GB2431477A - Liquid crystal display panel and method for fabricating color filter substrate - Google Patents

Liquid crystal display panel and method for fabricating color filter substrate Download PDF

Info

Publication number
GB2431477A
GB2431477A GB0608737A GB0608737A GB2431477A GB 2431477 A GB2431477 A GB 2431477A GB 0608737 A GB0608737 A GB 0608737A GB 0608737 A GB0608737 A GB 0608737A GB 2431477 A GB2431477 A GB 2431477A
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
pattern
filtering pattern
alignment protrusion
protrusion structure
substrate
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
GB0608737A
Other versions
GB2431477B (en
GB0608737D0 (en
Inventor
Yu-Zhi Li
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd
Original Assignee
Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd filed Critical Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd
Priority to GB0722853A priority Critical patent/GB2442370B/en
Publication of GB0608737D0 publication Critical patent/GB0608737D0/en
Publication of GB2431477A publication Critical patent/GB2431477A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2431477B publication Critical patent/GB2431477B/en
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • G02F1/1335Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
    • G02F1/133509Filters, e.g. light shielding masks
    • G02F1/133514Colour filters
    • 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
    • G02F1/1337Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers
    • G02F1/133707Structures for producing distorted electric fields, e.g. bumps, protrusions, recesses, slits in pixel electrodes
    • 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
    • G02F1/1337Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers
    • G02F1/133753Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers with different alignment orientations or pretilt angles on a same surface, e.g. for grey scale or improved viewing angle
    • 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
    • G02F1/133371Cells with varying thickness of the liquid crystal layer
    • 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
    • G02F1/1335Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
    • G02F1/133509Filters, e.g. light shielding masks
    • G02F1/133514Colour filters
    • G02F1/133516Methods for their manufacture, e.g. printing, electro-deposition or photolithography
    • 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
    • G02F1/137Devices 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 characterised by the electro-optical or magneto-optical effect, e.g. field-induced phase transition, orientation effect, guest-host interaction or dynamic scattering
    • G02F1/139Devices 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 characterised by the electro-optical or magneto-optical effect, e.g. field-induced phase transition, orientation effect, guest-host interaction or dynamic scattering based on orientation effects in which the liquid crystal remains transparent
    • G02F1/1393Devices 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 characterised by the electro-optical or magneto-optical effect, e.g. field-induced phase transition, orientation effect, guest-host interaction or dynamic scattering based on orientation effects in which the liquid crystal remains transparent the birefringence of the liquid crystal being electrically controlled, e.g. ECB-, DAP-, HAN-, PI-LC cells

Abstract

A liquid crystal display panel (200) comprising a first substrate (210), a second substrate (220), and a liquid crystal layer (230) is provided. A plurality of first pixel regions (P10), second pixel regions (P20) and third pixel regions (P30) are defined on the second substrate (220). A first alignment protrusion structure (222r) is disposed in the first pixel regions (P10), a second alignment protrusion structure (222g) is disposed in the second pixel regions (P20), and a third alignment protrusion structure (222b) is disposed in the third pixel regions (P30). Wherein, the heights of the first, second and third alignment protrusion structures (222r, 222g, 222b) are different. The liquid crystal layer (230) is disposed between the first substrate (210) and the second substrate (220).

