WO2011030583A1 - 液晶表示装置及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device and a manufacturing method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to an active matrix liquid crystal display device and a method for manufacturing the same.
- Patent Document 1 proposes an active matrix liquid crystal display device that can increase the definition of pixels.
- An active matrix liquid crystal display device has a configuration in which a liquid crystal layer is disposed between a TFT array substrate having TFTs (Thin Film Transistors) and a counter substrate.
- TFTs Thin Film Transistors
- Patent Document 1 in order to eliminate the signal delay, various wirings such as a gate line, a source line, and an auxiliary capacitance wiring are made of aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), titanium (Ti), and silver (Ag).
- Al aluminum
- Cu copper
- Ti titanium
- Ag silver
- a method of forming a metal material having a low resistance such as the above has been proposed.
- wirings formed of these metal materials are also referred to as metal wirings.
- the liquid crystal display device in order to increase the aperture ratio of the pixel, that is, the ratio of the display area to the entire display screen, it is necessary to reduce the area to be a light shielding portion as much as possible. In order to align the TFT array substrate and the counter substrate with high accuracy, it is preferable that the number of light shielding portions is as small as possible.
- the light shielding portion is provided at the boundary of the pixels so as to partition each pixel, and is provided so as to cover a TFT or a region where display characteristics are likely to deteriorate as necessary.
- Patent Document 1 since the metal wiring has a light shielding property, a separate light shielding portion is not formed in an area that can be shielded by the metal wiring, thereby reducing the light shielding portion and reducing the positional deviation between both substrates. In addition, a technique for improving the aperture ratio is applied.
- an interlayer insulating film having a special configuration is provided on the wiring formed on the TFT array substrate, and a transparent pixel electrode is disposed on the interlayer insulating film, thereby increasing the pixel aperture ratio.
- the electrodes and / or wirings for forming the auxiliary capacitance are formed of a metal material.
- the auxiliary capacitance is provided in parallel with the liquid crystal capacitance, and is formed by, for example, an auxiliary capacitance electrode and an auxiliary capacitance wiring.
- the auxiliary capacitance electrode and the auxiliary capacitance wiring are made of the above metal material. Since the light shielding portion is formed, increasing these areas leads to a decrease in the aperture ratio of the pixel.
- the width of a light-shielding portion called a black matrix provided at the pixel boundary is also one factor that decreases the aperture ratio.
- an image is displayed by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer between a transparent pixel electrode formed on the TFT array substrate and a common electrode formed on the counter substrate.
- the pixel electrode is easily affected by the gate voltage that constitutes the TFT, which may deteriorate the display characteristics. Deterioration of display characteristics is likely to occur particularly near the boundary of the pixels, so the width of the black matrix is increased so that the display characteristics are not affected. Improves the aperture ratio.
- the TFT includes a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a source electrode connected to the source line, and a drain electrode, and further includes a semiconductor layer.
- the semiconductor layer is made of amorphous silicon (a-Si), polysilicon, single crystal silicon, or the like.
- a semiconductor layer formed of a-Si (hereinafter also referred to as an a-Si semiconductor layer) is turned off by light. Current tends to increase. For this reason, when the substrate surface is viewed from the normal direction, a light shielding portion is provided at a position overlapping with the TFT, thereby reducing the aperture ratio of the pixel.
- the active matrix type liquid crystal display device has room for improvement in terms of increasing the aperture ratio of the pixel while securing the auxiliary capacitance.
- the aperture ratio is likely to decrease as described above, and the a-Si semiconductor layer has a low electron mobility of 0.5 cm 2 / s ⁇ V.
- the on-current tends to be insufficient, it is difficult to increase the aperture ratio of the pixel.
- a liquid crystal display device having an a-Si semiconductor layer is difficult to cope with high resolution exceeding 300 dpi, which is required for mobile devices such as mobile phones and digital cameras in recent years.
- a semiconductor layer using polysilicon (p-Si) having high electron mobility such as CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) is used.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display device capable of improving the aperture ratio of a pixel with a simple configuration even when the definition of the pixel is advanced, and a manufacturing method thereof. To do.
- the inventors of the present invention have studied various liquid crystal display devices that can achieve high definition and high aperture ratio of pixels.
- a black matrix which is a display factor.
- the transparent pixel electrode is less susceptible to electric field disturbance below the transparent conductive film. It was found that the aperture ratio of the pixel can be increased because the width of the black matrix can be reduced and the above problem can be solved brilliantly, and the present invention has been achieved. Is.
- the present invention is a liquid crystal display device having a plurality of pixels in which a liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between a thin film transistor array substrate and a counter substrate, and the thin film transistor array substrate is arranged in a grid pattern on a main surface of a support substrate.
- a gate insulating film that is sequentially stacked from the support substrate side, the gate line and the source line that are disposed, the transparent pixel electrode that is disposed in the pixel, the thin film transistor that is formed in the vicinity of the intersection of the source line and the gate line, , A passivation film, a transparent conductive film, a first insulating film, and a transparent pixel electrode, and the transparent pixel electrode is electrically connected to a drain electrode constituting the thin film transistor through a contact hole formed in the first insulating film.
- the transparent conductive film is electrically connected to the transparent pixel electrode and the drain electrode when the substrate surface is viewed from the normal direction.
- a liquid crystal display device which does not overlap with the area to be.
