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Color filter layer of a liquid crystal display

US5039204A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 1990
Grant dateAug 13, 1991
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/133512
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a liquid crystal display comprising upper and lower transparent glass substrates, an array of thin film transistors and a liquid crystal layer sealingly filled between said upper and lower glass substrates, a color filter layer if provided, comprising, a plurality of color filters laid in a mosaic pattern on the upper glass substrate, said color filters comprising red, green and blue dyes said color filter layer further comprising, a black matrix disposed between said color filters to block the light rays incident between them, and lower glass substrates, a color filter layer comprising a said black matrix having a three-layer structure comprising a silicon nitride film, a light absorbing layer and a chromium layer sequentially deposited on said upper glass substrate.

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