Description

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING
COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
10001] The present invention generally relates to a liquid crystal display panel and a method of fabricating a color filter substrate. More particularly, the present invention relates to a liquid crystal display panel employing the multi-domain vertical alignment (MVA) technique and a method of fabricating a color filter substrate.
Description of Related Art
[00021 With big leaps in the techniques of manufacturing semiconductor devices and opto-electronics devices, high picture quality, slim, low power consumption and radiation-free displays such as the liquid crystal displays (LCD) have gradually become mainstream display products. In addition, in order to achieve the purpose of wide view angle, some displays, such as twisted-nematic (TN) LCD complying with wide viewing film, in-plane switching (IPS) LCD, fringe field switching LCD, and multidomain vertical alignment (MVA) LCD, are developed to perform the purpose.
[00031 Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a conventional MVA LCD panel. Referring to Fig. 1, the conventional MVA LCD panel 100 comprises a color filter substrate 110, a thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate 120, and a liquid crystal layer 130. Wherein, the color filter substrate 110 has a plurality of color filtering patterns RiO, Gb, BlO, and an alignment protrusion structure 112. The alignment protrusion structure 112 modifies the direction of electric field nearby, and causes liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer 130 arranged in multi-domain.
[00041 In the prior art, the alignment protrusion structure 112 has a stationary height whether in the red, green, or blue sub-pixel. Moreover, the liquid crystal molecules tilting by an effect of the alignment protrusion structure 112 have different transmittances to the lights with different wavelengths, and thus cause brightness imbalance between the red, green, and blue lights.
[00051 Referring to Fig. 2, which is a top view of a pixel of the LCD panel 100 shown in Fig. 1. The pixel of the LCD panel 100 can be divided into three sub-pixels according to the positions of the color filtering patterns RiO, GlO, and BlO. Wherein, by the conventional alignment protrusion structure 112, the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer 130 are arranged along only four different tilting directions and have the same tilting angle due to the stationary height of the alignment protrusion structure 112. Accordingly, a problem of gamma shift occurs as observing the LCD panel 100 in different vision angles. The above problems of gamma shift and brightness imbalance between different color lights will result in an abnormal display of the LCD panel 100.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
6] Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a LCD panel, which has superior color uniformity and can reduce the problem of gamma shift.
[00071 The present invention is also directed to a method for fabricating a color filter substrate to improve color uniformity of the LCD panel and reduce the problem of gamma shift.
[00081 The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel, which comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. A plurality of first pixel regions, a plurality of second pixel regions, and a plurality of third pixel regions are defined on the second substrate. A first alignment protrusion structure is disposed in the first pixel regions, a second alignment protrusion structure is disposed in the second pixel regions, and a third alignment protrusion structure is disposed in the third pixel regions. The first alignment protrusion structure, the second alignment protrusion structure and the third alignment protrusion structure have different heights. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
9] In an embodiment of the liquid crystal display panel, the height of the first alignment protrusion structure in each first pixel region is various as well as the second alignment protrusion structure in each second pixel region and the third alignment protrusion structure in each third pixel region.
[00101 In an embodiment of the liquid crystal display panel, the materials of the first alignment protrusion structure, the second alignment protrusion structure and the third alignment protrusion structure are selected from the group consisting of a color filtering material and a transparent photo-sensitive material.
[00111 In an embodiment of the liquid crystal display panel, a first color filtering pattern is disposed in the first pixel regions and the first alignment protrusion structure is disposed on the first color filtering pattern, a second color filtering pattern is disposed in the second pixel regions and the second alignment protrusion structure is disposed on the second color filtering pattern, and a third color filtering pattern is disposed in the third pixel regions and the third alignment protrusion structure is disposed on the third color filtering pattern. For example, the first alignment protrusion structure may consist of a protrusion pattern, the second alignment protrusion structure may consist of a lower layer filtering pattern and a first upper layer protrusion pattern, and the third alignment protrusion structure may consist of a double layer filtering pattern and a second upper layer protrusion pattern.
2] In an embodiment of the liquid crystal display panel, a first color filtering pattern is disposed in the first pixel regions, a second color filtering pattern is disposed in the second pixel regions, and a third color filtering pattern is disposed in the third pixel regions. The first alignment protrusion structure consists of a protrusion pattern disposed on the first color filtering pattern, the second alignment protrusion structure consists of a lower layer filtering pattern disposed under the second color filtering pattern and a first upper layer protrusion pattern disposed on the second color filtering pattern. Besides, the third alignment protrusion structure consists of a double layer filtering pattern disposed under the third color filtering pattern and a second upper layer protrusion pattern disposed on the third color filtering pattern.
3] In an embodiment of the liquid crystal display panel, there may further be a plurality of spacers disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