- the passivation film can be applied by using an inorganic material such as silicon oxide (SiOx), silicon nitride (SiNx), or the like by a CVD method, a sputtering method, or the like. Rather, it refers to a laminated film of a SiOx film and a SiNx film that maintains the reliability of the thin film transistor.
- the first insulating film is an inorganic material such as SiOx or SiNx, or an organic insulating film such as a photosensitive acrylic resin, and forms a contact hole for electrically connecting the transparent pixel electrode and the drain electrode. An interlayer insulating film or the like is used.
- the transparent conductive film has an effect that the transparent pixel electrode is less susceptible to electric field disturbance in the lower layer than the transparent conductive film (hereinafter also referred to as an electric field shielding effect). Since the electric field shielding effect is obtained by the transparent conductive film disposed between the passivation film and the first insulating film, it is possible to enlarge a display area where good image display can be performed. In addition, when a black matrix is provided so as to cover a display defect area near the boundary of the pixel, the width of the black matrix can be reduced by expanding the display area, thereby reducing the aperture ratio of the pixel. It can also be increased.
- an auxiliary capacitance is formed between the transparent conductive film and the transparent pixel electrode.
- an auxiliary capacitance electrode and / or auxiliary capacitance wiring formed of a metal material can be eliminated, or at least one area can be reduced, so that the aperture ratio of the pixel can be improved.
- the thin film transistor array substrate faces the transparent conductive film through the passivation film when the substrate surface is viewed from the normal direction.
- the auxiliary capacitance can be formed using the passivation film as a dielectric between the transparent conductive film and the auxiliary capacitance electrode.
- the thin film transistor array substrate may further include an auxiliary capacitance wiring that faces the transparent conductive film through the gate insulating film when the substrate surface is viewed from the normal direction.
- a storage capacitor can be formed using a passivation film and a gate insulating film as a dielectric between the storage capacitor wiring and the storage capacitor wiring.
- an auxiliary capacitance is also formed between the auxiliary capacitance electrode and the auxiliary capacitance wiring using the gate insulating film as a dielectric. Can be formed.
- the liquid crystal display device can increase the aperture of the pixels as described above, the liquid crystal display device can be suitably applied to a liquid crystal display device in which the pitch of the pixels is 40 ⁇ m or less.
- a pixel means, for example, a region having a color filter of any color of red (R), blue (B), and green (G), and the pixel pitch is a row direction.
- the column direction is defined by the average length of the pixels in the direction in which the pixel length is short.
- the potential of the transparent conductive film is constant in consideration of keeping the auxiliary capacitance constant.
- Examples of a method for making the potential of the transparent conductive film constant include a method of connecting the transparent conductive film to a reference potential point (grounding) and a method of connecting to a common electrode provided on the counter substrate. The common electrode is used to apply a voltage to the liquid crystal layer.
- the transparent conductive film is opened only at a position overlapping the opening of the first insulating film and its periphery when the substrate surface is viewed from the normal direction. What you are doing. Even with such a configuration, the aperture ratio of the pixel can be increased.
- the thin film transistor array substrate is formed using at least six photomasks, and the method is performed on a main surface of a support substrate on which the thin film transistor array substrate is formed.
- a first photolithography process for forming a gate line using a first photomask, a second photolithography process for forming a semiconductor layer using a second photomask, and a source using a third photomask is performed using a third photomask.
- a passivation film forming step for forming the passivation film.
- the liquid crystal display device of the present invention it is possible to expand a region where a good image display can be achieved with a simple configuration in which a transparent conductive film is provided between a passivation film formed on a gate insulating film and the first insulating film. As a result, high definition and high aperture ratio of the pixel can be realized. Moreover, according to the manufacturing method of the liquid crystal display device of the present invention, the liquid crystal display device of the present invention can be easily realized.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view illustrating a configuration of a pixel of the liquid crystal display device according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view illustrating a configuration of a transparent conductive film according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. (A) is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line AB in FIG. 1-1
- (b) is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line CD in FIG. 1-1.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a manufacturing process of the TFT array substrate according to the first embodiment. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the substrate in the step of S1 shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the substrate in the process of S2 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view illustrating a configuration of a pixel of a liquid crystal display device according to Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view illustrating a configuration of a transparent conductive film according to Embodiment 2.
- FIG. (A) is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line AB in FIG.
- (b) is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line CD in FIG. 5-1
- (c) is a cross-sectional schematic view taken along the line CD in FIG. It is an enlarged schematic diagram which shows a part of (b).
- It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the substrate in the step of S1 shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the substrate in the process of S2 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6 It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the board
- FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view illustrating a configuration of a transparent conductive film according to Embodiment 3.
- FIG. (A) is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line AB in FIG. 8-1
- (b) is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line CD in FIG. 8-1
- (c) is a cross-sectional schematic view taken along line CD in FIG. It is an enlarged schematic diagram which shows a part of (b).
- FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view showing a display area and a non-display area of the pixel shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the substrate in the step of S1 shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the substrate in the process of S2 shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the substrate in the process of S3 shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the substrate in the process of S4 shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the substrate in the process of S5 shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the board
- FIG. (A) is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line AB in FIG. 13, and (b) is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line CD in FIG. It is a plane schematic diagram which shows the display area and non-display area
- Embodiment 1 1-1 is a schematic plan view showing a configuration of a pixel of the liquid crystal display device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 1-2 is a schematic plan view showing a configuration of a transparent conductive film
- 2A is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line AB in FIG. 1-1
- FIG. 2B is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line CD in FIG. 1-1.
