KR20040039004A - Liquid Crystal Display Device in In-Plane Switching mode and method for Manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An in-plane switching LCD device is provided to configure a common line or a common electrode in a light-shining part, or to overlap color films of a color filter layer formed on an upper substrate with more than 2 colors, thereby fully removing a shielding layer and omitting a mask process of forming the shielding layer. CONSTITUTION: A gate line(110) and a data line(140) define a pixel area by crossing each other on a lower substrate. A common line(120) is formed in parallel with the gate line(110). A thin film transistor(TFT) is disposed in a crossed section of the gate line(110) and the data line(140). A protective film is formed on a front side including the thin film transistor(TFT). Pixel electrodes(160) are connected to a drain electrode(140b) of the thin film transistor(TFT) on the protective film. A common electrode(180) is spaced from the pixel electrodes(160) on the protective film, and overlaps with the data line(140). A color filter layer comprises color films having more than two colors by corresponding to a peripheral portion including the gate line(110) and the common line(120). A liquid crystal layer is disposed between an upper substrate and the lower substrate.

Description

Liquid crystal display device in in-plane switching mode and method for manufacturing the same

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device, and more particularly, to a transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device having an improved aperture ratio by omitting a light shielding layer of an upper substrate, and a manufacturing method thereof.

As the information society develops, the demand for display devices is increasing in various forms, and in recent years, liquid crystal display devices (LCDs), plasma display panels (PDPs), electro luminescent displays (ELD), and vacuum fluorescent (VFD) Various flat panel display devices have been studied, and some of them are already used as display devices in various equipment.

Among them, LCD is the most widely used as the substitute for CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) for mobile image display device because of its excellent image quality, light weight, thinness, and low power consumption. In addition to the use of the present invention has been developed in various ways such as a television and a computer monitor for receiving and displaying broadcast signals.

In order to use such a liquid crystal display as a general screen display device in various parts, it is a matter of how high quality images such as high definition, high brightness and large area can be realized while maintaining the characteristics of light weight, thinness and low power consumption. Can be.

A general liquid crystal display device may be largely divided into a liquid crystal panel displaying an image and a driving unit for applying a driving signal to the liquid crystal panel, wherein the liquid crystal panel includes first and second glass substrates bonded to each other with a predetermined space; It consists of a liquid crystal layer injected between the said 1st, 2nd glass substrate.

Here, the first glass substrate (TFT array substrate) has a plurality of gate lines arranged in one direction at regular intervals, a plurality of data lines arranged at regular intervals in a direction perpendicular to the gate lines, A plurality of pixel electrodes formed in a matrix form in each pixel region defined by crossing a gate line and a data line, and a plurality of thin film transistors switched by signals of the gate line to transfer the signal of the data line to each pixel electrode. Is formed.

In the second glass substrate (color filter array substrate), a light shielding layer for blocking light in portions other than the pixel region, an R, G, and B color filter layer for expressing color colors are common to implement an image. An electrode is formed.

The driving principle of the general liquid crystal display device uses the optical anisotropy and polarization property of the liquid crystal. Since the liquid crystal is thin and long in structure, the liquid crystal has directivity in the arrangement of molecules, and the direction of the arrangement of molecules can be controlled by artificially applying an electric field to the liquid crystal.

Therefore, when the molecular arrangement direction of the liquid crystal is arbitrarily adjusted, the molecular arrangement of the liquid crystal is changed, and light is refracted in the molecular arrangement direction of the liquid crystal by optical anisotropy, thereby representing image information.

Currently, an active matrix LCD, in which a thin film transistor and pixel electrodes connected to the thin film transistor are arranged in a matrix manner, is attracting the most attention due to its excellent resolution and ability to implement video.

Hereinafter, a liquid crystal display according to the related art will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a typical twisted nematic liquid crystal display device.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lower substrate 1 and the upper substrate 2 are bonded to each other with a predetermined space, and a liquid crystal 3 injected between the lower substrate 1 and the upper substrate 2.

More specifically, the lower substrate 1 has a plurality of gate lines 4 arranged in one direction at regular intervals to define the pixel region P, and in a direction perpendicular to the gate line 4. A plurality of data lines 5 are arranged at regular intervals, and a pixel electrode 6 is formed in each pixel region P where the gate line 4 and the data line 5 intersect, and each gate line The thin film transistor T is formed at the portion where (4) and the data line 5 intersect.

The upper substrate 2 includes a light shielding layer 7 for blocking light in portions other than the pixel region P, R, G, and B color filter layers 8 for expressing color colors, and an image. A common electrode 9 is formed for implementation.