4] In an embodiment of the liquid crystal display panel, the first substrate is a thin film transistor array substrate.
5] The present invention provides another liquid crystal display panel, which comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The second substrate is disposed above the first substrate, wherein a plurality of pixel regions is defined on the second substrate. An alignment protrusion structure is disposed in the pixel regions, and the height of the alignment protrusion structure in each first pixel region is various The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
6] In an embodiment of the liquid crystal display panel, the materials of the alignment protrusion structure are selected from the group consisting of a color filtering material and a transparent photosensitive material.
7] In an embodiment of the liquid crystal display panel, there may further be a plurality of spacers disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
8] In an embodiment of the liquid crystal display panel, the first substrate is a thin film transistor array substrate.
9] The present invention provides a method for fabricating a color filter substrate.
First, a substrate having a plurality of first pixel regions, a plurality of second pixel regions, and a plurality of third pixel regions is provided. Then, a first color filtering pattern in each first pixel region, a second color filtering pattern in each second pixel region, and a third color filtering pattern in each third pixel region are formed respectively. Next, a first alignment protrusion pattern is formed on the first color filtering pattern in each first pixel region. A second alignment protrusion pattern is formed on the second color filtering pattern in each second pixel region. A third alignment protrusion pattern is formed on the third color filtering pattern in each third pixel region. The first alignment protrusion structure, the second alignment protrusion structure and the third alignment protrusion structure have different heights.
0] In an embodiment of the fabricating method, the materials of the first alignment protrusion structure, the second alignment protrusion structure and the third alignment protrusion structure are selected from the group consisting of a color filtering material and a transparent photo-sensitive material.
1] In an embodiment of the fabricating method, the method for forming the first alignment protrusion structure, the second alignment protrusion structure and the third alignment protrusion structure comprises forming a first filtering pattern on the third color filtering pattern in each third pixel region while forming the second color filtering pattern in each second pixel; forming a lower layer filtering pattern on the second color filtering pattern in each second pixel region and forming a second filtering pattern on the first filtering pattern on the third color filtering pattern while forming the first color filtering pattern in each first pixel region; and forming a protrusion pattern on each first color filtering pattern, on the lower filtering pattern, and on the second filtering pattern.
In addition, the fabricating method further forms a patterned light shielding layer before forming the first color filtering pattern, the second color filtering pattern, and the third color filtering pattern.
[00221 The present invention provides another method for fabricating a color filter substrate. First, a substrate having a plurality of first pixel regions, a plurality of second pixel regions, and a plurality of third pixel regions is provided. Then, a first color filtering pattern is formed in each first pixel region, a second color filtering pattern is formed in each second pixel region, and a third color filtering pattern is formed in each third pixel region respectively. Next, a protrtsion pattern is formed on the first color filtering pattern in each first pixel region. A lower layer filtering pattern is formed under the second color filtering pattern and a first upper layer protrusion pattern is formed on the second color filtering pattern in each second pixel region. And, a double layer filtering pattern is formed under the third color filtering pattern and a second upper layer protrusion pattern is formed on the third color filtering pattern in each third pixel region.
3] In an embodiment of the fabricating method, the materials of the protrusion pattern formed on the first color filtering pattern, the first upper layer protrusion pattern formed on the second color filtering pattern, and the second upper layer protrusion pattern the third color filtering pattern comprise a transparent photo-sensitive material.
[00241 In an embodiment of the fabricating method, the lower layer filtering pattern is formed in each second pixel region and a first filtering pattern is formed in each third pixel region while forming the first color filtering pattern in each first pixel region.
5] Tn an embodiment of the fabricating method, a second filtering pattern is formed on the first filtering pattern to constitute the double layer filtering pattern with the first filtering pattern in each third pixel region while forming the second color filtering pattern in each second pixel region.
6] Accordingly, the LCD panel and the method for fabricating the color filter substrate of the present invention provide a alignment protrusion structure having multiple heights for improving the color uniformity of the LCD panel and eliminating the problem of gamma shift.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[00271 The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
[00281 Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a conventional MVA LCD panel.
9] Fig. 2 is a top view of a pixel of the LCD panel 100 shown in Fig. 1.
0] Fig. 3 is a top view schematically illustrating a pixel of a LCD panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[00311 Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view along line A-A' in Fig. 3.
2] Figs. 5A to 5F are cross-sectional views illustrating a method for fabricating a color filter substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[00331 Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a color filter substrate according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4] Fig. 7 is a top view illustrating a pixel of the LCD panel according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5] Figs. 8A and 8B are cross-sectional views along line II - II and line 111-111 in Fig. 7.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
