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Process for producing actively addressing substrate, and liquid crystal display

US5886761A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 5, 1995
Grant dateMar 23, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/1362
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A photoresist 10 is exposed to light from behind a substrate by using as photomask a wiring electrodes 2 and 4 and a switching element 8 which are individually composed of an opaque member, whereby a passivation layer 9 for the switching element 8 is patterned. By virtue of this method, a photomask becomes unnecessary and jogs of the passivation layer 9 can be formed outside the transparent pixel electrode 7. Therefore, an unsatisfactory orientation of a liquid crystal can be made invisible without enlarging the black matrix of a counter substrate. Furthermore, since a passivation layer can be removed in portions not requiring the passivation layer, image-sticking can be reduced and the quality of displayed picture can be greatly improved. The present invention makes it possible to reduce the number of photomasks used for production of an actively addressing substrate and improve the picture quality of a liquid crystal display.

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