WO2008001507A1 - Affichage - Google Patents
Affichage Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- WO2008001507A1 WO2008001507A1 PCT/JP2007/050819 JP2007050819W WO2008001507A1 WO 2008001507 A1 WO2008001507 A1 WO 2008001507A1 JP 2007050819 W JP2007050819 W JP 2007050819W WO 2008001507 A1 WO2008001507 A1 WO 2008001507A1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- display device
- pixel electrode
- slit
- common electrode
- display
- Prior art date
Links
Classifications
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL 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
- G02F1/00—Devices 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
- G02F1/01—Devices 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
- G02F1/13—Devices 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
- G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
- G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
- G02F1/1343—Electrodes
- G02F1/134309—Electrodes characterised by their geometrical arrangement
- G02F1/134363—Electrodes characterised by their geometrical arrangement for applying an electric field parallel to the substrate, i.e. in-plane switching [IPS]
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL 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
- G02F2201/00—Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00
- G02F2201/12—Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00 electrode
- G02F2201/124—Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00 electrode interdigital
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL 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
- G02F2203/00—Function characteristic
- G02F2203/09—Function characteristic transflective
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a display device. More specifically, the present invention relates to a display device suitably used for liquid crystal display in an in-plane switching (IPS) mode or a fringe field switching (FFS) mode.
- IPS in-plane switching
- FFS fringe field switching
- Display devices such as liquid crystal display devices are widely used in electronic devices such as monitors, projectors, mobile phones, and personal digital assistants (PDAs).
- Examples of the display mode of the liquid crystal display device include a reflection type, a transmission type, and a reflection / transmission type.
- transmissive liquid crystal display devices using backlight light are mainly used in indoor and other relatively harsh environments, and ambient light is mainly used in relatively bright environments such as outdoors.
- the reflective liquid crystal display device used is used.
- the reflective / transmissive liquid crystal display device can perform both transmissive display and reflective display, and can mainly display transmissive display indoors and can mainly display reflective display outdoors.
- a vertical alignment (VA) mode is used as a display mode.
- liquid crystal molecules are aligned perpendicularly to the substrate surface when the applied voltage is off, and display is performed by tilting the liquid crystal molecules when the applied voltage is on.
- the reflected light is transmitted through the liquid crystal layer twice, but the transmitted light is transmitted only once through the liquid crystal layer. Therefore, when the cell gap is optimally designed for the reflected light, Therefore, the transmittance of transmitted light is about half of the optimum value.
- a method of forming a multi-gap structure in which the cell gap is different between the reflective region and the transmissive region and reducing the thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the reflective region is disclosed (for example, (See Patent Document 1).
- this method since it is necessary to provide a concavo-convex structure on the substrate, the structure becomes complicated, and high accuracy is required in the manufacturing process. There is room for further improvement. There is also room for improvement in that the response time of liquid crystal molecules differs between the reflective region and the transmissive region.
- an IPS mode and an FFS mode are known.
- the liquid crystal is operated by a horizontal electric field from a pair of electrodes for driving the liquid crystal provided on one substrate to perform display.
- the liquid crystal molecules are rotated in the horizontal direction (substrate parallel direction), so that the viewing angle can be increased.
- a reflection / transmission type liquid crystal display device is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 2), but this also has a multi-gap structure and does not solve the above-described problem.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11 242226
- Patent Document 2 JP 2005 338264
- the present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and can provide bright display in both reflective display and transmissive display without providing a multi-gap structure, and can provide a reflective area and a transparent area. It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device that can reduce the difference in response time.
- the present inventor has made various studies on display devices capable of performing bright display in both reflective display and transmissive display without providing a multi-gap structure. As a result, pixel electrodes in the reflective region and the transparent region have been studied. Attention was paid to the arrangement of the common electrodes. Even if a multi-gap structure is not provided, a horizontal electric field method such as IPS mode or FFS mode is adopted, and the distance between the pixel electrode and the common electrode is made larger in the reflective region than in the transmissive region. We found that the strength of the electric field generated between the common electrode and the reflective region can be made weaker in the reflective region than in the transmissive region, so that it is possible to adjust the light use efficiency in the reflective display and transmissive display. The present invention has been reached with the idea that the problem can be solved brilliantly.
- the present invention includes a pair of substrates and a display medium sandwiched between the substrates.
- a display device in which a reflective region for performing reflective display and a transmissive region for performing transmissive display are formed in an element, wherein the display device includes a pixel electrode and a common electrode on one side of the substrate.
- a voltage is applied to the display medium by the common electrode, and the pixel electrode is provided with a slit, and the display device (hereinafter referred to as a first device) in which the slit is wider in the reflection region than in the transmission region. It is also called a display device.)
- a first display device of the present invention includes a pair of substrates and a display medium sandwiched between the substrates, and a reflective area for performing reflective display and a transmissive area for performing transmissive display in a pixel. And are formed.
- the type of the substrate and the type of the display medium are not particularly limited.
