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Display device

US8174633B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 10, 2007
Grant dateMay 8, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/6729
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention is directed to reduction of a leak current of a TFT of a pixel caused by light from a backlight or external light to improve a display quality of a liquid crystal display device. The display device of the invention includes a plurality of pixels on a first substrate, where each of the pixels includes a gate line intersecting a semiconductor layer with a gate insulation film interposed therebetween, a drain line connected to a drain region through a first contact hole and covering an upper side of the semiconductor layer extending from an intersection, and a source electrode connected to a source region through a second contact hole and covering an upper side of the semiconductor layer extending from an intersection. The device further includes a light shield layer formed under the semiconductor layer with a buffer film interposed therebetween and shielding the semiconductor layer from light.

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