- the liquid crystal display device 100 includes a TFT array substrate 110, a liquid crystal layer 120, and a color filter (CF) substrate 130 as a counter substrate.
- the TFT array substrate 110 and the CF substrate 130 are disposed to face each other with the liquid crystal layer 120 interposed therebetween.
- gate lines (scanning wiring) 102 and source lines (signal wiring) 103 are arranged in a grid pattern.
- the support substrate 101 include a glass substrate and a resin substrate.
- Each pixel divided by the gate line 102 and the source line 103 is provided with a transparent pixel electrode 113, and a TFT 105 as a switching element is formed in the vicinity of the intersection of the gate line 102 and the source line 103.
- a region S in which a plurality of lead-out wirings 150 drawn from the source line 103 and a plurality of terminals 151 connected thereto are arranged is formed at the outer edge of the display region composed of a plurality of pixels.
- the substrate surface on which the TFT 105 is formed is formed in order from the support substrate 101 side, the gate insulating film 106, the passivation film 109, the transparent conductive film 111, and the first insulating film.
- the interlayer insulating film 112 is covered.
- a transparent pixel electrode 113 is formed on the main surface of the interlayer insulating film 112, and the transparent pixel electrode 113 and the drain electrode 108 are electrically connected via a contact hole 115 formed in the interlayer insulating film 112. Has been.
- the gate insulating film 106 is formed of an inorganic material such as SiOx or SiNx, and the thickness of the gate insulating film 106 is, for example, about 200 nm to 500 nm.
- an inorganic material such as SiOx, SiNx, or the like formed by CVD, sputtering, or the like can be used. There may be.
- the transparent conductive film 111 is formed so as to cover almost the entire surface of the substrate. However, when the substrate surface is viewed from the normal direction, the position overlapping the contact hole 115 and its position An opening 211a is formed around the periphery.
- the transparent conductive film 111 is made of ITO (Indium-Tin-Oxide), IZO (Indium-Zinc-Oxide), IDIXO (Indium Oxide-Indium Zinc Oxide; In 2 O 3 (ZnO) n), tin oxide SnO 2 or the like. It is made of a transparent electrode material, and its film thickness is about 50 nm to 200 nm. The potential of the transparent conductive film 111 when driving the liquid crystal display device 100 is 0 or constant.
- the interlayer insulating film 112 is formed using, for example, a photosensitive acrylic resin (manufactured by JSR, product number JAS-150, relative dielectric constant 3.4).
- a photosensitive acrylic resin manufactured by JSR, product number JAS-150, relative dielectric constant 3.4.
- inorganic materials such as SiOx and SiNx may be used in addition to the photosensitive acrylic resin.
- the transparent pixel electrode 113 is formed of a transparent electrode material such as ITO or IZO and has a thickness of about 50 nm to 200 nm.
- a gate electrode 102a connected to the gate line 102 is formed on the main surface of the support substrate 101. 106.
- a semiconductor layer 107 as a channel layer is formed at a position facing the gate electrode 102a with the gate insulating film 106 interposed therebetween.
- a semiconductor material for forming the semiconductor layer 107 is not particularly limited, and an oxide semiconductor or the like can be used in addition to a-Si and p-Si.
- the semiconductor layer 107 formed of a-Si has a low electron mobility as described above, but has a low crystallinity, so that a large-area film can be easily formed, which is suitable for a large liquid crystal display device. ing. Further, since an off-current is likely to occur when exposed to light, the black matrix 202 is provided at a position overlapping the TFT 105 when the substrate surface is viewed from the normal direction as described above.
- the liquid crystal display according to this embodiment In the device 100, as will be described later, the area of the black matrix 202 provided in another region can be reduced. As a result, even in the liquid crystal display device 100 having an a-Si semiconductor layer, the pixel aperture ratio can be increased. I can plan.
- the semiconductor layer 107 formed of p-Si has higher electron mobility and excellent TFT characteristics than the semiconductor layer 107 formed of a-Si. However, since the crystallinity is high, a large-area film is formed. Suitable for small liquid crystal display devices. In addition, since the semiconductor layer 107 formed using an oxide semiconductor also has high electron mobility, excellent TFT characteristics can be obtained.
- the film thickness of the semiconductor layer 107 is not particularly limited and is, for example, about 10 nm to 300 nm.
- the semiconductor layer 107 is covered with a source electrode 103a and a drain electrode 108 connected to the source line 103, and the gate electrode 102a, the gate insulating film 106, the semiconductor layer 107, the source electrode 103a, and the drain electrode 108 constitute the TFT 105. Is done.
- the source line 103, the source electrode 103a, the drain electrode 108, and the gate electrode 102a are preferably metal wirings or electrodes formed of the above-described metal materials in order to reduce resistance. These may have either a single layer structure or a laminated structure, and may be formed of the same material or different materials. As an example, the source line 103, the source electrode 103a, the gate electrode 102a, and the drain electrode 108 are formed of a laminated film of Ti and Al, and the thickness of the laminated film is about 80 nm to 550 nm. It is done.