- the scanning wiring and the signal wiring are wired on the substrate so that they intersect, and these An active matrix substrate having TFTs as switching elements at intersections and a color filter substrate having a colored layer of R (red), G (green), and B (blue) for each pixel are provided as a pair of substrates.
- a mode in which the sandwiched liquid crystal layer is provided as a display medium can be mentioned. Also, in a liquid crystal display device, a polarizing plate, a backlight, etc. are usually provided outside these.
- the reflective display is a method of performing display by reflecting ambient light or light emitted from a front light provided on the display surface side in the display device.
- the transmissive display is a method for performing display by transmitting light emitted from the knocklight.
- the size of the reflective region and the transmissive region and the proportion of them in the pixel are not particularly limited. Since the present invention has a reflective region and a transmissive region in one pixel, it is a reflective / transmissive display device.
- the display device of the present invention includes a pixel electrode and a common electrode on one side of a substrate, and applies a voltage to a display medium through the pixel electrode and the common electrode.
- a voltage is applied to an electrode pair composed of a pixel electrode and a common electrode, a horizontal electric field parallel to the substrate is generated in a display medium adjacent to the pixel electrode and the common electrode. This electric field controls the display medium.
- the pixel electrode and the common electrode have a so-called comb-tooth shape, and are provided in the same layer so that these electrodes are engaged with each other (IPS Method), a method in which pixel electrodes or common electrodes are comb-like and these electrodes are provided in different layers (FFS method).
- the pixel electrode is provided with a slit, and the width of the slit is larger in the reflective region than in the transmissive region.
- the slit width of the pixel electrode is not particularly limited as long as it is larger in the reflective region than in the transmissive region.
- the shape of the pixel electrode is not particularly limited as long as a certain slit width is secured. As the slit width increases, the electric field strength between the pixel electrode and the common electrode decreases. In addition, since the degree of alignment of the liquid crystal changes depending on the strength of the electric field, the utilization efficiency of light transmitted through the liquid crystal can be adjusted using this.
- a preferable form of the pixel electrode of the present invention includes, for example, a comb-like form.
- a comb-teeth shape By adopting a comb-teeth shape, it is possible to form a lateral electric field with high density between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, and to control the display medium with high accuracy.
- a form in which a part having a width smaller than that of the transmissive area is provided in the reflective area can be cited. According to this, the effect of the present invention can be obtained without changing the width of the common electrode between the transmissive region and the reflective region.
- Preferable forms of the slits formed in the pixel electrode include, for example, a form in which the entire periphery is surrounded by pixel electrodes, a form that is rectangular, a form in which the rectangle is bent at least once, and a zigzag form , A circular arc shape, a meandering shape, and the like. According to such a form, the pixel electrode and the common electrode can be efficiently meshed with each other, whereby a lateral electric field can be formed with high density, and the display medium can be controlled with high accuracy. It becomes possible.
- a preferable form of the common electrode is a form in which the common electrode is provided in a layer different from the pixel electrode with an insulating film interposed therebetween.
- the FFS method in which the pixel electrode and the common electrode are arranged through an insulating film, a horizontal electric field parallel to the substrate can be generated in the display medium. Examples of such a form include a case where one electrode has a comb-like shape and the other electrode force S has a flat shape without a slit.
- the present invention can be applied even when the pixel electrode and the common electrode cannot be provided in the same layer due to restrictions such as the aperture ratio.
- the common electrode includes a form in which a slit is provided and the slit has a larger width in the reflective region than in the transmissive region.
- the common electrode is preferably provided in a layer where the pixel electrode is formed.
- the common electrode is also provided with a slit, and the pixel electrode and the common electrode are arranged in the same layer with the slit of the pixel electrode. An electric field can be generated. Further, since the manufacturing process can be simplified by forming the pixel electrode and the common electrode in the same layer, productivity is improved. Further, in this case, it is preferable that the slit of the common electrode has substantially the same shape as the slit of the pixel electrode.
- the strength of the electric field generated at each portion where the slits of the common electrode and the slits of the pixel electrode are held together can be made uniform, and the alignment of the liquid crystal can be controlled uniformly.
- “same” means that the strength of the electric field generated in each part can be made substantially uniform and is substantially the same.
- the slit width of the common electrode is not particularly limited as long as it is larger in the reflective region than in the transmissive region. Further, the shape of the common electrode is not particularly limited.
- the present invention also includes a pair of substrates and a display medium sandwiched between the substrates, and a reflective region for performing reflective display and a transmissive region for performing transmissive display are formed in the pixel.
- a display device wherein the display device includes a pixel electrode and a common electrode on one side of a substrate, and a voltage is applied to a display medium by the pixel electrode and the common electrode.
- the common electrode is a slit. Is provided, and the width of the slit is larger in the reflective region than in the transmissive region (hereinafter also referred to as a second display device).
- the second display device of the present invention that is characterized by the slit width of the common electrode can also achieve the same effects as the first display device of the present invention that is characterized by the slit width of the pixel electrode. .
- preferred forms of the common electrode include a comb-like form, a form in which a part having a width smaller than the transmission area is provided in the reflection area, and the like.
