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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8098359 | Liquid crystal display device having an optimized thickness of a transparent conductive film and method of manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display device in accordance with one aspect of the present invention includes a liquid crystal panel including a electrode substrate, a opposed substrate disposed opposite to the electrode substrate, and liquid crystal sandwiched between the electr... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7868986 | Liquid crystal display having a driver contact structure for preventing corrosion of conductive films A display panel including first to third conductive films is provided, which includes: a first signal line including a first portion that includes the first conductive film, an intermediate portion that includes at least two of the first to the third conductive film... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7408611 | Electronic apparatus with a wiring terminal An object of the invention is to provide a terminal structure which can reduce a connection resistance and prevent corrosion and to provide an electronic apparatus based on the terminal structure. An electronic apparatus comprising a transparent conductive layer ( | 08/05/2008 |
| 7384322 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display devices An apparatus for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes a unitary vacuum processing chamber, upper and lower stages confronting each other at upper and lower spaces inside the vacuum processing chamber to bond a first and second substrates, and a fir... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7362291 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a controller arranged on a data printed circuit board for receiving externally generated video data and clock signals and a resistor for removing electromagnetic noise generated at the controller. Electromagnetic noise such a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362485 | Image display medium, image writing device, and image forming apparatus An image display medium comprising: a display layer; a pair of substrates that retain the display layer therebetween, with at least parts of the pair of substrates configuring a frame portion to which an electrical connection connector for electrical connection to t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358955 | Liquid crystal display for mobile phone There is disclosed a liquid crystal display for a mobile phone that is adaptive for minimizing horizontal flicker. A liquid crystal display for a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a liquid crystal display panel where liquid cr... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7342636 | Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same A liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a black matrix layer on the substrate and having a first plurality of openings, a color filter layer on the black matrix layer and having a second plurality of openings, and a plurality of column spacers each con... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7317499 | Multilayer plate and display panel with anisotropic crystal film and conducting protective layer A multilayer plate is provided comprising an optically transparent substrate, a protective layer, a conducting layer, and at least one anisotropic thin crystal film. The anisotropic thin crystal film is made of a substance containing aromatic rings and possessing a ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7304383 | TFT substrate for liquid crystal display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same There are provided a TFT substrate for an LCD apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same. A substrate (10), a diffusion barrier layer (11) and a copper alloy layer (12) are formed on the TFT substrate, consecutively. The copper alloy inclu... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301599 | Two step maskless exposure of gate and data pads A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device includes forming a gate line, a gate pad, and a gate electrode on a first substrate, forming a gate insulating layer on the gate line, the gate electrode, and the gate pad, forming an active layer on the gate i... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295269 | Liquid crystal device and electronic apparatus provided with the same Reflective display and transmissive display are performed by driving liquid crystal in a predetermined area (region b) in a non-crossing region by using an oblique electric field. Light passed through the region b when a voltage is applied is shaded since the liquid... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286202 | Image display and manufacturing method thereof having particular internal wiring structure An image display in which a resistance value of internal wiring for inputting a signal and a power supply to a driving IC COG-packaged on an insulating substrate composing a display panel is reduced without enlarging external size of the display panel, and a method ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280177 | Liquid crystal display and thin film transistor array panel therefor A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided, which includes: first and second gate lines, a data line intersecting the gate lines, first to fourth drain electrodes located near the intersections between the first and second gate lines and the data line, and a couplin... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274050 | Packaging and manufacturing of an integrated circuit Apparatus, packaging, and methods of manufacture of an integrated circuit are provided. The integrated circuit includes a component of a first type fabricated on a first substrate containing a first material, and a component of a second type fabricated on a second s... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7256857 | Liquid crystal display for equivalent resistance wiring A liquid crystal display having an electrode pad for compensating for differences in resistance of electrode links. A pad portion in contact with a driving circuit includes a transparent electrode pattern having a length that depends on the length of an associated e... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253870 | Liquid crystal display having a bimetal layer allowing the first substrate to selectively make contact with the ITO layer Disclosed is a liquid crystal display capable of obtaining a high-quality image without creating flicker and ghost image phenomenon even if Vcom is adjusted, by minimizing variation of refractive index and dielectric constant depending on a temperature through maint... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7224353 | Liquid crystal display device and driving method thereof A liquid crystal display and a method of driving the same is capable of for preventing a difference in brightness from occurring between horizontal line blocks. A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel having liquid crystal cells arranged in ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221425 | Substrate for a display device, liquid crystal display device comprising overlapping connecting lines of the scan lines and method of manufacturing the same A substrate for a display device has a reduced size and weight. Connecting lines are formed on peripheral region adjacent to display region of a display device, and scan driving signal is applied to scan lines through the connecting lines. The connecting lines inclu... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215399 | Method of manufacturing array substrate for liquid crystal display device A method of manufacturing an array substrate for a liquid crystal display device which includes forming a gate electrode, a gate line, and a gate pad on a substrate by sequentially depositing a metal layer and a transparent conductive layer and patterning, forming a... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7202508 | Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus device A liquid crystal device is provided that comprises a plurality of R colored layers, a plurality of G colored layers, and a plurality of B colored layers that are formed on either one of a pair of substrates and are aligned in a predetermined arrangement in plan view... