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US 8,553,183 B2Granted
Display device having reduced step coverage at overlapping portion of color filters
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorsDong-Gyu Kim, Seong-Young Lee
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Abstract
A display device includes; a first substrate, a first pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate, a second pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate and neighboring the first pixel electrode, a first color filter disposed under the first pixel electrode, a second color filter disposed under the second pixel electrode and overlapping the first color filter in an area between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode, and a data line including a first portion and a second portion respectively disposed on left and right sides of the area wherein the first and second color filters overlap.
Claims19
A display device comprising:
- a first substrate;
- a gate electrode disposed on the first substrate;
- a first pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate;
- a second pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate and neighboring the first pixel electrode;
- a first color filter disposed under the first pixel electrode;
- a second color filter disposed under the second pixel electrode and overlapping the first color filter in an area between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode, and the first and second color filters disposed between the first substrate and the first and second pixel electrodes;
- a data line including a first portion and a second portion respectively disposed on left and right sides of the area wherein the first color filter and second color filter overlap;
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- a first light-blocking member disposed substantially opposite to one of the first portions of the data line and the second portion of the data line with respect to the area wherein the first and second color filter layers overlap,
- wherein the data line is disposed on a first area away from the area wherein the first color filter and the second color filter overlap, and
- wherein the first light-blocking member is disposed on a second area away from the area wherein the first and second color filter layers overlap, and partially overlaps a portion of an edge of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode and is disposed on a same layer where the gate electrode is located, and
- wherein the first area does not overlap the second area.
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A display device comprising:
- a first substrate;
- a gate electrode disposed on the first substrate;
- a first pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate;
- a second pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate and neighboring the first pixel electrode;
- a data line including a first portion and a second portion respectively disposed on opposite sides of the first and second pixel electrodes with respect to an imaginary straight line passing between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode, and a third portion connecting the first and second portions to each other;
- a first color filter disposed under the first pixel electrode;
- a second color filter disposed under the second pixel electrode;
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- a first light-blocking member disposed substantially opposite to one of the first portions of the data line and the second portion of the data line with respect to the area wherein the first and second color filter layers overlap,
- wherein the first and second color filters are disposed between the first substrate and the first and second pixel electrodes, and
- wherein the entire width of the first portion of the data line overlaps the first pixel electrode and the entire width of the second portion of the data line overlaps the second pixel electrode, and
- wherein the data line is disposed on a first area away from the area wherein the first color filter and the second color filter overlap, and
- wherein the first light-blocking member is disposed on a second area away from the area wherein the first and second color filter layers overlap, and overlaps a portion of an edge of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode and is disposed on a same layer where the gate electrode is located, and
- wherein the first area does not overlap the second area.
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