The thin film transistor T may include a gate electrode protruding from the gate line 4, a gate insulating film (not shown) formed on a front surface, an active layer formed on the gate insulating film above the gate electrode, and the data. And a source electrode protruding from the line 5 and a drain electrode to face the source electrode.

The pixel electrode 6 uses a transparent conductive metal having a relatively high light transmittance, such as indium-tin-oxide (ITO).

In the liquid crystal display device configured as described above, the liquid crystal 3 positioned on the pixel electrode 6 is aligned by a signal applied from the thin film transistor T, and the liquid crystal 3 is aligned according to the degree of alignment of the liquid crystal 3. (3) The image can be expressed by adjusting the amount of light passing through.

As described above, the liquid crystal panel drives the liquid crystal by an electric field applied up and down, and has excellent characteristics such as transmittance and aperture ratio, and the common electrode 9 of the upper substrate 2 serves as a ground to prevent static electricity. It is possible to prevent the destruction of the liquid crystal cell.

However, the liquid crystal drive by the electric field applied up-down has a disadvantage that the viewing angle characteristics are not excellent.

Accordingly, in order to overcome the above disadvantages, a new technology, that is, a liquid crystal display device having an in-plane switching mode, has been proposed.

Hereinafter, a conventional transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a general transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pixel electrode 12 and the common electrode 15 are formed on the lower substrate 10 on the same plane. The liquid crystal 3 formed between the lower substrate 10 and the upper substrate 20 bonded to the lower substrate 10 may have a transverse electric field between the pixel electrode 12 and the common electrode 15 on the lower substrate 10. Works by

3A to 3B are views illustrating a change in orientation direction of liquid crystals occurring when voltage off / on in a transverse electric field type liquid crystal display.

That is, FIG. 3A shows an off state in which the transverse electric field is not applied to the pixel electrode 12 or the common electrode 15, so that the change in the alignment direction of the liquid crystal 3 does not occur. FIG. 3B is an on state in which a transverse electric field is applied to the pixel electrode 12 and the common electrode 15, and the orientation direction change of the liquid crystal 3 occurs, and is about 45 ° compared to the off state of FIG. 3A. It can be seen that the horizontal direction of the pixel electrode 12 and the common electrode 15 and the twist direction of the liquid crystal have a twist angle.

As described above, in the transverse type liquid crystal display, both the pixel electrode 12 and the common electrode 15 exist on the same plane.

4A and 4B are plan views illustrating alignment directions of liquid crystals according to FIGS. 3A and 3B, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 4A, when no voltage is applied to the pixel electrode 12 or the common electrode 15, the liquid crystal alignment direction is arranged in the same direction as the rubbing angle of the alignment layer (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 4B, when a voltage is applied to the pixel electrode 12 and the common electrode 15, the alignment direction of the liquid crystal is a direction in which an electric field is applied.

The advantage of this transverse electric field method is that a wide viewing angle is possible. That is, when the liquid crystal display device is viewed from the front, the liquid crystal display device may be visible in the about 70 ° direction in the up / down / left / right directions. In addition, the manufacturing process is simpler than the liquid crystal display device used in general, and there is an advantage that the color shift according to the viewing angle is small.

However, the conventional transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device has the following problems.

That is, in the transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device, since the common electrode 15 and the pixel electrode 12 exist on the same substrate, the transmittance and aperture ratio due to light are reduced.

In particular, a gate insulating film or a protective film (not shown) surrounding the pixel electrode 12 or the common electrode 15 formed on the lower substrate 10 is formed of an inorganic insulating film such as SiOx or SiNx and is opposed to the lower substrate. When applying a light blocking layer (not shown) made of a metal component formed on a substrate (not shown), an electric field is formed between the gate line or data line and the light blocking layer of a metal component, which causes defects such as vertical crosstalk and afterimages. In order to prevent this, a light blocking layer of a resin component is formed.

5 is a plan view illustrating a portion where a light blocking layer is formed in a conventional liquid crystal display.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, a light blocking layer 22 is formed on the upper substrate 20 to correspond to a peripheral portion of the gate line including the data line and the thin film transistor formed on the lower substrate 10.

However, since the light shielding layer 22 of the resin component is difficult to form a fine pattern, it acts as a limiting factor in securing an aperture ratio of a certain degree or more.

