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Liquid crystal display device

US8451418B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 2011
Grant dateMay 28, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F2201/40
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A liquid crystal display device having a high definition screen in which a pixel electrode is formed in a region surrounded by a gate line and a drain line, and a trapezoidal protrusion having an upper surface and inclined surfaces is formed below the gate line. Since a TFT is formed over a trapezoidal protrusion and a channel portion is formed over the upper surface and the inclined surfaces of the trapezoidal protrusion, the width of the channel portion can be enlarged compared to that of a channel portion formed over a plane. The pixel electrode is in contact with a source electrode at the inclined surface of the trapezoidal protrusion. This configuration allows the TFT and a contact of the pixel electrode and a source electrode to be formed over part of the trapezoidal protrusion.

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