- a preferable form of the slit formed in the common electrode a form in which the entire periphery is surrounded by the common electrode, a form that is rectangular, a form that the rectangle is bent at least once, a form that is zigzag shaped
- Examples of the shape include an arc shape and a meandering shape.
- Another preferable form of the common electrode is a form formed in a layer different from the pixel electrode with an insulating film interposed therebetween.
- the effect of the present invention can be achieved by adopting such a form.
- the display device of the present invention it is possible to perform bright display in both reflective display and transmissive display without providing a multi-gap structure.
- Embodiment 1 is an example of an embodiment of a display device of the present invention, and uses a liquid crystal display device.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of one pixel constituting the liquid crystal display device of Embodiment 1
- FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along broken line AB shown in FIG.
- the liquid crystal display device of Embodiment 1 includes a first substrate 1, a second substrate 2, and a liquid crystal layer 3 sandwiched between these substrates.
- the second substrate 2 includes a pixel electrode 4 and a common electrode 5, and a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer 3 by the pixel electrode 4 and the common electrode 5.
- the first substrate 1 has a color filter layer 6 and a first alignment film 7 in this order on the liquid crystal layer 3 side.
- a glass substrate can be used as the first substrate 1.
- regions exhibiting red, green, and blue are repeatedly arranged.
- the color filter layer 6 may be composed of areas of four colors or more. Further, the unevenness caused by the color filter layer 6 may be flattened with a resin flat layer or the like.
- the first alignment film 7 defines the alignment direction of the adjacent liquid crystal layer 3.
- the second substrate 2 is provided on the liquid crystal layer 3 side with the stray wiring 8, the common wiring 9, the first insulating layer 10, the signal wiring 11, the thin film transistor 12, the second insulating layer 13, the reflector 14 and It has a third insulating layer 15, and further has a pixel electrode 4, a common electrode 5, and a second alignment film 16 on the liquid crystal layer 3 side.
- the second substrate 2 for example, a glass substrate can be used in the same manner as the first substrate 1.
- the running wire 8 and the signal wire 11 are formed in different layers via the first insulating layer 10 and are orthogonal to each other.
- the thin film transistor 12 is located in the vicinity of the intersection between the scanning wiring 8 and the signal wiring 11.
- the structure is an inverted staggered structure, the gate electrode is connected to the stray wiring 8, the source electrode is connected to the signal wiring 11, and the drain electrode is connected to the pixel electrode 4 through the first contact hole 17.
- the channel portion of the thin film transistor 12 is formed of an amorphous silicon layer.
- the common wiring 9 is provided in parallel with the running wiring 8 and is connected to the common electrode 5 through the second contact hole 18.
- Each of the pixel electrode 4 and the common electrode 5 has a comb-like shape, the comb-teeth (projections) are formed in a straight line, and have a rectangular slit 19 parallel to the scanning wiring 8.
- the pixel electrode 4 and the common electrode 5 are transparent electrodes made of indium tin oxide (ITO) and are formed in the same layer. For this reason, the manufacturing process can be simplified as compared with the case where the layers are formed in different layers. Further, the slit of the common electrode has substantially the same shape as the slit of the pixel electrode.
- a horizontal electric field is formed in the liquid crystal layer 3 and an alignment change occurs. Thereby, the light transmitted through the liquid crystal layer 3 is controlled.
- the region overlapping with the reflecting plate 14 is the reflection region R, and the portion shown in black in FIG.
- the reflected light 20 passes through the reflection region R.
- the transmitted light 21 from the backlight passes through the transmission region T.
- the transmission region T and the reflection region R are arranged so that the boundary is parallel to the short side of the pixel.
- the material of the reflecting plate 14 aluminum or silver alloy having high reflectivity is preferable. If the common wiring 9 is made of aluminum having a high reflectivity and is formed so as to cover the reflection region, the common wiring can be used as a reflecting plate, and the manufacturing process is simplified.
- the transmissive region T and the reflective region R have the same material pixel electrode 4 and common electrode.
- the force of using 5 The slit width of the pixel electrode 4 and the common electrode 5 is made larger in the reflection region R than in the transmission region T. As a result, even if the pixel electrode 4 and the common electrode 5 made of the same material are used, the voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer 3 differs between the transmissive region T and the reflective region R. By separately providing a step-forming layer in the emission region R and changing the thickness of the liquid crystal layer 3 (multi-gap), reflection display and transmission display can be performed.
- a second alignment film 16 is further provided on the liquid crystal layer 3 side of the pixel electrode 4 and defines the alignment direction in the vicinity of the liquid crystal layer 3.
- Figure 3 shows the arrangement of the polarizing plate, retardation plate, and liquid crystal molecules when no voltage is applied.
- Figure 4 shows the positional relationship between the polarizing plate, the phase difference plate, and the liquid crystal molecules in the reflection region when a voltage is applied.
- Figure 5 shows the positional relationship between the polarizing plate, the phase difference plate, and the liquid crystal molecules in the transmission region when a voltage is applied.
- the first substrate 1 is opposite to the liquid crystal layer 3, and the second substrate 2 is opposite to the liquid crystal layer 3.