In addition, when the light shielding layer 22 is formed of a resin component, not only the fine pattern is difficult, but also the reliability of the pattern is low, and the light shielding layer is caused by the adhesion reaction with the seal material applied for bonding to both substrates 10 and 20. Problems such as peeling off of 22 may occur, thereby lowering the reliability of the liquid crystal cell.

The conventional transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device has the following problems.

That is, in the conventional transverse type liquid crystal display, an exposure process using a mask is required to form a light shielding layer covering an area other than the pixel region on the upper substrate. As the exposure process is performed, a yield decrease occurs, and Since resin, a component, is expensive, there is a problem of an increase in production cost.

Moreover, the arrangement | positioning itself of a light shielding layer was a factor of fall of aperture ratio and transmittance | permeability.

An object of the present invention is to provide a transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device and a method of manufacturing the same, which have been devised to solve the above problems and have improved aperture ratio and transmittance by omitting a light shielding layer of an upper substrate.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a typical twisted nematic liquid crystal display device

2 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the formation of an electric field and a liquid crystal alignment of a general transverse electric field liquid crystal display device. FIGS. 3A to 3B illustrate phase transitions of liquid crystals at voltage off / on in a transverse electric field liquid crystal display device. Drawing

4A and 4B are plan views showing alignment directions of liquid crystals according to FIGS. 3A and 3B, respectively.

5 is a plan view illustrating a portion where a light blocking layer is formed in a conventional liquid crystal display.

6 is a plan view showing a transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device of the present invention.

7A to 7B are structural cross-sectional views taken along line A-A 'and line B-B' of FIG. 6, respectively.

8A to 8E are plan views illustrating patterns formed with respective masks in an exposure process of a lower substrate in the transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device of the present invention.

9 is a cross-sectional view showing the arrangement relationship between the common electrode and the data line and the alignment of the liquid crystal of the transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a plan view illustrating an arrangement relationship between a common electrode and a gate line and an alignment of a liquid crystal of a transverse field type liquid crystal display device according to the present invention. FIG.

FIG. 11 is a plan view illustrating a portion in which a color filter layer of two or more color films of an upper substrate corresponding to the lower substrate of FIG. 6 is formed. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a line C-C 'of FIG. 11.

* Description of symbols on the main parts of the drawings *

110: gate line 120a, 120b: common line

130 gate insulating film 135 semiconductor layer

140: data line 140a / 140b: source / drain electrodes

150: protective film 155a, 155b: contact hole

160: pixel electrode 180: common electrode

205: light leakage around the gate line

210: color filter layer in which color film overlap occurs

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device including a lower substrate and an upper substrate, a gate line and a data line that cross each other vertically and horizontally on the lower substrate, and define a pixel region. A common line formed in a parallel direction, a thin film transistor formed at an intersection of the gate line and the data line, a passivation layer formed on the entire surface including the thin film transistor, and a drain electrode of the thin film transistor formed on the passivation layer. Two or more color films corresponding to a pixel electrode, a common electrode formed to be spaced apart from the pixel electrode on the passivation layer by overlapping with the data line, and a peripheral portion including the gate line and the common line on the upper substrate. Between the overlapped color filter layer and the two substrates It characterized in that there is generated by a liquid crystal layer composed.

The semiconductor device may further include an alignment layer formed on the upper and lower substrates.

The alignment film is rubbed in a direction parallel to the data line.

The common line is formed on the same layer as the gate line.

The pixel electrode and the common electrode have an angle of 10 ° to 20 ° with respect to the data line direction and are formed in a zigzag shape.

The common electrode is entirely overlapped with the data line.

The pixel electrode and the common electrode are formed of a double layer of a metal layer and an ITO layer.

In addition, a method of manufacturing a transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device for achieving the above object is to form a gate line and a common line spaced apart from each other in a horizontal direction on the lower substrate in a horizontal direction, and the data in a direction perpendicular to the gate line Forming a line, forming a plurality of common electrodes overlapping the data lines and parallel to the data lines, forming a pixel electrode that alternates with the common electrodes, and forming a pixel electrode on an upper substrate facing the lower substrate; And forming a color filter layer by overlapping two or more color films corresponding to the peripheral portion including the gate line and the common line, and forming a liquid crystal layer between the upper and lower substrates.

On the upper and lower substrates, an alignment film subjected to rubbing in a direction parallel to the data line is further formed.

The pixel electrode and the common electrode have an angle of 10 ° to 20 ° with respect to the data line direction and are formed in a zigzag shape.

The pixel electrode and the common electrode are formed of a double layer of a metal layer and an ITO layer. The common electrode is formed to overlap the entire surface of the data line.

