Liquid crystal display device

• US 10,317,717 B2
• Filed: 02/15/2017
• Issued: 06/11/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tanabe, Toru, Fukutome, Takahiro, Moriya, Koji, Kurosaki, Daisuke, Ohno, Masakatsu
• Primary Examiner(s): Crockett, Ryan
• Application Number:
  US15/433,539
• Publication Number:
  US 20170160576A1
• Time in Patent Office: 846 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133334 Electromagnetic shields
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133345 Insulating layers G02F1/1335, G02F1/1337, G02F1/135, G02F1/136 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13338 Input devices, e.g. touch panels
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1337 Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/134309 characterised by their geometrical arrangement
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1368 in which the switching element is a three-electrode device G02F1/136277 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/137 characterised by the electro-optical or magneto-optical effect, e.g. field-induced phase transition, orientation effect, guest-host interaction or dynamic scattering
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/121 common or background
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/123 pixel
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04103 Manufacturing, i.e. details related to manufacturing processes specially suited for touch sensitive devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0446 using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions, e.g. using row and column electrodes

Abstract

A liquid crystal display device that is not influenced by a noise in obtaining positional information can be provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate provided with a pixel electrode and a common electrode with a first insulating film interposed therebetween. The pixel electrode and the common electrode partly overlap with each other. The liquid crystal display device further includes a second substrate provided with a pair of electrodes, a resin film covering the pair of electrodes, and a conductive film on the resin film. The pair of electrodes partly overlap with each other with a second insulating film interposed therebetween. The liquid crystal display device further includes a liquid crystal layer between the conductive film on the second substrate side and the pixel electrode and the common electrode on the first substrate side. A predetermined potential is supplied to the conductive film.

Claims

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a transistor including a source and a drain over a first substrate;

a first electrode over the transistor;

a second electrode electrically connected to one of the source and the drain, the second electrode being over the transistor;

a liquid crystal layer over the first electrode and the second electrode;

a conductive film over the liquid crystal layer;

a film having a thickness of more than or equal to 1 μ

m and less than or equal to 3 μ

m, the film being over and in contact with the conductive film;

a third electrode over and in direct contact with the film;

an insulating film over the third electrode;

a fourth electrode over the insulating film; and

a second substrate over the fourth electrode.

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1,

wherein the conductive film comprises at least one of indium oxide containing tungsten oxide, indium zinc oxide containing tungsten oxide, indium oxide containing titanium oxide, indium tin oxide containing titanium oxide, indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide, zinc oxide, zinc oxide containing gallium, and indium tin oxide containing silicon oxide.

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1,

wherein the transistor includes an oxide semiconductor.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1,

wherein the conductive film is electrically connected to the first electrode.

5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1, further comprising an alignment film over the liquid crystal layer,

wherein the alignment film is in direct contact with the conductive film.

6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1,

wherein an electric field is configured to be applied to the liquid crystal layer from the first electrode and the second electrode.

7. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1,

wherein a positional information of a conductive object close to or in contact with the second substrate is configured to be obtained by a change in a capacitance of a capacitor formed of the third electrode, the insulating film, and the fourth electrode.

8. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a transistor including a source and a drain over a first substrate;

a first electrode over the transistor;

a first insulating film over the first electrode;

a second electrode electrically connected to one of the source and the drain, the second electrode being over the first insulating film;

a liquid crystal layer over the first electrode and the second electrode;

a conductive film over the liquid crystal layer;

a film having a thickness of more than or equal to 1 μ

m and less than or equal to 3 μ

m, the film being over and in direct contact with the conductive film;

a third electrode over and in contact with the film;

a second insulating film over the third electrode;

a fourth electrode over the second insulating film; and

a second substrate over the fourth electrode.

9. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 8,

wherein the conductive film comprises at least one of indium oxide containing tungsten oxide, indium zinc oxide containing tungsten oxide, indium oxide containing titanium oxide, indium tin oxide containing titanium oxide, indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide, zinc oxide, zinc oxide containing gallium, and indium tin oxide containing silicon oxide.

10. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 8,

wherein the transistor includes an oxide semiconductor.

11. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 8,

wherein the conductive film is electrically connected to the first electrode.

12. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 8, further comprising an alignment film over the liquid crystal layer,

wherein the alignment film is in direct contact with the conductive film.

13. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 8,

wherein an electric field is configured to be applied to the liquid crystal layer from the first electrode and the second electrode.

14. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 8,

wherein a positional information of a conductive object close to or in contact with the second substrate is configured to be obtained by a change in a capacitance of a capacitor formed of the third electrode, the second insulating film, and the fourth electrode.