- the CF substrate 130 is provided with a black matrix 202 and a CF layer 203 on the main surface of the support substrate 201.
- the black matrix 202 is formed at a position overlapping the pixel boundary when the substrate surface is viewed from the normal direction, and partitions each pixel.
- the black matrix 202 includes not only pixel boundaries as described above, It is also formed in a region overlapping with the TFT 105 when the substrate surface is viewed from the normal direction.
- the CF layer 203 has, for example, red (R), blue (B), and green (G) colors, and the CF layer 203 of any color is arranged for each pixel.
- a counter electrode 204 having a thickness of about 50 nm to 200 nm is formed on the main surface of the CF substrate 130 on the liquid crystal layer 120 side, and a photo spacer (not shown) is provided in the region where the black matrix 202 is formed. ing.
- the transparent pixel electrode 113 has a gate Less susceptible to electric field disturbance due to voltage. As a result, display defects, particularly display defects that occur in the vicinity of pixel boundaries, can be reduced, and the display area can be enlarged.
- the display defect area generated near the boundary of the pixel has been improved by providing the black matrix 202 at a position overlapping the display defect area when the substrate surface is viewed from the normal direction. Since the display defect area is reduced, the area of the black matrix 202 overlapping with this area can be reduced, and the aperture ratio of the pixel can be further increased.
- the width W1 of the black matrix overlapping with the source line 103 and the width W2 of the black matrix overlapping with the gate line 102 can be reduced.
- the liquid crystal display device 100 can form the auxiliary capacitance Cs1 between the transparent conductive film 111 and the transparent pixel electrode 113, using the interlayer insulating film 112 as the first insulating film as a dielectric.
- a Cs wiring or a Cs electrode made of a metal material provided for forming an auxiliary capacitor in the liquid crystal display device is not necessary, and the aperture ratio of the pixel is increased while ensuring the auxiliary capacitor. Can do.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the manufacturing process of the TFT array substrate 110 according to this embodiment
- FIGS. 4-1 to 4-6 are schematic cross-sectional views of the substrate in each process shown in FIG.
- the areas P, Q, R, and S shown in FIGS. 4-1 to 4-6 are shown in FIG. 1-1, but the area T is not shown.
- the region P is a TFT portion where the TFT 105 is formed
- the region Q is a Cs portion where an auxiliary capacitance is formed
- the region R is a connection portion between the transparent conductive film 111 and the drain electrode 108
- the region T is the periphery. This is a connection part that is electrically connected to the transparent conductive film 111
- the region S is a terminal part in which the terminal 151 is formed.
- the TFT array substrate 110 is manufactured through six photolithography processes (S1 to S6) using six photomasks, and the first photolithography process (S1) and the second photolithography process (A passivation film 109 is formed between the third photolithography process (S3) and the fourth photolithography process (S4). It further includes a passivation film forming step (S12).
- the six photolithography processes are a first photolithography process (step S1) for forming a gate line using a first photomask, and a second photolithography process for forming a semiconductor layer using a second photomask.
- Photolithography process step S2), third photolithography process (step S3) for forming source lines using a third photomask, and fourth photolithography process (step S3) for forming a transparent conductive film using a fourth photomask (step S3).
- Step S4 a fifth photolithography process for forming an interlayer insulating film using a fifth photomask (Step S5), and a sixth photolithography process for forming a transparent pixel electrode using a sixth photomask (Step S5).
- Step S6 a first photolithography process for forming a gate line using a first photomask
- step S3 for forming source lines using a third photomask
- fourth photolithography process step S3 for forming a transparent conductive film using a fourth photomask
- a Ti film having a thickness of 30 nm to 150 nm, an Al film having a thickness of 200 nm to 500 nm, and a thickness of 30 nm to 150 nm are formed on the main surface of the support substrate 101 by, for example, sputtering. These Ti films are formed in this order, and the obtained laminated film is obtained by a photolithography method (hereinafter simply referred to as a photolithography method) including an etching process and a resist peeling process using a first photomask. Pattern the shape. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4A, the gate electrode 102a connected to the gate line 102 is formed in the region P, the wiring 170 is formed in the region T, and the lead-out wiring 150 is formed in the region S.
- a photolithography method hereinafter simply referred to as a photolithography method
- the gate insulating film 106 is formed so as to cover the entire surface of the substrate including the gate electrode 102a.
- the gate insulating film 106 is obtained, for example, by depositing SiN 2 to a thickness of 200 nm to 500 nm by a CVD method.
- a-Si is deposited to a thickness of 10 nm to 300 nm on the gate insulating film 106 by, for example, a CVD method, and a photolithography method using a second photomask. To form a pattern in a desired shape. As a result, the a-Si layer 107a is formed in the region P as shown in FIG. In the region S, an a-Si layer 107b is formed.
- the source electrode 103a and the drain electrode 108 are formed on the obtained a-Si layer 107a.
- the source electrode 103a and the drain electrode 108 for example, Ti is deposited to a thickness of 30 nm to 150 nm and Al is formed to a thickness of 50 nm to 400 nm by sputtering, and the obtained stacked film is used with a third photomask.
- a pattern is formed in a desired shape by photolithography.
- the source electrode 103a and the drain electrode 108 are formed in the region P.
- the film thickness of the a-Si layer 107 a in the region S is reduced by etching to form the semiconductor layer 107.