Hereinafter, a transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device and a manufacturing method thereof according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

6 is a plan view illustrating a transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device according to the present invention, and FIGS. 7A to 7B are structural cross-sectional views taken along line A-A 'and line B-B' of FIG. 6, respectively.

As can be seen from FIGS. 6 and 7A to 7B, the transverse electric field type liquid crystal display of the present invention is largely filled between the lower substrate 100, the upper substrate 200 opposite thereto, and the two substrates 100 and 200. It consists of a liquid crystal layer 300.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, a gate line 110 and a data line 140 are formed on the lower substrate 100 so as to cross each other in a vertical direction, and define a pixel region. 180 are spaced apart from each other. In addition, the common line 120 is formed in a direction parallel to the gate line 110.

The structure of the transverse electric field type liquid crystal display of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7A and 7B.

As shown in FIGS. 7A to 7B, a gate line 110 and a common line (120 of FIG. 6) spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals are formed on a predetermined region on the lower substrate 100, and the gate line 110 is formed. The gate insulating layer 130 is formed on the entire surface including the gate insulating layer 130.

An island-shaped semiconductor layer 135 is formed on the gate insulating layer 130 to cover an upper portion of the gate line 110, and source / drain electrodes 140a and 140b are formed on both sides of the semiconductor layer 135. Is formed.

In addition, a passivation layer 150 is formed on the entire surface, and is spaced apart from the pixel electrode 160 and the pixel electrode 160 connected to the drain electrode 140b through a contact hole formed on the passivation layer 150. The common electrode 180 is formed. In this case, the common electrode 180 is formed in a pattern overlapping the data line 140 on the data line 140, and inside the pixel area defined by the gate line 110 and the data line 150. Is formed in an alternating pattern with the pixel electrode 160.

The gate electrode 110a, the semiconductor layer 135, and the source / drain electrodes 140a / 140b protruding from the gate line 110 are formed at the intersection of the gate line 110 and the data line 140. A thin film transistor TFT is formed.

The upper substrate 200 is formed to face the lower substrate 100 having the above-described configuration. In this case, the light blocking layer is not formed on the upper substrate 200, and the color filter layer 210 is formed by overlapping two or more color films corresponding to the light leakage.

Hereinafter, the exposure process of the lower board | substrate of the transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device of this invention is demonstrated using a mask pattern.

The exposure process of the lower substrate 100 proceeds using 5 masks, and is a plan view showing a pattern in which the pattern shown in FIGS. 8A to 8E is produced at each exposure process.

As shown in FIG. 8A, a metal is deposited on the lower substrate 100 and selectively patterned to form a gate line 110 and a common line 120 in a horizontal direction. In this case, the common line 120 is formed adjacent to the gate line 110.

Subsequently, a gate insulating layer 130 is formed on the entire surface of the lower substrate 100 including the gate line 110 and the common line 120.

As shown in FIG. 8B, the semiconductor layer 135 is formed in a predetermined region of the gate insulating layer 130.

As shown in FIG. 8C, the metal material is deposited and then selectively patterned to form the data line 140 in a direction perpendicular to the gate line 110 on the front surface of the lower substrate 100 including the semiconductor layer 135. In the same process, the source electrode 140a protruding from the data line 140 and the drain electrode 140b spaced apart from the predetermined distance are formed.

As shown in FIG. 8D, the passivation layer 150 is deposited on the entire surface, and then selectively removed to form the drain electrode contact hole 155a and the common line contact hole 155b. The drain electrode contact hole 155a is for connecting the pixel electrode to be formed later and the drain electrode 140b at the bottom, and the common line contact hole 155b is the common electrode to be formed later and the common line 120 below. It is to connect with. The reason for forming the contact hole 155a and 155b parts is to be connected to the power line to apply voltage to the pixel electrode and the common electrode.

As shown in FIG. 8E, the ITO or metal / ITO layer is deposited on the entire surface including the common line contact hole 155b, and then selectively patterned to form a pixel electrode 160 and a common electrode 180 spaced apart from each other. To form.

