SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A display device comprising:
- a first substrate;
a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, each of which comprises a thin film transistor formed over the first substrate;
an interlayer insulating film formed over the thin film transistor;
a first alignment film formed over the interlayer insulating film;
a second substrate opposed to the first substrate;
a plurality of spacers formed over the second substrate;
a second alignment film formed on the plurality of spacers and formed over the second substrate; and
a liquid crystal material interposed between the first alignment film and the second alignment film;
wherein each of the plurality of spacers has a first end, a second end between the first end and the second substrate, and a center portion between the first end and the second end,wherein L2 is a width obtained by adding a thickness of the second alignment film to the second end of one of the plurality of spacers,wherein L1 is a width obtained by adding the thickness of the second alignment film to a width at half of height of the one of the plurality of spacers,wherein the L1 and the L2 are set in a range of 0.8<
L2/L1<
3, andwherein a radius of curvature of an edge between a upper surface and a side surface of each of the plurality of spacers is 2 μ
m or less.
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Abstract
There is provided a high quality liquid crystal panel having a thickness with high accuracy, which is designed, without using a particulate spacer, within a free range in accordance with characteristics of a used liquid crystal and a driving method, and is also provided a method of fabricating the same. The shape of a spacer for keeping a substrate interval constant is made such that it is a columnar shape, a radius R of curvature is 2 μm or less, a height H is 0.5 μm to 10 μm, a diameter is 20 μm or less, and an angle α is 65° to 115°. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the lowering of an opening rate and the lowering of light leakage due to orientation disturbance.
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40 Claims
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1. A display device comprising:
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a first substrate; a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, each of which comprises a thin film transistor formed over the first substrate; an interlayer insulating film formed over the thin film transistor; a first alignment film formed over the interlayer insulating film; a second substrate opposed to the first substrate; a plurality of spacers formed over the second substrate; a second alignment film formed on the plurality of spacers and formed over the second substrate; and a liquid crystal material interposed between the first alignment film and the second alignment film; wherein each of the plurality of spacers has a first end, a second end between the first end and the second substrate, and a center portion between the first end and the second end, wherein L2 is a width obtained by adding a thickness of the second alignment film to the second end of one of the plurality of spacers, wherein L1 is a width obtained by adding the thickness of the second alignment film to a width at half of height of the one of the plurality of spacers, wherein the L1 and the L2 are set in a range of 0.8<
L2/L1<
3, andwherein a radius of curvature of an edge between a upper surface and a side surface of each of the plurality of spacers is 2 μ
m or less. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A display device comprising:
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a first substrate; a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, each of which comprises a thin film transistor formed over the first substrate; an interlayer insulating film formed over the thin film transistor; a first alignment film formed over the interlayer insulating film; a second substrate opposed to the first substrate; a second alignment film formed over the second substrate; a plurality of spacers formed on the second alignment film; and a liquid crystal material interposed between the first alignment film and the second alignment film; wherein each of the plurality of spacers has a first end, a second end between the first end and the second substrate, and a center portion between the first end and the second end, wherein L2 is a width of the second end of one of the plurality of spacers, wherein L1 is a width at half of height of the one of the plurality of spacers, and wherein the L1 and the L2 are set in a range of 1<
L2/L1<
1.1. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A display device comprising:
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a first substrate; a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, each of which comprises a thin film transistor formed over the first substrate; an interlayer insulating film formed over the thin film transistor; a first alignment film formed over the interlayer insulating film; a second substrate opposed to the first substrate; a second alignment film formed over the second substrate; a plurality of spacers formed on the second alignment film; and a liquid crystal material interposed between the first alignment film and the second alignment film; wherein each of the plurality of spacers has a first end, a second end between the first end and the second substrate, and a center portion between the first end and the second end, wherein L2 is a width of the second end of one of the plurality of spacers, wherein L1 is a width at half of height of the one of the plurality of spacers, wherein the L1 and the L2 are set in a range of 1<
L2/L1<
