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Active matrix liquid crystal device with opposite substrate having black matrix with larger aperture than active substrate

US5510916A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 1, 1993
Grant dateApr 23, 1996
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Expiry dateNov 1, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/136213
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In an active matrix liquid crystal device assuming a light blocking condition when a voltage is applied, there are provided a main plate formed with a pixel electrode, wiring electrodes and a switching transistor, an opposing plate formed with an opposing electrode, and a liquid crystal material sandwiched between the main plate and the opposing plate, so that a transmission light is irradiated from the main plate side. A light blocking layer acting also as a storage capacitor electrode is provided on the main plate through an insulating layer under the wiring electrode, the switching device and a periphery of the pixel electrode. Thus, it is to prevent light leakage at a boundary of a pixel, and to simultaneously suppress and conceal an orientation abnormality of the liquid crystal occurring at a periphery of the pixel electrode.

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