- the polarizing plate 22 and the second polarizing plate 23 are arranged so that the transmission axes 26 and 27 are orthogonal to each other.
- a first retardation plate 24 is disposed between the first substrate 1 and the first polarizing plate 22, and between the second substrate 2 and the second polarizing plate 23,
- a second retardation plate 25 is disposed.
- the phase difference of the first retardation plate 24 is set to a quarter wavelength, and its slow axis 28 is rotated 45 clockwise with respect to the alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules 30.
- the transmission axis 26 of the first polarizing plate 22 is set to be parallel to the alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules 30.
- the phase difference of the second retardation plate 25 is set to a quarter wavelength, and its slow axis 29 is arranged so as to be orthogonal to the slow axis 28 of the first retardation plate 24.
- the laminate of the liquid crystal layer 3, the first polarizing plate 22, and the first retardation plate 24 is It functions as a circularly polarizing plate.
- the linearly polarized light transmitted through the first polarizing plate 22 becomes circularly polarized light when transmitted through the first retardation plate 24.
- it becomes circularly polarized light in the direction opposite to that at the time of incidence, and when entering the first polarizing plate 22 again, the vibration direction is directed to the transmission axis 26 of the first polarizing plate 22.
- the liquid crystal molecules 30 change the orientation by a predetermined angle ⁇ clockwise as shown in FIG.
- the vibration direction becomes linearly polarized light parallel to the transmission axis of the first polarizing plate 22. Na Therefore, a bright display is obtained without being absorbed by the first polarizing plate 22.
- the first phase difference plate 24 and the second phase difference plate 25 are orthogonal to each other, so that the phase difference seen from the normal direction of the first substrate 1 is zero, and this direction This does not affect the display when viewed from above.
- the voltage applied to the pixel electrode 4 and the common electrode 5 is less than the threshold value, the long axis of the liquid crystal molecules 30 is orthogonal to the transmission axis 27 of the second polarizing plate 23.
- the transmitted linearly polarized light is linearly polarized light that is perpendicular to the transmission axis 26 of the first polarizing plate 22, and therefore is absorbed by the first polarizing plate 22 to obtain a glaring display.
- the liquid crystal molecules 30 change the orientation by a predetermined angle 2 ⁇ clockwise as shown in FIG.
- the vibration direction is linearly polarized light parallel to the transmission axis 26 of the first polarizing plate 22. can get.
- the first retardation plate 24 and the second retardation plate 25 are formed by using a material having a low refractive index wavelength dispersion, for example, a norbornene-based material (trade name: Arton, manufactured by CJSR). A darker wrinkle display with less spelling is obtained.
- a material having a low refractive index wavelength dispersion for example, a norbornene-based material (trade name: Arton, manufactured by CJSR). A darker wrinkle display with less spelling is obtained.
- the reflection / transmission liquid crystal display panel manufactured as described above is connected to a driving device, and a backlight is disposed behind the device, thereby completing the reflection / transmission liquid crystal display device.
- the shape of the comb teeth (protrusions) in the comb-like pixel electrode 4 and the common electrode 5 is not limited to the linear shape as shown in FIG. 1, but for example, as shown in FIGS. It may be any shape.
- the comb-like electrode 31 (pixel electrode 4 and / or common electrode 5) shown in FIG. 6 has a V-shape bent once in a polygonal line at the center of the comb tooth, and the slit shape is rectangular. The slit is bent once.
- the comb-teeth have two bent line-shaped bent portions, and as a whole have a substantially V-shape, and the slit shape has a rectangular slit bent twice. Shape.
- the comb-shaped electrode 33 shown in FIG. 8 has a shape in which the comb teeth have three bent line-shaped bent portions, and generally has two substantially V-shaped shapes, and the slit shape is a rectangular shape. It has a zigzag shape with slits bent three times.
- the comb-shaped electrode 34 shown in FIG. 9 has a shape curved in an arc shape at the center of the comb teeth, and the slit is also arc-shaped.
- the comb-shaped electrode 35 shown in FIG. 10 has an arc-shaped curved portion with three comb teeth. As a whole, it has a shape in which approximately two V shapes are arranged, and the slits meander.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing the pixel electrode 4 and the common electrode 5 of the first embodiment.
- Fig. 11 (a) is a schematic plan view of the pixel electrode 4 and the common electrode 5, and (b), (c), and (d) are three types of broken lines A-B shown in Fig. 11 (a). It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram.
- the arrangement relationship between the pixel electrode 4 and the common electrode 5 is not limited to the form formed in the same layer as shown in FIG. 11B, but the pixel electrode 4 is common as shown in FIG. 11C.
- the common electrode 5 may be formed in a layer closer to the liquid crystal layer 3 than the pixel electrode 4, as shown in FIG. 11 (d), which may be formed in the layer closer to the liquid crystal layer 3 than the electrode 5. .
- the relationship between the slit width of the pixel electrode 4 in the transmissive region T and the slit width of the pixel electrode 4 in the reflective region length is, for example, the slit width of the transmissive region: the slit of the reflective region.
