Liquid crystal display
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorsSun-Young Chang, Chul Huh, Sang-Hun Lee, Gwan-Soo Kim, Yui-Ku Lee
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Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to a liquid crystal display having a display area and a non-display area which includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate, a layer having a first opening, a spacer disposed in the first opening, and a first light blocking member disposed in the non-display area. The spacer is disposed in the first opening to maintain an interval between the first substrate and the second substrate. The spacer and the first light blocking member include the same material.
Claims17
A liquid crystal display including a display area and a non-display area, comprising:
- a first substrate;
- a second substrate facing the first substrate;
- a color filter disposed on the first substrate;
- a layer disposed on the color filter and disposed at the display area and the non-display area, the layer comprising a contact hole at the display area;
- a pixel electrode disposed on the layer;
- a main spacer overlapping the contact hole and protruding from the contact hole toward the second substrate, the main spacer maintaining an interval between the first substrate and the second substrate;
- an assistance spacer to maintain an interval between the first substrate and the second substrate;
- and
- a first light blocking member disposed in the non-display area,
- wherein the main spacer and the first light blocking member comprise the same material, and
- wherein the assistance spacer is further away from the second substrate than the main spacer, and
- wherein the first light blocking member is thinner than the main spacer.
A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display comprising a display area and a non-display area, the method comprising:
- forming a color filter on a first substrate;
- forming a layer on a first substrate at the display area and the non-display area, the layer comprising a contact hole at the display area and covering the color filter at the display area;
- forming a pixel electrode on the layer;
- forming a main spacer overlapping the contact hole, the main spacer extending from the contact hole toward a second substrate and maintaining an interval between the first substrate and the second substrate;
- forming an assistance spacer to maintain an interval between the first substrate and the second substrate;
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- forming a first light blocking member disposed in the non-display area,
- wherein the forming of the first light blocking member and the main spacer comprises using a translucent mask to reduce the thickness of the first light blocking member compared with the thickness of the main spacer;
- and
- wherein the assistance spacer is further away from the second substrate than the main spacer, and
- wherein the first light blocking member is thinner than the main spacer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.