6] Reference will now be made in detail to the present preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the
description to refer to the same or like parts.
7] Fig. 3 is a top view schematically illustrating a pixel of a LCD panel according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view along line A-A' in Fig. 3. Referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the LCD panel 200 of the present invention mainly comprises a first substrate 210, a second substrate 220, and a liquid crystal layer 230. The liquid crystal layer 230 is disposed between the first substrate 210 and the second substrate 220. The second substrate 220 has a plurality of first pixel regions PlO, second pixel regions P20 and third pixel regions P30 defined thereon, and Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 show only a first pixel region PlO, a second pixel region P20 and a third pixel region P30. In addition, a first alignment protrusion structure 222r is disposed in the first pixel regions PlO, a second alignment protrusion structure 222g is disposed in the second pixel regions P20, and a third alignment protrusion structure 222b is disposed in the third pixel regions P30. The first alignment protrusion structure 222r, the second alignment protrusion structure 222g and the third alignment protrusion structure 222b have different heights.
10038] In the present invention, the height of the first alignment protrusion structure 222r is smaller than that of the second alignment protrusion structure 222g, and the height of the second alignment protrusion structure 222g is smaller than that of the third alignment protrusion structure 222b. Since the different heights of the alignment protrusion structures 222r, 222g, and 222b in the pixel regions P10, P20, and P30 can affect the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer 230 to arranged into different tilt angles, a white light will have a various wavelength- brightness distribution after passing through the liquid crystal layer 230 in each of the pixel regions P10, P20, and P30. Generally, the first substrate 210 or the second substrate 220 may has a red filtering pattern R20, a green filtering pattern G20, and a blue filtering pattern B20 disposed thereon in order to perform a full color display. Certainly, other color filtering pattern can be adopted too. Since the red, green, and blue filtering patterns R20, G20, and B20 have different transmittances, an appropriate wavelength distribution corresponding to the transmittances of the red, green, and blue filtering patterns R20, G20, and B20 is attained to thereby produce a red light, a green light, and a blue light with uniform brightness after the white light passes through the pixel regions P10, P20, and P30. Therefore, the color uniformity of the LCD panel can be improved.
9] In addition, the first substrate 210 or the second substrate 220 may be an active device array, such as a TFT array. In other words, the first substrate 210 or the second substrate 220 may have a plurality of active devices, such as TFT, formed thereon. The materials of the alignment protrusion structure 222r, 222g and 222b are selected from the group consisting of a color filtering material and a transparent photosensitive material.
[00401 It should be noted that the height relationship of the alignment protrusion structures 222r, 222g, and 222b in the aforementioned embodiment is just an example and can be adjusted according to characteristics of the red, green, and blue filtering patterns R20, G20, and B20. Moreover, the brightness distribution of the red, green, and blue lights is not limited to uniform and can be adjusted by modifying the heights of the alignment protrusion structures 222r, 222g, and 222b according to necessary of design.
In other words, the present invention can adjust the brightness distribution in different wavelength after the white light passes through the liquid crystal layer by modifying the heights of the alignment protrusion structure.
[00411 The following provides an example for illustrating a method of modifying the height of the alignment protrusion structure in different pixel regions.
[00421 Figs. 5A to 5F are cross-sectional views illustrating a method for fabricating a color filter substrate according to an emboJiment of the present invention. First, referring to Fig. 5A, a substrate 310 is provided, wherein the substrate 310 may be a glass substrate. In addition, the substrate 310 has a plurality of first pixel regions P40, a plurality of second pixel regions P50, and a plurality of third pixel regions P60 defined thereon, and the Figs. 5A to 5F show only a first pixel region P40, a second pixel region P50 and a third pixel region P60. The pixel regions P40, P50, and P60 may be defined by a patterned light shielding layer 320, such as a black matrix, formed on the transparent substrate 310.
[00431 Then, referring to Figs. 5B to 5E, color filtering patterns R30, G30, and B30 are formed respectively in the pixel regions P40, P50, and P60 on the substrate 310. A protrusion pattern 342R is formed on the color filtering pattern R30 in each pixel region P40. In each pixel region P50, a lower layer filtering pattern 344G is formed under the color filtering pattern G30 and a protrusion pattern 342G is formed on the color filtering pattern G30. In each pixel region P60, a double layer filtering pattern constituted of a first filtering pattern 346B and a second filtering pattern 344B is formed under the color filtering pattern B30 and a protrusion pattern 342B is formed on the color filtering pattern B30.
4] Specifically, referring to Fig. 5B, the color filtering pattern R30 is formed on the whole of each pixel region P40 of the substrate 310. And, the lower layer filtering pattern 344G is forxiied on a portion of each pixel region P50 and the first filtering pattern 346B is formed on a portion of each pixel region P60. Then, referring to Fig. 5C, the color filtering pattern G30 is formed on the whole of each pixel region P50 of the substrate 310. And, the second filtering pattern 344B is formed on a portion of each pixel region P60. Thereafter, referring to Fig. 5D, the color filtering pattern B30 is formed on the whole of each pixel region P60 of the substrate 310. By the above manner, stacked structures having different heights can be produced in each pixel regions P40, PSOandP6O.
