JPS63296020A - Liquid crystal display element - Google Patents

Liquid crystal display element

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JPS63296020A
JPS63296020A JP12999487A JP12999487A JPS63296020A JP S63296020 A JPS63296020 A JP S63296020A JP 12999487 A JP12999487 A JP 12999487A JP 12999487 A JP12999487 A JP 12999487A JP S63296020 A JPS63296020 A JP S63296020A
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electrode
liquid crystal
crystal display
transparent electrode
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Toshifumi Yoshioka
利文 吉岡
Takashi Enomoto
隆 榎本
Naoya Nishida
直哉 西田
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Canon Inc
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Priority to US07/552,860 priority patent/US5000545A/en
Priority to US07/626,737 priority patent/US5124826A/en
Publication of JPH0666016B2 publication Critical patent/JPH0666016B2/en
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V17/00Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages
    • F21V17/10Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages characterised by specific fastening means or way of fastening
    • F21V17/16Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages characterised by specific fastening means or way of fastening by deformation of parts; Snap action mounting
    • F21V17/164Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages characterised by specific fastening means or way of fastening by deformation of parts; Snap action mounting the parts being subjected to bending, e.g. snap joints
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V17/00Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages
    • F21V17/10Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages characterised by specific fastening means or way of fastening
    • F21V17/16Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages characterised by specific fastening means or way of fastening by deformation of parts; Snap action mounting
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/13Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
    • G02F1/133Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/1343Electrodes
    • G02F1/134309Electrodes characterised by their geometrical arrangement
    • G02F1/134336Matrix
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/13Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
    • G02F1/133Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/1343Electrodes
    • G02F1/13439Electrodes characterised by their electrical, optical, physical properties; materials therefor; method of making

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To enlarge an effective area of a transparent electrode by allowing a metallic electrode built in layer on the transparent electrode to protrude from an edge of the transparent electrode. CONSTITUTION:A metallic electrode 3 (Al, etc.) formed in layer on a stripe transparent electrode on a substrate 1 is made to protrude out of an edge 5 of the electrode 2. Accordingly, a numerical aperture of the transparent electrode is larger than the numerical aperture of the electrode prepd. by building the whole body of the electrode 3 on the electrode 2. Also, the area occupied by the transparent electrode is lessened if the numerical aperture is kept at a same value. As a result, liquid crystal display element having small resistivity and large numerical aperture are prepd. with satisfactory yield.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 [産業上の利用分野] 本発明は液晶表示素子に関し、特に大画面でしかも高精
細な液晶表示素子の電極構成に関するものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display element, and more particularly to an electrode structure of a large-screen, high-definition liquid crystal display element.

[従来の技術] 従来、液晶表示素子、特に単純なドツトマトリクス型の
液晶表示素子の電極構成としては、基板上に透明電極の
みをストライプ状に形成したものが一般的に用いられて
いた。
[Prior Art] Conventionally, as an electrode structure of a liquid crystal display element, particularly a simple dot matrix type liquid crystal display element, one in which only transparent electrodes are formed in a stripe shape on a substrate has been generally used.

しかしながら、この様な電極を、大画面且つ高精細な液
晶表示素子に使用すると、電極配線抵抗が大きくなり、
信号の遅延、駆動波形のなまり等の駆動上の問題が発生
する欠点があった。
However, when such electrodes are used in large-screen, high-definition liquid crystal display elements, the electrode wiring resistance increases.
This has the drawback of causing driving problems such as signal delay and rounding of the driving waveform.

このため、比較的に比抵抗の小さいAl1などの金属電
極配線が必要とされている。
For this reason, metal electrode wiring made of Al1 or the like having a relatively low resistivity is required.

第4図は、従来の液晶表示素子の電極構成を示す断面図
である。同第4図において、従来の液晶表示素子の電極
はガラスなどの基板lの上に透明電極2が形成され、更
に金属電極3が透明電極2の上に沿って形成されている
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the electrode configuration of a conventional liquid crystal display element. In FIG. 4, the electrodes of a conventional liquid crystal display element include a transparent electrode 2 formed on a substrate l made of glass or the like, and a metal electrode 3 formed along the top of the transparent electrode 2.

しかしながら、この様な構成においては、金属電極3が
透明電極2の上に載設されているために、透明電極の開
口率が低下し、また透明電極の有効面積が小さくなるこ
とが問題となっていた。
However, in such a configuration, since the metal electrode 3 is placed on the transparent electrode 2, the problem is that the aperture ratio of the transparent electrode decreases and the effective area of the transparent electrode decreases. was.

[発明が解決しようとする問題点] 本発明は、前記の様な従来技術の欠点を解決し、低抵抗
で且つ開口率の大きい液晶表示素子を歩留り良く提供す
ることを目的とするものである。
[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art and provide a liquid crystal display element with low resistance and a large aperture ratio with good yield. .