- Embodiment 2 is an example of an embodiment of a display device of the present invention, and uses a liquid crystal display device.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic plan view of one pixel constituting the liquid crystal display device of the second embodiment.
- the liquid crystal display device of Embodiment 2 includes an arrangement relationship between the transmissive region T and the reflective region R (arrangement of the reflector), and comb-like electrodes (either or both of the pixel electrode 4 and the common electrode 5).
- the configuration is the same as that of the liquid crystal display device of Embodiment 1 except that the shape is different. As shown in FIG.
- the transmissive region T and the reflective region R are arranged so that the boundary is parallel to the long side of the pixel, and the base side is transmissive with the center of the comb teeth of the pixel electrode 4 as the boundary.
- the region T is the reflection region R. Since the width of the comb teeth of the pixel electrode 4 is made smaller in the reflective region R than in the transmissive region T, the slit width in the reflective region R is larger than that in the transmissive region T. That is, the pixel electrode 4 includes a portion having a width smaller than that of the transmissive region T in the reflective region R. Also according to this embodiment, the same operation effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.
- the relationship between the slit width of the pixel electrode 4 in the transmissive region T and the slit width of the pixel electrode 4 in the reflective region is, for example, the slit width of the transmissive region: the slit of the reflective region.
- the width By setting the width to 1: 2, the effects of the present invention can be achieved.
- Embodiment 3 is an example of an embodiment of a display device of the present invention, and uses a liquid crystal display device.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic plan view of one pixel constituting the liquid crystal display device of Embodiment 3
- FIG. 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along broken line AB in FIG.
- the liquid crystal display device of Embodiment 3 includes a first substrate 101, a second substrate 102, and a liquid crystal layer 103 sandwiched between these substrates.
- the second substrate 102 includes a pixel electrode 104 and a common electrode 105, and a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer 103 by the pixel electrode 104 and the common electrode 105.
- the first substrate 101 has a color filter layer 106 and a first alignment film 107 in this order on the liquid crystal layer 103 side.
- a glass substrate can be used as the first substrate 101 .
- regions exhibiting red, green, and blue are repeatedly arranged.
- the color filter layer 106 may be composed of regions of four colors or more.
- the unevenness caused by the color filter layer 106 may be flattened by a resin flattening layer or the like.
- the first alignment film 107 defines the alignment direction of the adjacent liquid crystal layer 103.
- the second substrate 102 has, on the liquid crystal layer 103 side, a scanning wiring 108, a common wiring (reflecting plate) 109, a first insulating layer 110, a signal wiring 111, a thin film transistor 112, a second insulating layer 113, a common electrode. 105 and a third insulating layer 115, and further, a pixel electrode 104 and a second alignment film 116 are provided on the liquid crystal layer 103 side.
- a glass substrate can be used in the same manner as the first substrate 101.
- the running wire 108 and the signal wire 111 are formed in different layers via the first insulating layer 110 and are orthogonal to each other.
- the thin film transistor 112 is located in the vicinity of the intersection between the scanning wiring 108 and the signal wiring 111.
- the structure is an inverted staggered structure, the gate electrode is connected to the stray wiring 108, the source electrode is connected to the signal wiring 111, and the drain electrode is connected to the pixel electrode 104 through the first contact hole 117.
- a channel portion of the thin film transistor 112 is formed of an amorphous silicon layer.
- the common wiring 109 is provided in parallel with the scanning wiring 108, and the common electrode 105 is connected through the second contact hole 118.
- the pixel electrode 104 has a comb-teeth shape, the comb-teeth (projections) are formed in a straight line, and have a rectangular slit 119 parallel to the stray wiring 108.
- the common electrode 105 is formed on the entire pixel. Formed and separated from the pixel electrode 104 by a third insulating layer 115.
- the pixel electrode 104 and the common electrode 105 are transparent electrodes made of indium tin oxide (ITO).
- ITO indium tin oxide
- the common wiring 109 has a structure protruding to the display area side, and reflects the reflected light 120 as shown in FIG. In FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, a region overlapping with the common wiring 109 is a reflection region R. As shown in FIG. 14, the transmitted light 121 from the backlight is transmitted through the transmission region ⁇ .
- an effect of reducing the manufacturing process can be obtained by using the wiring such as the common wiring 109 as a reflector. If the common wiring 109 is made of high reflectivity aluminum, a brighter reflective display can be obtained. Instead of using the common wiring 109 as a reflector, a reflector such as aluminum or silver alloy may be separately formed as in the first embodiment.
- the transmission region ⁇ and the reflection region R are arranged so that the boundary is parallel to the short side of the pixel. is doing.
- the force of using the pixel electrode 104 and the common electrode 105 made of the same material in the transmissive region ⁇ and the reflective region R is made larger in the reflective region R than the transmissive region ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ . ing.
- the voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer 103 differs between the transmissive region ⁇ and the reflective region R, and the step forming layer is formed in the reflective region R. It is possible to perform reflective display and transmissive display without separately providing the thickness of the liquid crystal layer 103 and changing the thickness of the liquid crystal layer 103 (multi-gap).