5] Then, referring to Fig. 5E, protrusion patterns 342R, 342G and 342B are selectively formed on the color filtering patterns R30, G30, and B30. The protrusion pattern 342G is formed on the lower layer filtering pattern 344G, and the protrusion pattern 342B is formed on the second filtering pattern 344B. In the embodiment, the protrusion pattern 342R constitutes an alignment protrusion structure 340R, the protrusion pattern 342G and the lower layer filtering pattern 3440 constitute an alignment protrusion structure 3400, and the protrusion pattern 342B, the first filtering pattern 346B and the second filtering pattern 344B constitute an alignment protrusion structure 340B. The heights of the alignment protrusion structures 340R, 3400 and 340B are different.
6] Up to present, the fabricating of the color filter substrate 300 is almost completed. A LCD panel having superior color uniformity as that shown in Fig. 4 can therefore be provided after assembling the color filter substrate 300 with another substrate and forming a liquid crystal layer between the color filter substrate 300 and the other substrate.
[00471 In addition, referring to Fig. 5F, there can further be plural spacers 350 formed on the color filter substrate 300 to maintain a cell gap between the color filter substrate 300 and an opposed substrate. Moreover, the spacers 350 are preferably formed over the patterned light shielding layer 320 for preserving the aperture ratio.
[00481 Another method of modifying the height of the alignment protrusion structure in different sub-pixel regions will be illustrated by an example in the following paragraph. Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a color filter substrate according to another embodiment of the present invention. First, a color filtering pattern B40 is formed on the whole of each pixel region P90 of a transparent substrate 410. Then, a color filtering pattern 040 is formed on the whole of each pixel region P80 of the transparent substrate 410, and a first filtering pattern 446B is formed on a portion of each pixel region P90. Next, a color filtering pattern R40 is formed on the whole of each pixel region P70, and a lower layer filtering pattern 444G and a second filtering pattern 444B are formed on a portion of each pixel region P80 and P90 respectively. Thereafter, protrusion patterns 442R, 442G and 442B are selectively formed on the color filtering patterns R40, 040, and B40. The protrusion pattern 442R constitutes an alignment protrusion structure 440R, the protrusion pattern 442G and the lower layer filtering pattern 444G constitute an alignment protrusion structure 440G, and the protrusion pattern 442B, the first filtering pattern 446B and the second filtering pattern 444B constitute an alignment protrusion structure 440B. By a fabricating method different from that of Fig. 5A to 5E, the alignment protrusion structures 440R, 440G and 440B with different heights are still attained.
9] It should be noted that although the fabricating methods mentioned above form the alignment protrusion structure having different heights in pixel regions by stacking the color filtering patterns, there should by no means limit the scope of the present invention. Moreover, in the LCD panel of the present invention, the alignment protrusion structure is not limited to be formed on a same substrate with the color filtering patterns. In addition, the alignment protrusion structure can further be formed on both substrates of the LCD panel, wherein the color uniformity of the LCD panel can be improved by modifying the height of the alignment protrusion structure in different pixel regions on at least one of the substrates.
0] A LCD panel according to another embodiment of the present invention will be illustrated in the following paragraph.
[00511 Fig. 7 is a top view illustrating a pixel of the LCD panel according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figs. 8A and 8B are cross-sectional views along line II - II and line Ill-ill in Fig. 7. Referring to Figs. 7, 8A, and 8B, differences between the LCD panel 500 in the present embodiment and the LCD panel 200 in Fig.3 include: the alignment protrusion structure 722 having various heights in each pixel region P110, P120, and P130. Referring to Figs. 8A and 8B, since the alignment protrusion structure 722 in each pixel region P110, P120, and P130 has different heights at different positions, the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer 730 can have different tilt angles at the positions shown in Figs. 8A and 8B. In other words, the liquid crystal molecules can be arranged in more domains by the height difference of the alignment protrusion structure 722 in each pixel region P 110, P 120, and P 130.
Therefore, the problem of gamma shift can be reduced as observing the LCD panel 500 in different visions.
[00521 The alignment protrusion structure 722 can be formed by adopting the fabricating method illustrated in Fig. 5A to 5F, and the alignment protrusion structure 722 in different positions in each pixel region P 110, P120 or P130 can be formed by stacking various amounts of the protrusion patterns and the filtering patterns.
[00531 The LCD panel of the present invention includes the following features. One is that the alignment protrusion structure has different heights in different sub-pixel regions of each pixel region. The other is that the alignment protrusion structure has different heights at different position in a same sub-pixel region. The two feathers can be applied to a LCD panel independently or cooperatively. A feature of the method for fabricating the color filter substrate of the present invention is modif'ing the height of the alignment protrusion structure by changing the stacked number of the color filtering patterns.
4] In summary, according to the LCD panel and the method for fabricating the color filter substrate of the present invention, the alignment protrusion structure may have different heights in different pixel regions of each pixel region, and thus the liquid crystal molecules in different pixel regions have different tilt angles for improving the color uniformity of the LCD panel. Furthermore, as the alignment protrusion structure has different heights in different positions in a pixel region, the liquid crystal molecules in each pixel region have different tilt angles for reducing the problem of gamma shift.
5] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present invention cover modifications and variations of this invention provided they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.

