Light shielding structure of a substrate for a liquid crystal device, liquid crystal device and projection type display device

• US 6,297,862 B1
• Filed: 06/12/1998
• Issued: 10/02/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Murade, Masao
• Primary Examiner(s): Sikes, William L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHOWDHURY, TARIFUR RASHID
• Application Number:
  US09/091,106
• Time in Patent Office: 1,208 Days
• Field of Search: 349/110, 349/111, 349/95, 349/43, 349/44, 349/139, 349/349
• US Class Current: 349/44
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/136209 Light shielding layers, e.g. black matrix, incorporated in the active matrix substrate, e.g. structurally associated with the switching element

Abstract

Placement of a first light shielding film at least below the channel region of a TFT which drives a pixel, and of a second light shielding film above the same prevents impingement of light coming from above or from below on that channel region. Further, a second light shielding film is formed to cover the channel region and the first light shielding film, thereby to prevent the surface of the first light shielding film from direct exposure to light.

Claims

1. A substrate for a liquid crystal devices comprising:

a plurality of data lines formed on the substrate;

a plurality of scan lines crossing the plurality of data lines;

a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the plurality of data lines and the plurality of scan lines;

a plurality of pixel electrodes connected to the plurality of thin film transistors;

a first light shielding film extending along the scan lines, formed at least below a channel region of the thin film transistors, and below junctions between the channel region and a source region and between the channel region and a drain region of the thin film transistors; and

a second light shielding film formed above the channel region and the junctions between the channel region and the source region and between the channel region and the drain region,

a width of the second light shielding film being more than a width of the first light shielding film.

2. A substrate for a liquid crystal device as described in claim 1, wherein the first light shielding film is a metal film selected from the group consisting of a tungsten film, a titanium film, a chromium film, a tantalum film, a molybdenum film, or an alloy film thereof.

3. A substrate for a liquid crystal device as described in claim 1, the first light shielding film being electrically connected to a constant potential line outside a pixel display region.

4. A substrate for a liquid crystal device as described in claim 1, the first light shielding film being formed beneath the scan lines.

5. A substrate for a liquid crystal device as described in claim 1, further comprising a capacitance line formed on a same layer as the scan line placed in parallel with the scan line, and a second lead extending from the first light shielding film placed below the capacitance line.

6. A substrate for a liquid crystal device as described in claim 5, further comprising a third lead extending from the first light shielding film formed along and below the data lines.

7. A substrate for a liquid crystal device as described in claim 6, a width of the third lead extending from the first light shielding film being less than a width of each of the data lines.

8. A substrate for a liquid crystal device as described claim 1, wherein the data lines also act as the second light shielding film, and the data lines are made of a metal film selected from the group consisting an aluminum film, a tungsten film, a titanium film, a chromium film, a tantalum film and a molybdenum film, or an alloy film thereof.

9. A substrate for a liquid crystal device as described in claim 1, the channel region and the junctions being disposed below the data lines, and the first light shielding film disposed below the channel region and the junctions being covered by the data lines at least on a part underlying the channel region and the junctions.

10. A substrate for a liquid crystal device as described in claim 1, further comprising lightly doped drain regions formed at the junctions.

11. A substrate for a liquid crystal device as described in claim 1, the junctions being formed as offset regions.

12. A substrate for a liquid crystal device as described in claim 1, the scan line being formed as a metal film selected from the group consisting of a tungsten film, a titanium film, a chromium film, a tantalum film and a molybdenum film, or a metal alloy film thereof.

13. A substrate for a liquid crystal device as described in claim 1, a minimum distance L1 from a lateral edge of the first light shielding film to the channel region being 0.2 μ

m≦

L1≦

4 μ

m.

14. A substrate for a liquid crystal device as described claim 1, a minimum distance L2 from a lateral edge of the first light shielding film to an edge of the second light shielding film being 0.2 μ

m≦

L2.

15. A liquid crystal device comprising a substrate for a liquid crystal device as described in claim 1, the substrate for the liquid crystal device and an opposite substrate with an opposite electrode being placed with a specified interval in between, and liquid crystal injected into a space between the substrate for the liquid crystal device and the opposite substrate.