- the gate electrode 102a, the gate insulating film 106, the semiconductor layer 107, the source electrode 103a, and the drain electrode 108 are formed on the main surface of the support substrate 101, whereby the TFT 105 is obtained. It is done.
- a passivation film 109 is formed so as to cover the substrate surface.
- the passivation film 109 is formed so as to cover the entire surface of the substrate including the source line 103 and the drain electrode 108 by depositing SiN 2 to a thickness of 100 nm to 700 nm by, for example, a CVD method.
- the transparent conductive film 111 is formed by depositing ITO on the passivation film 109 to a thickness of 50 nm to 200 nm by, for example, sputtering.
- the transparent conductive film 111 is patterned into a desired shape using the fourth photomask. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4-4, the patterned transparent conductive film 111 is provided in the regions P, Q, and R.
- an interlayer insulating film 112 that covers the transparent conductive film 111 is formed in the regions P, Q, and R using a photosensitive resin.
- a contact hole 115 is formed in the interlayer insulating film 112 in the region R and a contact hole 128 is formed in the interlayer insulating film 112 in the region T by using the fifth photomask. Also form a pattern.
- the drain electrode 108 is exposed in the region R, the wiring 170 is exposed in the region T, and the lead-out wiring 150 is exposed in the region S.
- a thin film is formed by depositing ITO on the interlayer insulating film 112 so as to have a thickness of 50 nm to 200 nm by sputtering, for example, so as to cover the entire surface of the substrate.
- the thin film is patterned into a desired shape by a photolithography method using a sixth photomask. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4-6, the patterned transparent pixel electrode 113 is formed in the regions P, Q, and R, and the terminal 151 is formed in the region S.
- the transparent pixel electrode 113 and the drain electrode 108 are electrically connected through the contact hole 115, and in the region T, the transparent conductive film 111 and the wiring 170 are contact holes using the transparent pixel electrode 113.
- the lead-out wiring 150 and the terminal 151 are connected.
- the TFT array substrate 110 is completed through the steps S1 to S6. Next, an example of a method for manufacturing the CF substrate 130 will be described.
- a black matrix 202 is formed on the main surface of the support substrate 201 by patterning a photosensitive resin containing a black pigment into a desired shape by a photolithography method.
- a photosensitive resin containing red (R), green (G), and blue (B) pigments is applied to regions partitioned by the black matrix 202 to form the CF layer 203.
- a transparent electrode material such as ITO is deposited on the surface of the substrate by a sputtering method so as to have a thickness of 50 nm to 200 nm, and a desired pattern shape is formed by a photolithography method or the like to form the counter electrode 204.
- Photo spacers (not shown) are formed in the region where the black matrix 202 is formed. The photo spacer is obtained by patterning into a desired shape by photolithography using a photosensitive resin.
- the CF substrate 130 is completed through these steps.
- a polyimide resin is applied to the surfaces of the TFT array substrate 110 and the CF substrate 130 manufactured as described above by a printing method, thereby forming an alignment film (not shown).
- the two substrates on which the alignment film is formed are bonded together via a sealing material, and liquid crystal is sealed between the substrates by a method such as a dropping method or an injection method.
- the bonded substrates are divided by dicing, and various members such as a driving device, a housing, and a light source are provided as necessary, whereby the liquid crystal display device 100 according to the present embodiment is obtained.
- the specific example of the liquid crystal display device 100 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated.
- Example 1 In the liquid crystal display device 100 according to the first embodiment, when the pixel pitch P1 is set to 39 ⁇ m, even when the pixel size is the same, a liquid crystal display device formed by a process using a normal five-mask (a comparison described later) It was revealed that the aperture ratio was improved by 35% compared with the liquid crystal display device 500) according to the first embodiment.
- the aperture ratio of the pixel is slightly lowered.
- the auxiliary capacity may be secured by further providing a Cs wiring or a Cs electrode. it can. Below, the structure which provided Cs wiring and / or Cs electrode is demonstrated.
- Embodiment 2 In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which a Cs electrode is further provided in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment to secure auxiliary capacitance. Components having the same configurations as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
- FIG. 5A is a schematic plan view illustrating a configuration of a pixel of a liquid crystal display device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention
- FIG. 5B is a schematic plan view illustrating a configuration of a transparent conductive film
- 6A is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line AB in FIG. 5-1
- FIG. 6B is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line CD in FIG.
- FIG. 6C is an enlarged schematic diagram showing a part of FIG.
- the TFT 105 is located at the lower left corner of the pixel with respect to the paper surface, and the drain electrode 108 extends from the lower left corner of the pixel to the center of the pixel.
- a portion having a large area functions as the Cs electrode 104a.
- a contact hole 118 is formed in the interlayer insulating film 112 at a position overlapping the Cs electrode 104a when the substrate is viewed from the normal direction.
- the transparent pixel electrode 113 and the Cs electrode 104a formed on the interlayer insulating film 112 are electrically connected via the contact hole 118, and the transparent pixel electrode 113 is individually and selectively controlled by the TFT 105. .
- the transparent conductive film 111 is formed so as to cover the entire surface of the pixel, but here the transparent conductive film 111a is formed as shown in FIGS. 5-2, 6A, and 6B. Further, when viewed from the normal direction, the substrate surface is formed in a region overlapping with the central portion of the pixel, the gate line 102, the source line 103, and the TFT 105. In the central portion of the pixel, it is formed in parallel with the gate line 102 so as to intersect the source line 103, and the area of the region facing the Cs electrode 104a is widened.