Claims (22)

  1. CLAIMS: 1. A liquid crystal display panel, comprising: a first substrate;
    a second substrate, wherein a plurality of first pixel regions, a plurality of second pixel regions, and a plurality of third pixel regions are defined on the second substrate, a first alignment protrusion structure is disposed in the first pixel regions, a second alignment protrusion structure is disposed in the second pixel regions, a third alignment protrusion structure is disposed in the third pixel regions, and the first alignment protrusion structure, the second alignment protrusion structure and the third alignment protrusion structure have different heights; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
  2. 2. The liquid crystal display panel according to claim 1, wherein the height of the first alignment protrusion structure in each first pixel region is various as well as the second alignment protrusion structure in each second pixel region and the third alignment protrusion structure in each third pixel region.
  3. 3. The liquid crystal display panel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the materials of the first alignment protrusion structure, the second alignment protrusion structure and the third alignment protrusion structure are selected from the group consisting of a color filtering material and a transparent photo-sensitive material.
  4. 4. The liquid crystal display panel according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a first color filtering pattern is disposed in the first pixel regions and the first alignment protrusion structure is disposed on the first color filtering pattern, a second color filtering pattern is disposed in the second pixel regions and the second alignment protrusion structure is disposed on the second color filtering pattern, and a third color filtering pattern is disposed in the third pixel regions and the third alignment protrusion structure is disposed on the third color filtering pattern.
  5. 5. The liquid crystal display panel according to claim 4, wherein the first alignment protrusion structure consists of a protrusion pattern, the second alignment protrusion structure consists of a lower layer filtering pattern and a first upper layer protrusion pattern, and the third alignment protrusion structure consists of a double layer filtering pattern and a second upper layer protrusion pattern.
  6. 6. The liquid crystal display panel according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein a first color filtering pattern is disposed in the first pixel regions, a second color filtering pattern is disposed in the second pixel regions, and a third color filtering pattern is disposed in the third pixel regions, the first alignment protrusion structure consisting of a protrusion pattern disposed on the first color filtering pattern, the second alignment protrusion structure consisting of a lower layer filtering pattern disposed under the second color filtering pattern and a first upper layer protrusion pattern disposed on the second color filtering pattern, the third alignment protrusion structure consisting of a double layer filtering pattern disposed under the third color filtering pattern and a second upper layer protrusion pattern disposed on the third color filtering pattern.
  7. 7. The liquid crystal display panel according to any one preceding claim, further comprising a plurality of spacers disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
  8. 8. The liquid crystal display panel according to any one preceding claim, wherein the first substrate is a thin film transistor array substrate.
  9. 9. A liquid crystal display panel, comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate, disposed above the first substrate, wherein a plurality of pixel regions is defined on the second substrate, an alignment protrusion structure is disposed in the pixel regions, and the height of the alignment protrusion structure in each first pixel region is various; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
  10. 10. The liquid crystal display panel according to claim 9, wherein the material of the alignment protrusion structure is selected from the group consisting of a color filtering material and a transparent photosensitive material.
  11. 11. The liquid crystal display panel according to claim 9 or 10, further comprising a plurality of spacers disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
  12. 12. The liquid crystal display panel according to claim 9, 10 or 11, wherein the first substrate is a thin film transistor array substrate and the second substrate is a color filter substrate.
  13. 13. A method for fabricating a color filter substrate, comprising: providing a substrate having a plurality of first pixel regions, a plurality of second pixel regions, and a plurality of third pixel regions; forming a first color filtering pattern in each first pixel region, a second color filtering pattern in each second pixel region, and a third color filtering pattern in each third pixel region respectively; forming a first alignment protrusion pattern on the first color filtering pattern in each first pixel region; forming a second alignment protrusion pattern on the second color filtering pattern in each second pixel region; and forming a third alignment protrusion pattern on the third color filtering pattern in each third pixel region, wherein the first alignment protrusion structure, the second alignment protrusion structure and the third alignment protrusion structure have different heights.
  14. 14. The method for fabricating the color filter substrate according to claim 13, wherein the materials of the first alignment protrusion structure, the second alignment protrusion structure and the third alignment protrusion structure are selected from the group consisting of a color filtering material and a transparent photo-sensitive material.
  15. 15. The method for fabricating the color filter substrate according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the method for forming the first alignment protrusion structure, the second alignment protrusion structure and the third alignment protrusion structure comprises: forming a first filtering pattern on the third color filtering pattern in each third pixel region while forming the second color filtering pattern in each second pixel; forming a lower layer filtering pattern on the second color filtering pattern in each second pixel region and forming a second filtering pattern on the first filtering pattern on the third color filtering pattern while forming the first color filtering pattern in each first pixel region; and forming a protrusion pattern on each first color filtering pattern, on the lower filtering pattern, and on the second filtering pattern.
  16. 16. The method for fabricating the color filter substrate according to claim 13, 14 or 15, further comprising forming a patterned light shielding layer before forming the first color filtering pattern, the second color filtering pattern, and the third color filtering pattern.
  17. 17. A method for fabricating a color filter substrate, comprising: providing a substrate having a plurality of first pixel regions, a plurality of second pixel regions, and a plurality of third pixel regions; forming a first color filtering pattern in each first pixel region, a second color filtering pattern in each second pixel region, and a third color filtering pattern in each third pixel region respectively; forming a protrusion pattern on the first color filtering pattern in each first pixel region; forming a lower layer filtering pattern under the second color filtering pattern and forming a first upper layer protrusion pattern on the second color filtering pattern in each second pixel region; and forming a double layer filtering pattern under the third color filtering pattern and forming a second upper layer protrusion pattern on the third color filtering pattern in each third pixel region.
  18. 18. The method for fabricating the color filter substrate according to claim 17, wherein the materials of the protrusion pattern formed on the first color filtering pattern, the first upper layer protrusion pattern formed on the second color filtering pattern, and the second upper layer protrusion pattern the third color filtering pattern comprise a transparent photo-sensitive material.
  19. 19. The method for fabricating the color filter substrate according to claim 17 or 18, wherein the lower layer filtering pattern is formed in each second pixel region and a first filtering pattern is formed in each third pixel region while forming the first color filtering pattern in each first pixel region.
  20. 20. The method for fabricating the color filter substrate according to claim 17, 18 or 19, wherein a second filtering pattern is formed on the first filtering pattern to constitute the double layer filtering pattern with the first filtering pattern in each third pixel region while forming the second color filtering pattern in each second pixel region.
  21. 21. A liquid crystal display panel as hereinbefore described with reference to figures 3 to 8 of the accompanying drawings.
  22. 22. A method of fabricating a display panel as hereinbefore described with reference to figures 3 to 8 of the accompanying drawings.
GB0608737A 2005-10-24 2006-05-03 Liquid crystal display panel and method for fabricating color filter substrate Expired - Fee Related GB2431477B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0722853A GB2442370B (en) 2005-10-24 2006-05-03 Liquid crystal display panel and method for fabricating color filter substrate

