BACK SUBSTRATE AND REFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY

• US 20100328590A1
• Filed: 06/28/2010
• Published: 12/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shanghai Lexvu Opto Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Jiangsu Lexvu Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: HUANG, HERB HE
• Application Number:
  US12/824,963
• Publication Number:
  US 20100328590A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 349/113
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 5/24 Electrically-conducting paints conductive materials H01B1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133371 Cells with varying thickness of the liquid crystal layer
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/136222 Colour filters incorporated in the active matrix substrate
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/136277 formed on a semiconductor substrate, e.g. of silicon
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/50 Protective arrangements

Abstract

A back substrate and a reflective liquid crystal display are disclosed. The back substrate comprises: a first substrate; a reflective electrode layer, formed on the first substrate, at least comprising a first reflective electrode, a second reflective electrode and a third reflective electrode which are electrically isolated; wherein the first reflective electrode is an electrode of reflecting light of a first spectrum band of incident light, the second reflective electrode is an electrode of reflecting light of a second spectrum band of the incident light, and the third reflective electrode is an electrode of reflecting light of a third spectrum band of the incident light. The structures of the back substrate and the reflective liquid crystal display are simplified, the problems associated with inter-pixel color blur and degradation of optical efficiency owing to inaccurate alignment of pixelated color filter array film and the pixelated reflective electrodes, and electrical field drop from thick dielectric color filters can be solved.

Claims

1. A back substrate, comprising:

a first substrate;

a reflective electrode layer, formed on the first substrate, comprising at least a first reflective electrode, a second reflective electrode and a third reflective electrode which are electrically isolated from each other;

wherein the first reflective electrode is an electrode reflecting light of a first spectrum band of incident light, the second reflective electrode is an electrode reflecting light of a second spectrum band of the incident light, and the third reflective electrode is an electrode reflecting light of a third spectrum band of the incident light.

2. The back substrate according to claim 1, wherein the first reflective electrode, the second reflective electrode and the third reflective electrode are made from conductive inks or conductive paints comprising color additives.

3. The back substrate according to claim 2, wherein the conductive inks or conductive paints further comprises powered silver or carbon.

4. The back substrate according to claim 1, wherein the first reflective electrode is an electrode reflecting red light of the incident light, the second reflective electrode is an electrode reflecting green light of the incident light, and the third reflective electrode is an electrode reflecting blue light of the incident light.

5. The back substrate according to claim 1, wherein the first reflective electrode is an electrode reflecting yellow light of the incident light, the second reflective electrode is an electrode reflecting magenta light of the incident light, and the third reflective electrode is an electrode reflecting cyan light of the incident light.

6. The back substrate according to claim 1, wherein a first alignment layer is formed over the reflective electrode layer.

7. The back substrate according to claim 6, wherein the first alignment layer is formed between the first reflective electrode, the second reflective electrode and the third reflective electrode to electrically isolate the first reflective electrode, the second reflective electrode and the third reflective electrode.

8. The back substrate according to claim 6, wherein a transparent protective dielectric coating is formed between the first alignment layer and the reflective electrode layer, and isolators adapted to electrically isolate the first reflective electrode, the second reflective electrode and the third reflective electrode are formed between first reflective electrode, the second reflective electrode and the third reflective electrode.

9. The back substrate according to claim 6, wherein a transparent protective dielectric coating electrically isolating the first reflective electrode, the second reflective electrode and the third reflective electrode is formed between the first alignment layer and the reflective electrode layer, and is formed between the first reflective electrode, the second reflective electrode and the third reflective electrode.

10. The back substrate according to claim 6, wherein the first alignment layer is made from any single or composite layer of polyimide, oxides, nitrides and carbon.

11. The back substrate according to claims 8, wherein the transparent protective dielectric coating is made from one or combination of polyimide, silicon oxide, silicon nitride and carbon.

12. The back substrate according to claim 1, wherein the first substrate is made from semiconductors including silicon, germanium, gallium or arsenic, a driving circuit connecting with the first reflective electrode, the second reflective electrode and the third reflective electrode is formed on the first substrate, which is configured to provide electrical charge onto and discharge from the first reflective electrode, the second reflective electrode and the third reflective electrode, respectively.

13. A reflective liquid crystal display, comprising a top substrate and the back substrate according claim 1, wherein a crystal cell is sandwiched between the top substrate and the back substrate, the top substrate comprises a second substrate and a transparent conductive layer formed on the second substrate.

14. The reflective liquid crystal display according to claim 13, wherein the top substrate further comprises a second alignment layer formed on the transparent conductive layer.

15. The reflective liquid crystal display according to claim 14, wherein the second alignment layer is made from any single or composite layer of polyimide, oxides, nitrides and carbon.

16. The reflective liquid crystal display according to claim 14, wherein the transparent conductive layer is made from indium tin oxide.

17. The reflective liquid crystal display according to claim 13, wherein the transparent conductive layer connects with a driving circuit formed on the first substrate of the back substrate.