[問題点を解決するための手段] 即ち1本発明は2枚の平行基板間に液晶を挟持し、該平
行基板の少なくとも1枚にストライプ状の透明電極とそ
れに沿って接して設けられている金属電極を有する液晶
表示素子において、金属電極が対応する透明電極の少な
くとも一方のエツジに、該エツジからはみ出して形成さ
れていることを特徴とする液晶表示素子である。
[Means for Solving the Problems] In other words, in the present invention, a liquid crystal is sandwiched between two parallel substrates, and a striped transparent electrode is provided along and in contact with at least one of the parallel substrates. A liquid crystal display element having a metal electrode, characterized in that a metal electrode is formed on at least one edge of a corresponding transparent electrode so as to protrude from the edge.

以下、本発明を図面を参照しながら詳細に説明する。Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

第1図は本発明に係わる液晶表示素子の電極構成の一例
を示す断面図である。同第1図において、本発明の液晶
表示素子の電極構成は金属電極3が対応する透明電極2
の一方のエツジ5よりはみ出して形成されてなるもので
ある。
FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an example of the electrode structure of a liquid crystal display element according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, the electrode structure of the liquid crystal display element of the present invention is such that a metal electrode 3 corresponds to a transparent electrode 2.
It is formed so as to protrude from one edge 5 of the.

この様な構成においては、透明電極2の金属電極3で被
覆されていない露出部の面積が大きくなるため、液晶表
示素子における画素部が大きくなり、ryA口率を大き
くする事が可能である。
In such a configuration, since the area of the exposed portion of the transparent electrode 2 that is not covered with the metal electrode 3 becomes large, the pixel portion of the liquid crystal display element becomes large, and it is possible to increase the ryA ratio.

次に、第2図は本発明に係わる液晶表示素子の電極構成
の他の例を示す断面図である。同第2図に示す様に、透
明電極2と金属電極3の重なり部を第1図よりも小さく
する事により、同じ開口率で隣接の透明電極間の隙間を
大きくする事が可能となり、透明電極の形成プロセスに
おいて、歩留り向上に継がる。
Next, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing another example of the electrode structure of the liquid crystal display element according to the present invention. As shown in Figure 2, by making the overlap between the transparent electrode 2 and the metal electrode 3 smaller than in Figure 1, it is possible to increase the gap between adjacent transparent electrodes with the same aperture ratio. Continuing to improve yield in the electrode formation process.

第3図は、本発明のさらに他の例を示す電極構成を示す
断面図である。
FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing an electrode configuration showing still another example of the present invention.

同第3図において、lはガラスなどの基板、2は透明電
極、3はAj?などの金属電極、4は5i02などの絶
縁膜であり、透明電極2のパターンを形成した後、絶縁
膜4を成膜し、プラズマエツチングにより絶縁WJ4を
透明電極2に沿ってバターニングし、更に金属電極3を
積層し、バターニングして形成した電極を示すものであ
る。
In FIG. 3, l is a substrate such as glass, 2 is a transparent electrode, and 3 is Aj? The metal electrode 4 is an insulating film such as 5i02, and after forming the pattern of the transparent electrode 2, the insulating film 4 is formed, and the insulating WJ 4 is buttered along the transparent electrode 2 by plasma etching. This shows an electrode formed by laminating metal electrodes 3 and patterning them.

この様な電極構成においては、金属、電極3は絶縁膜4
を介して対応する透明電極2の一方のエツジからはみ出
して隣接する透明電極2aの上方までの間に巾広く形成
される。この構成により、金属電極は配線抵抗を低下し
、且つブラックストライプの役割を果たす事ができる。
In such an electrode configuration, the metal electrode 3 is an insulating film 4.
It is formed to have a wide width extending from one edge of the corresponding transparent electrode 2 to above the adjacent transparent electrode 2a. With this configuration, the metal electrode can reduce wiring resistance and also play the role of a black stripe.

本発明において、金属電極3は特に限定することなく通
常の電極に使用されているものであれば如何なるもので
も用いることができ、例えばAR。
In the present invention, the metal electrode 3 is not particularly limited, and any metal electrode that is used in ordinary electrodes can be used, for example, AR.

Cr、 Mo、 ’il、 NiCr等が挙げられる。Examples include Cr, Mo, 'il, NiCr, and the like.

