Liquid crystal display panel having wide viewing angle
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSahng-Ik Jun
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Abstract
A panel for a liquid crystal display and method of fabrication are provided the panel including: a pixel electrode having a plurality of partitions connected to each other; a first wire adjacent to the pixel electrode and applied with a voltage different from a voltage applied to the pixel electrode; and a switching element connected to the pixel electrode, supplying a signal to the pixel electrode, and having a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, wherein a portion of the drain electrode extends between the pixel electrode and the first wire, wherein at least one of connecting members connecting the plurality of partitions of the pixel electrode covers the first wire.
Claims11
A panel for a liquid crystal display, the panel comprising:
- a pixel electrode having a plurality of partitions connected to each other;
- a first wire adjacent to the pixel electrode and applied with a voltage different from a voltage applied to the pixel electrode;
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- a switching element connected to the pixel electrode, supplying a signal to the pixel electrode, and having a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode,
- wherein a portion of the drain electrode extends between the pixel electrode and the first wire,
- wherein at least one of connecting members connecting the plurality of partitions of the pixel electrode covers the first wire.
A method of fabricating a thin film transistor array panel for a liquid crystal display, the method comprising the steps of;
- forming a gate wire on an insulating substrate, the gate wire including a gate line and a gate electrode connected to the gate line;
- forming a gate-insulating layer on the insulating substrate having the gate wire;
- forming a semiconductor layer on the gate-insulating layer;
- forming a data wire and a buffer, the data wire including a data line crossing over the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line, and a drain electrode placed opposite to the source electrodes with respect to the gate electrode;
- depositing a passivation layer onto the insulating substrate having the data wire and the buffer;
- patterning the passivation layer to form a first contact hole and a second contact hole exposing the drain electrode and the buffer, respectively;
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- forming a pixel electrode and a repairing connection on the passivation layer, the pixel electrode electrically connecting to the drain electrodes through the first contact hole and the repairing connection intersecting the gate line and electrically connecting to the buffer through the second contact hole,
- wherein the pixel electrode has a plurality of partitions connected to each other and the drain electrode extends between the pixel electrode and the data wire for transmitting image signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.