- the contact hole 118 and the hole 211b around it are arranged so as not to overlap with the region where the transparent pixel electrode 113 and the drain electrode 108 (Cs electrode 104a) are electrically connected. Is formed.
- the storage capacitor for holding the drain voltage has an interlayer insulating film 112 between the transparent pixel electrode 113 and the transparent conductive film 111a.
- the auxiliary capacitor Cs1 formed as a dielectric and the auxiliary capacitor Cs2 formed using the passivation film 109 as a dielectric between the transparent conductive film 111a and the Cs electrode 104a are secured.
- the shape of the transparent conductive film 111a is not particularly limited, and when the substrate surface is viewed from the normal direction, even if the configuration is smaller than the Cs electrode 104a, the area of the Cs electrode 104a is the same. Or it is good also as a structure larger than it.
- FIGS. 7-1 to 7-6 are schematic cross-sectional views illustrating the manufacturing process of the TFT array substrate 110a according to this embodiment.
- the TFT array substrate 110a is manufactured by the same process as in the first embodiment, but the shape of the photomask pattern used is different.
- FIGS. 7-1 to 7-6 the configurations of the regions P, S, and T are the same as those in FIGS. 4-1 to 4-6 according to the first embodiment, but the Cs electrode 104a is disposed in the region Q. It is different in point.
- the region R is included in the region Q.
- the substrate on which the first and second photolithography processes (S1, S2) are performed as in the first embodiment includes a gate electrode 102a, a wiring 170, and The lead wiring 150 is formed.
- the gate insulating film forming step (S11) and the second photolithography step (S2) are performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment, thereby obtaining the substrate shown in FIG. 7-2.
- the third photolithography step (S3) as in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7C, the source electrode 103a and the drain electrode 108 are formed, and the TFT 105 is obtained.
- the Cs electrode 104a is formed.
- the passivation film 109 and the patterned transparent conductive film 111 are formed by performing the passivation film forming step (S12) and the fourth photolithography step (S4) as in the first embodiment.
- a patterned transparent conductive film 111a is formed in the regions P, Q, and R, and a hole 211b is formed in the center of the transparent conductive film 111a.
- an interlayer insulating film 112 is formed as in the first embodiment, and a fifth photolithography process (S5) is subsequently performed.
- a contact hole 118 is formed in the region Q, and a contact hole 128 is formed in the region T.
- a thin film is formed by depositing ITO so as to cover the entire surface of the substrate, and a sixth photolithography process (S6) is performed, so that the transparent pixel electrode 113 is formed in the region Q as shown in FIG. 7-6.
- the Cs electrode 104a are conducted through the contact hole 118.
- the transparent conductive film 111a and the wiring 170 are conducted through the contact hole 128 using the transparent pixel electrode 113, and in the region S, The lead wiring 150 and the terminal 151 are electrically connected.
- Embodiment 3 In the present embodiment, an example in which an auxiliary capacitor is secured by further providing a Cs wiring in addition to the configuration of the second embodiment will be described. Components having the same configurations as those of the first and second embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
- FIG. 8A is a schematic plan view illustrating a configuration of a pixel of a liquid crystal display device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention
- FIG. 8B is a schematic plan view illustrating a configuration of a transparent conductive film.
- 9A is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line AB in FIG. 8-1
- FIG. 9B is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line CD in FIG.
- FIG. 9C is an enlarged schematic diagram showing a part of FIG.
- the liquid crystal display device 220 shown in FIGS. 8A and 9A to 9C further includes a source line 113 between the adjacent gate lines 102.
- the Cs wiring 104 is formed so as to be orthogonal to each other.
- a common Cs wiring 104 is used for pixels in the same row.
- the Cs wiring 104 is disposed in the same layer as the gate line 102.
- the transparent conductive film 111b has substantially the same configuration as the transparent conductive film 111a according to the second embodiment, and is formed so as to overlap with a part of the Cs wiring 104.
- the auxiliary capacitor for holding the drain voltage has a Cs electrode 104a and a Cs wiring 104 in addition to the auxiliary capacitors Cs1 and Cs2. And the auxiliary capacitor Cs3 formed using the gate insulating film 106 as a dielectric.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view showing the display area and non-display area of the pixel shown in FIG.
- the black portion is the non-display area 300
- the unfocused portion is the display area 310.
- the non-display area 300 is an area that is shielded from light by a black matrix, a wiring made of a metal material, or the like and is not displayed.
- the width W3 of the Cs wiring 104, the widths W1 and W2 of the black matrix 202, and the width W4 of the Cs electrode 104a are as follows. It is much thinner.
- the liquid crystal display device 220 according to the present embodiment has a lower aperture ratio of the pixels than the liquid crystal display device 100 according to the first embodiment, but the liquid crystal display device 500 according to the first embodiment is different from the liquid crystal display device 500 according to the first embodiment. In comparison, the aperture ratio of the pixel is much improved.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the Cs wiring 104 is disposed above the Cs electrode 104a. May be.
- 11-1 to 11-6 are schematic cross-sectional views illustrating the manufacturing process of the TFT array substrate 110b according to this embodiment.
