 1/133555: {Transflectors}
- G02F 1/134363: {for applying an electric field parallel to the substrate, i.e. in-plane switching [IPS]}
- G02F 1/13439: {characterised by their electrical, optical, physical properties; materials therefor; method of making}
- G02F 1/136227: {Through-hole connection of the pixel electrode to the active element through an insulation layer}
- G02F 1/136286: {Wiring, e.g. gate line, drain line}
- G02F 1/133553: {Reflecting elements (associated to illuminating devices G02F1/133605)}
- G02F 1/134372: {for fringe field switching [FFS] where the common electrode is not patterned}
- G02F 1/136209: {Light shielding layers, e.g. black matrix, incorporated in the active matrix substrate, e.g. structurally associated with the switching element}
- G02F 1/136222: {Colour filters incorporated in the active matrix substrate}
- G02F 2201/121: common or background
- G02F 2201/123: pixel
- G02F 2201/124: interdigital
- 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

## Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to apply a sufficient electrical field to a liquid crystal material in a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display device typified by an FFS type. In a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display, an electrical field is applied to a liquid crystal material right above a common electrode and a pixel electrode using plural pairs of electrodes rather than one pair of electrodes. One pair of electrodes includes a comb-shaped common electrode and a comb-shaped pixel electrode. Another pair of electrodes includes a common electrode provided in a pixel portion and the comb-shaped pixel electrode.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal layer provided over a pixel electrode and a common electrode comprising:
a semiconductor layer electrically connected to the pixel electrode and having a channel formation region of a transistor;
a gate line over the semiconductor layer;
a first insulating layer over the gate line;
a source line over the first insulating layer and electrically connected to the semiconductor layer;
a first conductive layer over the first insulating layer and electrically connected to the semiconductor layer and the pixel electrode; and
a common wiring over the first insulating layer and electrically connected to the common electrode,
wherein the first conductive layer has a same material as the source line,
wherein the semiconductor layer comprises silicon,
wherein each of the pixel electrode and the common electrode comprises indium tin oxide,
wherein the common electrode is in contact with an upper surface of the common wiring,
wherein in a plan view, the common wiring is disposed on a side of another adjacent pixel in a direction intersecting a direction in which the common wiring extends, and does not overlap with the first conductive layer,
wherein in a plan view, the channel formation region of the transistor does not overlap with the common electrode,
wherein in a plan view, the pixel electrode has a comb-shape,
wherein in a plan view, the common electrode has an opening,
wherein the opening of the common electrode has a first region overlapping with the pixel electrode and a second region not overlapping with the pixel electrode, and
wherein the common wiring overlaps with the second region.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1,
wherein the pixel electrode is over the first conductive layer.

### Claim 3

A liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal layer provided over a pixel electrode and a common electrode comprising:
a semiconductor layer electrically connected to the pixel electrode and having a channel formation region of a transistor;
a gate line over the semiconductor layer;
a first insulating layer over the gate line;
a source line over the first insulating layer and electrically connected to the semiconductor layer;
a first conductive layer over the first insulating layer and electrically connected to the semiconductor layer and the pixel electrode; and
a common wiring over the first insulating layer and electrically connected to the common electrode,
wherein the first conductive layer has a same material as the source line,
wherein the semiconductor layer comprises silicon,
wherein each of the pixel electrode and the common electrode comprises indium tin oxide,
wherein the common electrode is in contact with an upper surface of the common wiring,
wherein in a plan view, the common wiring is disposed on a side of another adjacent pixel in a direction intersecting a direction in which the common wiring extends, and does not overlap with the first conductive layer,
wherein in a plan view, the channel formation region of the transistor does not overlap with the common electrode,
wherein in a plan view, the pixel electrode has a comb-shape,
wherein in a plan view, the common electrode has a planar region, and a first region and a second region that are separated from each other,
wherein a third region sandwiched between the first region and the second region has a fourth region that overlaps with the pixel electrode and a fifth region that does not overlap with the pixel electrode, and
wherein the common wiring overlaps with the fifth region.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The liquid crystal display device according to claim 3,
wherein the pixel electrode is over the first conductive layer.