In this case, the pixel electrode 160 and the common electrode 180 are patterned so that each electrode pattern has an inclination angle of 10 ° to 20 ° with respect to the data line 140 and has a zigzag pattern. As such, when a pattern having a slight inclination with respect to the data line 140 is formed in a zigzag pattern, the domain may be divided for one pixel, thereby improving the viewing angle. In addition, the common electrode 180 is formed in a pattern capable of overlapping the entire data line 140 to prevent light leakage from occurring between the data line 140 and the common electrode 180. The insulating film 130 (FIGS. 7A and 7B) and the protective film 150 (FIGS. 7A and 7B) are formed of an organic insulating film having a low dielectric constant such as photoacryl, BCB (BenzoCycloButene), or polyamide compound. The low dielectric constant organic insulating layer may control the crosstalk phenomenon by preventing a vertical electric field from the upper substrate 200 by the wiring or the electrode of the lower substrate 100.

The pixel electrode 160 and the common electrode 180 may be formed of the same material on the same layer. Although not illustrated, the pixel electrode 160 and the common electrode 180 may be formed on different layers. However, in order to improve the degree of integration, the pixel electrode 160 and the common electrode 180 may be formed on the same layer.

In the transverse field type liquid crystal display of the present invention, since the common electrode 180 of the ITO layer or the metal / ITO layer shields or reflects the light of the data line 140, the light blocking layer corresponding to the data line 140 is omitted. can do.

In addition, since the common electrode 180 formed on the data line 140 is formed to overlap the data line 140, light leakage around the data line 140 can be prevented.

In addition, the pixel electrode 160 and the common electrode 180 may be formed of a metal layer and a double layer of the ITO layer, rather than a single layer of the ITO layer, to further prevent light leakage.

Cu, Cr, Mo, Al, Ti, Ta, Al alloy, etc. are mentioned as said metal layer.

Thus, on the upper substrate 200, the light shielding layer, which has been formed in the related art, is completely omitted, and the color filter layer formed of the color films 201, 202, and 203 for implementing the color colors R, G, and B ( 210 and a second alignment layer (not shown) are formed on the entire surface including the color filter layer 210 to define the initial alignment of the liquid crystal. The color filter layer 210 is a layer made of color films of R, G, and B, and the color of the R, G, and B is formed at a portion of the lower substrate 100 facing the thin film transistor (TFT) or other light leakage. Two or more color films of the film are formed to overlap. Two or more color films overlap and serve as a light shielding layer. In this case, when an observer sees a part where two or more color light shielding layers are formed, it is recognized as a dark part.

Here, an overcoat layer (not shown) for planarization may be further formed on the color filter layer 210.

The first and second alignment layers defining the initial alignment of the liquid crystal are formed on the lower substrate 100 and the upper substrate 200, respectively. In particular, the first alignment layer formed on the lower substrate 100 is the data line ( The rubbing treatment is performed in a direction parallel to 140).

In this case, when an electric field is formed between the gate line 110 and the common line 120 by applying a voltage to the gate line 110 and the common line 120 formed horizontally adjacent to each other, the direction of the electric field is the It is formed in a direction parallel to the data line 140, so that the alignment of the liquid crystal during voltage application and before voltage application does not change, thereby preventing light leakage.

This is considered by the rubbing treatment of the alignment film before applying the voltage, and taking into account the characteristics of the liquid crystal oriented by the electric field after applying the voltage.

That is, an electric field parallel to the data line 140 is formed between the gate line 110 and the common line 120. In the related art, the alignment layer is processed at a rubbing angle of 5 ° to 25 ° on the data line 140. This is because the liquid crystal, which was oriented by the rubbing angle, was rotated between the gate line 110 and the common line 120 before the voltage was applied, and the light leakage phenomenon was mainly observed in this region. The light leakage defect caused by the liquid crystal abnormal alignment of the present invention is prevented by vertical rubbing of the alignment film.

Next, the relationship between the arrangement of the electrodes and the lines and the alignment of the liquid crystal will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an arrangement relationship between a common electrode and a data line and an alignment of a liquid crystal in the transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device of the present invention. FIG.

As illustrated in FIG. 9, the common electrode 180 overlaps the data line 140 with the passivation layer 150 therebetween.

When voltage is applied, the liquid crystal is oriented by an electric field formed by the common electrode 180 and a pixel electrode (not shown), and the change in alignment of the liquid crystal is caused by the rubbing treatment of the alignment film on the plane so that the liquid crystal in the initial alignment state is transferred to the data line ( 140) with different angles. Therefore, the liquid crystal is in a state of lying on the substrate surface before or after voltage application.

10 is a plan view illustrating an arrangement relationship between a common electrode and a gate line and an alignment of a liquid crystal of a transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 10, even when the electric field between the gate line 110 and the common electrode 180 in the horizontal direction coincides with the alignment direction of the liquid crystal, light leakage does not occur because the position of the liquid crystal does not change.

