Liquid crystal display

An image display apparatus having an image display region in which pixel electrodes are arranged in rows and columns of a matrix and an image non-display region located outside of the image display region, the image display apparatus comprising:

• a display signal supplying circuit for supplying display signals;
• a scan signal supplying circuit for supplying scan signals;
• a plurality of parallel display signal lines for transmitting the display signals to the pixel electrodes;
• a plurality of parallel scan signal lines for transmitting the scan signals to the pixel electrodes;
• first and second pixel electrodes located between the nth (where n is a positive integer) scan signal line and the (n+1)th scan signal line and receiving the display signals from a predetermined one of the display signal lines;
• first and second switching elements connected in series between the predetermined display signal line and the first pixel electrode;
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• a third switching element connected between the predetermined display signal line and the second pixel electrode, and
• wherein the scan signal transmitted through the (n+1)th scan signal line controls ON and OFF of the first and third switching elements, and
• the scan signal transmitted through a branched scan signal line which is branched from the (n+2)th scan signal line located downstream of the (n+1)th scan signal line controls ON and OFF of the second switching element.

An image display apparatus having an image display region in which pixel electrodes are arranged in rows and columns of a matrix and an image non-display region located around the image display region, the image display apparatus comprising:

• a display signal supplying circuit for supplying display signals;
• a scan signal supplying circuit for supplying scan signals;
• a plurality of parallel display signal lines for transmitting the display signals to the pixel electrodes;
• a plurality of parallel scan signal lines for transmitting the scan signals to the pixel electrodes;
• first and second pixel electrodes located between the nth (where n is a positive integer) scan signal line and the (n+1)th scan signal line and receiving the display signals from a predetermined one of the display signal lines;
• first and second switching elements connected in series between the predetermined display signal line and the first pixel electrode;
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• a third switching element connected between the predetermined display signal line and the second pixel electrode, and
• wherein the scan signal transmitted through the nth scan signal line controls ON and OFF of the first and third switching elements, and
• the scan signal transmitted through a branched scan signal line which is branched from the (n+1)th scan signal line controls ON and OFF of the second switching element.

An LCD comprising:

• a substrate;
• a first gate electrode of a first TFT and a second gate electrode of a second TFT, said first and second gate electrodes adjacent to other on said substrate;
• an insulating film formed over said first and second gate electrodes;
• a semiconductor layer formed over said insulating film;
• a first source/drain electrode for said first TFT opposite said second TFT, a second source/drain electrode for said second TFT opposite said first TFT, and a third source/drain electrode between and common to both said first and second TFTs, said first, second and third source/drain electrodes being formed on said semiconductor layer;
• a passivation layer formed on (i) said first, second and third source/drain electrodes, (ii) a region of said insulating layer peripheral to said first and second TFTs, and (iii) a side edge of said first source/drain electrode peripheral to said first TFT;
• said passivation layer having a gap over a region of said first source/drain electrode peripheral of said first gate;
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• a pixel electrode formed on (a) a first portion of said passivation layer which is formed on said insulating layer, (b) a second portion of said passivation layer which is formed on said side edge and (c) said first source/drain electrode through said gap in said passivation layer.

An LCD comprising:

• a substrate;
• a first gate electrode of a first TFT and a second gate electrode of a second TFT, said first and second gate electrodes adjacent to other on said substrate;
• an insulating film formed over said first and second gate electrodes;
• a semiconductor layer formed over said insulating film;
• a first source/drain electrode for said first TFT opposite said second TFT, a second source/drain electrode for said second TFT opposite said first TFT, and a third source/drain electrode between and common to both said first and second TFTs, said first, second and third source/drain electrodes being formed on said semiconductor layer;
• a passivation layer formed on said first, second and third source/drain electrodes, said passivation layer having a gap over a region of said first source/drain electrode peripheral of said first gate;
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• a pixel electrode formed on (a) a first portion of said passivation layer which is formed on said first source/drain electrode peripheral of said first gate and (c) said first source/drain electrode through said gap in said passivation layer.