Liquid crystal display apparatus including the same transparent material in the TFT semiconductor layer and a sub-pixel electrode
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:
- a liquid crystal layer;
a first substrate and a second substrate interposing the liquid crystal layer therebetween;
a pixel electrode and a counter electrode respectively provided on opposing faces of the first substrate and the second substrate for applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer; and
a thin-film transistor provided on the first substrate and electrically connected to the pixel electrode, the thin-film transistor including a semiconductor layer having a source region and a drain region,wherein the pixel electrode is divided into a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode;
parts of the first and second sub-pixel electrodes are overlapped via an insulating layer with each other; and
at least one of the first and second sub-pixel electrodes is made of the same transparent material as a material for the semiconductor layer.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display apparatus includes: a liquid crystal layer; a first substrate and a second substrate interposing the liquid crystal layer therebetween; a pixel electrode and a counter electrode respectively provided on opposing faces of the first substrate and the second substrate for applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer; and a thin-film transistor provided on the first substrate and electrically connected to the pixel electrode, the thin-film transistor including a semiconductor layer having a source region and a drain region, wherein the pixel electrode is divided into a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode; parts of the first and second sub-pixel electrodes are overlapped via an insulating layer with each other; and at least one of the first and second sub-pixel electrodes is made of the same transparent material as a material for the semiconductor layer.
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14 Claims
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1. A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:
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a liquid crystal layer; a first substrate and a second substrate interposing the liquid crystal layer therebetween; a pixel electrode and a counter electrode respectively provided on opposing faces of the first substrate and the second substrate for applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer; and a thin-film transistor provided on the first substrate and electrically connected to the pixel electrode, the thin-film transistor including a semiconductor layer having a source region and a drain region, wherein the pixel electrode is divided into a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode;
parts of the first and second sub-pixel electrodes are overlapped via an insulating layer with each other; and
at least one of the first and second sub-pixel electrodes is made of the same transparent material as a material for the semiconductor layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:
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a liquid crystal layer; a first substrate and a second substrate interposing the liquid crystal layer therebetween; a pixel electrode and a counter electrode respectively provided on opposing faces of the first substrate and the second substrate for applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer; and a thin-film transistor provided on the first substrate and electrically connected to the pixel electrode, the thin-film transistor having a gate electrode, wherein the pixel electrode is divided into a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode;
parts of the first and second sub-pixel electrodes are overlapped via an insulating layer with each other; and
at least one of the first and second sub-pixel electrodes is made of the same transparent material as a material for the gate electrode. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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