Next, the exposure process of the upper substrate corresponding to the exposure process of the lower substrate mentioned above is demonstrated. The upper substrate presented herein does not consider the formation of the light shielding layer, and requires an exposure process of three masks for forming the R, G, and B color films constituting the color filter layer.

In general, when the color film is overlapped, the light absorption rate is lowered to the light shielding layer, and the contrast ratio is insufficient only by the overlap of the color film. Can be obtained.

FIG. 11 is a plan view illustrating a portion where a color filter layer of two or more color films of an upper substrate corresponding to the lower substrate of FIG. 8 is formed, and FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a line C ~ C ′ of FIG. 11.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the color films 201 and 202 correspond to the TFT region or the light leakage region 205 around the gate line, which is not covered by the common electrode 180 that overlaps the data line 140. The color filter layer 210 which overlapped two or more colors 203 is formed.

That is, the transverse field type liquid crystal display of the present invention does not form a light shielding layer, but instead forms a common line 120 or a common electrode 180 as shown in FIG. 6 corresponding to a portion where light leakage occurs. 11 and 12, the color film 201, 202, 203 of the color filter layer 210 may be used in two or more colors to prevent light leakage from being covered by the line 120 or the common electrode 180. Doing.

Therefore, in the transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device of the present invention, the mask process for forming the light shielding layer is completely omitted in the formation of the upper substrate, and only a three mask process for defining each color film of the color filter layer is required.

The above-described transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device and a method of manufacturing the same have the following effects.

First, the light shielding layer is completely removed from the transverse electric field type liquid crystal display structure by forming a common line or common electrode corresponding to a region where light leakage defects are concerned, or overlapping the color film of the color filter layer formed on the upper substrate by two or more colors. The mask process for forming the light shielding layer can be omitted.

That is, the mask process may be omitted, and the yield may be improved by simplifying the process as compared with the conventional art.

Second, by forming the pixel electrode and the common electrode to have an angle of 10 degrees to 20 degrees with respect to the data line, domain division is possible in one pixel, thereby improving the viewing angle.

Third, omission of the light shielding layer can lead to an improvement in the aperture ratio.

Fourth, by rubbing the alignment film in the electric field direction formed between the gate line and the common line, the alignment of the liquid crystal does not change even after voltage is applied, and light leakage phenomenon can be prevented.

Claims (12)

A lower substrate and an upper substrate; A gate line and a data line intersecting each other vertically and horizontally on the lower substrate to define a pixel area; A common line formed in a direction parallel to the gate line; A thin film transistor formed at an intersection of the gate line and the data line; A protective film formed on the front surface including the thin film transistor, A pixel electrode formed on the passivation layer, the pixel electrode being connected to the drain electrode of the thin film transistor; A common electrode spaced apart from the pixel electrode on the passivation layer by a predetermined interval and overlapping the data line; A color filter layer formed by overlapping two or more color films on the upper substrate to correspond to peripheral portions thereof including the gate line and the common line; And And a liquid crystal layer formed between the substrates. The method of claim 1, And an alignment layer formed on the upper and lower substrates. The method of claim 2, The alignment layer is subjected to a rubbing treatment in a direction parallel to the data line. The method of claim 1, And the common line is formed on the same layer as the gate line. The method of claim 1, And the pixel electrode and the common electrode have a zigzag shape with an angle of 10 ° to 20 ° with respect to the data line direction. The method of claim 1, And the common electrode overlaps the data line. The method of claim 1, And the pixel electrode and the common electrode are formed of a double layer of a metal layer and an ITO layer. Forming a gate line and a common line spaced apart from each other in a horizontal direction on the lower substrate; Forming a data line in a direction perpendicular to the gate line; Forming a plurality of common electrodes overlapping the data lines and parallel to the data lines, and forming pixel electrodes that alternate with the common electrodes; Forming a color filter layer by overlapping two or more color films corresponding to peripheral portions including the gate line and the common line on an upper substrate facing the lower substrate; And A method of manufacturing a transverse electric field type liquid crystal display device comprising forming a liquid crystal layer between the upper and lower substrates. The method of claim 8, And forming an alignment layer on the upper and lower substrates by rubbing treatment in a direction parallel to the data line. The method of claim 8, And the pixel electrode and the common electrode are formed in a zigzag shape with an angle of 10 ° to 20 ° with respect to a data line direction. The method of claim 8, The pixel electrode and the common electrode are formed of a double layer of a metal layer and an ITO layer. The method of claim 8, And the common electrode is formed to overlap the data line.