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
TW94137104A TWI282466B (en) 2005-10-24 2005-10-24 Liquid crystal display panel and method for fabricating color filter

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB0608737D0 GB0608737D0 (en) 2006-06-14
GB2431477A true GB2431477A (en) 2007-04-25
GB2431477B GB2431477B (en) 2008-05-21

Family

ID=36603844

Family Applications (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB0608737A Expired - Fee Related GB2431477B (en) 2005-10-24 2006-05-03 Liquid crystal display panel and method for fabricating color filter substrate
GB0722853A Expired - Fee Related GB2442370B (en) 2005-10-24 2006-05-03 Liquid crystal display panel and method for fabricating color filter substrate

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB0722853A Expired - Fee Related GB2442370B (en) 2005-10-24 2006-05-03 Liquid crystal display panel and method for fabricating color filter substrate

Country Status (4)

Country Link
DE (1) DE102006020814B4 (en)
FR (1) FR2892530B1 (en)
GB (2) GB2431477B (en)
TW (1) TWI282466B (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
TWI361327B (en) 2007-12-05 2012-04-01 Au Optronics Corp Color filter with different alignment structures and display panel using the same
CN102402068B (en) * 2011-10-28 2014-04-09 深圳市华星光电技术有限公司 Multi-domain vertical alignment LCD (liquid crystal display) panel