- the TFT array substrate 110b is manufactured by the same process as in the first and second embodiments, but the shape of the photomask pattern to be used is different.
- the configurations of the regions P, T, and S are the same as those of FIGS. 7-1 to 7-6 according to the second embodiment, but in the region Q, the Cs wiring 104 is further provided. It differs in that it is formed. That is, as shown in FIG. 11A, the Cs wiring 104 is formed in the region Q on the substrate that has undergone the first photolithography process (S1) according to the second embodiment.
- a gate insulating film 106 is formed in the same manner as described above so as to cover the substrate surface including the Cs wiring 104, and in the second photolithography step (S2), as shown in FIG. Then, an a-Si layer 107b is formed.
- the source electrode 103a and the drain electrode 108 are formed.
- the Cs electrode 104a is formed.
- a passivation film 109 and a transparent conductive film 111 are formed as in the second embodiment, and a fourth photolithography process (S4) is performed.
- a fourth photolithography process (S4) is performed.
- patterned transparent conductive films 111b and holes 211b are formed in the regions P, Q, and R.
- an interlayer insulating film 112 is formed as in the second embodiment, and a fifth photolithography process (S5) is subsequently performed. As a result, a contact hole 118 is formed in the region Q as shown in FIG. 11-5.
- a thin film is formed by depositing ITO so as to cover the entire surface of the substrate, and a sixth photolithography process (S6) is performed, so that the transparent pixel electrode 113 is formed in the region Q as shown in FIG. 11-6.
- the Cs electrode 104a are conducted through the contact hole 118, and in the region S, the lead-out wiring 150 and the terminal 151 are conducted.
- the TFT array substrate 110b according to the present embodiment is completed.
- the auxiliary capacitance Cs3 formed between the Cs wiring 104 and the Cs electrode 104a by forming the transparent conductive film 111b between the passivation film 109 and the interlayer insulating film 112, the auxiliary capacitance Cs3 formed between the Cs wiring 104 and the Cs electrode 104a.
- an auxiliary capacitor Cs2 formed between the transparent conductive film 111a and the Cs wiring 104 and an auxiliary capacitor Cs1 formed between the transparent conductive film 111a and the transparent pixel electrode 113Cs are also obtained. Even if high definition is achieved, the area of the Cs wiring 104 can be reduced and the aperture ratio of the pixel can be increased.
- the transparent conductive film 111 is formed on the entire surface of the substrate.
- the transparent conductive films 111a and 111b are formed in the central portion of the pixel and the region (gate gate).
- the shape of the transparent conductive film is not limited to these.
- the transparent conductive film is formed of the transparent conductive film. It may be formed only at the center of the pixel. In this case, the shielding effect described above is reduced, but a sufficient Cs capacity can be secured while maintaining the aperture ratio of the pixel.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic plan view showing another embodiment of the transparent conductive film of the liquid crystal display device according to the present invention.
- the transparent conductive film 111c is formed only at a position overlapping the source line 103 when the substrate surface is viewed from the normal direction.
- the width W1 of the Cs wiring 104 is narrowed to improve the aperture ratio of the pixel.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the width W2 of the Cs electrode 104a is set to be small.
- the aperture ratio may be improved by narrowing the width of both the Cs wiring 104 and the Cs electrode 104a.
- the black matrix 202 and the CF layer 203 are provided on the CF substrate 130 side.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and these members are not limited to TFT arrays. It can also be formed on the side of the substrate.
- the liquid crystal display device including the bottom gate type TFT has been described as an example.
- the present invention is not limited thereto, and the liquid crystal display device including the top gate type TFT is described. Is also applicable.
- the auxiliary capacitor is only required to be formed at least between the transparent conductive films 111 and 111a and the transparent pixel electrode 113, and the other auxiliary capacitor is not particularly limited in location, and may be formed as necessary. It can be set appropriately.
- Comparative embodiment 1 13 is a schematic plan view showing the configuration of the pixel of the liquid crystal display device according to the comparative embodiment 1.
- FIG. 14A is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line AB in FIG.
- FIG. 14B is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line CD in FIG.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic plan view showing the display area and non-display area of the pixel shown in FIG.
- components having the same configurations as those in the above embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
- the transparent conductive film 111 is not formed between the passivation film 109 and the interlayer insulating film 112, and the auxiliary capacitance is the Cs wiring 224.
- the Cs electrode 104a only the auxiliary capacitor Cs5 formed with the gate insulating film 106 as a dielectric is formed.
- the width W5 of the Cs wiring 224 is formed wider than the width W3 of the Cs wiring 104 according to the third embodiment. Further, since the transparent pixel electrode 113 is easily affected by the electric field disturbance due to the gate voltage, the display characteristics are likely to deteriorate in the vicinity of the pixel boundary. Therefore, the widths W7 and W8 of the black matrix 202a in the vicinity of the pixel boundary are formed wider than the widths W1 and W2 of the black matrix 202 according to the third embodiment.
- the width W6 of the Cs electrode 104a is the same as the width W4 of the Cs wiring 104.
- the black part is the non-display area 300, and the part not focused on is the display area 310. Comparing FIG. 15 according to this comparative embodiment and FIG. 10 according to the above-described third embodiment, FIG. 15 clearly has more non-display areas 300 and the pixel aperture ratio is lower.
