Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the same

A liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal layer sealed between a first substrate on which pixel circuits are formed and a second substrate on which a counter electrode is formed, and said first and second substrates being connected to each other via a sealing member composed of a resin material that includes conductive particles, said liquid display device further comprising:

• said first substrate having a wiring layer which is connected to said pixel circuits, an insulating layer which is formed on the surface facing said liquid crystal layer so as to cover the pixel circuits and wiring layer, a conducting electrode which is mounted on said insulating layer and which is connected to said wiring layer, and a first alignment film which is disposed on top of said insulating layer so as to cover the region directly above said pixel circuit and which aligns the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer;
• a cut-out part being formed in the alignment film in the end part located on the side of said conducting electrode;
• said cut-out part being positioned on the conducting electrode;
• said sealing member being formed so as to cover the conducting electrode and be in contact with at least a part of said counter electrode;
• the conducting electrode and the counter electrode being in contact with each other in the cut-out part of the first alignment film;
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• the conducting electrode and the sealing member being connected to each other.

A liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal layer sealed between a first substrate on which pixel circuits are formed and a second substrate on which a counter electrode is formed, and said first and second substrates being connected to each other via a sealing member composed of a resin material that includes conductive particles, said liquid crystal display device further comprising:

• said first substrate having a wiring layer which is connected to said pixel circuits, an insulating layer which is formed on the surface facing said liquid crystal layer so as to cover said pixel circuits and wiring layer, a plurality of electrodes used for electrical conductivity which are locally disposed on said insulating layer and which are respectively connected to said wiring layer, and a first alignment film which is disposed on said insulating layer so as to cover the region immediately above said pixel circuits and which aligns the liquid crystal molecules of said liquid crystal layer:
• that portion of the end part of said first alignment film on the side of the conducting electrode which is immediately above the conducting electrode forming a cut-out part;
• said sealing member being in contact with at least a portion of said counter electrode and being formed on the end part of said alignment film on the side of the conducting electrode so as to cover the conducting electrode;
• and
• said conducting electrode and counter electrode being connected to each other via the sealing member.

A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal layer sealed between a first substrate provided with a conducting electrode in mutual connection with a wiring layer connected to a pixel circuit, and a second substrate on which a counter electrode is formed, and said first and second substrates being connected to each other via a sealing member, said method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device comprising:

• forming an alignment film on the upper end part of said first substrate using an alignment plate in which a cut-out part is formed so that at least a portion of the covering cut-out part is positioned on said conducting electrode;
• performing a rubbing treatment on said alignment film;
• forming a sealing member so that this sealing member covers the conducting electrode;
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• pasting said first substrate and second substrate together, with said sealing member interposed therebetween.

A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, said method comprising:

• forming pixel circuits and a wiring layer connected to these pixel circuits on an insulating substrate, then forming an insulating layer so that this insulating layer covers said pixel circuits and wiring layer, and forming a conducting electrode which is connected to said wiring layer on a portion of said insulating layer that is located further to the outside than the region directly above said pixel circuits, so that a first substrate is obtained;
• printing an alignment film on said insulating layer using an alignment plate in which a cut-out part is formed in the end part, so that the region directly above said pixel circuits is covered, and at least a portion of the cut-out part is positioned on said conducting electrode
• performing a rubbing treatment on said alignment film;
• coating said conducting electrode with a resin that includes conductive particles so that a sealing member is formed;
• pasting the first substrate on which this sealing member is formed and a second substrate on which a counter electrode is formed together via said sealing member;
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• sealing a liquid crystal layer between said first substrate and second substrate.