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1103840A2 (en) * 1997-06-12 2001-05-30 Fujitsu Limited Vertically-aligned (va) liquid crystal display device
US6424398B1 (en) * 1999-03-16 2002-07-23 Fujitsu Limited Liquid-crystal display
US20040183084A1 (en) * 2003-01-17 2004-09-23 Reiko Wachi Substrate for electro-optical device, method of manufacturing substrate for electro-optical device, electro-optical device and electronic apparatus
EP1484633A1 (en) * 2003-06-06 2004-12-08 Seiko Epson Corporation Liquid crystal display device, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus
US20050024567A1 (en) * 2000-11-27 2005-02-03 Fujitsu Display Technologies Corporation Substrate for liquid crystal display device, manufacturing method of the same, and liquid crystal display device having the same

Family Cites Families (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP3957430B2 (en) * 1998-09-18 2007-08-15 シャープ株式会社 Liquid crystal display
US6856373B2 (en) * 2000-08-29 2005-02-15 Fujitsu Display Technologies Corporation Liquid crystal display apparatus and reduction of electromagnetic interference
JP2003149429A (en) * 2001-11-09 2003-05-21 Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd Method for forming color filter with protruding structure and color filter with protruding structure
JP4423020B2 (en) * 2003-12-10 2010-03-03 シャープ株式会社 Liquid crystal display
JP4657613B2 (en) * 2004-02-24 2011-03-23 富士通株式会社 Liquid crystal display device

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1103840A2 (en) * 1997-06-12 2001-05-30 Fujitsu Limited Vertically-aligned (va) liquid crystal display device
US6424398B1 (en) * 1999-03-16 2002-07-23 Fujitsu Limited Liquid-crystal display
US20050024567A1 (en) * 2000-11-27 2005-02-03 Fujitsu Display Technologies Corporation Substrate for liquid crystal display device, manufacturing method of the same, and liquid crystal display device having the same
US20040183084A1 (en) * 2003-01-17 2004-09-23 Reiko Wachi Substrate for electro-optical device, method of manufacturing substrate for electro-optical device, electro-optical device and electronic apparatus
EP1484633A1 (en) * 2003-06-06 2004-12-08 Seiko Epson Corporation Liquid crystal display device, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE102006020814A1 (en) 2007-05-03
FR2892530A1 (en) 2007-04-27
TWI282466B (en) 2007-06-11
FR2892530B1 (en) 2009-12-11
GB2442370B (en) 2008-12-24
GB2431477B (en) 2008-05-21
TW200717075A (en) 2007-05-01
GB2442370A (en) 2008-04-02
GB0608737D0 (en) 2006-06-14
DE102006020814B4 (en) 2014-01-16
GB0722853D0 (en) 2008-01-02

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP2357522B1 (en) Polymer stabilization alignment liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display panel
US7719652B2 (en) Array substrate for in-plane switching liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same
US7561237B2 (en) In-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same
KR101829454B1 (en) Liquid crystal display panel equipped with unit-pixels having multi-domain and optical mask for manufacturing the same
JP2024026526A (en) liquid crystal display device
US7760303B2 (en) Liquid crystal display device
CN103189786B (en) Display panels
JP4974152B2 (en) LCD panel
US7466384B2 (en) Liquid crystal display panel and method for fabricating color filter substrate
KR20050058107A (en) A panel for in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device and method for fabricating the same
CN106125391A (en) Display floater and display device
JP2008216357A (en) Liquid crystal display panel
US11360340B2 (en) Liquid crystal display panel
WO2012046589A1 (en) Method for producing substrate for liquid crystal display panel, and photomask
US10895779B2 (en) Liquid crystal display with red, green, blue, and white subpixels having reflective and transmissive areas
US20080024704A1 (en) Liquid crystal display panel
CN107608125A (en) Display panel and its manufacture method
GB2431477A (en) Liquid crystal display panel and method for fabricating color filter substrate
JP2004191646A (en) Transflective liquid crystal display device
TWI416176B (en) Display panel and color filter substrate
JP4053519B2 (en) Fringe field switching mode liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method thereof
US10732467B2 (en) Reflective liquid crystal display device
KR20170126055A (en) Liquid crystal display device
CN100476549C (en) Manufacturing method of liquid crystal display panel and color filter substrate
CN109212816A (en) Image element structure and its manufacturing method applied to display panel

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)

Free format text: REGISTERED BETWEEN 20111110 AND 20111116

PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20220503