1.1, andwherein an angle between a tangent plane at the center portion and a surface of the second substrate is 65°
to 115°
. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A display device comprising:
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a first substrate; a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, each of which comprises a thin film transistor formed over the first substrate; an interlayer insulating film formed over the thin film transistor; a first alignment film formed over the interlayer insulating film; a second substrate opposed to the first substrate; a second alignment film formed over the second substrate; a plurality of spacers formed on the second alignment film; and a liquid crystal material interposed between the first alignment film and the second alignment film; wherein each of the plurality of spacers has a first end, a second end between the first end and the second substrate, and a center portion between the first end and the second end, wherein L2 is a width of the second end of one of the plurality of spacers, wherein L1 is a width at half of height of the one of the plurality of spacers, wherein the L1 and the L2 are set in a range of 1<
L2/L1<
1.1, andwherein the height of the one of the plurality of spacers is 0.5 μ
m to 10 μ
m. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A display device comprising:
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a first substrate; a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, each of which comprises a thin film transistor formed over the first substrate; an interlayer insulating film formed over the thin film transistor; a first alignment film formed over the interlayer insulating film; a second substrate opposed to the first substrate; a second alignment film formed over the second substrate; a plurality of spacers formed on the second alignment film; and a liquid crystal material interposed between the first alignment film and the second alignment film; wherein each of the plurality of spacers has a first end, a second end between the first end and the second substrate, and a center portion between the first end and the second end, wherein L2 is a width of the second end of one of the plurality of spacers, wherein L1 is a width at half of height of the one of the plurality of spacers, wherein the L1 and the L2 are set in a range of 1<
L2/L1<
1.1, andwherein a radius of curvature of an edge between a upper surface and a side surface of each of the plurality of spacers is 2 μ
m or less. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A display device comprising:
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a first substrate; a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, each of which comprises a thin film transistor formed over the first substrate; an interlayer insulating film formed over the thin film transistor; a first alignment film formed over the interlayer insulating film; a second substrate opposed to the first substrate; a second alignment film formed over the second substrate; a plurality of spacers formed on the second alignment film; and a liquid crystal material interposed between the first alignment film and the second alignment film; wherein each of the plurality of spacers has a first end, a second end between the first end and the second substrate, and a center portion between the first end and the second end, wherein L2 is a width of the second end of one of the plurality of spacers, wherein L1 is a width at half of height of the one of the plurality of spacers, wherein the L1 and the L2 are set in a range of 1<
L2/L1<
1.1, andwherein each of the plurality of spacers comprises resin material. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A display device comprising:
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a first substrate; a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, each of which comprises a thin film transistor formed over the first substrate; an interlayer insulating film formed over the thin film transistor; a first alignment film formed over the interlayer insulating film; a plurality of spacers formed on the first alignment film; a second substrate opposed to the first substrate; a second alignment film formed over the second substrate; and wherein each of the plurality of spacers has a first end, a second end between the first end and the first substrate, and a center portion between the first end and the second end, wherein L2 is a width of the second end of one of the plurality of spacers, wherein L1 is a width at half of height of the one of the plurality of spacers, and wherein the L1 and the L2 are set in a range of 1<
L2/L1<
1.1. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A display device comprising:
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a first substrate; a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, each of which comprises a thin film transistor formed over the first substrate; an interlayer insulating film formed over the thin film transistor; a first alignment film formed over the interlayer insulating film; a second substrate opposed to the first substrate; a plurality of spacers formed over the second substrate; a second alignment film formed on the plurality of spacers and formed over the second substrate; and a liquid crystal material interposed between the first alignment film and the second alignment film; wherein each of the plurality of spacers has a first end, a second end between the first end and the second substrate, and a center portion between the first end and the second end, and wherein each of the plurality of spacers is disposed for every six pixels of the plurality of the pixels. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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Specification