- a second alignment film 116 is further provided on the pixel electrode 104 side of the liquid crystal layer 103, and defines the alignment direction in the vicinity of the liquid crystal layer 103.
- the arrangement relationship of the polarizing plate, the retardation plate, and the liquid crystal molecules of Embodiment 3 is the same as that of Embodiment 1, and the first polarizing plate 122 is provided on the opposite side of the first substrate 101 from the liquid crystal layer.
- the second polarizing plate 123 is arranged on the opposite side of the liquid crystal layer of the second substrate 102 so that the respective transmission axes are orthogonal to each other.
- a first retardation plate 124 is disposed between the first substrate 101 and the first polarizing plate 122, and a second retardation plate 124 is disposed between the second substrate 102 and the second polarizing plate 123.
- a phase difference plate 125 is arranged.
- the phase difference of the first retardation plate 124 is a quarter wavelength, and its slow axis is the liquid crystal molecule Set to 45 degrees clockwise relative to the orientation direction.
- the transmission axis of the first polarizing plate 122 is set to be parallel to the alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules.
- the phase difference of the second retardation plate 125 is set to a quarter wavelength, and the slow axis is arranged so as to be orthogonal to the slow axis of the first retardation plate 124.
- first retardation plate 124 and the second retardation plate 125 a material having a low refractive index wavelength dispersion, for example, a norbornene-based material manufactured by CFSR, trade name: Arton) is used. Therefore, a darker black display with less coloring is obtained.
- CFSR norbornene-based material manufactured by CFSR, trade name: Arton
- the reflection / transmission liquid crystal display panel manufactured as described above is connected to a drive device, and a backlight is disposed behind the device to complete the reflection / transmission liquid crystal display device.
- the shape of the comb teeth (protrusions) in the comb-like pixel electrode 104 is not limited to the linear shape as shown in FIG. There may be. Further, in the case of the third embodiment, the pixel electrode 104 does not need to have a comb-like shape, and as shown in FIG. 15, the pixel electrode 104 is an electrode 36 having a rectangular slit surrounded by the pixel electrode. It may be.
- FIG. 16 is a schematic plan view showing the pixel electrode 104 and the common electrode 105 of the third embodiment.
- FIG. 16A is a schematic plan view of the pixel electrode 104 and the common electrode 105
- FIGS. 16B and 10C are schematic cross-sectional views of two types of broken lines A—B shown in FIG. .
- the arrangement relationship between the pixel electrode 104 and the common electrode 105 is not limited to the form in which the pixel electrode 104 is formed in a layer closer to the liquid crystal layer 103 than the common electrode 105 as shown in FIG.
- the common electrode 105 is formed in a layer closer to the liquid crystal layer 103 than the pixel electrode 104.
- the relationship between the slit width of the pixel electrode 104 in the transmission region T and the slit width of the pixel electrode 104 in the reflection region R is, for example, the slit width of the transmission region: the reflection region.
- the slit width By setting the slit width to 1: 2, the effect of the present invention can be obtained.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of one pixel constituting the liquid crystal display device of Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along broken line AB in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between a polarizing plate, a phase difference plate, and liquid crystal molecules when no voltage is applied in Embodiments 1 to 3.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between a polarizing plate, a retardation plate, and liquid crystal molecules in a reflective region when a voltage is applied in Embodiments 1 to 3.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between a polarizing plate, a phase difference plate, and liquid crystal molecules in a transmission region when a voltage is applied in Embodiments 1 to 3.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view showing an electrode (a pixel electrode and / or a common electrode) of a modification of the first embodiment (a shape in which a rectangular slit is bent once).
- FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view showing an electrode (a pixel electrode and / or a common electrode) of a modification of the first embodiment (a shape in which a rectangular slit is bent twice).
- FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view showing an electrode (a pixel electrode and / or a common electrode) of a modification of the first embodiment (a shape in which a rectangular slit is bent three times).
- FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view showing an electrode (either a pixel electrode or a common electrode or both) of a modified example (the slit is arcuate) of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view showing an electrode (either a pixel electrode or a common electrode or both) of a modified example (the slit is meandering) of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a pixel electrode and a common electrode (slits are rectangular) in Embodiment 1.
- (A) is a schematic plan view
- (b), (c), and (d) are schematic cross-sectional views taken along a broken line AB shown in (a).
- FIG. 12 is a schematic plan view of one pixel constituting the liquid crystal display device of Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic plan view of one pixel constituting the liquid crystal display device of Embodiment 3.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic sectional view taken along broken line AB in FIG.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic plan view showing an electrode (either a pixel electrode or a common electrode) of a modified example of Embodiment 3 (all the periphery of the slit is surrounded by electrodes).
- FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing a pixel electrode and a common electrode (slits are rectangular) in Embodiment 3. .
- (A) is a schematic plan view
- (b) and (c) are schematic cross-sectional views of a broken line A_B shown in (a).