[作用] 本発明の液晶表示素子は、2枚の平行基板間に液晶を挟
持し、該平行基板の少なくとも1枚にストライプ状の透
明電極とそれに沿って接して設けられている金属電極を
有する液晶表示素子において、金属電極が対応する透明
電極の少なくとも一方のエツジに、該エツジからはみ出
して形成されているので、透明電極の金属電極で被覆さ
れていない露出面積が大きくなり開口率を大きくするこ
とができ、また同じ開口率で透明電極の占有面積を小さ
くすることができるので歩留りか向上する。
[Function] The liquid crystal display element of the present invention has a liquid crystal sandwiched between two parallel substrates, and at least one of the parallel substrates has a striped transparent electrode and a metal electrode provided along and in contact with the striped transparent electrode. In a liquid crystal display element, a metal electrode is formed on at least one edge of a corresponding transparent electrode, protruding from the edge, so that the exposed area of the transparent electrode that is not covered with the metal electrode becomes large, increasing the aperture ratio. Furthermore, since the area occupied by the transparent electrode can be reduced with the same aperture ratio, the yield is improved.

[実施例] 以下、実施例を示し本発明をさらに具体的に説明する。[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to Examples.

実施例1 :120X300■Iのガラス基板上にスパッタリング
法で厚さ1000人のITO膜を成膜し、ホトリソグラ
フィー技術を用いてほぼ全面にピッチ305 Jj−1
1、ライン巾293 ILmのパターンを形成した後、
厚さ2000人のARMを成膜し、同様にとッチ305
JL11、ライン巾8ILm、ITO電極との重なり巾
2gmで第2図に示す構成のパターンを形成して電極基
板を得た。
Example 1: An ITO film with a thickness of 1000 mm was formed on a 120 x 300 mm glass substrate by sputtering, and a pitch of 305 Jj-1 was formed on almost the entire surface using photolithography.
1. After forming a pattern with a line width of 293 ILm,
An ARM film with a thickness of 2000 mm was formed, and the thickness was 305 mm.
An electrode substrate was obtained by forming a pattern having the structure shown in FIG. 2 with JL11, a line width of 8 ILm, and an overlap width with the ITO electrode of 2 gm.

該電極基板を用いて、厚さ0.1ルlの絶縁層(Sin
、)を介してC5−1017(チッソ■製)の強誘電性
液晶を挟持して液晶表示素子を構成し、駆動したところ
、開口率91%の非常に高画質な液晶表示素子を歩留り
良く得る事が出来た。
Using the electrode substrate, an insulating layer (Sin
When a liquid crystal display element was constructed by sandwiching a ferroelectric liquid crystal of C5-1017 (manufactured by Chisso ■) through , ) and driven, a very high-quality liquid crystal display element with an aperture ratio of 91% was obtained with a good yield. I was able to do it.

[発明の効果] 以上説明した通り、本発明によれば、低抵抗で且つ開口
率の大きい液晶表示素子を歩留り良く得る事がてきるの
で、大画面、高精細な液晶表示素子を低いコストで得る
事が可能となる。
[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a liquid crystal display element with low resistance and a large aperture ratio at a high yield, so that a liquid crystal display element with a large screen and high definition can be produced at a low cost. It is possible to obtain.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図〜第3図は各々本発明に係わる液晶表示素子の電
極構成の例を示す断面図および第4図は従来の液晶表示
素子の電極構成を示す断面図である。 l・・・基板      2,2a・・・透明電極3・
・・金属電極    4・・・絶縁膜5・・・エツジ
1 to 3 are cross-sectional views showing examples of the electrode structure of a liquid crystal display element according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an electrode structure of a conventional liquid crystal display element. l... Substrate 2, 2a... Transparent electrode 3.
...Metal electrode 4...Insulating film 5...Edge

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)2枚の平行基板間に液晶を挟持し、該平行基板の
少なくとも1枚にストライプ状の透明電極とそれに沿っ
て接して設けられている金属電極を有する液晶表示素子
において、金属電極が対応する透明電極の少なくとも一
方のエッジに、該エッジからはみ出して形成されている
ことを特徴とする液晶表示素子。
(1) In a liquid crystal display element in which a liquid crystal is sandwiched between two parallel substrates and a striped transparent electrode is provided on at least one of the parallel substrates and a metal electrode is provided along and in contact with the striped transparent electrode, the metal electrode is A liquid crystal display element, characterized in that a liquid crystal display element is formed on at least one edge of a corresponding transparent electrode so as to protrude from the edge.
(2)金属電極が対応する透明電極の一方のエッジから
はみ出して隣接する透明電極の間に絶縁膜を介して形成
されている特許請求の範囲第1項記載の液晶表示素子。
(2) The liquid crystal display element according to claim 1, wherein the metal electrode protrudes from one edge of the corresponding transparent electrode and is formed between adjacent transparent electrodes with an insulating film interposed therebetween.
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JPS61273522A (en) * 1985-05-29 1986-12-03 Toppan Printing Co Ltd Transparent electrode plate with metallic lead

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5227899A (en) * 1990-09-07 1993-07-13 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Liquid crystal display device with low resistance film separated from one of two adjacent electrodes by an insulating film
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