Display with Low Reflectivity Alignment Structures

A display, comprising:

• an upper polarizer;
• a lower polarizer;
• first and second substrate layers between the upper and lower polarizers;
• a layer of liquid crystal material between the first and second substrate layers, wherein the first substrate layer is interposed between the layer of liquid crystal material and the upper polarizer;
• a bond pad on a surface of the first substrate layer;
• a component having a bond pad that is bonded to the bond pad on the first substrate layer using an anisotropic conductive film bond;
• and
• an opaque masking layer on the surface of the substrate layer, wherein opaque masking layer has an opening and wherein the bond pad is positioned in the opening so that the bond pad can be visually inspected through the upper polarizer, the first substrate, and the opening.

A display, comprising:

• an upper polarizer;
• a lower polarizer;
• first and second substrate layers between the upper and lower polarizers;
• a layer of liquid crystal material between the first and second substrate layers, wherein the first substrate layer is interposed between the layer of liquid crystal material and the upper polarizer and wherein the first substrate has opposing first and second surfaces;
• substrate bond pads on the first surface of the first substrate layer;
• a component having component bond pads that are each bonded to a respective one of the substrate bond pads with a respective anisotropic conductive film bond;
• an opaque masking layer on the first surface of the substrate layer, wherein opaque masking layer has openings in which the substrate bond pads are located;
• and
• an opaque material on the upper polarizer, wherein the opaque material is interposed between the second surface of the first substrate and the upper polarizer and overlaps the openings and the substrate bond pads in the openings.

A display, comprising:

• an upper polarizer;
• a lower polarizer;
• first and second substrate layers between the upper and lower polarizers;
• a layer of liquid crystal material between the first and second substrate layers, wherein the first substrate layer is interposed between the layer of liquid crystal material and the upper polarizer and wherein the first substrate has opposing first and second surfaces;
• substrate bond pads on the first surface of the first substrate layer;
• a component having component bond pads that are each bonded to a respective one of the substrate bond pads with a respective anisotropic conductive film bond;
• an opaque masking layer on the first surface of the substrate layer, wherein opaque masking layer has openings in which the substrate bond pads are located;
• and
• an opaque material on the second surface that overlaps the openings.