Display panel and method of manufacturing the same

A method of manufacturing a display panel, comprising:

• providing a light blocking material on a first substrate;
• patterning the light blocking material to form a black matrix through which openings are formed in a matrix configuration;
• providing a droplet including a bead spacer mixed with a solvent at least above an area where the black matrix is formed;
• vaporizing the solvent to move the bead spacer to above the area where the black matrix is formed;
• and
• providing a second substrate to face the first substrate and disposing the bead spacer between the first substrate and the second substrate,
• wherein an end portion of the black matrix that defines the openings has a tapered shape.

A display panel including a bead spacer provided from a droplet including the bead spacer mixed with a solvent, comprising:

• a first substrate including an electrode having a spacer area;
• a second substrate facing the first substrate with the bead spacer interposed in the spacer area between the first substrate and the second substrate;
• and
• a plurality of pixels disposed on either the first substrate or the second substrate,
• wherein the spacer area has a dimension equal to or greater than a diameter of the droplet.

A display panel comprising:

• a first substrate including a black matrix through which a plurality of openings are formed;
• a second substrate facing the first substrate;
• and
• a plurality of pixels disposed on either the first substrate or the second substrate,
• wherein an end portion of the black matrix that defines the openings has a tapered shape.