- Comb-shaped electrode (slit is arc-shaped)
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Nonlinear Science (AREA)
- Geometry (AREA)
- Mathematical Physics (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Liquid Crystal (AREA)
Description
Claims
Priority Applications (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
CN2007800239839A CN101479656B (zh) | 2006-06-26 | 2007-01-19 | 显示装置 |
US12/306,360 US20090201449A1 (en) | 2006-06-26 | 2007-01-19 | Display device |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
JP2006175695 | 2006-06-26 | ||
JP2006-175695 | 2006-06-26 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
WO2008001507A1 true WO2008001507A1 (fr) | 2008-01-03 |
Family
ID=38845282
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
PCT/JP2007/050819 WO2008001507A1 (fr) | 2006-06-26 | 2007-01-19 | Affichage |
Country Status (3)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US20090201449A1 (ja) |
CN (1) | CN101479656B (ja) |
WO (1) | WO2008001507A1 (ja) |
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
WO2009139199A1 (ja) * | 2008-05-12 | 2009-11-19 | シャープ株式会社 | 液晶表示装置 |
WO2009139198A1 (ja) * | 2008-05-12 | 2009-11-19 | シャープ株式会社 | 液晶表示装置 |
WO2010137427A1 (ja) * | 2009-05-28 | 2010-12-02 | シャープ株式会社 | 液晶表示装置 |
US20100328591A1 (en) * | 2009-06-30 | 2010-12-30 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Display substrate, method of manufacturing the display substrate and liquid crystal display device having the display substrate |
US8421975B2 (en) | 2008-10-14 | 2013-04-16 | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | Liquid crystal display device |
Families Citing this family (19)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
WO2008004353A1 (fr) * | 2006-07-07 | 2008-01-10 | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | Dispositif d'affichage |
US8208102B2 (en) | 2006-07-21 | 2012-06-26 | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | Display device having reflective region and transmissive region |
EP2053451A4 (en) * | 2006-08-02 | 2010-06-02 | Sharp Kk | DISPLAY DEVICE |
JP5434382B2 (ja) * | 2009-08-31 | 2014-03-05 | 日本精機株式会社 | 液晶表示素子 |
WO2012090839A1 (ja) * | 2010-12-28 | 2012-07-05 | シャープ株式会社 | 液晶パネル、及び、液晶ディスプレイ |
CN102566156B (zh) * | 2010-12-29 | 2014-12-24 | 京东方科技集团股份有限公司 | Tft-lcd的阵列基板及其制造方法 |
CN102262326B (zh) * | 2011-08-02 | 2014-08-13 | 深超光电(深圳)有限公司 | 面内切换型液晶显示面板 |
CN102789101A (zh) * | 2012-07-27 | 2012-11-21 | 京东方科技集团股份有限公司 | 一种蓝相液晶面板和显示装置 |
CN102879957B (zh) * | 2012-09-18 | 2015-01-07 | 京东方科技集团股份有限公司 | 一种液晶显示面板和显示装置 |
JP6100153B2 (ja) | 2013-12-11 | 2017-03-22 | 株式会社ジャパンディスプレイ | 液晶表示装置及び電子機器 |
JP6474964B2 (ja) * | 2014-03-11 | 2019-02-27 | スタンレー電気株式会社 | 液晶表示装置 |
CN104020616B (zh) * | 2014-06-04 | 2016-08-24 | 京东方科技集团股份有限公司 | 透反式液晶显示装置及其驱动方法 |
US9740063B2 (en) * | 2014-11-28 | 2017-08-22 | Japan Display Inc. | Reflective type liquid crystal display device |
KR102392683B1 (ko) * | 2015-11-30 | 2022-05-02 | 엘지디스플레이 주식회사 | 터치스크린 내장형 표시장치 |
KR102564168B1 (ko) | 2016-11-30 | 2023-08-04 | 엘지디스플레이 주식회사 | 반사투과형 액정표시장치 |
CN106932976A (zh) * | 2017-05-05 | 2017-07-07 | 京东方科技集团股份有限公司 | 显示装置、阵列基板及像素单元 |
CN109283754A (zh) * | 2017-07-21 | 2019-01-29 | 京东方科技集团股份有限公司 | 一种像素结构、阵列基板及液晶显示装置 |
CN109541861A (zh) * | 2017-09-22 | 2019-03-29 | 京东方科技集团股份有限公司 | 像素结构、阵列基板及显示装置 |
WO2022082705A1 (zh) * | 2020-10-23 | 2022-04-28 | 京东方科技集团股份有限公司 | 显示用电极、显示基板和显示装置 |
Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JP2002169183A (ja) * | 2000-12-05 | 2002-06-14 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | 液晶表示素子およびそれを備えた情報処理装置 |
WO2005006068A1 (ja) * | 2003-07-14 | 2005-01-20 | Hitachi Displays, Ltd. | 表示装置 |
JP2006126602A (ja) * | 2004-10-29 | 2006-05-18 | Hitachi Displays Ltd | 液晶表示装置 |
JP2006145602A (ja) * | 2004-11-16 | 2006-06-08 | Nec Lcd Technologies Ltd | 液晶表示パネル及び液晶表示装置 |
Family Cites Families (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JP3380482B2 (ja) * | 1997-12-26 | 2003-02-24 | シャープ株式会社 | 液晶表示装置 |