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図1-1は、本発明の実施形態1に係る液晶表示装置の画素の構成を示す平面模式図であり、図1-2は、透明導電膜の構成を示す平面模式図である。図2(a)は、図1-1中のA-B線に沿う断面模式図であり、図2(b)は、図1-1中のC-D線に沿う断面模式図である。
以下に、本実施形態に係る液晶表示装置100の具体例について説明する。
実施形態1に係る液晶表示装置100において、画素のピッチP1を39μmとしたところ、同じ画素サイズであっても、通常の5枚マスクを用いたプロセスにて形成された液晶表示装置(後述の比較実施形態1に係る液晶表示装置500)と比較して開口率は35%向上していることが明らかとなった。
本実施形態では、実施形態1の構成に加えて更にCs電極を設けて補助容量を確保する例を挙げて説明する。上記実施形態1と同様の構成をなすものについては、同一の符号を付けて説明を省略する。
本実施形態では、実施形態2の構成に加えて更にCs配線を設けて補助容量を確保する例を挙げて説明する。上記実施形態1、2と同様の構成をなすものについては、同一の符号を付けて説明を省略する。
図13は、比較実施形態1に係る液晶表示装置の画素の構成を示す平面模式図であり、図14(a)は、図13中のA-B線に沿う断面模式図であり、図14(b)は、図13中のC-D線に沿う断面模式図である。図15は、図13に示す画素の表示領域及び非表示領域を示す平面模式図である。図13~図15において、上記各実施形態と同様の構成をなすものについては、同一の符号をつけて説明を省略する。
101、201 支持基板
102 ゲート線
102a ゲート電極
103 ソース線
103a ソース電極
104、224 Cs配線
104a、224a Cs電極
105 TFT
106 ゲート絶縁膜
107 半導体層
107a、107b a-Si層
108 ドレイン電極
109 パッシベーション膜
110、110a、110b TFTアレイ基板
111、111a、111b、111c 透明導電膜
112 層間絶縁膜
113 透明画素電極
120 液晶層
130 CF基板
115、118、128 コンタクトホール
150 引き出し配線
151 端子
202、202a ブラックマトリクス
203 CF層
204 対向電極
211a、211b 孔
300 非表示領域
310 表示領域
W1~W9 幅
Cs1~Cs5 補助容量
P、Q、R、S、T 領域
P1 画素のピッチ
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- 薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板と対向基板との間に液晶層が挟持され、複数の画素を有する液晶表示装置であって、
該薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板は、
支持基板の主面上に格子状に配置されたゲート線及びソース線と、
該画素に配置された透明画素電極と、
該ソース線及び該ゲート線の交点近傍に形成された薄膜トランジスタと、
支持基板側から順に積層された、ゲート絶縁膜、パッシベーション膜、透明導電膜、第1絶縁膜、及び、透明画素電極を備え、
該透明画素電極は、該第1絶縁膜に形成されたコンタクトホールを介して該薄膜トランジスタを構成するドレイン電極と電気的に接続され、
該透明導電膜は、基板面を法線方向から見たときに、該透明画素電極と該ドレイン電極とが電気的に接続される領域と重畳しないことを特徴とする液晶表示装置。 - 前記透明導電膜は、前記第1絶縁膜を介して前記透明画素電極と重なる位置にあることを特徴とする請求項1記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板は、基板面を法線方向から見たときに、前記パッシベーション膜を介して該透明導電膜と対向する補助容量電極を更に備えることを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板は、基板面を法線方向から見たときに、該ゲート絶縁膜を介して該透明導電膜と対向する補助容量配線を更に備えることを特徴とする請求項1~3のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記補助容量電極と前記補助容量配線とは、前記ゲート絶縁膜を介して対向することを特徴とする請求項4記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記画素のピッチは、40μm以下であることを特徴とする請求項1~5のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記透明導電膜の電位は、一定であることを特徴とする請求項1~6のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
- 前記透明導電膜は、基板面を法線方向から見たときに、前記第1絶縁膜の開口部及びその周辺と重畳する位置のみが開口している請求項1~7のいずれかに記載の液晶表示装置。
- 請求項1記載の液晶表示装置の製造方法であって、
前記薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板は、少なくとも6枚のフォトマスクを用いて形成され、
該方法は、該薄膜トランジスタアレイ基板を形成する支持基板の主面上に第1のフォトマスクを用いてゲート線を形成する第1のフォトリソ工程と、
第2のフォトマスクを用いて半導体層を形成する第2のフォトリソ工程と、
第3のフォトマスクを用いてソース線を形成する第3のフォトリソ工程と、
第4のフォトマスクを用いて透明導電膜を形成する第4のフォトリソ工程と、
第5のフォトマスクを用いて該透明導電膜を覆う第1絶縁膜を形成する第5のフォトリソ工程と、
第6のフォトマスクを用いてソース線及びゲート線によって区画された画素に透明画素電極を形成する第6のフォトリソ工程とを備え、
該第1のフォトリソ工程と第2のフォトリソ工程との間に前記ゲート絶縁膜を形成するゲート絶縁膜形成工程を、第3のフォトリソ工程と第4のフォトリソ工程との間に前記パッシベーション膜を形成するパッシベーション膜形成工程を更に含むことを特徴とする液晶表示装置の製造方法。
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