16. A liquid crystal device as described in claim 15, further comprising a third light shielding film formed on the opposite substrate.

17. A liquid crystal device as described in claim 16, wherein the third light shielding film overlaps at least the first light shielding film.

18. A liquid crystal device as described in claim 15, further comprising small lenses arranged in a matrix on the opposite substrate in correspondence with the plurality of pixel electrodes placed on the substrate for the liquid crystal device.

19. A projection type display device comprising a light source, a liquid crystal device as described in claim 15 to transmit or reflect light from the light source after having modulated the light, and projection optical means for receiving the modulated light from the liquid crystal device, and converging, enlarging and projecting the modulated light.

20. A substrate for a liquid crystal device, comprising:

a plurality of data lines formed on the substrate;

a plurality of scan lines crossing the plurality of data lines;

a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the plurality of data lines and the plurality of scan lines;

a plurality of pixel electrodes connected to the plurality of thin film transistors;

a first light shielding film formed at least below a channel region of the thin film transistors, and below junctions between the channel region and a source region and between the channel region and a drain region of the thin film transistors; and

a second light shielding film formed above the channel region and the junctions between the channel region and the source region and between the channel region and the drain region; and

a first lead extending from the first light shielding film electrically connected to a constant potential line outside a pixel display region,

a width of the first lead extending from the first light shielding film being less than a width of the scan line formed above the first light shielding film.

21. A substrate for a liquid crystal device as described in claim 20, the first lead extending from the first light shielding film being overlapped by the scan line formed above the first light shielding film.

22. A substrate for a liquid crystal device, comprising:

a plurality of data lines formed on the substrate;

a plurality of scan lines crossing the plurality of data lines;

a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the plurality of data lines and the plurality of scan lines;

a plurality of pixel electrodes connected to the plurality of thin film transistors;

a first light shielding film extending along the data lines, formed at least below a channel region of the thin film transistors, and below junctions between the channel region and a source region and between the channel region and a drain region of the thin film transistors; and

a second light shielding film formed above the channel region and the junctions between the channel region and the source region and between the channel region and the drain region,

a width of the second light shielding film being more than a width of the first light shielding film.

23. A liquid crystal device, comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate; and

liquid crystal disposed in a space between the first substrate and the second substrate,

the first substrate including;

a plurality of data lines formed above the first substrate;

a plurality of scan lines crossing the plurality of data lines;

a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the plurality of data lines and the plurality of scan lines;

a plurality of pixel electrodes connected to the thin film transistors;

a first light shielding film extending at least along the scan lines, formed at least below a channel region of the thin film transistors, and below junctions between the channel region and a source region and between the channel region and a drain region; and

a second light shielding film formed above the channel region, and above the junctions between the channel region and the source region and between the channel region and the drain region,

the second substrate including;

an opposite electrode formed above the second substrate; and

a third light shielding film formed in correspondence with at least the thin film transistors,

a width of the first light shielding film being less than a width of the second light shielding film and the third light shielding film.

24. A liquid crystal device, comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate; and

liquid crystal disposed in a space between the first substrate and the second substrate,

the first substrate including;

a plurality of data lines formed above the first substrate;

a plurality of scan lines crossing the plurality of data lines;

a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the plurality of data lines and the plurality of scan lines;

a plurality of pixel electrodes connected to the thin film transistors;

a first light shielding film extending at least along the data lines, formed at least below a channel region of the thin film transistors, and below junctions between the channel region and a source region and between the channel region and a drain region; and

a second light shielding film formed above the channel region, and above the junctions between the channel region and the source region and between the channel region and the drain region,

the second substrate including;

an opposite electrode formed above the second substrate; and

a third light shielding film formed in correspondence with at least the thin film transistors,

a width of the first light shielding film being less than a width of the second light shielding film and the third light shielding film.

25. A liquid crystal device having a first substrate, a second substrate and liquid crystal disposed in a space between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal device comprising:

a plurality of switching elements formed above the first substrate;

a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix and connected to the switching elements;

an upper light shielding film formed above the switching elements and above a region between the pixels; and

a lower light shielding film positioned inside of the upper light shielding film, formed below the switching elements and below the region between the pixels.