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199853 | Electro-optical device comprising a storage capacitor wherein the second capacitor electrode has a double layer electrode structure and method for manufacturing semiconductor element An electro-optical device includes pixel electrodes formed in a matrix above a substrate; a storage capacitor which is formed of a first capacitor electrode electrically connected to the pixel electrode, a second capacitor electrode electrically connected to a fixed... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186584 | Integrated circuit chip, electronic device and method of manufacturing the same, and electronic instrument First and second electrodes and first and second electrical connection portions are overlapped and electrically connected. A first substrate includes: an attachment portion, a connection portion and an extension portion, the attachment portion being attached to the ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187422 | Pixellated device with the metal layer atop the address lines A method for use in the fabrication of active plates for pixellated devices, such as active matrix liquid crystal displays, having pixel electrodes (38) and associated address lines (32) formed from a layer of transparent conductive material (53... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7180139 | Pixel structure A pixel structure controlled by a scan line and a data line on a substrate is provided. The pixel structure comprises a thin film transistor, a resistance wire, a first pixel electrode, and a second pixel electrode, which are disposed on the substrate. Additionally,... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177003 | LCD with gate and data lines formed of copper and an aluminum under-layer A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device is provided. An aluminum alloy layer and a copper metal layer are sequentially formed on a substrate. A photoresist pattern is formed on the copper metal layer and the copper metal layer and the underlying alum... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166502 | Method of manufacturing a thin film transistor The present invention discloses a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor, including: preparing a substrate and a mixed solution, the mixed solution having a reductant and a first metal; forming a photoresist pattern on the substrate; etching a portion of the... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7142199 | Matrix type-flat-panel display device having multi data lines and method for driving the same A matrix type flat-panel display device having multi data lines and a method for driving the matrix type flat-panel display device are provided. The matrix type flat-panel display device in which a plurality of data lines are assigned to each of a plurality of colum... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142275 | Electro-optic device having multi-layer conductive layer, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus A liquid crystal display device is provided which includes a rear base member having a substrate on which reflecting electrodes each comprising a laminate of an underlying conductive layer composed of a conductive metal oxide such as ITO or the like, a reflective co... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7133104 | Transflective liquid crystal display device having color filter-on-thin film transistor (COT) structure and method of fabricating the same A transflective liquid crystal display device includes a thin film transistor disposed at a corner of a pixel region, the thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, a reflector disposed in the p... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133094 | Liquid crystal display apparatus having a transparent layer covering a reflective layer A reflective layer for reflecting light incident from a second substrate side and transmitting through a second electrode made of ITO or the like is formed above a first substrate, a switching element provided for each pixel, and an insulating film covering the swit... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123333 | Color filter panel and its fabrication method using back exposure A fabrication method for a color filter panel of a display device is provided. The method includes forming a black matrix layer having a first opening on a substrate; forming a color filter layer on the substrate; forming an organic layer on the color filter layer a... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7113246 | Image display having internal wiring with multi-layer structure and manufacturing method thereof having particular wiring connection An image display in which a resistance value of internal wiring for inputting a signal and a power supply to a driving IC COG-packaged on an insulating substrate composing a display panel is reduced without enlarging external size of the display panel, and a method ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7098985 | Multilayer external connection structure having third layer covering sidewalls of the first and second, made of reflective conductive material The invention provides highly reliable wiring and connection terminals of an electro-optic device used as a transfiective liquid crystal device or the like. Since sidewalls and a part of an upper surface of a data line are covered with a reflection film, a central l... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095471 | In-plane switching LCD device comprising common electrode offshoots arranged at two different planes on the lower substrate with the electrode offshoots on higher plane overlapping the ones on lower plane, and having same shapes An in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display (IPS-LCD) with a higher opening ratio. The IPS-LCD includes a lower substrate, a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines positioned on the lower substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes containing pix... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7061565 | Array substrate having double-layered metal patterns and method of fabricating the same An array substrate having double-layered metal patterns for use in a liquid crystal display device and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed in the present invention. The array substrate includes a gate electrode and a gate line each having a molybdenum alloy... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7053971 | Liquid crystal display panel In a liquid crystal display panel, connecting wires, having a two-layer structure formed of an indium-tin oxide (ITO) layer and a low-reflection metal layer each, are formed in a image non-display section on an upper substrate, while a shielding layer is formed in t... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050135 | Liquid crystal display including pad members having different length A liquid crystal display includes pad members having a different length from each other, thereby compensating for differences in the resistance of electrode links. The pad members are in contact with a driving circuit and the electrode links, and have a different le... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045373 | Manufacturing method for in-plane switching mode LCD unit with fewer masking process A manufacturing method for an in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display (LCD) unit is provided. The method includes steps of: providing a substrate, forming a first conductive layer on the substrate, patterning the first conductive layer to form a gate line, a ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7023507 | Color filter having a conductive segment on an insulating segment, the conductive segment configured to electrically connect an electrode layer at opposite sides of the insulating segment A color filter and fabricating method thereof. The color filter includes a transparent substrate, provided with a plurality of parallel first light-shielding lines, extending in a first direction, and a plurality of parallel second light-shielding lines, extending i... | 04/04/2006 |