KR100494682B1 (ko) * | 1999-06-30 | 2005-06-13 | 비오이 하이디스 테크놀로지 주식회사 | 액정표시소자 및 그 제조방법 |
KR100833955B1 (ko) * | 2001-07-27 | 2008-05-30 | 엘지디스플레이 주식회사 | 횡전계 방식 액정 표시장치용 어레이 기판 |
TWI332094B (en) * | 2004-03-26 | 2010-10-21 | Chimei Innolux Corp | In plane switching liquid crystal display |
TWI345120B (en) * | 2004-05-14 | 2011-07-11 | Chimei Innolux Corp | An ips liquid crystal display apparatus |
JP4223993B2 (ja) * | 2004-05-25 | 2009-02-12 | 株式会社 日立ディスプレイズ | 液晶表示装置 |
JP4223992B2 (ja) * | 2004-05-25 | 2009-02-12 | 株式会社 日立ディスプレイズ | 液晶表示装置 |
JP4138759B2 (ja) * | 2005-02-03 | 2008-08-27 | セイコーエプソン株式会社 | 液晶表示装置および電子機器 |
-
2007
- 2007-01-19 WO PCT/JP2007/050819 patent/WO2008001507A1/ja active Application Filing
- 2007-01-19 CN CN2007800239839A patent/CN101479656B/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2007-01-19 US US12/306,360 patent/US20090201449A1/en not_active Abandoned
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JP2002169183A (ja) * | 2000-12-05 | 2002-06-14 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | 液晶表示素子およびそれを備えた情報処理装置 |
WO2005006068A1 (ja) * | 2003-07-14 | 2005-01-20 | Hitachi Displays, Ltd. | 表示装置 |
JP2006126602A (ja) * | 2004-10-29 | 2006-05-18 | Hitachi Displays Ltd | 液晶表示装置 |
JP2006145602A (ja) * | 2004-11-16 | 2006-06-08 | Nec Lcd Technologies Ltd | 液晶表示パネル及び液晶表示装置 |
Cited By (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
WO2009139199A1 (ja) * | 2008-05-12 | 2009-11-19 | シャープ株式会社 | 液晶表示装置 |
WO2009139198A1 (ja) * | 2008-05-12 | 2009-11-19 | シャープ株式会社 | 液晶表示装置 |
US8421975B2 (en) | 2008-10-14 | 2013-04-16 | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | Liquid crystal display device |
WO2010137427A1 (ja) * | 2009-05-28 | 2010-12-02 | シャープ株式会社 | 液晶表示装置 |
JPWO2010137427A1 (ja) * | 2009-05-28 | 2012-11-12 | シャープ株式会社 | 液晶表示装置 |
US20100328591A1 (en) * | 2009-06-30 | 2010-12-30 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Display substrate, method of manufacturing the display substrate and liquid crystal display device having the display substrate |
US8625061B2 (en) * | 2009-06-30 | 2014-01-07 | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | Display substrate, method of manufacturing the display substrate and liquid crystal display device having the display substrate |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
US20090201449A1 (en) | 2009-08-13 |
CN101479656A (zh) | 2009-07-08 |
CN101479656B (zh) | 2012-01-11 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
WO2008001507A1 (fr) | Affichage | |
JP4439581B2 (ja) | 表示装置 | |
JP4812825B2 (ja) | 表示装置 | |
US7995168B2 (en) | Transflective liquid crystal display having a relationship between the electrode spacing and cell gap in the reflection and transmission regions | |
US7502084B2 (en) | Liquid crystal device and electronic apparatus | |
KR101942584B1 (ko) | 표시 장치 | |
US8139185B2 (en) | Display device | |
US8405806B2 (en) | Liquid crystal display device that includes both a transmissive portion and a reflective portion | |
JP2004341524A (ja) | 半透過型液晶ディスプレイ装置とその製造方法 | |
KR100866942B1 (ko) | 액정표시장치 | |
JP4337854B2 (ja) | 液晶表示装置 | |
TWI294982B (ja) | ||
JP5397989B2 (ja) | 液晶表示装置 | |
JP2008076503A (ja) | 液晶表示装置 | |
KR20120007719A (ko) | 인플레인 구동방식의 액정 디스플레이 장치 | |
JP2009031378A (ja) | 液晶表示装置 |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 200780023983.9 Country of ref document: CN |
|
121 | Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application |
Ref document number: 07707107 Country of ref document: EP Kind code of ref document: A1 |
|
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 12306360 Country of ref document: US |
|
NENP | Non-entry into the national phase |
Ref country code: DE |
|
NENP | Non-entry into the national phase |
Ref country code: RU |
|
122 | Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase |
Ref document number: 07707107 Country of ref document: EP Kind code of ref document: A1 |
|
NENP | Non-entry into the national phase |
Ref country code: JP |